Chen Qing was a loyal subordinate. After returning, he told the Marquis of Zhongyong everything that had happened on the estate, including Ye Zhen's question to Liu Shi.

Marquis Zhongyong felt that he knew Ye Zhen somewhat; Ye Zhen was not someone who spoke carelessly.

She said that Liu was feeling guilty, which must mean that Liu had inadvertently revealed something.

He also refused to believe that his son was gay.

After a brief silence, he instructed, "Investigate this."

After Xie Yunzhou faked his death three years ago, many people in his courtyard were released. Ask those people; they might know something.

He then instructed, "Have Liu move into the Buddhist hall. She is not to leave without my order. Have someone keep an eye on her."

He was forced to bring her back by the old lady. Hearing that Liu was quite arrogant in the manor, he didn't even want to see her anymore. He just wanted her to spend the rest of her life in the Buddhist hall and not cause any more trouble.

He didn't want to see her again.

Just as Chen Qing made a move, Xing Ze reported it to Xie Tingzhou.

Xie Tingzhou said, "Secretly give Chen Qing a nudge, and then reveal these things to Wanxing."

In order to investigate the connection between the mountain assassins and Xie Yunzhou, he has been investigating a lot of things about Xie Yunzhou these days.

Although the reason why he prefers men is still unknown, it is enough for Chen Qing to uncover the answer.

He added a reminder, "Don't be too deliberate."

The news soon reached Ye Zhen's ears.

Ye Zhen then realized that his performance in front of Marquis Zhongyong during this period had been effective.

Even when the Marquis of Loyalty and Valor disregards his fatherly love, he can still find a way to investigate things.

She handed a piece of paper to Wanxing, saying, "Investigate the people in this position. Don't be afraid to spend money."

The paper contained a list of grooms that the Liu family had used throughout history.

Wu Da's death made her realize that Liu had changed several grooms, and given that her carriage had a hidden compartment, there must be something fishy going on.

Ye Zhen thought of an absurd possibility: that Liu's secret compartment was used to bring men into the mansion for illicit affairs.

Since the Marquis of Zhongyong has gone to investigate Xie Yunzhou, she will start with Lady Liu and find evidence of her infidelity.

Unaware that the carriage's hidden compartment had been exposed, and even less aware that Ye Zhen was investigating her, Liu went to the old lady's room upon her return and wept bitterly before her.

But she ended up in such a predicament that she dragged her child down with her, and in the end, the old lady had to swallow her pride and save her, which made the old lady very resentful of her.

"Once you've cried enough, go back to your yard."

Although she had previously said that she would let Liu Shi return to the Marquis's mansion as a servant, she knew in her heart that the Marquis of Zhongyong would not really make such an arrangement.

Therefore, she naturally felt that since Madam Liu had returned, she should go back to her own courtyard.

Madam Liu did the same, wiping away her tears and pleading, "Mother, I will listen to you in everything from now on. Please help me."

She lowered her voice and stammered, "From what the Marquis said, the household's account books have only been found for the last three years. Mother, could you find a way to destroy the other account books?"

Her heart was never in the Marquis's mansion, so her account books naturally couldn't withstand scrutiny.

Although they had a plan, she had been living a carefree life all these years and hadn't paid much attention to many things, to the point that she couldn't remember if there were any things in those account books that had enraged the Marquis of Zhongyong.

Destruction is the safest option.

The old lady agreed and nodded.

"And that carriage, Mother, could you please put it in your name, so it doesn't fall into Ye Zhen's hands?"

She was worried for a long time when Ye Zhen returned to the capital in her carriage last time, but fortunately the Marquis did not look for her because of the carriage.

Yesterday, Ye Zhen picked her up using another carriage from the manor, so she guessed that Ye Zhen hadn't used her carriage these days and hadn't noticed anything.

It turned out to be a false alarm.

But now that Ye Zhen is in charge of the household, and her carriage is the best in the mansion, she is worried that Ye Zhen will take it away.

Although her hidden compartment was extremely well concealed, it would be difficult for an ordinary woman to detect it.

The old lady, with a stern face, agreed.

Then Liu Shi went a step further, saying, "Don't change that hidden compartment. It will be inconvenient if he wants to enter the mansion."

The old lady let out a long sigh and said in an unhappy tone, "Is there anything else that I need to clean up for you? Just say it all at once, so as not to implicate others."

Then Liu said ingratiatingly, "Over the years, I've dealt with a few grooms, but it wasn't a big deal. I always found a pretext."

However, some time ago, the matter of a groom was exposed. The daughter-in-law was not worried that the Marquis would investigate, since all of this had been done openly by the Marquis.

But the daughter-in-law was worried that Ye Zhen might not be honest, and Tingzhou had also returned; what if he remembered what happened back then…

In the end, Liu was kicked out of the room by the old lady.

The old lady's chest heaved with anger as she said to Aman, "I used to think she was a reliable person, but I never expected her to cause so much trouble."

"She's going to ruin my manor! Make her stay in the courtyard and reflect on her actions for a month."

This was the old lady's punishment for Liu Shi. However, A Man returned shortly after leaving.

"The lady has been locked up in the Buddhist hall by the Marquis."

The old lady was furious and didn't go to the Marquis of Zhongyong to plead for Liu. She just smashed a cup and said angrily, "They're all troublesome."

Xing Ze was a devoted guard who kept his master's words in mind: to maintain a good relationship with Wan Xing and to promptly disclose intelligence.

Therefore, the news of Liu being confined to the Buddhist hall quickly reached Ye Zhen's ears.

When Wanxing first claimed that she had overheard Xing Ze and the guards' conversation and learned of Chen Qing's whereabouts, Ye Zhen did not suspect anything.

The second time, Xing Ze approached Wan Xing and gloated as he started gossiping about the Liu family, which aroused Ye Zhen's suspicion.

She shifted her eyes slightly, "Find two people to keep an eye on Xie Jinyao, find them outside."

Wanxing asked, puzzled, "Isn't someone keeping an eye on Xie Jinyao? Doesn't Miss trust them?"

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