Reincarnated as the Abandoned Daughter of a Marquis's Mansion: I Take Control of My Life

Chapter 166 Attending a Banquet 9

Although there are some sordid affairs within each household, as heads of the family, they all value the upbringing of their legitimate sons and daughters.

It's truly rare for the Marquis of Yongyi's mansion to so thoroughly exterminate his legitimate son and daughter! No wonder the mansion's fortunes have been slowly declining.

A moment later, the door slowly opened. The princess and her ladies confirmed that what Su Yinyin had said was true.

The crowd's gazes toward Lady Hou and her daughter grew even more hostile. Lady Hou still tried to argue her way out, but didn't know how to begin.

Su Yinyin: "The Princess and the ladies have confirmed for us. The birthmarks on our backs are exactly the same. You see, Su Yinhan's back is completely clean."

Everyone looked at Su Yinhan again, and saw that she was trembling and wearing tattered clothes. The clothes could not completely cover all parts of her body.

Therefore, it was immediately clear to everyone that Su Yinhan had no birthmarks on her back.

Su Yinyin then pointed out, "Look, both Lady Hou and Su Yinhan have a red mole on their necks."

Everyone looked at Madam Hou, then at Su Yinhan.

"Look, their positions and sizes are exactly the same."

Everyone began to observe carefully. They discovered that the two women looked remarkably alike. They even tried to deny it, claiming they weren't really mother and daughter!

Su Yinyin continued, "You all must also want to know just how vicious this Lady Hou is, right?"

A cold glint flashed in Zhou Yuan's eyes. "Madam Hou, do you know your crime?" Madam Hou's face was ashen, and she collapsed to the ground, powerless to argue any further.

Lady Hou was filled with regret. Why had she attended this banquet? If only she had stayed at the Hou residence! Even if she had visited the Hou residence at night and been whipped by Su Yinyin, so what? At least her reputation and status remained. But now, she had nothing! Nothing at all!

If she dies, what will happen to her son? He's so young. How can he survive in the filthy, exploitative mansion of a marquis?

It's all because of that bitch! Why did we listen to her and pull that switcheroo?

Even without doing this, she could still scheme for Su Yinhan to become the legitimate daughter.

Su Yinyin gave a slight bow in gratitude: "Thank you, Your Highness, for upholding justice."

Then Su Yinyin turned to face Su Yinhan and Madam Hou, her eyes devoid of any emotion: "You went to great lengths to seize what did not belong to you, only to end up like this. This is retribution."

Su Yinhan cried out, "Su Yinyin, you are so cruel, you will surely not have a good end."

Su Yinyin just smiled contemptuously: "Evil people like you have managed to survive until now, while I will live to be a hundred years old and see all the good and evil in the world."

Knowing that the situation was hopeless, Su Yinhan shouted at Su Yinyin, "Su Yinyin, aren't you afraid of retribution for being so ruthless?"

Su Yinyin smiled contemptuously: "Compared to what you did to me, I am simply giving you a taste of your own medicine."

Su Yinyin turned to face the crowd. "I didn't want to pursue the past, but some people kept pressuring me, so I had no choice but to reveal the truth to protect myself." The crowd nodded in agreement, expressing their sympathy and support for Su Yinyin.

Su Yinyin looked at Su Yinhan one last time, "You've committed many evils, so just wait to be punished." Su Yinhan lowered her head in despair, knowing that she was completely finished.

Zhou Yuan ordered: "Put Lady Hou and Su Yinhan in jail to await trial. Lin Yao's crime of framing should be immediately punished with exile."

Upon hearing that she was truly to be exiled, Lin Yao disregarded her physical pain and stumbled to the Regent's feet.

She had been watching Su Yinhan's drama unfold. She thought that since she had saved the Regent's life, he wouldn't do anything to her. However, the Regent disregarded her gratitude for saving his life and easily sentenced her to exile.

She was unwilling to accept this; what did it matter if she wasn't as good as Su Yinyin? So she wept bitterly, tears streaming down her face. "Your Highness, you can't treat Yao'er like this! Yao'er saved your life! For the sake of Yao'er saving your life, please spare Yao'er!"

Su Yinyin looked at Zhou Yuan and said calmly, "Your Highness, this is the behavior of the person you value."

Zhou Yuan's face darkened; he didn't know how to answer.

Lin Yao stood aside and sneered, "Su Yinyin, didn't you say you didn't care about the Prince? If you do care about the Prince, then forgive me and let me go. Consider it repaying the Prince's life-saving grace!"

Su Yinyin looked at Zhou Yuan and asked, "Your Highness, what do you think of this matter?"

Looking into Su Yinyin's eyes, Zhou Yuan hesitated for a moment, but finally said in a deep voice, "Lin Yao, although you saved me, you have aided and abetted evil and committed many crimes. I cannot show favoritism."

Although Zhou Ayuan finally expressed his opinion, that brief moment of hesitation left Su Yinyin utterly disappointed in him.

Having said that, he gestured for the guards to drag Lin Yao away. Lin Yao struggled frantically, cursing Su Yinyin incessantly.

Su Yinyin watched coldly from the sidelines, then bowed gracefully to Zhou Yuan: "Your Highness is fair and selfless, which is admirable."

Zhou Yuan said softly, "I will not let you suffer any more injustices."

Seeing her hopelessness, and witnessing Zhou Yuan's apparent concern for Su Yinyin, Lin Yao thought coldly, "Su Yinyin, if you truly understood the situation, would you still be feigning affection for Zhou Yuan?"

As she was being dragged away, Lin Yao shouted, "Su Yinhan and I were both threatened by the Imperial Noble Consort. She told us to ruin the princess's reputation today. We had no choice but to do such a vicious thing. But I've already reaped what I sowed, why can't you let me go!"

Although Lin Yao frequently traveled the martial world, she had never truly experienced hardship. Therefore, she didn't want to endure the hardship of exile.

Su Yinyin calmly looked at Zhou Yuan. Seeing the slight evasiveness in Zhou Yuan's eyes, she knew who he had chosen again.

"Your Highness, since this matter involves the Imperial Noble Consort, it is no small matter and must be thoroughly investigated."

Zhou Yuan frowned. "I will investigate this thoroughly. If the Imperial Noble Consort really did such a thing, I will not tolerate it."

Su Yinyin nodded slightly, "This princess believes that Your Highness will surely give everyone justice." Zhou Yuan hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

At this moment, Zhou Ayuan was furious to the extreme. He never expected that his mother would still treat him perfunctorily as always.

He thought his mother had realized her mistake and accepted Yinyin. But it turned out she was two-faced, saying one thing to his face and another behind his back.

Su Yinyin looked at Prince Yong'an and his wife and said, "Since Consort Su is impersonating my mother's daughter, Consort Su should return my mother's dowry to me."

Prince Yong'an and his wife exchanged a glance, and the wife quickly replied, "The princess is absolutely right. The dowry originally belonged to the princess, who had lost it by chance and then found it again. It should be returned." With that, she ordered someone to fetch it.

Su Yinhan, who had collapsed to the side, burst into laughter. Her ferocious appearance, coupled with her wrinkled face, made her seem as if she were possessed by a demon.

Su Yinyin glanced at her and guessed what she was thinking.