"You... stop quibbling. You are Pei Jin's concubine Chanyi. I would recognize you even if you were burned to ashes. Don't think you can fool everyone by pretending to be the eldest lady of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion! You are vicious and have colluded with Pei Jin to kill my parents and my second brother. You deserve to die!" Pei Yun said gritting his teeth while protecting his waist with one hand and pointing at Chanyi with the other.

"Excuse me, which maidservant of the Pei family are you?" Chan Yi asked coldly, "Did our Zhenguo Mansion provoke you? How dare you slander us like this?"

"Our Yun'er is not a maid, she is the eldest daughter of the Yong'an Marquis' Mansion. Stop whining and making excuses, you little concubine. Hand over the child and follow us to the palace to report. Pei Jin committed suicide out of fear of punishment a long time ago, so don't count on him. If you want to live, you'd better be sensible. Maybe this young master will like you..." As Li Zan spoke, he was already horny and began to drool at Chan Yi.

Seeing him like this, Pei Yun said anxiously: "Husband, you..."

"Eunuch Wang, generals, you heard it with your own ears, right? This is the eldest daughter of the Yong'an Marquis' Mansion. You all said that Pei Jin had committed a serious crime and the entire Pei family was going to be executed. Now, it turns out there is a fish that has escaped the net and has come to our doorstep. Young Master Li is really willing to sacrifice his own relatives for the sake of justice." Chan Yi said lightly.

"Mr. Li, look at this matter! According to the law, this young lady should also be detained." Eunuch Wang said in a dilemma.

"Eunuch Wang, if Miss Xiao hadn't reminded us, we would have almost missed someone. Quickly, you, catch that person." Lin Yi immediately ordered the guards to rush over and pinned Pei Yun down in a few moves. The two maids beside her screamed in fear.

"Husband...husband, please save me. The laws of our dynasty do not punish a daughter who marries out. I am already yours." When Pei Yun saw those burly men were about to tie her up with ropes, she was so scared that her face turned pale and she started crying.

"Miss Pei, what are you saying? Have you ever married into the Pei family in a proper manner? If not, aren't you still a girl of the Pei family?" Chan Yi said with a smile.

"You..." Pei Yun was so angry that she couldn't speak.

"What are you afraid of? You are my, Li Zan's, what can they do to you? Get out of here, get out of my way." Li Zan put his arm around Pei Yun's shoulders and shouted at the guards.

The guards glanced at Lin Yi and saw him nod imperceptibly, then they immediately retreated silently.

Seeing the guard let go, Li Zan immediately waved his hand arrogantly and shouted angrily:

"Eunuch Wang, since they are not willing to accept my toast, then you should lead the guards to search the entire Zhenguo Mansion and find that little kid for me. I want to see what else they have to say!"

Eunuch Wang glanced at Lin Yi, who nodded and walked out of the flower hall with his guards.

"Stop right there!" Xiao Che ran over, grabbed Lin Yi's hand and stopped him sternly.

"Second Young Master Xiao, we are here on the orders of the Emperor, please do not stop us." Lin Yi said loudly, "But if you want to follow me, I have no objection. Once we have found the child, please do not play tricks on us."

"This is outrageous!" Mrs. Lin cried out in a trembling voice, her legs weakened and she was about to fall to the ground. Qingying and Luoxia hurriedly supported her.

"Mr. Li, since this young lady is the eldest daughter of the Pei family, if she does not have a marriage certificate and a concubine document, she must be detained according to the law." Eunuch Wang suddenly became strong and stared at Pei Yun with a cold expression.

"Eunuch Wang, I will clarify this matter to His Majesty. Now that she is mine and pregnant with my child, she is no longer a member of the Pei family." Li Zan put his hand on Pei Yun's shoulder and said indifferently.

After all, Pei Yun was still a young woman with little experience in the world. Even though she had received Li Zan's assurance, she was still frightened and her face turned pale.

Suddenly, she thought of her third brother Pei Qian again. She thought that he was doomed too. Thinking of this, she shrank her neck, stared at Chan Yi with a pair of resentful eyes and cursed: "It's all because of you, this slut. If it weren't for you, Pei Jin might not have done such a treasonous thing! Hurry up and hand over that little bastard, and His Majesty might be able to spare your life."

"Yes, yes, I can plead with His Majesty, maybe haha...the life of the Music Bureau is not easy..." Li Zan laughed lewdly.

"Miss Pei is talking nonsense. She keeps saying that I am a slut, but she can't find any evidence. You were raised by a woman, but you want to give birth to a woman's child. It's really laughable. I have no grudge against you, so why are you slandering me like this? Is it because Master Li treated me..." Chan Yi sneered and stopped talking.

"You...you are such a bad mouth, husband. She scolded the baby in my belly and said that she had fallen in love with her. Come on, slap her twice for me!" Pei Yun had already seen that Li Zan was drooling over her, and when she heard it in front of her, she was so angry that her eyes turned black.

No, I can't be fooled by this little concubine. She has always been cunning. I am still pregnant, I must not get angry.

Pei Yun protected her slightly bulging belly with both hands. This was her magic weapon to get to the top, and she had used all means to get pregnant with this child.

"I didn't expect Pei Jin's concubine to be so sharp-tongued. No wonder Pei Jin was willing to die for you and even canceled the marriage proposal with the Marquis of Wuyang. Tsk tsk... If it were me... I would also..." Li Zan came forward and was about to hold Chan Yi's hand, the greed in his eyes was obvious.

Several strong old women had already blocked his way. They looked at Li Zan with gloomy faces, holding sticks in their hands, and seemed ready to attack at any time.

"Get out of here. Where are the guards? Are you all dead?" Li Zan was annoyed when he saw this. Eunuch Wang and Lin Yi were both at odds with him. After returning, he would tell his father and make them suffer.

"Mr. Li, please be patient. General Lin has already taken the guards to the backyard to search for the child." Eunuch Wang said slowly, "Before there is evidence, we can't be too sure about anything. Otherwise, if His Majesty and the Queen blame us, we will be in trouble."

"Hmph, Queen," Pei Yun sneered, "My husband, don't be intimidated by this old eunuch. The Queen can't even protect herself, so how can she care about them!"

"Eunuch Wang, don't you think about which side you belong to? You are speaking for this concubine. When we get back, humph!" Li Zan rolled his eyes and said, "And you, the Duke of Zhenguo Mansion, you still think you have a backer. I tell you, the crown prince will be deposed, and the queen will be deposed in the cold palace."

When Mrs. Lin heard his words, she held Chan Yi's hands tightly. Chan Yi nodded to her mother and said, "Mr. Li is really amazing. He knows all the secrets in the palace. Eunuch Wang, is this true? Oh, what should I do?"

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