"Master, Miss Ru is being bullied to death." Qingfeng reported angrily as soon as he saw Shangguan Ziqi.

"What's going on?" Shangguan Ziqi didn't expect that the first sentence he heard was bad news.

"Miss Ru was married off by the Third Master to a wealthy merchant, the Lin family, the largest silk merchant in this city. She married the eldest son of the Lin family, Lin Donglai.

When the third master was still working here, the Lin family treated Miss Ru well, but as soon as the third master left, they started to make things difficult for Miss Ru.

Now Lin Donglai has married a second wife and has three concubines.

Miss Ru only gave birth to a daughter, who is already over two years old and still very weak. It is unknown how long she can live.

Qingfeng reported all the information he had obtained, and Shangguan Ziqi's face turned as dark as ink.

"How dare the Lin family treat the young lady of Prince Rong's Mansion like this? Are they so bold?" Shangguan Ziqi slammed his fist on the armrest of the chair, filled with anger.

Yu Yuanzheng immediately patted his hands.

"Qingfeng, did you go to the Lin family or ask someone outside?" Yu Yuanzheng didn't know Shangguan Ru, so she looked at the matter more rationally.

"I asked someone outside." Of course, they wouldn't go to the door and ask directly.

As soon as they heard this, they knew there was a problem and it was even more impossible for them to come directly to the door.

"Husband, there must be something wrong here. Let's find out more about it tomorrow.

Under normal circumstances, the Lin family, a merchant family, would not treat the daughter of Prince Rong's Mansion like this.

Not even if I don’t have a son.

Sister Ru is the daughter of a noble family, a noble family like the Prince Rong's Mansion, and Uncle San also left a dowry of slaves. They should provide for Sister Ru.

Before we left, Aunt San didn't tell me that Sister Ru had written a letter back to the palace. This shows that the problem here is very serious."

Yu Yuanzheng analyzed.

Shangguan Ziqi calmed down a little and figured it out.

If nothing special happened, the Lin family would not have treated Sister Ru like this.

"Madam is right. I'll go and ask tomorrow."

"Yes." Qingfeng and the other man accepted the order.

The next day.

Qingfeng and Mingyue went out again to inquire.

He didn't come back until the afternoon.

“Master, the Lin family treats Miss Ru this way because they believe she is unclean.

He also suspected that the daughter Miss Ru gave birth to was not from the Lin family.

So as soon as the Third Master left, the Lin family started to dislike Miss Ru."

Mingyue reported the deeper information she had learned today.

Shangguan Ziqi frowned after hearing this reason.

It's impossible no matter how you think about it.

"What basis do they have to say that Sister Ru is unclean?" Shangguan Ziqi asked.

"Because more than three years ago, Miss Ru went out to burn incense and saved a man. She also supported him for a period of time. Later, when the man disappeared, she married into the Lin family and gave birth to a daughter.

The Lin family still believes that Miss Ru is still in contact or communicating with that man, but the Lin family has not caught her in the act. Qingfeng added.

Shangguan Ziqi listened and fell into deep thought.

If this is true, then it would be a bit difficult to deal with.

If it is false, how can we prove it?

"Madam, what do you think?" Shangguan Ziqi had never dealt with such a matter and wanted to hear Yu Yuanzheng's opinion.

"Husband, we have only heard some superficial things. The parties involved know the truth of the matter best, so it is best for us to meet Sister Ru first and hear what she has to say.

If this is true, then we can just get a divorce. If it's false, we can find a way to talk to the Lin family." Yu Yuanzheng was very rational.

When Shangguan Ziqi heard about divorce, he frowned.

In this world, a divorced woman’s second half of life is ruined, and it is basically impossible for her to remarry.

Many divorced women choose to commit suicide.

If the mother's family is nice, they can take the child home and find a place to raise him. If the mother's family thinks it is shameful, they will simply ignore him and not let him enter the house.

Then there is only one way left, to become a nun.

"What's wrong?" Yu Yuanzheng asked when she saw that his face looked strange.

"A woman should not be divorced easily."

"Life is unbearable. What is Buli doing? Waiting to be bullied to death? Nothing is more important than life. And as the daughter of Prince Rong's Mansion, why should she endure such humiliation?"

Yu Yuanzheng certainly looked at this issue from her own perspective.

"Madam is right. But you may not know Sister Ru's character. She is very gentle. I don't think she will divorce easily."

"Oh? Were you two in a good relationship before?" Yu Yuanzheng was a little curious that her husband knew her personality so well.

"No, there's no relationship between us. In fact, she's rarely in the palace. We did play together when we were kids, and she always followed me, Zishu, and Zifeng very cautiously.

Third Aunt was very strict with her and rarely let her go out to play.

When she was a little older, she became unwell, so Aunt San sent her to the farm to recuperate, and then we rarely saw her.

It was not until my third uncle passed the imperial examination and was assigned to a post outside the capital that the family often stayed away from home.

Uncle San returned to Beijing to report on his work, and he would not bring her back to Beijing unless he was given a new position.

I haven't seen her for seven years. The last time I saw her, I didn't see her face. At that time, she had a lot of rashes on her face and she didn't dare to see anyone. She wore a veil in the mansion.

Xiaoyi also spoke very gently, not saying much, and was respectful and obedient to his uncle and aunt.

"In other words, he doesn't have much temper?" Yu Yuanzheng came to this conclusion after listening for a long time.

"more or less."

"Since she is such a person, do you think she would have an affair with another man?"

Yu Yuanzheng felt that the information Qingfeng and the others had heard was even more untrue.

"Yes." Shangguan Ziqi agreed with this point of view.

"Husband, why don't we go and see Sister Ru quietly?" Yu Yuanzheng suggested.

"How do you go quietly?"

"Take me to the Lin family tonight, sneak in to find her, and then talk to her face to face." Yu Yuanzheng suddenly became very interested in being a thief.

"Okay." Shangguan Ziqi smiled gently and agreed.

At night, after dinner, around 9:00 PM, they set out from the inn.

At this time, Luohe City was under curfew.

There wasn't a single pedestrian on the road.

Qingfeng and Mingyue led the way. Shangguan Ziqi carried Yu Yuanzheng on his back and used his lightness skills to avoid the patrolling city guards and arrived at the Lin family located in the northeast of Luohe City.

Even in the dim light, one can see that the Lin family’s mansion is quite large, which shows how big their business is.

The four of them chose a more secluded corner and jumped in.

This is a side courtyard and no one lives here.

The four of them went up to the roof again.

Once you are on the roof, your view becomes much wider.

It’s a very big house, with five courtyards, two side yards, a side courtyard, and a garden.

It would take many generations of business to be able to afford such a big house.

"How do I find this?" Yu Yuanzheng was a little dumbfounded.

"The Lin family's patriarch is still here, so the eldest son of the Lin family can't live in the main courtyard. He can only live in the east courtyard next to the main courtyard. The east courtyard is usually reserved for the eldest son."

Shangguan Ziqi is quite familiar with this, as it is a common custom in large families.

The east is longer and the west is second.

Once you have a goal, things will be easy.

This is just a business, but it still has quite a few guards, and there are two teams patrolling at night.

They dodged here and there and finally arrived at the East Courtyard, but after carefully looking through the main rooms in the East Courtyard twice, they still didn't see the mother and daughter combination.

Generally, wealthy families would light a small night lamp before going to bed at night. Although it was not very bright, they could basically see what was going on inside by lifting a tile on the roof.

Seeing that she couldn't find it, Yu Yuanzheng pointed to the back where there was a row of side rooms.

Several people flew over there again.

I saw that the light was still on in one room.

The four people came to the window and saw a figure inside, but when they saw what the figure was going to do, they were all shocked.

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like