The horse galloped along smoothly, and soon the gate of the Yongning Marquis' Mansion came into sight.

He was being watched by the sharp-eyed servant at the door, who was shouting towards the house.

"Master and Madam, the eldest lady... the eldest lady is riding back on horseback alone in her wedding dress!"

These words were like thunder coming out of a blue sky, and a group of people suddenly rushed out from the originally deserted entrance of Yongning Marquis Mansion, all sticking their heads out to look outside.

As soon as Su Jinyue got off the horse, she heard a loud shout.

"Ridiculous! Who allowed you to go back to your parents' home on your wedding day?"

Her biological mother, Lady Jiang Caiping, the wife of Marquis Yongning, took the lead and stared at Su Jinyue in shock and anger.

The second wife, who came out to watch the fun, couldn't hide her joy on her face, but she pretended to be a sensible elder and joined in teaching Su Jinyue a lesson.

"Yes, Jin Yue, you have behaved recklessly in the past. It's fine if you can't change those country habits, but this is a marriage that has attracted much attention in Beijing. If you return home capriciously, won't it bring shame to the entire Yongning Marquisate?"

These words hit Jiang Caiping's sore spot, and she gave orders to the housekeeper behind her with a cold face.

"Butler, prepare the carriage. I will personally take her to the Xie family to confess her crime!"

The butler was about to respond and leave when Su Jinyue snorted coldly.

"Admit guilt? I want to ask mother, you swore at the beginning that even if Su Zhiyao married into the family, she would only be a concubine. Why did you change your mind today and make her a co-wife?"

Jiang Caiping avoided looking at Su Jinyue for a moment, then after a while she scolded him righteously.

"Zhiyao has a dignified temperament and noble manners. She is also a miraculous doctor praised by the emperor. It is not an insult to you to be his concubine! In my opinion, you should resign and hand over the position of wife to Zhiyao!"

"You were betrothed to be a wife or a concubine, but you rushed to serve someone else without any status or position, and were looked down upon. Today you have fallen into depravity by your own will!"

Listening to her own mother's belittlement and condemnation of herself, Su Jinyue no longer felt as heartbroken as she did in her previous life.

She could not forget that in her previous life, after Su Zhiyao came into the family, she had thought of divorce and returned home to beg her parents to take her in. However, what her mother said in return was "If you are engaged, you will be my wife, but if you are not, you will be my concubine." She then forced her to kneel in the heavy rain for a whole day and night!

The second wife was so excited that she couldn't help but fan the flames, "Hey, sister-in-law, I told you that this country rascal should be taught a lesson. You didn't have the heart to do it then, but look at you, you've made such a big mistake today!"

"In my opinion, if you hang a person up in the hot sun and whip him with a whip soaked in salt water for two hours, even the most stubborn person will be cured!"

Jiang Caiping's eyes flickered, and she seemed to agree with the words of the first wife. She said coldly, "Go get my whip!"

She raised her hand and pointed at Su Jinyue, "Rebellious girl, kneel down!"

Su Jinyue sneered, "Why should I kneel?"

"Just because I'm your mother..."

"What kind of mother are you?!"

The pain from past and present lives was overwhelming, causing Su Jinyue to roar uncontrollably.

"Have you ever raised me since I was a child?"

"Do you know what kind of suffering I went through in the countryside? I didn't have enough to eat or warm clothes, and I was often beaten and scolded every day. If my uncle hadn't found me in time, I would have already fallen into prostitution!"

"You keep saying you're my mother, but have you ever cared about what happened to me?!"

Jiang Caiping was speechless after being questioned by her, and could only stutter: "Let's put this aside. I was clearly talking about your marriage..."

"I've been home before, but have you ever cared about my health or my food and shelter? It's clear that your heart and eyes are filled with Su Zhiyao who stole my life!"

Su Jinyue's eyes were red as she stared at Jiang Caiping. "Marriage? Mother still remembers that I'm married, so why did you bring Su Zhiyao to the battlefield, indulge her in getting close to my fiancé, and even keep it a secret from me to make her my co-wife?"

"From the beginning to the end, the only daughter in your heart is Su Zhiyao!"

Her questioning made Jiang Caiping feel ashamed, and she yelled at Su Jinyue in anger.

"So what? Zhiyao is studious, inquisitive, well-read and well-mannered. She is a thousand times better than you who grew up in the countryside and has no manners. I did think of treating you as my daughter, but you made a fool of yourself in front of the noble ladies. Who would want to have a shameful daughter like you?"

Hearing Jiang Caiping's undisguised selfishness and malice, Su Jinyue still felt like a thousand needles piercing her heart.

She raised her hand to wipe away the tears from her eyes and looked at Jiang Caiping coldly, "Since you don't acknowledge me as your daughter, you have no right to meddle in my affairs!"

"I have already broken off the engagement with the Xie family. I came back today just to let them know. I will find someone to bring back the dowry and the keepsake. From now on, we will go our separate ways and have nothing to do with each other anymore!"

"You, you...you bastard!"

Jiang Caiping was so angry that she was shaking all over. She grabbed the horsewhip handed to her by the maid and whipped Su Jinyue all over the face!

However, Su Jinyue was prepared. As soon as the fierce whip wind came, she immediately dodged and shouted at the top of her voice.

"Someone come! The wife of the Marquis of Yongning is trying to murder her own daughter!"

She had already attracted a lot of attention when she rode back home, and now her shout immediately attracted a group of passers-by to come over and watch the fun.

"Hey, isn't this the eldest daughter of the Yongning Marquisate who is getting married to the Xie family today? Why did the bride go back to her parents' home alone without showing up in public?"

Without waiting for anyone to react, Su Jinyue immediately knelt on the ground and cried.

"Mother, you clearly knew that Su Zhiyao had been secretly having sex with Xie Qingxu for a long time, but you allowed her to seduce my fiancé and even deceived me into letting her marry you as my second wife. Am I so easy to treat in your eyes?"

These words came like thunder out of the blue, throwing the onlookers into chaos.

"What? Isn't Su Zhiyao the fake daughter of the Marquis' Mansion? Not only has she occupied someone else's identity for more than ten years, but why is she secretly seducing someone else's fiancé?!"

"No wonder they are so reluctant to get married. If it were me, I would burn them all to death!"

"Tsk tsk, they say that parents who love their children will plan for them in the long run. How could the wife of the Yongning Marquis be so cruel to her own daughter? Not only did she help the fake daughter to steal her husband, but she also whipped her with a horsewhip just now?"

"Parents like these are really not worthy of being human!"

Seeing the discussion getting more and more heated, the voices began to become louder and louder without any restraint. Su Jinyue couldn't help but sneer in her heart as she looked at Jiang Caiping's increasingly ugly expression.

When she was punished to kneel in the rain in her previous life, she was concerned about the reputation of the Marquis' Mansion and refused to say what she really thought. As a result, she fainted from the punishment and no one cared. She had to leave alone with a high fever.

In order to get rid of their reputation of being harsh on their children, the Marquis's Mansion even falsely accused her of causing trouble at the door after repeatedly asking for money and not getting it. This made Su Jinyue increasingly despised by people in the capital.

Jiang Caiping was angry and anxious, and yelled at the housekeeper.

"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and find a few tall and strong servants to hold her down. I will use the family law to teach this unfilial daughter a lesson today. Let's see if she dares to do it again..."

"Let's see who dares?!"

An old man's shout instantly froze everyone on the field.

Jiang Caiping's body stiffened, and when she turned around, she saw the wife of the old Marquis of Yongning. The old lady of the Su family was supported by the nanny and was walking out of the door with a sullen face.

"Who dares to cause trouble under my nose?!"

Jiang Caiping raised the whip and tried to explain, "Mother-in-law, it's this girl..."

"Shut up!"