The Empress Kneels in Her Palace to Admit Her Mistakes After Slaying Her Ways in the Female-Oriented

"Ye Fan?"

Su Hong looked somewhat bewildered: "Who is he?"

"Second Uncle, have you forgotten? He made a three-year agreement with you."

"A three-year agreement?" Su Hong was even more confused. Who made a three-year agreement with him? And what was this three-year agreement about?

However, after Su Li's reminder, he quickly realized what she meant and said, "So it was that person!"

He vaguely remembered that it was a young man who was poorly dressed, but sooner or later he would act like he was the boss of the world. He dared to propose marriage after only seeing his second niece, Su Xiu, from afar in the market.

Su Hong wasn't stupid; how could he possibly offer up his pampered niece to such a down-on-his-luck young man? He immediately told the boy to leave.

But this kid, I don't know where he got his arrogance from, actually dared to make a three-year agreement with him right in front of him.

He said he would definitely come back in three years to seek justice.

This incident had initially angered him greatly, but he had simply regarded Ye Fan as an arrogant young man and hadn't taken it to heart at all.

just now……

Su Li suddenly brought up Ye Fan.

What, has Ye Fan really turned out to be a decent human being?

And he's someone who can even go toe-to-toe with a great general?

No way! With his shabby and down-on-his-luck appearance and no background whatsoever, he should have blended into the crowd!

"So what does Ye Fan do now?"

Su Li shook her head: "Second Uncle, I don't know, I haven't seen him since we parted ways back then."

"You trust him so much without ever having met him?"

Su Li quickly said, "It's mainly because my second sister often tells me that Young Master Ye Fan is extraordinary by nature and, given time, will become no ordinary person."

"He also said that even if she poked a hole in the sky, Brother Ye Fan would be able to patch it up for her."

"Since Second Sister is so confident, Brother Ye Fan must be extraordinary, so..."

Su Hong was furious: "With your second sister's brain, if she were even slightly sensible, would she be hanging on the city gate tower like this?"

"You still believe her?"

"Are you afraid that our Su family won't collapse fast enough?"

"But..." Su Li said timidly, "The way Second Sister talked about Brother Ye Fan was so confident, I couldn't help but believe her..."

"Stop talking!" Su Hong was agitated. If he really entrusted the fate of the Su family to that impoverished and destitute Ye Fan, he would be out of his mind.

He has a serious illness!

He simply rejected Su Li's suggestion and pondered whether there were any other ways to break the deadlock. The only thing he could think of now was his niece, Su Jin, who might be able to help.

But he knew that Su Jin did not hold a high position in front of the general, and if he asked his niece Su Jin to plead with the general, he might end up putting Su Jin in a difficult position.

That's not a good approach at all.

"What should we do?"

He was anxious and pondered for a long time without success.

Su Li, standing beside her, suddenly showed a determined look on her face and said, "Second Uncle, how about I marry the General in place of Second Sister?"

"you?"

Su Hong was taken aback. He had never thought about it from this perspective before, mainly because Su Li's status was that she was born to a concubine.

Neither the eldest son nor the legitimate heir.

It is difficult to represent the entire Su family.

If Su Li were to marry the Great General, he would naturally be able to control and fully support their Yunji City, but the clansmen scattered throughout the Northern Frontier might not be willing to fully support them.

After all, the fact that General Ren Tianye married a concubine's daughter from the Su family meant that the Su family did not fully approve of them, so they naturally wouldn't put all their hopes on General Ren Tianye.

They are certainly still hoping that the eldest daughters and sons of the Su family will pledge allegiance to other forces in this chaotic world, and then support those forces, so as not to put all their eggs in one basket.

However, if it is the legitimate daughter, the situation will be completely different.

If Su Hong mediates, the clansmen will give all their resources to the general and gamble everything they have.

"Yes, Second Uncle, I will marry the General."

"Li'er knows that I am of humble status and would never dare to aspire to the high position of the General, but now, in order to save my second sister and the Su family, I want to give it a try!"

Su Hong fell silent.

Su Li is right. The current situation has greatly exceeded expectations. Su Xiu's audacious and reckless behavior has caused the Su family to lose the support of the Great General.

They need to show even greater sincerity.

Although the clansmen would certainly not fully support Su Li's marriage, if he were to go all out, try to reconcile the situation, and even deal with the disobedient members of the clan, he might still achieve a very good result.

More importantly...

He had no choice.

Immediately, she felt reassured and said, "What do you mean by lowly status? You were raised in the eldest mistress's room since you were a child, so you can be considered a legitimate daughter."

"As long as you are willing, my Su family will definitely marry you off to the great general in a grand and glorious manner, according to the standards for a legitimate daughter."

Su Li bowed respectfully: "Second Uncle, I agree!"

Her large eyes were clear and bright, and her expression was gentle and innocent, which made Su Hong slightly startled. From childhood to adulthood, his eldest and second nieces were always a worry, but this third niece was well-behaved and obedient, never doing anything out of line, and even being careful and cautious in everything she did.

In other words, he didn't have a good family background; otherwise, he would have been the most respected person in the Su family.

Thinking this, he felt a pang of guilt towards Su Li and said, "Li'er, it's all my fault. If the General had come to propose marriage back then, I would have let you go no matter what."

"How did my Su family come to this state?"

"No matter how hard you try to mend it, the cracks will always remain and can never be completely eliminated."

"The Su family originally only needed to exert ten percent of their effort to obtain inexhaustible wealth for their descendants, but now... I'm afraid even if the Su family exerts twelve percent of their effort, their status will still be severely restricted."

He paused, then sighed, "However, it's a pity as it may be, it's still better than the entire Su family being wiped out."

"I'm very happy that you have this idea."

"This isn't the place to talk. Let's go back inside."

After returning to the Su residence with Su Li, Su Hong began to seriously consider how to handle the situation so that General Ren Tianye would not mind the Su family's previous misdeeds.

But before he could figure it out, his heart suddenly skipped a beat.

The matter of his second niece, Su Xiu, had made him paranoid. Now that he was going to offer his third niece, he was worried that she might have some problems, otherwise the Su family would be completely finished.

They quickly called Su Li over again.

He asked, "Li'er, your second uncle is asking you, are you truly sincere about marrying the Great General this time?"

"Is there even the slightest dissatisfaction?"

"But is it acceptable? Or is it merely a matter of being forced by circumstances, and harboring actual resentment towards the General?"

Su Li obediently knelt on the ground, her expression sincere: "Second Uncle, Li'er truly wants to marry the General. If the General doesn't mind, Li'er will take care of him day and night after marriage, and will never let him worry about matters concerning his harem!"

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