Liang Xiucai slowly raised his head and met a pair of almond eyes full of pity.

He opened his mouth, but his throat was so hoarse that no sound came out.

He knew this person; she was the girl who fell from the wall that day.

"People cannot be resurrected after death, so we should mourn and accept changes."

The person died of freezing. Bai Youyou couldn't influence Lord Xu's judgment. The only thing she could do was to take out a silver ingot and stuff it into his pocket, "Buy a thin coffin for your sister."

They couldn't control what happened next, but judging from Lord Xu's attitude, Li Daqiang would surely be exiled.

Qi Yue walked up to him and squatted down. "Brother Liang, if you have any difficulties in the future, you can come to me. You and I were classmates, so there's no need to be so formal."

"...Thank you."

Liang Xiucai nodded at him and squeezed out two hoarse words from his swollen throat.

At this moment, the setting sun was about to fade outside the house. After Lord Xu put Li Daqiang and Liang Jinyu in jail for retrial tomorrow, Bai Youyou and Lu Chen returned to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.

Qi Lian and Qi Yue helped transport the bodies of Liang Xiucai and Liang Wenxiu back.

The news that the fifth lady from the second branch of the Yongning Marquis's mansion was having a secret meeting with the third young master of the Qiao family had just spread among the noble ladies, but unexpectedly, something even more exciting and shocking was heard.

But within just three days, the news spread throughout the capital.

"Have you heard that the eldest son of the second branch of Yongning Marquis's mansion has been keeping a mistress under the name of the second son? I heard that the matter was reported to Jingzhao Yin."

"I heard that too."

"You said that the eldest brother is keeping a mistress under the name of the second brother. His intentions are not pure."

"A young master born out of wedlock has such evil intentions. Isn't his intention obvious?"

"How despicable! I heard he passed the imperial examination and became a scholar. Such behavior really does not deserve to be called a scholar!"

"Hey, who knows if the two brothers are having fun, and two of them are unhappy, so three of them are going together, hahahaha——"

......

When Bai Yanlang went out today, he was looked at with strange eyes, and from time to time he saw many people pointing at him.

He was puzzled.

"Li He, go check what happened."

Not long after, Li He came back with a rather grim look on his face.

"Master, it's the eldest young master, he..."

He hesitated to speak, Bai Yanlang's expression froze, and he asked in a deep voice: "Just say whatever you want to say, why are you hesitating?!"

"It's being rumored that the eldest young master is keeping a mistress under the name of the second young master, and the matter has even been reported to the Jingzhao Yin."

"what?!"

Bai Yanlang stood up from his chair in an instant, "What did you just say?"

"It's being rumored that the eldest young master is keeping a mistress under the name of the second young master, and this matter has even been reported to the Jingzhao Yin."

Li He repeated what he had said before.

In fact, what he said was quite tactful. What those people outside said was unbearable to hear.

Things like brothers sharing one wife, having extravagant games, and having threesomes are simply hard to talk about.

"Hurry, go back home!"

Bai Yanlang couldn't stand the strange looks from his colleagues, so he wrote a note asking for leave and asked someone to deliver it to his superiors, then returned to the Yongning Marquis' Mansion in disgrace.

As soon as I arrived at the door, I saw a young woman in a pink dress and a lady's bun kneeling at the door of the marquis's mansion. A group of people soon gathered around to watch the fun.

"Husband, please come out quickly, I am Lian Hua!"

"I'm already pregnant with your child, come out quickly!"

When Bai Yanlang heard the woman say that she was pregnant, his blood rushed to his head and his vision went dark.

He staggered, and Li He, who was following behind him, quickly supported him.

"master!"

"Hurry, help me into the mansion!"

He can't afford to lose face with so many people around!

He covered his face, but his red official uniform was extremely conspicuous and someone recognized him immediately.

"That's the master of the second house of Yongning Marquis's Mansion."

"That's him. He really raised a good son."

"Tsk tsk tsk, this concubine said she is pregnant, she must be brought into the mansion to be a concubine."

Li Lianhua knelt on the ground with his head lowered, wiping his tears with a handkerchief.

She came here today to ask the people in Yongning Marquis' Mansion to rescue her elder brother, and also to take this opportunity to enter the mansion and become a legitimate concubine.

She sobbed and soon maids and servants came out from the mansion.

"Miss, I am Madam Qian who is with the Marquis' wife. Our Madam invites you to come into the mansion. If you have anything to say, please tell her."

"I'm not going!"

Li Lianhua shrank back to avoid the hand of the maid who was trying to support her, and stared at them with a vigilant look, "I won't go into the mansion. You let my husband come out to see me."

"Miss, this is not a place to talk in public. Master Mu Lin is in the mansion. You can go in with us. The master of the mansion will give you justice."

Madam Qian had a gentle smile on her face, but her tone contained a threat: "If you don't go into the mansion with us now, I tell you, it won't be that easy to go in later."

"I am a weak woman alone. If I enter the mansion, what will you do to me? How can I resist?"

Li Lianhua's pair of deer-like watery eyes timidly looked around, immediately arousing the desire to protect many men.

"The world is bright and clear under the emperor's feet. Just go in, girl. Don't be afraid."

"Yes, we will wait here. If you don't come out in an hour, we will go to Jingzhao Prefecture to report to the authorities."

"We are all witnesses. If you don't come out within an hour, we will report to the police to rescue you."

"Our lady just asked this girl to come in and ask a few questions. You are worrying too much."

There was a smile on Nanny Qian's lips, but the smile did not reach her eyes.

Li Lianhua was naturally afraid of the powerful people in Yongning Marquis' Mansion. She would not dare to go in easily without any protection.

Now that so many people had seen her enter the Yongning Marquis Mansion, her life was guaranteed, and she stood up softly.

"Thank you, Ma'am."

Nanny Qian brought the person into the mansion.

In the old lady's Songtao Garden, everyone was there except Lu and Bai Youyou who were at the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion.

Aunt Qiao cried and grabbed Bai Yanlang's sleeve, "Husband, please say something for Mu Lin!"

"say what?!"

Bai Yanlang slammed her hand away, pulled back his sleeves, and angrily cursed: "Look at the good son you taught, he really brought shame to our mansion!"

"Mu Lin is young, and he was bewildered for a moment, so he did such a wrong thing. He knows he was wrong, and you are his father, you can't just ignore him!"

"Manage? How?"

Bai Yanlang was furious. He turned around and slapped Bai Mulin hard in the face as he lowered his head and pretended to be dead.

With a dull "pop" sound, Bai Mulin's fair cheek quickly became red and swollen.

"It's fine if you keep a mistress yourself, but you're using your second brother's name. Aren't you ashamed?"

"Dad, it's my fault. I know it's my fault."

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