Shengjing Noble

The brother and sister smiled at each other, held each other's hands tightly, and walked towards the Su family together.

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Wanshou Pavilion.

Su Lanxin was leaning in Liu Ruyan's arms and crying bitterly. If you didn't know her, you would think she had suffered a great injustice.

Su Shenghao stood aside and complained angrily: "Grandma, you must make the decision for us! Su Lanyin and Su Shengyun, those two bastards, embarrassed us in public. Not only did they not take us seriously, they also didn't take Daddy and Grandma seriously!"

Su Lanxin sobbed and agreed, "Yes, it would be fine if they only targeted me and my brother, but they chose to embarrass us in front of so many people. Isn't this a complete loss of face for the Su family? Wuwuwu..."

The old lady stared at him with a pair of old and vicious eyes, and said angrily: "Damn little bastard, how dare you bully my grandchildren? Don't you see your own status? How dare you, a lowly and money-losing girl from a merchant family?"

Liu Ruyan sighed, her eyes red but she looked forbearing and magnanimous.

"Mother-in-law, you know me well. I never fight or compete with others. My two children are exactly like me. They are both calm and indifferent."

"If they hadn't wanted to bring honor to the Su family today, they wouldn't have gone to any poetry gathering to show up in public. This was originally a good thing, but it hindered Su Shengyun from getting noticed, and that's why Su Lanyin targeted and framed him."

"In the final analysis, I am a useless mother. I can't even protect my own children. There is no point in me being the mistress of the Su family. I might as well let my husband send me back to the Marquis' Mansion with a divorce letter."

As she spoke, she lowered her head and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, with an attitude of compromise.

The old lady became nervous upon hearing this, and hurriedly comforted and dissuaded her: "What are you talking about? You are my good daughter-in-law, and I can't bear to see you go. If you have to leave, it's Lu Wanjun who will take those bastards out of the Su family!"

"If I can't seek justice for my grandchildren today, then I, an old woman, will have lived for nothing for the past sixty or seventy years! Don't worry, I will never let them off easily! Someone, go get that bitch Lu Wanjun!"

"Yes!"

Nanny Yang immediately stood up and walked out. As soon as she reached the door, she met Su Yongcheng, who looked angry. Behind him were the siblings Su Lanyin and Su Shengyun.

"Where are you going?" Su Yongcheng asked.

Madam Yang bowed and said, "The old lady asked me to go and call Madam Lu."

"It's time for her to come and see the rebellious son she taught. Go now!"

"Yes."

After saying that, Su Yongcheng did not forget to turn around and glare at Su Lanyin and Su Shengyun before continuing to step into the gate of Wanshou Pavilion.

"Mother, my son has returned with these two rebellious sons!"

Su Yongcheng said this and sat down next to the old lady, his face still unhappy.

Su Lanyin and Su Shengyun walked in side by side, stood in the middle and looked straight at the old lady. They did not show any guilt or fear, but were calm and composed.

"Why don't you two kneel down and kowtow to admit your mistakes!" the old lady gave orders angrily.

Su Shengyun didn't move, just looked at her coldly.

His well-educated and sensible character since childhood prevented him from speaking bad words to his elders. Even if the other person was a unreasonable and vicious elder, he still found it difficult to speak.

So, he clenched his fists and stood upright, refusing to kneel. This was his greatest rebellion.

Su Lanyin is different. She has Lu Wanjun's fierceness but does not lose her temper easily. She also has Su Shengyun's backbone and holds her head high with a righteous look on her face.

She calmly scanned the various faces of the crowd, with a hint of mocking smile in her eyes.

Seeing that the brother and sister refused to kneel, the old lady became even angrier and slammed the tea table and shouted, "Can't you hear what your elders are saying? You two ungrateful bastards, why don't you kneel? Come on, hold them down!"

Two servants came in from outside the door. Su Lanyin turned around and stared at them coldly. Her sinister eyes made people shudder.

It just so happened that the two servants were the ones she had arranged to work as errand boys in Wanshou Pavilion, so naturally they did not dare to step forward and could only stand at the door and not dare to come in.

Su Lanyin was no longer silent and said coldly: "Third brother just won the first prize in the poetry competition. If he returns to the Su family today and is punished, I will report it to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. When the news reaches His Majesty, I am afraid he will ask Dad for a specific reason."

Su Yongcheng said disdainfully: "Humph, it's only natural for me to tell others about my punishment of my own daughter!"

The old lady nodded in agreement: "That's right! Even if you win first place in the poetry competition, what does it matter? Aren't you the inferior offspring of my Su family? You will never be as noble as the legitimate children in your life!"

Su Lanyin sneered and looked at the two of them with a grim gaze.

"If the news gets out that the champion of the poetry competition is punished for no reason, it will only make people think that the Su family is dissatisfied with the results of the poetry competition, and thus dissatisfied with the decision of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"If you are dissatisfied with His Royal Highness, then doesn't that mean you are dissatisfied with the Emperor? Dissatisfied with the entire Sheng Dynasty? If you say it more seriously, it would be treason. Daddy, you have to think it through."

This may sound a bit exaggerated, but upon closer inspection, it does make some sense!

Since ancient times, emperors have been extremely suspicious. Even important ministers felt like living with a tiger, fearing that if they said something wrong they would anger the emperor and bring disaster to their entire family, not to mention a humble official like Su Yongcheng.

He punished Su Lanyin and Su Shengyun today, and he would be ostracized by his colleagues without waiting for the emperor and the prince to take action.

After all, it is common in this circle to flatter the powerful and bully the weak.

After thinking it over, Su Yongcheng looked at the old lady nervously and shook his head slightly at her.

The old woman, who understood what her son meant, immediately looked displeased, but she did not dare to get angry again and could only endure it.

"Go back!"

She waved her hand, and the two servants outside the door immediately breathed a sigh of relief and quickly retreated.

Seeing this, Su Lanxin's eyes were full of resentment, and she couldn't help but ask loudly: "Su Lanyin, how did I offend you? Why do you always target me?"

This question made Su Lanyin want to laugh.

She frowned and asked back: "Sister, I also want to know this question, why are you targeting me?"

"When did I target you? It was me who wanted to compete with others today, but you insisted on standing up to embarrass me. What's your intention?"

Upon hearing this, Su Yongcheng immediately blamed her, "You are a concubine's daughter. No matter how prominent you are, you are not worthy of marrying into a high-ranking family. Your sister is a legitimate daughter. If she can marry into a high-ranking family, it will be a blessing for our Su family. You will also benefit from it. Now you are being aggressive and embarrassing your sister. Aren't you ruining the future of the Su family? How could I have a daughter as short-sighted, vicious and despicable as you!"

If this word were to get out, Su Lanyin would be branded as a petty-minded person who couldn't stand the glory of a legitimate daughter.

In her previous life, she had been falsely accused by Su Lanxin many times.

But in this life, she will not take the blame.

Thinking of this, a look of strength and grievance emerged on that fair little face.

"Dad, I did this for the Su family's reputation! If it weren't for me, I'm afraid my sister would have disgraced you long ago!"