The Rebirth of a Daughter: My Lord, I Will Never Be a Concubine

Now she had to take it even if she didn't want to. She smiled awkwardly and said, "It's just as you said, sister. This thing really has become mine."

As she spoke, she spread out her hands, and the glazed ring sparkled.

Su Yanhua ignored everyone's surprised expressions and handed the glass ring to Mo Qinghe.

"Princess, please keep your promise and apologize to this minister."

Mo Qinghe raised the corners of her lips slightly: "Even if you didn't steal it, it must have something to do with you. Why should this princess apologize to you?"

"Even a princess of high rank should know that words spoken cannot be taken back. Although this humble servant is the legitimate daughter of the Su family, I still care about my innocence. I will not take it seriously if your princess slanders my reputation. Now I only ask for an apology, but you have refused to give it. This is truly too much." Su Yanhua knelt down and said, "Your Majesty is kind and virtuous. You have always treated everyone in the harem with fairness and justice. Please, Your Majesty, make the decision and give this servant justice."

"You—" Mo Qinghe said angrily.

"Qinghe, as a princess, your every word and action embodies the royal demeanor. Instead of treating others with courtesy, you've even learned some exquisite mischief. This shows that Concubine Jing's teaching was inadequate." The Queen said, "I will punish you by copying the Rules and Precepts for Women three hundred times. You are not allowed to leave until you have completed them."

"Mother—" Mo Qinghe shouted.

The queen narrowed her eyes and glared at him, and Mo Qinghe didn't dare to shout.

"Wang Wanning, I will confine you to the Prime Minister's residence for ten days. During these ten days, I will send a nanny to Prime Minister Wang to discipline your behavior." The Queen said, "After ten days, go to the Su Mansion to apologize."

Wang Wanning's face turned pale, and she spoke unwillingly, "Yes."

The Queen stood up, her face serious. "I never thought such a thing would happen at the Hundred Flowers Banquet. I will order a thorough investigation. Until the truth is revealed, no one is allowed to slander others."

The noble ladies stood up and saluted: "Yes, Your Majesty."

After the Hundred Flowers Banquet ended, the news of what happened spread out at lightning speed. Several people sitting around the tea table could not help but talk about the Hundred Flowers Banquet.

"Hey, did you know that a noble lady actually stole at the Hundred Flowers Banquet?"

"How could such a noble lady at the feet of the emperor do such a thing?"

"You don't know this. They steal to frame others, unlike us who steal to make a living."

"what happened?"

The man recounted the entire incident in detail.

The other party couldn't help but be surprised: "Could it be that this concubine's daughter of the Su family wanted to frame the legitimate daughter but failed?"

"Who knows?"

"There is another thing. Young Master Xing actually has the princess's embroidered handkerchief in his possession."

The woman who was walking towards them was startled. She shouted, "What?"

"You said this young man wasn't interested in women, but were you lying? If so, why did he collect the princess's handkerchief?"

"I guess he has some kind of fetish."

Su Yanhua, who had just finished practicing, was called away by Old Lady Su.

Cui'er said worriedly, "Miss, the old lady didn't ask you to go this time because of those rumors, did she?"

Su Yanhua said: "It's not a rumor, it's true."

Cui'er looked at Su Yanhua's back. She didn't expect that so many things happened before she had even spent a single day with the young lady.

Su Yanhua thought it was the same people from last time, but she didn't expect Su Bing to be there this time.

She lowered her eyes and thought about it. The last time she was so rude to Old Madam Su, no one could do anything to her. Moving Su Bing here could at least suppress her. She didn't dare to disobey Su Bing, and Su Bing naturally didn't dare to disobey Old Madam Su.

She entered the house and bowed to Old Lady Su: "Greetings to Grandma."

She looked at Su Bing and called out, "Father."

Su Bing had not yet taken off his official uniform. It seemed that he had just finished the morning court when he was called by Old Lady Su.

Su Bing nodded and motioned for her to sit down.

Su Bing said, "I heard that your talent yesterday was sword dancing?"

Su Yanhua nodded.

She looked up and found that Su Ruoxi's eyes were red and swollen. She thought she had complained to Old Madam Su.

Sure enough, the next moment, Old Mrs. Su spoke.

"Yan Hua, yesterday I told you to take good care of Ruoxi. I heard from people outside that you falsely accused Ruoxi of stealing. Is that true?"

"Grandmother, I was at the Hundred Flowers Banquet yesterday. Someone falsely accused me of stealing Princess Qinghe's glass ring. I simply performed a magic trick to prove my innocence."

Old Madam Su couldn't help but accuse him, "I heard from Ruoxi that you were being targeted by Prime Minister Wang's daughter. Ruoxi spoke up for you time and time again. No matter how you try to pull off a trick, you shouldn't have brought the trouble upon Ruoxi. Ruoxi came back to me yesterday and cried bitterly. She looked so pitiful."

With Su Bing here, Xu didn't dare to say much and could only wink at Su Ruoxi.

Su Ruoxi immediately groaned a few times, tears streaming down her face. She wiped her tears and said, "Grandma, don't worry about my sister. She was desperate at the time. If she had given it to another noble lady, and if she wasn't willing to give it to her, wouldn't that have embarrassed her? I always remember what Grandma said: we sisters must support each other when we are away from home."

Su Ruoxi's words made people feel aggrieved. Old Madam Su had always doted on Su Ruoxi, and now she looked at her with even more loving kindness. However, as much loving kindness she showed to Su Ruoxi, she also disliked Su Yanhua.

"Yan Hua, your father has been here recently. Can you give us an explanation? We can't let Ruoxi suffer an injustice." Old Madam Su said righteously, "I don't care whether you did it intentionally or not. Ruoxi has suffered too much injustice. I must get an explanation for her."

The word "ask" was used very cleverly. Usually, younger generations ask older generations for something, but how could an elder speak to a younger generation like this? When this word was uttered, people who didn't know would think that Su Yanhua was so arrogant at home that even old lady Su didn't dare to use harsh words to her.

Su Yanhua was about to say something when Su Bing interrupted her.

"Mother, what's happened is over. Now that Yan Hua has become famous at the Hundred Flowers Banquet, what's the point in pursuing these things? Ruoxi, your father knows that you have suffered a lot and will definitely compensate you. Don't blame your sister anymore."

"Bing'er--" Old Mrs. Su said in surprise. This was not the way she asked him to handle things.

Su Bing didn't want to pay attention to this, so he stood up and shouted, "Yan Hua, come here."

Su Yanhua turned to look at the few people, bowed and walked out.

Su Bing brought Su Yanhua to the martial arts training ground in the mansion. He touched each weapon with a look of intimacy in his eyes.

Su Bing sighed softly: "The Queen praised your martial arts skills, don't you dislike these things?"

Su Bing spent his entire life defending his country and was highly appreciated by the emperor. He had no regrets in his achievements, but his only regret was that he didn't have a son who could inherit his career. He raised Su Yanhua as his son and placed high hopes on him. When Su Yanhua said he didn't like him, Su Bing was disappointed but accepted it. Now that Su Yanhua has picked up martial arts again, Su Bing feels mixed emotions.

"Father, you're joking. I was young then and didn't understand your expectations of me. Now I learn martial arts just to better protect my family. If you have time, please give your daughter some guidance."

Su Bing turned to look at Su Yanhua, his expression softening slightly. "This will be your training ground from now on. I heard from Cui'er that you've been getting up early to practice these days. With this place, you'll be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort."

Su Yanhua looked up suddenly, a little surprised.

Apart from Su Bing, almost no one had ever stepped into the martial arts training ground. When she was little, she also wanted to step into it, but Su Bing just said coldly: "You are not qualified yet."

"Father wants to test your martial arts."

With that, Su Bing leaped into the air, charging towards Su Yanhua. She could only dodge, raising her hands to block the opponent's attack. His moves were so fast and powerful that she could barely hold them back. She looked towards where Lian Lian had retreated, kicked off with her back foot, and flipped over to land on his back.

She kicked the opponent hard in the back, then suddenly did a roundhouse kick, sweeping across with one leg, kicking Su Bing back repeatedly.

Su Yanhua stopped and asked, "Dad, are you okay?"

Su Bing gestured with his hand, smiling broadly, "I'm fine. You're very smart and know how to overcome hardness with softness. Your martial arts are both light and sharp, even better than I imagined."

Su Yanhua supported Su Bing and smiled.

She didn't know what was going on. Since her rebirth, her body had become very light, and her martial arts skills were even faster and more fluent than in her previous life. It was as if a layer of warmth was surging into her dantian, madly absorbing new energy.

"Now that I see you can protect yourself, I can leave with peace of mind."

Su Yanhua was puzzled: "Dad, where are you going?"

"The Emperor has assigned me to guard the border of Daguan. I will set out tomorrow."

Su Bing looked at her and said again: "Yan Hua, I hope you can be more considerate of Ruoxi. She is not as skilled as you in martial arts to protect herself. She..."

"Dad—" Su Yanhua interrupted, "I don't know any magic tricks at all."