Lu Yan naturally didn't think that Bai Wanyi had treated her harshly: "I'll tell my wife later that the old people serving in the ancestral hall should also be punished. Don't rely on your status to take the bridge in the Marquis' Mansion and dare to treat the master harshly."

Qi Jing frowned slightly, then shook her head repeatedly: "No, it's not the maids' fault. I can't eat meat when I'm copying scriptures in the ancestral hall. I've always eaten vegetarian food. It has nothing to do with them."

"The maids treated me very well. Please don't wrongly accuse a good person. Which servant who can be honored in the ancestral hall would treat others harshly?"

The Marquis's ancestral hall also needs someone to look after it, but in places like this, there is usually no hope of promotion, so young girls will not stay here.

They are all elderly people in the mansion, who stay in the ancestral hall to do what they can.

To put it bluntly, it means finding a place for them to live in their old age, and letting them move out when they can no longer work.

Qi Jing said that it was her fault, but Lu Yan didn't think so. He sent someone to call the maid who was serving in the ancestral hall.

The old woman came and was stunned when she heard the question.

Turning her head to meet Qi Jing's helpless eyes, the old woman immediately understood what was going on.

She said with a smile: "Aunt Qi is kind-hearted. She eats and lives with us old ladies in the ancestral hall."

Lu Yan is not a fool, he just loses his mind easily in front of Bai Wanyi.

Now that she was not around, she could naturally understand what the old woman meant. Chunchun was trying to shift the blame onto Bai Wanyi - the concubine at home was in the ancestral hall, but no food was sent to the hall. She was a concubine and the mistress of this mansion, but she had to eat and live with the servants.

But Lu Yan quickly made up for Bai Wanyi: the mansion is short of money now, and expenses are being cut everywhere. She is also trying to save money for the mansion.

After Lu Yan thought about it, he gave up on the matter. After leaving Qi Jing's place, he took a walk and returned to the main courtyard.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw Bai Wanyi kneeling in the yard. He hurried over to pull her up: "What's going on? Why are you kneeling here?"

Bai Wanyi's eyes were filled with tears: "Brother Yan, don't be angry. It was my fault. I contradicted Grandmother, so Grandmother punished me. Don't go to Grandmother to plead for me. It's all my fault."

Lu Yan knew that Bai Wanyi was not the kind of person who would act irrationally, so there must be a reason for this. "What's going on?"

Bai Wanyi repeated what Wei had said, but avoided the main point by saying that Old Lady Lu was angry with Wei, and he was implicated because he had just spoken up for Lu Yan.

Lu Yan's forehead veins throbbed. "Great! The Marquis of Chang'an humiliated me in front of me, and his wife is forcing my wife in the inner chamber. What a man! I'm going to talk to him right now!"

"Come back." Old Lady Lu spoke in the flower hall, calling the person to stop.

Lu Yan turned around and knelt down, saying, "Grandmother, this is something the Marquis of Chang'an did that was not right. You shouldn't punish Wan Yi."

Old Lady Lu looked at her stubborn grandson and waved her hands helplessly: "Forget it, forget it, let Bai get up, I have something to tell you."

Lu Yan helped Bai Wanyi to stand up: "The Chang'an Marquisate is too bullying."

Bai Wanyi rubbed his knees, which were sore from kneeling, and suddenly remembered Qi Jing's limping appearance. She might have already taken refuge with the old lady, and now the old lady was punishing him to avenge her, right?

Bai Wanyi's eyes rolled around, making Old Lady Lu feel annoyed. She pointed at Bai Wanyi and said to Lu Yan, "Let her go first, and I'll talk to you later."

Lu Yan frowned and said with satisfaction, "Wanyi is the mistress of the Marquis's mansion. She can't get past him in anything. Even if you are angry, you have to give her face in front of the servants."

Old Lady Lu raised her cane and hit Lu Yan on the shoulder: "She is a good mistress, give her face. I am still your grandmother, who would give me face? You contradict me in front of guests, and you expect me not to be angry? You are magnanimous, but I am not."

Old Madam Lu originally wanted to let it go, but now that Lu Yan spoke for Bai Wanyi, she became even more angry.

When Lu Yan saw Bai Wanyi, there were tea stains on her body. She looked weak, pitiful and in a miserable state. He felt very distressed.

But as a granddaughter-in-law, it is wrong to bump into the grandmother in public, even if there is a good reason.

Lu Yan thought for a moment and said to Bai Wanyi, "Wanyi, do you realize your mistake?"

"Yes, I know I was wrong." Bai Wanyi answered obediently, and bowed solemnly to Old Lady Lu: "Grandma, my granddaughter-in-law was wrong. Please be magnanimous and forgive me."

Old Lady Lu waved her hands impatiently: "Go to the ancestral hall on your knees."

Lu Yan said to Bai Wanyi, "Go to the ancestral hall first, I'll come find you later."

After saying that, he whispered in her ear: "It doesn't have to be so practical, just go."

"Okay, I understand." Bai Wanyi nodded softly and turned to walk towards the ancestral hall.

Lu Yan entered the flower hall and saw the mess on the floor, so he asked someone to come in and clean it up.

But after calling for a long time, no one came.

Huancui said, "Madam sold out quite a few people yesterday, and they haven't been replaced yet."

Lu Yan nodded. Since such a big thing happened yesterday, it was understandable that so many people were selling it.

Moreover, Bai Wanyi was busy running around the capital to apologize. Lu Yan felt that the current matter was not a big problem: "Since the people haven't come back yet, you can just clean up this place."

Huancui had been serving in Ci'an Courtyard since she was a child. She was treated like a rich lady as a little maid. She had never done this kind of work before.

But since Lu Yan had given the order, she hurried to get things to clean up.

Huancui said as she cleaned, "Fortunately, this is only the flower hall, not the main room. I wonder if the bloodstain on the pillar of the main room is still there."

"I don't know how the Madam managed to get through last night. Anyway, we servants didn't dare to sleep the whole night."

Lu Yan and Old Lady Lu asked in unison:

"What blood?"

Huan Cui then realized that she had said the wrong thing. She covered her mouth and shook her head repeatedly: "I didn't say anything!"

Old Lady Lu glared at her and said, "Stay outside and think carefully about whether you should tell me or not."

"Yes." Huancui walked out with her head hung.

Old Lady Lu picked up the freshly brewed tea and said to Lu Yan, "The Marquis of Chang'an's Mansion will send two people over in a while. You should keep them with you and try to help out in the future."

Lu Yan was surprised: "Grandmother agreed to let the daughter of the Marquis of Chang'an come to be a concubine?"

Old Lady Lu glared at him and said, "I, your grandmother, am not that foolish! They are willing, but I am not."

Lu Yan felt relieved and sat down next to Old Lady Lu. He asked, "What did Grandma mean by sending two people?"

Old Lady Lu said, "That Wei family traded the reputation and honor of a legitimate daughter for the future of two of their sons."

This time, Lu Yan understood who they had sent.

only……

Lu Yan shook his head: "The Marquis of Chang'an's actions are not worth the loss. He gained something, but it's a pity for Miss Qian."