SFS Chapter 216: Dazzled
Chapter 216: Dazzled
The old marquis already knew that the family banquet would end, so he did not stop Su Zhiru from leaving. He just glanced at Old Kang, put down his chopsticks, and left without saying a word.
Old Kang was also very upset when he got that look.
Su Zhiyi couldn't see what happened just now, but it couldn't deceive her eyes. It was obvious that Hua Jiaoniang was plotting against Liu. This method of using the weak to bully the strong was something she used to use to deal with that dead man Li. These were all left over from her tricks.
But Liu was also a stupid woman. She actually took action without caring about the occasion. It would be better to let her suffer a little.
"Okay, those who are willing to stay, have dinner and then go back to your rooms!"
She couldn't eat anymore, so she called Madam Xu to help her leave.
Liu also had no appetite. She was already very angry. She was really embarrassed today.
"Yunrou, let's go!" Liu took Su Yunrou away.
As for Su Yuning, she was still sitting there without moving, but was pulled up by the maid who served her and followed Liu.
When Xiaokang saw Liu leave, she snorted with great disdain and felt very happy inside.
Hua Jiaoniang did a great job. That's what she deserved. It would be even better if she could anger Liu to death sooner or later.
"Li Han, Yue Qi, let's go too." Xiao Kang said.
Anyway, she would not stay and watch the people from the third room eat, she found it uncomfortable.
Su Lihan took Xiao Kang's arm in a proud manner and followed her away.
Su Yueqi also stood up and said to Su Zhiru: "Uncle San, I'm leaving."
Su Zhiru nodded.
Once these people left, only people from the third room were left at the scene.
Jiang also wanted to ask Su Qingwan to leave, but she didn't expect Su Qingwan to say directly: "Mom, they are all gone, let's sit and eat with father, we can't go hungry if they don't eat!"
"Yes! Mom, if they don't want to eat it, we can eat it ourselves." Su Yuewu also said.
He was just concentrating on watching the show and didn't say a word.
Su Zhiru stood up and said, "Alright! Let's have someone send the food to Helin Courtyard, and we'll go back and eat."
After hearing this, the people from the third room also started to move. Su Qingwan ordered a few dishes they liked and asked Zhenzhu to pack them up for them to take away.
But just as they walked into the garden, they heard an extremely shrill scream.
“Ghost, ghost—”
Xiaokang screamed until her voice broke, her eyes rolled back, and she fainted.
Her sudden scream startled Su Yueqi and Su Lihan, the siblings who were traveling with her. Su Lihan was especially scared, so much that she fell to the ground and looked around in panic, but saw nothing.
"Second Madam, Second Madam!"
Nanny Ji supported Xiaokang's limp body and called her repeatedly, but to no avail.
"Mom!" Su Yueqi helped support Xiao Kang and pressed on her philtrum, "Wake up!"
Su Lihan was also helped up by the maid, "Miss, please get up quickly."
"Huamei, did you see anything?" Su Lihan asked nervously.
Just now she seemed to see someone standing on the rockery, but after being frightened by her mother's scream, she looked at the rockery again and found that there was no one on it.
"No, miss, I didn't see anything." Huamei replied truthfully.
When Su Qingwan and others heard Xiaokang's cry, they all rushed over.
When they arrived, Xiao Kang had just woken up. She was terrified and immediately grabbed Su Yueqi, saying in a trembling voice, "Yes, there is a ghost. He came to find me. He came."
Cambury came to see her!
Xiaokang was trembling all over, and a cold feeling spread throughout his body...
"Second aunt, who is looking for you? Could it really be the uncle from the Kang family?" Su Qingwan asked.
"How is that possible? My mother was just scared by the night cat that suddenly jumped out. Stop talking nonsense." Su Yueqi frowned.
Xiaokang looked so startled, she must have heard the country rumors that Su Qingwan told her yesterday.
"Oh, so you were scared by the night cat. That's not bad. I thought the young uncle of the Kang family really came back. That would be too scary. After all, the young uncle of the Kang family's favorite people before were the second aunt and the old lady."
"Second aunt is young and won't be frightened, but if she scares Grandmother Kang into something bad, that would be bad. But I don't think the young uncle of the Kang family would come to scare Second aunt and Grandmother Kang. After all, I heard that when he was alive, Grandmother Kang and Second aunt were very kind to him."
Su Qingwan said a few words to comfort him, and there seemed to be nothing wrong with these words to outsiders. Only Xiaokang felt guilty and his body was still shaking.
"Mom, I'll take you back." Su Yueqi ignored Su Qingwan and immediately took Xiaokang away.
Su Lihan followed behind with an uneasy heart. She was also shocked when she heard that Campbell had suddenly passed away. Later, when she heard her mother say that he died of illness, she sighed.
Once Campbell dies, it’s likely that the money will never be recovered.
Su Qingwan watched Xiaokang and his group leave and just smiled slightly.
"There are too many wild cats in the Marquis' Mansion." Jiang said, thinking that Xiaokang was too timid.
Even if Campbell really came to see her, so what?
After all, he is her own brother, he can't hurt her.
"Yes, Mom, let's go back quickly. I'm hungry." Su Qingwan said with a smile.
After finishing their meal at Helinyuan, Su Qingwan and Su Yuewu left together.
As they were walking on the road, Su Yuewu dared to say indignantly: "Sister, can that Su Yueqi also pass the imperial examination? I see that his face is full of fat, how can he look like a talented person."
"Didn't the old lady tell him that he had a fortune and was destined to be the top scholar? But I think my eldest brother is the one who is likely to be the top scholar. Remember that we are not the bloodline of the old Kang family, and because of grandfather's partiality, the first and second wives will never treat us as family members."
"Yes, I thought so too." Su Yuewu felt relieved.
When it comes to writing articles, no one can compare to the big brother.
"Okay, go back and rest early." Su Qingwan arrived at the gate of Fuguangyuan and asked Su Yuewu, who had sent her back, to go back.
"Okay! I'm leaving!" Su Yuewu said, and led A Yu away.
Su Qingwan walked back to the main room, where Da Nian and Xiao Nian were waiting for her.
"Miss, we have done the job." The two men said with a bow.
"I heard what Xiaokang was doing. She fainted out of fright."
Su Qingwan was very satisfied with what the two of them did tonight.
Just two days after Campbell's death, Su Qingwan had someone prepare a robe. The robe looked roughly the same as the one Campbell wore when he last came to the Marquis' Mansion.
She let Da Nian wear the dress, and let her hair down in front of her face, with her back slightly bent. She looked 70% like Campbell.
However, judging from Xiaokang's reaction tonight, this 70% similarity is enough.
"In fact, I only stood on the rockery for a moment. Before I could call her, she screamed and fainted."
Da Nian had decided at that time that he had to learn to call Xiao Kangshi like Campbell did, as that would be more intimidating, but he overestimated Xiao Kangshi's courage.
But it doesn't matter. I can save it for next time. After all, I have practiced for several days. I guarantee that Xiaokang will not be able to tell the real thing from the fake.