"Slap—" A hard slap came down, waking Yang Xiuzhu from her own world. She saw Huamei standing in front of her with an angry expression.
She reached out and touched her face, only to find her hand covered in blood. The scabs that had just formed yesterday had been torn apart by the slap.
Hua Mei said indignantly, "Aunt Yang, I have never seen such a shameless woman as you, daring to steal Miss's fiancé."
"Ha," Yang Xiuzhu sneered, "I've never seen such an insolent lackey as you."
Hua Mei raised her chin: "I am a servant, aren't you? Do you really think that just because someone calls you 'aunt,' you are treated as a master? In front of the young lady and the madam, you are just a servant."
Yang Xiuzhu's resentment was palpable, which greatly displeased Huamei. Fearing that Yang Xiuzhu might not say anything good, Huamei simply tore off a piece of bedsheet and stuffed it into Lu Qingyan's mouth.
"Send her to the master and madam, and see what they do with her." Huamei waved her hand, signaling several people behind her to come and take Huamei away.
Su's mother's health has not been good these past two years, so this time Lu Qingyan did not go to Su's mother, but went to Su's father instead.
With red eyes and tears streaming down her face, she said, "Father, you must do justice for your daughter!"
"What happened?" Su's father was startled and quickly reached out to help Lu Qingyan up.
“Father, Lin Ke has gone too far. He actually had an affair with Concubine Yang in the manor. I saw it with my own eyes, there is no doubt about it. I do not want to marry a man like him.”
Su's father didn't hear what Lu Qingyan said afterward. He was too shocked to speak, and after the shock came anger.
Since Yang Xiuzhu entered the mansion, Su's father has always doted on her like the apple of his eye. Although she was disfigured yesterday, which frightened him greatly, Su's father has no intention of giving up on her. He plans to ask the imperial physician to examine her in a while and repair her face.
Hearing about this today, how could Su's father not be furious? You see, he had high hopes for Lin Ke as his future son-in-law.
Bah! Let whoever wants to marry their daughter to him go ahead. I'm not going to marry my daughter to that guy. Otherwise, what will I do with my reputation if word gets out? Empress Su is watching from the palace.
"Go and bring that bastard over here!"
Lin Ke was only a tiny bit slower than Lu Qingyan; he arrived just as Su's father finished speaking.
He knelt down: "Uncle Su, this is Ke's fault. Ke is willing to accept the punishment. Please do not cancel the marriage between Ke and Yao'er."
"Not abolish it? Then tell me why you did such a despicable thing. Yang is my concubine, a generation older than Yao'er. You and Yang are now Yao'er's elders. You should stay away from Yao'er from now on." Father Su angrily flung his sleeves, preparing to send Mother Su to the palace to see Empress Su.
"Uncle," Lin Ke exclaimed in alarm. If this matter were to be botched, he would lose his position as heir apparent.
The Marquis of Anyuan was not Lin Ke's father, but his grandfather. Lin Ke's father was the eldest son of a concubine in the Marquis of Anyuan's household. At that time, Lin Ke's grandfather only had this one son. His legal wife had been unable to conceive for a long time, and he thought he would never have another son in his life, so he petitioned to make his eldest son the heir apparent.
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