Regent, please maintain your aloof image.

Before leaving, Su Wanshan specifically asked Yuehong to light an aphrodisiac incense.

Li Quanwei asked, puzzled, "What is this?"

Su Wanshan didn't hide anything and said directly, "It's an aphrodisiac."

“Aphrodisiac incense, Wan’er, what are you doing…” Li Quanwei asked in disbelief.

Su Wanshan explained, "My sister is quite stubborn. If we don't do this, she will definitely rebel and might even do something extreme. I don't want her to hurt herself or you, so this is the safest way."

"Then if I'm inside, won't I also be poisoned?"

"No, this medicine doesn't work for men."

Li Quanwei was finally relieved.

Soon after, Su Wanshan came out with Yuehong.

"Go and find that bitch Su Qianrou. Make sure she goes in and stays inside."

"Yes".

Then, Su Wanshan went to the front hall, while Yuehong went to find Su Qianrou.

*****

After hearing what he said, Su Jing'an and Su Mingxuan's expressions were not good, and they were very gloomy.

"What happened when you said you fell into the water?" Su Jing'an asked.

"It was on the day of the Spring Banquet that Miss Su... pushed Wan'er into the water, which caused Wan Shan to fall ill for several days."

"Nonsense, how could Rou'er possibly push her second sister into the water?" Su Mingxuan said, disbelieving.

Similarly, Su Jing'an also didn't believe it, asking, "How did you know that?"

“Wan’er told me this in a letter.”

Su Mingxuan sneered, "Heh, you two seem to be getting along quite well."

Li Qi was unaware of this matter, so he glared at Li Quanwei.

Li Quanwei lowered his head guiltily.

However, since things had come to this point, Li Qi had no choice but to apologize. He looked at Su Jing'an and said, "My lord, I have failed in my duty to raise my son. Please forgive me."

Su Jing'an thought to herself, "You failed to raise your son properly, and I failed to raise my daughter properly as well." "Alright, take him back. As for how to discipline him, that's your business. I just hope that the two of them will never have any contact again. Do you understand?"

"Yes, I understand."

Then, Li Qi pulled Li Quanwei and quickly walked out.

Although Su Mingxuan was unwilling, he knew that he couldn't do anything to Li Quanwei, so he looked at Su Jing'an and asked when he saw that he didn't speak, "Father, what do you plan to do?"

"What and how to handle it."

"Of course it's my second sister. Father, are you planning to ignore this?"

"Isn't she already under house arrest?"

"She's been confined to her quarters. She's plotting against Rou'er and trying to ruin her reputation. If Rou'er hadn't been so clever, she would have been defiled by that bastard Li Quanwei long ago. Father thinks that confinement is enough."

"Then what do you think should be done?"

"Twenty strokes of the cane, not one less."

"She is your sister."

"That was true before, but now and in the future, I only have Rou'er as my sister. As for her, she is just a familiar stranger."

Su Jing'an remained silent, lost in thought.

Su Mingxuan added, "Father, don't forget, Rou'er is also your daughter. When you were protecting your other daughter, did you ever think about her?"

After a moment of silence, Su Jing'an spoke, "If I disagree, what do you plan to do?"

"Treat others as they treat you."

"You bastard!" Su Jing'an grabbed a book and threw it at Su Mingxuan.

Su Mingxuan did not dodge, letting the book fall on him. "First, she was murdered by her trusted younger sister and almost lost her life. Then she was plotted against and almost lost her reputation. Rou'er doesn't care, but that doesn't mean she doesn't care. Father has been biased again and again. Have you ever thought about Rou'er's feelings? Moreover, if Father doesn't punish this matter, who knows what my second sister will do in the future."

“Big brother is right,” Su Haoyu said as he walked in.

"What are you doing here?"

"Didn't Father send me?"

Su Jing'an then remembered that he had asked him to recite the poem.

After much deliberation, Su Jing'an decided to punish Su Wanshan with twenty strokes of the cane as a warning, hoping to teach her a lesson and prevent her from repeating the same mistake.

******

Su Qianrou originally thought that the matter would just pass, but she didn't expect that something like this would happen today. It was really unexpected. However, she was quite happy that Su Wanshan got punished.

"Brother, thank you."

"Look at you, being so polite with me again. You are my own sister, how could I stand idly by? Besides, she not only wants to ruin your reputation, but also wants to kill you. Letting her take twenty lashes is too lenient for her."

"It's so good to have an older brother to protect me."

Su Mingxuan smiled, then patted her head and said, "From now on, no matter when or where, your brother will protect you."

Su Qianrou didn't speak, but she thought to herself, "I will do my best to protect you and our family."

Meixin Courtyard

Su Wanshan lay on the bed, her face showing pain and anger.

The maid was applying medicine to her, and she was trembling with fear, not daring to relax for a moment, because she would be scolded or even beaten if she was not careful. However, no matter how careful she was, she could not help but hurt Su Wanshan.

Su Wanshan gasped in pain, and the maidservant hurriedly begged for mercy, "I'm sorry, Miss, I didn't mean to."

"You wretch, how dare you hurt me! Guards, drag this wretch away and give her twenty lashes!"

"Miss, spare me! I know I was wrong, please spare me!" the maid kept kowtowing and begging for mercy.

However, no matter how much she begged for mercy, Su Wanshan remained unmoved, and soon, two servants dragged her out.

At the same time, Yuexin walked in and cautiously called out, "Miss," her face showing barely concealed fear.

"I've found out why Dad suddenly hit me."

“This servant is useless and did not find out anything. However, this servant found out that the eldest young master took the eldest young master Li to the master’s study. Not long after, Magistrate Li also came. In the end, the group stayed in the study for nearly half an hour before leaving.”

"What did you say? My elder brother took Li Quanwei to my father's study."

"Yes, and not long after the eldest young master came out of the master's study, Steward Wang came to our Meixin Courtyard with his men."

Su Wanshan had no idea what she was missing. She knew without even thinking that Li Quanwei had betrayed her. So she cursed, "Hmph, just like that bitch Yuehong, you're both useless. You can't even do one thing right. You're really a stupid idiot who can't be brought to the table."

Yuexin stood aside, not daring to utter a sound, for fear of being implicated. However, sometimes, some things cannot be avoided.

Seeing her standing there like a block of wood, Su Wanshan was furious. "Idiot, hurry up and apply the medicine for me!"

"Yes, I'll apply the medicine for you right away," Yuexin hurriedly replied, then quickly walked to her side, picked up the medicine from the side, and carefully applied the medicine for her.