Thirteenth Lady's Comback: Her Everyday Life as a Bystander-Chapter 318 - 28: Midnight Operation (Part 1)

Susu truly wanted to find a good marriage for Yue Baiyou, not because she’s a Holy Mother White Lotus, despite Yue Baiyou harming her, she still planned for her.

Just like Yue Baiyou relying on her identity to act willfully, Susu was also cautious because of her own identity.

But no matter how pitiful an identity calls for sympathy, it can’t withstand self-destruction!

Looking at the frantically yelling Yue Baiyou, Susu really thought greed is the original sin.

Time goes back to when Susu learned about the Old Niu Lamb and Beef Restaurant from the Little Beggar Gang members.

In view of Susu’s discovery of Awakening Incense, leading to gathered intelligence, Qin Dusi thought Susu, although not a good soldier (mainly because she doesn’t follow his orders), undeniably provided many previously unconsidered issues.

Thus, the investigation outcomes from the Little Beggar Gang regarding the Old Niu Lamb and Beef Restaurant were given great importance.

Currently, with the tense situation, to avoid alerting the enemy, under the leadership of Qin Dusi, the "Youye Team" was established, theoretically led by Liu Commander with Hong Sheng assisting, Susu provided mental support.

In practice, since Qin Dusi was inconvenient to come to the Northwest, Susu served as a misdirection, with Liu Commander and Hong Sheng truly putting in effort.

This "Youye Team" sounds grand and stylish, but the strategy it adheres to is an excerpt from the "Saint Martial Emperor’s Military Strategy": Sneak into the village quietly, don’t shoot.

Facing someone unaware of shame, Susu could only respond with "haha", with nothing else to say.

Not to mention Liu Commander and Hong Sheng secretly investigating the Old Niu Lamb and Beef Restaurant, just that Susu wasn’t idle for a moment.

Aside from going through the motions with Yue Baiyou and the official family women, since learning from Mrs. Zhao that the Sixth Prince recognized the Emperor of Great Chu as his godfather and signed a support contract, Susu’s mind didn’t stop working, and many orders were quietly issued, followed by servants handling them.

The support contract sounds like a good deal for Great Chu, promising the Sixth Prince to repay war expenses for Great Chu when ascended, cede ten towns of Mosen, annually tribute five thousand horses, ten thousand cattle and sheep each, twenty carts of precious furs, ten carts of various precious herbs, numerous rare treasures.

Nonetheless, the original work shows this Sixth Prince of Tartar is skilled at keeping a low profile and enduring hardships.

Perhaps both parties signing the agreement don’t trust each other’s integrity, yet, the bustling world, all for gains; the hasty world, all for benefits. There are no permanent enemies, only permanent interests.

Since transmigration, Susu’s memory was impressively good, not just remembering books glimpsed in her previous life fluently, but also thoroughly read novels.

Compared to the original work, although she filled out some details as a butterfly, changing some bystanders’ fate, the general direction of history remains unchanged, just with a time deviation.

For example, Prince Ke should have come to the Northwest five years later, at which time other princes were undermined due to infighting, the call to make Prince Ke the Crown Prince was highest, he was only a step away from the Crown Prince position.

The old Emperor loved and feared his legitimate son, sending him to the Northwest, ostensibly to build accomplishments, practically to keep him away from the power center.

As for whether the coming of Prince Ke to the Northwest would affect the Northwest Army, the old Emperor wasn’t worried at all.

Because control over the Northwest Army, passed down through generations, was firmly held by the Duke Zhen Mansion lineage, which was loyal only to Great Chu, loyal to the people. The Northwest Army only fought enemies, never engaged in internal strife.

Even the suspicious current Emperor never doubted Duke Zhen Mansion’s loyalty to the Great Chu Empire.

Just at that time, Prince Ke in the Capital already had grown wings, with many loyalists outside and alliance with Empress Wang inside.

Even after staying in the Northwest for three years, achieving the feat of attacking the Tartar Royal Capital and capturing the Tartar Khan, the current Emperor issued nine decrees recalling him.

Only then could the Tartar Royal Family barely hang on.

But now, Prince Ke’s arrival in the Northwest was five years earlier, although the voice advocating for him as Crown Prince was still high, his several brothers still retained substantial strength.

At this time, Prince Ke’s wings were not yet full, if any upheaval occurred in the Capital, when he ascends as emperor, countless trials might await.

Susu didn’t care whether Prince Ke became Emperor, after all, no matter which prince inherited, the Ruan Family would be reinstated.

However, the original work being focused on the heroine, only Prince Ke ascending can make Sister Ten Empress Dowager.

At this time, because the Emperor’s original wife deceased early, he still harbored a bit of guilt towards Prince Ke, the legitimate son, genuinely sent him to the Northwest to build accomplishments.

But now Prince Ke faces even greater danger, not only confronting the Tartar Army but also countless assassins and stealth attacks sent by his several brothers.

And Susu worried about Ruana Shiniang in Prince Ke’s harem, as she hadn’t truly established herself yet, even if under Fourth Miss’s care, the results were only half success with twice the effort.

Unless Sister Ten finds a way for Prince Ke to take her and Big Cat to the Northwest, but that’s too difficult.

Five years later, Sister Ten could make Prince Ke take her to the Northwest, was because by then she had a deep bond with Prince Ke.

But now, to Prince Ke, Sister Ten was just a pawn to draw the remaining powers of the Ruan Family.

And what truly burned Susu’s heart was Hong Sheng and her brothers.

First, not to mention whether the Emperor would make a deal with the Sixth Prince, helping his godfather eliminate some unseemly fish when the Sixth Prince inherits as Khan.

Just speaking of Hong Sheng’s current situation, it’s extremely dangerous.

Hong Sheng’s capture of the Sixth Prince of Tartar was the spark leading to the Tartar’s series of upheavals.

Hong Sheng and Batraj even have a distant feud of killing parents.

Susu didn’t believe that Sixth Prince could be "broad-minded" enough to accept all this unaffected.

Thinking about it gave Susu a headache, yet there wasn’t even someone to discuss with by her side, Hong Sheng hadn’t returned home for half a month. This was probably the sorrow of being a soldier’s wife!

Susu couldn’t move to the military camp because stabilizing Yue Baiyou kept her busy, feeling extremely restless, fortunately, she was always alert, quickly putting the scent sachet under her nose, taking a strong sniff.

Damn, for confusing Yue Baiyou and Bai Lili, the ten or so pots of Inverted Golden Bell originally in the mansion remained in place.

Coincidentally, this flower grows fast during its season, blooms continuously, and if the temperature is suitable, it can bloom all year round.

The most contradictory thing was there was an old soldier in the house who, despite looking like a rough man, had an artistic heart.

Besides liking flowers and plants, all flora handled by him thrived robustly, showing strong vitality.

Yet now, this good thing turned into misfortune.

Chaotic Heart naturally couldn’t be exposed, Susu could only watch his wife move the flowers in the inner court one pot at a time, later moved back after he arranged them.

If it weren’t for Hong Sheng assuring them no issues, Susu would’ve suspected they were in league with Yue Baiyou.

I have one sentence MMP, wondering if it should be said or unsaid.

And Yue Baiyou, clinging to the mentality of "many ants biting an elephant to death", surprisingly never parted ways with Chaotic Heart type of poisonous fragrance, daily finding ways to see Susu.

Watching Yue Baiyou growing irritable and unaware, Susu didn’t know whether to pity her or hate her.

Idiot, haven’t heard that medicine is one-third poison? This is truly harming others without benefiting oneself!

If this girl remains so stubborn, her brother named Yu Qian might not even be able to save her.

Susu does have the antidote, but why should she give it to her?

Susu knows she was never Holy Mother!