Compared with the miserable situation of Zhu Mansion, the Anguo Mansion seemed to have been hit by a sudden blow for no apparent reason.

Zhu Shaoqing's son committed a crime, so why was the Duke of Anguo fined one year's salary? This is simply an unprovoked disaster!

The Duke of Anguo was relatively calm, but his wife, Wei, was furious. She scolded her son for being reluctant and found an excuse to vent her anger on Qiaoniang.

Qiao Niang returned to her room and lay on her pillow crying.

When Ji Chongyi walked to the door, he heard faint crying sounds.

He paused immediately, and his already dark face became even gloomier.

The Duke's Mansion was inexplicably pushed to the forefront again and became the laughing stock of people again. How could he feel good?

Those playmates of many years now acted strangely when they saw him, as if he had committed an unforgivable crime.

But in fact, he just married a woman according to his own wishes, that's all.

Compared to those playmates who frequented brothels and took concubines and maids, what mistake did he make?

The feeling of being implicitly rejected by his friends made Ji Chongyi distressed and at a loss as to what to do.

And those gazes full of accusations and complaints that had finally subsided in the Duke's Mansion were everywhere again, making Ji Chongyi even more depressed.

With this in mind, he walked towards the resting place, but heard his wife crying.

If it had been a few months ago, hearing such crying, his first reaction would have been worry and distress. He would have immediately gone in to find out what was going on, and then held his wife in his arms to comfort her.

But now all Ji Chongyi felt was boredom.

A wife would cry if she was scolded by her mother; she would cry if she was given the cold shoulder by her sister; she would cry if she was neglected by the servants…

But he also gets annoyed and tired.

Didn't he feel miserable and irritable and wanted to cry? But he was a man, and now everything was his own choice. He had no right to cry, and no face to cry.

But it is different after all.

He hoped that when he was discouraged, he would not be faced with a wronged face when he returned, but a cup of hot tea and some soft words.

Since when did the girl who would laugh out loud in his arms disappear?

Ji Chongyi turned around silently and walked towards the study.

The maid guarding the door was hesitant to speak, and finally shook her head as she looked at Ji Chongyi's receding back.

It's only been a few months and the Third Young Master has become so cold towards the Third Young Mistress. It's a shame that she used to secretly envy the Third Young Mistress' good fortune.

However - the maid's eyebrows turned and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

Isn't it just right that the Third Young Master has become cold towards the Third Young Lady? Otherwise, how would others have the chance?

In the eyes of the maids, they were of low status and could not compare with the noble ladies. But since a commoner's daughter could marry into a duke's mansion and become a lady, it was not so foolish for them to become concubines.

Jiang Ancheng was pleased with the emperor's punishment of the Zhu family, but he encountered trouble in dealing with the divorce between his eldest daughter and Zhu Ziyu.

The Zhu family was unwilling to sign the divorce document because it clearly stated that Zhu Ziyu and Jiang Yi's daughter Yanyan would live with her mother.

When Madam Feng saw the emperor's punishment of the Zhu family, she wanted to distance herself from the family that had lost the emperor's favor. Seeing that the divorce between the two families was stuck on Yanyan, she immediately said to Jiang Ancheng, "Yanyan's surname is Zhu. She is the daughter of the Zhu family. Even if her father made a mistake, he still couldn't change that. How can a divorce take away the children of the husband's family? I think it's better to forget it."

"No way!" Jiang Ancheng and Jiang Zhan said in unison.

Mrs. Feng glanced at Jiang Zhan displeasedly and said dissatisfied: "Aren't you on duty today?"

"I'm taking a leave of absence. If I don't take care of my elder sister's affairs, I won't be able to work peacefully."

Madam Feng's face darkened. "What nonsense! How can you help? Can you go to the Zhu family and snatch Yanyan back?"

"If snatching it back counts, then Sun'er will go and snatch it back." Jiang Zhan said with regret.

It's a pity that he is still bound by the law. Right now, the Zhu family is in the center of controversy, with countless people watching them. As soon as he rescues his niece, the Zhu family will sue him to the government.

Jiang Ancheng rubbed his brows and said, "Mother, you don't have to rush. Divorce is not a trivial matter. It's not that simple. There must be a process of negotiation. The Zhu family is now in decline. As time goes by, life will become more difficult. As long as we don't give up on Yanyan, they will let go sooner or later."

"But this time is too long." Jiang Si said softly.

Although her voice was soft, it immediately attracted everyone's attention.

Jiang Zhan thought of what Jiang Si had said before, his eyes burning, "Fourth sister, do you have any idea?"

Old Madam Feng frowned and stared at her granddaughter.

Ever since the bet was made, she felt mixed emotions whenever she saw her granddaughter's very beautiful face.

On the one hand, she was annoyed by the little girl's outrageous talk, but on the other hand, she couldn't help but think: What if this girl can do it?

The prince of Yongchang Earl next door, uh, should be called Yongchang Earl now, grew up with the fourth girl as a childhood sweetheart. The fourth girl was so sure of what he said, perhaps the boy had made some promise to her.

What's wrong with the newly appointed Yongchang Earl observing mourning for his parents for three years? In three years, the fourth girl will be only eighteen years old, at the prime age. After she gets married, she can immediately have children and stand firmly on her feet.

As for the one-year agreement, Old Lady Feng scoffed at it.

Unless the emperor intends to select beautiful women to fill his harem, is there any chance that the fourth girl will be able to ascend to heaven?

To Old Madam Feng, even if Jiang Si entered the palace as a concubine, she would not be as good as Lady Cheng Wei, the Marquis of Yongchang.

The emperor is old, and most importantly, he has a lot of sons. What's the point of entering the palace as a concubine? Moreover, if the nobles saw the face of the fourth girl, it might make enemies for the Bo family.

Old Madam Feng could never forget why Jiang Si's mother couldn't get married and ended up marrying into the Earl's Mansion. With a mother like that, it would be strange for the Queen Mother and Princess Rongyang to have a good face towards their fourth granddaughter.

"Tell me your solution." Old Madam Feng said this and shook her head secretly.

Since when did she have the patience to listen to a little girl's nonsense?

"Since the Zhu family is unwilling to divorce, then please let the government make the final decision."

"That's impossible!" Madam Feng flatly denied. "If a man has a woman outside, there's no need to even get a divorce. How could the government sentence him to death?"

Jiang Si smiled and said, "What if Zhu Ziyu intends to murder his wife?"

Old Madam Feng was shocked.

Jiang Ancheng said with a sullen face: "Zhu Ziyu, that vicious beast, is exactly why I am determined to get Yier away from that tiger's den, but it's a pity that there is no evidence!"

"Who said there is no evidence?" Seeing his father, brother and others looking at him, Jiang Si raised his chin slightly and uttered two words softly, "I have it!"

Jiang Ancheng stood up quickly and asked anxiously, "Really?"

Jiang Si smiled sweetly: "How could my daughter joke about such a thing? Father, please take your daughter to see Master Zhen. Your daughter will definitely get the letter of severance back."

She loves to kick the can down a fallen dog.