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

Chapter 776 Drowning
Grandma Min looked at Tong Huaqiong.

Tong Huaqiong instantly understood what Grandma Min meant.

The melon has been eaten, the Lu sisters have lost face, Su Chengmin is unharmed, and the ladies should leave now.

Tong Huaqiong coughed twice and said to Grandma Min, "Aunt Min, it's getting late, we should go back."

Hearing Tong Huaqiong say this, the ladies knew that they were no longer needed to be witnesses and could take their leave.

So they all took their leave.

Some of the ladies even expressed their gratitude to Mrs. Su for hosting the banquet.

Old Mrs. Su's face was gloomy; the Su family had lost face big time today.

She was traumatized by this birthday banquet.

This thank you is purely from Yin Yang.

"Cousin Yin'er."

"Cousin Yin'er."

Su Chengji rushed over when he learned that Lu Yin'er and the madman were trapped inside the house.

The ladies hadn't even left yet when they saw Su Chengji arrive, their eyes practically popping out of their sockets. One wave of trouble had barely subsided before another arose.

The Su family's antics are truly endless.

Su Chengji pushed through the crowd and saw Lu Yin'er sitting on the ground, her clothes disheveled. He asked, "Cousin, how come it's you? Didn't Mother say that Grandmother wanted to match my brother with the second young lady of the Lin family in order to break up my brother's marriage?"

"Wait, who is this man?"

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent.

Madam Lu and Old Madam Su wished they could drown Su Chengji.

Su Chengji's words confirmed that this scheme was aimed at Su Chengmin and dragged Miss Lin into it.

Everyone was in an uproar.

Su Shihang could no longer treat this as a private matter and slapped Madam Lu across the face.

He angrily shouted, "Look what you've done!"

Faced with her enraged son, Old Mrs. Su avoided eye contact.

He shouted angrily at Su Chengji, "Chengji, what nonsense are you spouting?"

Su Chengji said, "Grandmother, I'm not talking nonsense. You said that a merchant's daughter is not good enough for my eldest brother, and only a noble family is good enough for him. You also said that Miss Lin is gentle and the Lin family values ​​rules. If Miss Lin marries into the Su family, she will surely persuade my eldest brother to be close to the Su family and be filial to Grandmother."

Su Chengji publicly revealed that Old Madam Su wanted to use Miss Lin to break up the marriage between Su Chengmin and Gu Taohua, but that doesn't mean he meant well.

He disliked Su Chengmin and resented that his grandmother didn't care about him, the grandson who had grown up by her side since childhood, but always praised Su Chengmin, who grew up in the Min family, for being successful.

He wanted to trample on Old Madam Su's dignity.

Let her see that you've gone to great lengths for your grandson, and he doesn't even appreciate it.

Seeing the disappointed look in Su Chengmin's eyes as he looked at Old Madam Su, Su Chengji felt a surge of pleasure.

Grandma Su was embarrassed when her grandson exposed her wicked thoughts in front of everyone. She took off her shoes and grabbed Su Chengji, hitting him repeatedly on the head and face.

Feeling sorry for Su Chengji, Madam Lu stepped forward to stop him, but was also beaten with the sole of her shoe by Old Madam Su.

Grandma Su didn't think there was anything wrong with scheming against Miss Lin the Second; she was only thinking about the future of the Su family.

The Su family had finally been elevated from peasants to scholars by Su Shihang, but they were still looked down upon by the real powerful and aristocratic families in Shengjing. One of their grandsons had chosen to degenerate and marry a merchant, while the other was ignorant and incompetent. How would the Su family's reputation be maintained in the future?

She didn't want her descendants to fall into a lower social class, so she tried to find a way to arrange a marriage between her most promising grandson and the prestigious Lin family.

Madam Lin's face turned ashen.

"Good, so the Su family is now scheming against the Lin family." "Lord Su, you are a second-rank official in the imperial court. Is this how your family schemes against my daughter? What misfortune has my daughter suffered to be targeted by you?"

"From now on, the Lin family and the Su family need not have any dealings."

The Su family has completely offended the Lin family.

Su Shihang kept apologizing to Madam Lin, but Madam Lin refused to accept it. Furious, she ordered her two daughters to be found and left without even saying goodbye.

After Madam Lin left, the other ladies also dispersed.

The Su family's actions completely alienated the people of Shengjing.

Which guest at the banquet doesn't have a daughter of marriageable age? If the Su family can scheme against Miss Lin this time, they can scheme against other families' daughters next time.

If Madam Lu could scheme against Su Chengmin this time, she could scheme against another family's daughter for her own son next time.

Su Chengmin's escape does not mean that others can escape.

After returning home, the ladies exaggerated the disgusting things that had happened in the Su family to their husbands.

Some of these people were political enemies of Su Shihang, and they were already plotting to bring him down because of this incident.

After seeing Tong Huaqiong, Gu Taohua, and the others off at the Su residence gate, Su Chengmin turned and returned to the Su residence.

The matter was not yet resolved, and Gao Ming and Old Madam Min remained at the Su residence.

Su Chengmin arrived at Min Baozhen's courtyard, where Old Madam Su was beating Lu Shi.

Su Shihang ignored it.

Su Chengmin shouted angrily, and the old lady Su threw down the shoe she was holding, grabbed Su Chengmin's hand and cried, "Chengmin, I'm doing this all for your own good. The Lin family has been a prestigious family for generations, and only a girl from such a family is worthy of you."

“You married a girl from the Lin family. Even your mother in the afterlife would be happy for you. When your mother was alive, Madam Lu liked to compete with her. Your marriage is better than Chengji's, which indirectly avenges your mother.”

Su Chengmin stared coldly at Old Madam Su and said with a sneer, "Don't mention my mother. My mother's grievances are not only caused by Madam Lu, but also by Lord Su and you. Don't pretend to be ignorant. Why did Madam Lu dare to make my mother suffer? It's all because you and Lord Su indulged her."

When Min Baozhen was mentioned, Su Chengmin refused to call him "father" and instead addressed Su Shihang as "Lord Su".

Su Shihang's breathing became heavy.

"I'll say it again, I will only marry Gu Taohua. If you dare to scheme against me again, you know what will happen to you."

Su Chengmin looked at Lu Yin'er.

Lu Yin'er trembled twice.

"Gao Ming, you're the victim in this matter. What do you want to do?"

Su Chengmin looked at Gao Ming and began to resolve the matter between Lu Yin'er and Gao Ming.

Lady Lu wanted to speak but dared not utter a word in the face of Su Chengmin's chillingly indifferent attitude.

Gao Ming said, "Although I was set up, I can't guarantee what outsiders will say. My reputation will be damaged to some extent, and the Su family will have to compensate me."

Su Chengmin nodded and said, "Of course, how would you like the Su family to compensate you?"

Su Shihang gritted his teeth and said, "Since your reputation is related to Lu Yin'er, the one who tied the knot must untie it. Tell everyone that Lu Yin'er deliberately seduced you, and I will take charge of having Lu Yin'er drowned."

Lu Yin'er's drowning will at least salvage the reputation of the Su family.

This also gave his son and Gao Ming an explanation.

Lu Yin'er's breathing became labored.

She knew her uncle was ruthless, but she never imagined he would be so ruthless as to take her life.

Gao Ming was stunned. Outsiders said that Lord Su was ruthless, but this ruthlessness was beyond his comprehension.

Su Chengmin wasn't surprised at all. Su Shihang could abandon his wife when he passed the imperial examination and sever their father-son relationship in the Crown Prince incident. What else was he incapable of doing?

Madam Lu's heart pounded like a drum. Although Lu Yin'er had become a useless pawn, she did not want Lu Yin'er to die. But if Lu Yin'er did not die, Su Shihang would make her die.