Xiao Yudie enjoyed the meal very much and thought everything was delicious.

Mo Yan was quite satisfied with the meal, thinking it was pretty good, as all the ingredients were fresh and therefore delicious.

Xiao Yudie also enjoyed the meal very much.

After breakfast, Mo Yan left Xiao Yufei at the place where Lin Ling had stayed, telling her to reflect on her actions there and forbidding anyone from visiting her.

At the same time, they either ate steamed buns or paid for it themselves.

If you do this, you're bound to gain something.

Meanwhile, Xiao Minghui had already thrown Lin Ling into jail.

Lin Ling couldn't believe what had happened. She looked at the man in shock. "Sir, are you really going to throw me into jail? How can you be so heartless? People say that even a night of marriage brings a hundred days of kindness. We've been husband and wife for so many years!"

Lin Ling cried her heart out. In the past, her tears would have been pitiful and endearing, but now they were... unsightly.

Not to mention that Xiao Minghui, who was in love, no longer trusted Lin Ling. He had told Lin Ling his bottom line: "I told you, I absolutely cannot accept things from other people."

That's my bottom line. I usually turn a blind eye to whatever you do, but this is the one thing I absolutely cannot tolerate.

I will thoroughly investigate this matter!

Xiao Minghui was truly disappointed. He never expected that Lin Ling, whom he trusted so much, would do such a thing. "Did I not feed you? Or did I not give you money to spend?"

Why would you accept other people's things? Why?!

Xiao Minghui really didn't understand why. They had estates and fertile fields in their manor, which should be more than enough for them, right? His salary wasn't low either, and he also had shops and such given to him by his mother.

Of course, he always thought that it was something his mother had worked hard for her whole life to earn for him, and that the estate was a gift from the emperor.

He was also puzzled as to why the emperor valued him so highly, considering he was only a third-place scholar. Even the top scholar wasn't rewarded with a manor. Perhaps the emperor saw his potential and appreciated his sincere sincerity.

"Master, what are you saying? How can you be so naive? There is no such thing as an absolutely clean person in this world. Your eyes are black and white. That's not good."

What are you expecting others to do? How can you not give others any way to survive?

I didn't do anything wrong, I just accepted a small gift from a handkerchief. What did I do wrong?

It's because you, sir, are too concerned and too cautious that things have turned out this way, isn't it?

You can go out and see how your colleagues handle things. Everyone does things the same way, so why do you insist on being different?

All crows are black; if others can do it, so can you!

In Lin Ling's view, all those officials were the same; they all accepted bribes. Why couldn't she do the same? It was just a matter of giving people a reputation, so that people would say that her family had a good relationship with Lord Xiao.

"madness!"

Xiao Minghui glared angrily at Lin Ling and roared, "How could you be so stupid? If it were that simple, why would you be a concubine?"

These words infuriated Lin Ling. What did she mean by "she's just a concubine"? What's wrong with her being just a concubine?

"Sir, do you mean to look down on me? You don't like me at all, you don't love me at all, do you?"

Lin Ling suddenly went berserk. Nothing else mattered anymore; all that remained were the words this man had spoken: "Master, I have devoted myself entirely to you, yet now you say I am merely a concubine? If it weren't for being with you, would I, a respectable girl from a good family, be able to become your concubine?"

Xiao Minghui frowned, looking somewhat serious. Was that what he meant?

“That’s not what I meant. If I looked down on you, I wouldn’t have protected you for so many years.”

If I didn't care, I wouldn't have let you go out and date other people. I do care about you, but I never expected that this care would lead you in another direction.

This directly crossed my bottom line. My bottom line is that I cannot violate principles, I cannot do anything immoral or unreasonable, I cannot betray national righteousness, and I certainly cannot let down the people!

Seeing the old man's impassioned manner, Lin Ling blurted out, "Sir, you are so naive."