"Xiang Cui, you are the one who caused all this trouble today. You have to give us an explanation."

"Yes, you caused us to lose our money and was beaten. You must give us an explanation."

"How can you only blame me? I was just saying that. I didn't force you. You all wanted to do that anyway, just to save more food and sell it for money. Now that something's wrong, you're blaming me. Why don't you just say it's your greed?"

"If you hadn't suggested it, we wouldn't have done such a stupid thing!"

"You can't blame me, it was your own decision."

Xiang Cui would rather fall out with the four men than acknowledge them. Otherwise, it would not just be a matter of losing the money. Not only would her house be robbed by these men, she would not be able to pass the Marquis's test, and her own man would be implicated as well.

If she tries to refuse now, she will go against the Marquis's intention and will be punished with twenty strokes of the cane. If the Marquis finds out that she did it on purpose, then... she will never admit it, even if he holds a grudge against her.

The other four people couldn't do anything to her now, but they all held a grudge against her in their hearts.

Bai Zhiyue didn't care about the lawsuit between the few people. She took the bags of money back to the room and put them into the space. This time she got back nearly 20,000 taels, which added a little financial foundation for her future rich life.

Soon, another box of food was sent over from the kitchen to make up for her morning portion.

This time there was even a bowl of blood swallows, which was simply outrageous. She had never had this thing in the big kitchen before. If she wanted to eat it, she had to spend a hundred taels to buy it from the manager. Later, she simply stopped eating it, and it all went to Rong.

The porridge is also made of finely chopped meat, which is fragrant and filling. There are also milk-flavored steamed buns, plum blossom cakes, and two stir-fried dishes, one meat and one vegetable.

Those in the kitchen are probably afraid of having to ask for money themselves, haha!

Bai Zhiyue happily ate all the food that was brought to her. Although she was already full, her stomach felt a little looser after the exercise just now, so she could easily fit in more food.

On the other side, Nanny Hua took Liu out of the front yard and started to scold her.

"No matter what you were thinking, it's a big mistake to provoke the master to make trouble in the study. If you do it again, I will definitely not forgive you!

The old lady has honored you for the sake of the Marquis, so don't try to play any tricks on me, or I'll break your legs and send you to work as a laborer on the farm."

Liu shook herself, and, facing the gaze of being seen through, she lowered her head and replied

"Yes, I will never do it again!"

Zhuangzi is not a good place to go. There are some lowly farmers there who torture people without any mercy, not to mention that they have to do the work themselves. She has never done any hard labor in the three years since she came to Rongshi. She eats well, dresses well, and has a delicate skin. She is no different from a young lady from an official family.

"Humph! You wouldn't dare."

When she brought Liu to Rong Garden, Rong was in a rage and about to hit someone. When she woke up in the morning and learned that Xi Que hadn't returned all night, she felt an uneasiness that almost overwhelmed her.

"You didn't report such a serious incident. You don't respect me as your master. Come, drag Lianzhi and Huan'er out and give them thirty lashes. If something like this happens again, sell them all out."

If he beats them for thirty times, those girls will be half crippled.

"What is Aunt Rong so angry about?"

It had been a long time since she heard the term "Aunt Rong". Ever since she captured the Marquis's heart, everyone called her the Second Madam. Later, the Marquis wanted to promote his wife, and many people called her Madam to her face. But this old servant actually called her Aunt!

He was about to slap her in the face, but she was the second wife acknowledged by the Marquis, and would be his future wife. Even if she was the old lady's person, he couldn't treat her so disrespectfully.

I looked up and saw the magpie following behind Aunt Hua.

"Why didn't you come home last night, you slut? What did you do?"

Aunt Hua came here today to vent the old lady's anger.

"Liu has been taken in by the Marquis. The old lady will raise her as Concubine Liu. Coincidentally, she is from your courtyard, so we will arrange for you to live next door. You will be sisters in the future. You should serve the Marquis well and have more children for the Marquis's mansion."

Rong's Rong Garden is much larger than Bai's main courtyard. It has several small courtyards, and it is just right to give one courtyard to Liu.

Rong was in trouble. When he heard about this, he rushed forward and arrested them.

Her nails are so long that if they scratch her face, it will be disfigured.

"Pull open!"

The maid brought by Aunt Hua came forward and grabbed Rong.

"Madam Rong, please stand still. The old lady has something to tell this servant. You have committed a grave sin by plotting to murder the heir of the Marquis's family. You have shown no remorse and have attempted to deceive the Marquis by feigning a maternal illness. I hereby confine you to the courtyard until you give birth. You must copy the Ksitigarbha Sutra one hundred times and pray for the eldest son."

Then he turned to all the servants in the courtyard.

"Remember the name of Aunt from now on. If anyone calls me by the wrong name again, I'll punish you!"

"yes!"

"Madam Liu, you can pick two maids, a nanny, and two old women from these people. Madam Rong has too many people here, so it would be perfect to divide some of them up."

Rong Wanting was so angry that she was about to die. The old lady was really trying to slap her in the face today, taking in concubines, dividing up courtyards, and dividing up people.

But the old lady accused her of murdering the heir of the Marquis's Mansion, and she really didn't dare to resist too much. She was not too worried at first, but now the two capable maids are dead, Xi Que has betrayed her, and there is almost no one around her who can do anything.

The incident of bribing the imperial physician and the court physician yesterday must have been exposed. The old lady is using her mistakes to suppress her severely.

But the Marquis never showed up, and she didn't even have a chance to coax him, so she had to bow her head at this time.

"I have no intention of harming you, my servants must be talking nonsense. My Lord believes me, but I dare not disobey the old lady's order. I will go back and copy the scriptures to pray for you, my eldest son."

But I gritted my teeth in hatred

"Just wait, you old, immortal Zhang. I will remember your vengeance today and will make you wish for death."

"The Marquis has already sent people away to escort the family of the Marquis's wife's wet nurse. Don't think that you'll be alright just because the witness is dead and denies his identity. The place where they were imprisoned and the people they held belong to the Rong family."

Rong Wanting was stunned, and then she remembered that she had forgotten to kill that family. She was so scared and worried last night that she asked the imperial physician to lie and forgot about them.

The Marquis acted quickly. He sent people to look for the person after listening to that bitch Bai. Otherwise, he would have found the person and sent him away in one night.

It also proves that the Marquis still cares about her and doesn't want outsiders to know what she has done, otherwise he wouldn't have sent her away in such a hurry.

"I didn't do this on purpose. I was thinking about the Marquis's Mansion. If a merchant woman's son becomes the eldest son, will he really be given the position of Crown Prince in the future? It will only cause the Marquis' Mansion to be looked down upon by others!"

Nanny Hua's heart sank. This Rong was really stubborn. Even at this point, she was still insisting on using the mansion's reputation as an excuse.

"You don't need to worry about this, Aunt Rong. This matter will be decided by the Marquis and the old lady."

As a concubine, you have no right to interfere in matters of heirs.

"Yes, I am also uneasy. Doing such a wrong thing for the Marquis of Fu is wrong after all. I will definitely copy the scriptures carefully and pray for the eldest master."

"As long as Aunt Rong understands, copying scriptures every day can improve one's character and will definitely be helpful to you."

Rong Wanting gritted her teeth and had the gate of the courtyard locked, and took people to report to the old lady.