Chapter 304 The Fall of Jiangnan

Finally, evening arrived. Granny Su was dawdling and hungry when she was about to leave the house when she heard footsteps.

Looking up, I saw that Su Yan'er had actually arrived.

Su Yan'er wrapped her face with a scarf. "I'm scared to stay here alone. I'll go with you."

She was afraid that those two disgusting people would come back to climb the wall after she left, and besides, it was too scary; the wall was completely covered in plaster.

"Help me walk."

Su Yan'er reached out her hand, and the nanny lowered her head to take it, suppressing the unusual look in her eyes.

The two had barely stepped out the door when the two thugs from earlier that day spotted them.

"My beauty, couldn't stand the loneliness this late at night, so you came to find your brothers?"

Su Yan'er screamed, shoved the nanny aside, and started running.

When she came to her senses, there was no one behind her.

Su Yan'er's legs were weak, her hair was disheveled, and she looked extremely disheveled.

Occasionally, a man would pass by, casting a malicious glance.

Su Yan'er was terrified and regretted going out so late at night, but if she went back now, what if she ran into those two disgusting people again?

She could only suppress her fear and kept walking. She was harassed twice, which scared her so much that she ran away as fast as she could.

She walked until her embroidered shoes were worn out, and finally arrived at the gate of the An family before dawn, almost bursting into tears of joy.

Just as I was about to go in, I was stopped by the gatekeeper.

"Let me in. I am the eldest daughter-in-law of the An family."

Su Yan'er looked disheveled; anyone who didn't know better would think she had encountered something terrible.

No one would believe she was the eldest grandmother.

It was already daylight, and there were many people coming and going, including those who had followed Su Yan'er here earlier with nothing to do.

Before long, onlookers began to gather. People love a good show, and once the crowd started to form, the crowd only grew larger.

"Young lady, don't talk nonsense. My mistress is perfectly fine in the manor." The gatekeeper looked at Su Yan'er with a complicated expression.

It's no wonder he didn't recognize her. Su Yan'er rarely went out before, and even when she did, she was always aloof and superior. A mere gatekeeper wouldn't dare to look her in the eye.

Now, she's utterly destitute, with not a trace of her former dignity left. At first glance, you wouldn't even recognize her as some kind of madwoman.

From the crowd watching the commotion outside, someone shouted, "He must have been out fooling around all night. Looks like what was written in that book was true!"

"So this is the female lead. Her shoes are all ruined. She must have been having a wild time last night! She doesn't seem like that kind of person."

"Pah, you slut!"

"Have you all forgotten? They still put on an act in front of others. That young master An is quite the character; he just loves being a cuckold..."

More and more people started talking, using increasingly vulgar and offensive language, which made Su Yan'er's face contort with anger.

"What nonsense are you spouting?"

She yelled and urged anxiously, "Go tell An Yan that I'm here and let me in!"

With her noble status, when has she ever been looked at and pointed at like this?

"If you don't open the door, believe me, I'll rip your head off!"

Just then, the butler came out and saw Su Yan'er at the gate with a surprised look on his face. "Mrs. Su, what's going on...?"

"Butler, let me in quickly!"

When Su Yan'er saw that the housekeeper recognized her, she excitedly tried to go in, but was stopped.

"Madam Su, please wait a moment. I need to go back and consult with the household first."

"Butler, when did I ever need permission to go back to my own home? Aren't you all tired of living?" Su Yan'er was so angry she wanted to kill someone, her delicate face contorted in rage.

"Mrs. Su, just wait."

Without saying a word, the butler told the gatekeeper to keep an eye on the people while he went in first.

The foul language outside continued, and Su Yan'er had never felt time stretch out as long as it did at this moment.

Those varied gazes were as if they wanted to strip her naked under the sunlight.

What are they talking about, and in what book?

Why did it turn out like this?

After an unknown amount of time, an old woman arrived, looked Su Yan'er up and down with a hint of disdain in her eyes, and led her inside.

As soon as they entered, the onlookers erupted in a frenzy.

"Ha! It really is that Madam! The daughter of the Prefect of Suzhou!"

"My God, so last night they really did go out and sleep under the open sky...wow...that couple really went all out!"

"The An family actually wants this slut who's been with so many men. They must be quite something!"

Su Yan'er was already in tears when she saw An Yan.

"I really can't go on living. Look at me, I'm covered in bites, I don't know what bit me. Brother Yan, please let me stay and take care of you. Please don't send me away again, okay?"

She thought An Yanye was being kind to her and was even going to send her away; how could that be allowed?

Su Yan'er never wanted to experience those murderous stares from outside again.

She felt nauseous, she was scared, she was going crazy.

An Yan looked at her with heartache and told her to go first, which was a reasonable expedient measure.

"Yan'er, you'll stay in the house I've arranged for you. This time, you won't be wronged. Pick a few things you're used to from home and take them with you, Yan'er..."

"Good, I was wondering where many things in the manor had gone. It turns out they were all here with you, elder brother." Su He walked in.

"Who let you in?" Su Yan'er was furious. "I'm still here, how dare you just walk in? Su He, don't forget I'm your sister-in-law! Don't you have any sense of propriety or shame?"

She hadn't dressed up yet, not wanting An Yan to feel sorry for her; how could she let a man see her like this?

Su He said sarcastically, "Sister-in-law, who in this family acknowledges you as the eldest sister-in-law? You're nothing but a promiscuous harlot!"

"What did you say? Say it again if you dare!"

As Su Yan'er shrieked, she grabbed the medicine bowl from the table and smashed it over there.

"You should really read this book! It's already a bestseller! You still think you're so high and mighty!"

Su He dropped a book and left.

Su Yan'er and An Yan didn't understand what it had to do with a book.

An Yan asked Su Yan'er to bring it over. After reading it, her face turned red, and she was so angry that she could hardly breathe.

"Brother Yan, what exactly happened?"

An Yan looked at Su Yan'er with bloodshot eyes.

Su Yan'er picked up the book and completely broke down after seeing its contents.

"No...this is impossible! Who did this?!"

The book is about her, and they even know her unique physical characteristics. How is that possible?

"Brother Yan, who is targeting me? This isn't how it works!" Su Yan'er looked at An Yan in horror.

An Yan was so angry that her face turned purple. "You go and stay in the house first. There are very important things there. I will investigate this matter."

Su Yan'er recalled the house; it seemed like a place where gold and silver were hidden.

Could it be that the dilapidated exterior was just a cover-up?

If that's the case, she really needs to go back; there are still people alive in the Su family...

No sooner had Su Yan'er stepped out the door than An Yan suddenly coughed up blood.

Looking at that book, I was absolutely furious.

Who could be so malicious as to come up with such a method to smear their reputation?

"Where is the head of the family?"

An Yan summoned her servants.

"The head of the family hasn't returned yet."

At the same time, Lin Anyuan received news that Emperor Honghui had entered the capital.

They began to wield their swords against the powerful families of Jiangnan.

The entire Jiangnan region was engulfed in carnage. Those stubborn aristocratic families, faced with the choice between losing their heads and clinging to their wealth, ultimately chose death.

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