A moment of silence fell over the courtyard; no one dared to utter a sound, all their eyes fixed on Yu Hanyan.

After a while, Uncle Chen, Zhao Xiaowu, and the others also arrived, and they all gasped when they saw what was happening.

Uncle Chen said, "Miss Yu, what are you doing? The General's Mansion has treated you very well! You...you are trying to put the General in an unjust position!"

"Yes, Miss Yu, we've been so good to you these past three years, you can't repay kindness with enmity!" Old Zhao also stared nervously at the dagger in Yu Hanyan's hand, afraid that she would smear Lu Yanzheng with a single blow.

Xiao Wu stared at Yu Hanyan in disbelief, "Miss Yu, why...why did you do this?"

Even he knew that if Yu Hanyan committed suicide in the general's mansion, it would greatly affect the general's reputation, and he might not be able to win over the troops.

After all, if a general takes care of the orphans of fallen soldiers to the point of suicide, who would believe that he can lead the border troops well?

In Xiao Wu's mind, Yu Hanyan was a well-educated and polite woman. Before today, he had never imagined that such a person would do something like threatening suicide.

Yu Hanyan glanced back at everyone, then suddenly chuckled softly, "Why am I like this? If she hadn't driven me away, how could I have acted like this!"

She pointed at Jiang Qinyu, "It's all because of her! When she wasn't here, the general treated me gently and took great care of me; but as soon as she came, the general became extremely cold towards me, and even tried to drive me away!"

Jiang Qinyu: "..." What did she do? She didn't provoke anyone, and then this happened all of a sudden. She was completely stunned.

Lu Yanzheng was also speechless and quickly clarified, "Qinqin, don't listen to her nonsense. I have been living in the military for the past three years and have only seen her a handful of times. There is absolutely no gentleness or care she described. Uncle Chen and the others can testify to that."

If it weren't for the fact that he had spent many years in the army and didn't care much about who lived in the mansion, how could he have placed Yu Hanyan in the mansion?

“Yes, Madam,” Uncle Chen immediately replied, “It was only after you came that the General started to come back to the mansion more often; before that, the General lived in the army camp.”

Old Zhao nodded repeatedly and said, "That's right, Madam, don't listen to Miss Yu's nonsense. The reason she said that the general ate all the food she made was because no one told him that she made it. In fact, the general ate it just because he didn't want to waste food."

“Yes, madam, I can testify that the general criticized Old Zhao at the time, saying that he shouldn’t have made so much food, it was too wasteful,” Old Wang quickly added.

After the elderly people finished speaking, they all looked at Xiao Wu.

Xiao Wu lowered his head dejectedly and said, "Yes, Madam, Uncle Chen and the others are right."

If he still can't see what kind of person Yu Hanyan is by now, then he has wasted the past ten years.

But he was heartbroken! He couldn't understand why Miss Yu was doing this. Wouldn't it have been better to live a peaceful life in the General's Mansion?

"Well, I don't really care about what happened before," Jiang Qinyu's lips twitched, not understanding why they were explaining so anxiously, "but you need to resolve the current issue."

She's really innocent, okay? She came all the way from hundreds of miles away to help them get water and sweet potatoes, and now she's being dragged into this ridiculous mess. It's infuriating just thinking about it!

"Don't worry, Madam, I will handle this well and give you an explanation," Lu Yanzheng immediately assured him.

Uncle Chen also said, "This old servant has already found a house today, and Miss Yu can move in tomorrow."

"No need to wait until tomorrow, let's move over tonight!" Lu Yanzheng said calmly.

Uncle Chen quickly stood up straight. "Yes, General, this old servant will take care of it right away..."

"You...you've gone too far!" Yu Hanyan erupted when she saw them discussing her fate without any regard for the dagger held to her neck.

Unfortunately, before she could react, the dagger in her hand suddenly fell to the ground, and the next moment Lu Yanzheng took it away with a low slide tackle.

Jiang Qinyu stared wide-eyed at the scene. My god, Lu Yanzheng's move was so cool!

In the blink of an eye, the dagger in Yu Hanyan's hand fell to the ground, and was quickly snatched away by Lu Yanzheng and stomped under his feet!

Yu Hanyan was dumbfounded. She stared blankly at her own hands, then at Lu Yanzheng, who was standing a zhang away from her, her eyes filled with confusion.

At this moment, Lu Yanzheng spoke up, "Miss Yu, for the sake of Deputy General Ling, I tolerated the incident three years ago when you appeared before me in thin clothes on my first return to the manor; but now your actions have seriously affected the relationship between my wife and me, and it is really no longer appropriate for you to stay in the manor. You should move out tonight!"

Chen Bo and the others gasped. They were dressed so lightly... How could such a thing happen?

Xiao Wu stared at Yu Hanyan in disbelief. How beautiful she had been in his heart before, she now looked incredibly ugly.

"No!" Yu Hanyan cried, "You promised Vice President Ling you would take care of me for the rest of my life, you can't break your promise..."

“I did promise, but there are many kinds of care. I can only guarantee that you will have enough to eat and wear, but I’m sorry I can’t do anything else,” Lu Yanzheng said coldly. “Uncle Chen, Uncle Zhao, Uncle Li, you two help her move her things over tonight.”

"Yes, General!" Uncle Chen and the others immediately responded loudly.

Ru Hua immediately knelt down before Jiang Qinyu, pleading, "Please, Madam, have mercy and spare our young lady! She truly only wishes to stay in the General's Mansion and would never argue with you over anything..."

"What you're saying makes it sound like there's something she can compete with me for." Jiang Qinyu couldn't hold back any longer, a mocking smile curving her lips. "What's mine is mine. If it can be taken away by someone else, then it doesn't deserve to bear my name."

She glanced at Yu Hanyan and Ruhua, "I just don't understand, I haven't done anything, why are you both targeting me?"

Seriously, what's with this female-centric competition? If you're so capable, go ahead and have a male-centric competition!

“It was all my idea, and has nothing to do with Madam,” Lu Yanzheng suddenly said, then turned to Old Wang and Xiao Wu and said, “Uncle Wang and Xiao Wu, take them away. They are not welcome in the General’s Mansion from now on.”

Uncle Wang stepped forward to grab Yu Hanyan, while Xiao Wu grabbed Ruhua's arm.

"Brother Xiao Wu, you said you would plead for us, you said it..." Ru Hua cried, clinging to Xiao Wu's arm.

Xiao Wu whispered, "Miss Ruhua, I'm sorry..."

No matter how much Yu Hanyan and Ruhua struggled, they were both taken away.

Jiang Qinyu glanced at Lu Yanzheng, then flicked her sleeve and went inside.

Lu Yanzheng immediately followed, "Qinqin, let me explain..."

“No need,” Jiang Qin said calmly. “I know you’re not that kind of person.”

Judging from Yu Hanyan's behavior, if Lu Yanzheng had even the slightest interest in her, he wouldn't have kicked her out today.

Lu Yanzheng breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, and was about to say something when Qin Shen's voice came from outside.

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