Chapter Seventeen: Father's Protection

  The old lady looked down at the green bamboo kneeling on the ground, and in her palm was a exquisite embroidered pouch. The people in the mansion knew how many catties and taels she had! A little girl who hadn't been taught embroidery by anyone couldn't possibly embroider such an exquisite pouch.

  The old lady was furious, and someone in this house dared to do such a thing. Stealing things is already unforgivable, but she even dared to steal from the master's place. If it gets out, wouldn't people say that our family discipline is lax?

  "It's a misunderstanding, the old lady's servant didn't steal anything!" Green Bamboo saw that the old lady was about to get angry and felt afraid in her heart. She looked at Liu's iron-like face again and forced herself to calm down, saying quickly, "It wasn't the servant who wanted to steal this brocade pouch, but rather the servant discovered that it actually contained a shocking secret. Old lady, the servant saw with her own eyes that there was a portrait of you in the pouch, but on the painting, your face had been crossed out with an 'X'!"

  "Ah——" The whole house of people couldn't help but take a cold breath, if what Green Bamboo said was true, then Su Mu Jin would be guilty of cursing her elders and being disobedient and unfilial. According to the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, this was a crime punishable by extreme penalty. At this time, no one dared to interrupt, looking at Old Lady's furious face, everyone was silent as if frozen in fear.

  The old lady's face turned iron-green, her eyes piercing like a sword towards Su Mu-jin.

  Su Mu Jin was as if frightened, her body softened and she knelt down on the ground, "Grandmother, granddaughter is innocent!"

  "Sister..." The young Cong'er looked at her sister and knelt down, knowing that things were bad, but she couldn't help in any way, and was so anxious that she burst into tears.

  The old lady stood up stiffly from her seat, waved her hand and said, "Song nurse, take the young master out!"

  "No, I want to stay with my sister!"

  The young boy was no match for Song's strength and was carried out by her while struggling and crying.

  Su Moqin's heart ached, but she had no choice but to force herself to pretend everything was fine.

  Sheng Xiao's face was also extremely urgent, and she couldn't help but slap Lu Zhu on the face, "You lowly maid! From the time you swept the house, I've been in the room all along. When have I ever seen you open the brocade pouch? Do you know what would happen if you lied to Old Lady's face?"

  Green bamboo pressed down on her fear, covering her face and shouting, "I didn't lie!"

  Su Mo Jin didn't tell Sheng Xiao about the plan, only telling her that if Qing Zhu went in to clean the room, she must keep a close eye on her and not let her have the opportunity to open the brocade pouch. Upon hearing this, Sheng Xiao couldn't help but feel anxious. The old lady was indeed not liked by the young mistress, but the young mistress had a kind heart and didn't believe that she could do something so treacherous. She glanced sideways at the young woman kneeling on the ground with her, only to see the young woman nod slightly in response, her expression surprisingly calm.

  For some reason, Sheng Xiao's anxious heart suddenly calmed down.

  Since the girl had already made arrangements, she must have seen through the villain's plan. The girl should have a way to prevent and respond to it. Zhong Shu had just let out a breath when he heard the icy tone of Erniang, who was supporting the old lady.

  "Why not open the brocade bag and everything will be clear at a glance!"

  Su Mojin was shocked and lost her color, defending herself, "Grandma, listen to your granddaughter's explanation!"

  The old lady didn't even give Su Mochen a glance, her face as cold and hard as iron. She ordered Biyu outside the door, "Go and invite Master over immediately!"

  Su Mochen no longer explained, feeling a bit dead and hopeless in her heart. She sneered inwardly, thinking that if Liu's family really got their way today, this would be the attitude of the old lady - not listening to her explanation at all, but directly calling for Father to come over. If it weren't for the fact that the Su family's clan leader and clansmen were all far away in Yunzhou, Su Mochen firmly believed that the old lady would definitely send someone to invite the clansmen together.

  At that time, she had no way out and could only be forced to death!

  It can be seen that the old lady is so disgusted with her, as long as she catches her mistakes, even if she is the granddaughter of the Chu family, even if she has a marriage arrangement with the Ning Wangfu, she can still push her to the end without blinking!

  The cold floor sent wave after wave of chilliness up her knees, Su Mochen only felt that both body and mind were numb and stiff, the only person in the Su family who truly cared for her and loved her was just Father.

  She is now looking forward to it, and after the truth is revealed, how will the old lady behave!

  But in a moment, urgent footsteps came from outside the door. Su Mochen turned his head to look over and saw his father coming with a cold face, taking big strides. When he saw that she was safe and sound, his tense facial expression suddenly relaxed, but when he saw her kneeling on the cold stone floor, his eyebrows furrowed again. Without saying a word, he directly picked her up from the ground, looking at her slightly red eyes, Su Qingyun felt guilty.

  Just now, Biyu had briefly explained the situation to him on the way here. How could he not understand his own daughter? Just like Rong'er was not liked by the old lady at first, but she still treated her with filial piety as if she were her own mother. Occasionally, she would swallow her grievances. Jin'er not only looked like her, but also had a similar temperament, and would never do such vicious things.

  He is a man of great stature and integrity, yet he allowed his beloved daughter to suffer such an ordeal twice within two days; how could he not be enraged!

  Without saying another word, he kicked the green bamboo's chest with one foot and shouted angrily, "This kind of scoundrel servant girl should have been beaten to death long ago! How can what this kind of person says be counted!"

  Green bamboo didn't dare to resist, was kicked until she spat blood, and just as Su Qingyun was about to kick her again, the old lady's face turned iron-green with anger. "Qingyun, that's enough!"

  "Mother, Jin'er is your own granddaughter, others don't believe her, and you don't either?!" Su Qingyun knew that the old lady had asked him to come because she knew he would be even angrier. The old lady was forcing him to kill his own daughter with his own hands, how could he not feel heartbroken? Su Qingyun growled, "Don't mention it's not clear yet, even if the facts are laid out in front of us, I absolutely won't believe it, Jin'er must have been framed. Mother, don't interfere with this matter, I will investigate one by one, and when I find out who dared to harm my Jin'er with such a vicious method, no matter who it is, they will be kicked out of the house immediately!"

  Liu's heart skipped a beat as she heard the words, and she saw Su Qingyun's stern gaze sweep over her. She couldn't help but straighten her back and say in a deep voice, "Disobedience and unfilial piety are serious crimes, Master should know this better than us womenfolk!"

  She didn't speak, but as soon as she did, she immediately attracted Su Qingyun's attention. Su Qingyun looked at her coldly and said sternly, "Liu Shi, you are becoming more and more disobedient to my words. Yesterday, I just ordered your foot to be banned and punished by copying the female precepts. Today, you dare to defy my orders! I think you're getting arrogant, even looking down on me!"

  These words were already extremely severe. Liu's anger rose to her head, but she didn't dare provoke Su Qingyun at this time and tightly pursed her lips.

  "Father, if you want to know whether Green Bamboo is telling lies or not, just open the brocade pouch and take a look. Why are you so angry?" Su Yun's eyes couldn't hide her jealousy, she was also the daughter of the father, but the father had never looked at her with a straight eye. Looking at Su Mu Jin who was being held in his arms by the father, her eyes became even more profound.

  "If sister really didn't do it, grandma will naturally give her justice!" Saying this, she provocatively stared at Su Mu Jin, "Sister dare to let people open the brocade pouch?!"

  Digression

  Look at these people's ugly faces, tsk! I'm really worried for the female lead, fortunately there is still a good father.