After rebirth, I married the emperor's uncle and overthrew my ex-husband's kingdom

There was a teasing smile in Lu Chen's eyes, "Eight years ago, who was put in a sack and came crying to me for help in revenge?"

"I was still young then. He wants to bully me now, but he can't!"

When Qi Lian said this, his eyes rolled around and he didn't dare to look at him out of guilt.

That was the only time he made a fool of himself in his life, and even now, his elder brother still teases him about it from time to time.

It is true that one misstep can lead to eternal regret!

Looking at Qi Lian's flushed face, Bai Youyou recalled a memory.

Qi Lian was less than seven years old at that time. He saw Jiang Hui bullying a child from a poor family, so he stepped forward to help.

At that time, he took that man to the Yong'an Marquis's mansion to file a complaint. The Yong'an Marquis said that he would punish Jiang Hui, but the next day Jiang Hui appeared in an alley alive, and the Marquis brought people to put a sack on him and beat him up.

He cried so miserably at that time. It was not until Lu Chen and Qi Yue ambushed Jiang Hui in the place he often went to and beat him up in the same way as Jiang Hui did that he stopped crying.

Bai Youyou nodded, "No matter what, the prince and we are destined to be different people, so it's right to be on guard against him."

Lu Chen pondered for a moment, "Jiang Hui is arrogant and will do many evil things. I will go back and send someone to investigate Jiang Hui. If we can find evidence, we can also deal a blow to the prince."

"We shouldn't confront the Crown Prince head-on about this matter."

Bai Youyou rolled his eyes and suddenly smiled slyly, "The enemy of my enemy is my friend. If we find evidence, we can secretly hand it over to the Third Prince. I think he will be happy to do something that is disadvantageous to the Crown Prince!"

"Killing someone with a borrowed knife, this is a good method!"

Qi Lian's narrowed eyes suddenly lit up when he realized that he could get rid of Jiang Hui, the evildoer. He clapped his hands excitedly, "Anyway, the Third Prince and the Crown Prince are fighting for the imperial power, so they can't coexist. Let them fight, and we can just sit back and watch!"

"It's getting late. Let's go back quickly. The city gates will be closed soon."

Lu Chen walked to a brown horse that was eating grass, picked up the reins on the ground, and mounted the horse swiftly.

Bai Youyou and Qilian Ye quickly mounted their horses, and the three of them quickly entered the city. They spent some money to hire a doctor from Zaozhuang before returning to their respective homes.

As soon as I entered the door, I saw Bai Yanlang sitting on a chair with a sullen face, and the delicate and gentle Bai Yaoyao standing behind him.

"This is the banknote sent by Yong'an Marquis himself!"

"Then the Marquis of Yong'an really gave me face."

Bai Youyou replied sarcastically, took off her light blue cloak and casually threw it to Xiaoju, walked to the table and was about to pour the cold water in the teapot to drink, when Cuizhu came in with a bowl of milk tea at just the right temperature.

"Miss, the tea is cold, drink this."

Bai Youyou took the milk tea and tested the temperature. It was just right, neither cold nor hot.

Bai Yanlang tilted his head to glance at the teapot beside him, and his face immediately turned even darker.

He had been here for at least an hour, and he hadn't even had a sip of hot water, let alone a hot meal.

"Go make me a cup of hot tea."

Cuizhu bowed and said calmly, "Master, calm down. The fire in the stove went out just now, but it's burning now."

Bai Yanlang was so angry that he gasped and slapped the table hard, "It takes you so long to get a pot of water. You are so incompetent, you should sell it!"

"If you want to show off, go back to your own yard. You are here to boss me around and scold me. Do I give you face?"

Lu walked in with crispy pork in one hand and pickled duck in the other. When she heard Bai Yanlang's words, she immediately glared at him.

Bai Yanlang was frightened by her fierce look and his hands trembled. He moved his butt uncomfortably and his tone suddenly weakened. "I just said that casually. You really need to change your temper. Which mistress is as fierce as you?"

"Dad, loving someone is like raising flowers. My mother's current temper is caused by you."

"that is!"

Lu echoed Bai Youyou's words, glared at him, walked to the table, and placed the two dishes in her hand on the table.

Bai Yanlang rolled up his sleeves in a familiar manner and called out to Bai Yaoyao, "Come, sit down too. You will have dinner with your mother today."

Lu slapped the back of his hand, "I didn't cook your meal. If you want to eat, go back to your own yard."

Bai Yaoyao's butt hadn't even touched the bench when she straightened up in embarrassment after hearing this.

Since she came here, she has never been to Lu's yard, nor has she seen how Bai Yanlang and Lu get along.

In her book, Lu should be a sad and resentful woman who is not favored by her husband and is locked up in a deep house all her life. How come she is so tough and... energetic?

Bai Yanlang, who was standing beside her, was humiliated again and again, and he became even more furious. "The money allocated by the second house every month is in your hands, and now I can't even eat a bite of your food?"

"All the money from your second wife's house is in the account. I didn't use a penny from you."

When talking about this, Lu held his chin high and looked very confident.

"Without the money from the Duke of Zhong, where would you get the money to maintain the small kitchen?"

Bai Yanlang didn't believe it.

All the profit from Lu's dowry was used to subsidize her parents' home. She lived frugally in her daily life and spent every penny very carefully. How could she have the money to run a small kitchen?

The dishes on the table were filled with aroma. He looked at the crispy pork and braised duck on the table and couldn't help swallowing.

The food here is much better than that of my eldest brother, who is a marquis. If he wants to eat here, he has to give money to the kitchen.

Bai Yanlang frowned, and suddenly remembered that he had given her one thousand taels to prepare a betrothal gift for Bai Mulin. He immediately asked in a cold voice, "Did you embezzle the money for Mulin's betrothal gift?"

"Tsk, I knew you were that kind of person!"

Lu glanced at him with disdain, walked into the inner room, took out a blue account book and threw it at him, "Take a good look at it yourself, everything is here, every penny is clearly recorded on it."

Before Bai Yanlang could question her, she continued, "The things were handled by the nanny that my eldest sister-in-law transferred over, and they also registered the accounts. The betrothal gifts are in the warehouse now, just go and check."

"Humph!" Lu snorted coldly, "Luckily I was on guard against you, otherwise you would have thrown all the dirty water on me!"

Bai Yanlang lowered his head and flipped through the records in the account book, his face turning blue and red.

He still didn't believe it. After closing the account book, he stormed out the door and strode towards the warehouse.

Bai Yaoyao was also very confused, but she couldn't ask. After paying her respects to Lu, she chased in the direction of Bai Yanlang.

Over the past month, she had roughly figured out the Yongning Marquis Mansion except for the courtyard where her master lived.

Bai Yanlang asked the nanny in charge of the warehouse to open the warehouse, which was filled with many things needed for the betrothal gifts.

He handed the account book to Mammy and asked, "Is everything in the account book here?"

The nanny took it and looked through it carefully. She recognized it as the young master's betrothal gift account book and nodded quickly. "Everything is here. It was bought by Nanny Qian, a subordinate of the eldest lady. It has never been touched."

Bai Yanlang frowned.

Where did the Lu family get the money?

Could it be that the money that the troublemaker had extorted was not given to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, but kept for himself?