Su Yujiao was escorted back to the general's mansion by several servants who twisted her arms.

At this time, the main hall was already full of people.

At the head of the group were the Lu family's matriarch, Madam Zhu, and the patriarch, flanked by the Lu family's elders, with the members of the first and second branches of the family standing in the rows behind them.

This setup is somewhat reminiscent of a joint trial.

Su Yujiao sneered. On her way back, she had already heard the rumors of their elopement from the servants.

Seeing the Lu family's serious demeanor, they naturally knew what they were about to face.

The people inside the room were even more furious when they saw her standing straight, showing no intention of kneeling down to admit her mistake.

The first to speak was Madam Zhu, the matriarch of the Lu family: "You shameless woman, you've completely disgraced the General's Mansion!" (Note: Madam Zhu is the male lead's grandmother, not the female lead's mother-in-law!)

"Kneel down."

Su Yujiao stood there proudly, looking directly at everyone, no longer displaying her usual submissive and obedient demeanor.

Old Madam Chen walked over and said in a sinister tone, "Young Madam, please."

Seeing that Su Yujiao did not move, she reached out to pull her.

On the surface it's a tug-of-war, but in reality it's a subtle twisting and turning.

She was most adept at these underhanded tricks; whenever she bullied Su Yujiao, the old lady and Madam Zhu would reward her with silver.

Su Yujiao usually tolerated it, but today she didn't want to tolerate it anymore.

Snap!

Su Yujiao's eyes flashed coldly: "Get out of here."

Granny Chen covered her face, looking at her with a venomous gaze. She couldn't believe that the usually meek young mistress dared to hit her.

Granny Chen didn't dare to fight back in public, after all, Su Yujiao was still her master.

But when she pulled on Su Yujiao again, she hit her even harder.

"You dare to lay a hand on me? Who gave you the guts?" Su Yujiao's voice was filled with intense anger.

She kicked Granny Chen over and then crushed her fat hands under her feet.

"stop!"

Lu Ziqian entered the main hall with ink books and paintings in hand, his face grim.

Su Yujiao turned around and looked at him quietly, her face pale from the rage, her eyes filled with resentment and sorrow.

"You still have the nerve to come back!"

A vein bulged on the man's forehead, and his eyes were bloodshot, as if he hadn't slept for days and nights. His words seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth.

"Ha, you think I wanted to come back?"

Su Yujiao let out a cold laugh, her words filled with sorrow.

Her gaze fell on Mo Hua's face, carrying a hint of mockery.

Mo Hua was furious and embarrassed by her stare, but dared not say anything. She never dared to tell Lu Ziqian what happened that day.

The original plan was to wait until Su Yujiao was killed by the bandits, and then tell her that she had been ambushed by the bandits when she returned.

When he returned, he heard the news that Su Yujiao had eloped with another man.

Now there's no need for explanation!

Moreover, when the general heard the news of Su Yujiao's elopement, he didn't ask any questions and believed it immediately.

Clearly, he didn't care about the truth; he was convinced of Su Yujiao's depravity.

Seeing her mocking attitude, Lu Ziqian's anger surged even higher, shattering his last shred of reason.

He acted swiftly, grabbing Su Yujiao by the neck with a swift, powerful grip, and asked in a low voice, "Where have you been these past two days?"

"What shameless things did you do?"

He was so angry that he couldn't bring himself to say, "Have you ever..."

Su Yujiao was choked so hard she couldn't breathe, and tears streamed uncontrollably down her cheeks.

How dare he ask her where she had gone?

"Where have I gone? Don't you know?"

"You left me in the bandits' den, weren't you just trying to kill me?"

"Am I disappointing you because I didn't die?"

Hot tears dripped onto the back of the man's hand, the cool touch bringing him back to his senses.

Seeing her heartbroken state, Lu Ziqian felt a little guilty. That day...

Yunniang already had a heart condition and couldn't handle any fright!

Moreover, although Mo Hua's martial arts skills are not as good as his, they are more than enough to save her. Why should she be so fixated on who saved her?

This is utterly unreasonable!

Even if he was in the wrong that day, it was not a reason for her to elope with another man.

"So, you think it's okay for you to elope with some random guy?"

As Su Yujiao listened to his righteous questioning, even though her heart was numb, she felt a surge of anger.

"Yes, I am right. Compared to you, I am never in the wrong."

Seeing that she had changed from her usual obedient self and was constantly contradicting him, Lu Ziqian's suppressed anger rose again.

"So, you're admitting you eloped with another man?"

Su Yujiao sneered: "Since you have already convicted me, why bother asking any more questions?"

"If I said she stood by and did nothing to save me, and that I was captured by bandits, would you believe me?" She suddenly raised her hand and pointed at the ink painting.

Before Mo Hua could retort, Lu Ziqian scolded her, "Shut up! You did something shameless and now you're trying to shift the blame onto others?"

"Su Yujiao, you are still so despicable."

Mo Hua suppressed her shock and glanced triumphantly at Su Yujiao. The general indeed trusted her more!

Su Yujiao gave a self-deprecating laugh. She shouldn't have explained. Knowing the outcome, why did she invite humiliation?

What was she hoping for? Was she hoping that Lu Ziqian would believe her?

Lu Ziqian isn't a brainless person. If he trusted her, he wouldn't have let those rumors fester.

If he trusted her, he wouldn't have so easily believed Mo Hua's lies!

If he believed her, he wouldn't have tried to pin the blame on her when the truth was right in front of him.

She's so stupid, still having illusions about him even now!

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