Reborn, meet you again!

Lord Liang listened to Song Wan's words, but his face showed no emotion. Instead, he seemed a little impatient.

Today is really weird. No one dares to interfere with his decision.

Just at this moment, there was a noise suddenly coming from the second gate of the Jingzhao Yin main hall.

Lord Liang looked in the direction of the sound and saw that three or four people had gathered at the second gate, which was originally empty. They were looking into the main hall and whispering about something.

The words of reprimand from Lord Liang were on the tip of his tongue, but he swallowed them back immediately.

What's going on? Why are there so many people watching all of a sudden?

When he wanted to present himself as the "fair and honest" Jingzhao Yin, he would occasionally allow common people to attend the court hearings, but more often than not, he would close the court early to conduct the trial.

Today's group of people came suddenly, and I was careless.

This is a bit difficult... After so many years in this position, no one understands better than him that water can carry a boat, but can also capsize it.

No matter how he behaves in private, he still has to maintain his reputation as an official.

However, if he offended the Empress Dowager and climbed into the Marquisate for the sake of this merchant's daughter, this deal would be a bit unprofitable...

Lord Liang was frowning in thought. Pei Yujiao, who was standing beside him, saw that she had suffered such a great injustice, and Jiang Wanqiao actually wanted to sue her.

The rage in her heart instantly made her lose all her rationality. She didn't care that people were watching her. She stood up from the ground excitedly, walked a few steps to Song Wan, and raised her hand to hit her.

"Jiang Wanqiao! You bitch, you still want to push your luck! Do you really think I'm afraid of you?"

But before her hand could touch Song Wan at all, Pei Ming, who was standing between them, grabbed her wrist.

"Rebellious girl! How can you take action in court?"

"You didn't understand what your father said just now, did you?"

Lord Pei used 70% of his strength and pulled Pei Yujiao's wrist until it hurt.

Seeing the increasingly terrifying expression on her father's face, Pei Yujiao could no longer suppress the stubborn tears in her eyes and she shouted at him in a state of collapse.

"Father, are you getting senile? Look carefully. I am your daughter! Why do you repeatedly help this woman humiliate me?"

"She is just a lowly person. Moreover, my daughter now has so many witnesses. What should I, the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion, be afraid of her?"

When Pei Ming heard this, his heart skipped a beat.

Song Wan's eyes, bright as stars, looked at Lord Pei with a calm and leisurely look, and said something meaningful.

"Miss Pei is right. The Ningyuan Marquisate is so dignified that they are afraid of what I might do..."

"I am a lowly person, and Lord Pei has done nothing wrong. Could it be possible that... I can bring disgrace to the Marquisate and destroy the family..."

Song Wan said this, and seeing Pei Ming's increasingly ugly expression, she changed the subject.

"Lord Pei is willing to help me because he understands justice and can distinguish right from wrong!"

"She also knows Miss Pei's character very well. She knows that I must have been wronged. That's why she sacrificed her own family for the sake of justice! She is upholding justice for me."

"Lord Pei, what I said... is it correct?"

Pei Ming was interrupted by Song Wan and felt like he had a lump in his chest, unable to let it go either up or down.

As the saying goes, it is easier to invite a god than to send him away. Looking at Jiang Wanqiao's expression, I'm afraid this matter today will not be resolved peacefully!

He glanced at his daughter again, whose face was covered with tears but eyes still filled with resentment, and Pei Ming's heart was filled with anger.

He repeatedly warned the people in the mansion not to provoke Jiang Wanqiao, but his spoiled daughter did not take her words to heart at all.

It's time to teach her a lesson.

Otherwise, looking at her appearance, she might get into some trouble after leaving here today!

His son had just taken office and he couldn't take the risk.

Pei Ming thought about it, and used some more hidden strength in his hands, tightly grasping Pei Yujiao's wrist, looking at her with warning eyes.

"That's right. Our Ningyuan Marquis Mansion has a clean and upright family tradition! We will never allow anyone to bully others or confuse right and wrong."

"Yujiao, even the emperor who breaks the law is subject to the same punishment as the common people, let alone you."

"It is an indisputable fact that you have defied the court today and fabricated crimes to falsely accuse Miss Jiang. It is only natural that Miss Jiang would demand justice. Why don't you quickly plead guilty and await Lord Liang's judgment!"

Pei Yujiao felt the piercing pain in her wrist and felt that this world was ridiculous.

No matter how hard I try, I can't understand why my father did this.

But... it would be fine if I just apologized to Lord Liang.

She was asked to bow to Jiang Wanqiao, a lowly person whom she had always looked down upon.

How could she be willing?

Shen Jiahe, who had been watching from the sidelines, glanced at the father and daughter who were confronting each other. He knew that she was also present at what happened today. If she continued to make trouble, the Pei family would inevitably have some opinions about her. So he hurriedly stepped forward and spoke in a reasonable manner.

"Miss Jiang, my second sister is young and naive, and it's because I, as her eldest sister-in-law, didn't advise her in time that so many misunderstandings have arisen."

"After all, the Jiang family has done the Marquis's Mansion a favor. If Miss Jiang really wants to vent her anger today, I will take my place!"

As Shen Jiahe spoke, he bowed to Jiang Wanqiao.

"I beg Miss Jiang to forgive my second sister and not bear grudges against me!"

Pei Qingyan, who was standing by, felt heartbroken when he saw that Shen Jiahe had condescended to apologize to Jiang Wanqiao in front of so many people just to save his sister.

Jiahe...

This is all for him.

But this time, he didn't dare to speak harshly to Jiang Wanqiao as he did before. Instead, he walked over and helped Shen Jiahe up.

"Jiahe, you've just started learning. When it comes to discipline, I, as your elder brother, have a greater responsibility!"

"I should be the one to apologize!"

Pei Qingyan said this and bowed to Jiang Wanqiao.

"Miss Jiang, I am young and ignorant. Please, Miss Jiang, for the sake of our past friendship, please do not hold it against my second sister and forgive her unintentional mistake!"

On the way here just now, his father had told him the truth out of helplessness.

This made him feel a little scared.

No wonder Jiang Wanqiao dared to fight him. It turned out... she actually had such a big handle on the Marquis' Mansion.

Furthermore, it turned out that the reason why my father's subordinates willingly gave him all the credit for their achievements in Mobei was not out of loyalty to my father or appreciation for him...

But... forced.

He felt the image of his respected father in his heart, as well as the self-confidence he had built up amidst the praise during his three years in Mobei, collapse in an instant...

But he had to accept it.

Because he knew his father did this for the Marquisate, for him...

Pei Yujiao, who was confronting her father, saw her brother and sister-in-law bowing to the bitch Jiang Wanqiao for her. She felt the pain in her wrist spread to her whole body, making her feel numb.

Only big tears kept falling from my eyes.

How is it...

So it turned out like this?

Jiang Wanqiao is clearly just a lowly merchant's daughter...