"Is that so? Perfect, I'll accompany you to Duke Sun's mansion. I'm from a small place and have never seen what a Duke's mansion looks like. We can also catch up." Wu Caiwei said excitedly at once.
This time, it was Sun Guotang's turn to be dumbfounded. He had never expected her to agree so readily. He had only intended to find an excuse to get out of the awkward situation and was now unsure whether to take her back.
"What? Duke Sun is going back on his word? The dignified Duke Sun is not keeping his promise. Didn't you say you wanted to take me to broaden my horizons? Why the hesitation? Are you not the head of the household?" Wu Caiwei immediately provoked him. After all, he was the one who brought it up today. It was a good chance to see Madame Sun and make her anxious.
Didn't they harm Bao Susu before? There were many women in the Sun family's inner court; why did they target her specifically? Wasn't it because she was innocent, naive, and guileless? Should simple people be bullied?
Sun Guotang was in a predicament. Reluctantly, he led her towards Duke Sun's mansion. They entered through the back door. All the way, Bao Susu chattered incessantly, her ignorant demeanor making her seem like a completely different person from the one he had met before.
If he hadn't witnessed her noble bearing just now, he might have thought she was faking it. But her current appearance was just like the Bao Susu of the past, like a country bumpkin entering the city. This made him very suspicious. Was the other party a double-faced person? One moment composed, the next playful, one moment noble, the next like a country bumpkin.
Although Sun Guotang tried his best to be discreet, he was, after all, the master of Duke Sun's mansion, and his whereabouts were soon discovered by Madame Sun. The main reason was that Bao Susu, as if afraid no one would notice her, kept talking loudly, regardless of how many times Sun Guotang reminded her, causing him to frown involuntarily.
The woman in front of him seemed like a completely different person from the one he saw in the teahouse earlier. In this light, what she had said earlier was clearly meant to scare him, but he was sure he had felt a sense of danger at that time. He was momentarily undecided on how to treat her.
Madame Sun never dreamed that Bao Susu, having already married, would meet the Duke again and be brought to the mansion by him. What did she intend? Did she want to re-enter the Sun family? Dream on! If she could have stayed devotedly in the old Sun family residence, perhaps. But she couldn't endure loneliness and had remarried. She didn't know why the Duke was so indiscriminate, bringing any kind of woman into the mansion.
She had finally managed to get rid of her back then, only to have her summoned back again. Thinking about it made her regretful. Unaware of the situation, she quickly took her servants to the back courtyard to find out what was going on.
As soon as Madame Sun arrived at her own back garden, she saw an excited Wu Caiwei. Upon seeing her, the other woman immediately lunged forward. The unprepared Madame Sun was startled. The servants behind her could only watch as the woman pounced on their mistress, and then they both fell to the ground. After a moment of stunned silence, they snapped back to their senses and quickly went to help them up.
At this moment, Madame Sun lay on the ground, unable to make a sound for a long time. She felt as if her waist was broken, and the pain made her break out in a cold sweat.
Wu Caiwei, on the other hand, looked at her with an apologetic gaze and stood frozen. The servants who couldn't bear it roughly pushed her. Unbeknownst to them, one of them was a little careless, and she fell onto Madame Sun again. Madame Sun suspected it was intentional, but she had no proof. This time, she clearly heard a "crack" sound, and then she fainted.
Sun Guotang could not find any flaws. It was caused by his own servants, and she had fallen passively. Although she was not seriously injured, she was greatly frightened. It was too late to say anything now. He quickly ordered someone to fetch a doctor to check on his wife's condition, seeing that she had fainted.
He had clearly seen Wu Caiwei being pulled up by the servants. Coincidentally, his wife had reached out her hand to grab one of the servants to help her up. Unexpectedly, Wu Caiwei's fall directly hit her hand. He heard the sound, and if he was not mistaken, his wife's hand would not recover anytime soon.
There was a commotion in the mansion. After a while, Madame Sun slowly woke up. As she raised her head to complain to Sun Guotang, that bothersome person also appeared before her. Looking at her, she involuntarily revealed a look of hatred, feeling that the woman was her nemesis. Back then, she and Sun Guotang were deeply in love, but after seeing this woman outside just once, he insisted on taking her in.
Later, they were sweethearts, neglecting her. Every time the Duke wrote back, he would inquire about the other woman's situation, which made Madame Sun extremely jealous. Thus, she tormented her relentlessly. When the news of the Duke ordering their entire family to go to the capital arrived, Madame Sun knew her chance had come.
Everyone acted according to her instructions, leaving her behind in their old home. She also repeatedly ordered people to deliberately make things difficult for Bao Susu, thinking that pampered as she was, she wouldn't be able to stay in the Sun family. To her surprise, the other party endured for several years, which she had to admire. However, the smaller arm couldn't twist the stronger thigh, and in the end, she married to the south as she wished.
When the news of her marriage reached them, Madame Sun couldn't help but eat a few extra bowls of rice. Later, she took the time to inform Sun Guotang of this news. At that time, Sun Guotang looked incredulous. Afterward, he ordered someone to investigate and found that it was indeed as Madame Sun had said. He was also sad and disappointed for a while.
She had originally thought that with Bao Susu gone, their relationship would improve significantly. She didn't expect that with her gone, there would be others. There were even more beauties in the capital, and new people kept entering the inner court.
Upon learning of her appearance, she wanted her husband to punish her. She didn't expect him to bring her in. If she had known earlier, she would never have told him this news and would have secretly ordered someone to resolve her, and then there would have been no trouble.
Indeed, she had a reason for disliking Bao Susu. Now, as soon as she appeared, she was injured. Wu Caiwei, seemingly oblivious, asked in surprise, "Madame, are your eyes uncomfortable? Why are you looking at me like that?"
The corners of everyone's mouths twitched. They had seen Madame Sun's expression just now and understood the whole situation. No one would like this former concubine, yet the other party, as if ignorant of worldly affairs, revealed it directly.
The concubines who came to pretend to show their concern couldn't help but cover their mouths with handkerchiefs and smile silently. When did their mansion get such a clown? If she were in the inner court, it would surely be very exciting.