He didn't even cry when he found out about his pregnancy yesterday.

Now, seeing that the woman who had raised him for many years had lost her breath, he could no longer bear it.

"Concubine mother." Shangguan Zishu shouted heartbreakingly.

But the person on the bed never responded to him again.

As the news from the palace spread.

The Pingyang Marquis' Mansion also received the news soon and was needless to say, they were shocked.

The current Marquis of Pingyang, Luo Yichen, is Concubine Luo's brother, and he had a very good relationship with the prince back then.

Ever since his sister entered the palace, the relationship between them has become distant.

Concubine Luo married into the palace and gave birth to a son, and later she became the heir.

This is certainly a good thing for their mansion.

The Pingyang Marquisate is on a downward slope, the title of marquis is the last generation, and the next generation can only be the title of earl.

The Marquis's Mansion has no outstanding children, only a title that looks glorious.

So they are very optimistic about Shangguan Zishu.

Just waiting for him to come back after achieving success so that he can help my grandparents.

As a result, the news shocked Marquis Pingyang so much that he almost choked to death on his breakfast.

Early in the morning, he was having breakfast when the housekeeper came in hurriedly and reported to him that two women in Prince Rong's Mansion had hanged themselves last night.

One of them was the Marquis’s aunt, Concubine Luo.

"What did you say?" Pingyang Hou slapped the food that was choking his throat, calmed down, and asked loudly.

"My lord, it's true." Seeing that the lord didn't believe it, the butler nodded vigorously.

Pingyang Hou's face turned cold.

This is too much.

He had to go and get an explanation.

Marquis Pingyang immediately found his wife, packed up a little, changed his clothes, and got on the carriage to Prince Rong's palace.

When he arrived at Prince Rong's Mansion, he asked the gatekeeper whether it was true that Concubine Luo committed suicide.

Only when he got a positive answer did he truly believe it.

Then, without anyone leading him, he led his wife directly into Concubine Luo's courtyard.

Then he saw Shangguan Zishu lying beside Concubine Luo's bed, crying loudly.

The prince and princess just stood quietly aside.

There was also a girl who looked very much like her younger sister, whose eyes were red and swollen from crying. She was supported by the eldest young lady and comforted.

"My Lord." The prince simply bowed, thinking that since the guest was a guest, he should take the initiative.

"Your Majesty, my sister was fine, why did she commit suicide? The palace must give an explanation."

When Pingyang Hou saw his sister lying on the bed without any spirit, he became furious and spoke in a questioning tone.

Normally, when he saw the prince, he would smile and take the initiative to greet him. He would never dare to speak to the prince so unreasonably.

"Alas, the family scandal of Prince Rong's Mansion is too shameful for Prince Rong to mention. Ziqi's wife, you should be more eloquent. Please tell the Marquis about it. She is his sister after all."

The prince did not intend to hide it from him. As a member of his wife's family, Marquis Pingyang had the right to know.

At the same time, he also wanted to know how his sister entered the palace and what kind of person the young lady of his Pingyang Marquis's mansion was like. She would probably be too embarrassed to say it out loud.

Yu Yuanzheng helped Shangguan Ru sit on the chair, then stepped forward and squatted towards Marquis Pingyang.

Then she told the story of the scandal in the palace.

But it was undoubtedly another stab in the heart of Shangguan Ru and Shangguan Zishu.

Of course, Yu Yuanzheng did not tell anyone how the third house treated Shangguan Ru.

There is no need to let Marquis Pingyang know that.

After listening to Yu Yuanzheng's story, Pingyang Hou and his wife simply couldn't believe it.

Back then, his sister was not abused by the prince, but Shangguan Hongchen from the second house.

Moreover, Shangguan Zishu was not the child of Shangguan Hongchen and his sister, but the child of the third wife.

Shangguan Ru is his biological niece.

He was so angry that he wanted to kill Shangguan Hongchen.

"Go, go find that bastard." At this time, Pingyang Hou had lost his mind and even dared to swear in front of the prince.

He pulled his wife and rushed angrily towards the second house.

When she reached the second room, she rushed in without caring about anything. The maids and servants could not stop her, nor did they dare to stop her.

At this time, the second wife felt as if the sky had fallen.

The second lady kept wiping her tears beside the second master's bed.

She would never have thought that her husband would dare to do such a thing.

No wonder the second old lady and my husband care so much about Zishu.

All this is because in their hearts, that is the second wife's child.

Later, Zishu inherited the throne, which means that the second branch inherited the throne.

How dare they.

They never thought about what the consequences would be if the prince found out one day.

The prince is the only legitimate eldest son of the Shangguan family.

They actually dared to plot against the prince in this way.

Now the secret is finally revealed.

The second wife is about to be expelled from the palace. How will they live in the future?

The second master was lying on the bed, moaning.

He had lived for forty-one years and had never received such a severe punishment.

Thirty military sticks easily took away half of his life.

But the secret guards who beat people were very skilled. They didn't break any bones, only hurt the skin and flesh, causing pain but not taking anyone's life.

At this point, he grimaced in pain even when he moved.

Just at this moment, there was a noise outside the door.

Then someone rushed into the room.

"Shangguan Hongchen, you bastard, I will beat you to death."

Pingyang Hou had never been so angry before.

He didn't care about the Second Lady's situation and immediately pulled the man off the bed to the ground, then kicked him hard.

The second master was seriously injured, and this time it was even more serious. He screamed as loudly as a pig being slaughtered.

"My lord, you can't do that. My husband was beaten with thirty military sticks yesterday. If you kick him again, someone will die." The second wife shouted anxiously.

She wanted to stop them, but was stopped by the wife of Marquis Pingyang.

He kicked the Second Master five times in a row, and only withdrew his kicks when he saw that the Second Master was about to pass out from the pain.

He really didn't dare to kick him to death. After all, Shangguan Hongchen was a member of the royal palace and the son of the old Prince Rong.

The second master, lying on the ground, cried out in pain continuously.

His face looked horribly grim.

I really felt like I was going to die in the next moment.

"Hmph, you've brought this upon yourself, and you deserve to die." Pingyang Hou had no sympathy for him at all.

In the past, the two of them had been to the Xilou and had drinks together.

But that was also for the sake of the prince's face, so he just made a fuss.

He didn't expect that he had harmed his sister many years ago. The more he thought about it, the angrier he got, and he wanted to kick him again.

But he was stopped by the Marquis' wife.

"My husband, forget it. If someone dies, it won't be worth it to blame my mansion. We are here to solve the problem. We can't let my sister die." The Marquis's wife was very calm.

The dead cannot be brought back to life, but they have to take care of the aftermath.

"Shangguan Hongchen, you must give my family an excuse today, otherwise I will beat you every time I see you in the future. I will keep my word." Pingyang Hou was unusually tough.

In the past, he never dared to be so tough in front of the people in Prince Rong's Mansion.

"People...people...are dead. What...exchange do you want?" The second master finally caught his breath and said in a broken voice.

He also didn't expect that the woman was so depressed that she actually hanged herself.

He actually doesn't care about a woman, and he is already old and ugly. What will happen to him if he is divorced?

The Marquis's Mansion couldn't accommodate her at all.

"The Marquis's sister married into the palace for twenty-two years, but ended up being divorced and committing suicide. It was all because of you."

"How can you blame me for this? It was she who plotted against the eldest brother and failed. I just took advantage of the situation. If she had adhered to the virtues of a woman, she wouldn't be in this situation today." The second master didn't think it was his fault.

Luo Xinyi did it herself.