Zhou Ruoxue was furious when she saw that her slap missed. She pointed at Madam Yang and cursed, "How dare you dodge, you ignorant slave!"

Nanny Yang replied calmly, "Madam, please calm down. This old servant did not mean to do that. It was just an instinctive reaction."

Madam Su tapped her cane and said coldly, "That's enough. It's already this late and you're still making a fuss! Yang family, what are you doing here?"

Nanny Yang said respectfully, "Madam, early this morning we discovered that a maidservant named Taohong was missing from Qingyou Garden. The young lady asked me to ask the Madam to send someone to help look for her."

Su Zelin snorted coldly when he heard this: "Humph, they were all sent by her. What are you looking for? This slave girl is right here, she's already dead!"

Nanny Yang pretended to be surprised: "Ah? Taohong died? How could this happen... Oh my God, Master, how did your face become like this? With so many wounds, I'm afraid it will leave scars, right?"

At this moment, Su Zelin hated people mentioning his face and the scars on it the most. Every time it was mentioned, it seemed to remind him that his future was ruined.

Su Zelin clenched his fists and shouted angrily: "Shut up! You old slave!"

Nanny Yang lowered her head quickly and said, "Master, please calm down. I was the one who made a mistake."

Zhou Ruoxue felt that Nanny Yang did it on purpose. She pointed at Nanny Yang and cursed, "This is what Su Yue did. You old slave are still here asking questions knowing the answer but pretending to be hypocritical!"

Nanny Yang said, "Madam, you have no evidence, you can't slander the young lady like this."

Su Zelin gritted his teeth and said, "What a baseless claim. Everyone knows what happened. Go back and tell your master. I will not let her go."

Su Yuanwang frowned and said, "Shut up. Yue'er is the eldest daughter of the Su family no matter what. Don't talk nonsense before you clarify the matter."

Su Yuanwang was mainly afraid that if Su Yue's reputation of harming her siblings spread, it would affect her marriage with the Duke's Mansion.

Nanny Yang originally felt some sympathy for Su Zelin, but when she heard Su Zelin say this, she suddenly raised her head and spoke neither humbly nor arrogantly.

“My Lord, you are right, and everyone knows it, so the eldest girl will not risk being known for harming her siblings by framing you.

Besides, the eldest girl's marriage is coming soon, and she wants the eldest son to carry her on his back into the sedan chair and marry her off in a grand manner. Naturally, there is no need to do such a thing that is not beneficial to herself.

My Lord, do you think what I said is correct?

The old servant thought that it must be the slave Taohong who had some inappropriate thoughts, so he drugged the young master and made him unconscious and do these dirty things.

As for the snakes, I don’t know. The eldest master is going to take the imperial examination, so he must know more than me and know where these snakes came from.”

Upon hearing this, Su Zelin looked at Nanny Yang with eyes like a poisonous snake. How could he not hear that Nanny Yang was clearly reminding him?

If he continued to bite Su Yue, Su Yue might spread his reputation of harming his brothers and sisters.

Old Madam Su and Su Yuanwang are not stupid people. They can see from the fact that Su Zelin insisted that it was Su Yue who harmed him, and Nanny Yang’s hint was so obvious.

They understood that Su Zelin was probably not as skilled as others and his plan to harm Su Yue failed, so he was instead framed by Su Yue.

But compared with Su Zelin and Su Yue, Su Zelin is naturally more important, so Old Madam Su and Su Yuanwang decided to let this matter go for the time being.

Madam Su spoke first: "Since Taohong is dead, you can take her away from the Yang family."

Nanny Yang didn't expect that she would be allowed to leave so easily. It would be better if she left. She didn't want to stay here, so she responded, "Yes, old lady." After that, she called two servants to carry Taohong's body away.

When Nanny Yang was about to leave the room at the end, Su Yuanwang suddenly stopped her and said, "Wait, go back and tell Yue'er to stay married and not cause any trouble."

Nanny Yang's heart skipped a beat. From what the master said, could it be that he knew that the young lady was the one who did it?

Nanny Yang didn't dare to think too much, she immediately agreed and turned around and left quickly.

Su Yuanwang asked the court doctor beside him, "Is there any way to remove the scar, young master?"

The court doctor didn't dare to say that there was no way. After all, saying so would make him seem too incompetent. But he really was unable to heal the wounds on Su Zelin's face.

"Master, there are many secret medicines in the palace. Maybe there is a good medicine that can cure the eldest master's scar."

Zhou Ruoxue refused without a second thought: "No, this matter cannot be leaked until the end."

She must find a way to ensure that Su Zelin can enter the examination room safely. Her son has finally passed the examination and become a scholar, and a bright future is waiting for him.

Su Yuanwang naturally understood Zhou Ruoxue's thoughts. He sighed, asked the court doctor and other maids to leave, and asked the court doctor to see if he could develop an ointment that could fade the scars.

At this time, Zhou Ruoxue cried and said to Madam Su: "No, we can't just let this go. Mother, you can't favor Su Yue because of the Duke's Mansion. Look at what she has done to Lin'er. My son has studied hard for ten years, but was ruined like this by that girl!"

Su Zelin's eyes also became moist, but he held back his tears. He felt that if he shed tears at this moment, it would be as if he had really lost to Su Yue.

Madam Su was angry when she heard this: "When did I ever favor Miss Yue? Lin'er, now that things have come to this, why don't you tell Grandmother the truth?"

Su Zelin gritted his teeth and finally decided to tell the whole story: "Grandma, it was my grandson who first planned to release the snake to scare Su Yue, but I didn't expect that she would backfire on me."

Madam Su was so angry that she stomped her cane on the ground, "How foolish! You are about to take the imperial examination, how could you do such a thing? If the news of your plot to murder your siblings gets out, will you still have such a good reputation?

In our dynasty, men with a bad reputation cannot be officials. Where did all those years of studying go?"

Su Yuanwang's face was also filled with anger: "Rebellious son! You really disappoint your father! Yue'er has already agreed to marry, why couldn't you be more patient and let this happen? Now, you are satisfied with sacrificing your own future!"

Su Zelin took a deep breath and choked up, "Grandma, father, I know I was wrong. I saw that mother was bullied by Su Yue, so I wanted to scare her and teach her a lesson.

I didn't expect Su Yue to be so cruel. Not only did she ruin my appearance, she also ruined my future!"

Zhou Ruoxue almost got angry again when she heard this. She repeatedly told Su Zelin not to interfere in the affairs of the rear house, but she didn't expect that her son would not listen.

"Mother told you yesterday that you should just study hard and not interfere in the affairs of the harem. Why didn't you listen to her?"

Su Zelin lowered his head, looking regretful: "Mother, I was just trying to vent my anger for you at the time, and I made a big mistake in a moment of impulse."

Madam Su sighed and said, "Now that things have come to this, what's the point of saying all this? The most important thing now is how to save your face."

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