The Evil Emperor's Favorite: The Sickly and Poisonous Concubine Goes Crazy

Su Jingning stood by the stove and slowly threw the letter he had just read into the burning stove, and it soon burned to ashes.

She looked at the letter paper that gradually disappeared in the golden charcoal, her dark and lively eyes filled with unfathomable thoughts.

The New Year is approaching, the thieves and rats have taken the bait, and it’s time to get rid of those dirty things as well.

"Yun Ya, prepare the car and go out with me." Su Jingning ordered Yun Ya who was standing aside.

Chen Ruofu asked her to meet at Qing'an Teahouse, saying that she had something that she would definitely be interested in, which was related to the lives and property of hundreds of people in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, so she'd better go to Qingyun Teahouse to meet her.

Su Jingning brought Yun Ya to Qing'an Teahouse. When they arrived, Chen Ruofu was already sitting inside waiting. She was wearing a purple embroidered brocade dress, gorgeous and exquisite. For some reason, she covered her face with a silk scarf, leaving only her eyes exposed. When she saw Su Jingning coming, she did not stand up, but just sat upright on the chair, proud and domineering.

Su Jingning didn't care and walked straight to sit opposite her. He stared at Chen Ruofu without saying anything.

Her eyes were so sharp that it seemed as if she wanted to strip Chen Ruofu naked. All of Chen Ruofu's tricks were exposed in her eyes.

Finally, Chen Ruofu couldn't help but speak out first. She was arrogant and smug, and sneered.

"Su Jingning, stop acting so superior in front of me. I'm telling you, you won't be so proud for long."

"Oh, really?" Su Jingning looked cold and smiled coldly at Chen Ruofu.

"Hmph, but if you cooperate with us obediently and marry Prince Ling as a concubine, perhaps we will not hand over the things in our hands. It can also preserve the century-old reputation of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion." Chen Ruofu looked Su Jingning up and down, took a sip of tea, and said with a condescending look.

"Concubine? I'm the legitimate daughter of a first-rank general and the Duke of Zhenguo, but Prince Ling only lets me be a little concubine?" Su Jingning tilted his head and looked at Chen Ruofu with amusement.

"Your Highness has promised me the position of Princess Ling a long time ago. If you behave well in the future, I will never make things difficult for you since we are sisters." Chen Ruofu raised her head proudly like a peacock.

"After talking for so long, I still don't know what you have in your hands that is worth threatening me again and again. How can I trust you?" Su Jingning leaned back and looked at Chen Ruofu with a distracted expression.

"Oh, everyone thought that the Duke of Zhenguo had been a general for generations, loyal and devoted to the country and the people. Even His Majesty respected him. But who knew that this Duke of Zhenguo, who seemed loyal and did not participate in the party struggles, actually had evil intentions and concealed something from His Majesty!"

"What do you mean?" Su Jingning looked at Chen Ruofu with a cold expression.

Chen Ruofu looked at her sudden change in expression and realized that her guess was correct.

"The Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion won a great victory over Xiliang this time, but no one was promoted, and they even handed over most of the military power. Only a small number of northern troops were left. Outsiders don't know much about the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, but I know it best."

"The Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion controls the Northern Border Army and the Western Border Army. The Western Border Army is several times larger than the Northern Border Army. You handed over the Western Border Army and diverted the world's attention. However, only the people in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion know that the Northern Border Army is the real Su family army. It is powerful and one division can defeat thousands of troops! Why did the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion hide this from Your Majesty?" Chen Ruofu looked at Su Jingning with a determined expression. She had accidentally overheard the conversation between the Duke of Zhenguo and the Second Master before and knew about this.

Su Jingning looked at her and sneered

"Do you think that this incident alone can shake His Majesty's trust in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion? You are too naive."

"Of course not. Take a look at this and then decide whether to cooperate with His Highness." Chen Ruofu shook her head, took out a piece of letter paper from her sleeve and handed it to Su Jingning.

"The court is now divided into two factions, the Crown Prince and the Prince of Chen. The Crown Prince has Prime Minister Liu, who has been his teacher since childhood, to help him, and Prince of Chen's mother, Concubine Shu, is from the Duke of Qing's Mansion. The Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion did not help either of them and has offended them long ago. If either of them ascends to the throne, the Su family will not be able to have the glory it has today. But Your Highness Prince Ling has no maternal family and no foundation in the court, so he is the best choice for the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. But if you marry Your Highness as a concubine, the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion is willing to help Prince Ling stand out among the princes and gain a foothold. When Your Highness ascends to a high position in the future, you will be able to preserve the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion's century-old reputation, or even take it to a higher level." Chen Ruofu put forward the conditions that seemed very tempting to Prince Ling in an attempt to convince Su Jingning.

Su Jingning looked at the letter in his hand. It was a copy of the Su family's military report. The report said that three years ago, Northern Yan and Great Zhou fought in the northern border. The battle that was supposed to take only half a month lasted for half a year before they barely won. The report said that the reason for the stalemate was not that the Yan army was strong, but that the Zhenguogong Mansion was lazy and deliberately prolonged the battle between the two armies. The Zhenguogong deceived His Majesty that he was using war to support his troops and to gain merit.

Since ancient times, military officials have ruled the world in times of war, and civil officials have been in power in times of peace. If there is no war in the Great Zhou, the court will be ruled by civil officials. Without civil officials, the Zhenguo Mansion will lose the trust and reuse of His Majesty, and the Zhenguo Mansion's century-old honor and wealth will decline.

Chen Ruofu carefully observed Su Jingning's expression, trying to see something from her face, but she was disappointed. Su Jingning had been expressionless and calm since she received the letter, as if the letter in her hand posed no threat to her.

"I advise you to think about it carefully. The court will resume tomorrow. This is the last chance that His Highness will give to the Su family. If you don't reply before the morning court tomorrow, His Highness will present the original military report to His Majesty at the morning court. By then, the century-old reputation of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion may be lost." Chen Ruofu was a little impatient and urged.

"Oh, okay!" Su Jingning put the letter on the table, stood up, looked at Chen Ruofu with a sincere smile, as if he was really persuaded by Chen Ruofu, and slowly walked towards Chen Ruofu.

Looking down at Chen Ruofu, Chen Ruofu felt numb. She slowly moved closer to Chen Ruofu's ear, and Chen Ruofu hid to the side uncomfortably. Su Jingning suddenly took action, tightly pinched her chin, and forced her to look at him. Su Jingning's eyes were as cold as a pond, which made Chen Ruofu shudder.

"Tsk tsk tsk, it was an unwise choice for Mu Ling to send you here to talk to me."

"Chen Ruofu, I seem to have warned you not to target the Su family! Why are you so disobedient?"

Chen Ruofu looked at Su Jingning with a fierce look in her eyes, her eyes a little flustered. She forced herself to remain calm and stared at Su Jingning. Su Jingning sneered, turned away from Chen Ruofu's face with disgust, and looked down at her condescendingly.

The face cloth attached to Chen Ruofu's face fell to the side, revealing the horrible, dried pus scars on her cheeks, which was disgusting.

When Su Jingning saw her face, suspicion flashed in his eyes, and then turned into disgust.

Chen Ruofu quickly grabbed the face towel and put it on again, her eyes full of panic. That night, someone knocked her and Prince Ling unconscious. When she woke up the next day, her face was covered with pustules, and Prince Ling was beaten so badly that he couldn't get out of bed. They investigated for several days but still had no clues.

"Oh! Mu Ling really loves you deeply. He even promised you the position of princess for such a beautiful girl. Tell Mu Ling that he can submit the military report to His Majesty. Our Zhenguo Mansion is loyal to His Majesty and will not lower ourselves to associate with rats! Zhenguo Mansion has always been open-minded and will not be afraid of his little threat."

Su Jingning's words were sharp and pointed, and he didn't take Mu Ling seriously at all.

After saying that, he stopped looking at Chen Ruofu and strode out of the teahouse with Yun Ya.

After Su Jingning left, Chen Ruofu stared at Su Jingning's back with a poisonous look in her eyes. "Su Jingning, you still look down on others. Just wait, your good days are over."