The mistress has no feelings, why do you provoke her?

Madam Qi was still furious after hitting the person.

The old woman helped her sit down, and she coldly scolded Shangguan Yulan: "How can you be a mistress? Your husband came back so late and you didn't even send someone out to ask. It's clear that you don't care about him and you are truly wicked."

Five finger marks were clearly visible on Shangguan Yulan's face. With red eyes, she replied, "Mother, you know my husband's temperament. He used to go out drinking. I've tried to persuade him, but it always resulted in him beating and scolding me. So I'll stop trying."

Her cautious manner infuriated Madam Qi.

She slammed her hand on the table and angrily rebuked him: "Who told you to interfere with him? I told you to go and find him and bring him back. You can't even win over your own husband's heart, what else can you do?"

"If it weren't for the fact that you had the Chu Prince's Mansion backing you up, do you think my Earl's Mansion would have married you?"

"I didn't expect you to be all show and no substance."

Madam Qi grew angrier as she spoke, her eyes filled with even deeper disgust. Shangguan Yulan wept softly, not daring to utter another word.

She had never had any standing in this family.

Madam Qi couldn't stand her crying and wailing, and sternly shouted, "Cry, cry, cry! All you do is cry all day long. You've cried away all your good fortune!"

With a sharp shout, Shangguan Yulan was so frightened that she dared not utter another sound.

Then they heard Madam Qi scolding, "What are you doing kneeling here, you idiot? Hurry up and find my son!"

She leaned back in her chair, pounding her chest in anger.

The old woman soothed Madam Qi, then looked at Shangguan Yulan with displeasure: "Young Madam, you should hurry up and not make the Old Madam angry again."

Shangguan Yulan glanced outside in alarm; a fierce wind was blowing, accompanied by lightning and thunder.

Despite the terrible weather, Madam Qi actually told her to go out and find Qi Jin.

Isn’t this forcing someone to do something difficult?

She has been afraid of thunder since she was a child, and she grew up in luxury.

How could anyone endure such suffering?

Shangguan Yulan turned pale with fright and shook her head haphazardly, "Mother, I'm scared."

"If you can't find my son, then don't come back..." Madam Qi's attitude was very firm. Today, she was determined to torment Shangguan Yulan.

To torment her is to trample on the Nanyang Prince's Mansion.

Seeing her terrifying face, which resembled that of a female ghost, Shangguan Yulan screamed and ran out the door.

The maidservant who had accompanied her in her dowry hurriedly followed her out, calling out, "Young Madam, Young Madam..."

As soon as Shangguan Yulan left, Madam Qi snorted coldly: "What a Chu Princess Consort! She really doesn't take my Earl's Mansion seriously. She ruined my son's future. I'll make sure none of you get away with it."

Shangguan Yulan was in dire straits, and she refused to believe that the Chu Prince's Mansion could remain unscathed, so she watched coldly from the sidelines.

In the torrential rain, Shangguan Yulan was so frightened that she huddled in a corner, too afraid to move.

The two maids holding umbrellas were of no use; the rain was too heavy.

Shangguan Yulan's clothes were completely soaked, and she was sobbing like a wounded little animal.

"Young Madam..." The two maids looked at her helplessly.

They were of low status and their voices carried little weight; they could do nothing to help the young mistress.

At this moment, a maid's eyes lit up and she suggested, "Why don't we go back to the Prince's mansion? No matter what, the Madam will protect Miss."

Although the young lady is born out of wedlock, does the Prince of Nanyang's mansion fear the Earl's mansion?

Shangguan Yulan shook her head repeatedly: "No, we can't let the Prince's Mansion know about this."

"Why?" the maid asked, puzzled.

Shangguan Yulan sobbed softly and said, "If Mother knew, she wouldn't stand up for me."

Her words made both maids lower their heads.

Madam Lan only cared about her son; how could she possibly care about the young lady's life or death?

Even if he told her, he would only get a scolding from her and then be sent back to the Earl's mansion.

After all, the Lan family received ten shops.

Although the shop was given to the old lady, it is now managed by the Lan family.

How could she bear to let go?

The maid lowered her head in distress, unsure of what to do.

Shangguan Yulan had already calmed down and wiped away her tears: "I know where my husband is, I'll go find him now."

There are only two places where everyone goes to drink together.

It's either a refined retreat or a red-drunken mansion.

These two places, unlike brothels and other places associated with low-class desires, were both places favored by literati.

It sounds more sophisticated, but the variety of activities they engage in is no less than those of brothels.

When Shangguan Yulan, a woman as beautiful as jade, entered such a place, she inevitably attracted the attention of many men.

Seeing her red eyes and teary-eyed appearance, he immediately understood which young lady had come out looking for her husband.

Looking into her eyes, one can't help but find it amusing.

At this moment, Qi Jin was drinking and having fun with two geishas. He was drunk and his eyes were slightly squinted, looking completely intoxicated.

Just as he was completely confused, someone next to him nudged him: "Brother Qi, wake up."

"Hmm, what's wrong?" Qi Jin opened his eyes with some displeasure and saw Shangguan Yulan looking at him timidly: "Husband, come home with me."

Qi Jin tilted his head and squinted, and after recognizing that the person in front of him was Shangguan Yulan, he chuckled.

He seemed a little drunk, and his words were unusually gentle: "Yulan, what brings you here? Come, come here, sit here."

He patted the cushion beside him and pushed away the geisha in his arms.

But when Shangguan Yulan heard his words, her expression became even more terrified.

Instead of moving forward, they retreated step by step.

She knew Qi Jin's eyes all too well; whenever he showed that expression, it meant she was about to be beaten and humiliated.

Qi Jin felt embarrassed when he saw that she didn't move.

His smile gradually turned sinister: "What, didn't you hear me calling you?"

"Husband, I..." Shangguan Yulan's body tensed with fright, but she still had some backbone: "I am the young mistress of the Earl's mansion, how could I possibly sit in such a place?"

Moreover, that was the spot where the geisha had just sat.

It still smelled strongly of face powder.

Shangguan Yulan had never set foot in such a place before, and she didn't even dare to raise her head.

Not to mention sitting next to Qi Jin?

What did he take her for?

The men inside the room all watched Shangguan Yulan with expressions of anticipation, as if they were watching a good show.

He jokingly asked Qi Jin, "Brother Qi, is this your beautiful new wife?"

His affair with the Prince of Nanyang's mansion caused a great stir throughout the city, becoming a topic of jokes and gossip among his drinking buddies.

Shangguan Yulan is the stain on Qi Jin's character.

He makes me grit my teeth with hatred every time he's mentioned.

Now that his promotion was hopeless, he vented his anger on Shangguan Yulan.

"Come here!" Qi Jin roared, his gaze towards Shangguan Yulan growing even more sinister.

Two maids stepped forward and shielded Shangguan Yulan behind them: "Master, you can't treat the young mistress like this..."

"Get out of the cloud." Qi Jin gave the order, and two servants dragged the maid away.

Shangguan Yulan wanted to stop her, but dared not.

She could only watch helplessly as the maidservant drifted further and further away from her.

Right now, she stands there helplessly, like a lamb being led to the slaughter.

Suddenly losing his balance, he was pushed down next to Qi Jin.

She hurriedly got up, only to be met with Qi Jin's rude treatment.

His chin was clamped, and strong liquor was forced into his mouth.

She was forced to swallow, which caused her to choke and cough repeatedly.