The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

Lu Siniang could see that the two were on pins and needles. Even she, the mistress of the Ge Mansion, didn't want to stay here for long, let alone Shang Xi and Yuhua. She tried to change the awkward atmosphere, "Shang Xi, I heard that you have been building a house outside the northern city wall recently?"

Lu Si Niang's question was exactly what Shang Xi wanted, so she told him the truth: "Because we don't have bricks and tiles, the house hasn't been built yet. We've been hiring people to build a kiln to make bricks and tiles these days. Once we have bricks and tiles, we can repair the village and build houses. I... go outside the north city every day, and I'll go there soon too."

Shang Xi deliberately emphasized that she would be going outside the north city in a while, in order to prepare for her departure. The atmosphere here was tense and depressing, and it was not suitable to stay for a long time.

At this time, Yuhua poked Shang Xi's arm and said, "Why are you beating around in circles? Get up immediately and go outside the north city. I will go with you. It's too stuffy here. I can't stay here for a moment. My chest is very stuffy."

Ever since the Chen brothers arrived safely in Fengqi, Yuhua gradually cheered up. However, she said that it was true that she felt chest tightness. She had been heartbroken for a while, so naturally there were some underlying illnesses in her body.

Standing up immediately was too direct, and Shang Xi felt a little embarrassed. However, if she didn't suggest leaving, the straightforward Yuhua would shake her arm impatiently. Shang Xi didn't want to add to the embarrassment, so she coughed lightly and said with a stiff upper lip: "Uncle Ge, Si Niang..."

Just as Shang Xi was hesitantly suggesting going outside the northern city walls, the maid Lian'er, who had just left, came in angrily, "Madam, Fu Liu from Jiao Man Lou wants to see you."

Shang Xi immediately stood up, the chair making a harsh creaking sound. Lu Si Niang said with a half-smile, "You haven't even had a cup of tea yet, why are you in such a hurry to leave? You are blessed today, there is something exciting to watch."

Shang Xi didn't dare to watch the Ge family's excitement. The more people knew about this scandal, the slower Uncle Ge's recovery would be. Ge Dongqing leaned over and said sternly to the maid Lian'er, "Just say I'm not here and send her away."

Lu Si Niang snorted lightly and said unhappily, "Your lover is here, and you don't want to see him. That's too heartless."

Although Ge Dongqing was afraid of Lu Siniang, there were outsiders here after all. As the head of the family, how could he be willing to be ridiculed by a lady?

"Madam, I didn't see Fu Liu to save your face." Ge Dongqing acted as if he was doing it for your own good.

Shang Xi felt uncomfortable after seeing this, and Yuhua's mouth twitched after hearing this.

I cursed in my heart: What kind of person is this!

Lu Si Niang had been too lazy to say a word to Ge Dongqing for days, but seeing Ge Dongqing's hypocritical face was really hard to bear, she had to say something. "Hehehe, Master, even at this time, you are still eloquent and eloquent. You are worthy of being the eloquent Master Ge. I, Lu Si Niang, have been your wife for a long time, and now I have learned my lesson."

Lu Siniang straightened up and stood up. Seeing this, Ge Dongqing instinctively moved towards the inside of the bed. She was afraid that Lu Siniang would hit him.

Seeing his timid look, Lu Siniang smiled disdainfully. She, Lu Siniang, knew when to hit someone. Who had she hit for no reason in all these years?

Lu Si Niang paced in the middle of the floor while questioning Ge Dongqing, "Master Ge, you said you would save my face, but let me ask you, when have you ever considered my face?"

Lu Siniang didn't give Ge Dongqing a chance to interrupt. She spoke to herself, "I, Lu Siniang, have been favored by the emperor and have been appointed the head of the weaving workshop. I have worked diligently for several years, collecting silk, selecting cotton, improving looms, and escorting cloth from all over the country. I have been consistent over the long years. Although I am a woman and cannot serve as an official in the court, the emperor has made me a royal lady for my meritorious service in managing the weaving workshop. With this honor, I am even more hardworking and willing to take care of all the matters of the weaving workshop personally. I dare not slack off in the slightest. The emperor not only has the grace of knowing me, but also the grace of saving me. Therefore, I, Lu Siniang, used to serve the emperor at my wit's end and devote myself to the weaving business of Fengqi. But I, Lu Siniang, and you, Ge Dongqing, are a family. All the fame and honor I have worked so hard for over the years have been ruined by you, a hypocrite who is greedy for pleasure."

Ge Dongqing didn't want to admit that he had ruined Lu Siniang. "Your fame, wealth and status are still there. You are still the head of the weaving workshop and a lady of the imperial court."

"You're talking nonsense! Go out to the streets and listen. Look, isn't it me, Lu Si Niang, that everyone is talking about after dinner? I, Lu Si Niang, have always been upright and have never suffered such humiliation. It's all thanks to you, Ge Dongqing. Not only have you fallen into depravity yourself, but you also asked me, Lu Si Niang, to get involved. It's you, Ge Dongqing, who went to the brothels, while I, Lu Si Niang, have become the laughing stock of the whole city. Is this what you, Ge Dongqing, call saving my face? May I ask, Lord Ge, where is my face? My face has been trampled upon by you and Fu Liu and is worthless?"

Speaking of this, Ge Dongqing was in the wrong, so what was Si Niang's fault? But he wasn't the one who caused the incident to be exposed. "Madam, you have to be reasonable. Fu Liu and I did have a secret relationship, but I didn't intend to ruin your reputation. I didn't expose this matter. My reputation is even worse than yours now."

It was Cheng Youning who leaked the information. As Cheng Youning's mother, at this moment, she couldn't leave or stay. Her hands holding the handkerchief were wet with sweat, and she could only worry anxiously.

Lu Si Niang would not budge unless she kept her mouth shut. Once she did, she would not give in. Si Niang was reasonable, and she argued: "Does it matter who exposed it? The root cause is that you, Ge Dongqing, and Fu Liu had an affair that was against the rules of propriety and therefore suffered public criticism. What does this have to do with who exposed it? Did the Crown Prince make me lose face? It was you, Ge Dongqing, who indulged in sensual pleasures and ignored the laws of begging. That's why we are where we are today. Can you blame the Crown Prince for this? You have done all these extravagant and licentious things, and are you afraid of people knowing? Visiting brothels and visiting prostitutes, which of these crimes is wrongly accused of you, Lord Ge? Everyone says you are talented and well-educated, but who knows you are a fake scholar who is a thief and a whore? You, Ge Dongqing, are just a hypocritical hypocrite. You are still lying here because of the Emperor's protection. Without this status, you would have been killed by me, Lu Si Niang."

Ge Dongqing's face turned pale and blue. "Madam, your words are too harsh. I am your husband after all, and there are younger generations here. How can you say anything? Besides, what does the Crown Prince have to do with this? Why are you bringing him up?"

While talking, Ge Dongqing would occasionally glance at the bewildered Shang Xi. Shang Xi was more tormented than the two people who were arguing. She always believed that Cheng Youning was the instigator of the whole thing. If Cheng Youning had not exposed the matter, she, as a mother, would not have to suffer like this.