Su Chang'an took a few sips and thought it tasted great.

His eyes lit up as he said to Madam Yu, "Yinniang, your idea is brilliant! You are truly my lucky star!"

He can do this business.

Mrs. Yu was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and asked, "It's so kind of you to support me, sir. But what about the capital for starting this business...?"

She didn't need to finish speaking; in the past, she only needed to say this much, and Su Chang'an would pick up the conversation and give her money.

This time, nothing unexpected happened.

Su Chang'an put down his teacup, held Yu's hand and said with a smile, "Give me the capital, and I will definitely make this business a success. I also have some connections. Once this business makes a lot of money, I will pay back Yinniang with interest. I will just be Yinniang's little errand boy, and Yinniang will be the behind-the-scenes boss."

Yu looked surprised and leaned shyly against Su Chang'an, saying, "Master, you are too good to Yinniang."

I almost lost my temper again. This time, this guy didn't come to give her money; he came to ask for money.

"Sir, I've already deposited all my money in a money exchange, and I don't dare keep those five thousand taels at home. I'll go get them tomorrow, and you can come back to see me in three days, okay?"

Yu's hand circled around Su Chang'an's chest as she spoke softly.

Su Chang'an smiled and nodded: "Okay, okay."

“Grandpa, you gave Jin Cai your personal gold Buddha amulet, but what about me? Didn’t I get any reward? Do you know that I had a difficult childbirth when I gave birth to Jin Cai, and I lost a lot of blood? The doctor said that I might have difficulty conceiving in the future…”

As she spoke, Madam Yu began to sob, her gaze falling on a jade pendant hanging from Su Chang'an's waist.

Upon hearing that Yu's childbirth had been so perilous, Su Chang'an felt deeply ashamed.

He was truly broke; he gave his personal gold medal to his son.

There's only one jade pendant left.

He immediately realized what was going on. Feeling guilty, he took off the jade pendant and gave it to Madam Yu: "Yinniang, this is my personal jade pendant. It's not considered jewelry. When I make money in the future, I will definitely make it up to you."

Yu smiled as she took the jade and put it away, then pulled Su Chang'an aside and said many kind words to him.

Only then did they send Su Chang'an away.

Su Chang'an was very polite to the man: "Please help take care of Yinniang and her child, brother. I will definitely thank you handsomely in the future."

The man snorted coldly: "It's my own sister, of course I'll take good care of her, you don't need to tell me."

Su Chang'an then said to Yu Shi, "Yin Niang, I'll come again in three days. I'll be waiting for you."

Yu smiled and nodded as she saw Su Chang'an off.

After Su Chang'an left, she closed the door, and the smile on her face vanished.

The man smiled and said, "This Marquis of Anping isn't all that great, he's quite foolish."

“My good son is almost able to call me Dad, but he can’t tell anything from it.”

The man hugged his son and kissed him, feeling extremely happy.

So what if he's the Marquis of Anping? He's still being played like a puppet by him.

"Stop joking around and hurry up and pack your things to leave tomorrow. This guy came today to ask me for money. It seems the Su family is really doomed. Even a mistress like me is being targeted for such a small amount."

Ms. Yu rolled her eyes at the man and said, somewhat annoyed.

She was chosen by Su Chang'an by chance, and at that time she was truly captivated by his charm.

But she loved the man in front of her even more.

This is the man she would rather elope with.

The two hit it off immediately and put on such a great show.

The child is naturally not Su Chang'an's; they just want to use Su Chang'an's fame, fortune, and money.

Now that it's no longer needed, it's natural to run away.

With his true intentions revealed, Su Chang'an had almost reached this point.

He always treasured his gold Buddha statue, but today he gave it to his child because he felt guilty that the child was his and he couldn't give anything back. He also felt that giving it to his son was just putting it in a different place, and he could take it back when he needed it, just like he used to give it to her and now he wanted it back.

Since things have come to this point, there's no point in pretending anymore. It's time to pack my things and run away.

With these several thousand taels, their family would be set for life.

If Su Chang'an really gains power in the future, she can make up a reason to come back and say that her brother was being chased for gambling debts and was too ashamed to see him, so she left. As long as she speaks pitifully and weakly, Su Chang'an will believe her.

"Alright, alright, let him come back in three days. I wonder if he'll go crazy seeing this place all empty."

The man said with a smile.

Who cares?

Yu had already planned everything in her mind, and this little matter was nothing to her.

They hurriedly packed their things, unaware that the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.

The next night, they packed their things and went out, only to find a row of gloomy guards already waiting for them outside the courtyard.

The two men were deathly pale.

"Who are you people? We're just ordinary folks, we haven't offended you, have we?"

The man asked, stammering.

"My young lady invites you two to stay."

Cailian spoke with an arrogant expression and a cold voice.

Who is your young lady?

Ms. Yu asked with suspicion. Her face was pale and she was frightened. She tried to comfort herself, telling herself that everything was alright, but no matter how she comforted herself, she could not feel at ease.

"Lady of the Marquis of Anping, née Qian."

Cai Lian Leng Chen announced her name.

Yu's heart was dead.

The weapon in his hand fell to the ground with a thud.

The man's face also turned panicked.

The two were taken away.

They were taken to a secluded courtyard just as dawn was breaking.

Here, Ms. Yu and the man met Qian Min.

"Madam, please spare my life!"

Both the man and Ms. Yu knelt down and begged for mercy.

Qian Min just watched quietly.

After the two begged for mercy for a while, he finally spoke up: "You have some nerve, daring to do things like cheating and swindling!"

Ms. Yu and the man trembled, not daring to lift their heads.

Qian Min looked at the two of them and continued, "I think you two are husband and wife. You don't look like you're evil people. And the child is a spitting image of the man next to you. Did Marquis Anping use some despicable means to coerce you two?"

"Does he have some kind of leverage over you two?"

Qian Min guided her step by step, and the clever Yu and the man immediately began to have designs on each other.

Their eyes met out of the corner of their eyes.

With a sob in her voice, Madam Yu cried, "Madam, we dare not speak! If we do, we will lose our lives! He is the Marquis of Anping... We are just ordinary people, at the mercy of others, with no choice in our own lives!"

“That’s right, we are like eggs, and Marquis Anping is like a rock. How can an egg hit a rock…”

The man also wept with sorrow.

Seeing that they were quite cooperative, Qian Min immediately put on a serious expression and said sternly, "Even the emperor is subject to the same laws as commoners, and Marquis Anping is no exception. Even if he is my husband, I will never protect him if he does anything heinous!"

“Tell me in detail how he coerced and threatened you, how he bullied you and your husband, how he humiliated your wife? What heinous things has he done! I will definitely seek justice for you!” Qian Min’s words were powerful and full of meaning.