After the whole family went crazy and criticized the movie "Read My Mind", the heroine

Before he finished speaking, Su Yuchen had already slapped him.

The slap was so powerful that Liu Mei staggered back, blood spurted out of her mouth, and one of her front teeth was broken.

Seeing this, Chen Tanyan hurried forward to dissuade him: "Yuchen, why are you doing this? Although your second mother's words were inappropriate, you don't have to be so angry."

Su Yuchen glanced at him coldly and said, "Elder, if you want to punish me, I have nothing to say. But my mother's dignity cannot be trampled on by anyone. The position in this ancestral hall is nothing but an empty title. My mother will always be the most honorable existence in my heart."

[Mother, please support the heroine quickly, or I will be killed by her before I grow up.] At this critical moment, Chen Shuyin also reminded Ye Guyan immediately.

Ye Guyan naturally believed Chen Shuyin's words 100%.

So, without much hesitation, she stepped forward.

"Why are you so persistent about something that the prince doesn't care about?"

Ye Guyan's words were like a sharp sword, pointing straight into Liu Mei's heart.

Although her words were calm, they revealed unquestionable power.

Liu Mei's face turned red with anger at Ye Guyan's words. She widened her eyes and glared at Ye Guyan, as if she wanted to eat her alive.

"What does it have to do with you?" Liu Mei's voice was sharp and piercing, her chest heaving violently with anger, "You are just a concubine, how dare you butt in here?"

Ye Guyan remained unmoved, her gaze remained firm.

She just glanced at Liu Mei calmly and said, "Although I am a concubine, I also have my own sense of right and wrong. There is nothing wrong with Su Yuchen's behavior. It is you who is too fussy."

Liu Mei was so angry at Ye Guyan's words that she was shaking all over. She felt that her authority was challenged like never before.

However, just as she was about to continue her attack, an unexpected voice rang out.

"Liu Mei, Gu Yan is right. There is nothing wrong with what Su Yuchen did. You went too far." The speaker was Liu Wenjin. She and Liu Mei were originally in the same camp, but this time she stood on Su Yuchen's side.

Liu Wenjin's words made Liu Mei stunned. She never expected that Liu Wenjin, who had a close relationship with her, would stand up against her at this time.

Her face turned pale and blue, as if someone had poured a bucket of cold water over her head.

"You... why do you say that?" Liu Mei's voice trembled a little. She looked at Liu Wenjin, her eyes full of confusion and anger.

Liu Wenjin took a deep breath and looked at Liu Mei. Her voice was gentle but firm: "Liu Mei, we are all members of the family and should respect and understand each other. Su Yuchen only placed his mother's tablet in the center of the ancestral hall and did not do anything harmful. You got so angry over such a small matter. It's really wrong."

Liu Mei was speechless after hearing what Liu Wenjin said. She opened her mouth but didn't know what to say. She felt that her authority was being undermined bit by bit, and the anger and resentment in her heart surged up like a tide.

However, at this moment, a majestic voice suddenly sounded: "Enough!"

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw Chen Tanyan slowly walking into the ancestral hall.

His eyes swept over everyone and finally landed on Liu Mei.

"Liu Mei, have you had enough of making a fuss?" Although Chen Tanyan's voice was calm, it revealed unquestionable majesty. "Yu Chen just placed her mother's tablet in the center of the ancestral hall. This is her filial piety. Why are you so angry?"

Liu Mei blushed at the prince's words, she lowered her head and dared not say anything. She knew that she had really gone too far this time.

The prince looked at Su Yuchen again, nodded and said, "Yuchen, you did the right thing. Your filial piety is commendable, and you don't have to care about those false reputations."

After placing the tablet, Su Yuchen turned to face Chen Tanyan. Her eyes were cold, as if they could penetrate people's hearts.

She took a deep breath and then spoke slowly: "According to our previous agreement, when my mother's tablet is placed, a person's blood must be used to pay tribute to the deceased soul as a sign of respect. Today, I will kill a person to pay tribute to my mother's spirit in heaven."

Chen Tanyan's heart trembled when he heard this.

Although he was a prince, he felt an inexplicable fear when facing Su Yuchen's firm gaze. He asked in a trembling voice: "Who...who do you want to kill?"

Su Yuchen did not answer his question directly, but said in a voice that was almost talking to himself: "I know this choice is not easy for you, but the rules cannot be broken. I need a fair way to decide."

As she spoke, she stretched out her finger and began to count the troops in an ancient and mysterious way.

Her fingers drew traces in the air, as if drawing invisible patterns in the air.

Chen Tanyan and the others looked at her nervously, wondering whose name she would call out.

Ye Guyan, Chen Qiyu, Chen Shuyin, Liu Wenjin, Old Concubine… Su Yuchen uttered the names one by one, and her fingers jumped in the air.

Every time a person's name is called, that person's heart will involuntarily become nervous.

Finally, when Su Yuchen's fingers stopped, her eyes fell on Liu Mei.

Liu Mei's face turned pale instantly. She stepped back in fear and asked in a trembling voice, "You...what do you mean? I'm the daughter of the richest man. How dare you kill me?"

Su Yuchen looked at her coldly, without a trace of emotion in her voice: "Everyone is equal before the rules. No matter whose daughter you are, you cannot change this fact. Since you said too much, you must bear the consequences."

Liu Mei was terrified. She tried to ask Chen Tanyan for help: "My Lord, please save me! She can't do this to me!"

However, Chen Tanyan was powerless at the moment. Although he was a prince, in front of Su Yuchen's firm eyes, he could only sigh helplessly: "Liu Mei, this is the rule. Don't worry, I will restrain myself for you."

Liu Mei closed her eyes in despair, she felt her world was falling apart. She never thought that she would face such a fate because of a momentary verbal pleasure.

However, just as she was about to fall into despair, a voice suddenly rang out: "Wait!"

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw Chen Yunling limping out.

With a trace of courage on his face, he looked at Su Yuchen and said, "Su Yuchen, you can't do this. Although my mother made a mistake, she is not guilty of death."

Su Yuchen looked at Chen Yunling coldly, with a hint of chill in his voice: "Rules are rules, and they cannot be changed because of personal feelings. My mother's spirit in heaven needs to be commemorated, and this is what I must do."

Chen Yunling took a deep breath. He knew that he couldn't change Su Yuchen's decision, but he still wanted to fight for his mother's chance of survival: "Can we try another way? For example, let mother do some other punishment instead of killing her directly."