Reborn, I was pursued by the Prince of the Broken Sleeves

Half of Su Manman's face was severely red and swollen, with five purple finger marks clearly visible. Even her entire lip was broken and swollen.

She touched the still hot half of her face and whispered, "I found my mother is here."

"My wife is here, why do you want to..." Qingluan didn't understand.

"I want to put an end to my mother's delusions in advance." Su Manman tried hard to control her emotions.

A person loves another person so deeply that he gives up everything he has and puts him first in everything.

Her mother is such a person.

Over the years, Su Tinggui neglected her and allowed his concubines to abuse and treat her harshly, but my mother never complained.

She even had a near-death experience and when she woke up and saw a table full of delicious food, her first thought was that the unfaithful man had changed his mind and was going to treat her and her better.

She is so stupid.

In her previous life, perhaps it was when she was seriously ill and her mother went to look for a hundred-year-old ginseng, which was taken away by Aunt Liu, that she woke up.

My husband is unreliable.

She would be completely despaired and feel guilty enough to want to die with her daughter.

"Mom..." Su Manman called her softly.

When she heard her mother's hurried footsteps in the outer courtyard, and when Su Tinggui reached out to slap her, she did not hesitate and took the slap.

At that moment, she decided to let her mother see Su Tinggui's ugly face in advance.

Let mother wake up early.

Only then can the mother and daughter be of one mind in the future.

She would definitely not take this slap in vain.

"Qingluan, contact the people at Aunt Liu's old residence. I will make sure she has sleepless nights in the days ahead."

"Yes!" Qingluan clasped his fists and walked out with a cold face.

Taohong hurried over, holding a basin of ice cubes wrapped in a dry cloth, and handed it to her, "Girl, apply it quickly."

She dug out a celadon bottle from the bottom of the box, opened the lid, and said anxiously, "Miss, after applying ice, apply some swelling-reducing ointment, and the pain will go away in a while."

Su Manman stood up and sat in front of the dressing table, gently touching the purple handprints on her cheek. "These are all evidence of my crime, how can we erase them so easily?"

"Girl, you can't degrade your body like this!"

Taohong was so anxious that she burst into tears and couldn't help but say discouraging words: "What's the point of being the eldest daughter of the Su family? We don't even need that identity. Miss, let's go back to Jiangyang. Life there is carefree and happy, and no one would dare to do this to you."

Return to Jiangyang?

Life there is indeed free and easy.

I will go back to Jiangyang only after I have resolved the issues here.

"Taohua, have you forgotten the original intention of coming to the capital? Don't you want to look for your brother?" Su Manman asked back.

That year, there was a famine in her hometown, and Taohong and her brother were separated on the way to escape the famine.

She has been looking for her brother all these years.

The latest news is that someone saw Taohong's brother being taken away in a coma.

The man returned to the capital.

Tao Hong pursed her lips and muttered, "I want to find my brother, but I don't want to see the girl suffer."

"This is the last time." She was beaten for the last time.

Next time, she won't surrender.

"Go ahead and get the girl something to eat. I'm hungry."

"Oh!"

Taohong left uncomfortably.

Su Manman turned her head and looked at Nanny Li who had been standing at the door. "Nanny, don't blame yourself."

Nanny Li came over with her head lowered. "If it weren't for this old servant's gossip, the young lady wouldn't have mentioned the authenticity of the celadon vase, and perhaps this wouldn't have happened."

"It's not your fault!" Su Manman whispered, "On the contrary, I should thank you for this."

Nanny Li raised her eyes and looked at her own girl.

She didn't quite understand what the girl was thinking.

"The issue of genuine porcelain created a rift between Grandmother and Aunt Liu. If something goes wrong in the future, the trust between aunt and niece will no longer be as strong."

"But young lady, you..." Nanny Li felt sorry for her young lady.

"Ouch!" Lying on the bed, Lin let out a long sigh and slowly opened her eyes.

Su Manman hurried over, took her hand, and called softly, "Mom."

When Mrs. Lin opened her eyes and saw the five finger marks on her daughter's swollen cheek, her heart felt like it was being tortured to death.

She hugged her in her arms and cried bitterly, "How could your father treat you like this?"

"He's not my father."

"Child, he is your father, your biological father. But why would he say such cruel words?!"

Lin lay on Su Manman's shoulder, sobbing, "How could he marry you off so easily? How could he send you to a temple to accompany the ancient Buddha with green lamps? He has such a cruel heart!"

"So, he is not my father!" Su Manman pulled Lin out of her arms.

They faced each other, and she gazed into his eyes, saying word by word, "He has never treated me as his own daughter. Mother, with all this going on, do you think I can still marry my ideal husband and live a happy life?"

"Why?" Lin was really confused. "If you marry well, wouldn't he be proud and at ease?"

"He's afraid that I'll marry well and turn against him." Su Manman hit the nail on the head. "Mom, do you still have any hope for that man?"

Lin was stunned.

Su Tinggui is a man of his word.

Six years ago, he was able to send his daughter away despite her pleading.

Now, as he said, he can find a reason to marry his daughter off at a low price, or even send her to a temple to be a nun.

Lin's heart ached so much that she could hardly breathe.

Her life was ruined.

Her daughter's life must not be ruined.

Lin shook her head, tears streaming down her face. "Our relationship as husband and wife is shallow. He was ruthless to me, and I suffered so much from him that my feelings for him faded."

"Man'er, I still have Chengwu and you. I just hope that he can treat you better."

"With him around, your brother and you will have someone to rely on when you get married, but..." Having said this, Lin could not continue.

This man is totally unreliable.

"Mom, we can't rely on anyone." Su Manman held Lin's hand, "Let's rely on ourselves, okay?"

"On our own?" Lin's eyes were confused. "How can we rely on ourselves?"

"Take back everything that belongs to you." Su Manman said, "First, you need to take back your dowry."

"I have the dowry list here."

After being told, Lin looked flustered. She stood up and took out a booklet from the secret drawer of the dressing table and handed it to him, "Look."

Su Manman reached out to take it. The heavy booklet had rows of dowry items and amounts listed on the yellowed paper, all of which were a token of her grandparents' love for her mother.

"Tomorrow, I will go to my mother's private storehouse to take inventory." I don't know how many of these things can be left.

Lin glanced at Su Manman and said timidly, "I have been ill all these years, and the key to the private vault is in the hands of Concubine Liu."

"How can I give her this key?"

Su Manman is really disappointed with her mother!

No wonder in her previous life, in order to save her, her mother couldn’t even get back the hundred-year-old ginseng on her dowry list.

It turned out that the key was in Aunt Liu's hands.

"Madam Liu has been in charge of the private treasury for so many years, and your father dotes on her and treats us harshly. I'm afraid we won't be able to get the key in a short time." Lin looked depressed and worried.

"Mom, you should go out and find someone who is willing to make the decision for you." Su Manman suggested.

"Who would be willing to make the decision for me?" Lin was frustrated.

For so many years, she has been ill and has almost no close relatives or friends around her.

"Old Madam Zhou from the Duke's Mansion."

Su Manman held her mother's hand and said gently, "I heard that she also likes to worship Buddha. For many years, she would go to Baiyun Temple to burn incense and worship Buddha on the first and fifteenth days of each month."

"Mother, Madam Zhou treats you like a daughter. You should take the initiative to approach her and have a good talk with her."

"But……"

When Lin heard what Old Madam Zhou said, she wiped away her tears. "Back then, the old madam didn't want me to marry Su Tinggui, but I ignored her advice and cut off all contact with her. Now that I'm in this situation, how can I possibly get close to her..."

"The old lady is ill and may not live for many days. Do you really want to miss her?" Su Manman reminded.

Lin: "..."