Chapter 287: Old Scheming Saintly Bitch
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Su Ying gave a scornful laugh and stood up. “And also hand over that damned servant who dared to hurt my son and daughter together with the dowry. Otherwise, I’ll tear down your Prime Minister’s Residence.”
After saying that, she threw the list down and turned to leave, her attitude extremely arrogant.
Su Yuyan was so angry that her face turned red, and even the face of Little Madam Jiang sank.
“Mother, see? I told you that Su Ying had changed, but you didn’t believe me. Look at her. She doesn’t seem to care about us at all!”
At this point, even if Little Madam Jiang didn’t want to admit it, she couldn’t. Su Ying had really changed, but so what? How could she let go of those things she had gotten!
“What’s the hurry? Without my permission, she can’t take any of those things away!”
On the same day, when Prime Minister Su Yulun returned to the residence, the first thing he learned was that Su Ying had come to visit.
He frowned and went straight to Little Madam Jiang’s courtyard.
Little Madam Jiang was charming and attractive, and she had an endearing way about her. Compared to the brutish and overbearing Madam Jiang, a beauty like Little Madam Jiang was what Su Yulun really liked.
Therefore, for so many years, he had always doted on Little Madam Jiang.
When Su Yulun walked into the house, he saw Little Madam Jiang sitting alone by the window. The afterglow outside the window cast its light on her, making her look even more delicate.
“It’s still cold now. Why are you sitting by the window?”
Little Madam Jiang came back to her senses and looked at Su Yulun in surprise. She used a handkerchief to wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes as if she was trying to hide her tears.
“Master, you’re back.”
Su Yulun frowned when he saw her. “Why are you crying? Is there anyone in this residence who can still cause you suffering?”
Little Madam Jiang shook her head. “I’m not crying. My eyes are clearly red from the wind blowing in from outside the window. Master must have been mistaken.”
The maidservant at the side said indignantly, “Why does Mistress have to suffer for the sake of Princess Consort Qi? Mistress was clearly being considerate to Princess Consort Qi in every way, yet Princess Consort Qi doesn’t appreciate it. She even said that Mistress usurped her birth mother’s dowry and if we don’t return it, she will destroy the Prime Minister’s Residence.”
When Su Yulun heard this, his eyebrows furrowed as predicted. “She came to ask you for her mother’s dowry?”
Little Madam Jiang tried her best to hide the grievance in her eyes. “Princess Consort Qi might have been instigated by someone. She wasn’t like this in the past. Master, you also know that Princess Consort Qi has been pampered since she was young. Everything must be of good quality. Elder Sister did leave some things behind, but a lot has been used to raise the princess consort. When she got married, I gave her the remaining dowry. I… 1 really can’t give anymore…”
Toward the end of her sentence, tears welled up in her eyes again, causing Su Yuiun’s heart to ache.
“This unfilial daughter should have died in the northern wilderness, but she still came back. Don’t cry. I know you’ve spent a lot of effort raising her all these years. If she really dares to cause trouble, 1’11 deal with her.”
“Master, you must not. Princess Consort Qi’s temperament is a little arrogant and willful, but she is not a bad person at heart…”
“She’s not a bad person? If she were a good person, she wouldn’t have done such a thing!”
Su Yulun hugged Little Madam Jiang and comforted her, telling her to wait for Su Ying to come and that he would teach her a good lesson.
When Aunt Zhao saw that Su Ying’s dress was clean and tidy when she returned, with very few creases, she let out a huge sigh of relief.
“Your Highness is back. How did it go?” Aunt Zhao asked tentatively and then glanced at Bai Shuang behind her.
Bai Shuang quickly shook her head, indicating that nothing happened.
Before Madam Zhao could even exhale, Su Ying said, “1 gave them three days to get the things ready. There are so many items. 1 thought it would be too unreasonable not to give them some time to prepare.”
Aunt Zhao was utterly speechless.
“Then what did Mrs. Prime Minister say?”
“Does it matter what she says?”
Aunt Zhao asked again, “Then if the Prime Minister’s Residence can’t produce the dowry…”
Su Ying frowned. Now that she thought about it, there should have been some losses over the years, but there should at least be 6o to 70 percent left.
“As long as they can produce 70% of the dowry, it will be H-E.”
“Huh? H? E?”
“Mm-hmm. H-E.” Su Ying meant “happy ending.”
Before Aunt Zhao and the others could figure out what this meant, a maidservant’s voice rang out from outside the door. “Your Highness, bad news. Young Prince and Young Princess are suddenly vomiting and having diarrhea.”
Su Ying’s expression turned icy as she sprang up from her chair and ran to the room next door.
Now, the two children lived in the same courtyard as her. During the day, they would study and practice calligraphy in the room next to hers.
Su Ying walked out of the room and heard the sound of vomiting.
The older toddler Ji had just finished vomiting. His tiny face was pale, and his eyes had become listless.
On the other hand, Ling was lying in the maidservant’s arms. She appeared very sickly.
“Ji, Ling.”
Su Ying went up to Ji and checked his pulse. When she felt the abnormality in his pulse, her expression turned even more icy.
“Put the child on the bed first.”
As she spoke, she had already carried Ji to the inner room and placed him on the bed. She then asked Bai Shuang to go back to the house and bring her medicine box over.
Su Ying opened the medicine box and took out a bottle of medicine. She opened it and poured out a white pill before feeding it to Ji.
Then, she went to check on Ling’s condition. After ascertaining that the two of them had been struck by the same illness, she also fed her the pill. Then, she circulated her energy slightly and gathered the heat in her palms to massage the two little fellows’ tummies.
“Mother, it’s unbearable…” Ling’s big eyes, which had turned red from crying earlier, looked extremely pitiful.
Su Ying’s heart ached terribly, and she gradually increased the force in her hand to promote the digestion and absorption of the medicine.
“It’s alright. Mother has already given you two medicine just now. You just had a tummy ache. It’s nothing serious.”
It was only when the two little fellows’ tummies turned red and hot that Su Ying stopped her hand massage. She then picked them up to listen to the sound inside their tummies.
“How do you feel now? Do you still feel very uncomfortable?”
The older toddler Ji leaned weakly into Su Ying’s arms and said softly, “Mother, my tummy doesn’t hurt anymore.”
“My tummy also doesn’t hurt anymore,” Ling chimed in.
When she saw that the conditions of the two children had stabilized slightly, Su Ying was relieved. She asked Bai Shuang and the others to pour two cups of warm water for them to drink.
In the first place, it was almost time for the two little fellows to take their afternoon nap, but after this disruption, the two of them were even more tired. After drinking some water, they fell asleep in Su Ying’s arms.
Su Ying looked at their adorable sleeping faces. When she was sure that they had fallen into a deep sleep, she turned around and left.
The moment the door closed, her expression turned ominous at once.
“Tell me what the two children have eaten and everything they have come into contact with today.”
Normally, Aunt Zhao took care of the two children every day. When she saw the two children vomiting suddenly, she blamed herself greatly. However, she calmed down within a short period of time and began to recall what had happened today.
“The food that the Young Prince and Young Princess ate was all made by Old Hea. After he was done, he put it directly into the food container and Lin Zhuyu was in charge of bringing it back.”
After the food was brought back, Aunt Zhao and Lin Zhuyu taste-tested it and found no problems.
If Aunt Zhao and Lin Zhuyu ate the same food and were fine, then the problem probably lay in other areas.
Su Ying stood up and returned to the side room. The two maidservants inside were about to clear the table when Su Ying stopped them..