Chapter 40: Help: A Kiss
When the young man with the last name Ye was mentioned, Su Yufeng immediately thought of Ye Jiuge. She could not believe that Ye Jiuge would investigate Lady Yun: did she know all about how she had framed Fifth Concubine?
The more Su Yufeng thought about it, the more anxious she became. Her nephew, Su Junqing, had insisted that she gift him Ye Ruyi after Fifth Concubine was dispatched. Now that she was thinking about it carefully, she realized that their plan was full of loopholes.
Although Ye Yuxuan had been unable to sniff out any details so far, that could change as time passed. If Ye Jiuge managed to rescue Ye Ruyi, she would find herself in a dire situation. Ye Yuxuan would not let her off the hook easily.
Presently, the most urgent task was to kill Ye Ruyi quickly. However, Su Junqing was refusing to disclose Ye Ruyi’s whereabouts. Come to think of it, her nephew had been handling things strangely recently. As time passed, she was unable to guess what was on his mind.
“Mother, what are you thinking about?” Ye Shanshan felt strange seeing uncertainty in her mother’s expression.
“Nothing. Didn’t you say that the Crown Prince has invited you on a trip to the lake? Why don’t you go and prepare yourself?” Su Yufeng did not wish for her daughter to know about these vexing matters. She would be of no help and might as well make herself look pretty to cheer up the Crown Prince.
“Alright, I shall take my leave,” Ye Shanshan excused herself. It was almost time to go, and she needed to get dressed.
Su Yufeng could no longer sit still and called for a horse-drawn carriage to take her to the Su residence and find Su Junqing. Unexpectedly, she was unable to find him there.
Although Sun Junqing was not in the house, he had left her a letter. After Su Yufeng finished reading it, she smiled with satisfaction and said to herself, “It seems that this brat has already arranged everything. I have been worrying about nothing.”