Bai Yanzhang quickly explained, "You misunderstood. I didn't mean anything by it. I just wanted to verify a conjecture."

Qin Wenjun intervened with a cold laugh.

"Has Lord Bai spent too much time in the Flower Courtyard and lost track of what can and cannot be said?"

Flower Courtyard?

Bai Yanzhang was overjoyed.

"How do you know I've been to the Flower Garden? You saw me there, didn't you?"

Qin Wenjun: "!!!"

This person's reaction was way too fast!

How could she possibly admit that she had been to the flower garden?

He immediately denied it, saying, "I was just saying it casually. I didn't expect that Lord Bai had actually been to the Flower Courtyard."

She had almost forgotten that this person had been behaving so well lately.

It seems best to find Tianci a different tutor to prevent him from picking up bad habits from him in the future.

Bai Yanzhang gave her a deep look.

"I've only been to the flower garden once."

After saying that, he recounted how he had been framed.

When Qin Wenjun recounted how he woke up and discovered the girl had three red moles, his eyes widened.

What a coincidence!

Did the person Bai Yanzhang slept with have the same characteristics as her?

Could this person be trying to scam her?

Bai Yanzhang saw the suspicion in her eyes and smiled, "Do you know why I investigated the past?"

Qin Wenjun shook her head.

"Because I accidentally flipped through the files of that Chen scholar you mentioned and found out that he was a eunuch."

Qin Wenjun: "..."

How many talented people can produce a single eunuch?

How could she be so unlucky, drawing the card that made her a eunuch and destined to be Tianci's father?

Bai Yanzhang said with a smile, "Then I interrogated that man and learned about the red mole, so I sent someone to the flower garden to investigate..."

Upon further investigation, it was discovered that the girl who died years ago was already forty years old and had been living in the brothel for over a decade. She had contracted the disease before he was framed.

It instantly resolved two of his long-standing questions.

Firstly, he felt that Xu Qing wanted to take revenge on him. Why did she choose a young girl instead of an old and ugly one, the latter of whom would obviously be more disgusting to him?

Secondly, he clearly paid her, so the girl should not have taken any more customers. Why did she get sick?

—Because that girl and the girl who died were not the same person at all.

So the question becomes: Who is that girl?

Upon learning that a new girl had run away from the flower courtyard, and discovering that Qin Wenjun hadn't refused to see him off, but had been confined to her quarters and disappeared after her confinement was lifted, he boldly guessed that the girl was very likely Qin Wenjun.

She traveled thousands of miles to the border town to find him, only to fall into the hands of villains. If it weren't for a twist of fate, they might never have met again in this lifetime.

He would never know that she not only did not betray him, but also fell into danger because of him.

Qin Wenjun sighed and rubbed her forehead after hearing this.

The truth was too shocking; she needed to process it.

She looked around and saw a large rock under the tree, so she went over and sat down.

Bai Yanzhang also walked over and stood by the stone without saying a word.

He knew she needed some time.

Qin Wenjun believed Bai Yanzhang's words to a large extent, but remained skeptical about whether he was telling the truth.

If he finds out what happened to her back then, he can easily impersonate that person.

However, if he didn't have a penchant for being cuckolded, there would be no reason for him to do this.

Tianci does indeed look somewhat like him.

After thinking about it for a while, she finally accepted reality.

"So, that person back then really was you?"

Bai Yanzhang nodded.

However, he was a little puzzled: "Why didn't you come looking for me after you escaped back then?"

Qin Wenjun said irritably, "What else could it be? He just happened to see someone talking to the madam."

Bai Yanzhang suddenly realized.

Qin Wenjun must have misunderstood him, thinking he was there to buy sex.

Thinking about how she might have felt at that moment, he felt a pang of heartache. "I'm sorry, it's all my fault..."

If he had seen what that girl looked like, they wouldn't have been separated for so many years.

Qin Wenjun had calmed down and said calmly, "It's not your fault that fate plays tricks on you, so you don't need to take it to heart."

Bai Yanzhang was silent for a moment, then replied, "I will send a matchmaker to your door as soon as I get back."

Qin Wenjun: "???"

Why did you send a matchmaker to our door?

"Of course I'll marry you."

Qin Wenjun immediately became wary.

"Tianci is mine, you can't take my son away from me."

Bai Yanzhang: "..."

Does he seem like someone who only cares about having offspring?

But Qin Wenjun said, "Why did you propose marriage so late, and why did you only do it after you found out that Tianci is your son? Can you say that you didn't want to marry me because of the child?"

Bai Yanzhang smiled bitterly: "All these years I have been..."

Qin Wenjun interrupted him, saying, "My son and I have been doing quite well these past few years. Tianci is long past the age of wanting a father. You are still young and have a bright future ahead of you. You can marry whichever noble lady you want. There is no need to acknowledge Tianci back and take your place as the eldest son. Let's go our separate ways from now on."

Bai Yanzhang took a deep breath and asked her, "If Tianci doesn't miss his father, why does he like being with me so much?"

Qin Wenjun was speechless.

Tianci is indeed very clingy to this person.

However, "I already belong to someone else, and it's impossible for me to marry you."

Bai Yanzhang was taken aback.

Did she lose heart back then and fall in love with someone else?

Who is that person?

He said calmly.

He's waited so many years, he'll take her even if it means stealing her away.

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