Yan Cheng, Hong Qingyi, Yan Honghou, Zeng Kerou, and Yan Funing, who was flipping slices of meat with long chopsticks, were chatting and laughing together around the stove.
Seeing that her grandfather had not yet come over, Yan Funing ordered Caiyu: "Go and call my grandfather quickly."
"No need to shout, I'll come here by following the scent."
The old Duke strode into the dining room with a smile on his face, lifted his robe and sat down.
"I just got the key. Are you feeling used to it?" he asked Hong Qingyi.
"Father, what's the problem with adapting or not? Nanyuan has always been managed by my daughter-in-law. Now that the scope has been expanded, I will handle it the same way."
"That's good." The old Duke nodded and looked at the stove. "Will it be cooked like this?"
"Sure, it'll be ready in a moment. We can roast it while we eat." Yan Funing smiled at him, then turned to see that there were no dogs or geese outside the dining room. She asked, "Grandfather, where is Tenglong Xiaohu?"
"I won't go out today, so they'll just wander around the house."
The old Duke took the chopsticks and began to flip the meat slices like Yan Funing.
Zeng Kerou placed the dipping sauce over one by one.
Hong Qingyi brought a few dishes and placed them next to the stove: "I was afraid that they would not be cooked quickly and I would not be able to eat them in time, so I asked the kitchen to stir-fry some vegetables."
"Alright, alright." Yan Cheng smiled and started to put the plates in order.
Yan Honghou took a pot of wine from the side table and said, "This is such a romantic lunch. Grandfather, Father, shall we have a few drinks?"
The old Duke was very interested: "Okay."
Yan Cheng also nodded: "Okay."
The whole family is happy.
When they had almost finished their barbecue lunch, a servant came running in, calling "Madam" as he ran.
Hong Qingyi moved towards the newcomer: "Why are you so anxious?"
The servant stood still, panting. "Miss Yan'er was frightened and fell. There was a pool of blood on the ground."
Hearing this, the old Duke's face darkened: "Why is it her again? What a bummer!"
The servant was apprehensive: "Old Duke, it is said that Miss Yan'er fell because she was chased by a soaring dragon and a roaring tiger."
"How can this be? You are trying to blackmail me?" The old Duke slammed his chopsticks.
"Don't be angry, Dad." Hong Qingyi advised.
"She wants to blackmail my Tenglong Xiaohu, but it's impossible." The old Duke said angrily.
The front yard at this moment.
Yan Yan'er fell to the ground, her face extremely painful: "Grandma, why hasn't she come yet? I want Grandma to make the decision for me."
The old woman came over quickly and looked at the blood on the ground, not knowing what to do.
"Where is grandma?" Yan Yan'er asked again with great pain.
The old woman trembled and said, "The old lady is very angry."
"Grandma really loves me," Yan Yan'er cried. "Someone is trying to harm me and the baby in my belly. I want Grandma to take charge!"
"No, Miss Yan'er, the old lady is not angry about this."
Yan Yan'er was puzzled: "No?"
"The old lady has been stripped of her power over the household. From now on, the head of the Duke's Mansion will be the Duke's wife."
Only then did Yan Yan'er realize that she had lost her protection and she collapsed to the ground.
The old woman hurried to help.
The second lady rushed over upon hearing the news and saw Yan Yan'er lying on the ground. She quickly ordered the servants to carry her back to the West Garden.
"The eldest sister-in-law is the one who is in charge of the house now." The second wife turned her head and said to her husband, "You go and invite her."
Master Yan scolded: "Something happened last night, why are you leaving the garden today?"
After saying that, he finally headed towards Nanyuan.
Soon, all the women in the mansion went to the West Garden.
Hong Qingyi acted decisively and locked up the court doctor and the maid, and asked Mother Tong to lead people to question them thoroughly.
After questioning, the court doctor and the maid were brought to the three ladies.
"Tell the truth." Tong's mother rubbed her hurt hand.
The court doctor immediately knelt down and said, "Miss Yan'er's pulse was normal last night."
The old woman also said, "Last night, Miss Yan'er didn't have her period. She gave me a hundred taels of silver and asked me to work for her in the future."
Everyone was shocked when they heard this.
Especially the Second Madam: "Then why is she like this today?"
The court doctor continued, "Miss Yan'er just had a miscarriage. It was caused by the abortion medicine she took. She was frightened by the old Duke's Tenglong Xiaohu and fell to the ground, which accelerated the miscarriage."
"Abortion pills?" The Second Madam frowned. "Could it be that she's doing this again? That's impossible. She's still thinking that motherhood depends on having a child."
Lost for a moment, the Second Madam looked at Hong Qingyi hurriedly and pleaded, "Sister-in-law, please help me find the murderer."
"Don't you know who the murderer is?" Hong Qingyi asked.
The second wife was helpless. Thinking of what happened to her son and daughter-in-law last night, she became furious and immediately sent someone to find the couple.
The Fourth Young Master's wife was still furious and said bluntly, "If I wanted to punish her, I wouldn't have let her enter this house. I would have removed the evil child in her belly back at the manor. If you don't believe me, then at worst I will divorce Yan Jun. If you want to marry Yan Yan'er, then do so. It has nothing to do with me from now on."
"What are you talking about?" The Second Madam had to consider the influence of her daughter-in-law's family, so she softened her tone, "You are the Young Madam of the Yan family, and no one can challenge your position."
The Fourth Young Master's wife walked up to Hong Qingyi and said, "Aunt, what happened last night was all deliberately orchestrated by Yan Yan'er. She deserved what happened to her today."
Yan Funing, who had been silent the whole time, spoke up, "Let's check the small kitchen in Xiyuan. There must be traces of the medicine left there. Who knows what residues might have been dumped in some hidden corner."
As soon as she reminded him, the second lady immediately ordered someone to investigate.
As a result, the remnants of abortion pills were found in the fourth young master's wife's small kitchen.
The Second Madam's eyes were stern: "What else do you have to say?"
The Fourth Young Master's wife insisted, "If I said I didn't do it, then I didn't do it."
Yan Jun pointed at his wife with an angry face and said, "Still pretending! The evidence is here. Don't think I dare not divorce you!"
"Divorce me?" The Fourth Young Master's wife's eyes were filled with tears. "I'll just consider the love we once had as a couple thrown to the dogs."
Seeing her master being humiliated, the maidservant beside the Fourth Young Master's wife knelt down and said, "This servant did it!"
"My young lady is the legitimate Fourth Young Master's wife. Yan Yan'er is nothing. She showed off her power the moment she arrived yesterday. The Fourth Young Master even went to Miss Yan'er's room at night and made love with her, ignoring her pregnancy. I only gave her half a dose of medicine, and it successfully aborted her. Think about it, half a dose of medicine worked. Isn't it because the Fourth Young Master was too rude?"
Hearing this, Yan Jun slapped the maid: "Bitch."
The maid covered her face and said, "The Fourth Young Master clearly said that he wanted to take me in as his concubine, and that if I could get pregnant, he would make me his concubine."
If he divorced the fourth young master's wife, she would have no chance of becoming his concubine.
The only thing to blame is Yan Yan'er who wanted to squeeze out her young lady and become the young lady herself.
Yan Jun was furious: "You listen to my sex life?"
He immediately kicked the maid hard.
The matter is clear.
Hong Qingyi, helped to her feet by Yan Funing, said to the Second Madam, "It's not a big deal. After all, this is a woman with no status. But it's not a small matter either. If your son's reputation gets out, it will bring shame to the Duke's Mansion."
The voice is neither fast nor slow.
The Second Madam said, "I'll take care of it." She turned her eyes and ordered, "Throw Yan Yan'er out. There's no need to send Zhuangzi off. Just throw her as far away as possible."
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