GBP Chapter 166 Absurd Relationship
Chapter 166 Absurd Relationship
As if he had just emerged from a fierce dream, his face was filled with undisguised fear and anxiety.
Su Yi's heart suddenly tightened, and he quickly took a few steps forward, gently hugging his sister in his arms.
"Sister, I dreamed that something happened to my mother. Everything in the dream was so real. I was so scared..."
Su Rao's voice was filled with tears, tears welled up in her eyes, and she asked helplessly, "What should I do?"
Su Yi's brows were tightly locked together, and her eyes also revealed anxiety and powerlessness. Faced with her sister's request for help, she couldn't find a solution for a while.
The Su Mansion has been in turmoil recently.
Although there was no conclusive evidence pointing to Su Xiaoniang, the Jinyiwei's style of action has always been to rather kill someone by mistake than let them go.
Su Xiaoniang's situation suddenly became precarious.
"Rao'er, are you really sure that there is no connection between Su Xiaoniang and that thief?" Su Yi's voice was low and serious.
She knew that the answer concerned not only Su Xiaoniang's fate, but also Su Rao's future.
Su Rao took a deep breath, trying to calm her inner panic, but the uncertainty in her eyes revealed her inner struggle.
She once secretly asked Chen Shuo in the mansion about the identity of the thief, hoping to find a glimmer of hope, but all her efforts seemed to have no response at all.
At this moment, she seemed to be blindfolded and her ears blocked, lost in this foggy event.
However, no matter how difficult the road ahead is, Su Rao's determination is extremely firm.
In her previous life, her mother suffered all kinds of suffering for her and never had a moment of peace.
In this life, her mother finally had a few days of peace and quiet. She had not yet truly enjoyed the joy of family life, and she had not been able to fulfill her filial duties. She would never allow anything to take away this hard-earned happiness.
"Sister, I will go to the palace early tomorrow morning." Su Rao looked at Su Yi firmly.
Su Yi's face showed a trace of worry: "Rao'er, who do you want to ask for help when you enter the palace?"
Su Rao's expression became unusually solemn: "I want to see His Majesty directly."
Su Yi's brows furrowed even more tightly.
For His Majesty who is high above us, such a trivial matter may not be worth mentioning at all. Would he be willing to intervene?
But Su Rao had no other choice. She could only take a gamble and pin her hopes on this last glimmer of possibility.
The next morning, just as the sky was turning pale, Su Rao and Su Yi set out on the journey to the palace.
They first visited the eldest princess, and Su Rao stated her purpose straight away.
The princess frowned slightly when she heard this: "I'm afraid that my father won't personally inquire about such a small matter."
In the eyes of the emperor, Su Xiaoniang's life and death were indeed insignificant and not worth his trouble.
But Su Rao's attitude was extremely firm: "No matter what, I want to give it a try. Your Highness, please give me a hand."
The eldest princess looked at the tenacious woman in front of her with mixed feelings.
She knew very well that once she got involved in this matter, it would bring her more trouble.
Reason told her that she should stay out of it, but Su Rao's pleading eyes finally touched the softest part of her heart.
"Okay, I'll accompany you to see His Majesty." The eldest princess finally compromised.
A glimmer of gratitude flashed in Su Rao's eyes: "Thank you, Princess."
So, the eldest princess led Su Rao and slowly walked towards the imperial study.
She carefully reminded him: "His Majesty should be handling government affairs in the Imperial Study now. Let's wait outside first. When he is done, you can make your request."
However, fate always seems to play tricks on us.
Before they reached the imperial study, they were blocked by a majestic figure.
That was the Queen Mother, with a furrowed brow and sharp eyes.
"Where are you going?" The Queen Mother's voice was not loud, but it could not be ignored.
"Greetings to the Empress Dowager." The Princess and Su Rao hurriedly saluted, but the Empress Dowager's eyes clearly revealed some dissatisfaction when she looked at Su Rao.
"This road leads to the imperial study. It's fine for the princess to go there, but why do you want to go there?" The empress dowager's words were questioning, her eyes were sharp, and she was pointing directly at Su Rao.
"Grandmother..." The eldest princess was about to speak, but was interrupted by the Queen Mother.
"Let her speak for herself."
Su Rao took a deep breath and told the truth: "The Royal Guards falsely accused my mother of harboring criminals. She is innocent. They abused their power and oppressed the people. I just want justice from His Majesty."
The Queen Mother's tone was obviously cold: "His Majesty is worried about the flood in the south of the Yangtze River, and you still want to bother him with this matter? It's okay for you, but what about Princess? Will His Majesty be fed up with this? Concubine Yi Wang, you are too selfish."
"Grandmother, Rao'er had no choice but to do this for our mother." Su Rao's voice was choked with sobs.
"You are still protecting her!" The Queen Mother's face became increasingly gloomy. "In short, you are not allowed to go. Come, send Prince Yi's concubine to Shoukang Palace!"
Su Rao was forcibly taken away by two maids and headed towards Shoukang Palace.
Seeing that she was only one step away from meeting His Majesty, but complications arose, Su Rao couldn't help but feel a little resentful towards the Queen Mother.
If my mother really encounters misfortune, the kindness of her previous life will become insignificant in the face of hatred in this life, and she will never forgive the Queen Mother!
The Queen Mother stared at Su Rao, her voice full of inquiry: "The Royal Guards said that your mother was harboring a criminal. What kind of criminal was it? How was she involved with it?"
Su Rao's face darkened, no longer as docile as before: "A big thief, how could my mother be related to a big thief? It must be the Jinyiwei's random guess!"
"A famous thief?" The Queen Mother's expression changed slightly, and something strange flashed through her mind.
Could it be that the gangster mentioned by the Jinyiwei is the legendary Xiaoyan?
Su Rao's mother was actually related to a gangster? This sounded ridiculous!
How could a concubine of a duke's mansion be related to a gangster like Xiaoyan?
There seems to be no overlap between the two.
Perhaps, this was just a misjudgment by the Jinyiwei?
But even so, the Queen Mother still had doubts in her heart.
After Su Rao was taken away, she immediately told Mother Zhou: "Go check on Su Rao's mother."
Su Rao was imprisoned in Shoukang Palace. The door was locked and she was closely guarded by palace servants. She was extremely anxious but had no idea what to do.
Every passing minute and every second seemed to tug at her heartstrings, and her mother's safety weighed heavily on her mind.
……
It was noon, the sun was shining brightly, and just as the Queen Mother picked up her chopsticks to eat, Mother Zhou hurried over.
"Queen Mother, the matter you asked me to investigate has yielded results."
The Queen Mother immediately waved her hand to dismiss the people around her, leaving only Mother Zhou.
"There is nothing wrong with Zhao's identity. She was born in a family of criminals and married into the mansion of Duke Su as a concubine. Although her surname is Zhao, she actually has no connection with the Zhao family." Mother Zhou reported in detail.