northernbook Chapter 764: Who can survive?
Chapter 764: Who can survive?
"I know everything. This is not Cheng Min's fault. It's the fault of that old hag from the Min family and you."
Old Mrs. Su pointed at Mrs. Lu and put a big hat on her.
"That old hag instigated Chengmin to disown the Su family and arranged the marriage behind our backs. What we should do is go find the old hag, not Chengmin. As for your fault." Old Madam Su sneered at Lu, "Why is Chengmin close to the Min family and not the Su family? It was all instigated by you, a bitch. You usually don't persuade them between father and son, but you keep instigating them. When has Chengmin not quarreled with his father when he returned home? If it wasn't you who instigated it, who instigated it? Don't think I don't know what you're thinking. Don't you just want to make Chengmin sever his relationship with the Su family so that the entire Su family will be inherited?"
When Mrs. Lu was scolded by her mother-in-law, Su Shihang never defended her.
"Mother, you misunderstood me. I tried to persuade them every time, but you know that Chengmin misunderstood me deeply and always thought that his mother's death was related to me. No matter how I adjusted the relationship with him, it was useless." Lu cried, "In order to keep him in the Su family, I was willing to give Yin'er to him. He could take Yin'er as his wife or as a concubine, but he didn't appreciate it. What can I do?"
Old Madam Min glared and scolded, "How can your niece from your mother's family, who is not presentable, be worthy of my grandson? My grandson is now the leader of the Imperial Guard. What daughter of a noble family is not worthy of him? He is not like his father. He has no choice but to be worthy of a hunter's daughter like you. You married your niece to Cheng Min. Don't think I don't know what you are thinking. You just want to trick my grandson into staying in your Lu family as a rich son-in-law because you think he has a promising future. I tell you, you are dreaming."
Mrs. Lu was furious when she heard this.
If she, the daughter of a hunter, hadn't taken care of the whole household, would Su Shihang have been able to study in the county town without any worries? If she hadn't asked her family to devote all their efforts to support Su Shihang to go to Beijing to take the imperial examination, would the Su family have the status it has today?
Of course she didn't dare say that.
She was afraid that Su Shihang would divorce her.
She had worked hard for so many years, and finally hoped that Su Shihang would become a high-ranking official. She had finally waited for Min Baozhen to die. She was determined to get Madam Su in her hands.
As for the old woman, she won’t live long. Let’s see who can survive longer.
Since the old woman likes Su Chengmin so much and looks down on the Lu family, then she just doesn't live up to her wishes.
She wants to put on a big show for the old lady at her birthday party.
This play not only allows Su Chengmin to marry Lu Yiner, but also allows Su Chengmin to break up with the old lady.
Thinking of this, Mrs. Lu said meekly, "Mother, you are teaching me that I was not thoughtful enough. I only wanted to keep Chengmin in the Su family and didn't think much about anything else. As for Chengmin's marriage, you can rest assured. He has already been engaged. I have already given up the idea of marrying him to Yin'er."
Old Mrs. Su's expression eased slightly.
He then began to ask Su Shihang about the origin and background of the Gu family.
Su Shihang told Gu Taohua's situation in detail, of course hiding the fact that Gu Taohua's mother Tong Huaqiong was a wealthy businesswoman.
But even if he didn't hide away, Old Lady Su would still be dissatisfied with this marriage.
Take Gu Taohua for example. She came from the countryside, was a female businessman, and there was no high-ranking official in her family. This was enough to make Old Lady Su look down on her.
In short, in the eyes of Old Lady Su, except for the daughters of wealthy families in Shengjing for three generations, other girls are not worthy of Su Chengmin.
"Your mother-in-law had ill intentions and deliberately arranged this marriage for Chengmin."
Old Mrs. Su scolded Old Mrs. Min.
But she didn't dare to go over and scold her. She had quarreled with Old Lady Min before and always lost.
In the past, she could still bully Min Baozhen when she returned home after being defeated. But now that Min Baozhen is gone and her grandson is on the side of the Min family, Old Lady Su doesn't dare to challenge her mother-in-law head-on.
"You have to find a way to persuade Cheng Min to cancel the marriage proposal with the Gu family. Why are you going to the Gu family? They are such an impolite family, and you don't deserve to visit them in person."
Old Mrs. Su felt sorry for the injustice her son had suffered in the Gu family, but she did not agree with her son going to the Gu family to break off the engagement. She had to start with her grandson.
At this point, Old Lady Su scolded Mrs. Lu again, blaming her for not stopping Su Shihang.
Lu pinched her palms with her fingernails, feeling the urge to poison Old Madam Su.
"Chengmin spends all day in the military camp and rarely interacts with girls, which is why he fell into the trap of the girl from the Gu family. Let's put it this way. On my birthday in a few days, I will send out invitations in my name to invite the daughters of various noble families to come and listen to operas and have a drink. Minister Lin wants to marry into our family, so please invite his daughter. His second daughter almost had an engagement with Chengmin when she was a child." Old Lady Su instructed Lu, and after thinking for a while, she said, "Invite the women of the Gu family as well. I don't believe that they will have the nerve to stick to Chengmin if I don't acknowledge this marriage to my face."
Lu responded respectfully.
After thinking for a while, he said, "I heard that the Lin family wanted to arrange a marriage between Miss Lin and Chengmin, but Chengmin's mother refused. Miss Lin has not found a suitable marriage yet, and I vaguely heard that she likes Chengmin. Mother, you can leave this matter to me without worry. I will definitely cancel the marriage with the Gu family and find Chengmin a new marriage that you are satisfied with."
It was rare for Old Mrs. Su to smile at Mrs. Lu.
After being together for so long, Old Lady Su knew everything that Lu was thinking and planning.
But she didn't care. As long as it was good for her grandson, it didn't matter if a girl's innocence was ruined.
What Old Lady Su could not have imagined was that Mrs. Lu had been pretending to obey her but secretly disobeying her. Mrs. Lu's target this time was not the Second Miss Lin, but to let Lu Yiner take the position.
At night, Mrs. Lu went into Lu Yiner's room.
Lu Yiner's eyes were red from crying.
Mrs. Lu sneered and said, "Crying is useless. Can your crying ruin Su Chengmin's marriage?"
"I'm telling you, when I found out that your uncle had married Min Baozhen, I didn't shed a single tear. I couldn't cry your uncle back even if I died. I told myself that whoever stole my man, I would take him back exactly as he was. Later, Min Baozhen died, and your uncle was mine again. The same goes for Su Chengmin. Not to mention that he's engaged, even if he's married, you can take him back if you want."
Lu Yiner wiped her tears and looked at her aunt, saying, "Aunt, are we still going to follow your plan?"
Mrs. Lu raised her eyebrows and said, "Of course! This time, for the old lady's birthday, not only will Su Chengmin come, but the girl from the Gu family will also come. When the time comes, you and Su Chengmin will be together in front of the girl from the Gu family, and we don't even need to say a word, the Gu family will automatically cancel the engagement. Which girl can tolerate her fiancé rolling around with another woman?"
"Now I'm not worried about Su Chengmin or Gu Taohua, I'm just worried that you've become too thick-skinned. As long as you're thick-skinned, no matter what others say, the wife of the leader of the Imperial Guards is yours. Let me ask you, if you're surrounded by a group of people, can you handle it?" Lu asked, "If you can't handle it, we don't need to waste any effort, and Su Chengmin, forget it."
It would be a lie for Lu Yiner to say she wasn't scared when she thought of that scene.
Mrs. Lu nodded Lu Yiner's head and said, "When the news of your uncle divorcing his wife and remarrying spread to the village, many people laughed at me for being abandoned by a man. I gritted my teeth and let them laugh at me. So what now? I am the imperial consort of the Su Mansion."
Lu Yiner listened quietly, raised her head, and made up her mind.
"Aunt, I'll follow your instructions."