Regent, please maintain your aloof image.

In the study, Su Jing'an was handling official business when suddenly, with a loud bang, the door was pushed open. He subconsciously looked up and frowned when he saw Su Mingxuan and Li Quanwei. "Xuan'er, what are you doing?"

"Please forgive my rudeness, Father. Today, I have something I would like to ask you to judge," he said, pushing Li Quanwei to the ground.

"No matter what it is, you cannot treat Young Master Li like this."

"Father might as well ask him what he has been doing first."

So Su Jing'an looked at Li Quanwei and asked, "What's going on?"

Li Quanwei was terrified and dared not utter a sound, nor even look at him. He kept his head down, pretending to be a coward.

"Li Quanwei, are you going to say it yourself, or should I say it for you?"

Li Quanwei remained silent.

"What's wrong? Weren't you so proud and showing off at the restaurant just now? Now you're all mute."

"I don't".

"Xuan'er, what exactly happened?"

"On the day of my wedding, my second sister plotted against Rou'er, trying to ruin her reputation. Father should still remember that, right?"

Su Jing'an naturally remembered.

So Su Mingxuan said, "Father, you don't know this, but Li Quanwei not only knew about this, but he also discussed it with my second sister."

"Li Quanwei, is this really true?"

"I...I don't know," Li Quanwei said guiltily.

"Hmph, I think you know a lot," he said, then looked at Su Jing'an and added, "Father, do you know that he actually wants Rou'er and my second sister to marry him at the same time, hoping that we two women from the Su family can serve one husband?"

"No, that's not true, I didn't."

"Should I call everyone who was present just now to testify?"

Li Quanwei was speechless for a moment.

"Li Quanwei, you are really something, still harboring such thoughts. I have truly underestimated you."

"That's not how it is, Lord Su, please let me explain, I didn't do it," Li Quanwei tried his best to explain.

Just then, Xiao Si came in and said, "Master, Magistrate Li has arrived and is requesting an audience outside."

"Let him in."

"Yes".

A moment later, Li Qi walked in and said, "This humble official greets Your Excellency."

"You've come at the right time; I happen to have something to ask you."

"Please speak, sir."

"Your son wants to marry both of my daughters to him, do you know that?"

"My lord, is there some misunderstanding? The authorities would never have such thoughts."

“Whether or not, Lord Li, you might as well ask your eldest son,” Su Mingxuan said.

Li Qi then looked at Li Quanwei and questioned him, "What have you done?"

"Dad, I didn't do anything."

Li Qi could tell he wasn't telling the truth just by looking at his guilty expression, so he slapped him across the face. Just by listening to the sound, you could tell how much it hurt. "You bastard, tell me the truth!"

Li Quanwei instinctively covered his face, feeling wronged and somewhat guilty at the same time.

"explain".

Li Quanwei was already afraid of him, and now he was even more terrified, so he told the whole truth, "It wasn't me, it was Wan'er who found me."

Su Jing'an's face was already pale, but now it looked even worse.

Li Qi glanced at him furtively and cursed, "You bastard, how dare you call the Second Miss by her name?"

"Yes, I know I was wrong, and I will not do it again. Please forgive me, Lord Su."

"You said it was Wan'er who contacted you, what does she want with you?" Su Jing'an asked with a stern face.

Li Quanwei dared not conceal the truth, so he said, "That day, Miss Wan... Miss Su sent someone to find me and asked me to go to the side room. When I arrived, she was waiting for me inside..."

*****

That day, Li Quanwei came to the west wing and saw Su Wanshan waiting for him inside. He was very happy and said, "Wan'er, you were looking for me."

"Young Master Li, please sit down and speak."

So, Li Quanwei walked over and sat down next to her, his smile impossible to hide. "Wan'er, what brings you here?"

"What does Young Master Li think of my sister?"

"You mean Miss Su?"

"Ok".

"Not good at all, lacking both talent and virtue, except for being good-looking, he is utterly useless."

"If you were asked to marry her, would you be willing?"

“Of course I don’t want to,” Li Quanwei said, taking her hand. “You know how I feel about you. If I’m going to marry someone, it’ll be you. Look at you, you’re talented, beautiful, and kind. Unlike your sister, who can’t even tolerate her own sister and cruelly pushed you into the water. I wouldn’t even take such a vicious woman.”

Su Wanshan was very disgusted and subtly withdrew her hand, then pretended to be considerate of him, "But have you ever thought that although you are the eldest son, you are born out of wedlock, and you also have a legitimate younger brother in the family. With Madam Li around, it will be difficult for you to get ahead."

Li Quanwei naturally knew this, so he asked, "So, according to you..."

"You know my sister. She is deeply loved by my father and stepmother. If you marry her, my father will definitely favor you, and my stepmother will definitely give my sister a lot of dowry. At that time, power and money will be within your grasp."

It has to be said that Li Quanwei was tempted. He had always wanted to trample his stepmother and his legitimate brother underfoot. If he married Su Qianrou, he would definitely have a bright future. At that time, even his stepmother would not be able to do anything to him. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile. But then he thought of something and his smile faded a bit. "If I marry your sister, what about you? Lord Su would never marry both of you to me."

"We can figure that out later. The most important thing right now is to marry my sister."

"But……".

“If you keep hesitating like this, I’ll regret it. If it weren’t for the fact that you could have a better life in the Li family in the future, do you think I would have let my sister marry you? Do you think I wouldn’t be sad? I…” Su Wanshan pretended to be sad.

Li Quanwei was instantly moved, and felt a little guilty. "I'm sorry, Wan'er, it's all my fault. Don't be sad, I'll listen to you."

“Then I’ll have someone invite my sister over later, and you can take the opportunity to…” Su Wanshan whispered in his ear.

"Will this work?"

"What's done is done, even if you don't want to."

"If Lord Su finds out, things will be difficult to handle."

"The matter is already settled. Even if my father finds out, he can't do anything to you."

Li Quanwei was still somewhat uneasy.

"Since you're unwilling, then forget it. I was worrying for nothing. Just pretend I never said anything or contacted you," Su Wanshan said, then got up and pretended to leave.

Li Quanwei quickly grabbed her, saying, "That's not what I meant."

“Young Master Li, I have always been grateful for your kindness to me, and so has my sister. Although I don’t know why she pushed me into the water that day, I have always remembered her kindness to me over the years. I think you are someone I can entrust my life to, so I have resorted to this desperate measure to have my sister marry you in order to repay the kindness you and my sister have shown me.”

"Wan'er, you're just too kind. She's treated you like this, and you're still thinking about her."

"My sister may have done it unintentionally."

"You're just too naive."

Su Wanshan didn't say anything, but just put on a pitiful and aggrieved look, which made people feel sorry for her.

Li Quanwei was genuinely distressed and immediately agreed.