There was silence outside the hanging flower gate for a long time.

Luo Zhenyu said proudly: "How about it? You can't guess it, right? As long as you admit defeat, give us three big red envelopes, and answer my fourth brother-in-law's "The Analects", we will let you in."

"You're making things difficult for us." Someone outside the door shouted, "There's no such word at all."

"I didn't say it must be a riddle." Everyone's eyes fell on him, and Luo Zhenyu was almost smug. "You are too stupid. Let me tell you, when my fifth brother-in-law came to pick up the bride, he answered all the riddles correctly. Not only that, he also wrote a policy paper on the spot. Not to mention opening the door, even the red envelope for opening the door was waived."

It was because the atmosphere was too good to ask for red envelopes. However, when they returned home on the third day, Qian Ming took the initiative to give them the red envelopes from Luo Zhenkai and Luo Zhenyu. If they were to say who they liked the most now, it would probably be Qian Ming.

There was a whisper outside.

Qian Ming couldn't help showing some joy between his brows.

Especially at this time, we should be more magnanimous.

He hurried to Luo Zhenxing's side, but heard Yu Yiqing, who was standing side by side with Luo Zhenxing, muttering in a low voice: "What kind of riddle is this? It's definitely not a word riddle. It must be about an object. The scope is so wide..."

Luo Zhenxing said with a smile: "These two little guys must have found something to embarrass my tenth brother-in-law. I'm afraid it's not that easy to answer."

Seeing Qian Ming coming over, the two stopped talking and called out "Zichun" with a smile.

Qian Ming smiled and said, "It's getting late, so as not to miss the auspicious time. I think it's better to give them a way out."

Yu Yiqing pointed out: "But I can't figure out this riddle. Otherwise, I would have told you the answer long ago and solved the problem."

After hearing this, Qian Ming smiled and shouted to the outside: "Since you can't answer, then leave some money for passage. Five red packets, and you can pass..."

Before he finished speaking, someone outside suddenly shouted, "Fuck it, what does this mean? You don't want to get married, and I don't want to marry you either! Brothers, let's go back. If the Luo family wants to arrange this marriage, let them send their daughter to me. Let's go, let's go, let's go home and have a drink..." The tone was very rude.

Everyone in the Luo family changed color.

As the saying goes, look up to marry a daughter, look down to marry a wife. Who would not be teased by the Yue family when marrying a daughter-in-law? Unexpectedly, the Wang family actually...

The one who suffered the most was Qian Ming.

He was the one who started it just now!

Speaking of which, he had always been praised for his quick wits, but when he married his tenth aunt's sister, he made such a big mistake in front of so many people from his wife's family. He didn't know how his father-in-law and mother-in-law would look at him later...

Luo Zhenxing and Yu Yiqing were stunned.

They never thought that someone would be like this... When they got married, they were treated even more harshly than this, but no one dared to turn around and leave!

For a moment, the inner courtyard was silent.

When the people outside heard the shouting, they all started to make a fuss: "Let's go, let's go..."

"Prince, Prince..." Someone from the Wang family begged, "You can't leave... What will I say if the Duke asks about it..." Unfortunately, the voice was weak and was quickly drowned out by the strange screams.

"What should I do?" Yu Yiqing was at a loss.

Luo Zhenxing couldn't make up his mind either: "Why not just open the door!"

"Open the door?" Yu Yiqing hesitated, "Wouldn't people say that we were afraid of the new son-in-law and rushed him to the door? This would be a huge loss of face! How can Shi Niang live in the Wang family in the future?"

As they were talking, they were both surprised why Qian Ming didn't say anything. They looked at Qian Ming and saw him standing there with sweat all over his forehead.

"Zichun, you always have the most ideas, so at least make one."

As soon as Luo Zhenxing finished speaking, the sound of smashing things could be heard outside: "Gone, gone..."

Luo Zhenkai and Luo Zhenyu were also frightened at first, and at this moment, a "crackling" sound outside made them shudder and get scared. They looked at each other and ran to the backyard together - they were going to find Shiyi Niang and ask her to find a place for them to hide. When the adults came to their senses later, they would definitely take their anger out on them.

But as soon as they entered the yard, they were startled.

The door to the west wing where the bride lived was open, and the maids all had solemn expressions, but they went in and out quietly, carrying copper basins.

"What, what happened?" Luo Zhenyu was a little stunned.

"Let's go and take a look." Luo Zhenkai was also very curious and immediately forgot the purpose of going to the backyard.

Luo Zhenyu always followed his brother's lead and followed Luo Zhenkai to the west wing.

The maid who saw them turned pale with fear, and someone screamed, "Someone is coming!"

Some of the shrill sounds frightened Luo Zhenkai and Luo Zhenyu so much that they took two steps back.

"What's going on!" With a stern question, the two brothers found Amber appearing at the door.

"Why are you here?" the three asked in unison.

For a moment, the three of them stood there looking at each other.

"Amber, who's outside?" Eleventh Lady's serious voice came from the room.

Luo Zhenkai had never heard Eleventh Lady speak in this tone before.

He instinctively felt that something was fishy.

"Eleventh sister," Luo Zhenkai rushed in immediately, "It's me!"

Amber couldn't help but smile bitterly as she looked at them, and she and Luo Zhenyu went into the house one after another.

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Eleventh Lady sat on the big kang by the window with a pale face, a woman resting on her knees.

The jet-black hair dragged on the bright red brocade robe, which was both beautiful and terrifying.

"Why are you here?" Shiyi Niang greeted Luo Zhenkai and Luo Zhenyu calmly, then calmly ordered the people around her: "Fill again."

Only then did Luo Zhenkai realize that the woman standing at the head of the kang in a lilac jacket was actually Mother Xu who served the first wife.

After hearing Shiyi Niang's instructions, she immediately grasped the woman's jaw and pried her mouth open, and another maid poured water from the bowl into the woman's mouth. The woman coughed and water overflowed from her mouth.

Luo Zhenyu couldn't help but exclaimed "Ah".

Although the woman had her eyes closed and her face was somewhat deformed by them, he still recognized her at a glance. The woman resting her head on Eleventh Lady's lap was today's bride - Tenth Lady.

Amber came over and said, "Fifth Master, Sixth Master, I'll take you to the next door to eat candy."

The two had never seen such a scene before. They were curious and a little frightened, so they couldn't help but hesitate.

Although Amber was anxious, she did not dare to forcibly drag the two gentlemen away.

Just then, a mother came in with a big basin of something hot: "The mung bean water is here, the mung bean water is here!" She looked very excited.

Amber grabbed one of them with each hand and pulled them away from the kang.

"It will be cool soon." Eleventh Lady's voice was a little low, but steady, which inexplicably calmed people down.

The woman who brought the mung bean water ran into the bathroom and fetched an empty copper basin. She then poured the mung bean water from one basin to another, trying to cool it down quickly.

"Fill it again." Eleventh Lady instructed the maid again.

The maid burst into tears and said, "Miss Eleven, I can't get it in!"

"What should we do?" Luo Zhenkai noticed that Mother Xu was looking at Shiyi Niang in panic.

Eleventh Lady thought for a moment and said, "Mom, you should go and tell your mother! We can't keep this a secret. The more we keep it a secret, the worse it will end up."

Mother Xu hesitated for a moment, then gritted her teeth and said, "I'll trouble Miss Eleven here. I'll report to the First Madam right away."

Eleventh Lady nodded, and Mother Xu ran away.

Tenth sister, are you going to die?

Luo Zhenkai thought about it and took a few steps forward to see more clearly.

As a result, he saw Shiyi Niang suddenly bow her head and whispered in Shi Niang's ear: "You are so obedient! She wanted you to die, so you died obediently."

Luo Zhenkai noticed that the tenth sister's eyelashes, which had been quietly covering her eyelids, trembled.

Looking at Eleventh Lady again, she had raised her head, her back straight, and said in a calm voice, "Fill again."

Her voice was not loud, and her tone was not high, but it had a stern aura that made people dare not disobey.

The maid immediately started to pour water into Shi Niang's mouth.

"Miss Eleven, mung bean water, mung bean water!" The woman who was stirring the mung bean water nearby looked at Eleven timidly.

"Change it to mung bean water." Eleventh Lady instructed the maid.

The maid and the woman did not dare to hesitate. One of them hurriedly brought the mung bean water over, while the other picked up the large bowl and scooped it into Shi Niang's mouth.

Luo Zhenkai heard Shiyi Niang whisper to Shi Niang: "I didn't know you were such a good daughter."

Following Eleventh Lady's voice, he saw Tenth Lady's fingers, which had been somewhat stiff, move.

Luo Zhenkai couldn't help but look up at Shiyi Niang. He found that Shiyi Niang seemed to be relieved, and her brows relaxed a lot.

I don't know how long it took. It seemed like only a cup of tea, or like a stick of incense, when Shi Niang suddenly vomited with a "wow".

Luo Zhenfa saw a look of surprise flash across Shiyi Niang's eyes, and her voice was slightly higher than before: "Fill more!"

There was a sound of chaotic footsteps outside the door.

Luo Zhensheng couldn't help but look in the direction of the voice.

Seeing Madam Xu supporting the pale-faced wife as she walked in, she asked, "Can she survive?"

Everyone in the room half-knelt down to greet the eldest wife, but she didn't even look at them and walked straight to the big kang by the window.

The look in her eyes as she stared at Shi Niang was full of resentment, which made Luo Zhenkai shudder.

"I don't know." Eleventh Lady's voice was very steady. "I'll do my best."

The eldest wife immediately instructed Madam Xu: "Go and tell the master that if the Wang family is willing to marry a daughter-in-law, then you should kowtow three times in front of the matchmaker and the two families. If you don't want to marry, let the matchmaker come tomorrow and return what you owe. We won't force you."

Mother Xu immediately responded “yes” and trotted out of the room.

Eleventh Lady couldn't help but look confused.

The eldest wife sneered, "When your eldest brother blocked the door, the boy from the Wang family got angry and threatened to cancel the engagement." Then, she glanced at Shi Niang and said, "It's just right, we don't have to find any excuses. If she can survive, we will marry our daughter. If she can't survive, we will say that she committed suicide because she couldn't bear the humiliation."

"But, isn't the Wang family going to cancel the engagement?" Eleventh Lady's voice was filled with some pity that Luo Zhenkai didn't understand. "I think that Mr. Wang has such poor self-cultivation, why not take this opportunity..."

"What do you know?" The eldest wife's voice became even colder. "This concerns the reputation of our two families. It's not something a young boy like him can decide."

Luo Zhenkai noticed that Shi Niang's fingers moved again.

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