They didn't take it seriously when the young ladies and gentlemen of the family competed for favor or fought over each other. If it could arouse a competitive spirit, it was a good thing. But the premise was that doing so would not affect the family's reputation or the marriage prospects of the younger generation.
Yesterday's incident at Huguo Temple was brought to the attention of the emperor that morning, and the Pingning Marquisate became the laughingstock of the capital. God knows how furious Su Chengye was that morning, and he almost wanted to kill Su Qingyu.
Now that they knew it was not Su Qingyu's fault, their anger naturally shifted to Su Yuankai and Su Yihui.
"Come here, ask for the family rules."
Su Chengye said in a deep voice.
When Aunt Xue heard about the family punishment, she was so frightened that she almost fainted.
Su Qingyu supported Aunt Xue at the right moment and whispered, "It's not Big Brother's fault. He was just trying to vent his anger on my cousin. I don't know if this idea came from Big Brother himself or from my cousin."
"She has already ruined her own reputation, and now she's dragging her eldest brother and third sister into it. It's really infuriating."
Su Qingyu spoke softly, so only the two of them could hear her. Aunt Xue had originally hated Su Qingyu, but after hearing what she said, she also hated Cheng Rujin.
She knew her son's feelings for Cheng Ruijin, but she didn't expect him to do such a thing for her. He did it, and was stupid enough to be discovered.
Just at this moment, Gu Ruoyun stepped forward to comfort her, "Aunt Xue, this is not entirely the eldest lady's fault. In order to take care of herself, she didn't care about her brother and sister."
What were originally words of provocation became an evasion of responsibility in Aunt Xue's ears.
She pushed Gu Ruoyun away and said loudly, "Don't be so hypocritical. This is all your precious daughter's fault."
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