nycdaug Chapter 177 Su Yao Moves into the Marquis of Yongyi's Residence
Chapter 177 Su Yao Moves into the Marquis of Yongyi's Residence
After a moment of contemplation, the old lady said, "His Majesty has always valued virtuous people. Su Yao is of upright character and outstanding talent. We only need to truthfully report Su Jianguo's misdeeds, as well as Su Yao's identity and abilities to His Majesty." Everyone nodded in agreement.
The Marquis, however, looked worried. "The heir of the Yongyi Marquis's mansion can only be Su Jianguo. Don't be delusional," he said, glaring fiercely at Su Yao before turning and leaving. Su Jianguo followed closely behind.
The clansmen were displeased that the Marquis was so defiant and disrespectful to them.
Everyone looked at each other, and the atmosphere became extremely awkward.
At this moment, an elder of the clan stepped forward and said, "Madam, with the Marquis's attitude, I'm afraid this matter will not go smoothly. If the Marquis interferes, His Majesty may not be able to believe our side of the story."
The old lady narrowed her eyes slightly, her gaze resolute. "Although the Marquis is acting arbitrarily, His Majesty is wise. As long as the evidence is conclusive, he will surely bring justice to Yao'er. Let's begin collecting evidence of Su Jianguo's misdeeds now."
Seeing the old lady's determined expression, Su Yao (Su Yi) felt a mix of emotions: "Thank you for your trust, Grandmother. I will certainly not let you down."
The old lady looked at Su Yao, her eyes filled with tears. Her heart ached for her grandson, her grandson, to have such a scumbag father; it was truly their misfortune.
The old lady wiped away her tears and said, "The name Su Yao was given to him by the old Marquis. When he was alive, he doted on this grandson and said that as long as he was properly raised, he would have a bright future."
The old Marquis passed away shortly after Su Yao's one-month birthday, unable to live to see his grandson grow up.
Su Yao, who was originally in good health, deteriorated rapidly after the old Marquis passed away. He eventually followed the old Marquis in death.
"I still harbor resentment towards the old Marquis. Why didn't he protect your beloved grandson? Why did he take your grandson with him when he went with you? Little did he know, my grandson was murdered." The old lady stared in the direction the Marquis had left, her mind lost in thought.
The old lady recalled the passing of her late husband and grandson, feeling utterly heartbroken. At that time, her second son had just been appointed by the emperor to serve as an official in another region.
The old lady said, "I have been following Gao Li for more than ten years."
The reason he appeared in the capital was because the emperor summoned him back to the capital.
My wife and I, along with my second daughter-in-law, went ahead to return to the capital to tidy up our residence. On the way, we were ambushed and robbed by bandits. Fortunately, Su Yao (Su Yi) happened to be passing by and rescued my wife, my second daughter-in-law, and the others.
Upon learning that my savior was also returning to the capital, I shamelessly begged him to let us go with him. Fortunately, we arrived in the capital safely without incident.
In truth, Su Yi didn't know why, but after the old lady's repeated pleas, and with the capital only a few days away, he agreed. Normally, he wouldn't have given her a second glance, much less offered to help.
The old lady continued, "Along the way, I unintentionally discovered that Su Yao also had the same mole, and was about the same age as my deceased daughter-in-law. I really hoped that Su Yi was my own grandson. Heaven has truly opened its eyes! It has really sent my own grandson to my side."
The old lady smiled as she recalled the details of that day. Just the day before, during breakfast, she had inadvertently noticed the jade pendant around Su Yi's neck.
That jade pendant was the old Marquis's most cherished possession. After his grandson was born, he gave the pendant to him, and when the grandson passed away, the pendant was buried with him.
The old lady excitedly grabbed Su Yi's hand and asked, "Where did you get this jade pendant?"
Su Yi paused slightly, then slowly said, "When I woke up, I was in a mountain forest with only this one thing by my side. Later, after making inquiries, I learned that this jade pendant might be related to the Su family in the capital. I came here to find out about my origins."
Upon hearing this, the old lady's eyes reddened, and her hands trembled as she grasped Su Yi's hand: "Child, you are my own grandson. How could the jade pendant given to you by the old Marquis be wrong?"
When the old lady recounted how Su Yi had saved her and how she had discovered Su Yi's true identity to her clansmen, all of them were shocked.
On the other side, after returning to his room, the Marquis flew into a rage, "That brat dared to try to seize the position of heir apparent; he's simply delusional."
Su Jianguo fanned the flames from the side, "Father, they must be jealous of me to come up with this way to slander me."
The Marquis snorted coldly, "Hmph, no matter how they try to cause trouble, the position of heir can only be yours. However, we still need to be careful and not let them find any loopholes."
After the respected elders of the clan left, only the old lady and Su Yao remained.
Su Yao (Su Yi) asked directly, "Grandmother, I ask you, if I find evidence that the Marquis murdered me and my mother, will you side with the Marquis?"
The old lady remained silent for a long time, a trace of pain flashing in her eyes, but she quickly became firm. "Yao'er, I will not favor anyone. If the Marquis has truly committed such a crime, I will definitely support you in seeking justice."
Su Yao felt somewhat relieved; it seemed there were still reasonable people in the Marquis's mansion. Moreover, the old lady held extremely high prestige in the Yongyi Marquis's mansion, and her words brought him some comfort on behalf of his mother, whom he had never met.
"Yao'er, you should stay in your mother's courtyard and protect the people she wants to protect."
After Su Yao agreed to the old lady's suggestion, the old lady happily instructed the housekeeper to tidy up the courtyard so that her Yao'er could move in.
But the butler stammered, "Madam, that courtyard is occupied by the Madam, and...!"
The old lady's face darkened. "Madam? Which madam? Does that lowly concubine deserve to live here? That courtyard originally belonged to Yao'er's mother. Now that Yao'er has returned, it should be returned to its rightful owner."
The steward had no choice but to comply. After leaving the old lady's courtyard, he turned around and found the Marquis, informing him of the old lady's decision.
Upon hearing this, the Marquis agreed. Anyway, the courtyard was empty now, and no one knew where that good-for-nothing, trouble-making wretch was being kept by Su Yinyin.
Thinking of this, the Marquis picked up his brush and ink, and began to write fluently on the paper. Before long, the letter of divorce was finished.
"Steward, send this letter of divorce to her family and announce to the outside world that the Marquis of Yongyi's mansion will no longer have Su Yinhan as its legitimate daughter."
The steward obeyed and left in less than an hour. Everyone knew that the Marquis of Yongyi's mansion had divorced his wife and refused to acknowledge Su Yinhan as his daughter, Su Gaojie.
After lunch, the Su family would sit in the glass room upstairs and have afternoon tea.
Su Yinyin was in a good mood today. She prepared the afternoon tea herself.
I brewed milk tea and fruit tea. I made several kinds of desserts. I also cut a beautiful fruit platter. The variety of fruits in the platter was almost all ones that no one had ever seen before.
Su Yinyin poured a cup of fruit tea for the old lady and her uncle.
The rest of the group were drinking milk tea. The Duchess picked up her cup, took a small sip, and then couldn't stop. After two cups, she exclaimed, "Yinyin! This is life! I don't even want to go back to the Duke!"
"That won't do!" the Duke objected.
"Yinyin, would you mind if your aunt stayed here?"
Su Yinyin smiled and said, "I couldn't be happier!"
"Yinyin, that's not fair of you. How could you steal your uncle's man?"
“Miss,” Biyu whispered as she walked to Su Yinyin’s side.
Su Yinyin gave a few brief instructions and followed Biyu to the study.