Chapter 30 Seizing Gu's Dowry

Although she was kneeling, Su Yue could still feel that his eyes had never left her.

"I deserve to die. I didn't know the Second Prince had arrived and failed to welcome him..." Finally, his father's voice drew his attention away, and Su Yue felt that he could finally breathe.

"You deserve to die. It's not that you didn't welcome me, but you actually let a concubine take charge of the wife's dowry. Prime Minister Su, if this gets out, I'm afraid you will be laughed at! If my father finds out..."

When the second prince said this, his eyes still glanced at Su Yue intentionally or unintentionally.

"Your humble servant...your humble servant..." Su Yan regretted so much at this time. He didn't expect that this family scandal was heard by the Second Prince. If he did something to make trouble, he would be in big trouble.

"Okay, everyone, get up. What are you kneeling for? It's tiring. I just brought some gifts to comfort Prime Minister Su who was frightened in the Golden Palace a few days ago." He turned his head slightly and motioned Qingzhu to hand the gift to the prime minister.

"Thank you for your concern, Second Prince. I will bring some small gifts to express my gratitude in a few days." The Prime Minister took it respectfully with both hands. You give me a gift and I will give you a gift. It's give and take, and neither of us owes anyone anything.

Among these princes, he always maintained a neutral attitude, was respectful to every prince, and did not get close to any of them.

He was watching the emperor's attitude. The most taboo thing in the court was to take sides in advance.

"Okay, I just came here because I was in a good mood. If there's nothing else, I'll leave. Prime Minister Su, you have to take care of your family affairs!" After the second prince said this, he looked at Su Yue meaningfully. From beginning to end, she didn't even look at him.

"Second Prince, thank you very much for caring about my father." Su Xin, who was standing aside, had been anxious since the second prince came in, thinking about how to start a conversation with him. After all, a handsome prince who was still unmarried was a fatal attraction to her.

She hesitated for a long time, and when she saw that he was about to leave, she mustered up the courage to call him.

Shangguan Nanfeng only heard a soft female voice calling him, so he turned around and saw a young girl wearing a light blue brocade jacket and skirt with double butterflies, her hair combed in a bun with a crystal sapphire hairpin inserted diagonally on it.

A pair of willow-leaf eyes were looking at her brightly, intentionally or unintentionally, with rosy cheeks, looking indescribably pretty and charming.

"Who is this?" There was a glimmer of surprise in Shangguan Nanfeng's eyes. What a stunning beauty.

"Replying to the Second Prince, that is my eldest daughter, Su Xin." In the Prime Minister's heart, he was actually a little biased towards the Third Prince, because everyone could see the Emperor's favor for the Third Prince, so when he learned that the Emperor intended to grant a marriage between Su Yue and the Third Prince, he was extremely happy.

Now, seeing the look in the eyes of the second prince, it seems that he has feelings for his eldest daughter. He calculated in his heart that if the eldest daughter married the second prince and the second daughter married the third prince, the emperor would only have three sons...

"Oh, my aunt's daughter, what a pity..." He knew that the eldest daughter of the Su family was born to my aunt Liu, so he no longer lingered and went home directly.

His position as a concubine must be occupied by a useful person; beauty is secondary. After all, there are so many beautiful women. When he becomes the emperor, he will have three palaces and six courtyards, and there will be all kinds of beauties.

"My aunt's daughter..." The second prince's words were like thunder exploding in Su Xin's ears. She never thought that she would be disliked. Was it just because she was my aunt's daughter?

The little face that had been rosy just now was now pale, and her delicate hands were tightly twisting the handkerchief in their hands. She lowered her head and her eyes became vicious.

"Madam Liu! Tell me about this 'Welcoming Spring Picture' now!" Su Yan was never a fool. He just turned a blind eye to some things, but the attitude of the Second Prince just now forced him to open his eyes.

"I...I..." Concubine Liu was so frightened by the Prime Minister's harsh shout that she fell to her knees and cried for a long time without knowing what to say.

"Oh, uncle, don't get angry yet. Maybe everyone is bored and has nothing better to do, so they really painted two identical paintings of Welcoming Spring. Just ask Aunt Liu to take them out quickly." Zhang obviously wanted to add fuel to the fire and forced Aunt Liu to take out the Welcoming Spring painting.

Aunt Liu sobbed and stammered without saying anything. Everyone present was a shrewd person. She still hadn't taken it out until now. She must have sold the painting of Welcoming Spring secretly.

"Okay, okay, Su Yan! Look at how you have spoiled Concubine Liu. How dare a concubine like her touch the dowry of her stepmother and even pawn it?" The old man pointed at Su Yan's nose and gasped in anger.

"Today, I'll sit here and see how you punish this little bitch!" After saying that, the old man sat down on the chair, glaring at Su Yan and said with gritted teeth.

Zhang saw Su Yan clenching and unclenching his hands, clenching and unclenching them, and his face seemed very conflicted.

"Hey, girl Yue, did you see anything familiar in that pawn shop? If there's anything they sell, they'll have it..."

"Someone, bring the ruler and punish me according to the family rules!" Before Zhang had finished her words, Su Yan finally made a decision.

"Father, father, please spare mother. She is weak and cannot withstand the family punishment!" Su Xin panicked when she saw that her father was going to get serious. She knelt down with Aunt Liu and begged bitterly.

"Sister, it seems that you didn't learn your lesson from kneeling in the ancestral hall last time. Why are you calling Aunt Liu mother again? Do you still think that Aunt Liu can replace your mother? Fortunately, the Second Prince is not here now. If he had heard it..."

Su Yue's eyes were as cold as ice in the dead of winter, and just one look at her made her heart ache. She loved to find loopholes in words, especially Su Xin's words.

"Su Xin, you have refused to change despite repeated admonitions. You will be punished by the family rules." The prime minister looked at the crying mother and daughter, his eyes changing from reluctance at the beginning to firmness now.

Indeed, I have spoiled these two people too much, letting them act without respect. I should punish them properly.

Not to mention the Second Prince, there will always be guests coming to the Prime Minister's Mansion from now on. What if someone with ulterior motives sees it and then spreads it to the emperor, what good will come of it for me?

The ruler hit the palms of the mother and daughter again and again, and their fake crying turned into real howling.

Everyone present was watching, and everyone had different thoughts in their minds.

Zhang is someone who likes to join in the fun. She is happy to see anything that happens to the second house.

Su Yue just looked at him calmly, making it impossible to tell her true emotions.

And Gu just felt heartbroken. Such a man could pamper you at the top of his heart one moment, and trample you under his feet for his own benefit the next moment.

"Aunt Liu used my stepmother's dowry without permission. Within five days, Gu will get the key and count the dowry. If there is anything missing, Aunt Liu will make up for it!" After the prime minister said this, he threw away the ruler and walked out.

Seeing that there was nothing exciting to watch, everyone dispersed.

Only Su Xin and her daughter were left, hugging each other and crying. Their hands, which were as delicate as scallions before, were now extremely red and swollen.