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

Grandma Su firmly believed that Madam Lu had colluded with the opera troupe to put on this play.

Everyone in Shengjing knew that Su Shihang had passed the imperial examination with flying colors, divorced his wife, and remarried, but few people knew the details.

He was rescued by a hunter after falling off a cliff, and married the hunter's daughter. The details of how his mother-in-law tormented his two daughters-in-law, except that Min Baozhen was not a princess, all match the events that happened in the Su family. Who could make this up without experiencing it firsthand?

Therefore, it can only be the Lu family.

"What are you trying to say with this filthy act? Are you trying to complain about your grievances? What grievances do you have? Are you trying to tell the whole of Shengjing how you married my son? Don't you even think about who you, a hunter's daughter, relied on to become a noble lady? It was my son."

"Without my son, you can only marry a hunter and have a son with him, and be a hunter for generations."

"If it weren't for this drama, I wouldn't have known you had so much dissatisfaction with the Su family."

Lady Lu had a bitter pill to swallow.

No matter how she explained, Grandma Su wouldn't listen.

Old Mrs. Su was seething with anger, wishing she could summon Su Shihang and immediately divorce Lu Shi.

This daughter-in-law has become increasingly wild since Min Baozhen passed away.

Grandma Su believed that it was Lu's idea to invite Tong Huaqiong's family to the birthday banquet.

The opera troupe was hired by the Lu family.

The former forced her grandson to publicly sever ties with the Su family, while the latter brought up her past affairs with Su Shihang.

Lu did it on purpose.

He deliberately ruined her birthday banquet and deliberately vented his grievances to everyone.

At this moment, the troupe leader sent someone over to demand the reward money. Old Madam Su then vented her anger on the troupe, roaring, "Get them out of here!"

The opera singers were forced to leave the Su residence.

Logically speaking, the troupe should have been very frustrated after performing for half a day without receiving any reward money. However, the troupe members immediately beamed with joy after leaving the Su residence.

"Thank you for your hard work, everyone."

Su Chengmin's subordinate, Gao Ming, chased after him and handed the troupe leader a reward.

That's right, this scene was arranged by Su Chengmin.

As early as when he learned that the Su family had sent invitations to Tong Huaqiong and Gu Taohua, he had already planned how to put on a big show for the Su family.

Grandma Su loved listening to operas. He found out that Madam Lu had invited the most popular opera troupe in Shengjing to please Grandma Su, so he found the troupe and asked them to stage a grand opera about how Su Shihang rose to prominence.

The opera troupe originally wanted to refuse, but Su Chengmin offered them too much.

Isn't Su Shihang concerned about his image?
Then tear off his fig leaf completely.

Wasn't Madam Lu secretly trying to ruin his marriage?

Then let her suffer enough in front of Old Madam Su.

Isn't Grandma Su always proud of her son?

Then let his son's reputation be completely ruined.

Moreover, after this incident, Su Shihang would suspect that Lu Shi had been living with resentment and hatred all these years. He would absolutely not allow such a Lu Shi to appear in his life. He would either send Lu Shi back to her hometown or make Lu Shi become a shadow of the Su family.

Su Chengmin indirectly avenged his mother.

As for Su Shihang's ending in the drama, it will come true in the near future.

"Mother, this play was arranged by Chengmin," Gu Taohua whispered to Tong Huaqiong.

When Lady Lu invited everyone to the back garden to watch a play, Su Chengmin secretly told Gu Taohua about it.

Tong Huaqiong doesn't usually like listening to opera, but she thought today's performance was excellent.

Only after the opera troupe left did Su Shihang learn about the wonderful show that had taken place in the garden.

He was so angry that he almost lost his composure in front of the male guests.

He knew his mother's temper all too well. The opera troupe had been hired by Madam Lu, so his mother was sure she would make a scene and demand a divorce from Madam Lu. Although Su Shihang also suspected that this was all Madam Lu taking the opportunity to vent her dissatisfaction, the Su family had already lost enough face today, and they couldn't continue making a scene in front of the guests.

After the guests left, the door was closed before dealing with Madam Lu.

Su Shihang personally went to the garden and comforted his elderly mother.

When Old Madam Su saw that her son sided with Madam Lu, she was so angry that she didn't even say hello and left the guests to return to her own courtyard.

Whoever wants to celebrate this birthday banquet, so be it.

The endless stream of birthday banquet programs left the guests feeling as if they had stumbled into a melon patch.

But eating too much melon can be quite filling, and at this point, the guests just wanted to finish their meal and leave the Su residence as soon as possible.

What surprised everyone was that an even bigger scandal was yet to come.

After realizing what was happening, Madam Lu guessed that the opera troupe had been bribed by Su Chengmin. Besides the Su family members, only Su Chengmin knew such details about the Su family's affairs.

Lady Lu was filled with hatred and her desire to destroy Su Chengmin grew stronger.

Grandma Su's birthday banquet was an eye-opener for everyone; it was the first time they had ever attended a banquet where the main character was so angry that she left halfway through.

After the meal, the guests gradually took their leave, but Mrs. Lu tried her best to persuade them to stay and admire the newly cultivated chrysanthemums in the greenhouse.

The ladies whispered among themselves that Madam Lu's true colors had been exposed by the play, and she was trying her best to salvage her reputation.

Previously, the ladies of Shengjing were unaware of what Lady Lu had done to Min Baozhen, and they all sympathized with Lady Lu for being abandoned by Su Shihang.

Today's performance made everyone realize that Lu Shi was not innocent in Min Baozhen's situation in the Su family.

Even though it was Su Shihang who wronged her, she took her revenge on another innocent woman.

The ladies suspected that the whole thing was orchestrated by the Min family in order to plead for the departed Min Baozhen.

Madam Lu earnestly invited everyone to admire the chrysanthemums. Just as the ladies were about to find an excuse to refuse, Old Madam Min stepped forward and said to everyone, "The chrysanthemums at the Su residence are blooming beautifully. Since that's the case, let's stay and enjoy them properly."

Since Old Mrs. Min had spoken, everyone had no choice but to stay.

"If you ask which courtyard has the best chrysanthemums, it has to be the First Madam's former courtyard."

Then, Madam Lu led everyone toward the courtyard where Min Baozhen had lived.

It must be said that Min Baozhen's courtyard was indeed the best courtyard in the entire Su family. Even after Min Baozhen passed away, Su Shihang still preserved her courtyard.

Whether it was for the Min family's benefit or a genuine expression of remembrance, only he himself knows.

When they arrived at Min Baozhen's courtyard, Old Mrs. Min's eyes welled up with tears.

This courtyard was the place that trapped Min Baozhen for her entire life.

In late autumn, the chrysanthemums and the memory of the departed Min Baozhen weighed heavily on the hearts of the ladies.

Tong Huaqiong thought to herself, "This isn't flower viewing at all; it feels like a funeral."

Despite being slapped, Ms. Lu showed no sign of grievance and was the only one in high spirits.

"Madam Lin, where have your two young ladies gone?"

Because Gu Dashu divorced Liu Yue'e and married a concubine's daughter from the Lin family in his previous life, Tong Huaqiong paid special attention to the two girls around Madam Lin.

Upon discovering that the two young ladies were missing, Tong Huaqiong went to Madam Lin's side and asked her a question.

Madam Lin said with a smile, "My eldest daughter is not feeling well, so I let her rest in the garden pavilion, and my second daughter is keeping her company."

A lady standing nearby exclaimed, "Only your Lin family would do something like having a legitimate daughter take care of a concubine's daughter."

Madam Lin laughed and said, "What do you mean by legitimate or illegitimate? My eldest daughter was raised by my side since she was a child. The two sisters have a deep bond and take care of each other."

Tong Huaqiong then realized that the older girl beside Madam Lin was the troublemaker Gu Dashu had been in his previous life.

Now that we've identified the source, we know which one to be wary of. (End of Chapter)