Thirteenth Lady's Comback: Her Everyday Life as a Bystander-Chapter 238 - 14: The Green Hills Remain

The Old Madam didn’t know the connection between her and Mrs. Qin Zhao, so she pleaded with her granddaughter-in-law to find such a path for Susu. Susu truly felt she could never repay the Old Madam’s kindness in her lifetime.

Susu didn’t speak, but Fen Dai stepped forward and placed a dark blue cotton cushion with a floral pattern in front of Susu. Shuimo and Linglong helped Susu kneel down and respectfully kowtow to the Old Madam, "Old Madam, take care. When I return, we’ll gather again!"

Hong Sheng, seeing this, also knelt a short distance away, "Please rest assured, Old Madam!"

The Old Madam personally helped Susu up, tears in her eyes, "Good, good, when you return, we’ll gather again." Over there, Song Qinghe also helped Hong Sheng up.

Susu glanced at everyone one by one: Nanny Qin; Third Miss, Sixth Miss, Seventh Miss, Miss Sun, Miss Zhao; Yang Liu, Ning Cui, Bisi; Ning Xiang, Yun Tong, Chun Feng; Mrs. Zhao, Sister Qiuyun.

Susu curtsied to each of them, and everyone silently returned the gesture. Nobody spoke, afraid their tears would fall. Susu took a few steps, wanting to turn back but forced herself not to. Hearing sobs behind her, she covered her eyes with a handkerchief and headed towards the carriage.

The Old Madam was accustomed to farewells, yet at this moment, Susu’s departure felt like that time when she sent her eldest daughter to the Capital. It was as if a piece of her heart was being forcibly taken away. Finally, she couldn’t hold back the tears, "This cruel-hearted girl!"

Susu reached the carriage, where Hong Sheng was about to help his wife onto the horse. Just then, she saw Susu looking towards the moat. Over there, Prince Gong was holding a willow branch, looking dejected, wishing he were twenty years younger and hadn’t been so frivolously indulgent before.

Yet, in this world, how many things go as one wishes? Truly "You were born when I wasn’t, and I’m old now that you are born..."

Prince Gong was staring at Susu’s back in a daze, only to see the beauty directly looking at him, then...

Li Yu found his mind blank, then filled with mixed feelings. The beauty respectfully curtsied to him, and from a mutual look, Li Yu actually understood what Susu intended to express, "Thank you, Prince, for your appreciation and for not blaming me. The world is vast, take care!"

Heh, although Susu indeed meant this, the last two sentences were definitely added by Prince Gong himself.

And neither Susu nor the Song family anticipated that it was precisely this action of Susu that made Prince Gong give up on using the Fifth Miss to disgust the Song family. After all, in the hands of the nanny who was expelled from the Fifth Miss’s mansion, there were quite a few of the Fifth Miss’s handkerchiefs, pockets, and even small clothes. If a man were to hold these items and show up at their door, not to mention the Fifth Miss, the reputation of other girls in the family would be tarnished.

Susu didn’t realize her impulsive gesture saved the reputation of the Song family women. She just felt that although Prince Gong was romantic, he wasn’t vulgar. After all, he was still a prince, and he didn’t use any means to force Susu or the Song family, so there was no need for her to hold a grudge, as if something had really happened.

Just like how Hong Sheng’s jealousy was completely unfounded, why should she feel guilty? With openness and sincerity, she thanked Prince Gong, and if anyone were to bring this up again, they would be the ones at fault. After all, "A fair lady, a gentleman’s pursuit!" Not even a fascist can control the pursuit of beauty!

Seeing Susu’s action, Hong Sheng immediately felt embarrassed. Look at how generous his wife was, making him seem like a complete villain, "Judging a gentleman’s heart with a villain’s mind."

He said he didn’t mind, yet felt uneasy inside. When the situation arose, his wife saw right through him in an instant, a slap to his pride. It was no wonder she was upset.

Realizing his mistake, Hong Sheng quickly offered a smile, "Wife, I was wrong. Should I go over and thank Prince Gong?" Susu glanced at him, "You afraid Prince Gong won’t die of anger, right?"

With that, she followed Hong Sheng’s lead onto the carriage, "Let’s go, or we won’t reach the post station by nightfall." Hong Sheng wiped his brow, knowing the matter was behind them, and vowed never to anger his wife again; in the end, he’d only be punishing himself. What’s the point?

Hong Sheng mounted his horse, cupped his hands to Prince Song and several brothers-in-law, "Green hills remain, the water flows long. When we meet again, we’ll drink and be merry!" They all laughed aloud, "Wishing you a bright future, Brother Hong."

Up front, the escorts from Yangwei Escort Agency had already cleared the path, followed by Hong Sheng and his group, with several soldiers bringing up the rear. Yangwei Escort Agency’s client for this shipment was the well-known Foreign Goods Building in the Capital—Five Continents Hall, which had a branch in the Northwest.