He hadn't taken the matter to heart at all, after all, his status was what it was. Even if he was ordered not to attend court for a period of time and had to reflect on his actions at home, he was still a Duke. Who would have thought that a mere country bumpkin would dare to disrespect him?

"So what's going on with Yu'er now? Is she still in jail?"

He asked again, "With Yan Shi protecting her, Zhuo Wei cares about this daughter quite a bit. Of course, his main intention is to marry her into a high-ranking family in the future so that he can build a good relationship with her."

"Yeah! It's bad enough that they're in jail, but they won't even let us visit them, and they can't even send anything in!"

As Madam Yan spoke, she cried. The pretty maidservant beside her dared not linger and quietly withdrew.

This is why she was beautiful and often took advantage of by the master, yet she could still live comfortably in the mansion. It was because she was sensible and never took the initiative to fight for anything. She simply did her duty as a maid, so Madam Yan turned a blind eye to her behavior. Unlike other maids, who would be sold to brothels by the madam soon after such incidents occurred.

Zhuo Wei didn't care whether the little maid was still there or not. He was a little irritable. He couldn't go out, and he couldn't use his status to pressure people. Did he really have to watch his daughter stay in jail forever?

If things continue like this, she'll have no value left. What wealthy family would want a woman like her who's been imprisoned?

"What are you sending her away for? We must bring her back! There are countless people outside laughing at my Duke Mu's mansion! What was she doing running off to the prison for no reason?"

Zhuo Wei used to think his daughter was quite well-behaved and sensible, but who knew she would end up in jail and make a scene that the whole city knew about. How could he possibly save face like this?

Madam Yan felt a little guilty when asked, but she still said, "I heard that the Third Prince was suffering in prison, so I sent her to see him, thinking that I could help if I could."

"You scoundrel! Is that something a woman like you should concern herself with? Is it something a child like her should know? Madam Yan, I've been far too lenient with you all these years!"

Zhuo Wei slapped Yan Shi across the face, knocking her to the ground.

Ignoring the pain, Madam Yan hurriedly knelt down and explained, "My lord, please calm down. It was my own idea, but I didn't tell Xiaoyu any of that. I just whispered a few words in her ear, saying I was curious. Xiaoyu then offered to go and see. Who would have thought something like this would happen..."

At this point, Madam Yan also felt a pang of regret.

During that time, the family was starving, and the money from that side hadn't arrived. She was worried that the Third Prince was really doomed, so that person had stopped caring about them. She was extremely anxious, so she asked her daughter to check on the situation. Unexpectedly, a few days later, someone delivered the money.

She told her daughter not to go, but her kind-hearted daughter insisted that she couldn't give up halfway and would definitely go to see it. She heard it was a prince, and she mainly wanted to see what the excitement was like.

She thought that since her daughter didn't know about those things, it wouldn't matter even if she went, so she didn't pay much attention. But before long, her daughter was arrested.

Hearing from Madam Yan that her daughter didn't know about that matter, Zhuo Wei instantly breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that she didn't know. He had kept it a secret for so many years, and the only person who knew was Madam Yan, and she only found out by accident.

She was cunning and knew how to use this secret to her own advantage; otherwise, Zhuo Wei would not have been able to let her, a concubine, hold the position of mistress for so many years.

"You'd better keep that secret until the day you're in your coffin, or I won't be able to protect you!"

Zhuo Wei glared at her fiercely, never having thought this woman was so stupid.

"Yes, I understand."

Yan obediently agreed, not daring to say anything more.

"You don't need to worry about this. I'll figure something out."

Zhuo Wei took a deep breath. Although he didn't want to get involved, he still had to protect his daughter's reputation so that he could have a better life in the future.

Madam Yan, however, guessed what he was going to do and said with some worry, "Master, we're currently in a very sensitive situation, wouldn't that..."

"Shut up! I know what I'm doing, why do you need to say more? Besides, if it weren't for your womanly views, would things have turned out this way?!"

Zhuo Wei appeared very angry and asked again, "Did you tell that bastard her identity?"

Upon hearing this, Madam Yan cried again, "Waaah, before I could even speak, she said she knew everything, but she just didn't want to acknowledge you as her husband!"

Although she didn't know exactly what He Jiuniang meant by knowing what she should and shouldn't know, Madam Yan didn't care. She just wanted to file a complaint. Who told that little bitch to say those things in public and embarrass her!

"Is that so?"

Zhuo Wei snorted coldly and said directly, "Have her come to my residence to see me tomorrow. I want to ask her who taught her to be so disrespectful to her elders!"

In his view, it was a blessing that He Jiuniang had accumulated in her previous life that he was willing to acknowledge her, and that He Jiuniang was being disrespectful if she didn't acknowledge him now.

Fortunately, Madam Yan was still somewhat worried and tentatively reminded him, "Master, she is not at the manor, but at the military camp."

"Who cares where she is? Does a father have to pick a time to see his daughter?"

Zhuo Wei's idea was quite shameless, but in order to get Zhuo Jiayu out, he didn't care about anything else.

If that bastard doesn't budge, he'll really have to beg that person, but that person is still far away in Dongting, and he'll only be begging his subordinates. Given the current situation, it's uncertain whether those subordinates will even be willing to help.

Therefore, it would be best if that bastard child knew what was good for him, otherwise it would really cause trouble for others.

Madam Yan agreed and immediately sent someone to the military camp to deliver the message.

When He Jiuniang heard the message, she almost spat out the tea in her mouth.

"What the hell? Ordering me to see him? How dare he!"

He Jiuniang had never dealt with Zhuo Wei before and didn't know how shameless he was. Well, now she knew.

The whole family—the youngest wants to steal her man, the eldest wants to take advantage of her man through her, and they do it with complete self-righteousness.

She instructed, "Send the messenger back to report that if they want to see me, they should come to the military camp themselves."

"yes!"

The soldiers immediately went to relay the message, while Li Dazhuang, who was beside him, asked curiously, "Sister-in-law, do you really want to see him?"

Li Dazhuang hadn't yet figured out the relationship between He Jiuniang and the Duke of Mu's mansion, but his intuition told him it wasn't simple; in other words, his sister-in-law was being entangled.

Why would a sister-in-law still want to meet someone with ill intentions?

This isn't like my sister-in-law at all!

"I can't find it!"

He Jiuniang's matter-of-fact answer left Li Dazhuang completely bewildered.

"Then what's wrong, sister-in-law...?"

"Hey, didn't your general say before that unauthorized personnel are not allowed to approach the military camp? If they do come, just drive them away."

He Jiuniang smiled slyly. Very well, her main goal was to tease him.

Li Dazhuang: ...

He silently gave a thumbs up and uttered a line from a national classic. Sure enough, his sister-in-law was still the same sister-in-law, without the slightest change!

However, He Jiuniang thought of something else and said to Li Dazhuang, "By the way, send someone to send a message to Baichuan, saying that the matter he guessed would have a result in the next two days may have to be postponed."

Because they came to her first.