Regent, please maintain your aloof image.

As a result, before Chunzhu could go to find Li An, Li An rushed in and said in a panic, "Miss, something bad has happened! The master has been beaten by the Marquis."

"What happened?"

"After returning from the morning court session this morning, the Marquis took the Master directly to the ancestral hall. For some reason, he suddenly summoned the family law and beat the Master."

Su Qianrou roughly guessed why, and then stood up. "Let's go to the ancestral hall," she said, and quickly walked out.

Inside the ancestral hall, the old Marquis, whip in hand, angrily asked, "Do you know your mistake?"

By this time, Su Jing'an had already received more than a dozen lashes, and blood was trickling from the corners of his mouth, but he still stood tall and said firmly, "My son did nothing wrong."

"Fine, then I'll beat you until you admit your mistake," he said, and then lashed out with the whip again.

As soon as Su Qianrou arrived, she saw this scene and immediately shouted, "Stop!" Then, she quickly went to Su Jing'an's side and asked with concern, "Father, how are you?"

"No hindrance."

Su Qianrou naturally didn't believe it. After all, she had just seen that the whip had been used with all its might. So she looked at Liu Tian, ​​who was anxiously standing to the side, and said, "Hurry up and help the master up."

"Yes".

"Without my order, let's see who dares to do it."

Su Qianrou slowly stood up, looked at him, her eyes devoid of any emotion, and asked, "Grandfather, why is this?"

"This is none of your business. Go back now."

"What if I don't reply?"

"Then don't blame me for hitting you too."

"Grandfather, believe it or not, if you lay a finger on me today, I will make sure you can no longer be a marquis in the future."

"Ha, arrogant brat, spouting nonsense," Su Shenglin said disdainfully.

“That’s right, who gave you the confidence to say such arrogant things? Who do you think you are? You’re just a little princess, and you don’t know your place,” Su Songwen chimed in.

"If she can't do it, then what about me?" A cold voice reached everyone's ears.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound.

When they saw that it was Mu Jinchen, the old Marquis, Su Shenglin, and Su Songwen all showed expressions of fear, and then hurriedly stepped forward to bow, "Greetings, Regent."

"What is Marquis Anping doing?"

"Your Highness, this humble official...did not do anything."

At this moment, Su Qianrou and Liu Tian helped Su Jing'an walk over.

"Greetings, Your Highness."

"Lord Su is injured."

"I suffered a minor injury, but it's nothing serious."

Fearing that Mu Jinchen would press for answers, the old Marquis quickly changed the subject, saying, "I was unaware of Your Highness's arrival. I apologize for not welcoming you properly."

"It's alright. I'm here to see Lord Su. However, it seems that Lord Su will need to recuperate for a while."

"Your Highness is right. My son has suffered a minor injury and will probably need to recuperate at home for some time. Please forgive him."

"Lord Su was perfectly fine during the morning court session just now, how could he have been injured in such a short time? Could something have happened to him?"

"Your Highness is too kind. My son just tripped and fell on his way back and twisted his ankle."

"Is that so? But it doesn't look like Lord Su has injured his foot," Mu Jinchen said, glancing at Su Jing'an and then unintentionally at Su Qianrou.

The old Marquis secretly glanced at Su Jing'an, warning him to watch his words.

Su Jing'an, unusually, did not disobey him, but he also did not argue. He asked, "Your Highness has come today to discuss the matter of debt collection with me."

"Ok".

"If Your Highness does not mind, we can discuss this in my study. I wonder what Your Highness thinks?"

"Second son!" the old Marquis called out with dissatisfaction.

"Lord Su's injury..."

"I am unharmed."

"In that case, please lead the way, Lord Su."

"This way, Your Highness."

Su Qianrou was a little worried and whispered, "Dad, don't be reckless."

"Don't worry, Dad knows what he's doing."

Mu Jinchen took in their actions but said nothing, turning and walking towards his study.

Just as Su Jing'an was about to follow, the old Marquis stopped him and warned, "Don't get involved anymore. Now that you're injured, you might as well take this opportunity to put things aside."

"Father, there's no need to say anything more. I will definitely take full responsibility for this matter."

"You're only satisfied when you force your father to separate you out, aren't you?"

"If Father is worried that his son will be a burden to the Marquis's mansion, then let me be separated from the family. I have no objection. The Prince is still waiting for me, so I will take my leave now." After saying this, he let Liu Tianfu leave on his own.

"Fine, you'll regret this," even at this point, the old Marquis still couldn't resist uttering harsh words.

"I also hope that Grandfather won't regret it in the future," Su Qianrou said, and then left without looking back.

"They've all rebelled! They've all rebelled! Divide them up, divide them up right now!" the old marquis roared.

Su Shenglin and Su Songwen exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with undisguised joy.

Upon hearing his words, Su Qianrou walked out of the ancestral hall without looking back, only to encounter Lin Rong who had rushed over as soon as she came out.

"Rou'er, why are you out here? Where is your father? I heard he was beaten by your grandfather."

"Father has already gone back."

"Then I'll go see him."

"Mother, don't go yet. The Regent is here and wants to discuss state affairs with Father."

"The Regent has arrived," Lin Rong said, somewhat surprised.

"Ok".

"But your father's injury."

"Mother, don't worry. It should be nothing serious. When we get back, I'll have Qiulan get you some wound medicine. After the Regent leaves, you can apply the medicine to Father."

"it is good".

Then, Su Qianrou leaned close to Lin Rong's ear and whispered, "The matter of dividing the mansion should be settled. Mother can have someone pack things when you go back, but don't make too much noise so that Grandfather won't find out."

"really".

"pretty close".

Lin Rong said excitedly, "I'll go back and prepare right away."

"Mother, this is not a happy thing, don't let it out."

"Don't worry, Mother knows."

Su Qianrou knew she was being sensible, so she didn't say anything more.

He then returned to Chaoxiyuan, a smile always on his face, indicating that he was in a good mood.

When Qiulan returned from Siyi Courtyard, she saw her smiling and asked curiously, "Miss, why are you so happy? Has something good happened?"

“That’s definitely good news,” he said, then added, “The medicine has been delivered.”

"Yes, when I went there, the master was also there. I took a pulse and he was fine. He will be better after a few days of rest."

“My father is here too, but the regent has left.”

"They should have gone back."

"So fast? I thought it would take a long time to discuss."

As soon as he finished speaking, Mu Jinchen swaggered in.

Qiulan hurriedly bowed and said, "Greetings, Regent."

Su Qianrou was a little flustered, but not because she had been talking about him behind his back. Instead, she realized it was still daytime. "Why are you here? Did you come directly from my father's study? A lot of people would have seen that. Are you crazy? Go back now!" she said, pushing him out of the room, completely forgetting his identity.