The elder was so angry that he almost fell over. "You, aren't you afraid of offending the Duke's Mansion?"

"This is my family affair. The Duke's Mansion has no right to interfere in my affairs."

"As for Ye Qingyu, she should obey her husband after marriage and her father at home. I am her father, and it is not her place to interfere in this Marquisate."

Ye Qingyu looked at Lord Ye, whose purpose was revealed, and her pretended sadness gradually disappeared without a trace, and her beautiful face was full of sneers.

"Didn't my father mention the stepbrother thing? It was so that I would have someone to rely on, so my grandfather agreed to the adoption. Now that my father has made such a decisive decision, it doesn't seem like it's for his daughter's sake."

Lord Ye sneered, looking at her with anger in his eyes, "When did I ever say that I was doing this for an unfilial daughter like you? I was just doing this to get an adopted prince for the Marquisate."

"Oh, since I've been adopted into my mother's name, father doesn't care about the Duke's Mansion's opinion at all?"

"Humph, this is my Marquis's business. Why should the Duke's Mansion interfere?"

"Since the Duke's Mansion has no right to interfere in the affairs of the Marquis' Mansion, I will remove my daughter's tablet from the Marquis' Mansion today. From now on, my Zhenguo Mansion and your Qingyuan Marquis' Mansion will no longer have any connection!"

The door of the ancestral hall was pushed open with force, and the Duke's angry voice came in clearly.

"Father-in-law, why are you here?"

Lord Ye had a fearless look on his face, but when he saw the Duke, he became flustered and hurried forward to pay his respects.

The Duke's face was cold. "Hmph, I dare not call you the father-in-law of Lord Qingyuan. Today you and Shuang'er are divorced. I will take Shuang'er's tablet and leave. I will no longer have any connection with your mansion."

"By the way, I see you've disliked Qingqing since she was a child. She followed me back to the Duke's Mansion and became our granddaughter. Whether you adopt one son or ten sons in the future, it will have nothing to do with our Duke's Mansion."

The old lady hurried forward in panic and said, "Your Excellency, you are too serious. There is no such thing as a divorce based on a memorial tablet in this world. The eldest brother said such nonsense because he was furious. Please don't be angry, old man. Let's end this matter here."

"Go on, go on. You want to adopt an older brother for Qingqing? I'm going to make this clear. The candidate can only be Ye Yanzhi. All the other cats and dogs, get out of here. If your mansion dares to adopt another boy in such a double-faced way, I will report it to the emperor and have Shuang'er's tablet and tablet removed from the mansion. I will also take Qingqing away!"

"You, Lord Duke, are going too far. This is a matter of my mansion. I'm discussing this with you out of respect for you, but it's still my mansion's business. You're really overreaching."

The old lady was so angry that her face turned purple, and her cloudy old eyes were filled with anger.

The Duke didn't give her any face at all, "If you think it's too much, go and file a complaint with the Emperor. I'll see how the Emperor will handle it."

Lord Ye's expression turned extremely ugly.

If this matter really came to the attention of the Emperor, not only would Ye Shuwen's career be over, but his career would also be over. They could do small things behind the Duke's Mansion's back, but if these things came to the attention of the Emperor, nothing would be hidden and everything would be exposed. How could the Duke's Mansion have any face left?

Lord Ye suppressed his anger and bowed solemnly, "Father-in-law, today's incident is my fault. I hope you will forgive my mistakes and let's discuss today's matter another day."

"Hmph, remember what I said. I will do what I say."

The Duke pulled Ye Qingyu away without even looking at the upset Marquis Ye, and the people from the second house also left.

"Qingqing, go back to the Duke's Mansion with your grandfather. You will suffer if you stay here."

Ye Qingyu shook her head and soothed him gently, "Grandfather, I can't leave for the time being. Don't worry, Qingqing can handle it."

"Don't worry, Duke. My second wife will take good care of Qingyu."

The Duke sighed helplessly, "Well, forget it. Since you have something on your mind, Grandfather won't ask any more questions."

Ye Qingyu gently comforted her grandfather, asking him not to worry about her, and the group walked towards the gate of the Marquis' Mansion.

Suddenly, there was a noisy and galloping sound of footsteps coming from the front, and Ye Qingyu and her group stopped.

Then they saw a group of guards escorting a young man in gorgeous clothes, coming towards them with murderous intent.

Ye Qingyu subconsciously protected her grandfather behind her. As the person approached, everyone could see him clearly.

Prince Zhuang's handsome face was filled with murderous anger. Seeing the Duke, he slowed down his pace and stepped forward to salute. "Why is the Duke of Zhenguo here?"

The Duke did not answer. He looked at Shen Junchen and asked, "Why are you here, my prince?"

Judging from the posture of this little devil, it seems that the Marquis' Mansion has offended him?

"Prince, it was him! He was the one who stole the Jade Buddha!"

Before Prince Zhuang could speak, the people behind him saw a group of people approaching from a distance and shouted angrily.

"Someone, get it for me!"

Several guards stepped forward quickly, rushed between Lord Ye and the old lady and their group, and went towards Ye Shuwen.

When Ye Shuwen saw the person coming, he was so scared that he turned around and tried to run away.

But he was quickly caught by the guards and pinned to the ground.

Lord Ye froze in place. When he came to his senses, Ye Shuwen had already been escorted to Shen Junchen by the guards of Prince Zhuang.

Ye Shuwen was so frightened that his face turned pale and he kept shouting, "My Lord, save me, help me!"

Lord Ye hurried forward, bowed, and said, "Sir, is there some misunderstanding? Why are you arresting Shuwen?"

Prince Zhuang said angrily, "He stole my things! You bastard, you dare to steal my things? I think you've had enough of life!"

"I didn't, it wasn't me." Ye Shuwen lowered his head guiltily and denied it.

"It's you, coward. You dare to do it but not admit it. Even if you turn into ashes, I will recognize you. It was you who brought a group of people to rob the prince's jade Buddha, and you still dare not admit it." The prince's follower said viciously with a hurt face.

Ye Shuwen naturally recognized him. He had just robbed the jade Buddha that this man was escorting that morning and beat him up.

At first he just wanted to offer a price to buy it, but not only did they refuse to sell it, they also insulted him. He thought they were an ordinary merchant family, just two people carrying the box containing the jade Buddha. Who would have thought it was something belonging to a prince.

Lord Ye understood what was going on when he saw his expression, so he could only bite the bullet and say with an apologetic smile, "Sir, have you misunderstood something? Shuwen is just a scholar, how could he possibly have the guts to steal your things?"

Shen Junchen narrowed his eyes and said in a slightly cold voice, "Lord Ye, are you saying that my servants are falsely accusing your Qingyuan Marquis Mansion?"

"I dare not, I dare not. I just think there might be some mistake. Shuwen is just a weak scholar."

"He is weak. Doesn't he have a group of guards to help him rob?" The prince's followers shouted angrily.

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