Xuezhi walked over, took Yining's hand, half-knelt down and looked at her: "Sister, it's not necessary. We will write to Madam Gu and the old master and ask them to take you back..."
Yi Ning shook her head and said softly, "The Gu family may not have a place for me. And without my aunt's explanation, it's not easy to take me back. Even if I go to the Gu family, I'll still be living under someone else's roof. Xuezhi, you understand."
Xuezhi looked up at Yining's face, tears streaming down her face. Yining reached out to wipe her tears and said with a smile, "Don't worry. The Luo family won't want to tell anyone about this. It will be better after this period of time. When mother's child is born, maybe we can see the young master again..."
The more Yining talked, the more Xuezhi couldn't stop crying.
A gust of wind blew, and the dead leaves of the locust tree outside the lattice were blown everywhere. Thick leaves piled up on the veranda and no one came to sweep them.
Luo Shenyuan personally helped Mother Zheng down from the carriage. Mother Zheng seemed incredibly old, her back hunched over the years. She didn't seem flustered, but simply squeezed Luo Shenyuan's hand and said, "Take me to see the master. I'll explain this matter myself. We can't let that villain succeed..."
"Don't worry, Yining's biological father has come to the house and is talking to my father." Luo Shenyuan said, "You just need to explain everything that happened in detail."
Mother Zheng was a little surprised, then gave a wry smile. "Third Young Master, it's up to you whether you believe me or not. You said that for over a decade, as if a knife had been hanging over my head, I was anxious and worried. Now that the knife has fallen, it hurts, but I'm not anxious anymore. It can't get any worse than this." She asked again, "You said...Yining's biological father came to visit?"
Luo Shenyuan paused before saying, "It was Duke Yingguo, Wei Ling. It was his guards who took the Second Wife away. But Yi Ning... is his biological child."
Mother Zheng's hands were shaking a little, and she couldn't tell whether it was out of excitement or grief. She couldn't speak for a long time.
Luo Shenyuan immediately sent Mother Zheng to the front hall, and on the way whispered to her some things he had found out about the maid that Aunt Qiao had found.
The latticed doors of the front hall were tightly shut, and the Duke of England's guards stood outside the door, keeping a tight watch. Not a sound could be heard from inside.
After the servant passed the message, the lattice window opened. Mother Zheng saw a tall, handsome, and imposing man standing in the hall. He turned around at the noise. Mother Zheng had been watching him. It turned out to be him. He was Yining's biological father. He was... the man Minglan had been obsessed with all that time!
Luo Chengzhang, who was sitting there, looked quite unhappy. He barely suppressed his surging anger and said stiffly, "Mother Zheng, you've come all this way...it's really unnecessary. I know everything that happened back then. You helped her conceal such a shameful thing as adultery, and I don't want to say more. If you're here to plead for Gu Minglan and Luo Yining, it's really unnecessary!"
The Duke of England twitched his lips and said, "I have already said that she was forced. Why does Lord Luo have to say that to her again?"
Luo Chengzhang's body stiffened slightly. Although he didn't dare to contradict the Duke of Ying, he said in a cold tone: "This kind of thing can't be solved with just one hand! Duke, please don't say anything more..."
"Master, please listen to what I have to say." Mother Zheng interrupted Luo Chengzhang and looked at the Duke of Ying. Even though she had a bad impression of him at first, after hearing what he said, she finally became more tolerant of him. At least... he had never thought of letting Gu Minglan take the responsibility.
Mother Zheng slowly walked between the two of them. Luo Shenyuan, who was standing next to her, knew that she was not feeling well, so he personally stepped forward to help her sit down.
"Back then... you and Aunt Qiao gave birth to Sister Lian," Mother Zheng sighed. Looking at Luo Chengzhang in front of her, she couldn't help but think of the humiliation Madam had suffered back then, and how Madam had compromised. Thinking of this, she couldn't stop feeling disgusted with Luo Chengzhang.
"You took that skinny horse in as an official, or even as a child first. Madam, you're kind, and for the sake of the child, you've tolerated all this." Mother Zheng gripped the armrest, the veins on the back of her hand bulging. She continued, "Madam, you're a pampered young lady in the Gu family, with good character, but what about you? You repeatedly suspect Madam because of that child. Why would Madam bother putting a child in such a difficult position? She couldn't stand it any longer, so she took refuge in the temple."
"She obviously wants to live in the temple just to have a tryst with someone..." Luo Chengzhang couldn't help but interrupt Mother Zheng.
Mother Zheng was practically shaking with anger after hearing this. She stood up and couldn't help but say, "Your words are simply heartbreaking! Don't you know how Madam treated Concubine Qiao? That Zhang was bribed by Concubine Qiao a long time ago, and her husband is Concubine Qiao's servant. You believe her words, but not this servant's? Think about it yourself, what kind of character is Madam? Would she do something like adultery... It's fine if you treat her like this, but why bother to slander her! She's already dead, and the dead are the greatest. Aren't you afraid that she'll turn into a ghost and come looking for you in the middle of the night!"
Luo Chengzhang had never seen Mother Zheng look at him with such hatred and anger, as if she wanted to pounce on him and tear him apart immediately.
He was momentarily intimidated by Mother Zheng's aura.
"How do you think the old lady collapsed from anger?" Madam Zheng took a breath and continued, "The mistress gave two maids to the Sixth Miss, and the Sixth Miss was injured. You and the old lady thought it was the mistress's fault. The mistress was very disappointed, so she took refuge in a temple, but she was abducted. At that time, the family guards were closely following the eldest wife and Concubine Qiao, and we servants had no way to stop them... Tell me, whose fault is this! It's all because of you, Luo Chengzhang, who favored concubines over wives! When the old lady heard this from me, she was heartbroken and blamed herself. It was she who asked for a wife for you back then, and you all promised... You should treat the wife well, but who among you treats her well? Master, can you say for yourself that you treat the wife well?"
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