"This matter is not over! Oh, my precious daughter!" Dou Ying got up as if throwing a tantrum and grabbed Su Qingtian's arm, dragging him to the outer room.
"Everyone, please judge! General Su is using his power to bully us mother and daughter. His son did something improper, and they refuse to take responsibility!"
Sarcastic gazes fell upon Su Qingtian, with everyone pointing fingers at him.
Su Yinyin's tears stopped. She looked at the person in the outer room, who was so brazenly escalating the situation, and could hardly believe it was real.
Why was her mother acting like this? Regardless of the circumstances, shouldn't her mother's first reaction be to take her back and suppress the matter?
By dragging General Su out like this for everyone to see, wasn't she making Su Yinyin even more disgraced?
Her wrist was grasped, and Su Yinyin turned to meet Su Yunmo's calm eyes.
Su Yunmo said word by word, "Think carefully, what exactly happened yesterday?"
Yesterday...
Su Yinyin fell into memory. Yesterday, at her mother's request, she had asked Su Siyuan to meet here to discuss matters.
Just as Su Siyuan was about to arrive, her mother left first. Before leaving, she poured Su Yinyin a cup of tea.
Shortly after drinking it, she felt dizzy and disoriented, and then...
"No, this is impossible, this is impossible!"
How could it be, how could it be her mother! Why would she do this?
Su Yunmo grabbed her, "What did you recall?"
"No, I don't know, I don't know!" Su Yinyin struggled desperately, shaking off Su Yunmo's hand.
Suddenly, she saw Su Siyuan sitting in the corner.
Su Siyuan's expression was still dazed, clearly caught off guard by the events unfolding.
Su Siyuan didn't know, which meant her guess was correct.
No!
No!!
"Ahhh!" Su Yinyin let out a piercing scream.
She hugged herself desperately, feeling a chill from head to toe.
This scream caused everyone to stop and look at her.
Su Yunmo took a deep breath, knowing this was not the right time to ask questions. xxs1
She pulled the stunned Su Siyuan, who had already dressed, off the bed, picked up Su Yinyin's clothes and placed them on her, and simultaneously drew the bed curtains completely shut.
Before closing them, she said in a deep voice, "Whatever you remember, if you don't want to be more humiliated, calm yourself and get dressed now."
Su Yunmo paused, then added, "This is not just your matter; it concerns my third brother too. Someone will seek justice for you."
Su Yinyin's expression softened for a moment. Grief, unease, and hatred twisted on her face, distorting her features.
Tears streaming down her face, she picked up her clothes one by one and put them on, desperately comforting herself.
Someone would smooth this over, they would smooth it over, she would be the same as before, there would be no stain on her.
Su Yinyin muttered forcibly, dressing with trembling hands, her fingertips drawing blood on her arm without her noticing.
Su Yunmo breathed a slight sigh of relief.
As soon as she stepped out from behind the curtains, she saw Dou Ying striding over.
Su Yunmo frowned fiercely and stepped forward to block her, preventing her from further provoking Su Yinyin and escalating the situation.
"The incident has already happened. No matter how much Auntie Dou cries or makes a scene, it's useless. We need to find a solution now."
Dou Ying's heart seethed with resentment, "What solution? I..."
"Mo Mo is right." Su Qingtian suppressed his anger for the moment and spoke in a deep voice.
Right or wrong, the priority now was to take the two children back to the manor. With so many people present, being watched like this was not ideal.
Dou Ying did not want to return to the manor so quickly.
What she wanted to achieve had not yet been accomplished. If she didn't seize the moment while everyone was here to state her demands and force Su Qingtian to agree, then once they returned to the manor, some things would be beyond her control.
"No! We must clarify things now!"
Su Qingtian had regained his composure and ignored her. "Xitian, prepare the carriage! Summon everyone from the manor to the Cang Gui Pavilion immediately!"
This matter would eventually come to light, but it was better for fewer people to know before it was resolved.
Xitian appeared in the room and said in a deep voice, "Yes," before driving away the onlookers.
Dou Ying still wanted to say something.
Su Qingtian stepped in front of her, his gaze chilling as he looked at her, "Auntie, you and Yinyin have been wronged today. I will naturally give you an explanation. For now, leave the matter to me."
His tone carried an undeniable dominance.
Dou Ying was startled by his gaze and couldn't speak for a moment.
Soon, people from the manor arrived and cordoned off the Cang Gui Pavilion.
Su Qingtian handed over the remaining matters to Xitian, and then got into the carriage with the three children and Dou Ying.
News of what happened here had already been relayed to the manor when Xitian went back to call for people.
As the carriage stopped at the entrance of the General's Manor, Zhou Wanyou, accompanied by her two children, came to meet them.
"You'er." Su Qingtian's expression was very complex, a mixture of anger, annoyance, and guilt.
"Brother Yi, you've worked hard. Leave the rest to me," Zhou Wanyou said calmly, instructing the servants to escort Dou Ying and her daughter to the front hall.
At the same time, she said to the two brothers beside her, "Bring Siyuan with you. Keep an eye on your younger brother."
The two brothers exchanged a glance. "Mother, don't worry, we understand."
What happened today was not just aimed at the third son; it was an attempt to drag their General's Manor down!
Everyone entered the main hall.
Zhou Wanyou dismissed the servants and had the hall doors closed.
Su Siyuan knelt in the center of the hall, his two elder brothers standing not far behind him, ready to remind him if he became irrational.
Su Yinyin sat on a chair, holding a cup of hot tea, a blanket draped over her shoulders, her body trembling.
Dou Ying stood beside her, her arm around her shoulder, constantly comforting her.
However, Su Yinyin showed no response, only lowering her head, her eyes fixed on the teacup in her hands. Although her upper body was trembling, she held herself rigidly, showing no inclination to lean on her mother.
"You tell me yourselves, what exactly happened?" Zhou Wanyou asked calmly.
Su Siyuan opened his mouth to speak.
Dou Ying's voice sharpened first, "What could have happened? Your family's bad boy had ill intentions towards my daughter. So many people saw it!"
Su Siyuan stiffened, swallowing his words. He clenched his fists, his eyes turning red.
Although he didn't know what had happened, he was certain he had done nothing.
But Auntie Dou was right, so many people had seen it. Did what he say matter?
No one would believe him.
Su Yunmo, leaning on Su Qingtian's lap, frowned in displeasure.
Dou Ying's constant clamor was discouraging his third brother, even if he had the resolve to explain.
Zhou Wanyou placed her hands on her knees, her voice even and calm, "Auntie Dou, were you with Yinyin the entire time yesterday?"
"Of course not. What kind of question is that? If I were with Yinyin, would I stand by and watch her get bullied?" Dou Ying said as if it were the most natural thing.
Su Yinyin's body stiffened, and the hand holding the teacup tightened bit by bit.
Zhou Wanyou said placidly, "Since you weren't, it means Auntie Dou doesn't know the full truth. Why don't we let the children speak first?"