Shen Zhixiu thought about it seriously, "Maybe he should apologize first and then settle the score."
He apologized because he was afraid that Su Qingyu would harm the Su family, so he wanted to seek peace. He wanted to settle the score because Su Qingyu would definitely not agree, and Su Chengye would definitely be angry and humiliated in the end.
This is also in line with the Su family's usual style.
Su Qingyu raised her eyebrows slightly and ordered the little maid, "Please invite Marquis Pingning in."
The three of them were in no hurry to eat, and went to the reception hall together. Lin Wanyin's lips were tight, and her brows were filled with impatience.
Not long after, Su Chengye walked in, followed by two servants carrying gift boxes.
Su Qingyu and Shen Zhixiu were the younger generations. They stood up, bowed to Su Chengye and called him father.
Su Chengye smiled and said, "Please sit down. We are a family and there is no need to be so formal."
Then he looked at Lin Wanyin and said, "These are the jewelry and some small things I picked out especially for you. They are all your favorites."
Lin Wanyin said with a cold face, "Please sit down, my Lord. If you have something to say, just tell me."
After all, he was her daughter's biological father, so she suppressed her disgust and didn't kick him out directly.
Su Chengye rubbed his hands, pondered for a moment and said, "I'm here to apologize on behalf of my second brother. He was wrong about what happened before."
Lin Wanyin interrupted Su Chengye and asked, "If he kills someone, can you die for him?"
"If you want to talk about this, please go back. Take these things back too. I am just a merchant and cannot accept the gifts from the Su family."
Su Chengye knew that Lin Wanyin would have this attitude. In fact, apologizing to Lin Wanyin was secondary. His main purpose of coming was to comfort Su Qingyu.
He knew his daughter's temper. She was capable of cutting off the Su family's financial resources and digging up the Su family's ancestral graves.
So after receiving Lin Wanyin's cold face, Su Chengye looked at Su Qingyu again, "Qingyu, your second uncle knows he's wrong, so don't argue with him."
"Today he lost his job and was caned, so it can be considered as punishment."
Su Qingyu smiled faintly, "Father, do you still remember what I said yesterday?"
Su Chengye was startled, "What?"
"I say, if the Su family wants to disassociate themselves from this matter, they can use family law against Second Uncle. As long as the Su family uses family law, I will never touch a single seedling or penny from the Su family."
Without waiting for Su Chengye to speak, Su Qingyu continued, "According to the rules of the Su family, Second Uncle should be whipped fifty times for doing something like this, right?"
"If the whip can fall today, I guarantee that the Su family's business will be prosperous, the farm will have a good harvest, and the ancestors will sleep soundly."
After saying that, Su Qingyu picked up the teacup and took a sip.
Su Chengye's face changed slightly. Su Chengyan had just been caned in the palace. If he was given another fifty lashes, he could go to the ancestors to apologize.
Even if he was willing to do it, his mother wouldn't agree. My second brother was his mother's lifeblood, and this family law couldn't be violated.
He was furious with Su Qingyu for not even giving him, a father, any respect. If he came here to plead for mercy and was rejected, what prestige and dignity would he have left?
Thinking of this, I unconsciously started preaching.
"You are also a daughter of the Su family, and he is your second uncle after all. Even if you don't consider our face, you should think about your grandfather."
It would have been fine if he hadn't said this, but as soon as he said this, Su Qingyu became even more furious.
"My grandfather? Father, do you have the nerve to mention my grandfather?"
"My grandfather was seriously ill before he died. How many days did he take care of him before he died? A month before my grandfather died, he was already seriously ill and could not get up. He even took a concubine into the mansion."
"Did he observe proper mourning after his grandfather passed away?"
"You think I'm young and don't know? He drinks, eats meat, and hangs out with women. What's he doing less?"
"If father cares about grandfather, he might as well just clean up the family. If grandfather knew about this, he would praise you for your loyalty and filial piety."
Su Qingyu's words made Su Chengye lose all face. He couldn't argue with her, so he could only use his seniority to pressure her.
"You...you are so presumptuous, do you still regard me as your father?"
Lin Wanyin suddenly laughed out loud, "If you don't want to be my father, you don't have to be one."
"Come here, escort the Marquis of Pingning out. If he refuses to leave, kick him out."
"And those things, throw them out."
The servants around Lin Wanyin naturally didn't dare to really drive her out, and Su Chengye didn't want to stay any longer, so he stood up and left cursing.
The things they brought were also placed at the gate by Lin Wanyin's men.
After he left, Lin Wanyin looked at Shen Zhixiu embarrassedly, "I'm sorry to have made a fool of myself, my dear son-in-law."
She didn't want to tell her son-in-law about these troubles at home, fearing that they would affect her daughter. But the more she thought about it, the more she felt the opposite of what she wanted.
From her divorce, to the lawsuit with the Su family, to this time going to Ganyang Palace, she had lost all the face she should have lost.
Shen Zhixiu said hurriedly: "Mother-in-law, you worry too much. In a family like ours, everyone has troubles."
"It's all superficial, even the royal family is like this."
After he said this, Lin Wanyin's expression improved a lot. She knew that her son-in-law was afraid of embarrassing her and was giving her enough face.
The three of them had a simple lunch, and Shen Zhixiu suddenly received news that Lord Chen asked him to go to the cabinet duty room.
Su Qingyu told him to go ahead, as she had something to say to Su Shunci.
After seeing Shen Zhixiu off, Su Qingyu sent someone to the Su family's silk shop and called Su Shunci over.
Under the grape trellis in the small garden of the third courtyard, Su Qingyu sat at the stone table and ordered people to prepare cooled fruits and vegetables.
After Su Shunci arrived, he first went to greet Lin Wanyin before going to find Su Qingyu.
"Mother and elder sister were suddenly brought into the palace, which made my third cousin and I very worried."
Su Shunci sat down across from Su Qingyu and picked up a piece of melon and began to nibble on it. It was a hot day, and she was already quite angry. So, she took two strong bites of the melon.
Su Qingyu couldn't help laughing. "What's going on? Does this melon have a grudge against you?"
Su Shunci finished eating a piece of melon, threw the rind aside, and wiped the corner of her mouth.
"Big sister, you don't know, but father's new concubine, the great-grandmother, has been making a lot of noise lately."
Su Qingyu thought of the person she had met in the mansion before. "She seems to be restless. How dare she mess with you?"
Su Shunci was holding his breath, and when Su Qingyu asked, he couldn't wait to speak.
"This man is really ambitious. Not only does he compete for favor in the harem, but he also tries to drag down my aunt from time to time."
"But she never steps up on her own, and always finds a way for my father to scold my aunt."
"She was even more arrogant this morning. She actually sent someone to get the material from me, saying that my father would give her the money later. Naturally, I didn't treat her well. My father just went there, took the money, and bought the material back home."
"I think my father has lost his mind. How could he let such a disaster into the house?"
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