Si Lei Zhenjun

The next morning, Chu Xing, who had failed in his business venture with his senior brother, returned to his residence in disappointment.

The reason why he stayed overnight was because he was still unwilling to tell his senior brother many powerful spells that he had seen in novels or on the screen in his previous life, hoping to give his senior brother some inspiration.

After all, the reason why spells cannot be created in batches is that it is difficult to first conceive what kind of spell you want to create, but as for how to realize it, it is very simple.

Unfortunately, many spells do not exist in this world, but there are similar ones. The eldest brother has little interest in these.

Fortunately, it was too boring for the eldest brother to guard the alchemy furnace all day long to refine real elixirs. After Chu Xing's earnest persuasion, the eldest brother finally agreed to choose a few spells of interest from the many spells provided by Chu Xing to try to create in his free time.

As soon as he stepped into the yard, Chu Xing saw Wan Qiu sitting next to the cradle and whispering to a strange woman, occasionally teasing the baby in the cradle.

Wan Qiu saw Chu Xing coming back and waved him over with a smile, "Husband, this is Meng Xiang."

"Hello, Miss Meng. My name is Chu Xing."

Chu Xing smiled at him politely, then cast a questioning look at Wan Qiu.

He knew that the other party should be the wet nurse monk that Wan Qiu found for him, but he didn't know why Wan Qiu brought her back to the City Lord's Mansion. After all, it was still unknown when the Qiangui Sect would take action.

"Hello, Mr. Chu." Meng Xiang nodded with a smile.

Wan Qiu understood and explained:

"When I went to the Meng Mansion, I happened to see Miss Meng's mother-in-law coming to cause trouble..."

She told Chu Xing how aggressive the Qian family was in the Yongning Marquis's mansion and how they even tried to kill the baby, then continued:

"I was afraid that the evil woman would harm Miss Meng's child again, so I brought her back first. I would also like to trouble my husband to arrange a place for them to stay. Since I didn't see you come back last night, I let them stay in the side room of our courtyard for one night."

"Okay, then I'll take Miss Meng directly to find Jiang Lihuo. After all, this is the person she wants."

Chu Xing nodded slightly, and then took Meng Xiang and her son to Jiang Lihuo's residence.

Although he was a little angry, with Jiang Lihuo around, he could just sit back and relax as far as the affairs of the powerful people in the court were concerned, and let her decide everything.

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In the quiet courtyard, a few clumps of green bamboo swayed in the breeze, making rustling sounds.

At this time, Jiang Lihuo was sitting at the stone table in the yard, flipping through a book. There was a pot of spiritual tea on the table, and the steam was swirling above the white jade porcelain cup.

Seeing Chu Xing approaching with the mother and son, she first glanced at Meng Xiang indifferently, then raised the corner of her mouth slightly with a hint of amusement, looking at Chu Xing with a half-smile:

"You little bastard are quite quick. You found her in just two days. But why did you bring her here now?"

Hearing this name, Chu Xing suppressed the urge to curse and repeated what Wan Qiu had just said to him with a dark face.

"Marquis Yongning's Mansion?"

Jiang Lihuo's face suddenly darkened when he heard this. He frowned and looked at Meng Xiang who was holding the baby.

"I'm asking you, is this child really the product of your affair with someone else?"

Meng Xiang was frightened by the majestic and powerful aura that suddenly appeared from Jiang Lihuo, and her body trembled.

She pursed her lips, tears welling up in her eyes, and answered tremblingly:

"Princess... Princess, I am truly wronged! I have never had an affair with anyone, and this child is undoubtedly Liu Wen's biological child."

"If that's the case, then why were you kicked out of the Yongning Marquis's Mansion?"

Meng Xiang's face showed a sad expression, and two lines of tears flowed from the corners of his eyes:

"Over thirty years ago, I fell in love with Liu Wen, the legitimate son of the Yongning Marquisate. I ignored my family's advice and married him as his concubine. After marrying into the Yongning Marquisate, my mother-in-law, Mrs. Qian, looked down on me from the very beginning because of my low status and always tried to make things difficult for me."

"In those first few years, I was fortunate to have Liu Wen protecting me. Although my life wasn't entirely smooth, at least I was able to maintain a stable state."

"But as the days passed, Liu Wen unexpectedly married several wives and concubines into the mansion one after another. Gradually, his favor for me waned, and he even began to neglect me. And my situation in the Yongning Marquis's mansion became increasingly difficult."

"Until about a year ago, Qian Shi even ordered that heartless man Liu Wen to divorce me and kick me out of the house, citing my inability to conceive."

"However, fate always seems to like to play tricks on people. Shortly after I was divorced, I discovered that I was pregnant."

"Later, I couldn't bear to abort the baby, so I gave birth to it. The inner circle of the city's aristocratic families was already buzzing with rumors about me being kicked out of the Yongning Marquis's mansion, and all sorts of things were said. Once this news got out, my reputation as an unfaithful woman was completely solidified, and my son was also labeled a bastard."

Jiang Lihuo frowned, staring at the woman in front of him who was crying like rain, and said:

"Then why don't you take this child directly to the Yongning Marquis's residence? It wouldn't be difficult to verify whether this child is Liu Wen's biological child."

Meng Xiang's face was filled with pain. She raised her sleeve to wipe away the tears that had just rolled down her cheeks.

"I don't want my son to be called a bastard and looked down upon since he was young. I have visited him more than once, but each time I was chased away before I even entered. I had no choice but to order my servants to wait in the place where Liu Wen usually goes."

"I finally found him the day before yesterday, but he actually said that I had brought disgrace upon the Yongning Marquisate, and that even if the child was truly his, the Yongning Marquisate would not accept him."

"Humph! What a Yongning Marquisate!"

Jiang Lihuo snorted coldly, then slapped Chu Xing's hand that was about to pick up the teapot, looked at him with a squint and said:

"Are you that thirsty? You've already drunk five or six cups in such a short time. Why don't you give me some advice?"

Chu Xing smiled awkwardly, cursed him secretly for being stingy, and shrugged his shoulders.

"What's your advice? If the princess doesn't like it, why not just go to her house and fight?"

Jiang Lihuo gave him a good look:

"The Yongning Marquisate has not violated any of the dynasty's laws, so how can I go there and make a fuss?"

"Isn't it illegal to attempt to harm a baby?" Chu Xing was indignant.

"Humph, this can only punish Qian alone, and the crime won't last many years. What about that unfaithful Liu Wen?"

Chu Xing curled his lips and said:

"If the princess acts according to the law, then it doesn't seem illegal for him to be a scumbag."

Jiang Lihuo glared at him fiercely: "I think you are also a scumbag!"

Chu Xing would never accept this kind of slander and glared back fiercely:

"Princess, we need evidence when we speak. If you slander someone's innocence out of thin air, I will sue you for defamation."