Seeing Su Jinyue kneeling on the ground without saying a word, Old Lady Su said, "You have been kneeling here all night, what do you want to figure out?"

"I've figured it out." Su Jinyue said.

Old Lady Su said with satisfaction: "Get up and answer."

"yes."

Su Jinyue stood up, bowed to Old Lady Su and said, "Grandmother, I want to make it clear that we are a wealthy family. If a servant makes a mistake, we should provide him with good food and drink. It was my recklessness."

"What are you talking about? Why should servants be provided with good food and drink when they make mistakes? Are you confused because of your kneeling?" Jiang Caiping scolded.

If we do this, and word gets out that the high-ranking officials in the capital will laugh at the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion!

Su Jinyue looked at Jiang Caiping in confusion, "Mother, I punished the servants in the courtyard yesterday, which made grandmother so angry that she punished me to kneel in the ancestral hall. Did I say something wrong again today?"

Jiang Caiping opened her mouth, but couldn't say anything. She could only look in the direction of Old Lady Su.

Yesterday, Old Lady Su was looking for an opportunity to dampen Su Jinyue's spirit. But when she said that to her today, she naturally couldn't get off the stage and became a little angry. "Su Jinyue, it seems that you have knelt in the ancestral hall for a whole night and you don't know what's wrong at all!"

"I told you, Lan Shao, I ordered you to remove those eyesores in your backyard. It was also my order! Are you blaming me for your attitude?!"

"Don't be angry, Grandma."

Su Zhiyao comforted the old lady Su and looked at Su Jinyue, "Sister, why are you doing this? Just admit your mistake to grandma. Besides, grandma is doing this for your own good. Women should learn needlework. It's not nice to tell others about the things you planted in your yard."

Su Jinyue looked at Su Zhiyao with a pair of cold eyes, staring at her so hard that she didn't dare to look at him.

After a long while, she chuckled and looked up at Old Lady Su.

"Grandmother, please don't blame me. It's just that my granddaughter has only been in the capital for a short time. I didn't know that the courtyard of a young lady from a wealthy family is like a prison. You are not allowed to do this or that. If you knew that I was waiting to be married, you would think I was a prisoner!"

"You!" Old Lady Su was so angry that she tapped her cane heavily, "You are rebelling! You are rebelling!!"

Seeing this, Su Yan angrily said, "Su Jinyue! I see that you are getting bolder!"

"Okay! The family rules didn't apply to you a few days ago, and I think you are becoming more and more ignorant of your limits!"

Su Yan said angrily, "Come here! Give me twenty strokes of the family law! Pin this unfilial daughter to the ground. As a father, I will personally do it in the ancestral hall!"

Su Zhiyao said lightly, "Father, this cannot be done! My sister is going to get married in a few months. If this punishment causes her to feel resentful towards the Marquis' Mansion, what will we do?"

She spoke in a tone as if she was speaking for Su Jinyue, but in fact, she was implying that Su Jinyue was treacherous and had ulterior motives before she even got married.

As soon as these words were spoken, the looks in the eyes of several people looking at Su Jinyue were even more disgusted.

Looking at the maids rushing into the ancestral hall, Su Zhiyao stood aside with a smug expression, watching Su Jinyue being punished.

But before the maids could grab Su Jinyue's wrist, a servant hurried in from outside.

"My Lord! My Lord!"

The servant ran in in a panic, interrupting the tense atmosphere in the ancestral hall.

Su Yan said coldly: "Why are you so flustered!"

"My Lord! The Duke of Zhenguo... The Duke of Zhenguo's wife has brought people to propose marriage! They are outside the mansion now!"

"What?!"

Su Yan, Jiang Caiping and Old Lady Su spoke in surprise at the same time!

The servant nodded his head rapidly, "There are already quite a few people gathered outside our mansion!"

Su Yan no longer cared about punishing Su Jinyue for this matter, and quickly lifted his collar, "Quick! Follow me to the gate to greet them!"

"Yes, my lord!"

Su Yan and Jiang Caiping walked out first, and Su Chengjiang and Su Jingnian followed quickly.

Old Lady Su considered that Su Jinyue couldn't be allowed to go out and embarrass herself at this time, so she said to the maids on both sides: "The eldest lady is punished to kneel in the ancestral hall. You two guard the doors and windows and don't let her go out!"

"Yes, old lady!"

Old Lady Su glanced at Su Jinyue coldly, "Your crimes will be dealt with after this matter is over!"

After saying that, Old Madam Su was supported by Su Zhiyao and walked out.

Su Zhiyao did not forget to look back and gave Su Jinyue a provocative look.

Squeak——

The door of the ancestral hall was closed again.

The sunlight was blocked out, half of Su Jinyue's face was sunken in darkness, and the corners of her lips curled up.

Outside the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion.

Su Yan and the others came to the front of the mansion and saw the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo and the noble lady standing beside her, wearing jewels and silver rings. They immediately bowed and said, "The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo has come. We are sorry for not welcoming you in person. Please don't blame us!"

The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo smiled politely, "It's just that I was in a hurry to come and propose marriage today. I hope the Marquis won't blame me."

How could Su Yan dare to say whether to blame or not, "What are you saying, Madam Zhenguogong?"

At that time, Su Zhiyao supported Old Madam Su and came to the door of Ningyuan Marquis' Mansion. She was so shocked by the scene outside that she couldn't react.

Not to mention the people watching outside the door, there was also a long line of people in red dresses following the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo, which was so long that it was impossible to see the end!

This shows how much importance the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion attaches to Su Jinyue!

But the more she took it seriously, the hotter Su Zhiyao's heart became!

Even a bitch can have such a grand show. If it were her, there might not be anyone as grand as her in the whole of Shangjing!

When Old Madam Su saw the extensive dowry, she couldn't help but beam with joy. The Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion really cared about their Mansion.

Jiang Caiping said, "Madam Zhenguo, please come in quickly."

After inviting the guest into the mansion, Jiang Caiping hurried to the front hall to serve him.

Everyone entered the front hall, and the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo was invited to take a seat. She smiled and raised her hand to introduce the beautiful woman next to her, "This is Brother Xiao Duo's wife, Ye Zhitang. She came with me today to propose marriage."

Liu couldn't stop looking at Ye Zhitang. She had heard Su Qiaoshan mention that Xiao Duo's brother Xiao Qibai was not good at fighting.

However, he won the top spot in the imperial examination at the age of sixteen, and made outstanding achievements in the court within five years. He was promoted three levels in a row as an exception. Now, at a young age, he has already sat in the position of a fifth-rank Counselor!

Ye Zhitang's father was the Minister of the Imperial Secretariat and had a lot of connections in the palace...

not to mention……

Liu secretly swallowed her saliva. Aunt Xiao Duo was the virtuous imperial concubine who was favored by the current emperor. How could the piece of fat meat of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion fall into the hands of that country bumpkin? It was really a waste of talent!

The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo exchanged pleasantries with them for a while before looking at Jiang Caiping, "Why didn't I see your daughter when I came to your house today?"

Jiang Caiping hesitated for a moment, "This..."

Su Zhiyao stood up, walked to the front of the hall and knelt down, "My little girl, I greet the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo."

"Get up quickly." The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo said with a smile.

After Su Zhiyao stood up and looked up, the expression on Lady Zhenguo's face was stunned.

Her brat told her that Miss Su was a very beautiful woman, so stunning that she could topple a country, but the girl in front of her did not seem to be that beautiful.

Su Zhiyao's voice was soft and sweet. "After meeting the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo today, I finally understood what it means to have both grace and beauty."

Originally, the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo wanted to say a few more words to Su Zhiyao, but when she heard her smooth tone of praise, she secretly frowned and felt even more displeased with this "Su Jinyue".

But because this was the person Xiao Duo liked, she couldn't show it on her face, so she turned to look at Jiang Caiping and changed the subject.

"I heard that your Su family has an adopted daughter. Why didn't she come here today?"

Jiang Caiping's face suddenly became embarrassed, her eyes fell on Su Zhiyao, and she was about to speak when she was interrupted by Old Madam Su.

"That girl is not feeling well, so I let her rest in the room. I was afraid that she would come over and give it to you." Old Madam Su thought of making the best of a bad situation and let the decent Su Zhiyao pretend to be Su Jinyue to get away with today's matter.

Su Chengjiang's mind is very simple. A few days ago, he was upset because Su Zhiyao always had to clean up the mess for Su Jinyue.

This happened again today, and he couldn't help but stand up for his sister Zhiyao!

"Su Jinyue is clearly kneeling in the ancestral hall as punishment, so she can't come!"