The Marquis of Zhenbei was beaten to the gate of his mansion.

Ye Lanyin stood on the steps, casually lowering her eyes, exuding an aloof indifference that kept people at a distance.

To the Marquis of Zhenbei, however, it was so glaring.

Once upon a time, the woman before him was meek and submissive.

But everything changed after Lin Wanwan was born.

"Ye Lanyin, I don't accept that silver!"

"If you want me to return it, I can. Just restore the Hibiscus Courtyard in my Marquis's mansion to its original state!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Lanyin was somewhat suspicious.

As is?

When she left, she only took what belonged to her; she didn't care about the junk inside at all.

"What do you mean, 'as is'?"

The Marquis of Zhenbei raised his head and said:

"You not only burned down the Hibiscus Courtyard, but also released a hundred rats. Now the entire Marquis's mansion is full of rat droppings, and we can't get rid of them no matter what we do."

"It even bit my mother yesterday!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Lanyin immediately refuted it.

"impossible!"

"The yard was perfectly fine when I left."

Seeing that Ye Lanyin did not admit it, Marquis Zhenbei took a step up the stairs.

"You had barely left when the yard caught fire."

"If it's not you, then who is it?"

Hehe, I took all those things to make you some paper.

This is also accumulating good karma for you.

Ye Lanyin's mind went blank.

Did Wanwan take it?

She truly is her precious daughter!

Well done!

"You must have offended the gods."

"When we invited Master Xuanchan to assess the feng shui, you were the one who refused to let us visit Furong Courtyard. Now you're blaming it for being burned down?"

"You must have offended the gods!"

The Marquis of Zhenbei was stunned by her words.

Yeah?

He did have ulterior motives at the time, thinking that since it wasn't his place to live, what did it matter to him whether it was good or bad?

"Lin Dehong, think about it yourself. You've been scheming against me for years, and you've been keeping a mistress and having an illegitimate daughter outside."

"You've done so many shady things, who else would the devil seek out if not you!"

After Ye Lanyin finished speaking, she said impatiently:

"Alright, alright, today is Wanwan's first birthday banquet. You should return the 335,000 taels to me and leave now, lest you bring bad luck to our Ping'an Prefecture!"

The Marquis of Zhenbei felt a sharp pang in his heart after being reminded by her words.

What a ruthless person!

"Ye Lanyin, I don't accept that silver..."

"Marquis of Zhenbei—"

Suddenly, a deep male voice rang out from inside the house, and the crowd instinctively parted to make way for him.

The Marquis of Zhenbei looked up and was greatly surprised.

"Regent...Regent King".

"I have been in charge of the Hall of Justice for many years. Are you implying that I have mismanaged it and that my subordinates have abused their power and broken the law?"

Upon hearing this, Lord Park of Gongjeongdang hurriedly squeezed out from the crowd.

With a flick of his robe, he knelt on the ground. "Your Majesty, I have worked diligently my entire life and have never abused my power for personal gain."

"I remember it very clearly at the time. When Madam Ye and Madam Lin were settling accounts, Marquis Zhenbei was also there."

"Originally, Madam Ye did not want to make a fuss about it, but who knew that Old Madam Lin believed that Madam Ye had cheated her and forced Madam Ye to settle accounts."

"Madam Ye had no choice but to invite me over. After that, there was an extra 335,000 taels. I even made a record of it, and the Marquis of Zhenbei signed it."

Just then, Hua Mei took the letter and handed it to Ye Lanyin.

"Madam, I'm here."

Ye Lanyin glanced at it indifferently, then took it.

"Your Highness, look, this is his own signature."

As she spoke, she forced out two tears, "I beg the Regent... to do justice for this humble woman."

These two tears immediately captured the hearts of the women present, and they all remembered the Marquis of Zhenbei's residence.

The Regent's gaze softened instantly when he met Ye Lanyin's.

Ouch.

I've finally found an opportunity!

"Marquis of Zhenbei, you coward!"

"A grown man like you actually uses his ex-wife's dowry to support his family, and gives his own money to his mistress. You have truly disgraced all men."

"Now that I'm asking you to pay back the money, you still want to renege on your debt?"

"Tomorrow I will report this to my elder brother, the Emperor, that the Marquis of Zhenbei has a chaotic private life, is of questionable character, and has no intention of performing his duties..."

Upon hearing this, the Marquis of Zhenbei was so frightened that he wet his pants.

With a thud, he knelt down on the ground.

"Your Majesty, I never said I wouldn't return it."

"Just now, it seemed to me that you were trying to cause trouble for Lan Yin, and that you were unwilling to return the 335,000 taels of silver?"

Marquis Zhenbei clutched his aching heart and spoke weakly.

"No, no, I just... I came here to return the money to her, not to look for Manfa..."

His heart was weeping.

What a terrible life!

Oh dear, it's so good to have Mommy as my patron.

Look, they scared someone with just a few words.

The Regent listened to Lin Wanwan's heartfelt words.

A little bit of pride welled up inside me.

His daughter praised him!

Madam Sheng squeezed out of the crowd, crossing her arms over her chest.

The Grand Commandant weakly pulled her to stop her from leaving, but was glared at by Madam Sheng and turned back.

"Marquis of Zhenbei!"

"Give it back now, or I'll pull down your pants!"

Grand Commandant: ...This woman shouldn't have been taken out at all!!!

Ye Lanyin: !!!

Madam Sheng chuckled when she realized she had gone a bit too far.

"I said, let my husband pull down your pants!"

As she spoke, she nudged her husband. "Right?"

The Grand Commandant, who had been somewhat timid, immediately straightened up after hearing his wife's words.

He said in a serious tone:

"Cough...that's right!"

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