When the other members of the Su family heard Gu Ruoyun's words, they all looked at Su Qingyu.
The old lady sitting at the top had a cold look on her face and stared at her with her sharp eyes.
Su Qingyu looked at Gu Ruoyun in surprise, "What do you mean by this, aunt? Why don't I understand?"
"What does this have to do with Father? Zhou's Grain Store was shut down because of price gouging. How could this be my plan?"
Gu Ruoyun pointed at Su Qingyu and cursed, "You little bitch, I don't believe you don't know that Zhou's grain store is related to the Marquis. You damned little bitch, you just wish something bad would happen to your father."
Su Qingyu looked at Gu Ruoyun coldly and said, "Fei Cui, drag her out and give her ten lashes. As a concubine, how dare she insult the legitimate daughter? Who gave her the courage?"
As soon as Feicui came in, she grabbed Gu Ruoyun's wrist and carried her to the yard by herself without any help from others.
Soon, Gu Ruoyun's wailing could be heard from the yard.
Aunt Xue, who was about to say something, quickly shut her mouth when she saw this and didn't utter a word.
The old lady didn't say a word to stop her, but just twisted the small-leaf Buddhist beads faster and faster.
Su Qingyu stepped forward and whispered, "Grandma, the Zhou family's closure has nothing to do with me. As you know, I don't have much control over the shop. Most of the time, it's my second cousin who helps me manage it."
"As for the relationship between my father and the Zhou family, I have no idea. Why was my father arrested? What did the Dali Temple say?"
Upon hearing this, the old lady put down her Buddhist beads and said, "The Su family holds half of the Zhou Grain Store. Your father secretly contacted grain merchants in Jiangnan. Now, Boss Zhou has betrayed your father. The Dali Temple's reason for arrest is that officials and merchants colluded to manipulate grain prices, causing chaos in the capital."
Su Qingyu's expression changed. The court was trying to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys. The elders probably didn't expect to catch such a fat chicken as Pingning Hou.
She pretended to have suddenly understood something and continued, "How did father know this Mr. Zhou? And he even helped to connect us? Was there someone plotting against this?"
"Father has never had any interest in doing business, so how come he suddenly opened a shop?"
The old lady's face darkened when she heard this. "It was your cousin who arranged this. She was the one who introduced Mr. Zhou to your father."
This is also the reason why the old lady did not stop Su Qingyu from hitting Gu Ruoyun. She was also angry with Gu Ruoyun.
Su Qingyu uttered an "oh" and continued, "My cousin's mother is confused. My father holds an official position, so how could he be colluding with businessmen? It's not worth sacrificing the entire mansion for such a small sum of money."
Su Yuankai on the side rolled his eyes at Su Qingyu. He couldn't stand Su Qingyu's look of knowing everything.
Then he said unhappily, "Sister, don't talk about this for now. Go find Old Madam Shen and find a way to get father out."
As soon as Su Yuankai finished speaking, everyone looked at Su Qingyu expectantly.
No matter how much fighting there was in the mansion, for these people, Su Chengye was the heaven of the mansion. At this moment, everyone was united and only wanted to rescue Su Chengye.
Su Qingyu did not agree to this matter, but said: "Brother, you are confused. You must not go to the Shen family for this matter."
Su Yuankai snorted, "I guess you don't want to help your father? Or are you afraid of asking Madam Shen for help and losing face in the Shen family?"
Upon hearing this, Madam Su said, "Qingyu, your elder brother is right. Now is not the time to worry about face. Even if you have to kneel down and beg, you should ask the Shen family for help."
Su Qingyu sneered in her heart, but her face looked gentle.
"Grandma, it's not that I don't want to help. If it means saving my father, I'd be willing to die."
“But think about it, Grandma, Third Master Shen is gone, how much power can the Shen family have now?”
"I heard today that Lord Xu has full authority over disaster relief. Since Third Sister has connections with the Xu family, wouldn't it be better to go to Lord Xu?"
"Brother, you and the Sixth Young Master of the Xu family are legitimate uncles. You could take advantage of this opportunity to visit the Xu family. Perhaps you could even earn Elder Xu's special regard."
The old lady's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she said, "Qingyu is right. It's really better to ask Lord Xu directly than to go to the Shen family now."
Su Yihui, who was standing aside, raised her chin slightly when she heard this, as if she had already regarded herself as a hero of the Su family.
When Su Yuankai heard that he was required to do this, he became a little panicked.
"I'm going to find Young Master Xu Liu? Is that okay?"
He knows exactly how capable he is. Unless Lord Xu is blind, he will look at him differently.
Aunt Xue said with a look of dismay, "You are the eldest son of the Marquis's family. Now that your father is in trouble, it is you who should mediate."
Then he comforted the old lady and said, "Don't worry, with the Xu family's marriage, the Marquis will be fine."
After discussing what to do, everyone left Songhe Hall to let the old lady have a good rest.
As soon as I walked out of the gate of Songhe Hall, I heard Su Yihui say meaningfully: “Big sister, no matter how powerful Third Master Shen is, he can’t crawl out of the grave to help you.”
"What a pity! Big sister, the daughter of a noble family, has to suffer such a fate."
Su Qingyu smiled faintly and looked at Su Yihui, "Father's affairs will all depend on my third sister. If the Xu family values my third sister, they will definitely help."
Su Yihui snorted, "You don't even need to tell me that. The Xu family won't sit idly by."
Su Qingyu: "Then I will wait for good news from Third Sister. By then, you will be the number one hero in our family. Father and grandmother will also look up to Third Sister."
Su Yihui glanced at Su Qingyu with contempt, straightened the collar of her cloak, and walked away.
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