Xiao Wang, who was beside the housekeeper, looked confused. He was still a child and couldn't understand what the sound inside was.

"Master, do we still need to go in and talk? We just spotted a suspicious person outside the door. Didn't the Marquis say that if we see anyone who looks suspicious, we should tell him immediately?"

"What are you talking about? The Marquis is in a happy mood right now. If you dare, go in and tell him. I'll see if he wants to kill you."

"No! Master, I know I was wrong. Please don't push me in. The Marquis's temper has become increasingly difficult to understand recently. If I rush in, I'm afraid I'll really lose my life."

Xiao Wang waved his hands quickly and ran out of the yard immediately.

Being a housekeeper in a marquis's mansion is not an easy job. If his master had not insisted on helping him, he would not have been willing to sacrifice his life in this big house.

Time passed quickly and it was evening, and the study was finally quiet.

The housekeeper immediately called for water, and there was a commotion in the backyard.

The news that Marquis Changping and his wife had gotten together in the morning had already caused an uproar in the backyard.

The concubines spoke with a teasing smile and sarcasm.

"Otherwise, people would say our lady is shameless. She dared to seduce the Marquis in broad daylight. She is truly bold. Only a general guarding the northwest could raise a daughter like this. She is worse than a prostitute."

"Yes, in the past, if the Marquis slept in our courtyard for more than two days, the lady would get angry. But now, she takes the initiative to go to the study to seduce him."

Several people sat together and talked and laughed, and their words were quite unpleasant.

Anyway, the Marquis' Mansion is getting worse day by day, so they have nothing to be afraid of.

"Alright, just say a few words. Don't worry about the maidservants around the lady hearing you. If they hear you, they'll kill you."

"How Madam seduces the Marquis is Madam's own skill. If you have the ability, go to the front yard and seduce him and see if the Marquis will pay attention to you."

There are brave ones and there are timid ones. The concubine who was once the most favored by the marquis immediately came out to stop it.

The lady is emotionally unstable, so it’s better not to offend her easily.

"That's right. Only the Madam can stay overnight in the study. How dare the rest of us stay overnight in the study? We will be drowned in spit." Aunt Lin raised her eyebrows with a look of disdain on her face.

What she disliked most was the wife of Marquis Changping's behavior.

"I thought I had finally made it after enduring so many years, but seeing the relationship between the Madam and the Marquis getting worse and worse, I was thinking of getting promoted, but in one day I was back to my original position and had to endure it all over again."

"It's the same for everyone. If you want to start over, we have to start over too. Eat more good food these few days, or you might not be able to eat it later."

"Take care, sisters. I'll go back to my room and rest. The Marquis probably won't come to the backyard again today, so I'll have a good sleep."

A few people just gathered together, said a few words, and then went their separate ways.

In the next few days, the backyard of Changping Marquis Mansion was unusually quiet.

Only the wife of the Marquis of Changping was always causing trouble, bullying this one or that one.

In the past, when she and the Marquis of Changping had quarreled, she had often heard these people gossiping about her. Now that they were reconciling, she naturally wanted to get back at them.

"Madam, please spare me. I really didn't mean to do that. I was just walking too fast and bumped into your flowers."

"How fast can you walk to knock over my flowers? Is there a ghost chasing you in the backyard? You have no manners at all!"

A concubine was kneeling on the ground crying, her eyes were full of pity.

Seeing that the lady was reluctant to let go, the maidservant beside her immediately ran to find Marquis Changping.

"Well, what's there to be angry about? If you like this flower, I'll find you another one. You're not feeling well, so you should get some rest. Don't be so angry."

The Marquis of Changping had to deal with the problem in his backyard with all his might, but it was also trouble that he had brought upon himself.

"But..." The wife of Marquis Changping pointed at Concubine Hong in front of her, wanting to say something but stopping herself.

She was jealous at first, but was stopped by Marquis Changping.

"I know you despise them the most, and I also know you won't get angry for no reason. How about letting her go back to the courtyard and be confined there? I won't be there for the next month."

Marquis Changping was willing to talk and negotiate, and his wife smiled sweetly and immediately nodded in agreement.

Concubine Hong was horrified and knelt at the feet of Marquis Changping to beg for mercy.

"My Lord, you promised me a few days ago that I could go home to visit my family. If you confine me, how can I get out? Please, have mercy on me and let me go."

She begged desperately, but the Marquis of Changping didn't even respond, so he just kicked her away angrily.

"Get lost! Stop annoying me in front of me all day long. What's the point of visiting relatives? You're just a concubine, do you really think you have that ability? From now on, you are not allowed to leave the house without my permission!"

"My Lord..."

The Marquis of Changping was so cruel that even the concubines around him couldn't help but look at him sideways.

When the lips are gone, the teeth become cold. That's what it means, right?

Even the most favored concubine Hong was like this.

If they offended the lady, they would be beaten at best, and might even lose their lives.

"What is the housekeeper still doing standing there watching? Take him away immediately. He is crying in front of me. This is really rude. If he continues to cry, I will send him away."

"Yes." The butler was also startled and acted quickly.

When the Madam was out of favor, Concubine Hong started to take charge of the household, but she was punished so soon. It was really a flash in the pan.

This incident also made several concubines realize that status is the most important thing in the Marquis' Mansion.

If they rely on this Marquis of Changping, they might even starve to death.

The turmoil in the Marquis' Mansion passed so quickly. At this time, Gu Yunni also received the news with a sarcastic smile on her lips.

"This Marquis of Changping is such a fence-sitter, he'll follow whoever has the power. Just because there's a rumor that the general is going back to Kyoto, and there's no real evidence, he can't wait to stick to his wife. It's disgusting."

"Yes, Miss! The Marquis of Changping is truly disgusting. How can you live in the Marquis' Mansion? Wouldn't you be choked to death if you were with someone like him?"

Qing'er also frowned and complained with Gu Yunni.

She suddenly felt sorry for the young lady and didn't know how Gu Yunni had been able to persevere in the past.

"When I was in the Marquis' Mansion before, they didn't have so many accidents, and naturally there weren't so many disgusting things. Everything was normal. Can you continue to talk about what problems happened later? Did they have other ideas?"

"yes."

Gu Yunni shook her head and didn't care much. This family was inherently bad, and it would be strange if they became normal.

"I only know that the Marquis of Changping called his wife and his daughter into his study. They talked for nearly an hour, and there was a quarrel inside. It seemed that his wife didn't want her daughter to do something. However, there were secret guards patrolling the study, so I didn't dare get too close."

The secret guard answered honestly. Gu Yunni thought for a moment, and then had another question.