The entire Marquis's mansion regrets it? Too late, their little one has become the darling of t

These words successfully put the old Marquis on his guard.

He also began to look around, trying to see if the old lady's lover was among them.

Donghe's heart tightened, and she tightly wrung out the handkerchief in her hand as she replied, "Reporting to the Marquis, it is a servant that the Madam just bought. I was just about to send him to the estate. A few days ago, the steward of the estate said that he was short of people. So the Madam personally bought someone and had him sent over."

"Since the estate is short of people, why not buy people nearby instead of having the Cui family select people from the capital and send them over?" The old marquis's expression was unfriendly.

Donghe swallowed hard and continued:

"Because the previous steward took kickbacks when selecting people and chose sickly servants, a batch of them would die every few days. The lady was worried, so she simply asked a slave trader to send slaves to her door so she could choose them herself. Once they were selected, they would be sent to the estate."

Seeing that they still seemed somewhat doubtful, Donghe took out the indenture from his bosom: "These are their indentures. The slave traders just left."

Upon hearing this, the old Marquis and Yu Kangping waved their hands.

"Alright, alright, let's go."

And so, Cao Jin and the slaves successfully left the Marquis's mansion.

After the others were sent away, Cao Jin grabbed Dong He.

"Where is the money that the First Madam promised?"

"What's the rush? Here you go." Donghe took out a handful of silver notes and handed them to him.

Cao Jin counted the money, confirmed it was eight hundred taels of silver, and accepted it with satisfaction.

"Rest assured, Madam, I will leave the capital today. I have repaid the debt of gratitude I owe you from back then."

After saying that, he left without looking back.

Having successfully seen the person off, Donghe felt as if a heavy burden had been lifted off his shoulders.

scared her to death.

She was terrified that such a dangerous plan might be discovered by accident.

……

The third branch of the family naturally received news that the old lady had an affair.

After all, when the old Marquis and Yu Kangping were searching for people together, they didn't let them off the hook either.

Upon hearing such a huge piece of gossip, Yu Ningyao's eyes widened in surprise.

The old lady is truly vigorous for her age.

【System, system, please help me check what's going on.】

The system said resentfully:

[Host, do you remember your mission?]

[All you do all day is gossip and drama. Have you forgotten what our goal is?]

Yu Ningyao quickly comforted it:

Don't worry, I remember everything. I'm determined to become your favored concubine; I haven't forgotten.

[I've been staying home all this time, so I haven't had the chance.]

While it's true that you should start raising kids early, I'm not even two years old yet, so you really don't need to rush.

Upon hearing Yu Ningyao's words, the system reluctantly agreed and then went to inquire about the matter of the old lady having an affair.

About ten minutes later, the system returned.

Good heavens! Even TV dramas wouldn't dare portray something like this.

The old lady's lover was arranged by Cui Ruixin.

Yu Ningyao: ? ? ?

It's exciting.

She listened attentively, waiting for the system to continue.

[Cui Ruixin had her lover crawl inside the huge vase and then gave the vase to the old lady.]

The old lady placed the vase in her room, and in the middle of the night, the adulterer crawled out and lay down next to her.

Yu Ningyao was horrified by its description.

She rubbed her chubby arms and shivered.

In the middle of the night, a person suddenly climbed out of the vase.

If the old lady were awake, she would be scared to death on the spot if she saw this.

[Anything else? Please continue.]

Yu Ningyao couldn't help but urge him on.

The system gasped and explained Cui Ruixin's subsequent arrangements.

Anyway, that adulterer has already left the capital with the money she gave him.

[It seems the old Marquis will never find a so-called adulterer in his lifetime.]

Yu Ningyao was stunned.

Fortunately, she didn't return to the main house as the true heiress.

Otherwise, without the system as a cheat code, she would have been tormented by Cui Ruixin sooner or later.

She can't beat her.

[Host, have you memorized this plan? You'll need it when you become a favored concubine.]

While enjoying the gossip, the system also reminded her to improve her skills.

Yu Ningyao: ...

It's still far from certain, and she hasn't even met the Crown Prince yet.

Isn't the system a bit too cumbersome?

[Okay, okay. I'll be careful, and I'll never let anyone kill me like that.]

She gave a perfunctory reply.

In the days to come, she would have to stay close to her mother to prevent her from being harmed by the scheming Cui Ruixin.

That night, Shen Jinzhu talked about this with Yu Kangjing, who had just returned from his shift.

Yu Kangjing simply couldn't believe that his mother would commit adultery.

“But everyone saw it…” Shen Jinzhu also found it unbelievable.

Unfortunately, half of the servants in the Marquis's mansion saw it.

"I don't care, it must be a misunderstanding!" Yu Kangjing clenched his fists in anger.

He couldn't accept that his mother was that kind of person.

Shen Jinzhu didn't know how to comfort him, so she decided to remain silent.

The Marquis's residence is in complete chaos.

First, my sister-in-law inexplicably became pregnant with a child of unknown father, and then my mother-in-law was accused of having an affair.

Will she be next?

She was worried.

Shen Jinzhu sighed heavily in her heart, her desire to separate the family property growing stronger.

Yu Kangjing got up, wanting to see his mother, but couldn't get over the hurdle in his heart.

He wanted to ask his mother for an explanation, but he was afraid that the answer wouldn't be what he wanted.

He paced back and forth in the room, making Shen Jinzhu dizzy.

Shen Jinzhu said helplessly, "If you want to go, then go. But as a daughter-in-law, I won't go at this time. I don't want people to think I'm here to see a joke."

"Forget it, let's talk about it after we wake up. Tomorrow, Father and my eldest brother should be calmer, and we can discuss this as a family." In the end, Yu Kangjing still couldn't make up his mind to go to Wanxiang Hall to see his mother.

"Alright, whatever you say." Shen Jinzhu breathed a sigh of relief, helped him undress, and the couple went back to bed to rest.

As dawn approached, there was a sudden, urgent knocking on the door of the third room.

Immediately following was the maid's shocked exclamation.

The groggy couple were both woken up by the noise.

Yu Kangjing instinctively covered his wife's ears, rubbed his eyes, and asked, "What's wrong? Why are you making such a fuss? What happened?"

Jade's voice rang out in surprise: "Master, Madam, the Old Madam is gone..."

Yu Kangjing stiffened, his hand falling limply to his side.

"What did you say? Gone? What do you mean by gone?"

Shen Jinzhu also regained consciousness.

She sat up straight and held her husband's hand tightly.

Before Emerald could reply again, Shuangjiang, the maid from Wanxiang Hall who had come to deliver the message, burst into tears.

"Third Master, Third Madam, the Old Madam has committed suicide by swallowing gold."