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Before the third uncle of the Ming family could say anything, he was stopped by the head of the Ming family. “What are you doing, Brother?” “There’s no point in talking to someone who is so self-righteous. It’s a waste of breath,” the head of the Ming family said coldly, looking at them.
“Brother, he’s right,” the second uncle agreed.
Mr. Yu frowned, looking at them with displeasure. “You are still unwilling?”
“What are you to us? Instead of talking to us here, it might be more effective to go and plead with the Prince. But I can tell you directly, hoping for me to help her escape punishment is simply wishful thinking,” the head of the Ming family said, enunciating each word.
“Enough! Are you defying me?” Grandmother Ming said angrily.
“If I say so, then it is so. I’m telling you, I won’t put the whole family in a difficult position for the sake of an outsider. You made your bed, now lie in it. I won’t indulge you,” the head of the Ming family said coldly.
“You…” Grandmother Ming felt embarrassed. She had previously promised Yu Manxue that she could help, but now she was being publicly contradicted by the head of the Ming family.
Grandmother Ming clutched her chest, as if she had been deeply affected and was about to fall ill.
“Ningning, go and ask the prince to have the apprentice of that divine healer come and take a look at your great-grandmother.”
If they want to put on a show, then let them have it, she thought. This would also allow others to see how Grandmother Ming was threatening her own people for the sake of someone else.
Mrs. Yu, observing the unyielding attitude of the head of the Ming family, felt somewhat irritated. “Brother, is this really necessary?”
“It’s indeed not necessary. Since it’s not necessary, why don’t you have your daughter try the medicine that was given to Ningning?” the head of the Ming family retorted.
Yu Manxue shook her head repeatedly. “I don’t want to take it. If I do, it will completely ruin my chances of becoming a mother. I don’t want it.”
Upon hearing Yu Manxue’s words, Mrs. Yu glared at her with frustration and said sternly, “Manxue, just be quiet.”
“I didn’t say anything wrong,” Yu Manxue said defiantly.
This statement effectively cut off all of Yu Manxue’s retreat options.
The head of the Ming family remained unfazed and instead looked at Yu Manxue coldly. “You’re right. Now get out of my house. There’s no room for someone as big as you in my temple.”
“Shut up. As long as I’m here, no one dares to make Manxue leave,” the old lady said, looking at the head of the Ming family and his brothers.
“If you can’t even protect your own niece, then you are all truly useless,” Grandmother Ming said angrily, looking at the three brothers of the Ming family.
“Oh, since the Yu family is not useless. Why did you come to us for help?” the head of the Ming family asked, unapologetically.
This left Grandmother Ming speechless.
Her face turned livid with anger. “You…”
“You should think about how you will explain to the Prince once he finds out,” the head of the Ming family added.
At that moment, Ming Wanning spoke up, saying, “Su Yu is very angry.”
Her words added fuel to the fire. Just as Grandmother Ming was about to say something, Ming Wanning spoke again, “Oh, since you said my father and his brothers are useless, then I, as a useless daughter, can’t be of any help. Good luck to you.”
Ming Wanning was now being harsh, even to herself.
The three brothers of the Ming family looked at Ming Wanning’s unapologetic demeanor, feeling somewhat bemused.
She didn’t have to be this way.
“Father, let’s go. We are useless and can’t be of any help,” she said, pulling one person with each hand as they left.
Mr. Ming followed leisurely, paying no attention to how displeased they looked.
Yu Manxue, who had been so proud and arrogant just a moment ago, was now filled with fear. “Great-grandmother…”
“All right, what’s there to be afraid of? Things have come to this, and they can’t do anything more, can they?” Just as she had told Mr. Yu, Wang Jinhe and the child in her womb were both fine. What more could they do?
Yu Manxue opened her mouth, feeling very upset. “But…”
“Stop scaring yourself. Besides, Su Yu won’t make things difficult for his own brother,” she said.
The news of the Ming family’s situation quickly reached Su Yu’s ears.
As she lightly tapped on the tabletop, Yuan Bao, who was nearby, couldn’t help but feel a bit uneasy upon hearing the sound.
“Young Master…”
“Is your young master someone who is easy to deal with?”
Su Yu was pleased with the Ming family’s attitude. They didn’t blindly come to the aid of the Ming family, which was a good thing.
Yuan Bao looked at Su Yu with a twitching corner of his mouth. “Young Master, don’t misunderstand your temper.”
“It’s not that I’m misunderstanding, it’s those people who are misunderstanding.”
When has he ever claimed to have a good temper?
His temper was never good, especially not now.
Wasn’t it widely known that his emotions had changed drastically over the past few years?
“By the way, the instigator of this incident is still Gu Xiruo. It was she who grabbed Yu Manxue’s skirt, causing her to fall and collide with the lady.”
“Go and bring both Gu Xiruo and Yu Manxue here.”
“Yes.”
Yuan Bao and Yuan Xu acted simultaneously. Yuan Bao took people to the Gu family, while Yuan Xu went to the Ming family.
The head of the Gu family was somewhat surprised when Yuan Bao arrived, but he frowned and said, “Let him in.”
“Master Gu.”
“I wonder what brings the steward to my home.”
Yuan Bao looked at the head of the Gu family with a faint smile on his face and said, “Miss Gu schemed against Miss Yu from the Yu Mansion, causing our princess to fall and almost suffer a miscarriage. She is still unconscious. By order of the prince , I have come to invite Miss Gu to the royal mansion.”
This time when he returned to their home, it had already been renamed into the Imperial Prince’s Royal Mansion, and the plaque was personally inscribed by the emperor.
Master Gu looked at Yuan Bao, privately not believing that his daughter could do such a thing. However, since Yuan Bao had come, he must have had sufficient evidence.
“Is there some misunderstanding in this matter?” Master Gu carefully asked.
However, Yuan Bao shook his head with a smile. “Master Gu, what are the chances of such a misunderstanding? I’m sure you have a good idea. Please bring Miss Gu out, or I will have to take action myself.”
Master Gu was quite displeased. “My daughter would never do such a thing.”
“Master Gu, do you feel that the prince is slandering your daughter?”
“Isn’t it?”
“We have already found witnesses. What do you think are the chances of such a thing happening? Or do you want the prince to come and take action himself? If the prince takes action, it might lead to a reckoning for all past and present matters. The Gu family might not be able to withstand it. What do you think, Master Gu?” Yuan Bao said in a friendly tone, but his reasonable approach made Master Gu’s expression change significantly.
“Husband…” No matter what, she couldn’t let her daughter come out, or it would be all over.
Would her daughter return unscathed after going to the royal mansion?