Just as the big palm was about to fall on Su Qingyu's face, the next moment, Su Chengye's wrist was grabbed by the jadeite beside him.
Feicui grabbed Su Chengye's wrist and pulled it to the side, causing him to stagger and almost fall to the ground.
Aunt Xue scolded sternly, "How dare you, a servant, lay hands on the Marquis?"
Feicui stepped aside without saying a word. Even if she was punished, she couldn't let the young lady get beaten. The third young master sent her here to protect the young lady.
Su Qingyu took two steps forward and reached out to help Su Chengye up. "Father, what happened? How did your daughter make you angry?"
Su Chengye pushed Su Qingyu away, pointed at her, and asked sternly, "Where's the money in the account? You're so bold that you secretly took away 300,000 taels."
"Where is the silver? Bring it out to me immediately."
If Aunt Xue hadn't been talking about preparing a dowry for Su Yihui these past two days, he wouldn't have gone to withdraw the money. Unexpectedly, when he went to the accounting office, Mr. Bai said that there were only 10,000 taels of silver in the account, and the remaining 300,000 taels had been taken by the eldest lady to pay off the Lin family's accounts.
Su Chengye was furious at this time and wanted to strangle Su Qingyu to death.
Su Qingyu knew that this matter could not be concealed, and she didn't want to hide it.
"Father, the money has naturally been returned to the Lin family. Isn't it only natural to repay a debt?"
"Who allowed you to pay it back? I still need that money. Ask for it back now." Su Chengye said in a deep voice.
Su Qingyu's brows knitted together. How could the dignified Marquis of Pingning say such shameless words? It was obvious that this Marquisate was rotten from the root.
"Father, this money has been owed for more than ten years. My uncle has been very considerate of us by waiving the interest."
"It wouldn't sound good if word got out that Marquis Pingning didn't pay back the money he owed my brother-in-law. I was afraid of giving him something to talk about, so I paid him back when I saw the money in the account."
"If I were to come back...what would I tell the world?"
"You said that father didn't want to pay it back? That's not good, right?"
Su Qingyu spoke gently and calmly throughout the whole process, without any haste or impatience, as if she was patiently explaining.
But to Su Chengye, these words sounded like a blatant insinuation. It was like being slapped in public, like being stepped on in the face.
"You...it's such a big matter, why didn't you discuss it with me before making the decision on your own?"
"Is that what your mother taught you?"
It would have been fine if Su Chengye didn't mention Lin, but when he mentioned Lin, hatred immediately appeared in Su Qingyu's lowered eyes.
How could he still have the nerve to mention his mother? All these years, his mother had diligently managed the household, yet he was keeping a mistress right under her nose. If he had seen even a little bit of his mother's good qualities, he wouldn't have done such a thing.
"My mother taught me very well. She taught me to be open and honest and have a clear conscience."
Su Qingyu's tone became noticeably colder, with impatience evident in her voice.
Aunt Xue watched from the side for a long time, still waiting to get the money back to buy Su Yihui's dowry.
Su Chengye had already promised her to give Su Yihui a dowry of 30,000 taels of silver. But after waiting for a long time, he found that Su Qingyu had no intention of taking the money.
She couldn't help but walk forward and said, "Miss, you are so cruel. You watched my sister discuss marriage, but you took away all the money in the family. How can your sister get married?"
Su Qingyu looked at Aunt Xue's hysterical expression and suddenly chuckled, "Aunt, I'm doing this for the good of the family. After all, even if I don't take the money, it will end up in the hands of outsiders."
Aunt Xue was puzzled. "What do you mean? Who is an outsider? You said your sister is an outsider?"
Su Qingyu didn't explain, just said.
"Aunt, you have to talk to father about third sister's dowry. After all, it is his responsibility as a father."
Su Chengye pointed at Su Qingyu, "You..."
He wanted to say something, but was choked by Su Qingyu and couldn't speak.
In the final analysis, he is in the wrong no matter how this matter goes. It is only natural to pay back debts. He may not want to pay it back, but he cannot really say that he will not pay it back.
Su Chengye didn't want to say anything more, and said in a deep voice: "Let's just forget about this matter. If it happens again, I will never let you off easily."
After saying that, he flicked his robe and turned to walk out.
Seeing this, Aunt Xue had no choice but to follow behind. She also had to discuss with the Marquis how to prepare a dowry for her daughter.
After seeing the two off, Su Qingyu sat down again, let out a long breath and took a sip of tea. After a busy day, she was really tired.
Zhenzhu came in and whispered, "Miss, the old lady's supply of blood swallows has run out. She's already heard about the three hundred thousand taels of silver, and I heard she's furious."
Su Qingyu raised her eyebrows slightly. Let her be angry. She had planned this day for the day she took the silver away.
But... this is a good opportunity.
Su Qingyu's heart moved slightly. After thinking for a moment, she called Feicui to come closer.
"Go find Yuetao... at night..."
Feicui nodded and said, "I'll remember that, Miss. Don't worry, I'll definitely get it done."
Su Qingyu looked at Feicui, and thought of Feicui's obsession before her death in her previous life. She said softly, "When I get married, I will let you go back to the Lin family."
Jade was stunned for a moment, then lowered her head and said, "I am the eldest lady's man, and I will follow her for the rest of my life."
Su Qingyu didn't say anything more. After giving Feicui a few more instructions, she got up and returned to Bishui Pavilion.
Until the moon was above the willows in the evening, Su Qingyu was still sitting in the banquet room in her brocade jacket, with no intention of washing up and resting.
Pearl and the others did not urge her, as they all knew that the young lady had something important to do tonight.
After a while, Manjue ran in hurriedly, "Miss, there's a fire over there, let's get out quickly."
Manju was impatient and wanted to pull Su Qingyu over to watch the fun immediately.
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