On the night of the broken engagement, the paranoid prince came to me crying and asking for my statu

Liang choked, then looked at Sui Sui An with confidence, "Wan'er's parents died trying to save your father. Now Vice General Zhao and his wife only have Wan'er as their daughter. It is only right that you give Wan'er a good status and a good marriage as a way of repaying your kindness."

Su Sui'an raised his eyebrows and looked at Su Qishun meaningfully, "Really? Does the Marquis think so too?"

Su Qishun didn't understand why, and his tone was even firmer than Liang's, "Of course."

Su Sui'an couldn't help laughing, and his laughter was as clear as a silver bell.

However, the smile on her lips was thin and her eyes were equally cold.

"How many peanuts did he eat to make Lord Su drunk like this? It's fine if others don't know, but Lord Su can't be unaware of the reason why Deputy General Zhao and his wife died. Besides..."

At this point, Su Sui'an picked up the Nuanyu Jinbu hanging around his waist and played with it, "Marriage exchange is no joke. If you have the guts, don't bully us weak women. Let the Duke Gu's Mansion come to negotiate. If the Duke Gu's Mansion takes the initiative to propose marrying someone else, I will welcome it."

"You..." Seeing the warm jade in Su Sui'an's hand, Su Qishun choked and turned his eyes away guiltily.

Su Sui'an smiled coldly, put down the forbidden steps in his hand, and took the initiative again, "I won't take what is not mine, but I won't give away what is mine. Don't think that by changing the subject, I can just ignore the incident of thieves and bandits at Tingyu Cottage tonight."

"you..."

Seeing that Su Sui'an was not interested, Su Qishun turned his attention back to Ji Lanshuang.

"Ji, what do you say? Don't forget that you are now living in the Marquis' Mansion, and your food and drink are all paid for by the Duke of the Marquis' Mansion."

Ji Lan covered her lips and coughed a few times. Her face was much paler than when she came to Shoukang Hall just now. However, her firm tone was no less than Su Sui'an's. "An'er is right. It belongs to us. We will not give in even a little bit."

All he got in return for his repeated concessions was more and more humiliation.

She finally understood that their constant concessions would only cause the Changping Marquisate to lose their composure.

Let them think that they stayed in the Changping Marquis Mansion because they admired their wealth and glory.

"There is one more thing. Marquis, you are wrong." Ji Lanshuang coughed for a long time because of her excitement. She drank most of the ginseng tea in Nanny Deng's water bag before she recovered. "Over the years, the public treasury of the Marquis's Mansion has been in deficit. I have been using my mother's dowry to supplement it. If you don't believe me, I can also bring you the dowry list. The list is also backed up in the Ministry of Revenue. If you are worried that I have tampered with the list, you can ask someone in the Ministry of Revenue to take a look."

"We have never thought of taking advantage of the Marquis of Changping's Mansion."

"When I first married into the Marquis' Mansion, the old Marquis and his wife passed away. My husband also discussed with Marquis Su about building another mansion, but what did Marquis Su say at the time?"

"Oh, by the way, Lord Su said that the old Lord and his wife were in perfect harmony, and his wife was injured when she gave birth to Lord Su, so the Marquisate was so large that there were not many people, so my husband was asked to stay and support the family together with Lord Su. Unfortunately, from beginning to end, it was my husband, the adopted son, who supported the family. What else did Lord Su do except sucking blood from my second wife and smearing her reputation everywhere?"

Because she was too excited, Ji Lanshuang gradually showed signs of being unable to speak. Su Sui'an unnoticeably gave Ji Lanshuang a heart-saving pill that he had prepared in advance, and immediately ordered Nanny Deng to call a doctor, but was stopped by Su Qishun.

"Lord Su, are you planning to make my second branch bleed in Shoukang Hall today?" Su Sui'an gave Su Qishun a sharp look.

Su Qishun saw that Ji Lanshuang was having trouble breathing, and a hint of satisfaction flashed in his eyes, but he still maintained the gentle and kind demeanor of an old man, "An'er, what are you talking about? Your uncle is also doing this for the good of your second house. Look at how angry you have made your mother. If you don't find a doctor, I'm afraid you'll have to mourn for three years..."

"Snapped--"

A loud slap shocked everyone present.

Su Sui'an rubbed his wrist which was hurt by the shock. "You, Su, have not learned any of the courage of the old marquis as a general. You have not inherited any of the talent and reputation of the old marquis' wife. The huge marquis' mansion was supported by my father's life, and you and your family are hiding here to hurt his wife and daughter. Do you feel guilty?"

After saying that, she pointed at Liang, who was glaring at Su Sui'an as if she wanted to eat her alive, but her eyes were always on Su Qishun.

"This woman indirectly killed your own mother, and you actually still regard her as your mother, treating her as the old lady of the Marquis's mansion. You are really a half-baked Taoist priest learning to tell fortunes. Who do you think you are?"

"You...you evil creature..." Su Qishun's face turned black and white because of what she said. With half of his face swollen from Su Sui'an, he raised his hand to avenge the slap.

Seeing this, Su Sui'an immediately raised his left cheek and pointed, "Go ahead and hit me, hit me down, hit me down and let people know how evil the Changping Marquis, who always appears to be kind and righteous, is."

Su Qishun had already raised his hand into the air, but he just couldn't bring it down.

Because of the anger, his hands were still shaking slightly...

"You are simply outrageous."

Seeing that Su Qishun was intimidated by Su Sui'an, Liang no longer cared about her dignity as an old lady. She walked quickly to Su Sui'an and raised her hand to slap him in the face to avenge Su Qishun.

However, before her slap could land, Su Sui'an grabbed her wrist.

"Ah...you, what are you doing? Let me go."

Su Sui'an sneered and let go of Liang's hand.

Because she pulled her hand back too hard, Liang took several steps back due to inertia and almost fell flat on her face.

Su Sui'an raised his eyebrows, "Oh, I'm so sorry, I didn't expect the old lady to be so weak."

"Come on, why don't you take her down?"

When Hong arrived later, she saw the mess and no longer cared about decency.

Although she still had doubts about Su Qishun, the truth of everything had not yet been found out. Su Qishun was still the lover she cherished in her heart. How could he be treated like this by this adopted son's bitch?

"Su Sui'an, the Changping Marquis' Mansion has supported your family over the years and has treated you well. Is this how you repay your benefactor?"

"benefactor?"

Su Sui'an just thought that Hong was ridiculously naive.

"Just now I was so busy talking about the succession of the Marquis of Changping and the shamelessness of the Liang family that I forgot about the Marquis' wife. Do I need to remind you how you got this second-rank imperial edict?"

"When a duke is conferred a title, his wife follows his husband's rank. Naturally, I, as a lady of honor, also follow my husband's rank." Mrs. Hong raised her chin confidently.