Chapter 19: Exposed

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

In the Marquis’s Manor.

Su Yingxue drugged Su Jinxuan and made the people around him surrender, so he was unable to return to the Marquis’s Manor to report.

Therefore, Su Yurou and Su Dingheng still did not know what had happened at the Wangjiang Tower.

When she saw Su Yurou leisurely walking in the manor, she couldn’t help but sneer, “Younger Sister has always been meek, why would you not listen to Father’s words?”

Su Yurou was shocked. “Sister… What are you talking about! I just came out to relax!”

Her weak eyes were filled with vigilance. When she saw Su Yingxue, she was a little nervous.

Su Yingxue’s cold eyes carried a trace of arrogance. “Father only grounded you for a month a few days ago. Now, you’re slapping Father in the face!”

“Sister, do you really want me to be grounded that much? Could it be that you’re the one who instigated that matter… Sister, I know I was wrong. Please don’t treat me like this, okay?” Su Yurou’s small face turned pale, and tears began to fall as she spoke. Two streams of tears hung on her cheeks, making one feel pity for her.

“What are you two doing?”

Su Dingheng walked over with a straight face. When he saw Su Yurou’s face covered in tears, he subconsciously felt that she had been bullied by Su Yingxue again and wanted to teach her a lesson.

“Father, it’s my fault. I only asked her a question. I was worried that she would ruin her health if she came out so rashly, but I made her cry.” Su Yingxue’s attitude changed and she was respectful to Su Dingheng, which stunned him.

She was so humble, yet he still wanted to punish her. As her father, he had gone too far.

Su Dingheng waved his hand. “Forget it. Today is your brother’s big day. He should be back soon. You should congratulate him later.”

“Oh.”

Su Yingxue snorted coldly. Her face was filled with unwillingness and hatred.

Seeing her like this, Su Yurou’s lips curled into a proud smile.

She was grounded and couldn’t watch Su Jinxuan’s competition. She didn’t know if his plan had succeeded or if he had defeated Su Hao, but Su Yingxue had attended.

Since she was so unhappy, Su Hao must have lost!

Su Yurou laughed coldly in her heart. So what if they were both siblings?

In the end, they were both defeated by her and her brother!

“Father, little brother has trained hard for today’s martial arts competition. His body is exhausted. Father, why don’t you get a ginseng from big brother and give it to him?” Su Yurou held onto Su Dingheng’s arm and pleaded softly.

“When your big brother comes back, I’ll ask him for it!” Su Dingheng patted Su Yurou’s hand, looking exceptionally kind.

Su Yingxue cooperated and revealed a look of disgust and unwillingness.

Until Su Dingheng held a banquet to celebrate Su Jinxuan’s victory, Su Jinxuan still hadn’t returned at night.

In the hall, Su Yurou was pacing back and forth with a handkerchief in her hand. She kept sending people out, “Hurry up and look for my younger brother. Why isn’t he back yet? Father has been waiting for him for so long!”

Su Dingheng also had an impatient look on his face. If it wasn’t for the fact that Su Jinxuan had won the competition, he would have lost his temper long ago.

On the other hand, Su Yingxue’s previous unwillingness had turned into calmness, causing Su Yurou to panic.

She probed Su Yingxue, “Sister, why didn’t my younger brother come back? Why didn’t Big Brother come back either? Did they get injured… when they fought?”

She was testing whether her original plan had gone awry.

Su Yingxue took a sip of tea. “Eldest Brother is indeed injured.”

Su Yurou immediately felt relieved. It was fine as long as Su Hao was injured. Su Jinxuan would definitely harm him according to the original plan and win the competition!

However, the group of people she had just sent out came back and said, “Second Young Miss, we didn’t find the Second Young Master, and…”

“And what? Why were they still outside after the assessment and not coming back to celebrate? Pass on my words, tell him to scram back here!”

Even though he doted on Su Jinxuan, Su Dingheng still lost his temper at this moment.

Thinking of Su Hao’s peace of mind, he couldn’t help but feel a little guilty, “The Eldest Young Master was injured, send someone to bring some medicine over.”

“No need,” Su Hao’s voice sounded faint.

He was dressed in a black tight-fitting robe, and his bearing was extraordinary.

Su Dingheng frowned slightly. “Aren’t you injured? Why aren’t you resting in the house?”

“It’s just some superficial injuries.” Su Hao’s attitude towards Su Dingheng was indifferent. He naturally walked over to Su Yingxue and sat down.

“Brother, are you done resting?” Su Yingxue winked at him playfully.

Su Hao patted her head and smiled gently, “Yes, so I came to ask Second Brother why he surrendered today and didn’t even show his face.”

Su Yingxue smiled. It was indeed her big brother’s style.

“What? Surrender?”

Su Yurou’s face turned pale. “How is that possible? Why would my brother surrender? He was clearly prepared…” It was foolproof!

Su Hao’s injuries wouldn’t recover so quickly. He had even prepared medicine. He would definitely defeat Su Hao. Why would he surrender?

“He surrendered? This… This unfilial son!”

Su Dingheng was so angry that he banged the table a few times. “He was boasting shamelessly in front of me earlier, saying that he was confident that he would win and that he would be given an official position. He even asked me to throw him a big banquet to celebrate, but he actually…”

Su Dingheng’s face was flushed red. The son he had doted on since he was young had actually done such an embarrassing thing!

He wished he could give him a good beating!

“Father, don’t you know that Su Jinxuan surrendered?” Su Yingxue looked at Su Dingheng curiously, and there was a trace of pity in her eyes.

Su Dingheng was even angrier. He had a very dark expression. “How would I know!”

His anger immediately turned to Su Yurou, “Didn’t you say that your brother won today? You also deceive me! The two of you are trying to anger me to death!”

“Father, I don’t dare to.” Su Yurou immediately knelt down and cried her eyes out. “Little brother is full of confidence. As his elder sister, how could I doubt him? Moreover, my younger brother has always been diligent in his studies and training. I thought that Big Brother would give him some guidance in the field. Who knew that he would be so scared that he would surrender! Boohoo…”

Su Yurou’s sobs were filled with accusations towards Su Hao.

Su Hao’s face was serious, and his voice was sonorous, “The Martial General Assessment is extremely strict. I will never back down, nor will I cheat for him! How can a useless man be a general? If he was like this on the battlefield in the future, where would he put the lives of the soldiers and civilians? What would happen to the reputation of our dynasty?”

Su Yurou had never been so harshly spoken before. She was so frightened that she didn’t know what to say.

Su Dingheng’s face was also red from embarrassment. “Hao’er is right! Jinxuan was too outrageous! Rou’er, you’re also deceiving your father with him!”

Su Dingheng was furious. The two children he had carefully nurtured had been performing worse than the other recently. He was really disappointed!

“Father, it’s my fault. I’m willing…”

Before Su Yurou could finish her sentence, she lost her breath and fainted.

Su Dingheng’s anger had yet to subside, but his heart ached again. He quickly asked the servant maids to help Su Yurou back.

Yuan Ruo was still thinking about the ginseng for Su Yurou, “Marquis, if there is ginseng to be decocted and consumed, Miss’s body will definitely recover faster!”