Marrying Wife and Concubine Together: After Rebirth, I Remarried the Scumbag's Father on the Sp

Madam Du gritted her teeth and said, "This matter was caused by Lin Yiwan, so she has to bear the blame!"

She said a few words to the maid, and soon, rumors spread in the capital that the reason Du Lingzhi was expelled from the palace by the emperor was because Lin Yiwan instigated trouble.

Now that the royal heir is living abroad, she has an unshirkable responsibility.

The next day, many court officials submitted memorials to the court to criticize Lin Yiwan.

Some even said, "She must kowtow three times and nine times to welcome Miss Du into the palace. The heir in her belly is of vital importance, and there must be no mistakes!"

Xiao Ling refuted the man's words and told all the court officials in person that Du Lingzhi had an extremely bad character.

Zhan Yan remained silent throughout the entire process, believing that Xiao Ling would make his own decision.

When the news reached Lin Yiwan's ears, she was lazily soaking in the hot spring resort.

She hadn't felt so relaxed in a long time, and felt that even her bones were softened by the spring water.

Zhan Miao was massaging her shoulders, mumbling, "How could she possibly be worthy of my mother's kneeling and kowtow? Who does she think she is?"

Ling'er stuffed a grape into her mouth and said, "She's relying on the royal heir in her belly to act arrogantly. She wants to climb up the social ladder by stepping on Madam's reputation. Kneeling three times and kowtowing nine times is a bit exaggerated. She wants Madam to personally take her into the palace. That's her real plan!"

Lin Yiwan looked at her in astonishment: "Oh my, Ling'er actually sees so clearly?"

Ling'er lowered her eyes shyly: "Madam, Ling'er has been by your side for so long. If she can't even see through this little trick, then she must be hopelessly stupid."

Zhan Miao quickly said: "Aunt Ling'er is not stupid, you are the smartest!"

Ling'er reached out and rubbed her head: "Our Miss Miao'er has such a sweet mouth, she's worth cherishing with my life!"

Lin Yiwan lowered her eyes and pondered, "I've been wondering about this for a long time. Is the child in Du Lingzhi's belly really the emperor's?"

Ling'er immediately covered Zhan Miao's ears: "Oh, children can't listen to this!"

Lin Yiwan also reacted and quickly asked Zhan Qingning to take Zhan Miao to another hot spring pool to play.

She didn't speak until only the master and servant were left. "Queen Wang has been in the palace for three years. She's in good health, but there's been no news of her pregnancy. Even Chen Qiuyan has been with the emperor for several months, but there's been no news either. How come Du Lingzhi is pregnant?"

Ling'er murmured in shock, "Could it be that she's faking her pregnancy? She's trying to use this as a ruse to return to the palace?"

Lin Yiwan shook her head. "Fake pregnancy is too risky. She can't be that stupid. She must be really pregnant. But only Du Lingzhi knows who the father of the child is!"

Ling'er asked hesitantly, "What should we do then? Madam is not really going to pick her up in person, is she? Wouldn't her conspiracy succeed then?"

Lin Yiwan sneered, "I just want to spend a few more days comfortably. We can live comfortably in the hot spring villa, so why don't we just stay here forever?"

No matter how loud the rumors in Beijing were, Lin Yiwan did not move at all.

There was a quarrel in the court almost every day. Some people suggested that Lin Yiwan should go to pick up the girl, while others suggested that she should not go. Every time, the quarrel became a mess.

Xiao Ling tried to persuade him at first, but as time went on, he gradually became numb.

When they got tired of arguing, he would leave the court.

Du Lingzhi was left alone for another whole month, and she really couldn't wait any longer.

I don’t know if she was in a bad mood or what, but her face looked extremely pale and ugly.

No matter how much makeup she used, it couldn't cover it up at all.

She urged Madam Du anxiously, "Grandma, we can't wait any longer. We must have Lin Yiwan come to the Dingxiang Marquis's Mansion to take me to the palace. Otherwise, it will be too late after the child is born!"

Old Madam Du really didn't expect that Lin Yiwan would ignore the rumors outside. How could she be so patient?

Just as she was lost in thought, Dingxiang Hou came running in, sweating profusely, saying, "Mother, I've inquired about it. Lin Yiwan isn't in the capital at all. She's staying at the hot spring villa!"

Madam Du's expression suddenly changed: "What? She's not in the capital?"

Dingxiang Hou raised his voice in anger, "We're like clowns, jumping around like crazy, and Lin Yiwan is completely ignoring us. She's truly despicable!"

Mrs. Du also found the situation a bit tricky. She originally wanted to rely on public opinion to force Lin Yiwan to surrender, but she avoided her. What should she do?

Du Lingzhi heard the news and hurried over, holding her waist. She asked worriedly, "Grandma? Should we continue to wait?"

Madam Du frowned and looked at her: "Why are you so anxious? You are carrying the heir to the throne. A mother's status is determined by her son. Don't you understand this principle?"

Du Lingzhi stammered in shame, "Of course I understand, but the palace didn't send anyone to pick me up. I really don't know what the emperor is thinking!"

Madam Du was silent for a moment before she slowly spoke, "Since Lin Yiwan wants to be a coward, I must pull her head out!"

Du Lingzhi looked at her in surprise: "Grandma? What are you going to do?"

Madam Du said quietly, "She won't see us, let's go see her!"

She immediately ordered people to prepare a carriage and head straight to the hot spring villa of Marquis Zhan Yi's mansion outside the capital.

Lin Yiwan was catching butterflies with Zhan Miao when she heard a report that Old Lady Du from the Dingxiang Marquisate had come to see her with her granddaughter Du Lingzhi.

She couldn't help but say, "I don't want trouble, but trouble finds me. I can't even have fun!"

Zhan Miao whispered, "Since mother doesn't want to see them, why not drive them away?"

Lin Yiwan shook her head: "If it was Madam Du, I could drive her away, but Du Lingzhi is pregnant with your emperor brother's child, and she can't be lost!"

Zhan Miao had no choice but to spread his hands: "Then I can only meet them!"

Lin Yiwan asked Ling'er to take them to the pavilion first and then go to meet the guests later.

Madam Du's expression was unfriendly, but when she saw Lin Yiwan, she still forced a smile: "Madam Hou!"

Du Lingzhi subconsciously wanted to stand up and salute, but when she met Madam Du's sharp gaze, she had to sit back down.

Lin Yiwan pretended not to notice and said, "The Dingxiang Marquis' Mansion and the Zhanyi Marquis' Mansion have never had any contact. I wonder why Madam Du wants to see you this time?"

After hearing her words, Mrs. Du felt her throat tighten.

She didn't expect that Lin Yiwan would not give her any face at all and said that she was not familiar with the Dingxiang Marquis Mansion. She was really going too far.

Thinking of this, her tone became less polite.

She said calmly, "Madam Hou, I came here to ask you, Lingzhi is pregnant with the emperor's child, what are you going to do with it?"

Lin Yiwan was stunned at first, then pointed at her nose and said, "You ask me? She's not pregnant with my child, why are you asking for my opinion?"