flstandardbreds Chapter 171 Seizing the Princess
Chapter 171 Seizing the Princess
Back at Songhe Hall, the old lady had an expression that said, "I told you so long ago." Su Li pretended not to see the old lady's heavy expression and coaxed her:
"Grandma, I just heard from my third aunt that you prepared a lot of my favorite foods?"
The old lady then smiled and said:
"Isn't it? When I heard you were coming back, I quickly asked Madam Zhao to prepare it. There are also a few fresh live fish that were just delivered from the farm. They are just perfect to stew for you to nourish your body."
After saying that, he quickly asked someone to prepare lunch.
Songhe Hall was bustling with activity as they had a meal when suddenly a servant stumbled in and shouted:
"Madam, it's bad, it's bad. There's a fire!"
"Fire?" The old lady put down her chopsticks. "Where?"
"It's Fangfei Garden! There's a fire in Fangfei Garden!" The servant ran over, breathing out white steam.
"Go! Call someone to put out the fire!"
The old lady didn't even bother to eat, she picked up the hot water bottle and ran out.
"Grandma, please slow down!" Su Li followed slowly. She saw Song Tao standing behind her in the chaos.
"Ma'am, everything is done."
"Well done! I'll give you a delicious treat as a reward when we get home!"
Song Tao raised his eyebrows and smiled complacently.
She and Songzhi had grown up with the Madam, and they knew what she wanted from a single glance. Just now, while no one was looking, she had found a good supply of firewood, wet it, lit it, and dumped it all into the backyard of Fangfei Garden.
When everyone arrived, thick smoke was billowing over Fangfei Garden, and servants were rushing to the door with buckets of water and fire-fighting tools.
The maids inside ran out covered in dust and dirt.
Su Li and his men took the opportunity to rush in and rushed directly to the door of the Ninth Princess's room, but were stopped by Nanny Wan and her men.
"Mrs. Pei, what are you doing? Hey!"
Nanny Wan was unable to stop them and was pulled away by Song Tao and Song Zhi. "The fire is too big. How can Nanny, with your precious body, stay in such danger? Get out and take shelter."
"No! I can't leave! Madam Pei, you can't go in!" Nanny Wan was held by two maids from the general's mansion and was dragged out without any explanation.
The two of them dragged him while shouting:
"Hurry up and put out the fire! The fire is about to burn into the princess's room! Someone come quickly!"
In the smoke, Su Li looked closely and saw that the princess's door was locked from the outside. A burst of anger rushed to her head, and she roared:
"Someone! Split it open! Save him!"
"Yes!"
Song Tao swung the axe and split the lock with a bang. The darkness inside rushed towards him, and Su Li rushed in without paying any attention.
It was a snowy day, and the room was as cold as an ice cave, without even a charcoal brazier. Even though Su Li was wearing a coat and a cloak, she felt a biting cold the moment she walked in.
She couldn't help feeling panicky and quickly ran to the bed. She saw that the once lively and bright Ninth Princess was now huddled in a corner of the bed with a deathly pale face, shivering while hugging the quilt.
"Princess?"
Su Li called out softly, and the Ninth Princess shook violently all over and subconsciously hid in the bed.
"Princess, it's me! I'm Su Li."
Hearing the name Su Li, the Ninth Princess seemed to react and cried out, "It's not me! It's not me who wants to kill you! Sister Su, leave quickly! Pei Yan wants to kill you! Leave quickly!"
His hair was disheveled, his eyes were unfocused, and his mind was confused.
The old lady and third aunt who came in shortly after were all stunned when they saw this scene.
"How...how could it be like this?"
The old lady couldn't believe her eyes. Was this the Ninth Princess who was arrogant and domineering and forced the whole palace to kneel down and serve tea?
The third aunt was extremely angry, her fingers trembling,
"How ridiculous! How ridiculous! Mother, my sister-in-law actually did such a thing without telling us! It's simply... simply..."
She really couldn't find a more appropriate word to curse.
Su Li shook off the cloak on his body, took it off and draped it over the Ninth Princess, then hugged her in his arms and said coldly:
"Haven't Madam Hou and Pei Yan done enough of this kind of thing?"
"Back when my husband was in Qingshan Court, he suffered this kind of torture day and night. He was a tall and strong man, but he was tortured to the point where he was no longer human, and he wanted to die. And now someone is repeating the same trick!"
The old lady bit her lips tightly, her face turned ashen, she swayed twice, fell to the ground and fainted.
"Mother?"
"Old lady!"
Third Aunt and Aunt Zhao were frightened to death and were in a panic trying to help the man.
On this side, Su Li supported the Ninth Princess and slowly walked out of the room.
The strong light reflected from the snow outside was blinding, and the Ninth Princess was blinded. She subconsciously raised her hands to shield them. As she raised her hands, Su Li saw that her hands were as thin as sticks, and the flesh was visible through them.
The Ninth Princess turned her head and glanced at Su Li. A smile flashed across her paper-pale face, and then two huge tears fell.
She opened her mouth slightly and said:
"Sister Su, take me away!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he fell down limply.
"Princess!"
"Come! Lift the princess into the carriage."
Su Li quickly called for help.
Song Tao and Song Zhi, along with the maids and nannies from the general's mansion, rushed forward, carrying the person away.
"Wait!"
Suddenly, the Marquis's wife rushed out from the crowd and stopped Su Li, saying:
"The princess is my wife, and she's pregnant with my child! Su Li, if you dare take her out of the mansion, I'll go to the palace and tell the Imperial Concubine, and you'll be in big trouble!"
She cursed and glanced inside.
Seeing that the old lady, the only one who could control her, was lying on the ground unconscious, what else did she have to fear?
Although her power as housekeeper had been taken away, she had run the Marquis's mansion for twenty years, and everyone in the mansion belonged to her. Even if Third Aunt had the right cards, without the Old Madam's support, she wouldn't be able to accomplish anything.
At the moment, the people Su Li brought with him to Fangfei Garden are really not to be feared.
What's more, she has the support of Concubine Wen!
"Wife?! Child!"
Su Li's anger surged, "How dare you imprison the Ninth Princess and mistreat her like this? Madam Hou, you clearly don't take the Emperor seriously! I want to see how you'll explain this to the Emperor once you enter the palace!"
"Imprisonment and torture? Which eye did you see?"
The Marquis's wife was like a shrew at this moment. She threw her sleeves in the air, turned around and shouted angrily at the servants and maids in the yard:
"You! You! And you! Did you see it?"
All the maids and servants in the Marquis's mansion were silent.
They all came to put out the fire. Now the fire in Fangfei Garden, which was a false alarm with billowing smoke but few sparks, has been put out.
At this moment, they were all holding washbasins and buckets. They never thought they would see this scene. They wanted to dig out their eyeballs. They all shook their heads like wave drums. How could they dare to stand up and point out the mistakes?
"Haha, did you see that? I didn't see anything at all!"
"Su Li, you are an outsider from a branch residence, and you come to the Marquis' residence to drink and show off! Someone, the Ninth Princess is seriously ill and weak, carry her to the warm room in my courtyard and take care of her."
As soon as the Marquis's wife showed her power, Madam Qian brought people to snatch the person away.
Song Tao pulled out a long whip from his waist, swung it with a snap, and shouted:
"This is the General's wife! I wonder if any of you dare to act rashly!"
Su Li walked to Song Tao, snatched the whip and swung it hard:
"I'm definitely going to take this guy with me today! Any of you who don't care about your life, come up and give it a try! I want to see who dares to stop me!"