Just as the guards of the General's Mansion lit torches outside the gate, they saw the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery and Xie Tingzhou arrive.
Before they could even ask what was going on, the two of them dismounted and strode up the steps, entering the gate directly.
The guard caught up, "May I ask what brings Your Excellency here? Please allow me to inform you..."
The two of them didn't even pause in their steps; waiting for him to announce their arrival would give Wang and her daughter time to hide.
Therefore, they quickly found the person in the woodshed of the general's mansion.
Wang and Ye Wantang also received the news and rushed over.
"Uncle Xie, what's wrong?"
Ye Wantang was very surprised. She did not expect that the Marquis's father and son would stand up for Ye Zhen and even come to find someone for Ye Zhen.
The Marquis of Loyalty examined Ah Li with his eyes. She was about fifteen or sixteen years old, dressed in a long robe, with clear and upright features, and had a scholarly air about her. She didn't seem too flustered about being imprisoned.
They didn't act like thieves at all; it was clearly the General's Mansion deliberately bullying them.
"Several of my daughter-in-law's friends came to the capital to look for her, but you misunderstood them as thieves."
His voice turned colder. "Wantang, if he really is a thief, why didn't you hand him over to the authorities, but instead locked him up in the General's Mansion?"
Or is it that I'm out of touch and unaware that the General's Mansion has now become a government office capable of judging cases?
These words brought tears to Ye Wantang's eyes.
It was anger, and also jealousy.
Why would Ye Zhen receive such protection from the Marquis of Zhongyong? It must be that Ye Zhen is using Ye Jinghong's name to deceive and curry favor with the Marquis of Zhongyong.
Yes, that must be it!
Otherwise, what merits does Ye Zhen possess?
Didn't Marquis Zhongyong say that he only gave Ye Zhen half of the marquisate because she was Ye Jinghong's niece?
But Ye Wantang is Ye Jinghong's daughter.
Lady Wang couldn't bear to see her daughter so wronged, so she quickly said, "My lord, it's because they are all children that I couldn't bear to send them to the authorities."
He planned to lock the man up in the general's mansion first, and then release him once the children returned the purse.
"This has nothing to do with Wan Tang. My lord, please don't listen to slander and misunderstand Wan Tang. She is Jing Hong's daughter."
Snap!
Marquis Zhongyong lashed his whip across the ground in front of Wang Shi, shouting, "Nonsense! I have eyes and ears!"
You knew perfectly well these children were looking for Ye Zhen, yet you deliberately made things difficult for them. For a mother to act like this, Ye Zhen is truly unfortunate.
Seeing Wang like this reminded him of how the old lady protected Liu and Fu Jiang.
I'm so angry! How can there be such foolish mothers in the world?
But he didn't hit women, and he left with Ah Li and Xie Tingzhou.
The very next morning, rumors began to circulate that Ye Zhen was having an affair with her father-in-law.
Marquis Zhongyong was furious and was about to personally investigate the person who was spreading the rumors when Xie Tingzhou delivered the list to him.
The mastermind behind it all was actually the Wang family.
Marquis Zhongyong looked at Xie Tingzhou and said, "Let's go, my son and I will visit the General's Mansion again."
He doesn't hit women, but that doesn't mean he has no way to punish these bastards. He still held back yesterday.
Tse Ting-chou also shared this idea.
But as soon as the two reached the front yard, they saw Wanxing running past in a panic, her face pale.
Xie Tingzhou's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly grabbed the person, "What happened?"
Wanxing went to find Xie Tingzhou, and upon seeing him, she hurriedly said, "Young Master, quick...quickly save my young lady, she...she can't be woken up..."
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