Su Yuan let out a cold snort, his gaze toward Su Lin'er filled with unfamiliarity.
The group noticed that Su Yuan's emotions were not right, so they dared not cry anymore and carefully observed Su Yuan's expression.
"She came to steal things, and you didn't even stop her? You just wanted to find an opportunity to say these things, right?" Su Yuan could figure out the problem with a little thought.
Su Wenyuan was so calm, only coming over to grab a few things and then leaving, clearly indicating that she had already figured out Su Lin'er's purpose.
Even though he knew Su Lin'er was doing it on purpose, he was still willing to cooperate with her, which was also a way of telling Su Yuan that the past was not over.
Su Yuan didn't want to go to Su Wenyuan first, but wanted to ask Su Lin'er first.
The daughter who lives under the same roof as him looks more dangerous.
At least Su Wenyuan is far away and won't stab him in the middle of the night, but Su Lin'er might be a different story.
Su Lin'er denied it, saying, "I didn't stop her because the servants in the manor wouldn't listen to me. I couldn't stop her. The concubines wished they could grow wings and fly away. There was no one to take charge, so I could only let Su Wenyuan move to the Prince Chen's manor."
"What do you mean by this?" The concubines were unhappy, feeling that she was tattling.
Su Yuan shouted angrily, "Shut up, all of you!"
They stopped talking, their gazes shifting back and forth between Su Yuan and Su Lin'er, sensing that there was a problem in the relationship between the father and daughter.
Su Lin'er is no longer the daughter who was once deeply loved by Su Yuan.
"Then explain this letter to me!" Su Yuan threw the letter at him.
Su Lin'er's pupils contracted, not expecting Su Wenyuan to hand the letter directly to Su Yuan.
She didn't use her own handwriting because she was afraid things would escalate too much and Su Wenyuan would use the letter as evidence, leaving her unable to explain herself.
As long as it's not used as evidence, it doesn't matter even if Su Wenyuan finds out that she wrote the letter.
The letter was filled with arrogance and provocation, as if she were afraid that Su Wenyuan wouldn't hate her and Su Yuan.
If there were no hatred, why would he come and cause trouble? If he didn't cause trouble, how would Su Yuan see reality clearly?
Seeing that she didn't answer for a long time, Su Yuan continued, "Back then, I took her birthday gift and gave it to you. I also rushed to your mother's place to accompany her when her mother was giving birth. I went to your birthday celebration every time."
Su Yuan was genuinely good to Su Lin'er. He felt indebted to her, believing she was someone who couldn't be seen in the light of day, and he felt very wronged by her situation.
All that sincerity over such a long time was met with Su Lin'er's cold indifference.
"All the kindness I've shown you has become something you use to threaten me? What are you planning to tell her next? Tell her that I've known all these years that you've been bullying her?"
"Tell her that I knew how wronged she was back then, but I deliberately wronged her just to make you feel better?" Su Yuan's every sentence was a question.
He felt he had treated Su Lin'er very well, but now Su Lin'er was heartless and ungrateful.
Su Lin'er listened to his story without being moved, but reacted when she heard the word "threat".
“I’m not threatening you!” Su Lin’er said bluntly, “I just want you to see clearly how Su Wenyuan will treat you, and how much she hates you.”
Su Lin'er initially imagined that Su Wenyuan would get angry and impulsively come to cause trouble for Su Yuan after seeing the letter.
The two had a huge fight when they met. Given Su Wenyuan's temper, she wouldn't tell Su Yuan in detail how she received the letter or what it said.
She would only stand up for Yu Qingzhu, angrily curse Su Yuan, and seek revenge.
Su Yuan will definitely not apologize for what happened in the past. He will only suffer in front of Su Wenyuan and then harbor resentment after Su Wenyuan leaves.
As long as Su Yuan is determined to deal with Su Wenyuan, her plan will succeed.
Her biggest problem is that Su Yuan wants to make peace. All she needs to do is make Su Yuan realize that this is impossible.
Su Wenyuan wouldn't have any thoughts about explaining the letter to Su Yuan.
This way, Su Lin'er can hide behind the scenes and reap the benefits.
However, Su Wenyuan did not do as she had planned. Su Wenyuan did not even meet with Su Yuan. She took advantage of Su Yuan's morning court session to resolve the matter and send out the letter as well.
Su Yuan wasn't angered by Su Wenyuan, but this letter made him extremely sad.
He mistakenly thought that Su Lin'er was threatening him, that she was telling him that if he didn't help, she would reveal everything that happened back then to Su Wenyuan.
Hearing Su Lin'er's denial didn't cheer Su Yuan up.
Even if Su Lin'er didn't intend to threaten him, this letter was enough to make Su Yuan sad.
He had to be wary of Su Wenyuan when he was out, and at home, he also had to be wary of Su Lin'er stabbing him in the back.
The two women overheard their conversation.
Although it's unclear what exactly happened, it's an undeniable fact that Su Lin'er's heartless and treacherous nature angered Su Yuan.
The urge to kick someone when they're down has returned.
"Second Miss, how good has Master been to you all these years? How could you do something to betray him?"
"That's right. Over the years, whenever there's something good, you're always the first to pick. We haven't even had a chance to look at it, and yet you still do this."
“Master, you probably don’t know this, but the second young lady has money. She just watches us eat chaff and wild vegetables instead of giving it to us.”
Su Lin'er angrily retorted, "Are you starving? If you dare to say another word, I'll tear your mouths off!"
Su Yuan glared at them, questioning his own judgment.
The concubines he chose were all difficult to deal with, none of them came from respectable families, and each one was more cunning than the last.
Su Yuan was afraid of being neglected by Yu Qingzhu, so he wanted to see a group of people care about him, even at the cost of scheming against each other.
He indeed chose people of this type; those with even a little bit of family background avoided him like the plague.
Now that he's fallen on hard times, he realizes how much trouble the people he chose really were.
Their affairs are minor matters; Su Lin'er's madness is the real issue. She seems somewhat deranged now, as if she has developed some kind of obsession.
She wanted money, power, and Su Wenyuan dead.
For this reason, she has no bottom line and is willing to endure and change, as long as the goal can be achieved.
Su Yuan said sadly, "Su Wenyuan once wanted to take our whole family to die because she hated the Su family. But now, she is afraid of implicating Prince Chen. She knows who is good to her. Even if she is filled with hatred, she can still remain rational."
“But what’s wrong with you? How could you write to her? If I’m not going to help you, you can try to persuade me, instead of doing it this way. You don’t even remember how good I was to you.”
Heartless, cold-blooded, and ruthless, Su Yuan couldn't help but begin to regret his actions.
When Wang's fate turned tragic, he had already regretted it once, but at that time he still had hope and illusions, thinking that Su Lin'er would not treat him that way.
Now it seems he was overthinking things; Su Lin'er is just that kind of person.
Seeing Su Yuan's pained and remorseful expression, Su Lin'er sneered, "Isn't it only natural for you to be good to me? I'm the son of a mistress, how long has this stigma followed me?"
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