As soon as she opened her eyes, she was forcibly carried back to the East Palace by the paranoid pri

In the main hall of the inner courtyard, He Yue took a sip of tea. When the charcoal fire in the room was warm enough, she took off her fox fur coat and changed into a light and comfortable dress. The layers of cloud patterns overlapped with each other, weaving a gorgeous look.

Duan Zan sat at the bottom and told the whole story in an exaggerated way, claiming that he was innocent. In the end, he said indignantly, "Mother, please help your son. I don't want to take her as a concubine. I haven't even married a wife yet, but I want to have a concubine son or daughter. Isn't this ridiculous?!"

The maidservant in lotus root clothing was kneeling on the left side with a silk cushion under her knees. She stammered and dared not say a word. She knew that her life was now entirely in the hands of the elegant and majestic mistress above her!

"You also know it's ridiculous." He Yue laughed and looked at Duan Zan. The solemnity in his eyes made him unable to bear it and lowered his head.

She originally thought it was a serious matter, but it turned out that Duan Zan was drunk and fainted. He was confused all night and left behind a helpless and pitiful confused child. He didn't dare to deal with the clan on his own, so he came to ask her for help.

Duan Zan was always terrified of He Yue. She was obviously a sick woman with a very frail body and she always spoke in a gentle and tactful manner, but her every move made people feel depressed and fearful.

Just like... just like the father who passed away earlier! His face was very gentle, but his mind was full of scheming!

After his father passed away, he was taken to a clan house to be raised. The words he heard most since he was a child were, "After all, you are missing a layer of blood, you are not like the head of the family..."

He knew what the unfinished words meant. He was not as clear-headed and calm as his father, nor was he as insightful as his father at seeing people's hearts. His father was a steep and sharp mountain that he would never be able to climb in his entire life!

He Yue held the teacup in her left hand, and the slender fingers of her right hand tapped the outer wall of the cup slowly and naturally. Duan Zan was so nervous that he couldn't help sweating on his face, but he didn't dare to wipe it with his sleeve too abruptly.

"Since you don't want to marry, then follow the rules." He Yue finally spoke, calmly and gently, "Give me the medicine. I'll take care of the clan side. Zan'er, go back and copy the family rules a hundred times and present them in ten days."

The maidservant in lotus clothes collapsed to the ground, tears streaming down her face. She was done! !

Duan Zan felt relieved, and the joy on his face was obvious. He nodded, "Yes! Mother."

The punishment of copying the household rules was of no consequence to him. The bad luck in his heart was swept away, and he left after saying hello.

At this time, Duan Zan didn't know what kind of difficulties he would face in the future.

"Madam, please spare my child! Please!"

The maidservant in lotus clothes cried in agony, holding her round belly with both hands. He Yue's fingers trembled for a moment, and he lowered his eyes to look at her, his voice smooth, "People always want to climb higher, this is the most normal state, but you have to know the type of person you want to get close to. If you, a maidservant, plot against him, he will always remember it."

If Ouyi maid breaks the rules, countless other maids will lose their temper. It is not easy to climb the ladder to heaven, and it is normal to fall down if you are not careful.

Xiao Bi helped He Yue stand up and walked to the inner room. When He Yue passed by the maid in Ou Yi, she said, "Manager Ma, go get Hui Qing a milder abortion pill."

He Yue laughed at herself, thinking she was really hypocritical.

The maidservant Ouyi eventually had an abortion and was sent back to the steward Yuan in the inner house by steward Ma.

Also sent back was a personal indenture and a letter of recommendation.

"Manager Yuan, you have another son. The mistress heard that he is very smart and loves to study. It's a pity that he is a slave, and it is better to sit in school for a while than to hold books all day. This indenture and letter of recommendation are for your son!" Manager Ma smiled kindly and stuffed the two pieces of paper into Manager Yuan's hands.

Manager Yuan's eyes were red, and he knelt down in the direction of Miyake with gratitude, kowtowed three times, "Madam, please be merciful! I am so grateful!"

The matter of the maidservant Ouyi came to an end here.

Manager Ma turned around and left, then went to visit the clan elders according to the mistress's instructions.

The whole house was filled with a sense of decay and nobility. Steward Ma knelt on the ground submissively and said in a flattering tone, "Greetings to all the elders. The mistress said she agreed to adopt another legitimate master!"

"Good! The mistress finally gave in!" The crutch knocked on the ground, making a dull sound.

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Ten days later, Duan Zan obediently completed the family rules a hundred times.

At the same time, thousands of miles away in the Yongding Palace, Bai Huixian knelt before the desk with a memorial in his hand, "Your Majesty, this is an official recommended by the emperor."

Not everyone can enter officialdom only through the imperial examination. The descendants of successive dynasties can also take the internal selection route.

A slender, white hand was placed on the memorial, with distinct knuckles and dark blue veins faintly visible under the thin skin. A slightly old red string made of incense ash beads was tied around the wrist.

The memorial was taken away. Ning Rushong's eyes paused on a name, and he placed his finger on it, saying in a cold tone, "Duan Zan of the Duan family. The Duan family hasn't used any internal officials for many years."

Ning Rushong, with his clear eyes and brows, exudes a chilling aura. Upon closer inspection, he seems a bit more gloomy than he was a year ago.

Bai Huixian lowered his eyes. Although he was already a second-rank official, he still knelt down to answer, "I sent someone to inquire. Duan Zan is the only legitimate son of the Duan family. However, he is too stubborn and useless. The Duan family clan and the mistress of the Duan family have long been dissatisfied. The mistress of the Duan family has already planned to adopt another legitimate son."

"So the Duan family planned to promote Duan Zannei to another territory and give him an idle official position, which was like exile."

"The mistress of the Duan family is quite cruel." Ning Rushong mentioned it casually when he saw the official positions held by the Duan family.

Such a big family actually only wanted a seventh-rank county magistrate in a border area.

Bai Huixian smiled awkwardly, "After all, he is not my biological child."