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

[We're checking, we're checking, don't worry.]

The system muttered.

It felt that it shouldn't be called the "Favored Concubine System," but rather the "Gossip System."

Whenever such big gossip comes up, the host urges it to investigate.

【My goodness!!!】

Hearing the system's scream, Yu Ningyao was extremely anxious.

What exactly happened? Tell me!

The system gasped in shock:

[Liu Ying'er is truly a ruthless person.]

She actually smothered her own daughter to death with a handkerchief and then framed Zhao Qingshuang, the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Ying.

The Duke of Wales' residence is in complete chaos.

Liu Ying'er was very magnanimous, saying she didn't blame Zhao Qingshuang; it was all her child's bad luck.

Without the child, she didn't want any further entanglement with Yu Kangping.

The Duke of England now feels sorry for her and has secretly given her five thousand taels of silver as a dowry.

The Duchess of England was so angry she vomited blood, and Zhao Qingshuang was placed under house arrest.

The Duke of England will be coming today to tell the Marquis's residence to keep quiet and not to mention the past between Yu Kangping and Liu Ying'er.

He's already choosing a new husband for Liu Ying'er.

[A month later, after the New Year, he will send Liu Ying'er to arrange a marriage.]

If you take a liking to someone, marry them off immediately.

Yu Ningyao felt a chill run down her spine upon hearing this.

Fortunately, Liu Ying'er didn't plan to marry into the family.

Otherwise, with her ruthless methods, she and Yu Ruowei would probably have met with terrible fates.

After all, killing them would incite conflict between the first and third wives, allowing her to reap the benefits.

Said Cao Cao, Cao Cao.

Yu Ningyao had just finished eating the melon when Duke Zhao Zhengyue of Yingguo arrived at the Marquis's residence.

The old Marquis and his wife originally planned to humble themselves and earnestly beg Zhao Zhengyue for forgiveness, intending to offer a larger dowry to marry Liu Ying'er.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Zhengyue's opening remarks left them all stunned.

“My daughter and the Marquis shall have no further connection from now on. I ask you all to keep this a secret.”

"What does the Duke mean by this?" Yu Kangping couldn't help but ask.

"My daughter will never be a concubine. In the future, her marriage will be entirely separate matters," Zhao Zhengyue said coldly.

"She already has my child, who else does she want to marry?" Yu Kangping immediately became unhappy.

"Your child? My lord, please have some self-respect." Zhao Zhengyue's gaze was like a knife.

Yu Kangping could not bear the thought of his woman having another man, and before he could say anything, the old lady stopped him.

This is the best possible outcome.

There's no need to offend Minister Cui's family, nor the Duke of England.

"My lord, my lady, I've come today to discuss this very matter. I no longer ask that you grant Ying'er any official title; I only beg that you keep quiet and prevent the Marquis from having any connection with her. Can you do that?"

Zhao Zhengyue knew that this matter required the approval of the old lady and the old marquis, so he looked at the two elders.

"Of course we can do it. But in truth, we are the ones who have wronged your daughter. If she marries in the future, the Marquis's mansion will certainly provide a generous dowry for her wedding." The old lady agreed first.

"Mother!" Yu Kangping looked at the old lady in disbelief.

"Hmph, then I hope the old lady can keep the people in the Marquis's mansion in check. If any rumors spread in the future, don't blame me for being impolite." Zhao Zhengyue said this and turned to leave.

As soon as he left, the old lady angrily shouted, "You wretched child, what is there to be dissatisfied with in this outcome? It's just one daughter; if they don't want to give her away, they don't have to. What's the rush?"

Yu Kangping knew this was the best outcome, but he still felt uneasy.

No man can remain indifferent to watching his woman fall into the arms of another.

"Don't go to the Duke of England's mansion to cause trouble again, do you hear me?" The old lady slammed her hand on the table.

"I heard you," Yu Kangping replied sullenly, then turned and left.

He went to find Cui Ruixin.

He stared at her resentfully: "There will be no more concubines or other children in the future. Are you satisfied now?"

Cui Ruixin looked at him, puzzled.

"What do you mean by that, Lord Marquis?"

"You'll find out soon enough." Yu Kangping had lost the energy to explain to her, turned and went to his study to drown his sorrows in alcohol.

Cui Ruixin was still completely confused when she was summoned to the old lady's Wanxiang Hall.

Shen Jinzhu was also there.

The old lady said with a stern face, "From today onwards, keep a close watch on the people below. No one is allowed to mention Kang Ping and the daughter of the Duke of Ying again. Just pretend this never happened."

"Why?" Cui Ruixin couldn't help but ask.

"There's no reason. She won't be marrying into our Marquis's household. You don't need to ask too many questions. Just do as I instruct." The old lady was exhausted. After announcing this, she let them leave.

Cui Ruixin's suspicion outweighed her joy.

She really wanted to know why Liu Ying'er wouldn't get married.

Just because you didn't want to be a concubine?

"Does Third Sister-in-law know what happened?" she couldn't help but ask Shen Jinzhu.

“If even my sister-in-law doesn’t know, how would I know?” Shen Jinzhu shook her head.

Seeing that what she said did not seem to be false, Cui Ruixin had no choice but to leave with a belly full of doubts.

We returned to the courtyard of the third house.

After holding it in all the way, Emerald finally couldn't help but speak up: "Madam, you said everything was fine, so why won't that man remarry? He already has a child."

"How would I know? I'm not an expert." Shen Jinzhu smiled helplessly.

I know, I know.

Yu Ningyao cried out in her heart.

She got to know the gossip but couldn't share it; she was heartbroken.

She really wanted to tell her mother the truth, but she couldn't.

"In short, no matter what happens, we just need to keep our mouths shut. Too much talk leads to mistakes," Shen Jinzhu instructed.

"Yes," everyone agreed.

Perhaps the incident with Liu Ying'er had affected Cui Ruixin, because she remained quiet for more than a month without causing any trouble, staying in her own courtyard and rarely going out.

Shen Jinzhu used money to pave her way, and no one in the mansion dared to disobey her.

Everything is perfect.

Until they received the invitation from the Duke of Xingguo's mansion.

The peace maintained by the two families is beginning to crumble again.