âNonsense!â
Just as An wanted to shut Sun Mama up and drag her out, Sun Mama had confessed!
âCome on, what are you waiting for? Drag these slaves who slandered and harmed the masters out and flog them to death!â
As soon as An made such an order, the last line of defense in Sun Mamaâs heart collapsed.
âMadam, Madam, you canât kick down the ladder like this! Iâve always been listening to you ...â
As soon as An finished speaking, someone came in to block the mouth of Sun Mama.
âWait a moment.â
Su Muge stepped forward to stop those people.
âMadam, why are you so anxious? Could it be that Sun Mama is telling the truth?â
An couldnât hold back her anger any longer and stared at Su Muge coldly.
âWhat do you mean by that?! Do you think Iâve hurt My Lord?â
Su Mugeâs calm eyes were full of indifference.
âHasnât Sun Mama made it clear? If I remember correctly, she is the mother-in-law of Li Mamaâs younger son. So Li Mama must have made great efforts to make her enter and work in Su Mansion.â
Su Muge pointed out the implicit relationship between Sun Mama and Li Mama.
Li Mama panicked and knelt to Su Lun.
âMy Lord, I just found Sun Mama quite capable, so I let her work in the general kitchen. Iâve never expected that she would do such an evil thing. If I had known, I wouldnât have let her enter Su Mansion!â
âMy Lord, you canât believe the bold slaveâs words. Iâll never harm you, My Lord.â An said with a red nose and tearful eyes, looking at Su Lun affectionately.
Seeing Anâs look, Su Lun didnât quite believe that she would harm him. She might have been framed up.
âMy Lord, itâs Madam, itâs Madam who asked me to put those disgusting things into the dishes. She said that as long as the young master disappeared, the eldest Madam would be destroyed forever... My Lord, please believe me. I dare not lie to you!â Having heard so much from An, Sun Mama had already been disappointed in her. She only hoped that Su Lun could spare her life now. She really didnât want to die!
âAn, how can you be so vicious?!â
Zhao, who had been sitting aside, finally spoke. She stared at An with hatred in her eyes. Even if she had known that little Wenmoâs sickness must be associated with her, she was still shivering with anger when she heard it from Sun Mama.
âSister, donât you believe me? When the young master was born, he had stayed with me for a long time. If I really wanted to hurt him, I wouldnât wait until now!â An retorted in a shaking voice, which was shown to Su Lun.
âIf anything did happen to Wenmo at the time, how could you escape the liability?â Zhao replied without any sign of weakness.
âMy Lord, if you really think that I have done this, please divorce me. Iâd rather be a nun in the temple than suffer such injustice here!â
While speaking, An was to go out of the room.
âWell, when did I say that you have instructed it?â Su Lun said gently.
Su Muge squinted and caught sight of a flicker of complacence in Anâs eyes as she turned around.
Su Muge raised the corner of her lips secretly; An, do you think it was over?
âMy Lord, My Lord, two imperial guards are escorting a man outside, stating that you will recognize the man.â
The housekeeper rushed in with an anxious look and raised his voice.
âWho is it?â Su Lun was quite angry now and was not in the mood to see anyone.
âMy, My Lord, thatâs the imperial guards ...â
Su Lun frowned; he couldnât offend the imperial guards. âI see. Let them bring the man in.â
âYes.â
After talking, Su Lun glared at them with his eyes widened. âWhat are you waiting for? Drag these people out and shut them.â
Family shame couldnât be made public; Su Lun didnât want to be seen as a joke after all.
âYes.â
Seeing that Sun Mama and others were taken out, An finally revealed a faint smile when she lowered her head.
Su Muge, how dare you fool with me?! You are still too young!
But when the housekeeper brought the people in, the pride and complacence instantly froze on Anâs face.
âMy Lord, here they are.â
Having just dealt with Sun Mamaâs matter, Su Lun was so angry that he forgot to let Su Muge and others retreat to avoid the outsiders.
Two imperial guards walked in with a man in a priest robe with white hair and beard.
âLord Su.â
âYou two are ...â
At the sight of the Taoist priest, Su Lun widened his eyes in amazement.
This man was the old Taoist priest who was invited to Su Mansion a few days ago!
However, Su Lun cleverly didnât talk to the Taoist priest but looked at the two imperial guards.
âWhat are you two doing here in my mansion?â
One of the imperial guards said, âWe arrested this cheater when he was cheating in other mansions. After interrogation, he confessed that he has also cheated in Su Mansion, so we come to confirm if it is true.â
âCheating?â Su Lun couldnât believe it; the old Taoist priest looked so real after all.
âYes.â
At this moment, the old Taoist priest who was carried by the imperial guards suddenly looked up and yelled at An, âMadam Su, help me. You have promised that as long as I do as you say, you will keep me fine. You canât break your promise!â
At the sight of the old Taoist priest, An panicked.
âWhat nonsense are you talking about? My Lord invited you to Su Mansion sincerely. How dare you deceive us? Now you even dare to implicate our Madam?â
Su Lun glanced at An in disbelief, thinking that the man was indeed found by himself. How could An predict what he would do?
âItâs you. You asked me to pretend to meet Lord Su by accident and say those words to scare him. Itâs you. These are all instructed by you. Now you want to deny. You vicious woman!â
The cheating old Taoist priest was a Taoist indeed, but he had never been disciplined. He was driven out of the Taoist Temple a few years ago and had been wandering and cheating in the capital ever since.
After An found him, he immediately agreed without thinking. After getting a large sum of money, he could have gone away. But he went to the casino two days ago and lost all his money. Then he started cheating again and was unexpectedly caught.
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âYou mean, it was arranged by you that I met you in the restaurant?!â
âYes, she told me where you would often go and asked me to wait there for you! And those birth horoscopes were also told to me by her in advance.â
âBullshit!â An refuted it sternly.
Su Lun took a deep breath, trying to suppress the anger in his heart.
âSo, Lord Su, you have been deceived by him before?â The imperial guards spoke again.
What a big joke for an official of the imperial court to be cheated by his wife and an outsider!
âYes!â Su Lun squeezed the word out of his gritted teeth.
âOkay, we see. Sorry for disturbing you, Lord Su. Please excuse our departure.â After confirmation, the imperial guards were to leave.
âHousekeeper, send the two imperial guards out!â
The housekeeper understood the meaning of Su Lun; he wanted to block the mouths of the two guards.
âYes.â
âSnap!â
âAn, you bitch!â
As soon as the old Taoist priest was taken away, Su Lun turned around and slapped Anâs face heavily.
An was caught off-guard and slapped to the ground.
âAh!â
âMadam!â Li Mama knelt and moved forward to support An.
âYou still want me to believe that Sun Mama was not instructed by you? How can I believe in you now?!â
An had never expected that her scheme would fail. It was so close! She could almost succeed!
An knelt and crawled to Su Lun. She grabbed his clothes and cried, âMy Lord, please believe me. I have been framed up ...â
âFrame you up? The old Taoist priest was also found to frame you up? Then tell me, why would anyone frame you up!?â While speaking, Su Lun became increasingly angrier and lifted his foot to kick directly on the Anâs chest.
âAh!â An cries out in pain and fainted after rolling her eyes.
âMadam, Madam, how are you? Donât scare me!â
No one dared to step forward no matter how hard Li Mama cried.
Su Lun didnât even look at her. âCome on, send An to Baiyu Temple. Without my order, no one can visit her or let her return to Su Mansion!â
An, who fainted in Li Mamaâs arms, sat up suddenly. She just pretended to pass out to win the sympathy of Su Lun and to delay the time to ask her maiden family for help.
She had never expected that Su Lun would be so heartless this time to send her to Baiyu Temple!
Whoever staying in the temple was either women with a bad reputation and wouldnât marry for life or women who had made mistakes and was sent there to reflect upon their mistakes. Once Su Lun sent her there, he was actually telling others that she had made mistakes. Then she would lose all her face!
âIâm not going! Iâm going back to An Mansion!â She didnât believe her father would ignore her!
Su Lun sneered. âSince you have married me, youâre my person. Itâs not up to you whether you want to go or not! What are you waiting for? Send her away! Now!â He didnât want to see her again.
âAs for this old slave, break her legs and sent her there together!â
âYes.â
Although An had accumulated power in the mansion for many years, Su Lun was the real master of the family after all.
âSu Lun, you canât do this to me. Youâll regret it ...â
âShut her up!â Su Lun roared.
Su Lun also ordered to sell all the maids of An after flogging.
After all of this, he felt extremely exhausted.
âFather, if there is nothing else, Iâll retreat.â
Hearing her words, Su Lun looked up at Su Muge, who was standing there quietly, and then at Zhao, who had calmed down beside her.
After a period of careful nursing, Zhaoâs skin and spirit had improved a lot with the medicinal and dietetic help of Su Muge.
Su Lun suddenly thought of the appearance of Zhao when she married him. At that time, she was also a beauty.
âYou stay here with me, and just let Muge take Wenmo back.â Su Lun said while looking at Zhao.