Seeing that Yu Ruyi was about to fall to the ground, Agate quickly stepped forward, bent down and quickly grabbed Yu Ruyi.
Su Qingyu breathed a sigh of relief, luckily everything was fine.
Su Yihui, who was on the side, suddenly stepped forward and slapped Agate on the face, "Who do you think you are? Who told you to touch my betrothal gift?"
After saying that, he looked sideways at Su Qingyu and said, "Sister, did you do this on purpose? Are you dissatisfied with me just because I married well, and then ruined my betrothal gift?"
Su Qingyu looked at Su Yihui in confusion and said coldly: "What are you talking about? Isn't Yu Ruyi okay? Also, why do you beat my people?"
At this time, the whole courtyard became quiet because of the dispute between the two sisters. Su Chengye, Mrs. Su, Prince Duan, and Lord Qiu all walked out.
Su Yihui cried and ran to Su Chengye, "Father, eldest sister is going to marry a dead man, how can she touch my betrothal gift? What is her intention?"
"And her despicable maid also captured my Yu Ruyi. If the Xu family knew about this, they wouldn't know what they would think of our family."
Su Qingyu looked at Su Yihui with a sullen face and said impatiently: "I have never heard of such a rule. Who said that servants cannot touch the betrothal gift?"
"If it's damaged, I'll compensate you of course, but now it's in good condition, so don't make trouble unreasonably."
"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, just ask cousin Rujin."
Hearing this, Cheng Rujin stepped forward and said, "I have been with my third cousin just now, and she did not touch the eldest cousin."
"On the other hand, the eldest cousin... was obviously very unhappy when she saw the betrothal gift of the third cousin. Maybe she was confused for a while, so grandma should spare her this time."
It seemed that he was interceding for Su Qingyu, but in fact, he was accused of being jealous of his sister and deliberately destroying the betrothal gift.
Su Shunci, who had been learning accounting from the side, saw this and trotted forward quickly and stood in front of the person.
"Father, grandma, I saw the third sister hit the eldest sister with my own eyes. I can testify to the eldest sister."
Su Yihui frowned and looked at Su Shunci. This sister is not the most timid and afraid of getting into trouble. Why is she so brave today?
She glared at Su Shunci and said, "It's not your place to speak, so step aside."
Immediately afterwards, Su Chengye waved his hand, and a servant pulled Su Shunci aside.
Logically speaking, since Yu Ruyi was intact, Su Chengye should open his mouth to resolve this little dispute between the sisters. But because of the three hundred thousand taels of silver, Su Chengye had always been resentful of Su Qingyu, so he wanted to take the opportunity to beat her and let her know who was the genius in the Hou Mansion.
This legitimate daughter had been too presumptuous recently, and he was worried that he would not find a chance to reprimand her.
Besides, Su Yihui was favored by the Xu family, and he also preferred Su Yihui in his heart.
"It's Qingyu's fault for this. She made the Su family and the Xu family lose face in front of so many people and passed on the family law."
Su Qingyu frowned. Because Yu Ruyi was not broken, she was punished with family law?
The Su family's snobbery is really passed down from generation to generation, and it is engraved in their bones.
Agate calmly approached Su Qingyu. She would fight to the death whoever dared to hurt the eldest lady today.
Su Chengye was still waiting for the housekeeper to come over with the family law, but Su Qingyu walked to Su Chengye step by step.
He said in a voice that only two people could hear: "Father, you can fight him if you want, but I can't guarantee whether there will be food in the house tomorrow. It's not easy for me, and neither can your concubines and children." Better off."
"What do you think my uncle would do if he knew you beat me because of your concubine?"
Su Qingyu always felt that her father had been struggling with the title for so many years before he became a minister of household affairs, which was directly related to his unclear understanding of everything.
To this day, he still feels that his mother is marrying him out of favor, and he looks down on the Lin family's merchant background. Little did they know that if the Lin family hadn't been behind it, the Su family would have declined long ago. Not to mention anything else, they wouldn't even have the money to manage relationships.
Now that the money and business in the house are all in her hands, he actually wants to take action against the family because of such a trivial matter.
Su Qingyu snorted in her heart, what happened to the marriage with the Xu family? Can the Xu family directly promote him to an official position, or can he support the whole family? He probably forgot that it was the Lin family who helped him finance his promotion to the position of Minister of Household Affairs.
So Su Qingyu felt it was necessary to remind him so that he could see clearly the current situation in the house.
Su Chengye was shocked by what Su Qingyu said. He felt like someone was strangling him around the neck. The one who wanted to strangle him was his biological daughter.
He was so angry that he yelled in a low voice: "You bastard, I am your father. You and your daughter have to rely on me, not the Lin family."
Su Qingyu thought of the tragic death of her in the Su family in her previous life, and hatred rushed into her heart. She blurted out: "Did you think about our mother and daughter when you spoiled your concubine and destroyed your wife? When you had an affair with Gu Ruoyun under my mother's nose, , Have you ever thought about us mother and daughter? We mother and daughter rely on you? If we continue to rely on you, I am afraid that even the bones and scum will be plotted by you. "
Su Qingyu's tone of voice became colder and colder every time she spoke. Su Chengye discovered for the first time that this legitimate daughter had such a sinister side.
Just at this time, the housekeeper came over with some family advice. Su Chengye was so aroused by Su Qingyu's words that he lost his mind. He grabbed the whip, took two steps back and whipped Su Qingyu.
Su Qingyu couldn't dodge for a moment, and saw that the whip was about to fall on her back.
Everyone present took a breath, wondering why this eldest lady had angered Marquis Pingning.
Immediately afterwards, everyone heard a scream, but it was not Su Qingyu, but Agate.
Agate had no time to stop Su Chengye, so he could only lie on Su Qingyu's back, and resisted Su Chengye's whip with all his strength.
Su Qingyu quickly turned around to check Man Nao's injury, "Man Nao, how are you?"
Agate was wearing an emerald-green coat with a branch pattern. The back of the coat had been whipped open, and the exposed cotton was covered with blood. Agate's face was pale, and she leaned against Pearl, with large beads of sweat falling from her forehead.
The Su family's whip that enforces family law is a normal whip when whipped from the front, and it has barbs when whipped from the back. Su Chengye whipped the whip from the back this time and used all his strength. If it weren't for the agate, it would be Su Qingyu who was dying at this time.
Su Qingyu's eyes were scarlet and she slowly raised her head to look at Su Chengye. However, her hand quietly reached towards Agate's waist. She knew that Agate carried a short knife around her waist all year round.
But as soon as she touched the scabbard, Agate grabbed her wrist, shook her head slightly, and whispered: "Miss, you can't do anything now."
