She married a dying prince and she won three babies.

Shangguan Ru's mind was all on her child, and she didn't even look at anyone else, especially a man.

She had long known that the person who came to visit her elder brother and sister-in-law was the county magistrate of Mingyang County.

When she heard someone calling, she turned her gaze towards that person.

This sight also made me astonished.

"Mr. Zhong?" Shangguan Ziru also recognized him.

"Do you know each other?" Yu Yuanzheng was surprised.

How could they know each other when they had nothing in common? Furthermore, given Sister Ru's personality, she would never take the initiative to get involved with a strange man.

"Young Master, Young Madam, Miss Shangguan is my benefactor." Zhong Weiliang stepped forward, bowed, and explained.

"Oh? Sister Ru is Lord Zhong's benefactor?" Shangguan Ziqi was also curious.

"I was helped by Miss Shangguan four years ago, which is why I am where I am today." Zhong Weiliang bowed to Shangguan Ru and said.

"What? You are that man." Yu Yuanzheng was so shocked that he didn't know what to say.

This world is too small. I actually met the person involved.

Yu Yuanzheng's shocked tone made Zhong Weiliang a little confused.

"Sister-in-law, I'll take the child back next door." Shangguan Ru's face turned pale. Seeing this person, she didn't want to stay for a moment.

When Yu Yuanzheng saw the strange look on her face, she knew that she was thinking about what happened in the Lin Mansion again.

Shangguan Ru took the child and left in a hurry, which made Zhong Weiliang even more confused.

He had already thought of a lot of words to thank her, so why did she walk away so quickly as if she had seen a ghost?

But as a scholar, he couldn't stop the person rashly.

I could only look at Shangguan Ziqi in surprise, seeking the answer.

"Master Zhong, please take a seat."

Shangguan Ziqi invited him to take a seat again.

This means we're going to have a long talk.

"Lord Zhong, can you tell me how you got to know my sister Ru?" Shangguan Ziqi asked.

“Oh, it’s a long story.

My hometown is a small mountain village under Luohe Prefecture. My family has some small plots of land, so I had the opportunity to study.

However, accidents happen. More than four years ago, a heavy rain triggered a flash flood that washed away the entire village, and none of my fellow villagers and family members escaped.

At that time, I was studying in Luohe City, so I did not die.

When I got the news and rushed back to the village, I only saw the bodies of my family members found by the neighbors.

Everything was washed away, and even the fields were flooded. In one night, everything was gone.

I buried my family with great sorrow and spent all the five taels of silver I had.

When I returned to Luohe City, I wanted to ask my classmates for help, but everyone knew that I had no ability to pay it back. They all made excuses to shirk responsibility.

I had no choice but to find a job as a copyist to support myself. I copied day and night and finally fell ill. On the way back to my residence from the library, I fainted in front of Miss Shangguan's carriage, and she saved me.

That day she happened to be going to Huainan Temple outside the city to burn incense, so she took me directly to the temple to find a monk doctor to examine me.

From then on, I lived in the temple because I had no money and could not go to the academy in Luohe City and could not pay the tuition.

I copied some scriptures in the temple and sold them to pilgrims, using this to support myself while continuing my studies.

Seeing how hard I worked, the teacher asked me to wait for him after school every day, and then go to his house to answer my questions.

In this way, I was able to continue my studies.

Then he took part in the provincial examination and passed.

Later, Miss Shangguan came to burn incense and saw me several times. She learned about my situation from the monks and took the initiative to give me one hundred taels of silver, saying that it was a loan to me.

I went to Beijing to take the imperial examination with that one hundred taels of silver.

God has not let me down. I passed the imperial examination and was fortunate enough to be selected as the third place in the imperial examination by the emperor.

Later, when I took office and received my salary, I asked someone to return the silver to Miss Shangguan."

Zhong Weiliang briefly recounted his experiences over the past few years.

From these words, the couple could not hear any hint that he had any improper relationship with Sister Ru.

It also proves once again that the Lin family and the third branch deliberately used this incident to force Sister Ru to death.

"Lord Zhong, do you know that Sister Ru's good deed almost cost her life. No, in fact, it has already cost her life. If we hadn't arrived in time, she would have died." Yu Yuanzheng did not hide it from him.

This man is grateful and repays kindness. Let him remember Sister Ru's kindness.

When Zhong Weiliang heard this, his eyes widened in shock.

"Madam, what do you mean?" He simply couldn't believe it.

How could someone die because of this?

"Sister Ru married into the Lin family of Luohe City. Did you know?"

"I know. It's a pity that I was too poor at the time and couldn't even afford a gift. She only lent me money after she got married."

He was still ashamed of it, but there was nothing he could do.

Moreover, he was just a small figure at that time, while Shangguan Ru was the daughter of a magistrate.

She didn't even look down upon the gift he gave her, so he was just ashamed in his heart.

At the same time, he also wanted to repay his benefactor one day, so he studied harder.

Only when he reaches a certain level can we talk about repayment.

But at that time he didn't know that Shangguan Ru was from the Rong Prince's Mansion in the capital.

If he knew, he would know how naive his thoughts were.

The young lady of Prince Rong's Mansion doesn't need his repayment. She is from a wealthy family and doesn't care about his repayment at all.

"Because of you, the Lin family said that Sister Ru had an affair with you, including the child you saw just now, who was also said to be yours by the Lin family. So they forced Sister Ru to hang herself." Yu Yuanzheng spoke directly about Shangguan Ru's sorrow.

"What? That's ridiculous. It's completely untrue. We only met a few times in the temple. Miss Shangguan is a kind-hearted person, otherwise she wouldn't have done such a kind act. The Lin family is going too far."

Zhong Weiliang was so angry that he stood up from his chair and walked back and forth in front of the two of them to vent his anger.

"We passed by Luohe City and originally planned to visit Sister Ru, so we sent someone to inquire about her. Only then did we know how Sister Ru was living. We secretly went to see her at night, hoping to learn the real truth from her, but we ended up seeing her hanging herself with white silk. Fortunately, we went there in time that night, otherwise she would have been forced to death by the Lin family."

Yu Yuanzheng explained it in more detail.

After hearing this, Zhong Weiliang became even angrier. The fire in his eyes seemed to be tangible. If a member of the Lin family was in front of him, he would probably rush up and kill them.

"Young Master, you won't just let this happen, right?" He asked after finally suppressing his anger.

"Of course, I will come to their house the next day to ask them to divorce, and then ask the prefect to confiscate the Lin family's property. I will sentence them as I see fit." Shangguan Ziqi nodded after seeing his performance.

"Good, well written. Miss Shangguan was originally a daughter of an official family. She married a businessman, which was already a marriage of low status. But she didn't know how to cherish him and even looked down on him for something that was completely fabricated." After hearing this news, Zhong Weiliang felt better.

Although Shangguan Ziqi was satisfied with Zhong Weiliang's attitude, he didn't understand why his wife told him the matter in such detail.

Zhong Weiliang sat back in his chair, picked up the tea and took a sip, but his eyes were blank.

There was silence in the room for a moment.

The couple could tell at a glance that he was deep in thought.

Suddenly, Zhong Weiliang stood up again, walked to Shangguan Ziqi and bowed deeply.

"Sir, I have a humble request, and I hope you can fulfill it."