The war god prince climbs the wall every night, and the princess is angry

"My Lord, our brother Xuan is gone! He's gone!"

As she spoke, Lin suddenly rushed forward and threw herself into the arms of Marquis Yongning, crying heart-wrenchingly.

Marquis Yongning's expression froze, and his gaze shifted from Lin's face to the child's body lying on the ground.

When he saw the child's face clearly, a flash of pain appeared in his eyes.

How...how could it be Brother Xuan...?

It shouldn't be...

No wonder Lin went crazy and even said in public that the person who deserved to die was Shen Yi, which almost ruined all the plans.

Marquis Yongning came from the banquet. When the ministers and nobles heard that a child had drowned, they no longer had the heart to feast and followed him here, including Xie Nanyuan and Zhou Jinlin.

When Zhou Jinlin heard Lin's words, his eyes, which were full of joking, were about to appreciate Shen Qionghua's sorrow and sadness, but a trace of surprise flashed across them. He then took a few steps forward and saw that the person who died was indeed Zhou Jinxuan. He loudly questioned, "What's going on?"

Zhou Lingyi immediately pulled Zhou Jinlin's sleeve and whispered in his ear what had just happened. Nanny Kong also stepped forward and told Marquis Yongning the whole story in a voice that only the two of them could hear, including the incident of Zhou Lingfu climbing into the bed.

After the words were spoken, both of their pupils shuddered, and their shocked gazes fell on Shen Qionghua at the same time.

The emotions on Shen Qionghua's face were extremely interesting, with shock, sadness, fear and other emotions mixed together, but deep in her eyes there was a hint of sarcasm.

Seeing this, Luo Xiyao knew it was her turn to take the stage. She said, "My Lord, you are finally here. If you hadn't come, I'm afraid the roof of this mansion would have been torn down by the Marquis' wife."

"It's funny, really. Everyone out there is saying how well the Marquis of Yongning treated the Shen family, mother and son. But when the second young master tragically drowned, why is the Marquis' wife shouting that it was the young master of the Shen family who died?"

Perhaps Luo Xiyao's words had irritated Lin again, and her expression had turned frantic again. "It wasn't my brother Xuan who was to die, it was that little bastard."

Lin has now forgotten all her power and plans. Her mind is filled with the death of Xuan Ge'er. She wants the Shen family to pay for Xuan Ge'er's life!

She pulled the arm of the Marquis of Yongning and said, "My Lord, you must avenge Xuan'er. The Shen family should have—"

With a "slap" sound, Lin turned her head and there was another bright red slap mark on her well-maintained face.

She turned around in shock, and met the gaze of Yongning Hou who had just withdrawn his gaze from Prince An in the crowd. At this moment, there was no sadness in Yongning Hou's eyes, only indifference and anger, as if the person who died was an insignificant person.

Such a Yongning Hou made Lin feel cold all over.

Lin Wanru was greatly shocked by what happened today. She looked at her daughter's determined face and finally realized what her daughter wanted to do.

Hua Jieer told her to act according to circumstances today...

Lin Wanru thought about it in her heart, and with her eyes red from crying, she spoke sadly, "Sister, Xuan Ge'er is gone. I know you are sad, but you can't curse Yi Ge'er because of this. Yi Ge'er is my life!"

When Marquis Yongning heard the voice, he immediately shifted his gaze to the delicate figure in white. Seeing that she was so heartbroken, his heart began to ache.

Lin stared at the face of Marquis Yongning, and saw with her own eyes his expression change from indifference to worry, and then gradually to a hint of heartache.

It’s already this late...Brother Xuan is dead...and he’s still thinking about that bitch!

Lin felt like the sky had fallen. She suddenly pounced on Lin, "Bitch! Shameless! I want all of you in the Shen family to be buried with my son!"

Just before she pounced on Lin Wanru, Yongning Hou raised his sword and chopped Lin unconscious.

Lin fell softly into the arms of Marquis Yongning, her face covered with tears.

Marquis Yongning handed Lin to Nanny Kong and ordered, "Take Madam back to rest."

Nanny Kong quickly caught Lin, replied softly, "Yes," and then looked at Zhou Jinxuan's body on the ground.

"Butler!" Marquis Yongning shouted.

"My Lord." The butler stepped forward timidly.

There seemed to be tears in the eyes of Yongning Hou, and he said, "You... first place the Second Young Master's body and take good care of the Second Young Master's funeral affairs."

"Yes." The housekeeper agreed and quickly ordered the servant beside him to carry Zhou Jinxuan away.

After all the instructions were completed, he placed his hands on his chest and bowed to the people around him.

"I'm sorry to have made a fool of myself. Given the current situation of the Marquis' Mansion, we can't hold today's birthday banquet. Please go back. The Marquis' Mansion has failed to entertain you well today."

Everyone nodded slightly, expressing their understanding.

Marquis Yongning was in a depressed mood and prepared to send the guest away, without mentioning the loophole in Lin's words just now.

He didn't mention it, but Shen Qionghua couldn't just watch this great opportunity slip away.

"Wait!"

A loud voice sounded, causing everyone who was about to move to stop.

Marquis Yongning narrowed his eyes, turned around, and twitched the corner of his lips, "Sister Hua, what else do you want?"

Shen Qionghua stepped forward and said, "My Lord, I want to move out of the Marquis' Mansion with my mother and Yi."

This sentence was like a thunderclap that fried Zhou Lingyi to a crisp on the outside and tender on the inside.

"No!" she exclaimed.

Looking at the surprised looks of the people around her, she paused, calmed down a little, and then hurried forward to hold Shen Qionghua's hand.

As if she was thinking about Shen Qionghua, she said, "Cousin, you are living well in the Marquis' Mansion. Why do you want to leave? Where can you go after leaving the Marquis' Mansion?"

Zhou Lingyi had completely lost his composure at this moment. Everything today was too chaotic, and everything had deviated from its original trajectory.

The Marquis' Mansion has made such a great sacrifice. If Shen Qionghua were allowed to leave the Mansion, wouldn't all this become a joke?

No matter how much Shen Qionghua knows, as long as she stays in the mansion, from now on, I will not give her any chance to appear in the public eye.

Before, it was for the sake of the reputation of the Marquis' Mansion. Now that things have come to this, and Shen Qionghua has noticed it, he decided to go all out and directly placed the Shen family mother and son under house arrest.

Even if Princess Pingning came to ask for someone, if she refused to release him, would the other party dare to bring people to search the Yongning Marquis' Mansion?

If this is the case, Your Highness does not need to worry about it. You can just directly charge the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion with the crime of treason.

Zhou Lingyi made up his mind that he would keep Shen Qionghua even if he had to be humble today.

Shen Qionghua glanced at her coldly, shook off her hand and said, "Miss Zhou Er, have you forgotten that my Shen family is a wealthy merchant family in Jiangnan? Even if we leave the Yongning Marquis Mansion, we will not lack a place to live."

Zhou Lingyi's throat choked at being called "Miss Zhou Er." She glanced around and after a long pause, she lowered her voice and choked out, "Cousin, Xuan Ge'er passed away today. If you want to leave, wait a few days before you decide."

As soon as she finished speaking, a sneer came from the side, "In a few days? I'm afraid that in a few days, the Japanese princess will never see Qionghua again!"

Zhou Lingyi turned his head suddenly and met Luo Xiyao's contemptuous eyes, and a surge of anger rose in his heart.

"What does the princess mean by this?"

"What do you mean?" Luo Xiyao squinted her eyes and looked him up and down, her words spitting out words that seemed to stomp on the reputation of the Yongning Marquisate. "Qionghua was almost slandered and lost her innocence today. The second young master of the Marquisate is dead, and the Marquis's wife is calling for the death of the Shen family's younger brother."

"If I remember correctly, when the servant came to report just now, he said that the young master had drowned, but everyone in the Marquis' Mansion thought that the young master he was talking about was the young master of the Shen family."

Zhou Lingyi's face turned pale and blue. The gazes of the people around her made her feel as if she had been stripped naked and thrown in public.

She looked at Xie Qian'an in the crowd. Xie Qian'an's expression froze slightly and he glanced away.

An indescribable humiliation surged in her heart, but she could only swallow it.

She looked at Shen Qionghua and said, "Cousin, there's a misunderstanding here. Let me explain it to you slowly. Mother... Mother is talking nonsense because she's too sad and unconscious. You must not believe her."

Shen Qionghua looked at Zhou Lingyi with deep eyes.

It's already this late, and you're still quibbling. Are you thinking everyone else is a fool?

For a moment, Shen Qionghua didn't know whether to say that Zhou Lingyi was stupid or to praise her for her deep love for Xie Qian'an.