Xue Zhentong, who was busy arresting people, was so angry that his eyes were bloodshot. He glanced outside the door and his gaze stopped at Fu Ling: "Madam, come in. The rest of you wait in the courtyard!"
As the mistress of the house, Fu Ling naturally had to deal with such a shameful thing.
The door was closed, and cries and pleas for mercy could be heard from inside.
Concubine Chun was carried away, and Concubine Rong, who had been pretending to be sick for a long time, seemed not to want to miss this good show at all, so she simply asked someone to bring a chair and sit down to wait.
In the room, the couple did not come out until Xue Hanshu's crying became almost hoarse.
But the most interesting thing was that Xue Zhentong still had a face full of anger, but Fu Ling's face strangely showed a hint of pride and joy.
Such a change made Aunt Rong, who was still pretending to be sick, frown.
Aunt Rong stood up to greet him: "Master, what happened to Si Niang? Did someone bully her? It must be that little thief outside who had bad intentions and dared to break into the house and destroy the girl's innocence... What should Si Niang do in the future..."
She said this with such sincerity and affection that she almost burst into tears on the spot.
But Fu Ling raised her brows and suppressed her excitement: "Madam Rong, you can't say this casually."
The more delighted Fu Ling was, the more confused Aunt Rong became: "What does Madam mean by this?"
Fu Ling said, "Although some of these things are shameful, since Si Niang and Zhao Sanlang are in love, how can the master and I not help them?"
"Wha…what?"
When she heard the words "Zhao Sanlang", Aunt Rong's face changed and she finally looked like a patient.
In disbelief, she asked cautiously, "The Zhao Sanlang that Madam is talking about is Zhao Shen from the Zhao family of Yongping Marquis?"
Fu Ling asked her in return: "Who else could it be besides him?"
Yes, Xue Zhentong’s original purpose was to arrange a marriage between the Xue and Zhao families. As for whether she married Xue Panrou or Xue Hanshu, what difference did it make to him?
He was angry because Xue Hanshu, a lady from a noble family, actually did such an indecent thing, committing adultery before marriage! How could she do such a thing!
But now that things have come to this, he is willing to keep this matter secret if it can help facilitate the marriage between the two families.
Although this matter made no difference to Xue Zhentong, it was different for Rong's concubine's family.
Zhao Shen was not only the marriage that Xue Tingliu had painstakingly arranged for his sister, but he was also the key to his connection to the Yongping Marquisate. If he married Xue Hanshu... and he wasn't familiar with Xue Hanshu, what would be the point in marrying her?!
Not only that, Xue Panrou was originally about to be taken back, but now because of this incident, the marriage cannot be completed, so there is no need for Xue Panrou to come back.
In addition, Xue Zhentong would also think of the incident when Xue Panrou made a big fuss in Qingyunzhai.
If it weren't for that nonsense, this marriage would have been completed long ago. Why would it have to go through so many twists and turns now? When I think of this, I'm afraid that Xue Panrou's return home will be even further away.
When Xue Tingliu looked at Xue Zhiyi again, there was a sinister sneer on the corner of his mouth.
Although he was not completely sure that this matter was related to Xue Zhiyi, for some reason, he had a hunch that Xue Zhiyi was not as simple as he seemed.
No reason, just his intuition.
With his years of alertness and vigilance, he is like a wild beast in the forest, instinctively aware of danger.
Although it sounds ridiculous, this third sister who looks innocent and harmless on weekdays may be a very dangerous person.
Facing Xue Tingliu's gaze, Xue Zhiyi just responded with a faint smile. She just looked at him without blinking. Those were a pair of deer-like eyes, but these eyes dared to look directly at a ferocious wolf.
She just stared like that until Xue Tingliu looked away, without any panic or fear.
Perhaps she didn't expect that she would shoot herself in the foot, and Aunt Rong was a little overwhelmed.
"How could it be Zhao Shen? How could it be him?!"
Fu Ling said calmly, "Could it be that Aunt Rong knew there was a man in Fourth Lady's room, but didn't expect that man to be Zhao Sanlang?"
"What do you mean, Madam?" Aunt Rong's voice trembled as she immediately explained to Xue Zhentong, "Master! How can I predict the future?"
"Yes, Aunt Rong can't predict the future, but how come the timing of her suggestion to go out to see the lantern festival, or her claiming illness and returning home, was so perfect?"
Aunt Rong was anxious: "Master, I am not feeling well, you know it!"
Fu Ling sneered: "Whether you are in good health or not, perhaps the doctor will have the final say. Aunt Rong, do you need me to call a doctor for you?"
Aunt Rong was pretending to be sick. If we call a doctor at this time, wouldn't it expose her?
Fortunately, Xue Tingliu reacted quickly. He stopped Aunt Rong from speaking and said to Xue Zhentong, "Father, I'm very confused. Why did An'er happen to see all this?"
The topic suddenly turned to Fu Ling.
Xue Tingliu continued, "An'er is my mother's personal maid. Why was she in Qinglvzhai? Why, knowing what was happening there, didn't she stop it immediately or report it? Instead, she fled in haste?"
Upon hearing this, Aunt Rong also reacted and immediately changed the subject: "So, An'er usually stays by Madam's side. Why didn't you bring her along when you went out to the Lantern Festival today? Or did she want to stay at the mansion to do something more important? She just didn't expect us to come back so suddenly, so she panicked?"
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