The pampered heiress holds the script and leads her cannon fodder family to a counterattack.

However, he dared not report it to the authorities.

Firstly, even though Zhou Lin has a new identity, she is still afraid of having her true identity discovered.

Secondly, the authorities couldn't be allowed to find out about their clandestine affair!

Cai Liyang had his servant call a carriage to pick him up, and he got into the carriage with his face covered.

Cai Liyang deliberately made the carriage take a detour before returning to his residence.

But it was no use. The news that Cai Liyang had cheated on his wife and was blown up by firecrackers spread like wildfire throughout the day.

Ding Yuyan had this story turned into a catchy rhyme and gave candy to the children in the neighborhood so they could sing it everywhere.

The one who's shameful isn't her, it's Cai Liyang. She and her daughter are both victims!

A divorced woman has a bad reputation. If she wants a divorce, she wants people to know that Cai Liyang wronged her first.

This is just the first step in the plan.

When Cai Huixin learned of this, her expression turned grim.

She had hoped to become the legitimate daughter of the Cai family, but she never expected that she would not only fail to become the legitimate daughter, but also ruin her parents' reputation.

The next day, Ding Yuyan and Cai Yuanling went directly to find Cai Liyang. Upon seeing him, Ding Yuyan wiped her face with a handkerchief.

She wanted to expose the mistress to the public, and then let Cai Liyang know that his precious daughter was not his own. She wanted to destroy his spirit and make them fight like dogs!

"My husband, we've been together for so many years, I never imagined you would do such a thing behind my back!" Ding Yuyan said, wiping away tears.

Cai Yuanling, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but exclaim, "My mother's acting skills are really good!"

Why can't she do it herself? Tears just come out of her mouth!

However, she couldn't be a burden to her mother, so she looked serious and bit her lower lip tightly.

Cai Liyang broke out in a cold sweat. Had this matter still reached his wife's ears?

He could only feign ignorance: "I don't know what you're talking about, madam."

Ding Yuyan sneered inwardly; even now, they were still trying to cover it up.

"You're still pretending! I've investigated your affair with that mistress Zhou Lin thoroughly! The whole capital is talking about you two now!"

Cai Liyang was drenched in sweat. Did she even know Lin'er's name?

Cai Liyang had always felt that something was amiss.

Why did someone throw firecrackers at me when I was having an affair?

How did this news spread so quickly that everyone in Kyoto knows about it?

However, he didn't suspect Ding Yuyan. He thought it was his competitor who did it. He was jealous of his new post in Kyoto and wanted to smear him.

Cai Liyang lowered his head and remained silent. He really didn't know what to say.

“I think that mistress is not young, and you two have been together for quite a while, haven’t you? A few days ago, you even sent Cai Huixin to your mansion and insisted on raising her as your legitimate daughter.”

"I investigated and found that the Cai family relatives who died on the battlefield didn't have any daughters. Cai Huixin is clearly your child with your mistress!"

Cai Liyang's pupils dilated.

Ding Yuyan has actually investigated to this extent!

I thought this matter had been covered up, but I didn't expect that the firecrackers incident would be investigated and found out!

Ding Yuyan kept crying.

While admiring her mother's superb acting skills, Cai Yuanling wiped away her mother's tears.

"Why would Father steal outside? Deceiving Mother like this ruins the Cai family's reputation!"

Cai Yuanling looked indignant.

“That’s right. We’ve been married for so many years, and I never stopped you from taking concubines. Why did you keep it from me this time? Am I such an unvirtuous person?” Ding Yuyan said.

Cai Liyang's eyes lit up.

Over the years, Lin'er has been raised outside, never seeing the light of day. He has always felt regretful that he could not give Lin'er a proper status.

Three years ago, Lin'er was given a new identity. However, she was not young anymore, and taking in a concubine of such an old age might arouse suspicion.

The fact that Lin'er was the daughter of a disgraced official has been so long that it's unlikely anyone will find out.

Why don't we take advantage of this incident to bring Lin'er into our mansion?

"Does Madam mean I can bring Lin... Zhou Lin in?"

Ding Yuyan sighed: "What else can we do now? The child is already so big, and everyone in the capital knows about this. If we don't bring him in, people will criticize us."

Cai Yuanling pretended to be disappointed and said, "Mother is so magnanimous! How can you let that mistress and her daughter get away with this so easily!"

Ding Yuyan sighed helplessly, "I'm doing this for the sake of the bigger picture. Bring Zhou Lin back tomorrow."

Cai Yuanling pretended to be angry but helpless, and turned her face to the side.

In her heart, her father was no longer family. He had never treated her well, and now he had done something so wrong to her mother.

She joined her mother in deceiving her father without any psychological pressure.

Cai Liyang was overjoyed and quickly thanked her, "Thank you, Madam!"

Seeing Cai Liyang's happy expression, Ding Yuyan felt a chill in her heart.

The joy on his face was genuine.

This shows just how important Zhou Lin is to her.

In all the years of marriage, I have never seen him so happy for himself or for Yuanling.

However, if you knew that Cai Huixin was not your biological daughter, how would you react?

When Zhou Lin comes home tomorrow, I will definitely give you a big gift!

The next day, Cai Liyang led his mistress in with great joy, with Cai Huixin following beside him.

The paperwork for taking a concubine has been completed; all that's left is the initiation ceremony.

Zhou Lin originally thought that her image in Kyoto was ruined after yesterday's events, but unexpectedly, she turned misfortune into blessing and the old woman relented and let her in.

Once I was inside, everything became much easier.

In the future, I'll find a way to kill that old hag, and then the position of the legal wife will be hers, won't it?

At that time, her daughter will still be a legitimate daughter!

I must marry better than Cai Yuanling and outdo them!

That Ding Yuyan is truly the most foolish of all!

However, even though they thought this way, they still had to pretend to be respectful on the surface.

The next step is to serve tea to the mistress.

Every concubine who entered the household had to go through this process, in order to acknowledge the hierarchical order of social status.

Zhou Lin took the tea from the maid and walked to Ding Yuyan. Just as she was about to kneel down to offer the tea, Ding Yuyan said, "Wait."

Zhou Lin was stunned for a moment. This haggard woman, is she going to back out?

Cai Liyang was also taken aback. Why were they stopping them at the very last step?

Ding Yuyan won't regret not letting Lin'er into the house!

So he said, "Madam, is there something you need? The paperwork for taking a concubine has already been completed, and there's no going back now!"

Ding Yuyan looked at Cai Liyang beside her and smiled: "Of course it's not that I'm going back on my word, it's just that there are some things I need to clarify."

He turned back to Zhou Lin and said, "Zhou Lin, you seduced my husband and gave birth to a daughter. A respectable woman would not do such a thing."

Zhou Lin turned pale upon hearing this. What was she trying to do? Was she going to give her a hard time the moment she walked in?

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