However, Su Ling sneered and also stood up to walk towards the outer courtyard. She walked even faster than Wu Mingzhu. Wu Mingzhu landed behind Su Ling and called out to her," Where are you going?”
"Mother refused to spit out the dowry my mother left behind, so I naturally went to the outer court to seek justice from the Third Prince.”Su Ling said as she walked towards the outer courtyard without looking back.
" You-" Wu Mingzhu was exasperated." You have no sense of shame. How can an unmarried daughter ask her husband's family to come forward and ask for dowry?!" Come back here!"
"What is shame? Can it be eaten?" Su Ling pretended to be innocent as she turned her head to look at Wu Mingzhu. In a trance, she had returned to her former silly appearance." Mother, a fool doesn't know shame. Even if I did, I've been tortured by you all these years and thrown to Java to feed the dogs.”
"Alright, so you don't just want the dowry. You also want to settle the score with me for all these years? Let me tell you, in your dreams! You can't take anything away from the Prime Minister's Estate!”Wu Mingzhu's eyes flashed with ruthlessness. She thought to herself, Isn't he just a crippled prince? She's the second grade wife of the Prime Minister's Estate. Why should she be afraid of him?
"Not necessarily." Su Ling smiled sweetly and walked even faster. She walked out of the flower gate and headed straight for Fulu Hall in the front courtyard where guests were received. When she saw Yan Yelin and a man dressed like an official sitting in the hall and drinking tea, she pinched her arm fiercely a few times, forcing her tears out.
When she looked up, she met Yan Yelin's stunned gaze as he held the teacup. It was obvious that he had seen everything she did just now.
However, this did not hinder Su Ling from continuing to display her acting skills. She threw herself at Prime Minister Su, who was sitting on the seat of honor, with tears in her eyes. She said with a sobbing tone," Father, Mother hit me!”
A trace of embarrassment flashed across Prime Minister Su's face. If it was in the past, this naturally stupid daughter would always cause trouble, so it was no big deal to be taught a lesson by Wu Mingzhu. However, the Third Prince and Eunuch Xu were here today. If the Emperor knew that Wu Mingzhu had beaten up the Third Prince's Consort, wouldn't the Emperor think that they were looking down on God's grace?
"Your mother was just joking with you. How could she really hit you?”Prime Minister Su hurriedly coaxed Su Ling. One had to know that in Su Ling's entire life, this was the first time he had treated this naturally foolish daughter so kindly.
"I'm not joking." Su Ling shook her head vigorously and rolled up her sleeves to reveal the bruised arm that she had just pinched. The bruise on her pale arm was very obvious. Su Ling showed her wound and sobbed," Father, it hurts.”
In an instant, Su Ling saw that Yan Yelin's expression was a little stiff. It was obvious that he wanted to laugh at Su Ling's excellent performance, but he did not dare to.
"Prime Minister Su, what's going on?”Eunuch Xu's expression immediately darkened." Third Young Miss Su is the Third Prince's wife who is about to marry. Is this how you treat her in the Prime Minister's Estate?”
Eunuch Xu had served the Emperor for a long time and was a very good man. No matter which prince it was, he would leave some face for them. He would not mind helping them in any way he could. This way, no matter which prince ascended the throne in the future, he would be able to enjoy the benefits of his old age.
Even a crippled prince like Yan Yelin who had no fate with the throne did not mind standing up for him on such matters. That was why the emperor had sent him to the Prime Minister's residence to send the betrothal gifts. He was afraid that Yan Yelin's hearing would be disabled and he would not be able to handle it well.
"What's wrong with you?" Prime Minister Su looked embarrassed and did not know how to reply to Eunuch Xu. At this moment, Wu Mingzhu arrived a step later. He immediately shifted the blame to Wu Mingzhu." What did Ling Er do wrong? You can't just say it nicely, but you have to punish her like this!”
Su Ling laughed coldly in her heart. This was her good father. These words seemed to be speaking up for her, but in reality, it was implying that she, Su Ling, had made a mistake, which was why she had been punished. If she wanted to, she would have to let it go.
Unfortunately, Wu Mingzhu was not smart enough to understand what Prime Minister Su meant. She asked in surprise," Master, when did I beat her?”
Although Wu Mingzhu was indeed wronged this time, she and Su Zhen had bullied and scolded Su Ling quite a lot in the past. Prime Minister Su was also aware of this, so he did not believe Wu Mingzhu's words at all and only thought that she was deliberately evading.
He suddenly felt that his wife was really not enlightened. He frowned and said," Then where did the injury on Ling Er's hand come from? No matter how one looked at it, this bruise was caused by someone pinching it. It couldn't have been caused by knocking!”
Only then did Wu Mingzhu clearly see the bruise on Su Ling's exposed fair arm, and she instantly understood. She was about to scold Su Ling for framing her, but Su Ling beat her to it and cried softly to Prime Minister Su," Father, I originally went to Mother to ask about the large dowry that Mother had left for me before. Who knew that once I said it, Mother would scold and beat me up. She said that even if she didn't give me that dowry, even if I was a fool, I couldn't do anything to her!”
On the surface, Su Ling was crying to Prime Minister Su, but in reality, she was intentionally saying it for Yan Yelin and Eunuch Xu to hear. This time, Prime Minister Su finally realized that something was not right. He looked at Su Ling strangely. With Su Ling's silly personality in the past, how could she possibly know that Ye Shi had left her such a large dowry?
Moreover, the Ye family was rich in Jiangnan. The dowry that Ye Shi brought into the manor back then was almost equivalent to the income and property of the Prime Minister's manor. Prime Minister Su had also reaped many benefits in the past. Now, he was asking him to give this large amount of estate, shop, and jewelry to Yan Yelin along with his silly daughter, Su Ling. It was no different from asking him to cut off his own flesh. No matter how he thought about it, he felt that he was at a disadvantage.
"Ling Er, we'll talk about this later!" Prime Minister Su berated Su Ling with a cold face.
Su Lingba blinked as she looked at Yan Yelin. She thought to herself," You're handicapped, but your brain shouldn't be crippled. I've expressed it so clearly. You won't refuse to help, right?"
Yan Yelin coughed dryly under Su Ling's oppressive gaze and said to Prime Minister Su," Prime Minister Su, it's better to clarify this matter now. Su Ling is my unmarried wife. Her matters are my matters. I can't ignore them.”
" This..." Yan Yelin had already spoken. Although Prime Minister Su had always looked down on this prince who had no weight in the imperial court, he had to give Yan Yelin too much face since Eunuch Xu was present. Otherwise, when Eunuch Xu returned to the palace and reported to the Emperor, the Emperor might think that the Prime Minister had become too powerful and dared to look down on his son.
"Su Ling, don't spout nonsense here!”Prime Minister Su cared about Yan Yelin, but Wu Mingzhu, this idiot, did not care. In her opinion, Yan Yelin, this crippled prince, was not as important as Prime Minister Su's aide. Coupled with Su Ling's excellent performance in front of outsiders, it really made her lose all her face.
Anger rose in her heart and she immediately scolded Su Ling," Your mother died a long time ago. She didn't leave you any dowry. Everything you eat and use belongs to the Prime Minister's Estate. You don't know how to be grateful and instead want to take advantage of her. The Prime Minister's Estate actually raised an ingrate like you!”
Both Prime Minister Su and Eunuch Xu's expressions changed when they heard that. Su Ling was going to become the third prince's wife no matter what. Not only did Wu Mingzhu insult Su Ling in front of Eunuch Xu and Yan Yelin, but she also completely disregarded the might of the imperial family.
"You, you're talking nonsense. Ling 'er is not an ingrate.”Su Ling's tears fell like broken crystal beads onto her clothes. She shouted at Wu Mingzhu with an aggrieved expression," My mother left me a letter. The letter said that she left me ten boxes of jewelry, fifty farms with excellent harvests, and sixty shops with good returns!”
" Where are the sixty shops? There are clearly only thirty-" Wu Mingzhu knew that something was wrong as soon as she spoke. She saw a hint of craftiness flash in Su Ling's eyes and knew that she had fallen into a trap. Instantly, anger rushed to her brain. She rushed forward and hit Su Ling." Little slut, how dare you trick me!”
In the past, she had already become used to beating and scolding Su Ling. Now, in her anger, she had completely forgotten that there were outsiders present until Prime Minister Su shouted angrily with a livid face," Stop!”
Only then did she remember that Yan Yelin and Eunuch Xu were still here.
"So this is how the Prime Minister's wife raised the children of concubines.”Even the slick Eunuch Xu could not stand it anymore. He sneered and said," You've really broadened my horizons.”
He did not expect that he would see such a good show of a legitimate mother forcefully taking the dowry and bullying a concubine's daughter when he accompanied Yan Yelin to the betrothal ceremony today.
"Since Prime Minister Su doesn't even care about the face of the Third Prince and our family, beating and scolding the Third Prince's wife in front of us, then we have nothing to say. After we return to the palace, we will definitely report everything we saw today to the emperor.”
Eunuch Xu then stood up and left with a flick of his sleeve. Prime Minister Su turned pale with fright and quickly went forward to grab one of Eunuch Xu's sleeves. He said anxiously," Eunuch Xu, please wait. I don't know the severity of the situation and have shocked you. Please forgive me."”Then, he turned around and shouted at Wu Mingzhu," Hurry up and apologize to Eunuch Xu."”
"Forget it." Eunuch Xu raised his hand to stop Wu Mingzhu, who was smiling as she walked over. He looked at the pitiful Su Ling and said," The one who was humiliated and frightened isn't me, but the Third Prince Consort!”
He kept calling her " Third Prince's Consort " and completely omitted the words " not married yet ". He was intentionally elevating Su Ling's status so that he could suppress Wu Mingzhu and Prime Minister Su's arrogance. He wanted them to understand that no matter how much the emperor did not value Yan Yelin, he was still a prince and Su Ling was his wife. Su Ling's face represented Yan Yelin's face.
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