Everyone was furious and grabbed whatever was at hand.
The scene immediately descended into chaos.
Lin Chenxi wanted to mediate, but her voice was quickly drowned out, and the household servants couldn't get close.
Lin Chenxi was at a loss and had no choice but to send someone to call Jiang Shanyi.
Jiang Shanyi arrived quickly and stopped everyone with a shout, "What is going on here?"
Jiang Yufei, with her face still uncleaned and reeking of excrement, stepped forward and knelt to complain, "Father, please uphold justice for me! This is all Su Yunmo's doing!"
Jiang Shanyi smelled the foul odor and instinctively took half a step back, "What perfume did you put on today? It's so unpleasant?"
Su Yunmo let out a scoff.
To someone like Jiang Yufei, dog feces could indeed be considered perfume.
Lin Chenxi stepped forward and whispered a few words to Jiang Shanyi.
Jiang Shanyi turned to look at Su Yunmo, "Today is my beloved daughter's birthday. Since you are a guest, why did you disrupt the birthday banquet?"
This child, though seemingly young, was quite troublesome.
"You say it was me. What evidence do you have?" Su Yunmo raised an eyebrow.
She hadn't left the backyard from beginning to end.
"I saw with my own eyes that the one wearing the hood just now was Su Youqing. Do you still dare to quibble!" Jiang Yufei gritted her teeth.
"Father, this little bastard ruining my birthday banquet is tantamount to slapping your face. She should be arrested, skinned, and her tendons pulled out!"
"I'd like to see who dares!" Su Qingtian strode into the courtyard.
Everyone made way for him.
Su Qingtian walked forward from the crowd, stopped, and looked at Su Yunmo, his gaze deepening as they met.
Su Yunmo's eyes flickered, her fingers tightening as she also looked at him.
Su Qingtian glared and continued to stare, while Su Yunmo calmly met his advances.
After a while, Su Qingtian was the first to break eye contact.
General Su pouted in helplessness.
Why wasn't the little girl coming to act spoiled? She wasn't usually like this even with You'er.
Jiang Shanyi waved for the household servants to leave.
"General Su's daughter is too unruly and has turned this Marquis's mansion into this state, ruining a perfectly good birthday banquet. Does General Su owe me an explanation?"
Su Qingtian stepped forward proactively, pulled Su Yunmo up, and tucked her into his embrace, "Nonsense. My daughter is timid and delicate. How could she possibly do such a thing?"
Su Yunmo's eyelids twitched.
Was he sick today?
Su Qingtian, with imposing authority, raised his voice and coldly reprimanded, "Marquis Jiang, if you claim it was my daughter's doing, you should produce concrete evidence. Are you trying to pin the blame on my daughter with mere unsubstantiated accusations?"
His tone was cold and domineering, carrying a military bearing that was intimidating.
Jiang Yufei shrieked, "It was this little slut! My word is the evidence!"
A cold glint flashed in Su Qingtian's eyes, "Xitian!"
A gust of cold wind accompanied the figure in black as Xitian appeared before Jiang Yufei and slapped her fiercely.
"Ah!" Jiang Yufei cried out and was knocked to the ground.
Her face quickly began to swell.
Everyone was shocked.
Jiang Shanyi also frowned.
Su Qingtian said coldly, "A dignified county princess resorting to foul language. It seems Marquis Jiang is not very good at teaching his daughter. If that's the case, I will teach her for you!"
The crowd exchanged glances, all filled with admiration.
Marquis Jiang was a member of the imperial family, and few dared to offend him.
General Su daring to protect his daughter and strike his daughter in front of the Marquis was truly a man!
Lin Chenxi's eyes flickered as she stepped forward to bow.
"General Su, please calm your anger. This matter has not yet been settled, but your daughter's actions were indeed inappropriate, which is why the county princess became so agitated and lost her composure."
Su Qingtian didn't even look at him, "Young Master Lin, you haven't even married into the family yet, and you're already rushing to protect your future master?"
Lin Chenxi's expression changed. Being publicly humiliated twice in a row was enough to make anyone, even the most gentle, lose face. He had no choice but to retreat to the side.
Su Qingtian looked at Jiang Shanyi, his anger evident.
"Since there is no conclusion, why are you accusing my daughter of improper conduct? If you dare to have her shot out of anger, then can I also beat your daughter to death now that I've lost my composure?"
Jiang Shanyi lowered his eyebrows, knowing that in this situation, he couldn't win against Su Qingtian with mere words.
Regardless of the truth, acting without evidence had already given them leverage.
He calmed himself and cupped his hands in a bow, "The events of today are due to my failure to discipline my children. I ask General Su and everyone else for forgiveness. I will discipline them properly in the future."
Jiang Yufei still wanted to retort.
Jiang Shanyi gave her a look, making her swallow her words.
The birthday banquet was ruined today. Regardless of who was at fault, they had offended the guests.
Since the outcome was decided, they could not afford to make an enemy of Su Qingtian.
Jiang Yufei also understood her father's intentions, gritting her teeth and clenching her fists, her eyes red as she glared fiercely at Su Yunmo.
She couldn't understand why, even though they were both fathers, and her father was a Marquis, they had to be inferior to Su Yunmo's father!
She was not convinced!
Su Qingtian let out a cold snort, "It's good that Marquis Jiang understands. Seeing as the birthday banquet cannot continue, I shall take my leave. Marquis, please take care."
With that, he hugged Su Yunmo and turned to leave.
They got out of the mansion and onto a carriage, where Su Youqing was already waiting.
Su Yunmo cautiously observed Su Qingtian's expression.
He had been in a bad mood before coming to the Marquis's mansion today, and now that she had caused trouble, he would likely be even more annoyed.
Su Qingtian sat to the side with a dark expression and coldly called out, "Return to the manor."
The carriage slowly moved away from Marquis Jiang's mansion.
Su Qingtian's tense lips gradually curved into a smile, then widened, and widened, until it reached his ears: "That was f\*\*king exhilarating!"
Su Yunmo: "???"
Su Youqing didn't know what had happened afterward, but her previous experience was enough to make her feel satisfied.
"It's been a long time since I felt this relieved. Now I'll see what face Jiang Yufei has to show off with her county princess title in the future."
"Showing off is impossible, but seeking revenge on you is still possible," Su Yunmo poured cold water on her.
Su Youqing knew that Jiang Yufei, with her personality, wouldn't give up so easily, but she wasn't afraid.
"Anyway, I'm planning to travel the martial world soon, so if she wants to make trouble, she won't be able to find me. I'll leave the Xiangge Restaurant in your care."
Before Su Yunmo could reply, Su Qingtian spoke first, "Don't worry, I'll handle this!"
Let's see who dares to call him a henpecked husband with no backbone in the future!
Su Yunmo looked at her father's proud expression and shook her head with a smile.
Meanwhile, at the Marquis's mansion, the banquet naturally could not continue. Jiang Shanyi apologized to everyone and saw them off.
The guests left in dissatisfaction. A figure emerged from the study and also blended into the crowd.
This figure waited until they left the Marquis's mansion and went straight to the Imperial Prince's mansion.
"My Lord, the items have been obtained." Ying Xiao took out the account books from his怀 and handed them over.
"These are the account books of the Jiang Marquis's mansion and the Luo family over the years. Zhao Xuntian has fallen, and his former power and connections can no longer be used. Marquis Jiang's son is also useless."
"Prince Lian wants to use the opportunity of the marriage between the two Marquis's mansions to strengthen his connections, with Lin Chenxi taking over the powers held by both sides."
Ye Jingyu sneered, "His appetite is quite large."
Whether it was the Jiang Marquis's mansion or the Lin family, although they had some relationship with him, they were not completely at his disposal.
He wanted to use the opportunity of connecting the two mansions and consolidating their interests to completely control them.
This plan must have stemmed from him knowing about the information he deliberately leaked to the Empress, and he wanted to suppress him before he could gain power.
Unfortunately, he was a bit too hasty.
Ying Xiao: "Then what is our next step?"