It's over! After eloping, I was caught by my cold husband and taken back to his room

Everyone looked back and saw Liu's maid walking in with the servants of the Duke's Mansion.

Lin Wannian didn't know what was going on, but her heart skipped a beat and she had a bad feeling.

After the maidservant beside Liu and the maidservant beside the Duke's wife came forward and bowed to the nobles, Liu said, "If you have discovered anything, just tell me."

The maidservant beside Liu nodded and knelt down: "Reply to the princess, prince, and princess."

"I am the personal maidservant of the eldest young lady of the Xie family!"

The maid pointed to a white porcelain pot of flowers beside the couch and said, "This bonsai was given to me by Qiu'er, Miss Lin's servant. At that time... the nanny from the Duke's Mansion also saw it."

The maid from the Duke's Mansion knelt there and nodded: "Yes, I saw it."

"So what?" The eldest princess frowned.

Liu stood up and said, "This is a ylang-ylang flower, it has aphrodisiac properties."

As she spoke, Liu coughed uncomfortably and sat down again.

The Second Prince immediately said, "I was wondering... I was wondering why I got emotional after drinking that little bit of wine. This shouldn't be the case!"

He was also afraid that his reputation would be damaged, and he was even more afraid of going back to settle the score with the Second Princess.

Now that someone handed him a ladder, he naturally went down.

It was clear as day that neither his father, mother, nor the second princess in the palace could say anything about him.

Xie Qiyang saw the second prince's reaction and felt amused. It was indeed so.

"So, Miss Lin did this on purpose." Madam Xie glanced at Lin Wannian indifferently, remembering what she said about Ye Nanyue last time, which had displeased her. "Otherwise, why would she let the servants ask for this ylang-ylang flower? I was wondering why Miss Lin left so early when we were in the courtyard, and I don't know where she went."

"Even if it's not the Second Prince, with so many guests in this mansion today, isn't Miss Lin afraid of running into other men? It seems like you've been behaving indecently!"

"Even if that's the case, you still drag us into the Xie family and refuse to admit it."

Madam Xie snorted coldly and said in a cold tone, "You were acting like that just now. It seems... you think the position of a concubine is not worthy of you. What's the matter? Miss Lin, judging by her behavior, could it be that she still wants to be a princess?"

Madam Xie has always been highly respected, and the Liu family also has an excellent reputation. In addition, the wife of the Duke is the most upright, and the people around her will never tell lies.

After this back and forth, the eldest princess and the second princess consort, who had originally doubted Lin Wannian, now believed her completely.

The eldest princess felt ashamed to help such a person. She looked at Concubine Lin and snorted coldly: "You really have a good sister!"

Concubine Lin almost vomited blood. She felt her forehead throbbing and her stomach ached more and more. "Princess, it's not like that. Wannian, she, she..."

Concubine Lin looked at Lin Wannian and didn't know how to explain for a moment.

Lin Wannian hurriedly said, "I didn't! I've never asked anyone for any ylang-ylang flowers. This is pure injustice!"

"Where's Qiu'er? Let her come over for a confrontation!"

Hearing Lin Wannian say this, Liu said calmly: "Miss Lin, this Qiu'er is your maid, she will naturally not admit it."

The Second Princess snorted coldly: "What a trick! You want to get into bed in a place like this? How shameless!"

The Second Princess glanced at Lin Wannian and said, "Since you don't want to enter the palace, let the palace maid handle this matter. We don't have to consider Minister Lin's face."

If this gets into the palace, my reputation will be ruined.

Even if Lin Wannian wanted to be a concubine in the future, she would have no chance!

Concubine Lin was really anxious now. She was not only worried about Lin Wannian, but also worried about her own future situation.

The Second Princess glanced at Concubine Lin and said coldly, "Concubine Lin, I know that your mother died young, but your upbringing is too poor. As the eldest sister, your character is also worrying."

"It seems that I have to talk to the eldest sister-in-law and discipline you properly, so as not to bring shame to the royal family."

When Concubine Lin heard this, she was so angry that she almost choked.

Concubine Lin tried her best to hold back, stroking her belly and looking at the Second Princess: "Princess, you are joking. There must be some misunderstanding."

"But since our Wannian can't explain it clearly... let's not report it to the palace yet. We will just consider ourselves unlucky. I also ask the princess to help me and at least give my sister the position of concubine, just for the Lin family's sake."

"Oh, you think you're unlucky? Do you think the status of a concubine is not good enough for you?"

Xie Qiyang said sarcastically at the end: "Isn't it said that the daughters of the Lin family like to be concubines? It seems that concubines are also divided into different levels. Second Prince, please don't force it. There are many women. Even if you and the Second Princess have a sense of responsibility, you don't have to use it on a woman like this."

"The Second Princess is also so virtuous. Even though her husband was seduced, she still wanted to give him a proper status. It's a pity that the other person doesn't know how to appreciate it."

Concubine Lin: "..."

Lin Wannian: “…”

How come I didn’t know before that this kid from the Xie family spoke in such a sarcastic tone?

Old Madam Xie, Madam Xie, and Mrs. Liu listened but secretly suppressed their laughter.

The Second Prince was very pleased with what Xie Qiyang said, and the Second Princess also felt relieved after hearing it.

People have always called her a shrew, but this is the first time I've heard anyone call her virtuous...

The Second Prince said, "Lin Wannian, you now have two choices. One is to report to the palace. You will be a nun in the Lin family's nunnery and cannot marry."

"The second option is to come into my house and become my concubine."

When Lin Wannian heard the word "tongfang", she felt so angry that she felt dizzy and almost fell down on the spot.

Concubine Lin almost fainted from anger.

A legitimate daughter of a minister's mansion, being a concubine?

Not even as good as a concubine.

That is a real servant, a maid with no status and no position!

"I have been wronged. This shouldn't happen. This shouldn't happen..." Lin Wannian felt so angry that she muttered these words and fainted on the spot.

Concubine Lin was about to say something more, but when she saw Lin Wannian faint and felt a pain in her lower abdomen, she quickly thought of a solution and covered her lower abdomen: "My stomach hurts so much, someone come..."

For a moment, people were thrown to the ground and horses were in chaos. The Xie family did not dare to neglect it and hurriedly sent someone to call the imperial physician...

It was not until dark that the Xie family asked all these people to leave.

Lin Wannian was sent back to the Lin family, and Concubine Lin was sent back to the eldest prince's mansion.

As for the matter between Lin Wannian and the Second Prince, the eldest princess made a decision to report it to their mothers in the palace. If necessary, she would report it directly to His Majesty and then invite Minister Lin in to see how to make a decision.

Xie Qiyang hurriedly slipped into Ye Nanyue's house under the cover of night and described the whole incident to her in vivid detail.

Ye Nanyue had just finished her meal and was listening with great interest.

After Xie Qiyang finished speaking, he couldn't help but say, "So... Lin Wannian can only be a concubine at best, right?"

Xie Qiyang nodded: "That's the best ending."