Yesterday was the first day of the lunar month. Even with three thousand beauties in the harem, the Emperor still had to stay in the Empress's palace on the first and fifteenth of the month. Su's mother was Su's father's legal wife; could Su's father possibly be more powerful than the Emperor?
Mother Su said sternly, "Yao'er, this is not something you can interfere with."
“Mother! Why can’t I interfere in this matter? I am the legitimate daughter of the family and the head of this household.” Lu Qingyan disagreed, “Father was in the wrong in the first place. What’s wrong with saying it? Just because Grandmother and Grandfather aren’t here, does that mean he can act so recklessly?”
"Master, listen to what Miss is saying about you here!" A sweet, coquettish voice rang out from outside, and Lu Qingyan knew that Yang Xiuzhu had arrived.
Sure enough, a man and a woman came in.
The man was probably in his early thirties, handsome, and possessed a mature charm and scholarly air that made people unconsciously feel good about him.
The woman had a seductive and alluring appearance, and when she leaned against the man, she seemed to have no bones left.
When Su's mother saw their posture, her face turned pale.
Father Su said with a stern face, "Yao'er, you are becoming more and more insensible." As he spoke, he sighed in disappointment, "You never used to talk about your father like this, and you would never bring up your grandparents."
“But Father, you never neglected Mother before, never embarrassed her, and never spent all your time with a concubine,” Lu Qingyan said impulsively.
"Smack!"
The next moment, a clear handprint appeared on Lu Qingyan's face.
"This is getting more and more outrageous! What kind of daughter dares to talk to her father like that? Which man in this world doesn't have three wives and four concubines? I only have Zhu'er as my concubine, and you're already so dissatisfied? Do you insist that I stay with your mother the whole time?"
“What’s wrong with this? We were much happier when the three of us were together. Since this woman came into the family, you’re no longer my father.”
Su's father laughed in exasperation: "I'm not your father. What, do you want to go out and find yourself a father?"
"Don't be angry, sir," Yang Xiuzhu leaned against Su's father and drew circles on his chest with her hand. "Miss is still young and a bit impulsive. Just teach her a little. Don't get upset."
"Zhu'er, you're so sensible." Father Su held Yang Xiuzhu's hand with a look of deep emotion.
The scene, the dialogue—it made Lu Qingyan want to vomit. Meanwhile, Su's mother remained expressionless, as if facing a complete stranger.
Yang Xiuzhu looked at Lu Qingyan with a meaningful smile, then said to Su's father in a coquettish tone, "Master, the eldest young lady's manners are not very good. We should invite someone to come to the manor. I know an old nanny who came from the palace. With her here to teach the eldest young lady, she will definitely become better."
"Really?" Su's father was clearly delighted with the news.
Lu Qingyan cautiously refused: "My maternal grandmother has already hired a nanny for me, so there's no need for Aunt Yang to trouble herself with this."
Lu Qingyan mischievously emphasized the word "aunt." But unfortunately, she didn't see Yang Xiuzhu's expression change; she remained smiling, seemingly unconcerned.
In fact, Lu Qingyan knew that Yang Xiuzhu cared a lot about this. Her birth mother was her aunt, and even if she was registered under her stepmother's name, it couldn't change that fact.
Her greatest wish was to marry a man more capable than her father and become his high-ranking wife.
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