Eavesdropping on Fu Bao's inner thoughts, emptying the stored grain and fleeing the famine

"Stop her! Quickly!"

Eunuch Wang was so frightened he almost cried out. This was a title bestowed upon her by His Majesty; if she died in front of him like this, he would be in deep trouble.

Upon hearing the commotion, even the mother and Lin Chuyue disregarded any need to avoid suspicion and rushed into the courtyard with their child in their arms.

"Qi Wangsheng, Qi Wangsheng, what did your Qi family say when you begged Rongrong for her? Now, less than a year has passed, are you really going to use the crime of infidelity to force her to her death?"

With tears in her eyes, the mother watched her only daughter being tormented like this, and her heart ached as if it were being cut by knives and pierced by needles.

Just then, Meng Yuyan, who had been kneeling beside Qi Wangsheng, suddenly raised her head and said to Eunuch Wang:

"Whether it's a frame-up or not, we'll know once we investigate." Meng Yuyan clapped her hands, and immediately someone brought a bowl of water to Eunuch Wang.

"What is this?" Eunuch Wang asked, feigning ignorance.

"Blood test to prove kinship!" Meng Yuyan gave Lian Rongrong a vicious look, but Lian Rongrong couldn't help but sneer.

It's ridiculous. As a modern person, I know that blood kinship testing is utter nonsense. Regardless of blood relation, blood can mix in water.

But Meng Yuyan's face was full of confidence, it seemed that she had made a foolproof plan.

Thinking of this, Lian Rongrong suddenly had an idea, so she said loudly, "Okay, let's do a blood test to prove kinship!"

Lian Rongrong took the child from her mother's arms and gently comforted her, "It'll be over in a minute."

[That bastard! He made me get pricked! Waaaaah, Mommy, hug me! Mommy, hug me!]

The little guy pouted and burst into tears, looking wronged.

Qi Wangsheng and the child's blood were dripped into the water one after the other, but the two drops of blood could not mix for a long time.

Lady Qi Liu craned her neck to watch for a long time, and only after the dust had settled did she slap her thigh and shout:

"What a misfortune for my family! What a misfortune for my family! I beg Your Majesty to do justice for my Qi family! Such an unchaste and impure woman cannot be allowed to live in my Qi family!"

Qi Liu shouted louder and louder, looking no different from a shrew from the marketplace.

Just as Qi Liu was shouting, Lian Rongrong suddenly grabbed Qi Liu's wrist. Qi Liu felt a sharp pain in her fingertips, and then blood dripped into the bowl.

Lian Rongrong glanced at the water bowl and, as expected, the water had been tampered with.

“Father-in-law, please look. Qi Liu’s blood is also incompatible with Qi Wangsheng’s. What? Could it be that Qi Wangsheng is not your mother-in-law’s son?”

Lian Rongrong turned to look at Qi Liushi, her eyes full of provocation.

"What...what's going on?" Eunuch Wang asked, looking completely bewildered.

“Of course, someone wants to harm my daughter.”

"Who wants to harm the lady?"

"Who suggested the blood test for kinship? And who prepared it? Isn't it obvious?"

Lian Rongrong stared intently at Meng Yuyan and continued, "Does Your Excellency know why this Miss Meng and Qi Wangsheng wanted to frame me?"

"Why?" Eunuch Wang asked cooperatively.

"Because they are having an affair, and Meng Yuyan is already pregnant, they are willing to frame me for this in order to secure the position of the principal wife. If you don't believe me, you can ask a doctor to come and examine my pulse!"

According to the laws of the Dasheng era, a concubine who disrespects the mistress of the house shall be punished with twenty strokes of the cane; anyone who plots to kill the mistress of the house shall be sentenced to death! Eunuch Wang, I wonder if what I have said is correct or incorrect!

"Madam is absolutely right!" Eunuch Wang smiled, though the smile was anything but pleasant. He had thought it was a good opportunity to gain a reward and show off, but who would have thought it would turn out like this?

Seeing that the situation was about to turn against her, Meng Yuyan quickly got up, took out the jade pendant from the Ling Prince's mansion, and secretly handed it to Eunuch Wang.

When Eunuch Wang saw the character "Ling" on the jade pendant, he was immediately startled.

Eunuch Wang complained bitterly and bowed to the crowd, saying, "My esteemed guests, I am merely a messenger of imperial decrees. I have no jurisdiction over crimes such as infidelity or disrespect towards concubines."

If any of you esteemed gentlemen have any grievances, it would be better to go directly to the yamen (government office) for a proper judgment. For now, let's receive the imperial decree first.

Eunuch Wang pretended to be ignorant, knowing full well that today's charade was merely a ploy by Qi Wangsheng and Meng Yuyan to use him to spread the news of Lian Rongrong's infidelity to His Majesty.

They probably never expected that Lian Rongrong would have such an unyielding temperament.

After delivering the decree, Eunuch Wang hurriedly left this place of trouble. Qi Wangsheng and Meng Yuyan, seeing their plans thwarted time and time again, couldn't help but feel annoyed.

"Lianrong, you are not a virtuous woman, and you are shameless!"

Qi Wangsheng, abandoning his usual polite and humble demeanor, yelled at Lian Rongrong.

But Lian Rongrong was completely unaffected. She turned around with her child and went back to the main hall. She took out paper and pen, and with a stroke of her pen, left only the words "divorce her husband".

Having been given a second chance at life, Lian Rongrong naturally understood the importance of cutting her losses in time. Rather than getting entangled with such a scoundrel, it was better to cut her losses and leave as soon as possible.

Lian Rongrong slapped the divorce letter onto Qi Wangsheng's face and announced, "You dog of a man! You're divorced! We were husband and wife, I wish you and that bitch will hate each other, scheme against each other, and fight to the death!"

[My mother's blessing was so sincere.]

Lian Rongrong smiled and teased the little one in her arms, then turned to her mother and sister-in-law and said, "Mom, sister-in-law, let's go!"

"We need to leave quickly, this place is very unlucky!" Lin Chuyue glanced at Qi Wangsheng with disgust. He looked so honest back then, but now he looks so repulsive.

Lian Rongrong left the Qi residence with her mother, sister-in-law, Chun Tao, Qiu Ju, and others. But before they could even get into the carriage, Qi Liu Shi chased after them.

"Lianrong, you bitch, stop right there!" Qi Liushi ran out of breath and finally managed to stop Lian Rongrong in front of the carriage.

"Madam Qi, I have already divorced your son. We have no relationship whatsoever now!"

Lian Rongrong retorted without any politeness.

Where did you put all the things from the storeroom?

After Lian Rongrong left, the first thing Qi Liushi did was go to check the storeroom. What she saw there infuriated her.

"The things in the storeroom?" Lian Rongrong asked knowingly, then turned to Chun Tao, "Chun Tao, did you see them?"

Chuntao shook her head sincerely and replied, "Miss is busy giving birth and being hunted down by her husband's family. She doesn't have time to worry about the storeroom!"

Chun Tao deliberately shouted at the top of her lungs, attracting the surrounding people to come and watch.

"You heard that? We didn't see anything!" After struggling for a while, Lian Rongrong's lower abdomen began to ache.

She really didn't want to argue any longer, so she turned around and got into the car.

But how could Lady Qi Liu let it go so easily and allow her to leave like that?

"You can leave if you want, but leave your money behind!"

"You old woman, don't go too far!" Lin Chuyue stepped forward to block Qi Liushi when she saw this.

But Lian Rongrong gently patted Lin Chuyue's shoulder and said:

"Sister-in-law, let me handle this. You help Mother into the car first."

Lian Rongrong looked at her mother with concern. Her mother was old and already had a heart condition. Coupled with her anxiety and anger today, her face was already very pale.

Lin Yuechu also noticed her mother-in-law's unusual behavior, and after telling her to "be careful," she helped Lian's mother into the carriage.

"Rongrong." Although her mother was heartbroken, she was still worried about her daughter.

"Mom, don't worry, I can handle it. Please take care of Xiao Bao for now."

Even though the mother held the child, she still looked at Lian Rongrong with concern.

“Mother-in-law, we’ll stay in the car and won’t let my little sister suffer any losses.”

The baby in her arms started to cry with her mouth pursed. Even the mother looked at her daughter with heartache before letting Lin Chuyue help her into the carriage.