"Su He, you're insane!"

Su Xuerou's eyes widened. She never expected that Su He would slap her as soon as she came over. She grabbed Su He's hand and returned the slap.

"You...you dare to hit me?"

Su He took a few steps back, and if it weren't for the maid beside her supporting her, she would have fallen to the ground. She looked at Su Xuerou with disbelief.

Su Xuerou snorted coldly. If this were at the Minister's residence, she might have been able to tolerate it out of consideration for other factors, but now...

“Su He, don’t forget that this is the Marquis’s residence, and I am the second wife here.”

Su Xuerou shouted angrily, "If you go crazy like before again, don't blame me for being impolite."

Su He was so angry by Su Xuerou's words that her face turned red.

"Tell me honestly, did you deliberately lure me to Huishengtang so that you could use me to deal with Ye Jintang?"

Su Xuerou was taken aback, her eyes showing a hint of surprise, as if she hadn't expected that Su He would see through her little scheme so easily.

Wouldn't it be... if she appeared at this moment...?

Thinking of this, Su Xuerou tentatively asked Su He, "Have you been to Huishengtang?"

Su He snorted coldly, which was taken as an agreement with Su Xuerou's words.

"Su He, no matter what Ye Jintang says, don't be fooled by her words."

"These things are none of your business..."

"Miss Su, may I ask what brings you to my Marquis's residence in such great style?"

Just as Su He was about to get angry, Jiang Mubai's voice came.

Upon seeing the person who had arrived, Su He's expression calmed down, realizing that her sudden visit was rather abrupt.

He could only glare fiercely at Su Xuerou, "You just wait!"

Su Xuerou watched Su He's departing figure, her eyes filled with deep resentment.

Her expression changed gradually as Jiang Mubai approached, and she looked at him with a wronged expression.

"Brother Mu Bai, you've finally arrived! If you hadn't come, I thought I was going to be... by Su He..."

Su Xuerou lowered her head, trying her best to appear pitiful in front of Jiang Mubai.

"You revealed Ye Jintang's matter to Su He?"

Jiang Mubai's words made Su Xuerou stiffen, suddenly realizing that her conversation with Su He might have been overheard.

When facing Jiang Mubai again, Su Xuerou couldn't help but feel a little guilty.

“Brother Mu Bai, Su He has been in contact with Ye Jintang from the beginning, and has even caused a lot of trouble. Now that Father has been arrested, there is nothing I can do.”

Jiang Mubai frowned, feeling that it was inappropriate, but ultimately said nothing.

Before, he could disregard Ye Jintang, but now this woman's existence is indeed a problem for him.

He had to be even more careful.

"Does Xue Rou have any good ideas about this?"

Jiang Mubai asked Su Xuerou.

“Brother Mu Bai, I think Su He’s maternal family is related to the imperial concubine in the palace, and Su He has recently been in contact with Ye Jintang. Why not kill two birds with one stone?”

Given her relationship with Su He, the mistress of the Minister's mansion would absolutely not help her, especially if they used their connections to rescue her father.

It seems unlikely that her father will stand by her side in the future.

Jiang Mubai understood what Su Xuerou was saying.

He nodded, unusually not refusing.

"Xue Rou is right, it's time to teach Ye Jintang a lesson!"

Since Ye Jintang possesses the Emperor's token, he cannot act openly.

But as long as he could find something to hold against Ye Jintang, he refused to believe he couldn't deal with a woman.

"My lord, something terrible has happened."

At this moment, a guard walked over quickly. When Jiang Mubai saw the person, his expression changed drastically. He wanted to say something, but considering Su Xuerou beside him, he didn't speak.

"Brother Mu Bai, I'll take my leave now."

Su Xuerou also sensed something and didn't want to embarrass herself by standing there any longer.

Jiang Mubai nodded, and his expression softened slightly.

Back in the courtyard, Cui'er hurried forward and, seeing that Su Xuerou looked unwell, tentatively asked, "Second Madam, what's wrong? Did something happen?"

"That bitch Su He actually listened to Ye Jintang and came here to demand an explanation!"

Just thinking about what happened back then made Su Xuerou furious.

If it weren't for Brother Mu Bai arriving in time, I don't know how things would have ended.

"Young Miss?" Cui'er was shocked, seemingly somewhat surprised.

"And what were you doing? I asked you to find a few people to keep an eye on the Huisheng Hall, and you were discovered right away!"

Su Xuerou felt even angrier. Otherwise, she wouldn't be in the wrong in these matters.

Cui'er was so frightened by Su Xuerou's scolding that she trembled with fear.

"Second Madam, I gave instructions beforehand, but I didn't expect it to still happen..."

"snort!"

Su Xuerou's tone grew increasingly dissatisfied. If it weren't for the fact that she needed manpower right now, she would never have let Cui'er's current mistake go unpunished.

"How's the matter I asked you to investigate going?"

Su Xuerou asked.

Although she already knew that the reason the mansion had become like this was because Ye Jintang had moved some valuables away.

Given her anger towards Jiang Mubai, and the fact that such a big incident had occurred in the manor and was related to Ye Jintang, he probably went to confront that bitch Ye Jintang long ago, rather than just verbally scolding her.

That's precisely why it makes people feel there's something fishy going on.

Now that Ye Jintang has finally left the Marquis's mansion and even divorced Jiang Mubai, she can make all the decisions from now on.

The position of mistress of the Marquis's mansion will surely belong to her.

In these matters, she had to make sure everything was foolproof.

Upon hearing Su Xuerou's question, Cui'er quickly replied, "Second Madam, I have inquired about these matters. The Marquis once wrote an IOU for 40,000 taels to Ye Jintang. In addition, some things in the mansion were purchased by Ye Jintang. The Marquis must have refrained from causing trouble because of these matters."

Upon hearing this, Su Xuerou understood. No wonder Brother Mu Bai had been mentioning to her recently that the situation in the manor was not good; it turned out to be because of this.

She seemed to have thought of something, and a smile appeared on her face.

"Do you think that if I pay off the debt for the Marquis and get the IOU back, my position as the mistress of the house will be more secure?"

Su Xuerou spoke with a hint of smugness.

"Second Madam, if this continues, your dowry may very well be..."

Cui'er seemed to be trying to dissuade Su Xuerou from this matter.

But Su Xuerou had already made up her mind, and she wouldn't listen to anyone else.

"Go and prepare the silver notes now. Come with me to Huishengtang tomorrow to find Ye Jintang!"

Su Xuerou commanded that she would not allow Ye Jintang, that bitch, to have any further contact with her Mu Bai brother because of these 40,000 taels of silver.

Even the slightest connection is unacceptable, and with her current support, Brother Mu Bai will inevitably have to rely on her in the future.

In this way, her position will certainly be unshakeable.