Chapter 27 The Furious Prime Minister

The rain outside was getting heavier, and it was winter, so it felt cold to the bone.

"Master, the second young lady is back." The servant hurried to report.

"Call her to the ancestral hall!" The prime minister suppressed his anger, as if he was on the verge of exploding.

The servant took the order, and before leaving, he thought of something and added, "It was sent back by the Third Prince's carriage."

When Su Yue arrived at the ancestral hall, he found the door was ajar. He called out "Father" and pushed the door open before walking in.

At this moment, a cold wind blew in from behind her, blowing the flames of the candles in the ancestral hall to and fro, making the entire hall feel like the hair on earth stood on end.

In her previous life, she was aloof and willful, and she had knelt in this ancestral hall many times. Now that she comes in again, she feels that everything has changed.

"Pa" Su Yue's cheek felt burning with pain as she was slapped hard by Su Yan.

"Rebellious girl, what a bad thing you did today!" Su Yan clenched his fists, his face flushed red, his thin lips tightly pursed, and his pair of bloodshot eyes stared at Su Yue.

"Kneel down in front of our ancestors!" Seeing that his daughter didn't say anything, Su Yan pointed at the ancestral tablet behind him and shouted at Su Yue.

"Plop." Su Yue moved quickly and knelt very naturally, as if he was very familiar with the place.

Prime Minister Su was surprised by her quick movements, but soon his anger came back and he wanted to beat this rebellious girl to death.

He had originally planned to take this girl in and have the emperor grant her a marriage. It would be such an honor for him to have a prince's consort in the Prime Minister's Mansion. But today, she almost scared herself to death in the Golden Palace!

"Are you dumb? Weren't you very eloquent in the Golden Palace today? Why are you so silent now?

If the Third Prince hadn't pleaded for you, you would have been beaten by the Emperor until you were left with only one breath left! "Su Yan saw that his daughter didn't say a word, and he felt like he had punched cotton with his fist, with nowhere to vent his anger.

"Father is right. I was reckless today." Su Yue felt a burning sensation on her right cheek, but she accepted it. She was indeed too reckless today.

Just because she wanted revenge so badly and didn't want to drag down the third prince, she acted so recklessly. She was indeed too impetuous. Now think about it calmly, can she really succeed in revenge in such an emotion?

"You... really make me so angry. Kneel down in front of our ancestors and reflect on your actions! Beg our ancestors to keep the Third Prince safe." Su Yan thought of what the servant had just said, that the Third Prince's carriage had brought her back. So after she finished speaking with gritted teeth, she shook her sleeves and slammed the door shut.

As long as the third prince is safe, their Su family will be safe.

"Pass on my order. Miss Su, you have committed insubordination. You must kneel in the ancestral hall for three days to reflect on your sins. I will give you a meal every day. Just don't starve to death."

"Yes, sir." The servants rarely saw the prime minister so angry, and they lowered their heads one by one, fearing that they would accidentally become cannon fodder.

Su Yue knelt on the futon, and her heart was in a tangled mess when she thought of the Third Prince's indifferent and distant expression today.

Yanliu Pavilion

"Mother Zhang, are you telling the truth? That damn girl should kneel in the ancestral hall for three days as punishment. It's fine as long as she doesn't starve to death." Aunt Liu's slightly sharp voice came out. Even if she tried her best to restrain herself, the gloating in her tone could not be hidden.

"Do you know what it is about?" Su Xin was also here tonight. She originally wanted to have a private chat with her mother, but she didn't expect to hear such comforting news from Zhang's mother.

In the past few days since Su Yue came back, she and her mother have been living a very uncomfortable life. She knelt in the cold ancestral hall for a whole day and her legs were numb. Her knees still hurt when she thought about it. Now is a good time to let her experience the feeling of kneeling in the ancestral hall.

"I cannot explain the specific circumstances, but word in the imperial city is that the Second Miss made a bet with the Emperor in the Golden Palace today, wanting the freedom to marry. The Third Prince was so angry that he vomited blood and passed out..." Mother Zhang roughly described the rumors she had heard.

Aunt Liu was so frightened that her mouth was shaped like an O. "Is this damn girl so bold? She doesn't even want to marry the Third Prince? Then she..."

"The third prince is seriously ill and is just a disabled person anyway. If I marry him, I'll just be a widow. Maybe I won't even be a widow. If I were him, I wouldn't want to do that either." Su Xin interrupted Aunt Liu and changed the subject.

"This girl is really brainless. She dares to bet on anything. When she first came into the mansion, she was so sharp-tongued that I thought she had changed her personality. In the end, I was overthinking it."

Upon hearing this, Aunt Liu also nodded in agreement, "It seems that she just stayed in the countryside for too long and has some resentment towards us, so she is targeting us. We just need to continue to be nice to her and give her some more support..."

Hearing her mother implying that Su Yue was a dog, she also laughed softly: "Mother is right, let's calm down and give her a few more bones to eat. I believe that Su Yue will soon forget the hardships she suffered in the countryside and become a weapon for mother to deal with Gu again."

She remembered that five years ago, Su Yue's willfulness had caused a lot of trouble for the Gu company.

"By the way, mother, the palace will hold an annual poetry meeting in three days. All officials and their wives will attend. Su Yue..." Su Xin did not finish her words, but a hint of malice flashed in her eyes.

"Xin'er, I understand what you mean. I will find the Prime Minister right away and will do everything I can to get that little girl out early. This is how much I, your aunt, love her!"

The mother and daughter looked at each other for a long time, and both saw calculation in each other's eyes.

How could Su Yue be missing from such a large gathering of officials' families to embarrass herself? After all, she had disliked studying since she was a child, and with Aunt Liu's deliberate indulgence and her five years in the countryside, it was not an exaggeration to say that Su Yue was an uneducated bumpkin.

Having such a "country bumpkin" sister by my side will definitely make me look more knowledgeable, intelligent and talented. By then, if any prince takes a fancy to me and marries me as his imperial concubine, wouldn’t I be able to become a phoenix upon a tree?

Let's talk about Gu

Ever since she learned that Su Yue was punished to kneel in the ancestral hall, Gu knelt outside the study in the rain and begged the prime minister to punish her less severely, or at least let the child have enough food to eat! It's so cold, how can Yue'er's little body bear it? But no matter how she cried and begged, there was no response from the prime minister's study.

Aunt Liu came to see the Prime Minister. When she passed by Gu, she just glanced at her lightly and walked in without looking back.

When Aunt Liu came out again, it was already late. She approached Gu, bringing with her a distinct scent of lovemaking, and gently squatted down to look Gu in the eye.

"Sister, are you also pleading for the Second Miss? I heard from the servants that you knelt for a long time. What, the Prime Minister doesn't want to see you? But the Prime Minister just promised me that the Second Miss will kneel in the ancestral hall for a day. Oh, I have sacrificed a lot for the Second Miss."

After saying that, she deliberately adjusted her collar, revealing a red mark that only Gu could see.

Seeing that Gu didn't say anything, she also felt bored. She made such a great sacrifice, only in exchange for that girl kneeling for a day. She had to let Su Yue know this affection in person. She had always "loved" her very much.

Thinking of this, he said nothing more and left with his head held high like a winner.

Gu stood up silently and let the cold rain hit her body. The Prime Minister had been extremely gentle to her in the past few days since she came back, and she actually had some inappropriate expectations of him.

Gu Qiner, Gu Qiner, you always overestimate your position in your husband's heart. That man only loves you!