Shengjing Noble

So she immediately put on a shocked expression and deliberately said loudly: "Mother, what do you mean? When did I ever force my fifth sister to commit suicide?"

"Besides, everyone in Shengjing knows that Fifth Sister is like this because she lost her virtue and reputation because of Sheng Meiyan's fall into the water. Could it be that Mother is blaming me for not taking good care of my sister?"

"But Yin'er didn't want to either. That day in the palace, it was because my sister walked around without following the rules and bumped into the Third Princess that she was thrown into the water."

"Could it be..."

At this point she paused, and then said in a louder and more exaggerated voice, "Mother, are you blaming the Third Princess for punishing my sister, but you don't dare to retaliate against Her Royal Highness, so you're taking it out on me?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole place fell into silence, and you could hear a pin drop.

Liu Ruyan's face turned green, and she wanted to rush over and cover her mouth.

But Su Lanyin refused to give up. She pretended to be aggrieved and continued, "Mother, the Third Princess is the most beloved daughter of the Emperor. She is the daughter of our Dasheng's luck. How can you hate her? If you do this, aren't you afraid of being blamed by the Emperor and affecting Daddy's future?"

"Stop talking!" Su Yongcheng roared with gritted teeth.

Liu Ruyan also hurriedly explained: "I didn't! I really didn't mean that! How dare I hate the Third Princess? It was obviously you..."

Su Lanyin did not respond at all, and continued to talk to herself: "It is obviously the fifth sister who is too ostentatious and does not abide by the rules in the palace. How can you blame it all on me? You even falsely accuse me of poisoning and murdering the fifth sister. If this crime is proven, how can I face people in the future? Wuwuwuwu..."

As she spoke, she covered her face and cried, feeling extremely aggrieved. Her sad look was truly sympathetic and pitiful.

Everyone present was filled with indignation.

"What's wrong with the Su family? They blame the concubine's daughter for the mistake made by the legitimate daughter. They are absolutely sick!"

"That's right. Su Lanxin got herself into trouble by not being disciplined, and yet she has the nerve to blame the Third Princess. I think they are so bold!"

"She has offended the third princess, and even banging her head against the wall to commit suicide is a good thing for her, but she has the audacity to push the blame onto her innocent sister. How disgusting!"

"This mother and daughter are so cruel and merciless that they cannot tolerate a child born out of wedlock. Liu Ruyan usually claims to be as calm as a chrysanthemum, but behind her back, she actually behaves like this!"

……

Gossip can melt metal and destroy a person. In this life, Liu Ruyan and Su Lanxin finally experienced the pain that Su Lanyin had gone through in her previous life.

Just at this moment, Lu Wanjun pushed the crowd aside and rushed in.

Seeing her daughter crying with her head down, while Su Yongcheng and Liu Ruyan were standing opposite her protecting Su Lanxin, the scene immediately stimulated her.

"Yin'er!"

Lu Wanjun rushed over and held Su Lanyin in her arms, then glared at the three people opposite and said, "Yinyin is a child of the Su family after all, how dare you accuse her of poisoning? If you really can't tolerate illegitimate children, then please give me a divorce letter and four letters of severance, and tomorrow I will take the four children and leave the Su family, and have nothing to do with you anymore!"

She had said such angry words in the past when she was angry, but now she was serious.

Su Yongcheng said unhappily, "Can you please stop causing trouble? Do you know what your stupid daughter of yours has done? She has ruined Xin'er's reputation!"

Lu Wanjun said disdainfully: "Humph, as the saying goes, you will suffer for the consequences if you do evil. If Su Lanxin hadn't been vain and greedy, and had asked the old lady to take away the most luxurious dress and wear it to the palace banquet, how could she have displeased the noble lady?"

"You keep saying that Yinyin caused her to hit her head against the wall and commit suicide. Why don't you dare to say that it was the punishment of the Third Princess that led to this? To put it bluntly, you are dissatisfied with the princess but dare not vent, otherwise you would not have framed my daughter!"

These words almost confirmed their resentment towards the third princess.

No matter how much they deny, they can't make up their minds.

I believe this matter will soon become known to everyone and will even reach the ears of the third princess.

She is the emperor's favorite and always takes revenge.

Daring to harbor resentment towards her and taking it out on innocent people, causing a huge uproar in the city, is simply courting his own destruction!

Su Yongcheng and Liu Ruyan seemed to realize that the matter was becoming more and more serious and was beyond their control.

If he continued like this, he would be suppressed by the royal family and would never be able to turn things around before he could even get promoted in his career.

Su Yongcheng could only look back at Liu Ruyan with a warning in his eyes, the meaning of which was self-evident.

Liu Ruyan was not stupid. She knew that if they continued to dwell on this matter, the only ones who would suffer would be her and her daughter.

So, she stepped forward, knelt on the ground, and cried, "Sir, it's my fault. I framed Yinyin. I am willing to take responsibility for everything!"

Seeing that the matter had come to a conclusion, Lord Xu naturally wanted to resolve it as soon as possible.

After all, this matter involved the third princess, and he didn't dare to investigate further.

Liu Ruyan was beaten with thirty sticks and thrown into jail.

Su Yongcheng spent a lot of money to get the person out.

But even so, it failed to reverse the deterioration of the situation.

Liu Ruyan was no longer the indifferent and non-competitive wife of an official, but a jealous woman with a petty mind and a double-faced heart.

Not only could he not tolerate Lu Wanjun, his first wife who had shared the good and bad times with Su Yongcheng, he could not tolerate her illegitimate children either.

And there is Su Lanxin. She used to be the daughter of a small sixth-rank official and was unknown in Shengjing.

But now, almost everyone knew that she had offended the third princess, was thrown into the water, got wet and was watched by countless people.

He also attempted suicide by hitting his head against the wall out of shame and anger, but failed to die. He then became filled with hatred and did not dare to take revenge on the third princess, so he and his mother framed his younger sister Su Lanyin.

The reputation of this mother and daughter for being as vicious as snakes and bullying the weak and fearing the strong has spread throughout Shengjing.

After all, good news doesn't travel far, but bad news travels far and wide.

Su Yongcheng was also reported several times by his colleagues for his harsh treatment of his concubine's children and his first wife. The emperor was furious and directly fined him half a year's salary.

Not to mention promotion, I'm afraid I won't be able to keep my official position.

Nowadays in Shengjing City, everyone who sees Su Yongcheng avoids him as if he were a plague god.

No one dared to invite Liu Ruyan to the ladies' gatherings anymore.

Su Lanxin has just reached the age of 15 and it is time for her to discuss marriage, but is there any good family willing to marry her?

……

Langya Pavilion.

Su Lanyin smiled and handed a letter to Lu Wanjun, then said, "Mom, this was sent by Dad's relatives in the countryside. I saw it when I passed by the gatehouse and took it first."

"Most likely he's here to ask for money." Lu Wanjun said unhappily.

In the past, the clan leaders in Su Yongcheng's village would ask for money every few months, either because the crops were damaged or because someone's son was short of money for marrying a wife.

In short, he tried every means to take advantage of the Su family.

Su Yongcheng was concerned about his reputation and was afraid that people would say that he ignored his fellow villagers after he became rich. Plus, he enjoyed the flattery from his poor relatives, so he readily agreed.