They arrived with such confidence, and left in such a sorry state.

They even forgot to pick up a bundle that had fallen on the ground.

"Hey, you left your things here, are you just going to leave them here?"

Su Liluo watched their hurried retreating figures and deliberately shouted loudly.

"No, no, let's go!"

If we don't leave now, we'll be going to jail!

Old Madam Su muttered to herself, but she didn't dare to turn around!

She was terrified that if she turned around, she would see soldiers coming to arrest her.

However, Su Liluo didn't want their things to dirty the entrance of the Su residence, so she shouted loudly again, "The things in this bundle might be worth some money. You don't even want the money? You're penniless and can't even afford steamed buns!"

Only then did Madam Su tell Su Lianwu to quickly run back and retrieve the bundle.

Because she remembered that there was indeed some loose silver in her bundle.

"Are we just going to let them go like that?"

At this moment, Xiao Ye whispered a question in Su Liluo's ear.

This incident could have directly implicated the second branch of the Su family on charges of treason, because Ayu, whom Su Lianwu had imprisoned outside the city, was also a woman from the Northern Desert who had indeed colluded with the enemy, but was caught and punished by them.

However, Su Liluo stopped Xiao Ye from submitting the evidence, saying that she had other plans.

But now that he sees Su Liluo driving away the second branch of the Su family, he is somewhat confused.

"Of course not. Even when a cat kills a mouse, it will still make a good fuss over them before it dies. How could we let these thousand-year-old rats from the second branch of the family die so easily?"

Su Liluo's lips curled slightly.

Letting someone die simply is the lightest punishment. But for someone as heinous as the second wife, shouldn't they be made to experience some torment before they die?

Su Liluo had someone secretly follow the second branch of the family. They saw that after Su Yu and the others fled in a panic, they took the little silver they had left and rented a room in the slums of the capital.

"Hey, did you just move in? You're all dressed quite well, why are you staying in this shabby place?"

When Su Yu and his group arrived at the slums, they encountered several men and women dressed in tattered clothes who stared at them.

They naturally looked down on such people; in their eyes, such people were as lowly as beggars.

So, they just rolled their eyes and ignored their questions.

"Why aren't you saying anything? Are you all mute?"

Those people got a little angry when they saw that Su Yu and the others were ignoring them.

They had lived in this slum alley for several years, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they were the big shots in the area.

They approached them earlier to try and find out what was going on, and then they figured out what kind of protection money they could collect.

But this family seemed ungrateful, so they got angry too.

"Can't you read the room? We clearly don't want to talk to you, so please leave right now!"

Su Lianwu couldn't stand that even a lowly person from a slum was behaving arrogantly towards him, so he turned around and shouted at them sternly.

"Hey, you dare yell at us! You're probably... Ouch, ouch!"

One of the men saw Su Lianwu giving him a cold shoulder and couldn't help but get angry. He spat and was about to hit him, but Su Lianwu grabbed his hand tightly as soon as he raised it.

Su Lianwu was a former general, so dealing with these small fry was naturally effortless for him.

The man begged for mercy in pain, and after a while, Su Lianwu reluctantly let go.

He yelled, "Get out!"

Then, the man gave them a resentful look at their retreating figures before reluctantly leaving.

"What are you so arrogant about? Just wait a few days and I'll show you how I deal with you!"

They didn't notice the hateful looks the group gave them as they left, and walked into the rented room with disdain.

"How can anyone live here in such a filthy place?"

Upon entering, Su Wanshi couldn't help but complain when she saw the dust and cobwebs in the room.

She had never lived in such a dilapidated house in her entire life.

"We just need to clean it up properly. We don't have enough money right now, and we can't stay at an inn. The King of Chu is finished, so this is all we can do for now."

"Wanshi, you're a woman, so the task of cleaning up here is yours. There's a broom over there; hurry up and tidy up the room!"

Su Lianwu gave the order with a cold face.

Su Wanshi's mouth was wide open, looking shocked and incredulous.

She pointed to herself and asked Su Lianwu, "Brother, are you making me a sweeping maid?"

"Do you still think you're some kind of pampered young lady?"

"I...I've never done anything like this before, brother. You can't do this. Why don't you clean up yourself?"

“I’m a man, I have to take responsibility for my job and earn my future. You’re at home with nothing to do, so it’s your job. Do you expect Grandma, who’s so old, to do it?”

Su Lianwu said confidently.

Now the family is supported by his salary, and even this dilapidated house was paid for by him.

What's wrong with Su Wanshi doing nothing, just doing some work?

Besides, he had been thinking a lot on the way here and realized that their current predicament was all Su Wanshi's fault.

If she hadn't stolen Su Liluo's position as the legitimate daughter and gone against Su Liluo, causing them to favor her and neglect Su Liluo from a young age, Su Liluo wouldn't hate them so much now.

"Wanshi, your older brother is right. Since you're idle every day anyway, you should do these chores! Your father and older brother still have to go to work, and we'll have to rely on them in the future!"

When Madam Su heard Su Lianwu say that if Su Wanshi didn't do it, she would do it herself, she naturally jumped in to speak up for her.

She's a grandmother, so it's impossible for her to do any work. Besides, she actually favors boys over girls, so she wouldn't let her eldest grandson do any work after he came back from his job.

Therefore, it can only be Su Wanshi.

At the same time, Su Yu, like the old lady Su, glanced at Su Wanshi and said, "Go and clean the room we're going to stay in today, and come back to clean the outside tomorrow."

"Father, you..."

Su Wanshi looked at them with aggrieved expression. She never expected that after they came to this wretched place, she would have to be their maid.

You should know that you used to be the most pampered child in your family!

From their parents to their younger brother, everyone in their family dotes on them.

Why are they ganging up on me now?

"Hurry up and go! It'll get dark soon, and there are no candles here. It'll be even more troublesome if we can't see!"

Su Yu ignored Su Wanshi's displeasure and urged her on.

"you....."

Su Wanshi wanted to say something more, but seeing that they were ignoring her, she didn't dare to say anything more.

She had a gut feeling that if she didn't do any work at this point, they might kick her out.

So, she could only bite her lip, turn around angrily, and go back to work.

Meanwhile, the guards were informing Su Liluo of the situation.