The peasant girl has a private space, and her husband is handsome.

Luo Wen was just as angry as Xiang Ming.

This Vice Minister Luo is truly outrageous! He treats his own granddaughter like an enemy, berates her the moment they meet, and even tries to hit her. I don't know where he gets the courage!

Others were too busy trying to curry favor with Miss Su, but Minister Luo foolishly pushed her away.

They treated the fake granddaughter like a treasure, truly blind to the value of a gem.

The Luo clan of Sicheng had been struggling to find a chance to get close to Miss Su, but Minister Luo showed no appreciation whatsoever.

If Luo Wen had to choose between Minister Luo and Miss Su, he would choose Miss Su without hesitation.

Vice Minister Luo is past his prime, and none of the young men in his household are capable of succeeding him.

But Miss Su is different. She is still young and has already achieved remarkable success. She will definitely have a bright future ahead of her.

The fact that Miss Su repeatedly repelled the army of the King of Huainan and was able to run a thriving business while fighting battles shows that she is no ordinary person.

Moreover, the young girl's future husband's family is the Marquis of Guiping's mansion, which is the Empress Dowager's maternal family, a first-class wealthy family.

A wise bird chooses its tree to perch on. Luo Wen felt that Luo Shilang was too dangerous; if he angered Miss Su, the entire Luo family would be buried with him.

Therefore, Luo Wen decided that it would be best for the Luo family to sever ties with Vice Minister Luo as soon as possible.

From now on, Vice Minister Luo will not be able to get a single penny from the Luo clan.

"Grandfather, help me! Ouch, it hurts so much!"

Hearing Mingfang's cries of pain, Minister Luo felt a pang of heartache and quickly knelt down, intending to personally untie the ropes binding Mingfang.

Before his hand could even touch the rope, a cold longsword was placed against his neck.

Xiangming held a long sword, wishing he could just chop off Vice Minister Luo's head.

That old scoundrel is so biased; he treats the girl like an enemy. The girl has never done anything to the Luo family! The Luo family has come to this state all because of Luo Shilang's own foolishness.

That old scoundrel doesn't deserve to be the girl's grandfather!

"Old fool, oh no, I misspoke, Your Excellency, if you want to untie these ropes, you must first obtain my young lady's consent."

Vice Minister Luo's face darkened even further. He couldn't even make decisions in his own home? This was utterly outrageous!

He was determined to untie the ropes today; he refused to believe that this little maid would dare to kill him.

Minister Luo continued to untie the rope, but to his surprise, the maid actually used force. Minister Luo felt a sudden chill on his neck and quickly reached up to touch it, only to find his hand stained with a shocking bright red.

This unfilial granddaughter is really arrogant. She has raised her maid to be so bold that she dares to draw her sword and stab him, a high-ranking official of the court!

Older people are usually more afraid of death than younger people, so Vice Minister Luo quickly withdrew his hand from the rope.

"Miss Su, tell me, what do you want in exchange for letting Mingfang go? Or how much silver do you want? Name your price."

Luo Mingfang was unhappy. The Luo family didn't have much money to begin with, so how could they let outsiders take away their wealth?

She is currently the person that Minister Luo dotes on the most, and he will definitely leave most of the family's wealth to her in the future.

"Grandfather, we must not let this heartless bastard steal our family's money. We should keep it for you to use in your old age."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Su Qianqian stepped on his right arm and stomped on it, causing the person on the ground to let out a pig-like scream.

She felt that Luo Mingfang had no other merits; her greatest skill was using sweet words to please Minister Luo.

The key is that Vice Minister Luo is actually susceptible to this approach.

Xiangming shook her head helplessly. "Miss Mingfang, you chose the path to hell when there was one. Your arm could have been saved, but you called my girl heartless. My girl can't be wronged so easily, so I had to cripple your arm."

"You better not say anything more out of line, or you might end up with one arm too."

Luo Mingfang was so frightened that she quickly shut her mouth.

Seeing Mingfang suffer was even more painful for Minister Luo than for himself. Mingfang was such a filial girl; she had just said she would leave him the money to support him in his old age.

"Stop! Stop right now! Tell us how much silver you want to let Mingfang go!"

Su Qianqian had long heard that the Luo family couldn't even pay their servants' monthly wages, yet Minister Luo still pretended to ask her how much silver she needed to let Mingfang go.

How much silver? You'll be shocked when I tell you.

"Lord Luo, your granddaughter deliberately damaged the rare ancient books in the lobby of our Gu's Teahouse."

Upon hearing this, Vice Minister Luo was filled with despair and despair. The ancient book in the lobby of Gu's Tea House was priceless; who could afford to pay for it?

That rare book is usually not allowed to be touched, and I heard that someone offered 200,000 taels of silver but it wasn't sold.

But Mingfang is usually the most sensible girl and wouldn't destroy a rare book for no reason, so it must be because Miss Su went too far in some way. If there is a mistake, it must be Su Qianqian's fault.

Minister Luo asked gently, "Mingfang, what exactly happened? Your grandfather knows you must have your reasons. Please explain to everyone."

With tears in her eyes, Luo Mingfang said, "Grandfather, I heard from a friend that some papers have hidden text that will appear if you heat them with fire. So I bribed someone to heat them and see if they would."

The truth is, Murong Yan invited Luo Mingfang to have tea at Gu's Tea House.

It was Murong Yan who secretly ordered someone to burn the rare book. Unexpectedly, the person she ordered was too useless, and was discovered by the waiter in the teahouse as soon as he took out his tinderbox.

So Luo Mingfang took the initiative to stand up and take the blame for Murong Yan. In any case, the ancient book was not damaged and there was no need to pay compensation.

She took the blame for Murong Yan, and Murong Yan would certainly not treat her badly in the future. By relying on the Murong family, she would be guaranteed wealth and honor.

Moreover, Murong Yan promised to bring her and Murong Changyu together.

Once she marries into the Murong family, one of the five great families, let's see who in the world will dare to look down on her!

Luo Mingfang said nonchalantly, "The person I bribed didn't burn the rare copy. Didn't you discover it in time and tie him up?"

Vice Minister Luo breathed a long sigh of relief. It was good that she wasn't burned, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to afford the damage. He quickly put on a smile and said, "My Mingfang is a very genuine person. She was just curious. Since there was no real damage, Miss Su, you don't need to be so aggressive."

Vice Minister Luo felt a little regretful. If he had taken this granddaughter in earlier, he would have at least taught her how to behave today. She shouldn't have been so cruel to her own sister!

"Miss Su, please don't target Mingfang so much. The baby swapping incident decades ago was done by the elderly Su couple. Mingfang is innocent."

Xiangming reminded him, "Lord Luo, you're too happy too soon. Although the rogue Luo Mingfang instigated didn't burn the rare book, he did smash the table where it was kept, which is worth ten thousand taels of silver. Vice Minister Luo can choose to pay compensation and apologize, or he can choose to send his granddaughter to the authorities."

Luo Mingfang's face turned deathly pale. "You're lying! How could a broken table be worth so much money?"

"That was a gift from the Crown Prince to my young lady. He insisted that the table would look nice in her teahouse. There are purchase records for the table. First of all, it was made of precious huanghuali wood. Secondly, it was inlaid with agarwood in a hidden compartment. I don't need to explain the price of agarwood, do I? One tael of agarwood is worth ten thousand taels of gold, so ten thousand taels is considered a friendly price."

Luo Mingfang was dumbfounded. She thought the table wasn't worth much, but she never expected it to be worth 10,000 taels of silver.

Never mind, she can make her grandfather pay the money first, and then she can ask Murong Yan for reimbursement. The 10,000 taels of silver she receives will be in her own pocket, which is simply a great thing.

Luo Mingfang was certain that Minister Luo would not abandon her. "Grandfather, save me! I don't want to be thrown into prison!"

Minister Luo was stunned. That young master Gong was truly spoiling his wife! Even the table he gifted was so extravagant! They weren't even married yet. Once they were married, wouldn't he hand over all the wealth of the Marquis of Guiping's mansion to that girl?

Minister Luo felt sorry for Mingfang. Mingfang and Miss Su's fathers were switched, which caused the fates of the two girls to be reversed. Therefore, such a perfect fiancé should have belonged to Mingfang.

The young master is handsome and dotes on his wife so much; he should be paired with the sensible and filial Mingfang! What a pity!

Why does all the good things happen to this girl?

We really can't let Mingfang be sent to jail. If a good young lady goes to jail, her reputation will be completely ruined, and no one will dare to marry her.