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"What did you do?" Meier was after all, not an ignorant little girl.

"Nothing but getting in her way." Zhuer pursed his lips, not wanting to talk more on this topic, he changed the topic, "Elder sister, how have you been recently?" She affectionately sat beside Meier and asked in concern.

"I'm not bad, but you seem to have lost some weight." Meier patted his sister's hands and said with a pained expression.

Meier knew that Zhuer and his brother had a conflict, and thought that it was just a normal small action.

Seeing that Zhuer was unwilling to say more, she did not pursue the matter further.

The two asked for warmth.

Zhuer couldn't wait and started to inquire about the Su Family.

"Elder sister, do you know when Su Zongwen's family can recover their status and return to the capital?"

"Seems like it will be soon. This matter can't be rushed for the time being."

Meier casually said as he tilted his head, and his gaze landed on a little maid who was standing behind him. He shifted his gaze and instructed: "Xiao Li, go out and wait outside.

"Yes, Aunt. Your servant will take his leave."

Xiao Li lowered his head and replied, then turned and left.

Xiao Li had been by Meier's side for quite a while, and could be considered to be her trusted aide. This time, when she followed along with the Villa, she only brought this single servant girl to serve them, so with Xiao Li standing guard at the door, she could be at ease and speak to Zhuer.

Seeing that the room's door had been closed, Meier straightened his face and said, "I heard that two days ago, the young master of the third house of Su Family and his colleagues were reciting poems and painting together, but they lost face on the spot. This matter has become a few days' conversation in the capital."

When Old Man Su was still alive, his Su Family could be said to be limitless, and everyone wanted to curry favor with him. Even after Old Madam Su had taken over the family, the position of her Su Family had never wavered with the presence of the crown prince.

There were many direct descendants of the Su Family, but their faces and hearts were different, and in public and in secret, they were fighting to the death with each other. Not only that, but the Su Family family also had two masters.

Amongst them, the main house and the second house were the Prince Su's faction while the third house was the main house, so even if the third house of Su Family hadn't been demoted from the capital, they still wouldn't have been able to leave.

Zhuer had also roughly understood the situation regarding Su Family from Meier's words.

In Old Man Su's life, he had a total of two wives. They were both officially married into the family —

Currently, Old Madam Su was the successor of Old Man Su. She had one son and was ranked third in the family, while Old Man Su's former wife had two sons before she passed away. They were the eldest and second sons of the family.

After Old Man Su passed away, the power of the Su Family came to an end.

Old Mistress Su took the chance to support her son and suppress him at every turn. She heard that Old Mistress Su and the Third Branch had framed the matter of her being deposed.

Before this, even if there were people who knew about it, they would not dare to reveal it to protect themselves. But now, after the crown prince had lost several times, the old cunning foxes in the capital had immediately followed suit and acted accordingly, their attitude changing at a shocking rate.

Furthermore, the reason the Su Family was able to hold its ground in Old Madam Su's hands, was all because of the huge tree known as the crown prince.

And once the crown prince fell, who would even place their Su Family in their eyes?

Thus, the days of the Su Family in the capital became more and more difficult.

"From the looks of it, the days of reversing Su Family aren't too far away?"

Right now, Zhuer hoped more than anyone that the Prince Su would be favoured. Only then would she be able to live a life of luxury.

Although she hadn't married Su Zongwen yet, she knew that it would happen sooner or later.

Meier slightly nodded, and continued, "Currently, the emperor's health is improving more and more, and your imperial concubine is showing signs of regaining her favor. Furthermore, Prince Su has won two consecutive battles, and has received Imperial grace from the emperor.

When Zhuer heard her sister say 'The Su Family will return to the capital very soon', she was immediately overjoyed. It was as if she could already imagine herself being surrounded by a group of servants.

She immediately asked Meier: "Oh yeah, big sister, did you receive the letter I asked mother to write last time?"

When Meier heard this, he looked towards Zhuer.

As a big sister, Meier naturally understood Zhuer's personality. She could probably guess more or less what Zhuer was planning to do.

However, if she was allowed to cause trouble, she might miss out on a great opportunity.

"I know everything about the letter."

She remembered the letter she received last time and frowned. She said, "You should know the situation right now. It's time to take back your temper."

Meier was worried that something bad would happen from reprimanding her, so he could only persuade her gently: "If you don't grasp Su Zongwen's heart, when the Su Family returns to where it used to be, then you won't have such a good opportunity again. Men only rely on their lower body to think, and if you only see a little beauty, you won't even be able to move your legs."

"Look at my little sister. She has a face and body. She looks no worse than a lady in the capital."

After hearing these praises, Zhuer was immediately overjoyed. "Of course."

Since her elder sister was able to become the concubine of the Prince Xian's eldest son, she naturally wasn't bad either.

"Elder sister is saying all this for your own good. In the past few days, the main family has come to the manor, so you should be more quick-witted."

Meier sincerely patted the back of his sister's hand.

The main thing was to not cause trouble!

"Little sister has remembered them all, but …" A hint of hatred flashed across Zhuer's eyes: "Elder sister, you cannot let that woman Shen Zhu go so easily.

When Meier heard this, the smile on his face gradually disappeared, and he said coldly: "Mother has written that you lost an arm due to Su Zongwen, so I'll take revenge on that Shen Zhu. You can rest assured that this Big Sister will definitely avenge you."

"Is big sister thinking of a way to deal with her?"

"You don't need to worry about that, I have my own ways. You only need to think of a way to coax Su Zongwen and marry him into the Su Family." A flash of ruthlessness flashed past Meier's eyes.

He thought to himself: Shen Zhu, oh Shen Zhu, you can't blame me for being ruthless, if you want to blame something, blame it on you for blocking my path!

"Zhuer understands. Thank you big sister, I still treat Zhuer the best."

"Reporting to Aunt, the main courtyard has called for dinner."

Suddenly, Xiao Li's voice came from outside the door.

Only then did Meier realize that the two sisters had forgotten about the time while they were chatting.

"Where's the eldest young master?" Meier asked.

"Eldest Young Master, please come back. I heard that Aunt and my younger sister are having a chat so I went to the study. I should still be in the study." Xiao Li said.

"I know." Meier stood up, looked at Zhuer and said, "You should come with me."

"Zhuer will listen to what big sister says." Zhuer immediately replied.

The two of them walked out of the room and headed towards the study. The study of the East District was closer to the main courtyard where the food was served.

The two of them could smell the fragrance of the dishes from far away, Zhuer's face suddenly changed.