Back to the day I married my second wife, I turned around and married my ex-husband's uncle

A loud slap.

The room suddenly fell silent, and all the singing and dancing stopped.

Ling Chaowen also regained consciousness, slammed the wine jug in his hand heavily, and overturned the table.

Each burst of loud noise carried Ling Chaowen's anger.

"Jiang Ningwan, why do you have to control me even for this?"

Jiang Ningwan's expression was serious. "After going through so much, why are you still so willful and reckless?"

"Are you still going to be an idle young man like before? How can I trust you with the seal of nobility if you're like this?"

"Can't you even do the bare minimum of not making everyone worry?"

Ling Chaowen's face flushed from drunkenness, and he turned away with red eyes. "Care about me? You all just wish I'd die in the North."

"Why didn't I die? Why did my grandfather, my parents, and my aunt die?"

Jiang Ningwan took a deep breath and calmed down her anger.

"Ling Chaowen, how long are you going to make trouble?"

She gradually lost her patience.

Ling Chaowen turned around and said, "I have only one condition. I want to see Lin Qinglai."

Jiang Ningwan frowned, "But she doesn't want to see you."

Ling Chaowen's face was sullen. "Don't try to fool me with these excuses. Aren't you General Ling Wei? Is it so difficult for you to let me see a death row inmate?"

"You just don't want me to see it."

Jiang Ningwan was helpless. "Lin Qing knows she owes you, and she feels ashamed to see you. If you don't believe me, I can take you to the prison to see if she's willing to see you."

Hearing this, Ling Chaowen gradually became angry, "Enough! I don't want to hear it."

After saying that, he turned away.

Jiang Ningwan called out to him anxiously: "Where are you going?"

"leave me alone!"

Ling Chaowen didn't even turn his head and stormed out the door angrily.

Jiang Ningwan rubbed his aching forehead and took a deep breath.

Knowing that chasing him would yield no results, he could only send people to keep an eye on him.

……

Prince Chu's Mansion.

Early in the morning, Zhou Tingxu came to the Prince of Chu's mansion again and brought a lot of cakes and pastries.

It happened that Ling Jinlan was watering flowers in the inner courtyard. The sunlight from the shade of the trees dappled her body. Her gentle and lovely appearance attracted Zhou Tingxu's attention at a glance, and his face suddenly darkened.

When did such a pretty little maid come to the Prince of Chu's palace?

"What's your name?" Zhou Tingxu walked straight over and looked her up and down.

Ling Jinlan was slightly startled, "Me?"

"I'm asking you a question! Just answer it!" Qingyun scolded coldly.

"Why should I tell you?"

Ling Jinlan had a pure and innocent look on her face, without any hint of provocation, but this made Zhou Tingxu feel inexplicably unhappy.

This place is so close to the prince's yard, and she is deliberately hanging around here watering the flowers, isn't it just to seduce the prince?

"Go to the pond over there and pick some lotus leaves for me."

"I am treating the prince and plan to make medicinal food today. I need lotus leaves."

Ling Jinlan took a look and saw that the lotus in the pond had withered, leaving only a few green lotus leaves in the center of the pond. People who didn't know martial arts could only go into the water to pick them.

"What are you standing there for? Go quickly! Can you bear the responsibility of neglecting the prince's treatment?" Qingyun's attitude was very sharp.

Ling Jinlan nodded.

Zhou Tingxu was satisfied and went to the King of Chu's courtyard with the cakes.

After a while, Li Chun came running over, grabbed Ling Jinlan's arm, and asked with concern: "Cousin, I saw the second daughter of the Zhou family coming. Did she bully you?"

She walked away for a while, but unexpectedly Zhou Tingxu came.

"The second young lady of the Zhou family doesn't seem easy to get along with." Ling Jinlan looked at her timidly.

"Don't mention it. Under the pretext of treating the prince, she shamelessly goes to the Chu Palace every day, thinking she is a member of the Chu Palace. She even wants to take over our young lady's yard and speaks ill of her in front of the prince for no reason."

"It happened that the Queen asked her to come and treat the Prince, so there's no way to get rid of her."

Hearing this, a cold look flashed in Ling Jinlan's eyes.

"Lichun, can you help me call my cousin back? Just tell her I have something urgent to do."

Lichun was puzzled, but seeing that she looked very anxious, she nodded.

"I'm going right now!"

After Lichun left, Ling Jinlan walked towards the pond.

Not a moment.

With a plop——

Soon there were exclamations from the courtyard.

"Miss Ling!"

"Don't do anything stupid!"

When Xiao Lan heard the guard's report, he immediately sent someone to fish Ling Jinlan out of the pond.

But Ling Jinlan had already fainted.

Qin Shuangchi rushed over as soon as he heard the news, and when he saw this scene, he immediately ordered someone to call the imperial physician.

Zhou Tingxu came over to take a look and was startled, but then he said dissatisfiedly: "Is a maid worth the prince's trouble to invite an imperial physician?"

"I think he just fainted and will wake up soon."

Although the water is a little cold in autumn, it is not enough to make you faint. The pond is not big and the water is not very deep, so drowning is impossible.

"Maid?" Qin Shuangchi glanced at her with a slightly cold look in his eyes.

"Is not it?"

At this moment, Jiang Ningwan rushed back to the Prince Chu's Mansion and hurried to the pond when she heard the noise.

When he saw Ling Jinlan lying unconscious on the ground, his heart tightened.

"Jinlan!"

Jiang Ningwan picked up Ling Jinlan and quickly took her pulse. She was weak and fainted from the cold, but fortunately it was not a serious problem.

After giving Ling Jinlan acupuncture, Ling Jinlan slowly woke up.

Jiang Ningwan looked anxious and worried, "What happened? Who hurt you?"

Zhou Tingxu frowned. Is this Jiang Ningwan's maid? Why haven't I seen her before?

Just as she was thinking, the next moment Ling Jinlan's gaze fell on Zhou Tingxu.

Jiang Ningwan turned her head and glanced at Zhou Tingxu, instantly becoming furious.

"It's you!"

Zhou Tingxu's expression changed. "I didn't, don't talk nonsense!"

Ling Jinlan also propped himself up from the ground and pulled Jiang Ningwan's sleeve, "Miss Zhou didn't harm me."

Hearing this, Zhou Tingxu glanced at Jiang Ningwan coldly, "Did you hear that?"

Ling Jinlan's weak voice rang out again: "Miss Zhou only asked me to go to the pond to pick lotus roots, saying that she would personally make medicinal food for the prince. It's my own fault that I was weak and the water in the pond was too cold, so I fainted..."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ningwan became furious.

He grabbed Zhou Tingxu's collar and asked, "You want my sister to go to the pond to dig lotus roots?"

There are no lotus roots in this pond!

"You want to make medicinal food, right? Miss Zhou is really thoughtful about the prince's illness. Of course, she has to dig the lotus roots herself to show her sincerity!"

"Go in and dig for me!"

"Don't even think about getting out if you can't dig out the lotus roots!"

Jiang Ningwan threw Zhou Tingxu into the pond without any hesitation.

This action frightened everyone around.

"what!"

Zhou Tingxu screamed repeatedly.

thump--

"Ah—help!"

"My lord, save me!"

Zhou Tingxu splashed in the water in a panic. The water was not deep, but Zhou Tingxu couldn't stand up and kept choking.

Qingyun stamped her feet anxiously and could only look at the King of Chu for help, "Your Highness..."

Qin Shuangchi remained calm and composed, "I am waiting for Miss Zhou to prepare the medicinal food. Thank you for your hard work, Miss Zhou."

After saying that, Xiao Lan pushed Qin Shuangchi and slowly left.

Jiang Ningwan raised an eyebrow and looked at Qingyun, "It's no use begging anyone, why not ask your young lady to dig out the lotus roots quickly."

Qingyun stamped her feet angrily, pointed at Ling Jinlan and said, "She's lying!"

"Our young lady never asked her to dig lotus roots!"

"She deliberately framed our young lady!"