After being jilted, the entire neighboring village was filled with deep regret.

Chapter 133 The Situation of Su Chunsen's Family

"Good, good! I'm relieved that she's doing well!" Madam Wan couldn't suppress the joy on her face.

Su Chunlin glanced outside, then looked at Su Chuan and asked in confusion, "Where's your wife? Su Sheng said she miscarried. How is she now?"

Su Chuan chuckled and said, "Second Uncle, she is still serving the eldest young mistress, but she is not as favored as before and is often scolded by the eldest young mistress. Otherwise, she is doing better."

Seeing that his nephew had aged considerably in just one year, Su Chunlin couldn't help but worry, "How about you? Are you alright?"

Su Chuan shook his head. "Second Uncle, I'm doing well at home. What could possibly be wrong? But I would like to ask you for a favor later."

"Why would you ask your second uncle for help?" Su Chunsen looked at his son with a puzzled expression.

Su Chuan glanced at Wan Shi, then hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but didn't.

Wan joked, "It's nothing serious, A-Chuan will tell your second uncle himself later."

Su Chunlin looked puzzled.

Su Chunsen looked at his wife and son suspiciously, as if he wanted to get to the bottom of things.

Seeing that things were not going well, Su Chunlin quickly changed the subject, "We can talk about this later. I have something else to say. As you know, my brother-in-law is almost at Dongmen Village. I want to go see Yunyun so I can explain it to him later!"

Wan's mind raced, and she immediately smiled and said, "That's easy! I'll take you there tomorrow. I don't have anything to do right now, so it won't hurt to be away for a while."

Su Chunsen nodded, "We'll listen to your sister-in-law. She'll take you tomorrow."

After the matter was discussed, Su Chunlin took his leave, refusing to let Su Chunsen see him off.

As soon as he stepped out the side door, he slipped a hundred coins to Awang and inquired about the Su Chunsen family's situation.

Having received the benefits, and since what Su Chunlin had inquired about wasn't exactly a secret, Awang told him everything.

"Alas! If you ask me, that Granny Li never had good intentions when she arranged the marriage for Su Chuan. Cui Lan is no pushover. Before she miscarried, everyone just thought she had a bad temper and didn't respect the people below her. But after she miscarried, she became even more outrageous and unscrupulous."

Many maids and servants secretly saw her harassing the young master, but the young master didn't push her away. Tell me, how could a married man be so shameless? She's absolutely wicked. I feel sorry for Su Chuan.

"Let me tell you a secret, we even suspect that the child Cuilan was carrying wasn't Su Chuan's. Maybe Su Chuan only married Cuilan to cover for the eldest young master."

"You can't just say things like that!" Su Chunlin was very anxious, his eyes wide open, looking quite frightening.

Awang hurriedly said, "I'm not making this up! After all, we're brothers, we can't just gossip behind people's backs, can we? It's really true! Uncle, you don't know, Su Chuan has been serving the young master since he was a child. When Su Yu was still around, the young master relied on Su Chuan as much as he could. He was the most prestigious among us servants."

Since Su Yu left the manor, the eldest young master has not valued Su Chuan as much as before, but he no longer beats or scolds him. Since Cui Lan miscarried, I have seen Su Chuan with injuries more than once or twice. Every time I ask him how he got them, he stammers.

But nothing stays hidden forever; a little inquiry is all it takes to find out what happened.

You tell me, what are the chances of such a coincidence? If Cuilan's child really had nothing to do with the young master, would he have beaten Su Chuan so badly because she miscarried? It just doesn't make sense!

The only possibility is that Su Chuan has been cheated on by Cui Lan! But we can't say these things openly, so I'll just tell you secretly, and please don't say I spread the rumors.” Su Chunlin's expression was tense, suppressing his anger, and he nodded, “Anything else?”

Awang sighed again, "And then there's Su Chuan's mother, Aunt Wan. She used to be a respected mother in the main courtyard of the madam, but now she's been replaced by four newly promoted pretty maids. She can't get important things done, and she's lost the chance to curry favor with her master. People in the courtyard also ignore her. Her life is incredibly stifling."

Uncle Chunsen is doing a bit better, but the eldest young master and his wife don't like to ride in his car when they go out. Fortunately, the master still relies on him, otherwise their family would almost have no place in the mansion.

"This is outrageous! Isn't this humiliating?" Su Chunlin was trembling with anger.

Awang sighed and said, "There's nothing we can do about it. We're just servants, and we don't have the master's favor! We'll just have to endure it. Maybe we'll be promoted by the master someday."

Su Chunlin felt a pang of sadness upon hearing this and couldn't help but ask, "Can't you just redeem yourself?"

Awang shook his head. "All those who can enter the manor have signed a life-or-death contract. Unless the master takes pity on them and, like Su Yuqiu and Ju, have their contracts of servitude returned, they have no chance to reform themselves."

If you speak up first, your master might think you have ulterior motives, and being beaten to death or sold off would be quite possible.

"Isn't there any other way?" Su Chunlin was very anxious.

Seeing his bewildered state, Awang couldn't just abandon him. He said with a troubled expression, "It's definitely hopeless to redeem them. Given their current situation, it would be better if they could go to the estate. First, they could stay away from their master, far from the emperor's reach, and wouldn't have to worry about being bullied by those arrogant servants. Second, they would have more freedom. But not everyone can go to the estate. Sigh! Why say so much? It's all just speculation!"

As he spoke, Awang closed the back door.

Su Chunlin stood there, lost in thought.

The next day, Wan went to the inn where Su Chunlin was staying early in the morning to find him and took him to Yong'an Lane.

Ke Yunyun was pleasantly surprised by the arrival of Wan Shi and Su Chunlin. She quickly asked Xiao Xi to serve tea and asked Granny Zhang to go to the kitchen to get some food.

Granny Zhang sized up Su Chunlin and, seeing that he was dressed even worse than Wan Shi, immediately gave him a cold look. "Miss, the young master didn't give you much money to begin with, so it's not for someone to freeload off you!"

Su Chunlin was already furious because of her elder brother's family's situation. When she saw a servant who was taking care of her niece speaking so sarcastically, she slammed her hand on the table and stood up, pointing at Granny Zhang's nose and cursing, "Who do you think you are, daring to point fingers at my niece!"

Everyone in the room was startled.

Granny Zhang reacted, both shocked and furious. She took a step back and shouted, her voice trembling with fear, "What do you think you're doing? I'm warning you, I'm Young Master Zhu's woman, not someone a poor peasant like you can challenge! Get out of this yard right now, or don't blame me for being impolite!"

"Fine! I'd like to see how you're going to treat me rudely!" Su Chunlin rolled up his sleeves and approached Granny Zhang.

Ke Yunyun was so frightened that her face changed color. "Second Uncle, please calm down and don't take it to heart."

Seeing Ke Yunyun's weakness, Granny Zhang became even more emboldened and shouted, "Help! Someone's being hit! Someone's being hit!"

With a loud "bang!", the courtyard gate was kicked open.

(End of this chapter)