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

Chapter 775 You two are a good match

Gao Ming's words are reasonable and well-founded.

After Su Chengmin and Gu Taohua got engaged, Lu Yin'er couldn't change his marriage. He had no reason to risk his subordinate's reputation by scheming against Lu Yin'er.

Everyone knew the truth.

As Lu's niece, Lu Yin'er had neither stunning beauty nor a powerful family background. In Shengjing, marrying a member of the Imperial Guard like Gao Ming was considered a step up for her.

Moreover, she wanted to be Su Chengmin's official wife?
Despite knowing this, Su Shihang still asked for a marriage decree for the two of them. Just as Gu Taohua said, the Su family wanted to use Lu Yin'er to control Su Chengmin.

Su Chengmin had no reason to resort to such despicable means to scheme against Lu Yin'er, a weak woman who posed no threat whatsoever.

When Lu Shi's secret was exposed, she cried and explained to Su Shihang, "Master, it's not that I suspected Cheng Min for no reason, but that Cheng Min harbors resentment towards me and Yin'er. As for why he hates us, aunt and niece, it all started when you asked the Emperor for a marriage decree. Cheng Min didn't understand your good intentions and didn't tell us in advance that he already had a girl he liked, so he thought you were deliberately trying to break up his marriage. He held a grudge and didn't hesitate to ruin Yin'er's reputation."

What others think is not important; what is important is that Su Shihang believes in her.

Tong Huaqiong admired Madam Lu quite a bit; even with the facts laid bare, she could still continue to smear Su Chengmin.

No wonder she was the champion of the household feud, defeating Min Bo-jin in the battle.

Her words were full of holes; she was betting on whether Su Shihang would side with her again.

Tong Huaqiong glanced at Su Shihang.

She felt that Lu Shi would miscalculate this time. Su Shihang would choose Lu Shi between the two women, but he would choose his son over Lu Shi.

Although he had abandoned this son during the Crown Prince incident, this son is now a favorite of the emperor and the leader of the Imperial Guard.

They are people who can be won over.

Old Mrs. Su was still furious that Madam Lu continued to accuse Su Chengmin. She clapped her hands and said, "Even now you're still accusing Chengmin. Is your niece even worth Chengmin's effort to deal with? He could crush her like a chicken. In my opinion, this man is your niece's lover. They took advantage of the situation to have an affair and were caught, so they're trying to shift the blame onto Chengmin."

Grandma Su disregarded everything and ganged up on Lu Yin'er and Gao Ming.

At this moment, even Gu Taohua, who was standing next to Grandma Min, seemed much more pleasing to the eye.

Lu Yin'er wept; before this, she and Gao Ming had indeed been in cahoots.

But what happens after that?
Unexpectedly, Gao Ming did not continue to argue.

Su Shihang remained silent for a long time, and Madam Lu closed her eyes. This round was over.

Old Mrs. Min gave a cold laugh.

With Grandma Su standing up for her, she no longer needs to rack her brains to exonerate Su Chengmin.

She and Old Madam Su were sworn enemies; the only thing that temporarily united them was to remove Su Chengmin from the matter.

"What happened? Gao Ming, what are you doing here?"

Su Chengmin leisurely arrived at Min Baozhen's courtyard.

Grandma Su breathed a sigh of relief when she saw her grandson and asked, "Where have you been?"

Su Chengmin said, "Lord Lu is not a good drinker, so I took him to the study to have tea and sober up. Just now, Madam Lu sent someone to pick him up, and I just saw him out the door."

The "Lord Lu" that Su Chengmin mentioned was naturally Lu Zhaoyang.

Su Chengmin frowned and looked at Lu Yin'er and Gao Ming, asking, "What's wrong? What are you doing in my mother's yard?"

When Lu saw Su Chengmin, she wanted to tear him apart.

"Commander, you've finally arrived! You must do me justice! I've been framed and lost my innocence. It must have been your heartless stepmother who saw my youthful appearance, good looks, and promising future and plotted to make me marry into the Lu family. Commander, I'm not even married yet! Now that my reputation is ruined, which young lady in Shengjing would want to marry me?" "Commander, I accompanied you to the Su residence for the old lady's birthday banquet, thinking I was there to show filial piety, but instead, I've given away my innocence. How heartbroken my mother would be if she knew! My reputation is ruined; no one will ever want to marry me again. What will she do if she can't have a grandson?"

"Commander, so much time has passed, and they've been arguing back and forth, yet they still refuse to give me justice. Lord Su analyzed the situation so eloquently in court, but he hasn't offered any explanation for my innocence. I have no choice but to come to you. You are also a member of the Su family. My innocence has been taken from me in the Su residence, and you must stand up for me."

Seeing Su Chengmin, Gao Ming felt as if he had grasped the backbone of the group and began to recount his grievances in detail.

Su Shihang, who was singled out, looked very unhappy.

Grandma Su interrupted Gao Ming's rant: "How can my grandson make decisions for you in this matter? It's not like my grandson is the one who made you lose your innocence. You want to get married, and Lu Yin'er wants to marry a man. I think you two are a good match, so why don't you just get together?"

Young men are easily embarrassed; if they lose their innocence, so be it. What's there for a grown man to worry about?

He was also worried that no wealthy family's daughter would be willing to marry him.

Because of his status as a member of the Imperial Guard, girls from humble families were eager to marry him.

Once he leaves the Su family home, as long as he doesn't acknowledge them, Madam Lu and Lu Yin'er won't be able to do anything to him.

His marriage and children were not affected at all.

His status wasn't even high enough for an imperial censor to impeach him.

According to Old Lady Su, Lu Yin'er was not worthy of the Imperial Guards at all; she was only fit to marry a hunter or farmer from the village.

If Gao Ming hadn't disagreed with marrying her, making her a concubine would have been an honor for her.

However, as long as Lu Yin'er doesn't cling to Su Chengmin, she doesn't care who she marries.

Lu Yin'er trembled upon hearing Old Madam Su's words. Gao Ming was merely an ordinary soldier in the Imperial Guard; how could he compare to the imposing presence of her cousin, a high-ranking officer? She wouldn't even be qualified to receive an invitation to a grand banquet like today's at a wealthy family's home when she married Gao Ming; her future social circle among the noble ladies of Shengjing would be completely out of reach.

Moreover, given Gao Ming's current status, he cannot help her parents and younger brother.

Having suffered so much injustice following her aunt all these years, she could only marry an ordinary imperial guard.

She was indeed unwilling to accept it.

But I can't think of a better way out.

Gao Ming listened to Grandma Su's words in silence, as if he had tacitly agreed to her suggestion.

Grandma Min lifted her eyelids slightly.

She watched Gao Ming grow up.

Knowing Gao Ming all too well, Gao Ming wasn't in a hurry to get away. Instead, he kept changing his story, sometimes claiming to be innocent and sometimes saying he didn't have a wife, clearly making it clear that the Su family should take responsibility for him.

Putting the Su family in charge is tantamount to making him marry Lu Yin'er.
Gao Ming's feelings for Lu Yin'er could not be hidden from her.

Frankly speaking, just because Old Madam Min dislikes the Lu family doesn't mean she'll take her anger out on innocent members of the Lu family. However, Lu Yin'er is not innocent in this incident; whether she was forced or not, she conspired with Madam Lu to scheme against Su Chengmin.

She failed in her scheme now. If she had succeeded, the marriage between Su Chengmin and Gu Taohua would have fallen through, and she would have had no choice but to reluctantly accept Lu Yin'er into the family.

A girl like Lu Yin'er is not good enough for Gao Ming.

Even if she marries Gao Ming, given Lu Yin'er's ambition, she's bound to cause trouble in the future.

However, she was just an outsider and couldn't make decisions for Gao Ming.

Now that Su Chengmin has been removed from the list, it's best to discuss the rest behind closed doors.