Prince Rong looked at Chu Xiao who was still crying, and seeing her pleading eyes, he just sneered.

His eyes finally rested on Marquis Pingyang. "Marquis Pingyang, this prince and the second young lady have known each other for a long time. She was the one who came to see me first, and then we got together."

Chu Xiao heard Prince Rong tell the truth, and her sickly pale face turned even paler.

Pingyang Hou slowly lowered his raised hand and turned to look at Chu Xiao. "Is what the prince said true?"

Chu Xiao was still in the Marquis's wife's arms. Facing her father's questioning gaze, she could only nod and admit it.

Pingyang Hou slapped her directly, "Bitch, I thought you were poisoned someday. You have completely disgraced our Marquisate."

Chu Xiao looked at her father in disbelief. Tears streamed down her face as she listened to his heart-wrenching words. "Father, you actually hit me?"

Pingyang Hou glared angrily, "You still have the nerve to say that? Now you even have a child. Do you still know how to write about propriety, righteousness, integrity and shame? I wonder why the Duke's Mansion insists on asking you to be a concubine. If it were me, I wouldn't want to do that either."

Chu Xiao suddenly threw herself into the arms of the Marquis' wife and cried even more sadly. Her father's words were like another cut into her bloody wound.

The Marquis's wife was heartbroken when she saw this. Seeing the master's expression, she quickly hugged Chu Xiao in her arms and said, "Master, things have developed to this point. You are pregnant. Let's discuss what to do first."

Pingyang Hou hated her to death, but when he thought about it, he thought about how this was someone he had loved since childhood, and now that she was injured, he had no choice but to bear it himself. "What else can I do? Butler, go and invite Duke Rong and his wife over."

The butler stood there anxiously, not daring to move. It might not be helpful if he went, after all, the master's official position was not as high as his.

Seeing that he didn't understand, Pingyang Hou realized what he was worried about, and his expression became even uglier.

Prince Rong took out his personal jade pendant and threw it into the butler's hand. "Take this prince's jade pendant and go."

After the housekeeper left, the rest of the people stopped talking, leaving only the sound of Chu Xiao crying.

Marquis Ping'an knew that this matter would definitely be resolved today. Looking at his poor daughter lying on the bed, he remembered Chu Ci's suggestion. Perhaps that would be the best for Chu Xiao, but it would be unfair to Chu Ci.

Marquis Pingyang turned slightly and whispered a few words to the servant beside him, and the servant left immediately.

Not long after, Duke Rong and his wife arrived, but they also brought a few people they didn't expect, Prince Rui and Prince Chun.

When Pingyang Hou saw them, he was startled at first, then he led his men forward to pay their respects, "Your humble servant pays respects to Prince Rui, Prince Chun, and the Duke."

Cang Mo glanced around, feeling a little disappointed, "Get up!!"

Pingyang Hou stood aside and glanced at the butler standing behind him. The butler understood what his mistress meant and whispered in her ear, "My mistress, when I arrived at the Duke's Mansion, the two princes happened to be there doing business."

Duke Rong and his wife stood on the other side, while Prince Rui and Prince Chun sat in the main seats.

Duke Rong looked at his son in confusion, asking with his eyes, what had happened?

The housekeeper of the Marquis' Mansion went there and said directly that their Lord and Lady Marquis had invited them to a gathering at the Mansion to discuss something.

The couple didn't want to pay attention to him at first. If they had something to say, they needed to visit him, regardless of whether he was a big king or a small king. They were already very angry.

But when the housekeeper took out Yu'er's personal jade pendant, they knew that something had happened!

At that time, Prince Rui and Prince Chun were also there. They had just settled some political matters, and he was afraid that the Marquis and his wife would force them to accept Chu Xiao, so he asked the two princes to come along.

Just as Rong Ziyu was about to open his mouth to explain, the Marquis of Pingyang stepped forward and bowed lightly to Prince Rui and Prince Chun. "Your Highness, I didn't want this matter to be spread, but since you are here, I would like to trouble you to be witnesses."

Pingyang Hou walked up to Duke Rong and explained, "I know you are confused, Your Majesty. Let me explain it to you."

"My second daughter is on the bed now. Look, she was pushed by your son."

Chu Xiao was on the bed, and it was inconvenient for everyone to look at her, so everyone focused their attention on Rong Ziyu.

Rong Ziyu nodded silently, "I pushed it."

Duke Rong and his wife couldn't believe it. Their son was not only well-mannered, but they knew he was a bit of a dandy, but he was not the kind of person who would casually hit a woman.

Besides, she is Chu Xiao, his woman.

Duke Rong narrowed his eyes and looked at Rong Ziyu, "What happened? Explain everything to me clearly. Don't just make a conclusion."

Lady Rongguo also grabbed his arm anxiously, wanting to know what had happened.

Rong Ziyu lowered his head, feeling very depressed, mainly because if the first child was born in the concubine's belly, things would not be nice in the future.

"Chu Xiao and her maid saw me on the street. When they found me at the restaurant, I was holding a girl in my arms. They had an argument, and Chu Xiao pulled the girl, causing her forehead to be injured."

"Chu Xiao ignored the girl's injuries and came up to cling to her. I pushed her away, but I didn't use much force. I didn't know she was pregnant!"

Duke Rong and his wife were shocked when they heard their son's words. They looked at Rong Ziyu with wide eyes, "What did you say? Who's pregnant?"

Rong Ziyu looked at his father, standing straight, but his raised eyebrows showed that he was angry.

He knelt down and explained again, "Father, Mother, Chu Xiao is pregnant and has been pregnant for two months."

Without saying anything, Duke Rong went up and kicked Rong Ziyu, "You beast, have you been together for a long time?"

As soon as Duke Rong finished speaking, they heard the sound of teacups breaking at the door. To everyone's ears, it sounded like the sound of Chu Ci's heartbreaking.

Chu Ci held onto the door frame and stood at the doorway, tears welling in her eyes and even her lips trembling. "Who, is pregnant? How long has it been?"

When Lady Rong saw it was Chu Ci, she hurried over, reached out to support her, and patted her hand lovingly, "Xiao Ci, I know Yu'er has let you down in this matter. Don't worry, no matter who gets pregnant, no matter whether it's a boy or a girl, you will be the future head lady of our Duke's Mansion."

As soon as the Duke's wife finished speaking, Chu Xiao and the Marquis' wife on the bed changed their expressions immediately. It seemed that Chu Ci was still a big threat and needed to be dealt with properly.

Chu Xiao looked at her mother, tears of grievance streaming down her face again. Madam Hou caressed Chu Xiao's hair lovingly and said in a voice only the two of them could hear, "Don't worry, leave Chu Ci to your mother. She won't cause any trouble."

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