Chapter 6.1 Frame

After returning to the residence, Chun Tao saw a maid who looked around 20 years old standing in front of the General’s residence.

The maid had an oval face and her eyebrows were finely trimmed. Seeing her, Chun Tao quickly lowered down her head in fear.

The maid with delicate eyebrows sneered. She pushed Chun Tao aside and stepped forward. “Miss, Bi Liu is back. Bi Liu will help you to get off the sedan chair.”

Su Su lifted the sedan chair’s curtain and saw an unfamiliar face.

Hearing her call herself Bi Liu, Su Su instantly understood who she was.

The original owner had four personal maids. Yin Qiao had already been sent out of the residence by her grandmother to get married. The maids that were with Su Su during this period were Chun Tao and Xi Xi. But these two girls were not brave enough. In the eyes of the original owner, they were too unsophisticated and foolish. So the original owner never liked them very much.

Ye Xi Wu’s favourite maid was the girl named “Bi Liu” who was in front of her now. In the original owner’s memories, Bi Liu was an intelligent and quick-witted girl. She was agile in doing her tasks, and she also was a sweet talker, which won over her heart.

Su Su couldn’t figure out what kind of person Bi Liu was.

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Su Su unfolded the paper and saw a lifelike painting of a beauty on it. The beauty was sitting beside the lotus pond, smiling with her head lowered, and looking extremely shy.

Bi Liu looked excited, and her face looked like she wanted to be praised.

Su Su felt a little confused looking at the painting. So what exactly is this? 

“Miss, look at the signature on the painting.”

Signature: “Pang Yi Zhi.”

It turned out to be the champion scholar. Pang Yi Zhi was the current Minister of Personnel, and the one who urgently jumped into the water last time to save Ye Bing Shang.  

It seemed that it was self-evident who the person in the painting was. To be honest, he deserved to be the new division’s champion scholar. His painting skills were not bad. With just a few strokes, Ye Bing Shang’s demeanour was realized.

Bi Liu said, “Miss, you asked me to investigate the mansion that the Eldest Miss went to last year to recuperate. They indeed had an affair. That b*tch has been secretly communicating with Lord Pang even before she married the Sixth Prince.”

“Lord Pang also drew this painting to appease his yearning.”

“Before Lord Pang entered the capital city, he asked the young servant to burn this painting but the young servant felt that it was a pity so he hid it away privately. Bi Liu is fortunate to have completed this task and bought this painting back.”

Bi Liu jumped in joy and said, “Miss, when His Highness the Sixth Prince sees this painting, he will be boiling with rage and divorce that b*tch. At that time, without that b*tch, the only person in the Sixth Prince’s eyes will be Miss!”

Su Su: “……” 

Are you serious?

Su Su finally understood the cause and effects. Previously, when the original owner and Ye Bing Shang fell into the water, it was reasonable for the Sixth Prince to jump in as he was Ye Bing Shang’s husband. However, why Lord Pang jumped in was questionable.

The original owner was suspicious of this, so she sent her most “capable” maid, Bi Liu, to investigate. She hoped that she could find out about the adultery between Lord Pang and her illegitimate sister so that His Highness the Sixth Prince would divorce her.

“Miss, do you need Bi Liu to find someone to deliver this painting to the Sixth Prince?”

Su Su put the painting away. “Not for the time being.”

The original owner had already married. Su Su didn’t have any thought of interfering with Xiao Lin’s relationship either. Besides, it was just a painting. At most, it will just prove that Pang Yi Zhi admires Ye Bing Shang. It was not Ye Bing Shang’s fault that someone painted her.

‘What a pity’ was written all over Bi Liu’s face. But she didn’t dare to disobey Su Su, so she could only think that the Miss had better schemes.

Su Su kept the portrait properly and intended to find a suitable time to burn this evil painting.

She just came out from her room when Chun Tao came to inform her with an anxious face, “Third Miss, something bad happened.”

Bi Liu rebuked and said, “Speak properly! So flustered, how indecent!”

Su Su frowned and glanced at Bi Liu. Then, she spoke to Chun Tao with a gentle tone, “Speak slowly.”

Chun Tao swallowed her saliva and said, “Aunt Lian found that many things were lost from the warehouse this morning. The Old Madam’s Jade Guanyin was missing. After investigation, even things from Aunt Du’s room had been stolen.  More than half of the dowry that she had prepared for the Second Miss was gone too.”

“The Eldest Young Master’s jade pendant and the Fourth Young Master’s monthly allowance are all missing. Now, Aunt Lian, Aunt Du and the Second Miss are conducting an interrogation in the hall..….”

Su Su had a bad feeling, “Who are they suspecting?”

“The hostage prince.”

Su Su frowned and asked, “Why do they suspect him?”

Chun Tao looked at Su Su cautiously. “Someone found a secretly hidden earring in the hostage prince’s safety amulet……”

When Bi Liu heard it, she angrily said, “Miss, the hostage prince did such a shameful thing. He is really humiliating you.”

Chun Tao wanted to say something, but thinking about Bi Liu being there, in the end she lowered her head.

Su Su glanced at Bi Liu and said, “The result hasn’t been decided yet so don’t talk nonsense.” Shut up quickly, or else she can’t help but want to beat this maid up.

Since she was young, Su Su’s father had taught her to speak politely and understand right and wrong. Yet, this Bi Liu keeps on saying words like b*tch and “adultery”. Is it so difficult for her to speak properly?

Su Su felt uncomfortable when she heard these words. However, the most irritating thing was that Bi Liu openly and secretly bullied Xi Xi and Chun Tao.

Su Su suspected that this maid had encouraged the original owner to do a lot of things. Is ruining the relationships of others something a good lady would do?

But Su Su doesn’t have time to handle Bi Liu now, so she said to Chun Tao, “Let’s go to the hall to have a look.”

Chun Tao quickly bowed and led the way.

Bi Liu didn’t dare to speak nonsense since she was warned by Su Su, so she stayed where she was. She didn’t expect that the Third Miss would reprimand her. Usually, when the Miss heard that the hostage prince embarrassed her, she would even think about killing him.

But the Third Miss had asked her to shut up.

Bi Liu’s face was distorted for a moment as she looked at Chun Tao in front of her. It must have been Chun Tao and Xi Xi, those two little wenches that told the Miss about her faults when she wasn’t around.

Tomorrow is the fifteenth1. Bi Liu suddenly realized something. No wonder Miss didn’t scold the hostage prince ruthlessly. Indeed, at this time, the hostage prince mustn’t have something happen to him.

Bi Liu hurriedly followed them.

*

Before Su Su entered the hall, someone had immediately informed Aunt Lian, “The Third Miss is back.”

As soon as that person said this, everyone sitting in their chairs looked at Tantai Jin.

The young man’s hands were constrained. He was pursing his lips, his dark orbs were looking at the ground, and his eyes were deep and cold.

That was the scene Su Su saw as she came in.

Of the three aunts, Aunt Lian was sitting in the main seat, and the other two were seated on either side.  The Second Miss, Ye Lan Yin, was sitting next to Aunt Du with a gloomy expression.

Apart from them, the Fourth Young Master, the youngest in the family, was also present.

The Fourth Young Master was only six this year. Because he was young, he was loved by the General, and he was as round as a ball. He was currently nestled in Aunt Yun’s arms, eating pastries.

Excluding the servants, everyone was sitting. Only Tantai Jin was standing.

Chapter 6.2 Frame

Aunt Lian started to speak first. “The Third Lady has come back at the right time. Something huge has happened in the residence, I’m sure you’ve heard of it. The hostage prince is your man so this concubine finds this matter difficult to handle. Why doesn’t the Third Lady interrogate him yourself?”

She then gave up the main seat to Su Su. Although Aunt Lian occasionally helped the Old Madam to manage the residence’s affairs, she was just a concubine. Moreover, Su Su was the only legitimate daughter, so Aunt Lian naturally didn’t dare to sit in the main seat when she came in.

The other two aunts hurriedly bowed to Su Su.

Ye Lan Yin was nudged by Aunt Du. Her expression didn’t look good, but she still called out, “Third sister.”

Su Su sat down calmly. A servant hurriedly poured a cup of tea for Su Su.

Su Su took a sip of tea and looked towards Tantai Jin, who was detained.

His clothes were torn and messy, and there was an old safety amulet lying on the ground. There was a footprint on the safety amulet, which clearly indicated that someone had stepped on it. Tantai Jin’s gaze fell upon the safety amulet. He didn’t respond when Su Su came in, nor raised his head to look at her.

“Aunt Lian, since you were the ones who were interrogating him previously, then you can continue. I will just listen.” Su Su didn’t want to interfere. She knew that because she didn’t have a good impression of Tantai Jin, if she gets involved, she will inevitably be unfair.

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Besides, Su Su glanced at the young man——

The hair on his forehead covered his sad eyes, making him look like a dull and unpleasant creature who lives in the dark. 

Su Su believes that Tantai Jin will brutally kill people in the future, but he would never do such things as stealing people’s property.

Aunt Du spoke with a sharp tone, “If it’s not you, could it be that the residence has another young master? Hostage prince, our General’s residence kindly accepted you in and this is how you repay us? Isn’t it because no one has taught you to be well-behaved since childhood that you are prone to stealing now?”

This was very unpleasant to listen to.

The Fourth Young Master, who was in Aunt Yun’s embrace, jumped out of her arms. He ran to Tantai Jin and kicked him. “Dare to steal things from the General’s residence, I will ask dad to beat you to death!”

Aunt Yun quickly carried the Fourth Young Master back. “Zhuo’er, don’t talk nonsense!”

The corners of Tantai Jin’s eyes became slightly scarlet. He coldly repeated what he said, “I said, it’s not me.”

Because of Aunt Du and the Fourth Young Master’s frankness, the appearance of a peaceful interrogation had been shattered.

Su Su felt inexplicably panicked. She opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but her mind suddenly thought of her dad’s grief-stricken face.

The green-robed Immortal Senior said, “All these years, countless honoured people from our cultivation realm have fallen, that includes your Eldest Senior Brother. For the sake of the sect, he died in the hands of that evil thing. Su Su, you are the last hope of the cultivation realm. After travelling 500 years back in time, don’t be soft-hearted.”

Su Su calmed down her breathing and repeatedly told herself that Tantai Jin was not a good man, only then she managed to hold in her impulse to speak.

Aunt Lian unfolded her hands and revealed a delicate and beautiful white jade earring, “Then how does the hostage prince explain this earring that was found on your body?”

Tantai Jin looked at the earring that was in Aunt Lian’s hand and tightly pursed his lips.

Su Su also looked at the earring.

Aunt Lian said, “Bi Liu, come and have a look. Does this belong to the Third Miss? If it does, then it’s us who have acted discourteously.”

Of course, it can’t be hers. Su Su thought to herself, the original owner hated Tantai Jin so much, so how would she gift a girl’s item to him. Su Su was sure about this and so were the others.

Su Su thought of something and looked at Tantai Jin. She thought she knew whose item it was.

Since Tantai Jin always kept it by his side and hid it well, this pitiful dark thought is indeed indecent.

Bi Liu came forward to verify it, and said, “Aunt Lian, this earring doesn’t belong to my Miss.”

“How does the hostage prince explain this?”

Tantai Jin’s gaze looked dark and he didn’t speak.

If his eyes had only contained a little anger before, then now there was only a pool of stagnant water.

Aunt Lian gracefully bowed to Su Su. “Third Miss, you have also seen it. The hostage prince doesn’t want to explain.”

Ye Lan Yin plaintively said, “Hostage prince, Lan Yin hasn’t offended you before. Can you please return back what the aunt has prepared for me?” That was her dowry!

They would actually go as far as putting such a humiliating charge onto Tantai Jin so casually. Su Su felt that this was too ridiculous.

Tantai Jin seemed to have understood something. He sneered and said, “I’ve nothing to say. You can execute me as you please.”

This was the first time Su Su saw him sneer. His back was straight. After smiling, his lips pursed into a cold line.

“If it was one of the residence’s servants who stole valuable property, their hands would be cut off and they’d be driven out of the residence.” Aunt Lian said with much awkwardness.

Aunt Yun frowned. She couldn’t help but speak in a soft and pleading voice, “Aunt Lian, the hostage prince’s identity is different from the others. How can you compare him to the servants?”

Aunt Lian said, “Aunt Yun, you have misunderstood. This concubine doesn’t mean it this way. The hostage prince is naturally different from the servants. But, since he has made a mistake, anyone who makes a mistake must be punished no matter who they are. Third Miss, how about letting the hostage prince return the missing property and giving him a light punishment?”

How about? There’s no how about!

Are these people crazy? How can they decide so hastily!

Su Su couldn’t stand it anymore. Standing from the cultivation realm’s perspective, she shouldn’t speak for the future devil king. As long as he’s still alive, no matter how embarrassed and messy he becomes, she can just laugh and enjoy the show.

But no matter how many years have passed, even if she has grown up, she is still Li Su Su. The curious little spiritual bird with red feathers in the middle of her forehead, who opened her eyes from the cleanest celestial pond in the world and overlooked all living beings.

She can openly hold a sword to kill him, and she might even mercilessly crush his godly spirit in the future, but she can’t take pleasure in humiliating him like the others.

She couldn’t just cover her eyes and pretend she didn’t know anything when her eyes were clearly wide open.

Su Su stood up and said with a clear and loud voice, “I don’t agree. Since he’s my man then this matter should be investigated by me. I’ll surely give an explanation to all the aunts and second sister.”

Aunt Lian was utterly stunned. Isn’t the interrogation over?

Su Su looked at the others with a stiff look, “Why, do you have any objections? Or are you worried about my abilities?”

Aunt Lian immediately smiled and said, “We dare not to. We naturally believe in the Third Miss.”

Su Su picked up the safety amulet on the floor. She went in front of Tantai Jin and stuffed it into his hand. “Keep your things properly. If you ever let people take it from you and trample on it again, even I would be ashamed. If you say it is not you then it better not be you! Otherwise, if I find out……” 

He raised his dark eyes and looked at her.

“I will personally beat you till you are disabled!” She sharply inhaled and stared at him, trying to make herself look fierce and scary.

Her eyes were brighter than the December snow outside the house.

Tantai Jin looked at the fierce and angry girl before him and unconsciously clenched the dirty safety amulet in his hand.