The wicked mother-in-law doesn't try to whitewash herself; she only abuses her awful children.

Su Shihang's face was extremely ugly.

Sitting among the ladies, Madam Lu was so angry that she wanted to stand up and argue with Old Madam Min.

She was pulled back by her niece, Lu Yin'er.

Let alone arguing with Old Madam Min in front of the emperor, she was always scolded and ran away with her head in her hands whenever she encountered Old Madam Min.

Which noblewoman in Shengjing wouldn't be afraid of Old Lady Min's fighting prowess?

When Madam Lu heard Old Madam Min suspect that her son was not Su Shihang's child, she turned pale with anger.

She looked up at the emperor at the head of the table, and her agitated emotions were calmed down.

If this old woman keeps making a scene, she might just anger the emperor.

She hoped the emperor would punish Old Lady Min.

But the emperor did not react at all.

It's no wonder that Lady Lu was unaware of the Emperor's tolerance for Old Lady Min's shrewish outbursts.

As Su Shihang's wife who had shared many hardships, Madam Lu was always someone who could not be seen in the light of day.

After Min Baozhen's death, Madam Lu thought she had finally become the true mistress of the Su family.

However, because Lu Shi had no family background or connections, and had grown up in the countryside, Su Shihang disliked her and rarely allowed her to socialize. She had hardly ever attended any palace banquets.

This time, in order to ask the emperor to grant Su Chengmin a marriage, he specially brought Lady Lu along.

Lu looked confused. She didn't understand why Old Madam Min, who came from the countryside just like her but was even more vulgar and sweary than her, would receive invitations to both aristocratic family banquets and imperial palace banquets.

What puzzled her even more was why the emperor would tolerate her being so unruly.

Old Mrs. Min, exhausted from scolding, sat down, panting.

Chen Sufeng, Zhao Shi, and the others standing behind Old Madam Min were sweating profusely. This was a royal banquet, right in front of the Emperor, where Old Madam Min had unleashed her furious rant. Anyone who didn't know better would have thought this was under the big willow tree at the entrance of Qinghewan village.

Just as Tong Huaqiong was about to offer a cup of tea to Old Madam Min to soothe her throat, she heard the Emperor chuckle and say to Eunuch Pan beside him, "Old Madam is tired of scolding, so give this cup of tea to her."

The entire hall erupted in uproar.

Some people unconsciously looked towards the majestic general.

The Crown Prince's affair had far-reaching implications, and Shengjing was once stained with blood.

Despite the disappearance of the Crown Prince's nephew, the Grand General's position in the Emperor's heart remained unaffected.

At this moment, Old Lady Min was scolding people in front of the emperor, but the emperor was not angry and even served her tea.

This once again proves that among all the civil and military officials, only the Grand General held a rock-solid position in the emperor's heart.

Everyone's eyes shifted to Su Shihang, wondering if Lord Su regretted scheming against General Min's sister.

The Emperor's gift of tea to Old Madam Min had made Lu's eyes turn red, and she unconsciously looked at her niece, Lu Yin'er, beside her.

She was unwilling to accept that her niece's marriage to Su Chengmin had fallen through.

Just as she was feeling disappointed, the emperor suddenly spoke to Su Shihang, asking with a smile, "Minister Su, you just asked me to grant Cheng Min a marriage, which girl did you ask for?"

Lady Lu was secretly delighted.

The emperor still cared about her husband's opinion.

Lu Yin'er, sitting next to Madam Lu, trembled slightly, her face revealing her excitement.

Grandma Min clenched her fists, wanting to unleash a torrent of curses, but seeing her son sitting calmly and motionless, she too remained seated.

If Su Shihang dared to mention any girl other than Gu Taohua, she would curse him even more savagely than before.

Su Chengmin's heart was in his throat.

He desperately wanted to confront Su Shihang after leaving the palace and give him a good scolding. He had already refused Su Shihang's request to match him with Lu Yin'er twice, and his words were just as offensive as his grandmother's.

Su Shihang was still unwilling to give up.

Su Chengmin wondered to himself why Gu Taohua hadn't come today. If she had, he would have taken the opportunity to ask the emperor to grant him a marriage, thus thwarting Su Shihang and Madam Lu's delusion of controlling his marriage.

Su Shihang was embarrassed by Old Madam Min's scolding. He originally thought he would discuss the matter at length, but when he heard the Emperor bring it up again, he seized the opportunity and said, "She is my wife's niece."

A smile appeared on Ms. Lu's face.

Lu Yin'er raised her head, her bright eyes looking at Su Chengmin with a shy expression.

Su Chengmin's face was extremely ugly. When Lu Yin'er met Su Chengmin's gaze, she saw disgust in his eyes and her eyes reddened.

Madam Lu patted Lu Yin'er's hand, a smile playing on her lips.

So what if Su Chengmin dislikes Lu Yin'er? Once the emperor issues the decree of marriage, he will be Lu Yin'er's husband.

No matter how capable Su Chengmin is, he is still in the hands of his niece.

By holding her niece in her hand, she was essentially holding Su Chengmin in her own hands.

"Is she Madam Su's niece? But the mighty General is still unmarried, so where would he get a daughter?" a lady who was on good terms with Old Madam Min muttered.

The murmur reached everyone's ears clearly.

Upon hearing this, Madam Lu couldn't help but say, "She is my niece, Lu Yin'er."

After saying that, she nudged Lu Yin'er.

The lady pursed her lips and said, "Oh, I misunderstood. But it's not my fault. Lord Su always refers to himself as the brother-in-law of the mighty general. I thought the niece he was talking about was some girl from the Min family."

Madam Lu turned pale with anger.

Although everyone in Shengjing knew about the entanglement between Su Shihang and Min Baozhen, Su Shihang still looked embarrassed when it was pointed out in public.

The emperor sat at the head of the table, remaining expressionless.

He neither agreed to the arranged marriage nor objected.

Grandma Min slammed her hand on the table and started acting like a shrew again.

"Don't you even look at what makes the Lu family girl a match for Chengmin? She's not even good enough to be Chengmin's bed warmer, yet she wants to be his wife. Can't your Lu family find any men? You're clinging to Chengmin like this."

Lu Yin'er sat in her seat, unable to lift her head as Old Madam Min publicly berated her.

Madam Lu held back for a long time, but finally couldn't hold back and said, "Old Madam, please be careful with your words in front of the Emperor. My daughter Yin'er is a respectable young lady. You've ruined her reputation for no reason. She's going to be Chengmin's wife. Aren't you slapping Chengmin in the face by saying such things?"

Old Madam Min was even angrier. The emperor hadn't said anything to her, yet Madam Lu had jumped out. Wasn't she just asking for trouble?

Old Mrs. Min scolded, "What kind of decent girl would stop Cheng Min and force a handkerchief on him? She and Cheng Min aren't even officially engaged yet, how could she be a wife?"

"You're trying to talk serious? If your family is respectable, then why did Su Shihang abandon his wife who had shared his hardships? And you, now you have the guts to challenge me, why didn't you stab him with a knife when Su Shihang abandoned you and married someone else? You actually cried and begged to become a concubine to enter the Su family, and didn't even care about being dirty, you continued to climb into his bed."

Grandma Min didn't want to use such foul language, but the thought of her daughter made her furious.

She knew that Su Shihang was responsible for her daughter's death.

But the Lu family is not innocent either.

Su Shihang let her down, but she didn't blame him; instead, she vented her anger on Baozhen.

They used various methods to sow discord and provoke Baozhen.

If Lu Shi is not responsible for half of Baozhen's death, she is at least one-third responsible.

Now she wants to marry her niece to Baozhen's only son, Su Chengmin. How can Old Madam Min tolerate this? (End of Chapter)