Su Tiyue and her elder brother returned home and found that the atmosphere in the mansion was not quite right.

The Su family mansion is usually a harmonious place, but today it was unusually quiet.

Qingwu and Liuwan were forced to kneel outside Su Sui's study. Their small, thin figures looked pitiful from a distance.

Su Tiyue glanced at Su Lin and complained, "Big brother, this has nothing to do with Liu Wan and the others, can we not punish them?"

She tried to plead for her two maids.

That's the truth. If it weren't to help her cover it up, why would the two of them have been forced to kneel as punishment?

Su Lin glared at her and said irritably, "Why don't you mind your own business first? Think about how you're going to explain this to Father later...?"

Seeing her eldest brother, who usually doted on her the most, being so fierce to her, she knew she had gotten herself into big trouble and could only meekly say "Oh".

The two reached the doorway, and Su Lin stepped into the study first, followed slowly by Su Tiyue. When they reached Liu Wan and Qing Wu, she whispered, "You two, stop kneeling, get up..."

"Master, this... isn't this a bit inappropriate?" Qingwu exchanged a glance with Liuwan beside her and said cautiously.

"It's alright, I'll just sweet-talk my dad and beg him for mercy, then no one will dare to punish you... Get up now." Su Tiyue raised her hand to the two of them, signaling them to get up.

After saying that, he gave them both a slight smile.

These two loyal maids, though others might not feel sorry for them, Su Tiyue felt very sorry for them.

Qingwu and Liuwan looked at each other, and only after Su Tiyue entered the room did they slowly stand up, supporting each other.

My knees are practically broken...

As soon as Su Tiyue entered the room, before the smile on her face had completely faded, she heard a deep, loud voice say, "Kneel down!"

It was her father, Su Sui's, voice.

Upon hearing this angry roar, Qingwu and Liuwan thought they were being told to kneel.

The two barely managed to get up before quickly supporting their knees and obediently kneeling down again.

"..."

Su Tiyue was also kneeling...

Although she was kneeling, she still spoke defiantly, relying on Su Sui's affection, she whispered, "Father, why do you always make me kneel? In Yong'an City, go and ask around... which father punishes his daughter like this?"

"I don't know how other families are punished, but I do know... in Yong'an City, other families' daughters wouldn't secretly run off to find lovers!" Su Sui slammed her hand on the table in exasperation.

"Moon, what exactly do you want to do? You used to be so well-behaved and sensible, how come you've become so willful now?"

Su Tiyue pouted and muttered softly, "You said it yourself, I'm going to find my lover... not someone else."

"...You! You dare to talk back? You did something wrong, yet you're still so self-righteous?"

Su Tiyue asked, "Where did I go wrong? Father, is it wrong not to marry someone you don't love? Is it wrong that Xiao Zhangyin and I are in love?"

Su Sui was furious: "But he's a treacherous official, and a eunuch at that!"

“He’s not a eunuch…” Su Tiyue frowned, her voice lacking confidence, but she still forced herself to continue, “Although Xiao Zhangyin and I are not husband and wife in name, we have long been husband and wife in practice…”

"absurd!"

Su Sui didn't fully react at first, but when he did, his expression changed drastically: "You mean Master Xiao isn't a eunuch?"

Su Tiyue nodded.

"This is a crime of deceiving the emperor. If someone reports this... even ten heads wouldn't be enough to stop them from being beheaded!"

Su Lin, who had been sitting, could no longer remain seated upon hearing this. He looked at Su Tiyue in disbelief: "Master Xiao really isn't a eunuch?"

Su Tiyue nodded silently again.

It seems that the seriousness of this matter far exceeded Su Tiyue's expectations.

Su Lin said, "Deceiving the emperor is punishable by the extermination of nine generations of your family. Sister, now that you know the truth, why don't you stay away from him? Right now, your relationship with him is ambiguous. In the end, not only you... but our entire Su family will be buried with him!"

In her haste, Su Sui said something harsh: "You can't tell right from wrong. If you insist on being with him, the Su family will disown you as their daughter!"

He added, "Tomorrow, tomorrow I will report this matter to the Emperor..."

Su Tiyue said, "Okay, if Father really wants to do this, then it will be perfect for me and Master Xiao, and also for the child in my womb."

"Anyway, if Master Xiao dies, I will never live on alone." Su Tiyue said, deliberately stroking her flat stomach.

Perhaps because she was lying, she sounded unsure of herself when she said that.

"Flesh and blood?!" Su Sui and Su Lin exclaimed in unison!

This shocking news made Su Sui feel dizzy and almost lose her balance.

Fortunately, Su Lin reacted quickly and helped him sit down in a chair: "Father, please don't get angry, it's easy to hurt your health."

After calming her father down, Su Lin turned around and said sternly to her, "A young lady's reputation is the most important thing. Yue'er, you would even make up such a lie for him?"

The elder brother has always understood Su Tiyue, so he can naturally tell which of her words are true and which are false.

She would never have said such a thing unless she was forced into a corner.

Since she had already said it, she could only go all out: "Father, elder brother... I didn't lie to you. I did it willingly. I would do anything for him."

Su Lin's sharp, hawk-like eyes were fixed on Su Tiyue. He gritted his teeth and said, "If this is true, I will definitely kill him!"

Upon hearing this, Su Tiyue's eyes instantly reddened, and she struggled to hold back her tears.

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