"Someone come!"

At her command, the two maids guarding outside rushed in immediately.

These people were brought by Shen.

Shen had been in charge of the household affairs since she married into the mansion, and had accumulated power in the mansion for a long time. At this moment, the servants of Rongfu Hall looked at each other, and no one dared to step forward to stop them.

So, the two burly old women pulled Aunt Jiang out of Chu Lingxiao's arms.

"Shen Zhi!"

Chu Lingxiao's face turned red with anger. He couldn't get entangled with the servile old woman, so he could only scold Shen.

Although Shen Zhi always acted superior, she treated him with respect on weekdays.

He never knew that a woman could be so arrogant. Where was the gentleness and tenderness that a woman should have?

Anger surged in Chu Lingxiao's pupils.

When they first got married, he felt that Shen looked down on him.

Indeed, if it weren’t for the Shen family, their Yongding Marquisate would have been stripped of its title.

Therefore, ever since Shen married into the Marquis's Mansion, the whole family has almost praised her to the sky. Shen also has a high opinion of herself and is always pretentious, with no awareness of being a wife at all.

When being with her, Chu Lingxiao only felt bored and tired from the bottom of his heart.

"My Lord... My Lord."

Aunt Jiang cried with tears in her eyes, looking very sad.

Chu Lingxiao was so heartbroken that he couldn't help but blurt out: "Shen Zhi, do you believe me..."

Seeing that Chu Lingxiao was about to say the word "divorce" in anger, the lady interrupted him with a dark face: "Enough!"

The lady slapped the coffee table with a loud bang and said coldly, "Madam Jiang has no way of disciplining her servants."

She glared at Chu Lingxiao warningly, signaling him to be patient.

Although Aunt Jiang was her niece, she was just a poor orphan, while Shen was the legitimate daughter of Duke Mu.

It’s okay for a son to favor a concubine, but it’s absolutely not okay to favor a concubine and neglect his wife!

Among the nobles of the Great Qi Dynasty, there were many cases of discord between their spouses, so as long as they could save face, it was enough.

But, a wife is a wife, and a concubine is a concubine!

There is solid evidence that Madam Cui murdered her master, and Shen is not wrong to punish Aunt Jiang. How could Chu Lingxiao lose face as his wife for the sake of a concubine!

The lady softened her voice and advised, "Ah Xiao, this is a matter of the inner house, you as a man should not interfere."

She was afraid that Chu Lingxiao would say something inappropriate again and the situation would become disastrous.

At this time, Chu Lingxiao had also calmed down. His Adam's apple rolled up and down, and he looked at Shen with eyes full of coldness, as if saying: You dare!

Chu Qianhuang looked at her parents helplessly, twisting a handkerchief tightly in her hands, seeming to want to say something but stopping herself.

Shen gave Chu Lingxiao a faint smile and ordered, "Fight."

As soon as she gave the order, the sound of bamboo sticks hitting flesh was heard in Rongfu Hall.

One, two, three...

Mixed in with it was the weak and sad cries of a woman.

Immediately afterwards, there was another loud sound of things being thrown, and then Chu Lingxiao walked out angrily with a sullen face.

The maids and old women standing guard outside the main hall looked at each other and exchanged glances.

Although they didn't know what happened inside, they all heard the Marquis's wife ordering Aunt Jiang to be beaten with a stick.

So, Aunt Jiang was really beaten? !

The servants either pricked up their ears to listen or whispered to each other.

While no one was paying attention, Bi Ya quietly retreated, thinking: Aunt Jiang is the second young lady's biological mother, she should go and tell the second young lady as soon as possible.

Bi Ya asked a good sister to do errands for her for a while, and then she hurried to Wan Yan Courtyard to report the news.

Amber reported the words to Chu Qianchen truthfully.

Chu Qianchen had already changed into a green dress and was now wearing a veil. Hearing this, her hand paused.

"Miss," Amber said cautiously, "Bi Ya doesn't know how badly Auntie was injured. Do you want me to go and find out?"

My daughter has always been filial. Although she has become a little distant from Aunt Jiang recently, in the past, whenever Aunt Jiang was unwell, the girl would be more anxious and worried than anyone else.

Moreover, it was because the young lady cured Mei'er that Mei'er betrayed Aunt Cui. Now that Aunt Jiang has been punished for this, I wonder if the young lady will be sad.

"No need." Chu Qianchen put on the veil and asked calmly, "What else did Bi Ya say?"

Amber observed Chu Qianchen's expression carefully and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when she saw that there was no anxiety or self-blame on his face.

In fact, she was also afraid that the girl would be coaxed away by Aunt Jiang again, and she was very open-hearted to Aunt Jiang.

Amber continued, "Bi Ya said that Aunt Cui bumped into the table leg and she is not sure whether she is alive or dead."

"The Marquis and his wife had a big argument, and finally he left in anger, his face livid. A little maid was a few steps slower to avoid him, and was kicked hard by the Marquis. She couldn't get up for a long time."

"After Aunt Jiang was beaten, she was sent back to her own courtyard."

After a pause, Amber stammered, "Madam punished her by grounding her house for a month and making her kneel in the yard for an hour at noon every day."

Bi Ya was only a second-class maid and could not enter the main hall, so she didn't know much and it was not completely true.

Chu Qianchen nodded slightly without commenting, then she put the needle bag back into her arms.

"Miss, are we going out?" Amber remembered that the girl said that she was going to see Mr. Yun, whose throat was cut, for a follow-up visit today.

"Let's go to Jishidiang." Chu Qianchen said as he walked out, thinking: I wonder if I can see the prince today.

Amber was already accustomed to her daughter running outside all day, so the master and servant left the mansion from the east corner door as if they were familiar with the route.

The streets of the capital were as noisy as usual. Amber was a little uneasy and looked at Chu Qianchen from time to time.

Finally, she couldn't help but ask, "Girl, did you guess that today would turn out like this?"

Thinking about yesterday when the girl said they couldn't go to the village today, Amber felt that her girl was simply a fortune teller.

Meeting Amber's admiring gaze, Chu Qianchen curled his lips and smiled, the corners of his mouth behind the veil raised high, his phoenix eyes bright and lively.

She tapped Amber's forehead and said with a smile, "Too many people are involved in this matter. Let's not talk about my elder sister, especially Aunt Cui..."

Nanny Cui is Aunt Jiang's confidante, her right-hand man, and the person she trusts the most.

If this matter involved someone else, perhaps Aunt Jiang would cut off her own arm to completely distance herself from it. However, this would not work if it came to Nanny Cui. Aunt Jiang would definitely find ways to protect Nanny Cui.

"My aunt has always been favored. If she wants to protect Aunt Cui, she will definitely ask my father for help."

Chu Qianchen smiled faintly. Under the cover of her veil, her expression seemed unfathomable, making Amber unable to tell what she was thinking.

Chu Qianchen spread his hands and said, "Look, it's that simple."

How could it be simple?! Amber was completely confused. She didn't understand what he said.

"Father and mother had a quarrel over Aunt Jiang. No matter what the outcome is, if mother just walks away at this time, she will only end up in a bad situation." Chu Qianchen patiently explained again and stopped there.

Amber pursed her lips thoughtfully, vaguely understanding something.

(End of this chapter)