This chicken is incredibly intelligent!
For some reason, he thought of the girl in his dream again.
As the girl, dressed in purple, was about to perish, a golden phoenix flew rapidly toward her.
His long howl turned into a mournful cry, and tears of blood flowed down his face.
"Second Prince, please excuse my poor appearance."
The second prince snapped out of his reverie and said nonchalantly, "It's nothing."
"The imperial examination is coming soon, Marquis Zhenbei, you must not disappoint your father."
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will certainly live up to your expectations."
"In that case, this prince will take his leave."
The Marquis of Zhenbei bowed to him. "Respectfully seeing off the Second Prince."
After everyone left, he straightened up and looked at the daughter in Ye Lanyin's arms, a surge of anger rising in his heart.
The old lady was already in poor health, and when Zou Shuang'er was scolded by the Second Prince, she didn't dare to say a word.
She was afraid that she might say something wrong and offend the Second Prince.
After all, the Marquis's mansion is now walking a tightrope, without its wealthy treasury, and with Shixuan's imperial examination just around the corner.
A moment of patience brings calm.
Just as he was about to speak, the Marquis of Zhenbei spoke first.
The Marquis of Zhenbei reprimanded Ye Lanyin in a stern and authoritative manner.
"Lanyin, didn't you see the Second Prince here just now?"
“How could you bring Wanwan here? She’s still so young. Luckily, the Second Prince is understanding and doesn’t hold it against her. Otherwise, those two words she uttered would have already earned him punishment.”
Ye Lanyin didn't even look up.
"Your Excellency is really good at framing people. You were just talking nonsense about Zou Shuang'er's daughter and almost got punished, so how did it become Wanwan?"
"Didn't you hear? The Second Prince said that Wanwan is still young. Isn't that reasonable?"
"If you ask me, sir, you shouldn't have let your mistress's daughter into the mansion. What did she just say? She insulted our daughter, calling her a fool."
How could you tolerate this?
"Furthermore, Shixuan, you were also present. How could you allow your sister to be insulted by a concubine?"
"Your mother raised you for fifteen years. Even if she didn't do anything great, she certainly worked hard. Now that you're all grown up and destined to be a top scholar, do you no longer respect your mother?"
Lin Shixuan never expected that his mother, who never used to talk about gratitude, would scold him today.
But Zou Wanqing is his sister, how can he bring himself to say it?
"Mother, it's not what you think, son..."
Before she could finish speaking, Ye Lanyin interrupted him.
"Never mind, my adoptive mother never gave birth to my biological mother."
Lin Shixuan felt as if he had been struck a nerve; he opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a single word.
"Let's go back," Ye Lanyin said to him.
Lin Shixuan sighed helplessly, "Yes, Mother."
After Lin Shixuan left, Ye Lanyin's gaze returned to the Marquis of Zhenbei.
"Does Your Excellency still remember the jade pendant you gave me before our marriage?"
"Why... are you asking about this?"
The Marquis of Zhenbei's eyes darted away.
"It disappeared after our wedding night, which I find very strange. When I got married, it was definitely pinned to my waist, and I even touched it on our wedding night."
"It disappeared when I woke up. Is it possible that my house was burgled?"
The Marquis of Zhenbei was stunned. "How is that possible?"
"The Marquis's residence is guarded inside and out. Who would dare to enter or leave the Marquis's residence at will?"
Ye Lanyin asked, "Then, Lord Marquis, where is your jade pendant?"
"I...I've put mine away."
"I see. I haven't seen you bring it for so many years, I thought you gave it away."
Marquis Zhenbei's heart skipped a beat, and he was about to explain.
"Alright, it's getting late, I'll head back now."
Ignoring the somewhat pale face of the Marquis of Zhenbei, Ye Lanyin smiled and turned back.
When they reached the door, they stopped again.
"Did Mother just arrive?"
"Unfortunately, my daughter-in-law is going back home."
The old lady was so angry that her nostrils flared up, and she pointed her finger at Ye Lanyin's back, unable to utter a single word.
She's been sitting here for so long, how come she didn't see me?
She was currently unwell, and Ye Lanyin neither attended to her nor bowed to her when she saw her.
She's so angry!
How could I have married such a thing?
"Dehong, look at the wonderful wife you married! Look at her!"
"They're not even as good as having a few concubines."
“I was unwell, but she didn’t know how to take care of me and was out every day.”
"I wonder if anyone's here!"
She turned her face away angrily.
Upon hearing her words, the Marquis of Zhenbei was suddenly struck by a jolt.
Is anyone there?
yes!
After Shixuan finished the imperial examination, didn't she really have connections?
"Mother, let your son help you back."
"Dehong, if you ask me, we should divorce her immediately and promote Shuang'er. Ye Lanyin will be a divorced woman in the future. Let's see if she still has the guts to be so arrogant!"
"I'm already so old, why should I have to put up with this?"
"They conspired with their granddaughter-in-law to bully me..."
"Alright, alright, Mother, stop talking..."
"I knew it..."
"Why……"
The second prince hurriedly left the Marquis's residence and returned to the palace, going to the Imperial Study.
"Father, I have conveyed the decree."
"Hmm, how about Ye Lanyin?"
"Father, it seems that the Marquis of Zhenbei has indeed treated her badly, and he doesn't even like the child in Madam Lin's arms. He prefers the daughter of his mistress."
Of course I like it.
The daughter of that concubine was the biological daughter of the Marquis of Zhenbei.
Lin Wanwan is not the daughter of the Marquis of Zhenbei.
That's not right.
If Lin Wanwan isn't the daughter of the Marquis of Zhenbei, then whose is she?
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