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

Chapter 777 She Doesn't Want to Die
After his initial shock, Su Chengji exclaimed, "There's no need to drown my cousin to resolve the scandal in the Su family."

Old Mrs. Su angrily said to Su Chengji, "What business is it of yours if Lu Yin'er drowns? You are a young master of the Su family, but you have no right to interfere in the affairs of the Lu family."

Grandma Su was furious; this spoiled grandson of hers was always going against her.

She agreed to have Lu Yin'er drowned.

It would be best to drown Lu's family as well.

I'll arrange another good marriage for my son.

This way, the son's past of being supported by the Lu family before he became successful will be erased.

“Stepchildren must not act recklessly; this has nothing to do with you.”

Su Shihang had no idea what had gotten into his youngest son.

He felt that his youngest son was not a kind person, and that his reason for protecting Lu Yin'er was simply to go against Old Madam Su.

Su Chengji said with his neck stiff, "Since my cousin has already lost her chastity, she might as well become my concubine, so she won't have to be drowned."

Ever since he witnessed Lu Yin'er's charm at the Lu family's place, Su Chengji has been eyeing his cousin.

He tried to test her several times, but his cousin avoided him.

He knew that his cousin was determined to marry Su Chengmin.

Su Chengji was angry.

The daughter of a country hunter actually looked down on the second son of a high-ranking official in the imperial court.

She doesn't even deserve it!

If it weren't for her status as the older cousin, she wouldn't even have been able to become a maidservant in the Su family.

Now I finally have a chance to bring my cousin into my backyard.

My cousin will definitely be grateful to him; if she doesn't become his concubine, she'll only die.

Su Chengji's request to take Lu Yin'er as a concubine not only shocked Old Madam Su and Su Shihang, but even Lu Shi was so angry that she wanted to hit him.

Su Shihang knew his second son was absurd, but he never expected him to be so absurd as to want to take his cousin as a concubine.

"You vile woman, you have the ambition of a wolf! You won't be satisfied until you turn the Su family mansion into the Lu family's domain, will you? You failed to marry Lu Yin'er to Cheng Min, and now you're trying to marry her to Cheng Ji. Are the men of the Su family only fit to be sons-in-law of the Lu family?"

Grandma Su naturally didn't think there was anything wrong with her grandson.

The only one with a problem is the Lu family.

"Chengji, do you know what you're saying? As the eldest son of the Su family, if you want to take concubines, there are countless beauties for you. How can someone like Yin'er be worthy of being your concubine?"

"Even if Lu Yin'er hadn't had this incident today, she wouldn't be worthy of being your concubine."

Madam Lu made no attempt to hide her disdain for Lu Yin'er.

When it came to her son, Mrs. Lu disregarded the scolding from Old Mrs. Su.

She and her mother-in-law agreed that Lu Yin'er absolutely could not be given to Su Chengji as a concubine.

Su Chengji glared at him and said, "Why can't I take my cousin Yin'er as a concubine? You want her to be my elder brother's legal wife, so why can't I take her as a concubine? Aren't you always competing with my elder brother? My cousin, who wants to be my elder brother's legal wife, can only be my concubine. Don't you think I've won?"

Ms. Lu took a deep breath.

I was almost driven mad by Su Chengji's logic.

Did she make Lu Yin'er Su Chengmin's wife because Lu Yin'er was worthy?
Madam Lu looked at Lu Yin'er, who looked back at her with a pitiful expression, which immediately aroused Madam Lu's suspicion. She suspected that Lu Yin'er had seduced Su Chengji without her knowledge, otherwise why would Su Chengji take Lu Yin'er as a concubine despite her loss of chastity?
"You little whore, I kept you in this manor not so you could seduce men. You really have some tricks up your sleeve; you've ruined Cheng's perfectly good child."

Madam Lu grabbed Lu Yin'er by the hair, lifted her up, and slapped her across the face. Lu Yin'er saw stars and blood trickled from the corner of her mouth.

She was like a puppet, manipulated by her aunt. If her aunt told her to face east, she dared not face west.

Since the incident, her aunt has not defended her at all.

Seeing that things had reached a point of no return, they demanded that she confess to seducing a man and threatened to drown her, leaving her no way out.

Now they're saying she seduced her cousin.

Little did she know that even if she remained a nun for life and never married, she would never marry Su Chengji.

She wouldn't even be willing to be a concubine, let alone a wife.

Gao Ming couldn't stand it anymore and kicked Lu Shi, rescuing Lu Yin'er from Lu Shi's grasp.

"Look at your son! What woman would want to marry a man who gambles, drinks, and whores? No wonder your son has such a bad reputation; it's all because you, his mother, have spoiled him. You always accuse others of trying to seduce him. Since you think your son is so good that anyone who sees him is trying to seduce him, you might as well keep him tied to your belt and carry him with you at all times."

Lu was kicked by Gao Ming until she vomited blood.

Su Chengmin watched the farce unfold before him with cold eyes.

"Mother, you've already hit me, so just let me have my cousin Yin'er as my concubine."

When Lu Shi beat Lu Yin'er, Su Chengji watched as if it were a show and did not stop her at all.

Lu Yin'er lay on the ground, panting heavily, and said through gritted teeth to Madam Lu, "Aunt, you say I seduced my cousin. Let me tell you the truth, don't even mention making me my cousin's concubine, or even marrying me in a grand ceremony, I wouldn't want that. Although I'm a hunter's daughter and not very knowledgeable, I know what a good man is like. He's neither a heartless man like my uncle nor a womanizer like Su Chengji."

Then he said to Su Chengji, "Do you think that because I've come this far, I should be eternally grateful to you for taking me as a concubine? Don't flatter yourself. I look down on you, and that's it. I'd rather die than become your concubine."

Lu Yin'er's words were resounding and powerful.

Su Chengji jumped up and down, saying, "Do you think I need a concubine like you? Don't you even know your place? Do you really think you're worthy of being a cousin of the Su family just because you're called my cousin? Since you're so principled, then you might as well drown yourself. Lu Yin'er, even if you cry and beg to be my concubine, it's impossible."

Lu Yin'er sneered.

Sure enough, when Su Chengji failed to win her over, he started to get angry.

Mrs. Lu was very uncomfortable.

Lu Yin'er is guilty whether she is willing to be Su Chengji's concubine or not.

In Lu's mind, it was only Lu Yin'er who was eagerly trying to curry favor with Su Chengji, not Lu Yin'er who actively rejected Su Chengji.

Seeing that things were going off track again, Su Chengmin couldn't help but remind him, "I stayed behind to demand an explanation from Gao Ming, not to watch you two tear each other apart."

Su Shihang gave Lu Shi and Su Chengji a warning look.

Gao Ming said, "Let's resolve this quickly. My mother must be worried about me after I've been away for so long."

Su Shihang smiled at Gao Ming and reiterated the solution: "Nephew, drowning Lu Yin'er will preserve your reputation. Are you satisfied with this solution?"

Gao Ming felt a chill run down his spine, only able to see Su Shihang's lips opening and closing.

He followed Su Chengmin on missions and witnessed countless assassinations and bloodshed; he also went to the battlefield and saw the carnage of war.

But he still felt that none of these were as scary as Su Shihang.

Su Shihang was like a demon from hell, deciding the fate of those weaker than him with a few words.

Lu Yin'er opened her mouth slightly, then looked at Gao Ming. Her courage to confront Su Chengji vanished in the face of death.

She doesn't want to die!