Chapter 69 Su Mengmeng Gets Beaten for Not Being Able to Produce the Judge's Pen
"I...I don't have that pen." Su Mengmeng looked at them with innocent eyes and a fearful expression.
Si Yao's expression changed. "Mengmeng, your mother has taught you since you were little that you must not lie!"
“I’m not lying. The pen was in my hands yesterday, but when I woke up, it was stolen.”
Su Mengmeng was so frightened that tears welled up in her eyes.
"How is that possible? Didn't that pen recognize you as its owner? How could it be stolen!" Si Yao's brows furrowed with anger.
"I only got this by kneeling down and offering tea to Si He. If you had told me earlier that you couldn't control it, why would I have suffered such humiliation for you!"
An immense rage filled almost every corner of her body, and even her voice became more than twice as loud.
Su Mengmeng lowered her head, tears streaming down her face.
"I don't know. I don't know how it disappeared. When Qingbao taught me how to use it, I could still use its magic."
"I don't know why they disappeared. They were gone when I woke up..."
"Mother, I don't know."
She was crying pitifully, almost curled up, looking completely helpless.
Su Xiao's face was even darker than before.
Sure enough, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.
“You’re not as good as Qingbao!” Su Xiao said. “She was a person of good fortune recognized by our ancestors, and she was still able to control that pen, while you couldn’t even guard it for one night!”
How come he never noticed before that Su Mengmeng was so useless?
These words were spoken.
Si Yao gritted her teeth, "Brother Xiao, Mengmeng said she was stolen, maybe it was Qingbao who stole her!"
Isn't it only Qingbao and Mengmeng who can use that pen?
Who else could it be but her?
"You too! You knew that pen had magical powers, yet you still entrusted it to a three-year-old child for safekeeping!" Su Xiao even brought up Si Yao.
Si Yao was stunned. "You mean me? When Mengmeng was one year old, I left her to go to the battlefield with you. We agreed to cultivate her ability to survive independently, so that she wouldn't be as useless as those pampered young girls in their boudoirs."
"She's been sleeping alone for the past two years, and last night was no different. Suddenly things just disappeared, and instead of suspecting them, you're blaming me?"
The anger in her heart rushed to her lips and turned into a feeling of grievance.
Xiao Ge has never said anything bad about her, yet now he's criticizing her over a pen.
And they even said that Qingbao is a lucky charm?
Haha, he's clearly a jinx!
Su Xiao's neck turned red with anger, veins bulging, and he cursed.
"You haven't seen the power of that pen. Even evil spirits avoid it. Now that evil spirits are haunting me, I'm about to lose my life! And you're still here arguing with me and blaming me!"
Upon hearing this...
Si Yao, who had been seeking a peace charm but had not received one, suddenly looked flustered. "Are you serious? That pen can really drive away evil spirits?"
"Why would I lie to you? Mengmeng and my mother are watching," Su Xiao retorted.
"Can it deal with the evil spirits in the black fog that day?" Si Yao asked cautiously again.
Su Xiao said, "Not only can we deal with them, we can also ensure they never reincarnate!"
Si Yao was shocked.
She knew the pen was powerful, but she never imagined it would be this powerful.
If it were in Mengmeng's hands, those evil spirits would be wiped out by her, so why would she need a peace charm?
How foolish!
Mengmeng is so silly!
"I don't care what method you use, you have to find that pen for me!" Si Yao said to Su Mengmeng.
Su Mengmeng was terrified, tears streaming down her face. "I've tried everything, but I can't find it."
"It's impossible to find it again, waaaaaah..."
Su Mengmeng cried louder and louder, which made the two adults, who were already angry, even more furious.
Si Yao slapped her on the buttocks, making a crisp sound.
"How can you be so useless? I'll teach you to be useless! I'll teach you to be useless!"
If Qingbao can control that pen, why can't Su Mengmeng?
Is Si Yao's daughter really inferior to Si He's daughter?
Thinking of this, her eyes turned red, filled with extreme anger.
She served tea to Si He, having suffered such great humiliation, and even had to hand over the reins of the household.
Is this how Su Mengmeng reciprocated her kindness?
The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, and she hit him even harder.
They beat Su Mengmeng so badly that she cried her heart out.
Su Xiao couldn't bear to watch anymore and called out, "That's enough. She's only three years old. Why are you hitting her? The most important thing right now is to find that pen."
Without that pen, his yang energy would be quickly drained, and he would definitely not survive.
Si Yao was also afraid. She was afraid that without that pen, she would be haunted by evil spirits and end up like her third brother. What should she do then?
She threw Su Mengmeng to the ground.
Su Mengmeng, who was originally lifted up and spanked, is now being thrown around like this.
She fell hard on her bottom, the pain causing her to howl in agony, cry louder, and shed even more tears.
"It must have been Qingbao who stole it!" Si Yao thought about it and realized that she and her daughter had been set up by Qingbao.
Su Mengmeng didn't dare to speak now, and looked at her crying.
"Didn't you ever suspect Qingbao?" Si Yao asked Su Mengmeng.
Su Mengmeng shrank back in fright, her little face covered in snot and tears, and she choked out,
“I had my suspicions, and my grandmother and I even led a search party to their yard, but we couldn’t find it.”
Su Xiao pondered for a moment, "That's strange. My mother is very cautious. If she had any information, she would definitely have found it."
Perhaps, it wasn't Qingbao?
Otherwise, why didn't Qingbao take out the pen to save herself when she had such a good opportunity?
She knew perfectly well that if she saved her, she would cherish her.
It's impossible for her not to need his love and care.
"Brother Xiao, how can you speak up for the thief! Only she can control him, who else could it be but her! He must be hiding somewhere undiscovered! Since the soft approach isn't working, we'll have to resort to force!"
When Si Yao heard that Su Xiao's heart had begun to lean towards Qing Bao, she immediately expressed her dissatisfaction.
Mengmeng was right in front of him, yet he favored the other child!
"What do you want to do?" Su Xiao asked, frowning.
Si Yao said, "I'll arrest Si He and Qing Bao and interrogate them. They'll talk sooner or later."
Back then, Si He refused to hand over her wedding dress even at the cost of her life.
Si Yao then ordered five or six male servants to pin her to the ground, tear her clothes, and pretend to ruin her innocence. Only then did Si He have no choice but to reveal the embroidery and wedding dress.
But she was just putting on an act at the time and didn't really intend to ruin Sihe's reputation.
Unexpectedly, Si He harbored hatred towards her for many years because of this!
It's just that I was touched by five or six men, is it really worth making such a fuss about?
In the military camp, it was nothing for Si Yao to be seen as having her arms around hundreds or even thousands of men.
"Arrest them? They're just vulnerable women; it's wrong to do that," Su Xiao objected.
Si Yao said, "What about your health? Brother Xiao, everything I've done is for your safety."
"Alright then, but don't go too far, that's enough."
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