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

Chapter 244 Unexpected

His voice was already trembling with sobs, and his forced composure had completely crumbled.

Su Yinyin burst into laughter, her laughter filled with arrogance and disdain: "Conspiracy? Su Gaojie, do you think you can still deny it? This princess has already gathered enough evidence, and is just waiting to present it to His Majesty. Then let's see how you deny it!"

Su Gaojie's legs went weak, and he almost collapsed to the ground. He knew that if Su Yinyin really presented the evidence to His Majesty, he would surely die.

Just then, Su Yinyin softened her tone, trying to get Su Gaojie to speak: "Su Gaojie, if you confess honestly, this princess might consider giving you a way out."

Seeing that he could no longer hide the truth, Su Gaojie knelt down with a thud, crying uncontrollably and looking utterly pathetic: "Mother, I was forced into this situation! She threatened me that if I didn't listen to her, she would harm the Marquis's mansion."

Su Yinyin stared at him coldly, her eyes filled with anger and grief: "Forced into it? So you can collude with outsiders to kill your mother? Or is it because you love her too much that you're willing to do anything for her, including sacrificing the Marquis's mansion?"

Su Gaojie kept saying, "No, that's not it. I know I was wrong. Please forgive me this time."

He kept kowtowing to the old lady, begging for mercy, until his forehead bled.

The old lady slumped into a chair, tears streaming down her face, pounding her chest and stamping her feet: "What a misfortune for our family! To have produced such a disgrace!"

Su Yinyin snorted coldly, her voice icy and brooking no refusal: "Tell me, why did you kill my mother?"

Su Gaojie said tremblingly, "She...she hated your mother because...because of some old grievances, so she plotted to kill her. I...I was out of my mind at the time and didn't stop her."

His voice trembled, and he never dared to look Su Yinyin in the eye.

Upon hearing this, the old lady was so angry that she almost fainted. Her second aunt rushed up and beat Su Gaojie, shouting, "You beast! You would do such a heinous thing for a woman!"

The second aunt frantically tore at Su Gaojie's clothes, her anger reaching its peak.

Su Yinyin stopped her second aunt.

Su Yinyin glanced at Su Yi, and Su Yi gave Su Yinyin a look and nodded.

After understanding, Su Yinyin looked down at Su Gaojie kneeling on the ground and asked, "Is Su Jianguo's mother an Imperial Noble Consort?"

Su Gaojie trembled, his eyes filled with terror, and he stammered, "It's...it's her."

Su Yinyin smiled and said, "She's actually still alive?"

Su Yinyin had always thought that what the Imperial Noble Consort had told her was half true and half false. It turns out it was all true.

The old lady and her second aunt were so shocked by the news that they were speechless.

The old lady, in particular, had no idea when her son had become involved with the Imperial Noble Consort.

The old lady tried hard to recall her long-buried memories, but she couldn't find any information related to the two of them.

Su Yinyin took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down. Her brows furrowed as she fell into deep thought: "No wonder she faked her death; it was all part of her plan. What exactly is she after?"

Su Gaojie lowered his head, not daring to look at the crowd, and whispered, "She...she, I don't know!" His voice was barely audible.

Su Yi asked, "So, they are...?"

Su Gaojie nodded and said, "Yes!"

As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked.

Su Yinyin shouted angrily, "Absurd! Absolutely absurd!" Her face turned red with anger.

The old lady said tremblingly, "What should we do? If this matter is exposed, the entire Marquis's mansion will be doomed."

The old lady's face was ashen, and she muttered to herself in despair.

The second aunt realized what was happening: "Then what about the baby?"

To everyone's surprise, the truth was actually like this.

Su Yinyin recalled what the Imperial Noble Consort had done. No wonder the Imperial Noble Consort already knew the truth.

That's why they prevented her from being with the Regent.

Su Yinyin felt dizzy; this cruel truth almost crushed her. Her gaze was vacant as she murmured to herself, "How could this be? How could this be..."

"Yinyin, don't panic, we need to stay calm." Su Yi stepped forward to support Su Yinyin.

The old lady slumped into a chair, tears streaming down her face: "What a terrible thing we've done! The Marquis's mansion is going to be ruined by this wretched child."

My second aunt was also crying her heart out: "What are we going to do about our children? How are we going to live from now on!"

Su Gaojie remained kneeling on the ground, trembling, not daring to look up at the crowd.

Su Yinyin bit her lip, forcing herself to calm down, and said, "No, we must come up with a solution as soon as possible."

Just then, the second aunt, who had been silent all along, suddenly said, "Why don't we go to the Regent first, explain things clearly, and see what he has to say?"

Su Yinyin shook her head: "No, we don't know the Regent's attitude on this matter yet. Going to him rashly might backfire."

The old lady chimed in, "Yinyin is right, this matter needs to be considered carefully."

Su Yinyin snapped back to reality, her eyes blazing with anger: "Su Gaojie, you caused all of this! You're the culprit!"

Su Gaojie kept kowtowing: "Yinyin, I know I was wrong, I really know I was wrong. Please think of a way to save the Marquis's mansion and everyone else."

Su Yinyin sneered: "Save me? You've committed such a grave mistake, and you still expect me to be saved?"

At this moment, Su Yi said, "Yinyin, there might still be a chance for this matter to turn around."

Su Yinyin looked at Su Yi, a glimmer of hope in her eyes: "What's your idea?"

Su Yi pondered for a moment: "The person who knows the truth is right here in this hall. As long as we keep our mouths shut, we might be able to deceive everyone."

The old lady shook her head: "How can this be kept secret? If it's discovered, that's a crime punishable by the extermination of nine generations of one's family!"

Su Yinyin gritted her teeth: "Now that things have come to this, we have no choice but to take the risk. Su Gaojie, from today onwards, you will stay obediently in the manor and are not allowed to step out of your room. If there is even the slightest mistake, I will be the first to not forgive you!"

Su Gaojie nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, I will definitely obey."

While everyone was arguing, a mysterious man in black suddenly appeared in the hall.

The man in black said coldly, "None of you will escape. The Imperial Noble Consort has ordered that you all be silenced."

Everyone was immediately shocked, and Su Yinyin shouted angrily, "Don't even think about it!"

Without further ado, the man in black attacked Su Yinyin directly.

Su Yao stepped forward and engaged in a fierce battle with the man in black.

Chaos erupted in the hall in an instant...