Shengjing Noble

Su Lanyin sneered, her eyes full of contempt: "It's most appropriate to leave this kind of scum to Liang Youdao."

"As expected of my sister, you are as smart as me!"

Su Shengming grinned playfully but she glared at him fiercely, and he immediately lowered his head guiltily.

"Don't think this matter is over. Come back with me and explain everything to mother!"

Su Lanyin grabbed his collar and walked out.

"No, no, no, if you have anything to say, let's discuss it together as siblings. Don't tell mom, dear sister, no! You can be a good sister, okay? You are my sister..."

He begged for mercy in a slick tone only because he was extremely afraid of Lu Wanjun's violent temper.

But this time, no matter how he throws a tantrum, Su Lanyin will no longer protect him!

……

The back door of the Su Mansion.

Su Lanyin jumped off the carriage first, followed by Su Shengming, who was tied up and following her with a look of grievance on his face.

"Yinyin, can you please untie me first? I am the fourth young master after all, please give me some face!"

"Face?" She sneered, stopped, turned around and stared at him, "Face should be earned by ability, not given by others!"

"Please forgive me this time for my mother's sake!"

"Save this for your mother."

"No! If my mother knew, she would break my legs!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Ruyan walked out from the back door, her face looking unusually serious, followed by a few close maids and guards.

"Why are you two brothers and sisters still awake in the middle of the night? Where have you been?"

Facing the question, Su Shengming was obviously panicked, and he started to argue: "Don't blame me, Madam. I drank a few more glasses of wine, and Yinyin was afraid that something might happen to me, so she went to pick me up in person."

Seeing this, Su Lanyin did not explain, but looked at her in silence.

How could Liu Ruyan not know where the brother and sister had gone? She was just pretending.

Sure enough, the next second she walked forward with a worried look on her face and untied Su Shengming with her own hands.

"Are you still lying to me? I've heard what Madam Li said. Fourth brother, you are so confused!"

Su Shengming's eyes widened, and he immediately flew into a rage: "Madame Li, this gossipy woman, how dare you sue me!"

In her previous life, Su Lanyin also thought that it was Nanny Li who was spreading rumors behind her back, until she died when she discovered that the real traitor was someone else.

Although Nanny Li was loyal, she was hated by her and she found a random excuse to demote her to a farm, which made her old age miserable.

Thinking of this, hatred flashed in Su Lanyin's eyes, and she clenched her hands quietly in her sleeves.

"Thank you, Madam. You've come all the way here to wait for me so late." The corners of her mouth curled up with a hint of sarcasm. "I wonder how you plan to punish the two of us?"

Liu Ruyan frowned slightly, then pretended to be tolerant and generous and sighed, "Don't worry, I'm not waiting here to punish you."

Su Shengming asked in confusion: "Then what are you doing here?"

"Of course I'm afraid of alarming your father! He can't tolerate any injustice. If he knew about this, I, the fourth brother, would definitely be punished."

Hearing this, Su Lanyin sneered in her heart.

She was not afraid that Su Shengming would be punished by the family, but she was obviously afraid that he would be beaten by Su Yongcheng if he was not deeply involved in gambling!

Sometimes, flattery is more likely to cause someone to die without a burial place than criticism!

Although Su Shengming is smooth-talking, he has never experienced the evil of human nature, so he is too simple-minded.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be easily abducted to the casino and tricked.

At this moment, Liu Ruyan's care and tolerance eased his panic and he was instantly moved.

"Mother, I didn't expect you to care so much about me. This is my fault. I swear I will never do it again!" He immediately stretched out his hand and promised solemnly.

Liu Ruyan said with a distressed look on her face: "Let me see what's wrong with your face? Was you beaten? These bastards dared to hurt the young master of my Su family, I will not let them off easily!"

Seeing her so indignant, Su Shengming felt that she was closer to him than his own mother.

Su Lanyin's eyes flashed with sarcasm, and she asked in a cold voice: "When did the eldest lady become so tolerant and loving to the fourth brother? Is there any ulterior motive?"

Liu Ruyan looked aggrieved: "Yinyin, what are you talking about? I am the mistress of the Su family. I have always treated you as my own children. Now that you have made mistakes, it must be because I, as a mother, did not discipline you strictly. Of course, I have to be tolerant of your fourth brother."

Su Lanyin was about to retort when she saw Su Shengming turning back to glare at her and scolding her, "Yinyin, the eldest lady is our mother, you must not be rude."

After saying that, she turned around and smiled flatteringly: "Mother, Yinyin is young and naive, please don't take it to heart."

Liu Ruyan lowered her eyes and smiled, as if relieved: "I am the elder, why would I be so fussy with her? Fourth brother, I have some excellent wound medicine. Come over and I will help you apply it, so that your father won't find out tomorrow."

"Thank you mother!"

Su Shengming immediately nodded in agreement upon hearing this, and followed Liu Ruyan into the back door.

Su Lanyin looked at their backs coldly, with a cold light flashing in her eyes.

Everyone dispersed, and a little maid ran out from the shadows not far away. It was Cuizhu.

"Miss, why did you come back just now? I listened to your instructions and have been hiding here waiting for you."

She asked, "Did you hear anything?"

Cuizhu nodded: "I heard it! The eldest lady told the maid next to her that she wanted to protect the fourth brother so that he would fall deeper and deeper into trouble and unable to extricate himself. She also said that this was... was... oh, right, it was flattery!"

"Oh, then it's as she wishes."

Su Lanyin's lips curled up into a meaningful smile.

Cuizhu was puzzled: "Miss, why don't we stop Fourth Brother? This gambling is not a good thing!"

"Stop it? Why should I stop it? This will only make Fourth Brother think that I am a bad person. Since Liu Ruyan wants to be a good person, let her be a good person to the end!"

"what?"

Cuizhu still didn't understand, but Su Lanyin didn't explain and walked into the yard.

……

The next day.

Broken Moon Pavilion.

Su Shengming knelt in front of Lu Wanjun with his upper body naked. His back was covered with red marks from being whipped with a cane. The pain was so severe that his tears and snot mixed together and he was sobbing sadly.

"From childhood to adulthood, you are the most naughty among the four children! When I asked you to practice martial arts, you thought it was too hard, and when I asked you to study, you thought it was boring. It's bad enough that you have no knowledge and only know how to eat, drink and have fun all day long. Now you dare to get involved in gambling. You... do you know that I hate gamblers the most?"

Lu Wanjun glared at him with disapproval, her chest heaving up and down with anger, her eyes swollen and red.

Su Shengming is the most rebellious of the four children. He has always been soft-hearted and refuses to give in even when being beaten.

"I was just playing around, how did I become a gambler? My eldest brother is good at martial arts, and my third brother is good at literature. Aren't they all because of your care and teaching? When have you ever taken care of me seriously? That's right, I'm not as good as them, so just treat me as a waste!"

After saying that, he turned his head away stubbornly, refusing to yield even if he was beaten.

Lu Wanjun was heartbroken and raised the cane and said, "Today, I must beat you to death!"