Seeing that the jade ruyi was about to fall to the ground, Agate quickly stepped forward, bent down and quickly grabbed the jade ruyi.
Su Qingyu breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately the things were fine.
Su Yihui, who was standing aside, suddenly stepped forward and slapped Manjue on the face. "Who do you think you are? Who told you to touch my betrothal gift?"
After saying that, he squinted at Su Qingyu and said, "Big sister, did you do this on purpose? Are you disliking me just because I married well, and thus ruining my betrothal gift?"
Su Qingyu looked at Su Yihui in confusion and said coldly, "What are you talking about? Isn't Yu Ruyi fine? Also, what right do you have to hit my people?"
At this time, the whole yard became quiet because of the dispute between the two sisters. Su Chengye, Old Lady Su, Prince Duan, and Lord Qiu all came out.
Su Yihui ran to Su Chengye crying, "Father, my elder sister is marrying a dead man, how could she touch my betrothal gifts? What is her intention?"
"And that lowly maid of hers also took my Jade Ruyi. If the Xu family knew about this, I don't know what they would think of us."
Su Qingyu looked at Su Yihui with a sullen face and said impatiently, "I've never heard of such a rule. Who stipulated that servants can't touch the betrothal gifts?"
"If it was damaged, I would naturally compensate you, but now the item is intact, please don't be unreasonable."
"Also, you bumped into me from behind just now, otherwise I wouldn't have let go."
Su Yihui cried aggrievedly when she heard this, "Father, I didn't hit her. If you don't believe me, ask cousin Rujin."
Upon hearing this, Cheng Rujin stepped forward and said, "I was with my third cousin just now, and she really didn't touch my eldest cousin."
"But my eldest cousin... was obviously unhappy when she saw my third cousin's betrothal gift. Maybe she was just confused for a moment, so Grandmother should forgive her this time."
It seemed like he was pleading for Su Qingyu, but in fact, he confirmed the accusation that Su Qingyu was jealous of her sister and deliberately damaged the betrothal gifts.
Seeing this, Su Shunci, who had been learning to keep accounts on the side, hurriedly trotted forward and stood in front of the group.
"Father, Grandma, I saw my third sister hit my eldest sister with my own eyes, and I can testify for my eldest sister."
Su Yihui frowned and looked at Su Shunci. This sister was the most timid and fearful, so why was she so brave today?
She glared at Su Shunci and said, "You have no right to speak here. Step aside."
Immediately afterwards, Su Chengye waved his hand, and a servant pulled Su Shunci aside.
Logically, since the jade ruyi was intact, Su Chengye should have spoken up to resolve this little dispute between the sisters. However, because of the 300,000 taels of silver, Su Chengye had always been quite resentful of Su Qingyu, so he wanted to take this opportunity to teach her a lesson and let her know who was the boss in the Marquis' Mansion.
This legitimate daughter has been too presumptuous recently, and he is worried that he won't find an opportunity to scold her.
Besides, Su Yihui was valued by the Xu family, so he was more inclined towards Su Yihui.
"Qingyu was wrong in this matter. She humiliated the Su and Xu families in front of so many people. I will pass on the family law."
Su Qingyu frowned. She was being punished according to family rules just because of a jade ruyi that was not broken?
The Su family's snobbery is truly passed down from generation to generation and is ingrained in their bones.
Agate approached Su Qingyu calmly. She would fight to the death with anyone who dared to hurt the young lady today.
Su Chengye was still waiting for the housekeeper to bring the family rules, but Su Qingyu walked step by step to Su Chengye's side.
In a voice only the two of them could hear, he said, "Father, if you want to beat me, then go ahead. But I can't guarantee that we'll have food to eat tomorrow. If I don't have a good life, your concubines and children won't have an easy life either."
"What do you think my uncle's reaction would be if he knew you beat me because of my concubine's daughter?"
Su Qingyu always felt that her father had to struggle for so many years with the title to become the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, which was directly related to his confusion in everything.
Even now, he still thinks his mother married him out of status and looks down on the Lin family for their merchant background. Little did he know that without the Lin family's support, the Su family would have fallen into decline long ago. Not to mention anything else, they wouldn't even have the money to manage relationships.
Now all the money and business in the mansion are in her hands, and he is going to use family rules for such a small matter.
Su Qingyu snorted inwardly. What was wrong with marrying into the Xu family? Could the Xu family directly promote him, or could they provide for the entire mansion? He probably forgot that his promotion to the position of Minister of Revenue was facilitated by the Lin family's financial help.
So Su Qingyu felt it necessary to remind him and let him see the current situation in the mansion clearly.
Su Chengye was shocked by Su Qingyu's words. He felt as if someone was strangling his neck tightly, and the person who wanted to strangle him was his own daughter.
He was so angry that he whispered, "You bastard, I am your father. You and your daughter should rely on me, not the Lin family."
Su Qingyu recalled the tragic death of her past life in the Su family. Hatred surged in her heart, and she blurted out, "When you favored your concubine and killed your wife, did you ever think about us mother and daughter? When you were having an affair with Gu Ruoyun under my mother's nose, did you ever think about us mother and daughter? We mother and daughter rely on you? If you continue to rely on us, I'm afraid you will scheme against us and destroy every last bone."
Su Qingyu's tone of voice became colder with each word, and it was the first time that Su Chengye discovered that this legitimate daughter had such a sinister side.
Just at this moment, the housekeeper came over with the family rules. Su Chengye was so provoked by Su Qingyu's words that he had lost his rationality. He grabbed the whip, took two steps back, and whipped Su Qingyu.
Su Qingyu was unable to dodge in time and saw the whip about to fall on her back.
Everyone present gasped, wondering how this young lady had angered Marquis Pingning.
Immediately afterwards, everyone heard a scream, but it was not from Su Qingyu, but from Manju.
Manou had no time to stop Su Chengye, so he could only lie on Su Qingyu's back and endure the whip that Su Chengye used with all his strength.
Su Qingyu quickly turned around to check Manjue's injuries, "Manjue, how are you?"
Manjue was wearing an emerald green dress with a twisted twig pattern. The back of the dress had been whipped open, revealing the cotton covered in blood. Manjue's face was pale as she leaned against Pearl, beads of sweat dripping down her forehead.
The whip used by the Su family to enforce family rules is a normal whip when it is hit from the front, but it has barbs when it is hit from the back. This time, Su Chengye hit it from the back and used all his strength. If it weren't for the agate, Su Qingyu would be the one dying at this moment.
Su Qingyu's eyes were bloodshot as she slowly raised her head to look at Su Chengye. Her hand quietly reached for Manju's waist. She knew that Manju always carried a dagger on his waist.
But just as she touched the scabbard, Agate grabbed her wrist, shook her head slightly, and whispered, "Miss, you can't do it now."
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