The Marquis strode out and stopped in front of Wen Jingchi.

"Your Highness, this is all my fault for not educating my daughter properly. Please keep it a secret for me. If this gets out..."

"Alright, I know the stakes. You have to give everyone a satisfactory explanation this time, otherwise no one can hold it back."

Wen Jingchi looked at Chu Ranxin with some dignity: "It is true that the nine sons of a dragon are all different, one is in heaven and the other is in hell."

These words were full of sarcasm and completely belittled Chu Ranxin.

Chu Ranxin was both angry and furious, but he didn't dare to say a word. He could only kneel on the ground and cry bitterly.

"Just shut up!"

Back in the main hall, the Marquis was so angry that he slapped her hard in the face and kicked her in the chest.

"You damned girl, you almost killed me. You actually dared to do such a treasonous thing. If the prince insists on reporting it, you know that you will be guilty of a capital crime. Even I can't save you. I'm afraid you will bring trouble to the entire mansion. At the very least, you will be dismissed from office, and at the worst, you will be exiled to the frontier..."

Chu Weiyue glanced at the little girl beside her. The girl was smart and hardworking, so she immediately took a whip.

He originally wanted to swing the stick to hit Chu Ranxin, but when he saw the whip, he immediately raised it and whipped her hard several times.

The huge yard was filled with Chu Ranxin's shrill screams. Seeing her lying on the ground dying, the Marquis was so angry that he threw the whip to the ground and continued to point at her nose and curse.

"You are such a useless girl. You have brought shame upon me. How could I have given birth to a fool like you? You are just like your mother, a greedy slave..."

Chu Ranxin cried bitterly and didn't dare to refute a word. Grandma also came at this time.

After learning everything, he rushed to Chu Ranxin and slapped her hard several times.

"You, little girl, actually did such a thing. You really don't know the seriousness of the matter. Our entire mansion was almost implicated by you...you..."

Before my grandma could finish her words, she fainted.

"Grandma, how are you?"

Chu Weiyue quickly ran over and supported her grandmother to prevent her from falling. The little girls nearby came over and hurriedly looked for a doctor.

Surrounded by others, he immediately carried grandma back to the room.

After calling a doctor, she was treated. Fortunately, it was just a case of anger and nothing serious.

The Marquis returned to the front hall again. Chu Ranxin was still kneeling on the ground. Song was holding ointment in her hand, trying to heal her wounds.

The Marquis rushed over angrily, snatched the ointment from her hand and threw it on the ground.

"What are you doing? You've beaten and scolded the child for doing something wrong, and you're not going to stop? Will you feel better if you beat her to death? If you dare, just kill me too..."

Song deliberately acted like a weak and pitiful person, because she knew that the Marquis felt the most distressed about her like this.

But today Chu Ranxin had violated a taboo, and the Marquis didn't buy her account at all and pulled her away forcefully.

"It was you, a bitch, who spoiled her on a daily basis, and now she has made a big mistake. Fortunately, this time the prince is willing to help us conceal it for Wei Yue's sake. If it were in the past, you know that we have been exiled to the border and are on the road to escape..."

"You two, a pair of ignorant mother and daughter, really make me angry! You are all children, but why are you so different from the eldest brother and Wei Yue..."

Because he was so angry, the Marquis didn't care about anything else and just said such extreme words. Chu Ranxin was so angry that her eyes were filled with tears.

He got up from the ground and ran towards the room crying bitterly. Because he was beaten, he fell to the ground after taking a few steps. But he still crawled back to the room, covered himself with the quilt and cried heartbrokenly.

The Marquis did not let her go. He locked her room and made her eat, drink, defecate and urinate in it.

Because Song pleaded for mercy, she was also fined three months' salary.

Ever since grandma fell ill, Chu Weiyue put everything aside and took care of her day and night.

It was not until the evening of the next day that grandma opened her eyes in a daze and found Chu Weiyue standing by her bed. She had dark circles under her eyes and looked very haggard.

"Grandma, you finally woke up. How do you feel? Are you hungry?" Chu Weiyue gently held her grandmother's hand.

"Grandma is not hungry. Although she has been unconscious for the past few days, she still knows what happened. You have worked so hard these days. You are such a good child."

She patted Chu Weiyue's head gently, and couldn't help but think of her long-deceased mother. She sighed deeply, and her eyes turned red.

"Now that I see you growing up, I think of your mother. When she was alive, I didn't treat her well. Now that I see you all have a promising future, her spirit in heaven must feel at peace and satisfied."

"Grandma, don't say that. You have done a great job and are worthy of everyone. As long as you are in good health, it is the greatest blessing for us younger generations."

Chu Weiyue's voice was like honey, and every word she said was particularly pleasant to the ear. Her grandmother was amused by her and laughed out loud.

In the past, I always disliked Chu Weiyue, thinking she was uneducated and unskillful, but now the more I see her, the more I like her.

But because of this, she felt even more guilty towards Chu Weiyue and her mother.

Looking at her grandmother like this, Chu Weiyue didn't know how to comfort her for a moment.

Suddenly, the system refreshed the gossip.

[Don’t be fooled by the fact that grandma never leaves the house, she actually has a glittering little treasury! ]

This shocked Chu Weiyue, and he immediately complained in his heart.

[Grandma is such a jerk. She actually kept a small stash of money. Now that I’m the head of the family, she still refuses to let me keep it…]

There was immediate shock in grandma's eyes.

She never told anyone about this, so how did Chu Weiyue know about it?

But now that it was known, she couldn't hide it any longer, so she could only take out the key to the small safe and put it in her hand.

"This is the key to grandma's safe. Take good care of it. I'll give it to you for safekeeping from now on."

Chu Weiyue was completely confused and had no idea what was going on with her grandma.

Since the small treasury was handed over to her, she couldn't neglect it.

"Don't worry, grandma. I will make sure your birthday party is grand and I guarantee that no one in the capital can compare to it!" She almost patted her chest to make the promise.

Grandma smiled and touched her head: "Grandma believes in you."

The grandfather and grandson chatted for a few words, let grandma lie down and rest, and Chu Weiyue went to take care of other matters.

At the same time, Wen Jingchi got a clue that the manager got his money from outside and did not receive it directly from his superiors.

With this clue, they followed the path to the money house.

The money shop kept detailed records of every income and expenditure, and the account transaction was indeed found in the records. The money was transferred in the middle of each month.

The sender of the money was none other than the prefect of the capital city.