Qin Duanyan continued to whisper, "Back then, when my mother was pregnant with me, my father specially invited a high monk to see me. He concluded that I was a blessed child who would bring honor to our family. This led my grandfather to declare on the spot that as long as my mother gave birth to a boy, the position of head of the family would be immediately passed to my father!"

Lin Yiwan couldn't help but sneer. She thought that the head of the Qin family must have found out later that the child he gave birth to was not what he wanted, so he came up with this shocking conspiracy to cover up the truth.

I have to say, Qin Duanyan is really pitiful.

She raised her hand and wiped away her tears vigorously, saying, "Originally, I thought I'd just follow their instructions. As long as I'm careful and vigilant, there won't be any omissions!"

Lin Yiwan asked doubtfully, "What made you suddenly change your mind?"

A hint of shyness suddenly flashed across Qin Duanyan's face, and her melancholy eyes also added a little brightness.

She clenched her fingers tightly and said, "My cousin Luo Feng is a gentle and kind young man. He has already held a high position at a young age. I believe he is very popular among the noble ladies in the capital, right?"

This nonsensical sentence made Lin Yiwan understand in an instant.

She likes Luo Feng, so she is tired of dressing up as a man.

Qin Duanyan spoke again to himself: "I don't know whether it is right or wrong to go this far, but I want to avoid all of that after all. I want to make a choice for myself!"

Lin Yiwan took a deep breath and said, "The crime you've committed isn't punishable by death. Even if you go to jail, you won't stay there for long. You'll eventually have to face the Qin family's accusations!"

Qin Duanyan waved his hand nonchalantly: "I'll hide for a while, Madam Hou. Thank you for listening to me. In the future, there may not be another chance!"

Lin Yiwan's heart suddenly started beating wildly, and she saw determination in Qin Duanyan's eyes.

She, she wants to commit suicide?

Lin Yiwan didn't know how she left the government office. Before she stepped into the gate of Prince Li's Mansion, she saw Luo Feng waiting at the door with an anxious look on his face.

Although there was a cold wind, he was wearing very thin clothes, obviously he had rushed here anxiously after hearing the news.

She frowned and asked, "Minister Luo, why are you looking for me so urgently? What's the matter?"

Even though he was now a minister, Luo Feng still respected Lin Yiwan very much. He bowed respectfully and said, "Greetings, Madam Hou!"

Lin Yiwan waved her hand: "You are an official now, there is no need to perform such a grand ceremony for me!"

She ordered someone to invite Luo Feng into the study in the outer courtyard, and asked Ling'er to bring him a bowl of ginger tea.

After all, his face was so pale and ugly from the cold, and no one knew how long he had been freezing outside.

Luo Feng only held the tea bowl to feel the warmth, and then he couldn't wait to ask: "Madam Hou, how is my cousin Duan Yan now?"

After hearing his words, Lin Yiwan couldn't help but frown.

This silly boy!

He had been with Qin Duanyan for so long, didn't he realize that she was actually a girl?

Even if she was very cautious, wouldn't she have revealed any clues?

Perhaps because Lin Yiwan had been silent for too long, a layer of cold sweat appeared on Luo Feng's forehead.

He spoke tremblingly: "Madam Hou, is Duan Yan's condition not good? Don't hide it, just tell me the truth. I, I can bear it!"

Lin Yiwan said calmly, "She's fine, but she's been banned from taking exams for life. She'll be in jail for three to five days at most, and then she should be released!"

Luo Feng finally breathed a sigh of relief. He spoke in a cryptic voice, "I didn't expect Duan Yan to go through such a glitch. I trust him. He would never do such a bad thing as cheating and bringing in cheat sheets. There must be something hidden behind this!"

Lin Yiwan thought to herself, of course there is something hidden.

She did it on purpose, to put the blame on that idiot Cheng Ziheng, and then trace it back to her. That way, she wouldn't have to take the imperial examination anymore and would be directly locked up in the dungeon where no one would be able to find her.

After all, if you can avoid the first day, you can’t avoid the fifteenth!

The Qin family will not let her go!

She has no choice but to die!

Thinking of this, Lin Yiwan felt very heavy.

Luo Feng's slightly joyful voice still rang in her ears: "Madam Hou, how many days will it take for me to take the Duan Inkstone back?"

Lin Yiwan gave him a complicated look. He was afraid that what he would pick up would be a corpse.

Luo Feng seemed to sense something was wrong. He asked uneasily, "Madam Hou, why are you looking at me like that? What's going on?"

Lin Yiwan quickly spoke up, "Does the Qin family already know that Duan Yan framed Cheng Ziheng and put him in jail?"

Luo Feng's expression suddenly turned cold. "So what if they know? With this Shangshu blocking them, none of them can blame Duan Yan in the slightest. He did something wrong, but I believe this is just a misunderstanding!"

Lin Yiwan interrupted immediately: "Don't stop them, let them go see Qin Duanyan, I have my own way to help her!"

Luo Feng's eyes widened in surprise: "Madam Hou, what are you going to do to help her?"

Lin Yiwan didn't answer, but she looked like she was planning a strategy.

Luo Feng did not ask any more questions, but sent a message to Madam Qin, asking her to visit Qin Duanyan in the prison.

Mrs. Qin rushed over without stopping, and the moment she saw Qin Duanyan, she raised her hand and slapped her hard on the cheek.

She cursed angrily, "Rebellious son, are you trying to piss me off to death? Why would you do such a thing and be banned from taking the exam for life? Do you even take me and your father seriously?"

Even though half of Qin Duanyan's face was swollen, his eyes remained cold.

She sarcastically said, "I cared too much, so I made one wrong step after another, and ended up falling into an endless abyss of pain!"

Madam Qin raised her eyes and looked at her accusingly: "You still feel wronged? If only you were real!"

Her voice suddenly paused, and then she saw Qin Duanyan's lips curled in a teasing manner: "If you were a real man, you wouldn't have to walk on thin ice every day? Would your life be comfortable? Would the entire Qin family be more prosperous?"

Madam Qin shook her head with difficulty: "No, Duan Yan, you misunderstood mother. What else can mother do? If we don't do that, how can we mother and daughter have a place in the Qin family!"

Qin Duanyan interrupted impatiently: "Enough, that's selfish. You want your position as mistress to remain unshakable, you want to enjoy wealth and glory forever, but do you know how much pain I suffer every day? My ribs are about to be broken, it hurts so much!"

Madam Qin cried and said, "I'm sorry, it's all mother's fault. Even if you blame mother, you dare not do such a shameful thing. Where do you put the reputation of the Qin family?"

Qin Duanyan raised an eyebrow and looked at her: "Are you here to punish me on behalf of the Qin family? What are they planning to do? Give me poison? Or let me hang myself in this cell?"

A trace of guilt suddenly flashed across Mrs. Qin's face, and the two lines of tears were still hanging on her cheeks, which looked extremely ironic.

After a long silence, she finally squeezed out a few words from between her teeth: "Duan Yan, don't blame your mother for being cruel. Your mother had no choice but to do it!"

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