Long Live the Empress

Chapter 294 Auntie Complains

Su Keqi and his companions smelled a faint foul odor before they even reached Jinglan Courtyard.

Su Keqi frowned slightly. Aunt Su had told him before that ever since Aunt Su took charge of the household, not only had she and Yue Jinghong lived in the West Garden, but her food, clothing and other necessities were also the best in the mansion, even the old lady couldn't compare to them. Why did it seem to him that she was getting further and further away today?

While Su Keqi was thinking to himself, he had unknowingly arrived at Jinglan Courtyard.

The dilapidated wall was covered with dried creepers. In the palm-sized courtyard, there was only a set of stone tables and chairs whose original colors could not be seen. Even the ground was dirt, without a single paving stone. Occasionally, a cool breeze blew over, and the already shaky bricks on the wall were blown down by the wind...

Su Keqi's anger suddenly rushed to his forehead. He clenched his back teeth and strode into the house.

Yue Hanwen also noticed that Su Keqi was angry. He touched his nose and was thinking about how to deal with it when he saw Su Hongfu and Ni'er coming over.

"Why are you here?"

"This is our Yue Mansion. Don't we have the final say on where we want to go and what we want to do? Master, am I right?" Su Hongfu said with a raised eyebrow.

Yue Hanwen thought it made sense. This was his mansion, and he had the final say on whether the concubines punished or rewarded him! Thinking about what Ni'er had said, Yue Hanwen immediately felt confident. He shook his sleeves, put his hands behind his back, and swaggered into the house.

When Su Keqi entered the room, he saw Aunt Su lying on the couch, barely breathing. She looked like a beggar on the street...

Aunt Su's face was swollen, her hair was dry and messy, and her face was so unrecognizable that it was impossible to tell that she was his most beloved daughter. Su Keqi called Aunt Su's nickname tentatively in a trembling voice.

"Jiao'er..."

Aunt Su slowly opened her eyes and said weakly, "Am I... dreaming? How come I see my father coming..."

"Jiao'er, it's father! Father is here to see you!" Su Keqi said chokingly while sitting beside the couch.

“Father!” Aunt Su burst into tears like a wronged child. “The servant said father was here, but I didn’t believe it. I thought… they were playing a trick on me again, so I asked father to come over… I didn’t expect that father would actually come! Father… I am so miserable… wuwuwu…”

Aunt Su's tears mixed with the dirt on her face flowed onto the greasy pillow, looking extremely miserable.

"Father knows, father knows everything! Don't worry, father will not let go of those who bully you!" Su Keying used his rough fingers to clumsily wipe away Aunt Su's tears. Looking at Aunt Su's appearance was like a blunt knife cutting his heart bit by bit.

"It doesn't matter what happened to my daughter, the key is Hong'er... It's all because of that bitch Yue Jinghao. She made Hong'er lose face and prevented him from becoming an official in his lifetime, father... woo woo"

Su Keqi patted Aunt Su's shoulder, turned his head and looked at Yue Hanwen fiercely, "Yue Hanwen, is this how you treat my daughter? You are worse than pigs and dogs!"

Yue Hanwen was not happy with this: "Master Su, have you forgotten that we are in the Yue Mansion? Since Aunt Su has entered the Yue Mansion, she is a member of the Yue Mansion and must abide by the rules of the Yue Mansion! Although Master Su has made great contributions, he can't control the affairs of my backyard, right?!"

"That's right, master. You see, we are all concubines, but our family members never interfere in the affairs of our Yue Mansion! My father always said that a woman should obey her husband during marriage. The master should be put first in everything... Don't you think so, sister Fu?" Ni'er said tenderly while standing beside Yue Hanwen.

"My sister is right! I have no family from my mother's side, but when mother was alive, I obeyed my father's orders and never fought back or retaliated..." Su Hongfu echoed.

"Who do you think you are? Are you worthy enough to compete with my darling?" Su Keqi was so angry that his beard was shaking. Didn't he think he couldn't see that these two vixens were singing the same tune?

"Father, have you seen this? My daughter has been bullied by these two people every day... I don't want to live anymore..." Aunt Su said as she wanted to get off the bed and bang her head against the wall to death. She forgot that her body was paralyzed and she rolled to the ground.

"Jiao'er, Jiao'er, what's wrong with you?" Su Keqi wanted to help Aunt Su up, but he saw that Aunt Su's legs were limp. "Jiao'er, your legs..."

Aunt Su threw herself into Su Keqi's arms and burst into tears: "It's all because of that bitch Yue Jinghao! It's all because of her! It's because of her that my daughter became paralyzed and has to endure the pain of broken bones day and night!"

"Where's Yue Jing?" Su Keqi roared angrily with his scarlet eyes.

"Go and invite the young lady!" Yue Hanwen thought that he couldn't bear all the anger alone, so he asked someone to invite Yue Jing.

It only took a cup of tea for Yue Jinghao to arrive.

"I met my father."

They all looked at the entrance and saw Yue Jinghao with her hair in a flying bun, a golden phoenix hairpin on her head, and a light lilac-colored cloak with white fur on the outside, which made her already beautiful face look even more charming!

Is this Yue Jinghao?

Aunt Su and Su Keqi looked at the newcomer in disbelief. How could Yue Jinghao still look like the shriveled bean sprout she used to be?

"Your uncle is here." Yue Hanwen replied.

"Has the emperor arrived?" Yue Jinghao looked around in confusion and asked, "Where is the emperor?"

"Miss, you are joking. Why would the emperor come to our backyard? The master is talking about Lord Su~" Su Hongfu laughed tenderly and covered her mouth with a handkerchief, glancing at Su Keqi with seductive eyes.

"Master Su is here?" Yue Jinghao only called out without any greeting, and then asked innocently, "But why did father say that my uncle is here?"

"Hmm!" Yue Hanwen cleared his throat but did not answer. He picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea as if nothing had happened.