Chapter 23
In addition to the horse servants, there were also other sons of princes and nobles present, but Lord Chu never interacted with them, so they did not dare to approach him.
However, everyone loves gossip, especially gossip about Lord Chu’s family. Everyone pricked up their ears secretly, and some even rode their horses closer on purpose.
After Su Qinghan and Li Can pulled up the reins not far in front of her, Lord Chu saw the ugly face of his future daughter-in-law and whispered, “Don’t worry, Ah Qi, I’ll take care of everything!”
After saying that, Lord Chu glanced at the confident and smiling Miss Su Er, his eyes narrowed dangerously, and said in a deep voice: “Miss Su Er is really a good sister, but it’s a pity that Ah Qi has been weak since childhood and has never learned to ride a horse, which disappoints Miss Su Er.”
In the end, Lord Chu does not forget to show his affection and discredit Su Qinghan: “You don’t care about your sister, but I care about my own wife!”
Just two or three sentences destroyed half of Su Qinghan’s good image.
Su Qingqi’s face suddenly turned red. She had originally planned to go into battle herself, but she didn’t expect that Lord Chu would take the lead and do it in public. Uh, nonsense.
Princess Xinrou, who was not far away, smiled softly and touched Zhao Xiran: “Brother, I just wanted to help Miss Su San out, but I didn’t expect Lord Chu to be so protective of her!”
The corner of Zhao Xiran’s mouth twitched: “…”
While Lord Chu is here, you can just stay away, sister. Lord Chu is not as simple as he seems.
Ever since Zhao Xiran learned that Wan’er’s uterine cold was man-made and the murderer was Su Er, he lost his good impression of Su Qinghan, who was becoming famous in the capital.
He originally wanted to ask the imperial physician to help the third sister diagnose her condition, but the third sister said that she secretly made medicinal soup every month to regulate her body, so he had to give up.
Su Qinghan’s eyes changed slightly, and her bright smile froze for a moment, but she quickly recovered. She jumped off the horse and smiled embarrassedly at Su Qingqi and Lord Chu.
“It’s all my fault that I was so excited about the horse race just now that I forgot that my third sister doesn’t know how to ride a horse. I hope my third sister will forgive me and not hold it against my second sister.”
That’s a pretty quick reaction!
Lord Chu raised his eyebrows slightly. This second Miss Su was indeed as cunning and scheming as the investigation revealed. He did not wait for Ah Qi to speak, but chuckled and continued the conversation: “It turned out that you forgot for a moment. I thought Second Miss Su was deliberately trying to embarrass my wife.”
“However, you even forgot that your younger sister had never learned to ride a horse since she was weak since she was a child. Miss Su San has a very bad memory.”
This statement was full of irony. “Pfft…” Some of the princes and nobles’ children not far away couldn’t help but burst out laughing.
Su Qinghan’s pretty face turned pale and blue, and she could hardly maintain her smile: “My Lord, you misunderstood. My third sister and I have such a good relationship; how could I do such a thing?” Then she turned to Su Qingqi and said, “Third sister, don’t you agree?”
“Really?” Su Qingqi was about to nod for the sake of the Su family’s face, but Lord Chu stopped her and gave Su Qinghan a meaningful smile, with a long trailing tone that made people imagine a lot.
Su Qinghan almost bit her teeth off; she hated Lord Chu in her heart, but she still had a smile on her face, and she even held Su Qingqi’s arm affectionately.
She knew that, with her third sister’s personality, she would not refuse her.
Unexpectedly, the snow lion, which had been very quiet all the time, suddenly bumped her with its head and then snorted proudly. Su Qinghan staggered and fell backward. Prince Li Can, who was beside her, quickly grabbed her with his long arms and hugged her.
Hugging each other in public… haha…
“Miss Qinghan, are you okay?” Prince Li Can asked Su Qinghan nervously, but he was secretly happy in his heart.
Su Qinghan had a look of shame and indignation on her face and quickly jumped out of Prince Li Can’s arms. A surge of anger rose in her heart. Damn it, all her plans were ruined by that damn horse and Li Can’s hug.
What would she do if this got to the ears of the Fourth Prince?
“Second sister, I’m sorry; I didn’t expect the snow lion to suddenly hit you.” Su Qingqi was startled and apologized quickly.
“I’m fine; thank you for your concern, Prince.” Su Qinghan took a deep breath, forced a smile, then turned to her third sister to show her deep sisterly love and generously said that she didn’t care and she didn’t mean it.
She was so angry that she planned to get revenge later.
“Brother, how could you just hug Miss Su so casually? How can she get married in the future?” Princess Yaru, who had come over at some point, spoke in a coquettish and complaining voice.
Who would have known that Princess Yaru was so happy in her heart? She had long regretted showing kindness to Su Qinghan, but now she was in a dilemma. Su Qinghan was like sticky candy, and she couldn’t get rid of her. She even used her to get close to the Fourth Prince. It was so disgusting.
Now that Su Qinghan’s innocence has been ruined by her eldest brother, who else can she marry if not her eldest brother? It is impossible for her to be the eldest brother’s legal wife. For Governor Su’s sake, she will probably be a concubine.
So while she was secretly happy, she added fuel to the fire by labeling her as the big brother’s.
“I will be responsible. Tomorrow I will ask the official media to go to Jiangnan to propose marriage.” Li Can was very considerate. He looked at Su Qinghan lovingly and immediately agreed to the marriage.
Su Qinghan felt sick to her stomach. She quickly said that he was not responsible, that the situation was urgent at the time, that he was kind-hearted, and that it was just an accident.
But Prince Li Chan insisted on taking responsibility.
One of them refused, while the other insisted.
It was such a big drama. Su Qingqi almost laughed out loud when she saw her second sister, unable to maintain her stiff smile any longer. The depression in her heart instantly disappeared.
Lord Chu is mighty!
The snow lion – uh – is also majestic!
Lord Chu narrowed his eyes, a smile flashed across his eyes, and he was in a very good mood.
Regardless of the outcome, Su Qinghan was inevitably labeled as Li Can’s, and the noble sons who were originally interested in her all put away their little thoughts.
Su Qingqi didn’t manage to ride a horse in the end, and the trip to the horse farm could be said to be a failure. However, the Snow Lion was brought back to the Huaining Marquis’ Mansion by Marquis Chu. When Su Qingqi goes there, Marquis Chu will teach her how to ride a horse in the mansion.
Su Qingqi breathed a sigh of relief. That was great. She didn’t have to embarrass herself at the horse farm.
But she has to learn how to ride a horse!
When they returned to the Wuchang Marquis Mansion, the eldest sister, Su Qingwan, called the two sisters over. Someone had already informed Su Qingwan of what happened at the horse farm.
Although Su Qingwan was not very happy about Prince Li Can’s meddling, she could still rest assured as long as it was not directly related to the princes.
What she fears most is that her ambitious second sister will do something wrong again.