Duke Chu had a complicated look on his face. His reputation had been getting worse and worse recently, from killing his original wife to switching children. Aristocratic families value integrity the most, and he could feel everyone distancing themselves from him.
But how can those rigid and law-abiding people understand the feeling of true love?
Duke Chu hugged Yang and comforted her: "I never blame you, you are just too kind. Xiangxiang was so young at that time. If she had not been switched, she would not have survived."
Yang was moved and hugged the Duke of Chu's slightly fat waist.
Chu Jinlin couldn't bear to watch his father licking the boots of his father. It was so sad to have such a father.
"Why are you only hitting us? Didn't Xiangxiang's brother tell his lover about this matter and spread it? We two brothers just said something fair when our classmates questioned us. Isn't the culprit that Xiao Danzhu? He should be beaten to death."
Duke Chu's face turned grim. "I sent someone to look for him, but the house he lived in was empty."
Chu Jinlin: "He must have known he had made a big mistake and ran away secretly. Unlike my brother and I, we are here to take the beating for our mother."
Yang's face turned pale:
"Danzhu isn't a bad kid, there must be some misunderstanding. Besides, things have come to this point, and as long as our family works together, things will get better and better.
Although Xiangxiang has become a concubine now, she still has Chen'er, the favor of Prince Kang, and the support of our Chu family. She may have a chance to turn things around in the future."
Chu Jinlin's eyes were dark. His mother was indeed partial.
At night, Yang was awakened by the scene in her dream. When Duke Chu asked her about it, she kept silent and just trembled.
How could it be? She dreamed that Xiao Danzhu was killed by Chu Xiangxiang. That couldn't be true. She sat there all night until dawn.
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