Shengjing Noble

Chapter 256: Unworthy of being an official

Su Yongcheng's face suddenly turned dark blue, and he shouted angrily, "Su Lanyin, don't go too far!"

But even if he was forced to jump up and down, Su Lanyin remained calm and composed in the face of his anger.

She covered her nose lightly, tilted her head back with disgust, afraid to avoid it.

"How could I forget that Lord Su has always had a bad stomach and can only eat soft food. No wonder his mouth stinks."

As he spoke, he slapped her a few times and rolled his eyes with disdain.

Su Yongcheng was so angry that he wanted to strangle this unfilial daughter to death immediately.

But he just can't!

At this moment, he was like a dog with its tail stepped on. He wanted to show his sharp fangs, but was afraid of being kicked away and ending up with nothing.

He took several deep breaths before swallowing the humiliation, and said to her, "Su Lanyin, I am your father after all. You are so rebellious, aren't you afraid of being punished by God?"

Hearing this, Su Lanyin suddenly laughed out loud.

"Divine punishment? Ahahaha..."

She stood up from the ground and looked at him as if he were a fool.

"Lord Su, do you know about divine punishment? I thought a despicable person like you who is ungrateful, heartless, and repays kindness with enmity would not understand these things. It turns out that you know everything. Then I would like to ask, are you afraid of divine punishment for treating my mother like this?"

"How have I treated your mother? Haven't I treated her well enough? For so many years, I have given the power of running the family to her! Go ask around and see which concubine can manage the household affairs without the mistress!"

Su Yongcheng looked so righteous that he gave Su Lanyin a deeper understanding of the word "beast".

"Then why don't you go out and ask, who's family relies on the concubine's dowry for support while the man is still alive?"

"What do you mean! You are cursing your own father!"

"Did I curse you? I'm just telling the truth. My mother has to support my family. To put it bluntly, what's the difference between her and a widow these years?"

"Presumptuous, you..."

"That's enough!" Su Lanyin interrupted him, glaring at him fiercely, "You've said this countless times. Even if I'm being presumptuous, so what? What can you do to me? Don't forget, I'm the county lady!"

"You..." Su Yongcheng was suddenly speechless.

A higher-ranking official can crush a person to death, not to mention that Su Lanyin, the county lord, can be considered a second-rank official in terms of rank!

"What do you mean by 'you'? I advise you to beg me nicely, maybe I can show mercy and let you go. After all, when my second brother and mother come, you will be dead!"

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Su Yongcheng's face became visibly flustered.

"I'm talking nonsense?" She curled her lips and sneered, "My mother and brothers hate you to the core, and now you've locked me up in a dungeon. If they find out about this after arriving in Qiu County, how do you think my second brother, as your superior, will deal with you? And my mother, she has an imperial decree. If she mentions this to the emperor, do you think you can return to Shengjing to be an official in this lifetime?"

After hearing these words, Su Yongcheng was so scared that his legs went limp. He was not afraid of the people from the Lu family, he was just afraid of his bleak future.

So, he immediately softened and no longer had the arrogant look he had just had.

"Lanyin, Daddy has no ill intentions. It's just that you are too naughty, so I want to lock you up and discipline you. No matter what, I am still your biological father..."

Su Lanyin was really shocked by his shamelessness. She took a step back, looked him up and down, and sneered with disdain.

"Are you old and your brain not working well? You and I severed our father-daughter relationship a long time ago. Could it be that you have forgotten? Your only daughter is Su Lanxin."

Seeing that she was not moved by any persuasion, Su Yongcheng really lost his patience.

"That's enough! Don't be so persistent. This disaster relief grain is for the people. Why are you withholding it? If you tell the truth, hand it over quickly, or don't blame me for reporting to the emperor. The Lu family didn't donate any grain but is seeking credit from the emperor. This behavior is a crime of deceiving the emperor."

Su Lanyin wouldn't fall for it. Aren't these the same threats he made over and over again?

She smiled faintly: "Master Su, go ahead. It is well known that I opened the warehouse to release grain yesterday. Do you think the emperor will respond to your lies?"

"But you poisoned the food and killed the people!"

"Really? Do you have evidence?"

"Of course, everyone saw it yesterday. That person was poisoned to death on the spot after eating the porridge and steamed buns you gave him."

"Where is the body?" Su Lanyin's smile deepened.

"Corpse..." Su Yongcheng's eyelids twitched and were suddenly stuck.

"Master Su, sometimes you should use your brain more when doing things. Don't read so much that you become stupid and only know how to act noble."

Su Lanyin didn't want to play along and said directly, "To tell you the truth, the man who pretended to be poisoned has been found by Ah Mo and has probably been taken to the city gate."

"What did you say?" Su Yongcheng realized the seriousness of the matter and suddenly panicked.

"Do you think I have been following the miracle doctor for so long just to waste my time? I can tell at a glance whether that man is dead or not. The reason I didn't expose him was just to wait for you to commit suicide."

"I knew you would use this man's death to target me, so I simply let you put me in jail. At the same time, I also knew that you would definitely destroy the food."

"As the county magistrate, you did not conduct an autopsy, file a case, or investigate a murder case. Instead, you directly arrested the county magistrate who was distributing porridge to the people and put him in jail. You also destroyed all the relief grain."

"Such behavior only shows that you are extremely incompetent and are seeking revenge for personal gain. A despicable person like you is not worthy of being a county magistrate, or even an official!"

"Su Yongcheng, just go back to the countryside and continue to be a poor ghost. If my mother hadn't funded your imperial examinations and used gold and silver to pave the way for you to step into the clouds, do you think you could wear this official uniform? That poor and remote countryside is the life that should belong to you! Your Su family is a poverty pit that will never be filled!"

Every word Su Lanyin spoke was full of wisdom, and each sentence hit Su Yongcheng's sore spot directly. She pressed on step by step until his face turned pale, his legs went limp, and he fell to the ground.

Outside the door, the captain of the police rushed in.

"Master Su, something terrible has happened!"

Su Yongcheng asked nervously with red eyes: "What's wrong?"

"I don't know what happened, but the man who was poisoned to death yesterday actually came back to life and was brought to the city gate. When the people saw it, they said you were wrongly accusing a good man and wasting food, and they started making a fuss!"

At this moment, Su Yongcheng's face was completely dejected. He rolled his eyes, then looked at Su Lanyin, and actually crawled over and grabbed her skirt.

"My dear daughter, I am your father. You can't just stand by and watch me die. Please give me the relief food. I only ask you this once..."

As long as there is disaster relief food to appease the people, then everything can still be saved!

Su Lanyin kicked him out without any hesitation, then brushed off the dust on her skirt with disgust, a bloodthirsty smile on her lips.

"Su Yongcheng, even if you die a thousand times, it won't make me hate you anymore. How can I save you?"