"Thank you, miss, thank you, miss." The coachman scrambled away.
Su Yunmo pinched a withered yellow leaf with her little finger, pulling.
Pinching again, pulling again.
Su Qing climbed up from the ground: "You little brat, are you trying to rebel?"
The little dumpling finished pulling out the dead grass and tossed it behind her. She propped her elbows on her knees, resting her chin in one hand: "I have a question, who came up with the idea of taking second brother as a hostage?"
Su Qing pointed at her, hopping mad: "You dare question your elder? Who gave you the guts! I won't tell you, what can you do to me? Do you dare to lay a hand on me?"
Linlang strode forward, grabbed his finger, and forcefully bent it downwards.
A 'crack' sounded from his finger.
Su Qing screamed and howled, clutching his broken finger: "This is rebellion, absolute rebellion! When I return to the capital, I will have you thrown out of the General's mansion!"
An expression of impatience flashed across Su Yunmo's face.
Linlang kicked Su Qing to the ground and dragged him off the dirt slope.
"Ah!!!"
The dirt slope was about five meters high. While the incline wouldn't kill him, rolling down would certainly be painful.
Su Yunmo clicked her tongue: "I forgot to tell you, this person is my newly recruited subordinate. He has a bit of a temper and is rather impatient."
Linlang walked down the slope, grabbed Su Qing by the collar, and dragged him back up like a dead dog.
"Help, help! Get away! Get away!" Su Qing was pushed down again.
He rolled down several times.
His body and face were covered in bloody scratches.
"I'll talk, I'll talk! It was the Princess who gave me the idea, and she also incited that brat from the second branch to borrow money from me!" Su Qing finally couldn't take it anymore.
A dark glint flashed in Su Yunmo's eyes.
Ye Yuanlin, it was indeed her!
"Momo!" Su Siqi arrived with people from the direction of the ruined temple.
Su Yunmo gave Linlang a look. Linlang released Su Qing, dragged him up the slope, and threw him onto the ground.
"Second brother, are you alright?" The little dumpling stood up, opened her arms, and ran over, bumping into Su Siqi's embrace. She nuzzled him obediently: "Second brother, Momo was so worried about you."
"Good child, second brother is fine." Su Siqi patted her head reassuringly, brushing the dirt off her: "Why are you here?"
The little dumpling tilted her head, her expression innocent: "Momo came to pick you up."
"Oh dear, someone, quickly, help!" Su Qing was wailing.
Su Siqi looked up and saw a 'beggar' in tattered clothes, his hair completely disheveled.
His eyelids twitched: "What happened here?"
The little dumpling said innocently: "Momo doesn't know either. When Momo arrived, she just saw him fall down the dirt slope."
Xi Tian glanced at Su Qing, his lips twitching slightly.
Judging by his appearance, he had probably fallen more than once.
Su Qing shouted: "What do you mean I fell myself? This girl did this to me!"
Su Siqi glanced at the little dumpling in his arms. She blinked her clear eyes.
Su Siqi picked her up: "Did everyone hear that? The dirt slope here is quite steep, be careful not to fall."
If Momo said he fell himself, then he fell himself!
Su Qing was instantly choked with anger and cursed through gritted teeth.
The others kept their eyes on their noses and their noses on their hearts, remaining silent.
Xi Tian had people tidy up the carriage and sent someone to escort the two young masters back to the mansion. He himself led Su Qing and the others back to the capital.
Meanwhile, Zhou Wanyou had already secretly sent people to pursue Su Chenghai and intercepted him on his way back to his hometown with his family.
Although they eventually escaped, thankfully, all the money was recovered.
A Cai personally took the money and the IOUs and went from house to house to repay the debts.
By the time Su Yunmo and her brother returned from outside, Su Qingtian had already learned everything.
A Cai was waiting at the mansion gate to welcome them. Seeing them return, she breathed a sigh of relief: "Second Young Master and Little Miss must be tired. Please go back and rest."
Su Siqi put the little dumpling down and rubbed his stiff shoulders: "I still need to pay my respects to Mother."
"Second Young Master, please don't worry. Madam already knows you are safe, so you don't need to go. Moreover..." A Cai hesitated, then looked back: "Madam and General are both inconvenient at the moment."
The siblings simultaneously turned their heads to look.
Su Qingtian was standing guard outside the bedroom door.
The bedroom door and windows were closed.
He was plastered to the door like a large gecko, raising his hand and slapping the doorframe.
"Wife, listen to my explanation. This is not my fault. I already made it clear to that Princess, she was the one who pestered your husband and wouldn't let go. I'm being framed!"
"Wife? You'er~ Ancestor~ Can you open the door? Listen to my explanation~"
The little dumpling bit her finger, her face full of sympathy: "Daddy is so miserable."
Su Siqi sneezed: "It's fine, you get used to it. I'm going back to rest after freezing all night."
He needed a hot bath, otherwise, he would get sick.
A Cai: "Both young masters should go back to your rooms and rest. Don't go out today."
A thought flashed through Su Yunmo's mind. She rubbed the back of her head, frowning.
Today, she seemed to have something important to do, what was it?
"Little Miss, Madam is in a bad mood. You'd better not think about going out. Put everything aside for now." A Cai saw her troubled expression and reminded her.
Although the old man was detained, this matter was not yet completely settled.
"Alright, then Sister A Cai, I'll be going back." Su Yunmo sighed and returned to her courtyard.
As soon as she left, Su Qingtian, gritting his teeth, rushed out in a fury.
"General, where are you going?" A Cai tried to stop him but failed.
Su Qingtian said indignantly: "To settle the score!"
He left the General's mansion and headed straight for the Princess's mansion.
Four or five people were guarding the Princess's mansion, seemingly expecting him. Seeing him storming towards the gate, they immediately moved to block him.
Su Qingtian kicked them away, one by one, before they could stop him.
Seeing that they couldn't stop him, the servants immediately went inside to report.
Ye Yuanlin, upon hearing that Su Qingtian had arrived, knew that the matter could no longer be concealed and became flustered.
"You are a dignified Princess, are you afraid of a mere minister?" a deliberately lowered voice came from the inner chamber.
Ye Yuanlin clenched her fists nervously: "What do you know?"
Su Qingtian was different from others. She knew this when she tried to capture Su Yunmo. When he got angry, he really dared to kill her!
"If that's the case, why not retreat to advance?" the person in the inner chamber suggested.
"What do you mean?" Ye Yuanlin frowned.
A servant burst in from outside: "Princess, General Su has entered the mansion and will be here soon."
"Retreat to advance, retreat to advance..." Ye Yuanlin, in her haste, suddenly had an idea: "Chun Ju! Quickly go and find me a white silk ribbon, quickly!"
"Yes!" The maidservant fumbled and found a white silk ribbon.
"Ye Yuanlin, come out, you coward! Dare to do it but not admit it? Come out!" Outside the courtyard, Su Qingtian kicked open doors one by one.
The servants of the mansion all blocked his way.
Su Qingtian's eyes turned red. He raised his hand and swung his saber, cutting into a pillar: "Anyone else who dares to block me, I'll chop them!"
His fierce roar startled everyone into silence.
There was movement in a room not far ahead.
Su Qingtian strode over and kicked the door open.