Beside the prime minister stood a woman dressed in simple light purple clothes.
The woman continued to sob softly until she saw two servants dragging someone in.
She knelt on the ground, utterly exhausted. "My lord, please let me explain."
The prime minister was trembling with anger as he pointed at the woman kneeling on the ground.
"Explain? Explain that I was cuckolded by you? Or explain that because I was absent, you had my personal steward take my place in bed with you?"
"Over the years, I have doted on you. For your sake, I have not had a single concubine in my household. I have even entrusted the entire household to you and have never asked where your money goes."
"Is this how you repay me? Taking my salary to support others?"
He shed a single, cloudy tear.
Yesterday, he was so angry that he fainted.
He finally woke up today and remembered what happened yesterday. He thought it was all a dream and that he was fine once he woke up.
It wasn't until... she admitted her mistake that I realized it was true!
He had always buried himself in his studies, determined to pass the imperial examinations and bring honor to his family.
After his parents died, he was devastated and wore mourning clothes for many years, and in the end, he had no desire to marry.
Until he met the woman in front of him—Qin Shi.
Although she was a widow, she was indeed stunningly beautiful. She initially worked as a maid in the mansion, but as they spent more time together, he began to notice her.
Over the years, he has never looked down on her status, and his son also feels sorry for her.
Yesterday, His Majesty granted him leave to return home. He thought he had offended His Majesty in some way. In order not to anger the Emperor and displease him, he left the palace in disgrace, despite being ridiculed by the entire court.
Unexpectedly, I witnessed this adulterous couple engaging in debauchery in broad daylight on their bed.
Instantly, his whole body turned ice-cold, as if he were trapped in an endless vortex.
He dared not imagine how many times they had slept together while he attended court every day…
"My lord, I dare not do it again, I dare not do it again. Please forgive me for the sake of the many years I have served you."
"Forgive you? Qin, do you think this is a shelter? Get out! Pack your things and get out now! Don't even think about taking the child with you!"
He pointed to the courtyard gate, his chest practically bursting with rage.
Qin clung to the Prime Minister's legs, weeping bitterly, "No, my lord, if I leave here, I will have no family left."
"Please forgive me this once, for the sake of my son?"
Just then, Jiang Yunhe rushed in from outside the courtyard. Seeing his mother kneeling at his father's feet, he angrily stepped forward and shoved the Prime Minister.
"Father, why are you bullying my mother?"
"I'll beat you to death, I'll beat you to death!" Jiang Yunhe stretched out his fist and punched the Prime Minister in the chest. The Prime Minister closed his eyes and let him hit him.
"Yunhe, stop making a fuss, your mother did something wrong."
"My mother wouldn't do anything wrong. It must be that you're having an affair, so you're divorcing her, isn't that it?"
Upon hearing this, the Prime Minister angrily raised his hand and slammed it towards Jiang Yunhe's cheek.
"You insolent fools! Can't you see how much I've doted on you all these years?"
Oh dear, how pitiful.
Raising someone else's son...
The wife isn't his, and the son... isn't his either...
[Hua Hua says she's the housekeeper...]
Seeing the Prime Minister being bullied like this, Lin Chang'an's domineering nature stirred up again.
But Lin Chang'an kept his sister's words in mind and dared not step forward.
Looking at Yao Qianshu beside him, he saw that both of his sleeves were rolled up.
He lowered his voice and leaned close to his ear: "Qian Shu, I heard before that the Prime Minister's son is not his biological son, but this steward's."
Upon hearing this...
Yao Qianshu's domineering nature could no longer be concealed.
He suddenly stood up from the flower bushes.
The Prime Minister was so frightened that he panicked.
Where did this kid come from?
He specifically cleared the area so he could interrogate the adulterous couple.
"Ha, Jiang Yunhe, I've finally caught you. So you're not the Prime Minister's biological son after all."
Upon hearing this, the Prime Minister could no longer stand still. He walked over to Yao Qianshu, intending to ask how he knew.
Out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of someone else in the flower bushes.
He was so frightened that he took three steps back.
That's it, tomorrow the whole of Bianjing will know he's been cuckolded.
Seeing that he had been discovered, Lin Chang'an finally stood up timidly, "Your Excellency, my sister and I were taking a walk here when we unexpectedly found ourselves at your residence..."
"To take a walk..."
"Please don't be angry, I'll take my sister away right away..."
After Lin Chang'an finished speaking, he bent down, picked up Lin Wanwan, and walked towards the courtyard gate.
One step, two steps...
Just as he was about to reach the door...
"Come back!" the Prime Minister roared. "Who let you in?"
Yao Qianshu looked up at the Prime Minister, Lao Gao.
"Your Excellency, we came in through the dog hole; no one let us in..."
Lin Chang'an: "..." My defenses are broken. Is this friend a bad influence?
Lin Wanwan smiled, then changed her posture and looked at the Prime Minister.
The Prime Minister was shocked when he saw the familiar person in Lin Chang'an's arms. How could it be the child of the Marquis of Zhenbei?
So, that's how it is...
"Are you Lin Chang'an?"
Lin Chang'an nodded, "That's me, Your Excellency. You can continue the interrogation now; we're leaving..."
If we don't leave now, they'll come to their senses and kill us.
The prime minister gritted his teeth when his painful memories were brought up.
"No one is allowed to leave!"
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