Cold sweat broke out on Lvliu's forehead: "The national master accepted the eldest daughter as his apprentice..."

The hairpin tore the shawl from her bridal veil.

Su Leyao: "Say it again."

Luliu pressed her forehead against the ground, shaking like a sieve, not daring to say a word.

"Uh--"

As soon as a cry of pain came out, it was suppressed by Luliu.

The golden hairpin was inserted into her shoulders, swaying and teasing her flesh, quickly staining the peach-colored brocade bright red.

"Big sister, you are so blessed. I can't give away my meat and vegetables, so I'll give them to you."

The hairpin was pulled out, and blood spurted out, with two drops splashing on Su Leyao's face.

Lvliu was so frightened that her face turned pale. She kept kowtowing: "Thank you, Miss, for your reward. Thank you, Miss, for your reward..."

Su Leyao wiped the blood off her face, and her expressionless face showed a twisted expression. "How dare you, a little bastard, splash your blood on my face?"

Lvliu's lips were trembling and she could no longer speak.

Su Leyao raised her hairpin high and was about to stab Lvliu when there was a knock on the door: "Madam, have you settled it?"

Su Leyao took the golden hairpin, kicked Lvliu to the ground, and lowered her voice: "Why don't you answer?"

Lvliu stood up trembling, knowing that whether she could escape the disaster depended on this one move. She took a deep breath and calmed her voice: "The young lady has not been settled yet, is there anything wrong, sister?"

"The old lady got some good news today, which is related to the Marquis's wife, so she wanted to see her and sent me to ask if she has gone to bed."

Lvliu looked at Su Leyao cautiously.

Su Leyao threw away the golden hairpin and nodded modestly.

"Sister Lao, wait a moment. My wife will be ready soon."

Su Leyao changed her clothes and came to Ci'an Hall of the old lady in the Marquis' Mansion.

The old lady was sitting right above, no longer as serious as before. Instead of asking Su Leyao to greet her, she took her hand and asked her to sit down beside her.

"I didn't take a good look at you before, but you are indeed beautiful and charming."

The old lady smiled and patted Su Leyao's hand: "Are you used to everything?"

No matter how domineering and willful Su Leyao was in her daily life, she was only facing other young ladies and maids of lower status than her. Facing the loving gaze of the old lady in the Marquis's Mansion, she actually showed a somewhat obedient look for a moment.

"To answer mother, everything is fine."

The old lady nodded and asked her about her family life. Then she changed the subject: "I remember you have an older sister who is not much older than you. You two are the only legitimate daughters in the Su family. I think you two sisters should be close."

Su Leyao's hand, which was held by the old lady, froze, and her tone became a little stiffer: "My elder sister and I don't see each other often."

The old lady still smiled and said, "We have seen each other a lot, but we live in the same mansion and sit at the same table when we eat. How can we not be close?"

Su Leyao had just learned from Lvliu that Min Shu was accepted as a disciple by the Imperial Master. Now she saw the old lady asking about Min Shu in a roundabout way. How could she not understand what she meant?

Resentment and anger surged up in her, and she opened her mouth to sarcastically say something, but she knew exactly where this was going, so she suppressed the words that were about to come out of her throat and said nothing.

The old lady said to herself, "I heard that today is also the day your elder sister is getting married. The Marquis's Mansion should have sent a gift, but the Marquis's current situation... plus you are going to move into the mansion, I am old and my eyesight is blurry, and I have neglected this matter. I wonder if your elder sister will think that our Marquis' Mansion has neglected her?"

Su Leyao: "...How could it be."

The two little maids who were fanning and massaging the old lady's shoulders behind her looked at each other.

Even though they were less than ten years old, they could see the reluctance in Su Leyao's tone, not to mention the old lady and the nanny beside her.

But even the two little maids did not show any unusual expression on their faces.

Su Leyao didn't notice anything and just wanted to leave immediately: "Mom, I'm a little tired, I want to..."

"Madam." The maid behind the old lady spoke, her tone slightly heavy, "Forgive me for being disrespectful. I only know that you are young and don't want to stay with an old man, but if you marry into the Marquis's mansion, you should serve your parents-in-law and take care of your husband. Now the Marquis is lying in bed and doesn't want you to take care of him. The old lady asked you to stay here with her for a while, but you are making excuses like this. It is really against the virtue of a woman."

Su Leyao never imagined that she would be labeled as "disrespectful to her mother-in-law" after marrying into the Marquis's Mansion.

If this reputation gets spread, how can she survive in this mansion?

If this gets out, will she still be able to see people?

Her face changed: "I hope mother can understand that your daughter-in-law is definitely not unwilling to accompany you!"

The old lady didn't say anything, she just closed her eyes and let the little maid rub her shoulders.

Su Leyao gritted her teeth, stood up from the couch, walked down two steps at a time, and knelt in the middle of the room.

"I really didn't disrespect you, mother. I hope you will understand."

No one spoke in Ci'an Hall, and you could hear a pin drop.

It was unknown how long it had been, until Su Leyao's knees were swollen and painful, the old lady slowly spoke: "I sent someone to listen, and it was you who had the engagement with the He family."

Su Leyao's whole body trembled, her knees could no longer hold her back, and she fell to the ground.

The old lady opened her eyes, as if she had just seen her miserable state, and rebuked the maid next to her: "Jinxiu, is this what you did? You let the grandma kneel down without even helping her up?"

Jinxiu immediately knelt down: "It's my fault."

Another maid immediately walked over and helped Su Leyao sit on the chair next to her.

As soon as she sat down, she heard the old lady say, "I heard that your elder sister was accepted as the last disciple by the national teacher today, and will inherit all his teachings in the future. Maybe in ten or twenty years, she will go to the fairy mountain to become an immortal. You two sisters have a shallow fate."

Su Leyao knelt for half an hour and her mind became clear.

Even though he was gritting his teeth in hatred, the words he spoke were more obedient and natural than before: "I will hang out with my sister more often."

"That's how it should be."

The old lady finally smiled, and the depressing atmosphere in Ci'an Hall was swept away. Even the maids, both big and small, had a little more joy on their faces.

"It's common for sisters to have conflicts, but how can family members hold grudges overnight?"

The old lady waved her hand, and Su Leyao had to limp to sit beside her again.

"You married into the Marquis' Mansion, so you will rise and fall with the Mansion together. Do you know the foundation of this Mansion?"

Su Leyao lowered her eyes: "The foundation of the Marquis' Mansion is the Marquis."

"You are a clever child." The old lady said with a smile, "The Marquis has been lying down for so many days, and the imperial doctors have been coming and going but they can't cure him. He went to the Imperial Master's Mansion for help, but couldn't get the elixir from the Imperial Master. But the Taoist priest said that it would be useful to bring good luck, so you were admitted."

"Look, you just got started and your elder sister has become the Imperial Master's last disciple. Isn't this a happy event?"

Su Leyao lowered her head and almost tore the handkerchief in her hand into pieces.

The snow-white handkerchief was stained with blood, and her voice came out of her throat: "My daughter-in-law knows what to do."

"Good boy, it's getting late, you should go and rest too."

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