Chapter 3 The Treasure Left by My Mother

After Su Wanshi understood the meaning behind Jiang Qinshu's words, she did not stop him.

As she lowered her eyes, she suddenly thought of another idea, and a mischievous smile flashed across her eyes.

Su Liluo naturally understood Jiang Qinshu's implication, and a mocking smile appeared on her lips.

They thought the crown prince wouldn't live much longer.

Although there are rumors that the Crown Prince is poisoned, she remembers that in her previous life the Crown Prince lived longer than her.

Moreover, she has been reborn in this life, and she will definitely cure the crown prince, let him live longer, and let him stand up again!

In this life, without her sacrifices, without her advice to the King of Chu, and without her efforts to win over the court officials.

Let's see how Xiao Churen manages to ascend the throne!

The second branch of the Su family is destined to end up with nothing!

Two days later, the Su family invited members of the clan to the ancestral hall and officially adopted Su Liluo into the eldest branch of the family.

Su Wanshi also sent some of her dowry to Su Liluo's courtyard.

Watching the dozen or so large boxes being carried into Su Liluo's courtyard, none of the members of the second branch of the Su family looked happy.

"Are you satisfied now? Half of the inheritance that your sister Wanshi's parents gave her has been given to you. She is an orphan and already pitiful. From now on, don't bully her anymore. After you get married, be honest and dutiful."

The second brother, Su Xuanlang, stood ramrod straight with his hands behind his back, and frowned as he scolded Su Liluo.

In his eyes, Su Liluo's behavior was like a robber stealing Su Wanshi's things.

But in order to let her marry in his place and avoid making a scene in front of the emperor, he had no choice but to swallow his anger.

"Second brother, you're joking. Su Wanshi is protected by your second branch of the family, like a precious gem. How could I possibly bully her? These are just things that a legitimate daughter of the first branch should have when she gets married. What's this talk of 'division'? Second brother, you should watch your words. Don't say the wrong thing and give someone a handle to use against you, which could hinder your career if it gets to the Emperor."

After being reborn, Su Liluo no longer cared about her second brother's favoritism.

The words spoken at this moment were a direct confrontation.

Su Xuanlang passed the imperial examination two years ago and became a Juren (a successful candidate in the provincial-level imperial examinations). He is the most learned member of the Su family and has always been known as a gentle and refined gentleman.

Therefore, Su Liluo had always admired him the most.

He thought that after he scolded her, she would obediently admit her mistake, but he did not expect that the usually honest Su Liluo would talk back to him.

"Su Liluo, what kind of attitude is this...?"

Su Xuanlang's face was full of anger, and he was about to continue scolding her when he saw Su Liluo turn around and walk towards her own courtyard without looking back.

He was left with only one sentence that shocked and horrified him: "Second cousin, a person with a crooked mind can't be a good official in the imperial court!"

Su Xuanlang's body trembled.

Second cousin, she actually called me second cousin!

He's her own second brother!

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Back in the courtyard, Su Liluo secretly sent all the servants out.

Looking at the dowry that Su Wanshi had sent, she didn't check the valuables first, but instead walked towards a worn-out, dusty pear wood chest.

She wiped the dust off the box with a handkerchief. The key was already in the wooden box, and it opened with a creak, revealing a thick stack of yellowed books inside.

Su Liluo's eyes lit up; this was a peerless medical book left behind by her own mother!

In her past life, after agreeing to marry in place of another woman, Su Wanshi voluntarily sent over some dowry items, including this box of medical books.

To outsiders, she appears generous and kind, but in reality, she is using this to humiliate herself.

Because in her previous life, Su's mother deceived her by saying that a woman's virtue lies in her lack of talent, and never taught her to read or write. Later, when she became the Crown Princess, she caused quite a few laughs.

It was only later, when she went to the Crown Prince's residence, that she hired a teacher to study with.

She was furious and thought Su Wanshi was deliberately mocking her, so she had the box thrown away without even glancing at it.

As a result, it was picked up by a woman named Qin Shuang in the mansion. Relying on the medical books left in the box, she became a famous goddess doctor in Daliang and was recommended to the Prince of Chu by Su Wanshi.

Later, in order to use their beauty to win over the court officials for the King of Chu, they had Qin Shuang cure the poison on their faces.

Thinking of this, Su Liluo couldn't help but reach out and touch her right cheek, below her eye.

Here is a dark purple birthmark caused by toxins.

In her childhood, she was beautiful and lovely, with skin as smooth as jade. Everyone who saw her couldn't help but praise her.

Whenever she appeared at various banquets with Su Wanshi, the wealthy women always only saw her and praised her beauty.

But one day, she was inexplicably poisoned after drinking the flower tea that Su Wanshi brought her, and then ugly toxins appeared on her face.

She cried and said that Su Wanshi was trying to harm her, but no one believed her. They only said that Su Wanshi had also been deceived and did not know that the flower tea was poisonous.

No matter how much she made a fuss, they didn't believe her. In the end, they even said she was disobedient and locked her in the ancestral hall as punishment.

From then on, she became so ashamed that she dared not go out, and when she reached marriageable age, no one came to propose marriage.

Now that she sees this familiar medical book again, she will not waste it like she did in her previous life.

Su Liluo took out several medical books from the box, intending to start studying them now.

After she took out a few books, she suddenly heard a clanging sound coming from the box.

She looked down and saw a bronze ring that had fallen out of the book at some point. Curious, she picked it up.

"Huh, could this be a personal keepsake left by my own mother?"

Su Liluo looked around at the ring in her hand. Although it wasn't made of gold or jade, it was small and exquisite, with a rustic charm.

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