Spring Drunk Chang'an

In the past, when he knew that his daughter and adopted son were having an affair, the Duke of Zhenguo had suggested that he marry his daughter to one of his subordinates, who were all his confidants. Not to mention that his daughter had lost her virginity before marriage and had an affair, even if she got married, if she wanted to keep some male favorites and find a few lovers, as long as she was not too blatant, his subordinates would not dare to say anything.

Your future, life, and family are all in his hands. Who dares to say anything?

She was the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo. She felt that her husband's subordinates were of low rank, none higher than the fifth rank, and all of them were military commanders. She didn't want her daughter to become servile and have to bow to everyone she met after marriage. She was also afraid that the military commanders would be rude and her daughter would dislike it...

The adopted son was a civil servant with a gentle appearance and polite manners. He was a typical elegant gentleman.

It can be seen that my daughter likes this.

The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo thought it over again and again, unwilling to let her daughter suffer. After much deliberation, she chose Liu Wenbai, the Duke's son, who was outstanding in literary talent and handsome. Well, before Liu Xiu's reputation became questionable, he was also a famous nobleman in the capital, barely worthy of her daughter. Who would have thought...

"Your family is too unrefined. This is too much!"

Lady Zhenguo looked at the people surrounding her, who were either genuinely worried or pretending to worry - at least thirty or forty people, and she felt dizzy.

It is a Duke's mansion after all, how could such a thing happen?

She sobbed.

——This is what happens when the mistress of the house is gone!

Liu Changan pursed his lips and sneered.

Madam Lai is just a confused old lady. She manages the household affairs and takes charge of the household chores. She relied on her mother-in-law in the first half of her life and on her daughter-in-law in the second half. She has never touched the real power. As for Madam Liu, after she got married, because Liu Ye was a playboy and didn't care much about his wife, she lived a quiet life with her children. Not to mention the Duke's Mansion, she didn't even have power in her own courtyard.

Neither the mother-in-law nor the daughter-in-law understands.

The only one who understands some serious affairs of the inner house is Concubine Lai, but as a mere concubine, how can she have a say?

Therefore, all internal and external affairs of the Ningguo Mansion were managed by Liu Xiu and Liu Ye. These two grown men considered themselves talented in governing the country and served in the court. How could they care about the trivial matters in the harem?

It's completely random handling.

They don't know much about welcoming and seeing off guests, or the reputation of female relatives.

So, when something happened in the bridal chamber and the guests came over to watch the fun, the "person in charge" who should have appeared politely to stop them did not show up.

When Liu Wenbai got into trouble, the doctors who took turns treating him were supposed to be respectful and ask them to leave, but the stewards were nowhere to be found.

In this way, nearly a hundred people just watched it happen.

Of course, this is also due to the leadership role played by the Song family. They are always at the front at all times. With their leadership, the guests are so unscrupulous.

But the Duke and his wife didn’t know.

They only saw that Liu Xiu was incompetent and the Ningguo Mansion was disloyal, causing their daughter to become a laughing stock in the capital. After finding her back, they were too embarrassed to see anyone!

"Duke, Ruyi'er, what will Ruyi'er do in the future?"

The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo cried.

The Duke of Zhenguo's face was livid, and he gritted his teeth, angrily saying, "Madam, don't worry, find Ruyi first. Liu Xiu, quickly send all your guards out to find her!"

"Leave your son in the mansion and interrogate your family members, your lover who appeared out of nowhere, your concubine, and your female relatives..."

"Also, you must come with me to the palace and meet the Emperor to ask Him to find someone!"

He said it bluntly, almost commandingly.

"What? Cough cough cough, I, I..." When Liu Xiu heard this, his face turned green and he kept coughing in horror.

The guests also looked at each other with surprise on their faces.

To be honest, the Duke of Zhenguo really didn't give Liu Xiu any face at all, and the demands he made were really too much.

According to the law, a duke's mansion was allowed to have two hundred sword-bearing guards, but these were there to protect the duke's property—in other words, the duke's house and the duke himself. If Liu Xiu went out, it wouldn't be considered a breach of etiquette if he brought a dozen or twenty people with him. However, if he suddenly released all two hundred people and let them search the capital with swords...

This will be reported to the censor.

If Wansui doesn't want to let it go, just pursue it directly~

He carried a sword and engaged in violence, causing chaos in the capital.

This crime resulted in demotion.

Moreover, the Duke of Zhenguo also asked Liu Xiu to investigate his family affairs and interrogate the female members of his family. Who were his female members? Liu Ye's wife, his brother's wife, his concubines, his woman, Madam Lai, his biological mother.

They are all from noble families. Can they be interrogated casually?

It is a reasonable request to meet the emperor together with him, but aren’t the first two too much?

Liu Ye shook his head repeatedly, "No, no, that, in-laws, we will question the inner house of our family. We can't interrogate them. As for seeing the emperor, my eldest brother, he..."

He wanted to say: My brother will go with you right away!

However, he immediately shut up when he thought of Liu Wenbai who was waiting to take medicine in the inner bedroom. He felt that his elder brother would not leave his nephew at this time.

Liu Ye immediately changed his tone, "My dear, I will accompany you to the palace to see the emperor. I will let my eldest brother stay to inquire about the affairs of the mansion and accompany Wen Bo."

"That child is also your son-in-law, you should feel sorry for him!"

"I feel sorry for him? Who feels sorry for my daughter? Liu Wenbai is a man, and you want me to sympathize with him?"

My daughter is missing?

What do I care about?

The Duke of Zhenguo listened, his anger flaring up. He slapped his hands together, making a loud clapping sound. He glared at the man and said, "Man, do you have any patience?"

"He's injured?"

"How badly can he be injured?"

When the nanny returned home to report the news, she did say that Liu Wenbai was injured, but she did not hear the subsequent "confirmation". The Duke of Zhenguo and his wife only knew that their "son-in-law" was tied up, hit on the back of the head, and bleeding a little.

Pooh!

What's that?

Their daughter is missing!

When he heard that Liu Ye used Liu Wenbai as an excuse and Liu Xiu would not even go with him to see the emperor, the Duke of Zhenguo was really angry. His eyes were bloodshot and he strode into the inner chamber. He saw Liu Wenbai lying on the couch with his head wrapped!

"You little bastard, my daughter is your legitimate wife. She's missing, but you didn't go looking for her. You actually dared to lie quietly in bed. You, you are simply, simply..."

"You are not a human being!"

"Go find my daughter, go ahead!"

The Duke of Zhenguo roared, walked to the bedside, and grabbed his neck with his hand.

Liu Wenbai's whole body was stiff, his limbs limp, and he had no way of exerting any strength, so he naturally slid off the bed under his own power. The Duke of Zhenguo felt his hand was very heavy, but in his rage, he didn't care much. He was eight feet tall, with broad shoulders and a strong waist, so lifting Liu Wenbai was no problem at all.

He interpreted Liu Wenbo's "dropping hand" as a temper tantrum of "silent resistance"~

The Duke of Zhenguo became even angrier. "Stand up! What are you doing here? My daughter is missing from your house. How dare you get angry with me?"