Su Yinyin’s face showed panic. “Don’t come near me, get away, get away…”
Qian Xue let her fuss and directly dragged her out.
Outside, seeing Su Yinyin dragged out, everyone showed a look of unbearable pity, and the whispers intensified.
“No matter what this child did wrong, she shouldn’t be treated so heartlessly. We’ve heard for a long time that the second branch of the Su family was ostracized for offending the General’s Mansion’s young lady, and now it seems to be true.”
“I heard it too. I thought the General’s Mansion’s young lady was a pitiable child, but now it seems she’s deeply scheming at such a young age.”
Qian Xue frowned displeasively.
It was one thing for these people to be blind, but did they have no brains?
Given the Master’s current status, if Su Yinyin had truly done nothing wrong, why would the Master personally punish a minister’s daughter?
Su Yinyin was still shouting and throwing a tantrum.
Qian Xue pinned her down on the doorstep and had two attendants on either side hold her shoulders and grip her wrists, forcing her hands open.
Qian Xue held a wooden board, three inches wide and two feet long, and struck her palm.
With a ‘crack’, her skin split open.
“Ah!” Su Yinyin screamed, tears and snot streaming down her face.
Qian Xue watched coldly. “Do you know why you’re being hit? Not only because you tried to harm others, but also because you show no remorse.”
With that, she raised the board again.
Su Yinyin’s eyes were filled with only fear. “Don’t hit me anymore, please… I know I was wrong. I shouldn’t have pushed Su Yunmo down the stairs, and I shouldn’t have wanted to kill her, sob sob…”
Qian Xue’s eyes were cold. She hit her other hand with the board. “What did you say? I didn’t hear clearly.”
Su Yinyin screamed again, crying and begging, “Su Yunmo jumped out the window to lure away the snow wolves to save her brothers. It was me who pushed her down. Don’t hit me, don’t hit me…”
She cried profusely, but every word was clearly heard by everyone.
The crowd was shocked.
“So she really wanted to harm the General’s Mansion’s young lady? How could she do something so wicked!”
“I was worried for nothing. I even thought she was innocent. Ungrateful wretch, she deserves to be beaten to death!”
They were indignant and no longer pitied Su Yinyin. As they passed, they cast disdainful glances at her, and no one thought of begging for mercy.
Qian Xue’s ears were clear, and her mood improved considerably.
But her hands didn’t stop.
One hundred strikes, ninety-eight remaining.
Su Yinyin’s screams and cries could be heard throughout the street. In a private room on the third floor, Su Siyuan felt a sense of satisfaction mixed with annoyance. “Can you close the window? It’s too noisy.”
Chen Mingmo spread his hands. “But there are no windows left.”
Tang Jiu entered from outside, looking somewhat pale. “Your Highness, the men in the building were incompetent. The person escaped.”
He hadn’t expected the Prince Consort of Prince Lian’s Mansion to have such capable maids. He had underestimated them this time.
Ye Jingyu frowned and looked at him coldly.
“If she escaped, then she escaped.” Su Yunmo had fought with Linlang before and knew she wasn’t easy to stop.
No matter how skilled the people in the building were, without preparation, they couldn’t possibly defeat someone with supernatural abilities.
Ye Jingyu glanced at the little dumpling in his arms, sighed with a hint of helplessness, and indulged her. “Fine, have someone prepare another room.”
“No need!”
“No!”
Su Sizhuo and Su Siqi said in unison. The two brothers looked at each other.
Su Sizhuo stepped forward, snatched the little dumpling from Ye Jingyu’s arms, and held her close. “It’s getting late, we should be leaving.”
Su Siqi, with perfect coordination, took the Ningji Dan. “Thank you for your hospitality today, Your Highness Prince Yu. We won’t see you out.”
Ye Jingyu’s arms suddenly felt empty, and his heart also felt a momentary void, but he said nothing more.
Su Siyuan watched his two elder brothers leave without looking back and curiously chased after them. “Second Brother, Second Brother, why didn’t you want the new room the Prince offered?”
But he was quickly hit on the head and retreated to the side, looking wronged.
Tang Jiu thought that these two eldest young masters of the General’s Mansion were truly vigilant.
Ye Jingyu said, “Tang Jiu, take the bidding token and have her carry it.”
“Yes.” Tang Jiu picked up the bidding token and chased after them.
As they were about to go downstairs, Tang Jiu stopped them. “You dropped something.”
Su Sizhuo glanced at the item in his hand. “This is too valuable. It’s only meant for one use. Go back and tell His Highness that we cannot accept such a thing.”
Tang Jiu felt he was truly unlucky today, always encountering such troublesome tasks. “What are you saying? The bidding token was given by our master, it has nothing to do with His Highness.”
Su Siqi crossed his arms and snorted.
Prince Yu truly took them for fools. No matter how much he denied it, his actions today clearly showed that he was the楼主 of Yuqin Tower.
“Exactly, exactly. If you hadn’t mentioned it, we would have forgotten to bring it.” Su Siyuan took the item and rubbed it in his palm. “It’s such a good thing, it would be a waste not to take it.”
Although he didn’t understand why his elder brothers were angry with Prince Yu, Tang Jiu was right.
The楼主 was the楼主, and the Prince was the Prince. They were two different people, so why should they blame the楼主 just because they were angry with the Prince?
The two elder brothers: “……”
Tang Jiu felt as if he had dropped a hot potato and immediately withdrew his hand. “I have already arranged for a carriage. You will see it after you go outside. We won’t see you out.”
He turned and ran.
Su Siyuan blinked twice and looked back at his brothers. “Why is he so strange? Why does it feel like he’s afraid we won’t accept it?”
Su Siqi gritted his teeth and clenched his fists, then smacked him on the forehead. “Are you brainless?”
“Ah!” Su Siyuan clutched his head with both hands, complaining even more wronged. “Big Brother, Second Brother hit me again~”
Su Sizhuo glanced at him and grunted, “Good job hitting him.”
He turned and left.
Su Siyuan’s eyes welled up with tears.
The two Chen brothers looked at him with pity and also left.
Chen Mingmo didn’t understand why the two Su brothers had a bad attitude towards Prince Yu, but it wasn’t his concern.
Only Xie Hongfei stayed behind, patting Su Siyuan’s shoulder in comfort.
As everyone passed by the entrance, Su Yinyin was still kneeling and being beaten.
Her hands were already covered in blood, and white bone seemed to be visible through the flesh.
Su Yinyin’s head hung low, weak and listless. If not for the two people holding her from behind, she would have collapsed to the ground.
She saw Su Yunmo come out and followed her with unfocused eyes. “Save me…”
Su Yunmo frowned. Before she could speak, her head was pressed against Su Sizhuo’s chest.
“Little one, Big Brother will teach you a lesson today, called ‘don’t look at what you shouldn’t.’” Su Sizhuo exerted his authority as an elder brother.
He usually didn’t bother with anyone, but his family was his bottom line. If anyone touched it, he would never forgive them.
“Mmm~” Su Yunmo struggled to breathe and pouted helplessly.
She had only taken a glance, and Big Brother didn’t need to be so nervous.
A probing gaze fell upon her.
Su Yunmo’s eyes darkened, and she quickly looked up.
A figure flashed by at the alley entrance.
“Big Brother.” Su Yunmo suddenly felt a chill run down her spine.