Spring Drunk Chang'an

In the garden, Aunt Lai held Liu Chang'an's hand, her deliberate malice hidden under a beautiful smile.

"Chang'an, I liked you the moment I saw you. I'm doing this for your own good." She said affectionately, "Think about it, you're a slave born of low status. Your master can live or die at will."

"What's the use of fame?"

"It's best to gain something in return. Admitting to stealing and helping the young lady out of trouble will naturally make her grateful. In the future, when the young lady gets married, she'll choose you as a maid in her dowry. She'll allow you to marry the steward, wear gold and silver, and after you give birth to a baby, you can even return to the mansion to be the young master's wet nurse."

"I have the dignity of several lifetimes."

"The Crown Prince saw it with his own eyes. The hairpin fell out of the eldest lady's arms. Even if I admitted it, no one might believe it." Liu Chang'an was so angry that his whole body was shaking.

Shameless.

So shameless.

Aunt Lai had clearly plotted against her family and laid the groundwork for the witchcraft incident, yet she still wanted her to admit to the theft, which meant she would have to bear the stigma even after her death.

Liu Qingru wants to be pure and flawless.

Does she deserve to be infamous forever?

"I'm sorry, I can't obey your order." Liu Chang'an gritted his teeth.

Aunt Lai frowned slightly, "You little girl, you are so ungrateful. I am devoted to you, and you are so arrogant?"

"Forget it, forget it. You don't know how to appreciate kindness, but I can't bear to blame you. You ignorant kid, you've brought disaster upon your whole family. Sooner or later, you'll regret this."

"go Go!"

She sighed and waved.

It was the same method of verbal suppression and mental denial, just like how Liu Wenrui belittled and manipulated Wang'er.

They are of the same lineage.

Liu Changan was furious and couldn't help but sarcastically said, "Auntie, if you have such good intentions, please persuade the young lady more."

After that, he turned around and left.

Aunt Lai's fair face suddenly darkened as she stared at Liu Chang'an's back with a sinister look. After a moment, she suddenly spat, "You bitch! Even if you were the Monkey King who caused trouble in Heaven, you couldn't escape my Five Finger Mountain."

"Let's see how crazy you can get."

-

Liu Chang'an quickly left the garden, turned through the Eight Treasures Corridor, returned to the back room of the main courtyard, changed his clothes, and went into the main house to serve.

As soon as she entered the room, she saw Rong Cui kneeling in front of Song, holding the love lock in her hand, and crying with her whole body shaking.

"...Madam, my servant's father has been searching for the marriage tree at Yuantan Temple for two days and finally found this love lock. The names of the Duke, that bitch, and that bitch are engraved on it."

Song took it with trembling hands, lowered her head to look at it, and murmured in disbelief, "Really? Is this really the case? Could it be a misunderstanding, or, or someone is framing me…"

"No, madam. My father was afraid of being misled, so he paid the head monk in the temple to ask for permission. He found out that this kind of love lock with a yellow ribbon was invented twenty years ago."

The Duke and that 'Yuan Niang' have been together for twenty years.

Rong Cui choked up and said, "Madam, this love lock is designed for couples."

"They have been married for twenty years? Then what am I?" Song's face turned pale, her heart felt like it was being cut by a knife, and she fell backwards.

"Madam!" Rong Cui exclaimed in surprise.

Liu Changan was also startled. He quickly ran forward and cushioned himself under Song, repeatedly advising her, "Madam, are you okay? The Duke is already like this. You must take care of yourself!"

"Long, long..." Song's red lips trembled for a long, long time. She came to her senses, climbed up stiffly, and knelt on the ground.

She burst into tears and laughed at herself: "Changan, my dear child, I really made a fool of myself."

"me……"

"Madam, no, how could I laugh at you? You are sincere for the Duke and the family~"

Song has been married into the Ningguo Mansion for nineteen years. From a round-faced and shy fifteen-year-old girl, she has grown into a gentle and kind lady. She has given the best years of her life to Duke Liu and dedicated herself to this family.

Duke Liu has another home outside the mansion.

He treated the woman named Yuanniang as his wife.

"Isn't it a joke? What am I?" Song murmured, tears rolling down her cheeks.

"Madam, why don't you investigate further? Maybe there is a misunderstanding." Rong Cui looked at the sad face of her madam and couldn't help but have fantasies.

The Madam and the Duke have been married for nineteen years. They love each other and treat each other as equals. They have three children. The Madam is not a jealous person, as there is Concubine Lai in the mansion.

"Maybe it's a duplicate name?"

"This..." Hope appeared in Song's eyes.

Liu Changan half-knelt and supported her, with a bitter expression.

What was Yuanniang's identity? She didn't know, but she knew that in her previous life, ever since the Cheng'en Mansion, Song's natal family, was confiscated, a "Madam Yuan" had moved into the mansion.

She had no official status and unknown origins, but she was a person that no one in the Duke Liu's mansion dared to offend. Liu Wenbai called her "mother" and Aunt Lai called her "Madam."

Yuanniang is respected in everything in the Duke's Mansion.

Song, the legitimate mistress, was "bedridden". Duke Liu kept her in Fanghua Pavilion, where actors lived, and no one could see her.

Until later, when Liu Qingru and the prince were engaged, Song died quietly of illness, but Duke Liu did not marry Yuanniang, but instead made Concubine Lai his legal wife.

"Madam, the Duke refused to accept that woman into the palace. I wonder if there's something fishy about her identity..." Liu Chang'an whispered, "My father is the steward of the outer courtyard and can travel around the capital."

"Let my father check it out. He can do it more conveniently than others."

Rong Cui's father serves in the inner courtyard and cannot leave the house at will.

Song was lost in thought, and had already thought in her mind that Yuanniang might be a skinny prostitute.

"Check, then let's check~" she said hoarsely, her throat dry and salty.

The love between husband and wife for nineteen years is like a seacastle built on the seashore. It does not need strong winds or big waves, just a gentle breeze to float by.

It collapsed with a loud bang.

-

Liu Chang'an took the order and went out of the house to explain to Liu Laishun. In the garden, Liu Wenrui saw her back from afar and chased her for two steps but failed to catch up.

"You little bastard, you can run as fast as you can."

His face darkened and he turned around cursing.

I ran into Aunt Lai head-on.

"A good dog doesn't block the road. Get out of here!" Liu Wenrui scolded and kicked him.

He was a dandy, handsome and elegant on the outside, but cruel and violent on the inside. When he was angry, he would beat anyone. He didn't care about his father's aunt or a mere concubine.

"Second Young Master, calm down!" Aunt Lai quickly dodged, anger flashing across her face before instantly subsiding. She lowered her brows and humbly asked, "Why are you so angry?"

"Who is so blind as to dare to offend you?"

"A cat or dog that thinks it's a human." Liu Wenrui was angry, his face cold.

Aunt Lai's eyes turned slightly, "Cats and dogs? Are you talking about Liu Chang'an who is beside the lady?"

"You know her?"

"Of course. She has a rebellious nature and is arrogant. At noon, I apologized to her on behalf of the eldest lady, but she ignored me."

Aunt Lai sighed and said deliberately, "She is so arrogant."