Mammy Li almost fainted with fear when she saw this. She crawled on the ground in front of Su Li, and begged, “Please spare her life, Third Miss. If you beat her again, she’ll really die!”
Su Zipei frowned slightly. Mammy Zheng came forward with her sign, and Mammy Li closed her eyes in fear.
“That’s enough.”
Su Li moved weakly. She left Mammy Li’s protection and looked directly at Su Zipei. “I’ve taken the rap for you, and I’ve paid the price of being kicked out of the mansion. Why don’t you let me go?”
Su Zipei was still young and looked a little flustered. “What are you talking about?” She said with a cold face. “How could I be the one who stole the night-luminescent pearl?"
Su Li was holding on with her shaky body. With a bitter face and a hoarse voice, she said, “I happened to see it. That day you went to see Cousin Yang at Sanhe Bridge outside the town, and you gave him the night-luminescent pearl with your own hands.”
She said the location exactly. Su Zipei was pale, and finally got into a panic.
How was this possible?
There was no one around Sanhe Bridge that day. How did Su Erya know?
Su Zipei rolled her eyes randomly and suddenly regained calm. She smiled and said, “What if I did it? You’re a sinner of the Su family. No one in the Su family will believe what you say. Even the eldest brother won’t believe you! And the eldest brother is only sixteen years old. There are still two years to recommend him! But for cousin Yang, this is the last year. What I did before was the best of both worlds. It was the right thing to do!”
“The best of both worlds!” A rebuke full of anger suddenly came from outside the door, “So you should stand up and accept the thanks of your eldest brother!”
The sudden sound made Su Zipei tremble. When she recognized the master of the voice, her ruddy little face turned into pale.
“Eldest...eldest brother, what are you doing here?”
Su Zipei turned her head stiffly and her lips trembled badly. When she saw the living Su Qingtan standing in the doorway, she wanted to pass out directly.
Did the eldest brother hear everything she said?
“Get out of here!”
Su Qingtan swept his sleeves, and his strength was so great that it made mammies stagger. He pointed at Su Zipei, and his every word hit her on the heart like a hammer. “You get out of here, too! I don’t have a sister like you who live on Su family while helping a guy of another family!”
Su Zipei was very panicked. If the eldest brother told her father about it, then she...The second sister was the best example.
“Mother, now only my mother can save me!”
Thinking of her mother, Su Zipei had infinite motivation immediately. She ran away with Mammies in a panic.
Su Qingtan saw Su Zipei’s embarrassment, and his anger was absorbed a little. He looked back, and his eyes immediately became gentle, without a trace of hostility.
“Eldest brother...”
Su Li called blankly. Her tears were like beads falling down from the broken thread.
This was a cry of true affection. Even in the previous life, the eldest brother treated her very well. If the eldest brother had not sympathized with her because of her disfiguration, her dead body might have exposed in the wild.
However, the eldest brother was believed in loyalty, righteousness, filial piety and honesty. He was easy to trust others. In the previous life, with the plot of Su Zipei, he became a puppet to do all the bad things for her.
Now, she would change it.
Su Qingtan held Su Li in arms hurriedly. A thick sense of guilt almost drowned him. As he coaxed Su Li like as if she were still a little girl, he asked Mammy Li to rent a carriage and drove directly to Baicao Tang in the town. Su Li had so many injuries on her body that he couldn’t wait a second.
In Baicao Tang.
“First young master of Su family, your sister...”
The old doctor hesitated. Su Qingtan became nervous immediately, “Dr. Qi, please say it directly. No matter how much valuable medicine you need, I...”
Dr. Qi shook his head and interrupted, “Her illness is a minor problem. But she’s too weak to do any heavier work. The wounds on her body...”
Dr. Qi looked puzzled. At last he could not help saying, “Young Master, please don’t blame me for my word. But your sister has too many injuries, new and old. Some of which were even left years ago. If I remember correctly, your sister is only fourteen years old this year...”
Su Qingtan looked angry and said in a deep voice, “Doctor, don’t worry. I won’t let my second sister get hurt again.”
Dr. Qi stroked his beard slightly and told him, “OK, I’ll trust you for once. Remember. She needs rest. If you can’t find a way, send her here.”
Dr. Qi obviously did not trust him. Su Qingtan took a deep breath, picked Su Li up, who was sleeping soundly, and left Baicao Tang without looking back. Although he doubted that the doctor was too enthusiastic, he had no face to stay here.
Dr. Qi stood at the door and shook his head with some regret. The girl was naturally intelligent without any hint. If he hadn’t seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn’t have believed it.
She had such a gift that she might be a right person to take up his mantle. Unfortunately, the Su family was very powerful in town, and he did not want to break his existing life for the time being. So he just left it behind.
Su’s mansion was only a few miles from Baicao Tang, and soon Su Qingtan came home from the main gate with Su Li, who was sleeping soundly. Mammy Li gave the cart driver money and followed him step by step.
After that shock, she knew clearly that once she left the first young master, the punishment waiting for her was no better than death.
In front of the western courtyard, Su Qingtan was about to go in, and Mammy Li finally could not help whispering, “First young master, the Second Miss does not live in the western courtyard.”
Su Qingtan was slightly stunned. “All the women of Su family live in the western courtyard, don’t they? Why...”
Mammy Li almost fainted with fear when she saw this. She crawled on the ground in front of Su Li, and begged, “Please spare her life, Third Miss. If you beat her again, she’ll really die!”
Su Zipei frowned slightly. Mammy Zheng came forward with her sign, and Mammy Li closed her eyes in fear.
“That’s enough.”
Su Li moved weakly. She left Mammy Li’s protection and looked directly at Su Zipei. “I’ve taken the rap for you, and I’ve paid the price of being kicked out of the mansion. Why don’t you let me go?”
Su Zipei was still young and looked a little flustered. “What are you talking about?” She said with a cold face. “How could I be the one who stole the night-luminescent pearl?"
Su Li was holding on with her shaky body. With a bitter face and a hoarse voice, she said, “I happened to see it. That day you went to see Cousin Yang at Sanhe Bridge outside the town, and you gave him the night-luminescent pearl with your own hands.”
She said the location exactly. Su Zipei was pale, and finally got into a panic.
How was this possible?
There was no one around Sanhe Bridge that day. How did Su Erya know?
Su Zipei rolled her eyes randomly and suddenly regained calm. She smiled and said, “What if I did it? You’re a sinner of the Su family. No one in the Su family will believe what you say. Even the eldest brother won’t believe you! And the eldest brother is only sixteen years old. There are still two years to recommend him! But for cousin Yang, this is the last year. What I did before was the best of both worlds. It was the right thing to do!”
“The best of both worlds!” A rebuke full of anger suddenly came from outside the door, “So you should stand up and accept the thanks of your eldest brother!”
The sudden sound made Su Zipei tremble. When she recognized the master of the voice, her ruddy little face turned into pale.
“Eldest...eldest brother, what are you doing here?”
Su Zipei turned her head stiffly and her lips trembled badly. When she saw the living Su Qingtan standing in the doorway, she wanted to pass out directly.
Did the eldest brother hear everything she said?
“Get out of here!”
Su Qingtan swept his sleeves, and his strength was so great that it made mammies stagger. He pointed at Su Zipei, and his every word hit her on the heart like a hammer. “You get out of here, too! I don’t have a sister like you who live on Su family while helping a guy of another family!”
Su Zipei was very panicked. If the eldest brother told her father about it, then she...The second sister was the best example.
“Mother, now only my mother can save me!”
Thinking of her mother, Su Zipei had infinite motivation immediately. She ran away with Mammies in a panic.
Su Qingtan saw Su Zipei’s embarrassment, and his anger was absorbed a little. He looked back, and his eyes immediately became gentle, without a trace of hostility.
“Eldest brother...”
Su Li called blankly. Her tears were like beads falling down from the broken thread.
This was a cry of true affection. Even in the previous life, the eldest brother treated her very well. If the eldest brother had not sympathized with her because of her disfiguration, her dead body might have exposed in the wild.
However, the eldest brother was believed in loyalty, righteousness, filial piety and honesty. He was easy to trust others. In the previous life, with the plot of Su Zipei, he became a puppet to do all the bad things for her.
Now, she would change it.
Su Qingtan held Su Li in arms hurriedly. A thick sense of guilt almost drowned him. As he coaxed Su Li like as if she were still a little girl, he asked Mammy Li to rent a carriage and drove directly to Baicao Tang in the town. Su Li had so many injuries on her body that he couldn’t wait a second.
In Baicao Tang.
“First young master of Su family, your sister...”
The old doctor hesitated. Su Qingtan became nervous immediately, “Dr. Qi, please say it directly. No matter how much valuable medicine you need, I...”
Dr. Qi shook his head and interrupted, “Her illness is a minor problem. But she’s too weak to do any heavier work. The wounds on her body...”
Dr. Qi looked puzzled. At last he could not help saying, “Young Master, please don’t blame me for my word. But your sister has too many injuries, new and old. Some of which were even left years ago. If I remember correctly, your sister is only fourteen years old this year...”
Su Qingtan looked angry and said in a deep voice, “Doctor, don’t worry. I won’t let my second sister get hurt again.”
Dr. Qi stroked his beard slightly and told him, “OK, I’ll trust you for once. Remember. She needs rest. If you can’t find a way, send her here.”
Dr. Qi obviously did not trust him. Su Qingtan took a deep breath, picked Su Li up, who was sleeping soundly, and left Baicao Tang without looking back. Although he doubted that the doctor was too enthusiastic, he had no face to stay here.
Dr. Qi stood at the door and shook his head with some regret. The girl was naturally intelligent without any hint. If he hadn’t seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn’t have believed it.
She had such a gift that she might be a right person to take up his mantle. Unfortunately, the Su family was very powerful in town, and he did not want to break his existing life for the time being. So he just left it behind.
Su’s mansion was only a few miles from Baicao Tang, and soon Su Qingtan came home from the main gate with Su Li, who was sleeping soundly. Mammy Li gave the cart driver money and followed him step by step.
After that shock, she knew clearly that once she left the first young master, the punishment waiting for her was no better than death.
In front of the western courtyard, Su Qingtan was about to go in, and Mammy Li finally could not help whispering, “First young master, the Second Miss does not live in the western courtyard.”
Su Qingtan was slightly stunned. “All the women of Su family live in the western courtyard, don’t they? Why...”
