Eleventh Lady looked at Yang quietly.

Madam Wen began to break out in a cold sweat.

Yang didn't come here to beg for mercy, she clearly came here to admit her mistake!

Just as the lady asked, what exactly Yang had done before, Yang did not mention a word in front of her.

No wonder Yang wanted to drag her to see the lady.

The lady's trust in her was known to everyone in the mansion. Without her, it would have been impossible for Yang to even knock on the door to the hall in the middle of the night, let alone see the lady.

Thinking of this, she became so angry that her heart ached and her face turned red.

Madam had always refused to accept Yang's kindness. It turned out that she had long seen through Yang's ungrateful nature. Only she, like a blind man, thought that Yang was just like her, burdened by her family, and felt sympathy for her... Not only was she used as a stepping stone by Yang, but she also burdened Madam...

Madam Wen wanted to slap herself twice.

She had lived a secluded life in the mansion for more than ten years, but was ruined by Yang, the troublemaker...

Madam Wen couldn't help but glare at Yang fiercely.

Yang Shi couldn't care about these things now. She was completely focused on Shiyi Niang.

It's not like she hasn't seen disputes between wives and concubines. Some mistresses were so angry with their concubines that they vomited blood, but they had to endure it. It wasn't because they had no way to discipline the concubines, nor was it just for the sake of reputation. In the final analysis, they were afraid of offending their husbands and being disliked by them, or even affecting their children's status in the family and the distribution of property.

Shiyi Niang was the second wife who was favored by the emperor, and she was the concubine who had never been to the emperor's bedchamber. They were very different, so Shiyi Niang was somewhat indifferent to her. But now, Shiyi Niang looked at her with a cold and sharp look.

It was obvious that Xu Lingyi had told Shiyi Niang what had happened when he came back. It was even possible that she had told him everything she had said and done at that time...

Thinking of this, tears welled up in her eyes.

"Madam! I heard from my family that my father's loan note of three taels of silver actually requires repayment of thirty thousand taels of silver... Madam, think about it, which family has such high interest?" She sobbed, trying hard to hold back her tears. "I originally thought that those people saw my two uncles being locked up in the Dali Temple. The world is fickle, and it is only natural for those people to take advantage of the situation. But my father reported it to the government, and the government didn't care..." She looked at Eleventh Lady with a face full of grief and indignation. "Madam, the villagers in the countryside don't understand the important affairs of the court. When a strong wind blows the phoenix trees, whichever one falls will be stepped on. But don't the officials in the court understand this either? My two uncles have not been convicted, and they haven't been imprisoned. How can they be so sure that there will be no day for them to rise again? It's obvious that they were instructed by someone to see Yang stuck in the mud and add insult to injury.

"Madam, the Empress Dowager granted my niece from my natal family to be the Marquis' concubine in order to make the two families friendly. One should look at the owner before beating a dog. Those people actually ignored it completely, as if they had calculated that the Marquis would never stand up for me for the sake of face... After thinking about it, I always feel that there is something strange about this matter," she said with a serious look and a solemn tone, "maybe someone is targeting the Xu family and wants to use this opportunity to drag the Xu family into the water. I originally wanted to ask Madam for help, but then I thought about Madam's weak health and the Marquis was considerate of Madam, and even handed over the trivial matters of the family to Madam. If I guessed it right, it would be fine. If I didn't guess it right, I would be too nervous and made Madam worry for nothing. If the Marquis blames me, I'm afraid I will be blamed for my death.

"After hesitating for a long time, I finally went to see the Marquis."

As she spoke, tears rolled down her cheeks and she knocked her head on the terrazzo tiles: "Madam, please save my life! I was chosen to be given to the Marquis only because I was from a branch family, but I never had any improper thoughts. I just wanted to serve you and the Sixth Young Master with all my heart and soul, and to have clothes to cover my body and food to fill my stomach... Madam, please save my life! I will repay you for saving my life in my next life by working like a cow or a horse."

The servants in the room had all been silent and holding their breath when Eleventh Lady started asking questions. They all stood aside with their brows lowered and their eyes closed like wooden stakes. The sound of Yang's kowtows seemed particularly loud, and there was a sense of impending storm, which made people tremble with fear involuntarily.

Madam Wen and Zhu Xiang couldn't help but look at Eleventh Lady.

Eleventh Lady was seen leaning against a large pillow, playing with a target mirror painted with cloisonné enamel and a picture of flowers and birds, with a relaxed and contented look on her face. Yang's sadness, anger, solemnity, and worry had no effect on her at all.

The two were stunned.

Eleventh Lady said casually, "I wonder what Madam Yang has done wrong that she needs my forgiveness for?"

In a word, Yang's singing, reciting, acting and fighting seemed unnecessary and meaningless, and became a complete burden.

Yang's heart sank.

Eleventh Lady was able to marry Xu Lingyi as a concubine and was liked by everyone from the old lady to the little maid. She was indeed not a simple person. As soon as she found an opportunity, she would make trouble and think about how to punish her...

She raised her red forehead and said with tears in her eyes: "The Marquis scolded me for being a hen that crowed at dawn, slandering the affairs of the court, and putting the Xu family in an unjust position. I dare not object. But I did it unintentionally. Although I was born in a poor family, I still know the truth that 'when the nest is overturned, no egg can remain intact', and I dare not let the Xu family be used as a handle because of my mother's family's affairs..."

Not only did she answer the question irrelevantly, but she also took advantage of the fact that everyone likes secrets to change the subject. She vaguely mentioned the scene after she met Xu Lingyi, and revealed in her words that the reason Xu Lingyi was angry was simply because she said something she shouldn't have said.

If you don't have confidence in Xu Lingyi, if you are more curious, you will probably continue to ask according to her questions, right?

Eleventh Lady now had some understanding of why she dared to come to her.

Apart from anything else, just relying on her eloquence that can rival that of Su Qin and Zhang Yi, she does have some confidence in turning danger into safety.

"Aunt Yang," she put down the target mirror in her hand, her face straightened, and she interrupted Yang's words without any politeness, "You have said so much, but I still don't understand why you want me to forgive you! If you say that you are afraid that I will blame you for going to the Marquis privately, you have already said it very clearly just now. You didn't tell me because you were afraid that I would worry and be afraid. If you say that it is because the Marquis scolded you and you are afraid that the Marquis will blame you, the Marquis did not detain you, nor did he let mother go to ask for punishment. I really can't understand why Aunt Yang shouted at me to save your life when she saw me." As she spoke, she changed the subject and her tone became a little aggressive, "Could it be that what Aunt Yang said is all alarmist and misleading! I think what the Marquis said makes sense. A hen crowing at dawn is a burden to the family. You should go back and rest early, think about the Marquis' words carefully, and reflect on yourself. In the future, you will know what to do and what not to do!" As she said, she reached out to pick up the teacup.

He put all the blame on Yang.

Madam Wen has been blaming herself and feeling guilty ever since she understood Yang's intention. Seeing Shiyi Niang speak, thinking that she brought the person here herself, she immediately stepped forward to help Yang, as if to atone for her sins: "Sister Yang, Madam is right. These things are not something we women should worry about. It is indeed inappropriate for you to do this. Since Madam asked you to go back and reflect on yourself, we should not disturb you to rest..."

If she left like this, why would she go through so much trouble to meet Eleventh Lady? Moreover, in this case, if she lost this opportunity, she might not get a second chance.

The priority now is to stay.

As long as the green mountains remain, there will be no shortage of firewood.

Yang immediately pushed away the arm that Madam Wen had extended to her, and said hastily to Shiyi Niang, "Madam, I have taken all your words to heart. But the Marquis..." As she spoke, she covered her face and cried, "The Marquis wants to send me to the temple because of this!"

Judging from Yang's tone, the reason why Yang was sent to the temple by Xu Lingyi was because Yang talked about some sensitive topics that women should not care about, and Xu Lingyi did not tolerate it.

Zhu Xiang and the others who knew about it lowered their heads, while Madam Wen and the others who didn't know about it couldn't help but look horrified.

Eleventh Lady couldn't help but sneer.

If she knew Xu Lingyi less, if she trusted him less...she would also believe what Yang said!

"You've caused trouble," Eleventh Lady stared at Yang with sharp eyes, "The Marquis sent you to the temple instead of ordering me to use family law. Do you still have resentment in your heart? Otherwise, why would you cry for help when you see me!"

"No, I don't have any resentment at all." Yang said hastily, "I'm just afraid!" As she spoke, she knelt down and walked to the edge of the kang to hold it. "Madam, you were born in a scholarly family with strict family education. Even if you occasionally go to the temple with your parents and brothers, you only choose some places with a good reputation, drink a cup of tea in the meditation room, and eat a vegetarian meal. How could you know the dirty things of those people with ulterior motives..."

She said, her face flushed.

"Some people with bad intentions see that the etiquette in the nunnery is the same as that in the monks' houses, so they often go there to play. When they see the wives who go to burn incense, they not only do not avoid them, but also criticize them and give them money for secret meetings. Some people with vicious hearts will even try their best to kidnap them, or sell them to brothels, or arrange for them to be mistresses elsewhere... This is for those who have families and fathers and brothers. If they encounter those lonely and homeless monks, they will drug them and kidnap them directly, or bribe the abbot of the nunnery to sell them. What's more, I am the niece of a guilty minister who was sent to the temple by my husband's family?"

She burst into tears.

"Although I come from a humble background, I have read "Instructions for Women" and "Biographies of Virtuous Women". I am not afraid of the poverty of living in a temple, but I am afraid of encountering a situation where I can't get help from heaven or earth..." She wanted to say, "If that's the case, I would rather die." But then she changed her mind and thought that if Eleventh Lady simply asked Xu Lingyi to kill her because of this, wouldn't she be asking for trouble? So she paused, lowered her head and wiped her eyes, and ignored the matter, "Madam, since the Marquis has said that he wants to send me to the temple, I dare not disobey. I only ask Madam to agree to let me shave my head in the ancestral temple, so as not to fall into the situation of being unable to live or die, and lose the face of the Marquis and Madam! I can also pray for the Marquis, Madam, young masters, and young ladies day and night, and ask the Bodhisattva to bless the Xu family to prosper and have many descendants."

"Ancestral temple!" Eleventh Lady looked at her tearful face.

This is her purpose, right?

Let’s stay here first.

But having seen her methods, how could Eleventh Lady dare to keep her?

Her home should be a place of rest, not a battlefield!

"There is only an old lady taking care of the incense and candles in the Buddhist temple in the back garden. It can't be considered a place for meditation." She said softly, "I think it's better to go to the Dajue Temple that Aunt Qiao has been to... Aunt Qiao went there once, and although she doesn't know much else, at least she knows how to follow the rules! Aunt Yang, that place should be considered a place with an outstanding reputation! What do you think?"