Old Master Yan felt a chill run down his spine; his worst fears had come true.

He knew that his rebellious son was easy to deal with, after all, he was of the Yan family bloodline, and he would always have to be somewhat cautious when facing his parents and elder brother and sister-in-law.

But the Marquis of Xinting and the Li family are different; this matter will definitely not be let off lightly.

He gritted his teeth, called his two sons forward, and then, with a flick of his long robe, knelt down on the ground.

Master Yan and his second master were startled and hesitated for a moment before the old master scolded them, "Kneel down immediately."

Having said that, he respectfully kowtowed to the Marquis and pleaded, "My lord, today's matter is truly a misunderstanding. The woman is ignorant and narrow-minded. Upon learning that her son, who had been wandering outside, had become a member of the Li family, she acted impulsively out of anger."

“Now they have been beaten and learned their lesson. Our Yan family is willing to compensate them. We kneel down and admit our mistakes, begging the Marquis to be lenient and spare the ignorant woman.”

The Marquis gestured for Jiayin to step forward, took her hand, and sneered, "Lord Yan's advice to me is..."