But after getting into the carriage, his face gradually softened. Xie Tingzhou, that bastard, rarely referred to himself as his son in front of him.
I'm afraid she's been hiding something from him, and she feels guilty. He's such a proud person, and he's of such status. If she's willing to coax him, then her feelings can't be fake.
He sighed. Oh well, these brats are all a curse.
Without giving a second thought to Xie Tingzhou's interest in Ye Zhen, she simply lifted the curtain and reverted to her dark expression.
"We'll talk about those kids when I get back. You're not allowed to take them from me."
Everyone loves talent. Having already witnessed Ye Zhen's martial arts skills, I'm afraid those kids are quite capable as well. We can't let Xie Tingzhou benefit from them.
Xie Tingzhou knew that Marquis Zhongyong would not pursue the matter further, so he smiled and said, "Alright, I'll listen to Father."
Marquis Zhongyong lowered the curtain and gave a haughty snort.
After the carriage had gone far away, Xie Tingzhou turned around and walked towards Ye Zhen's courtyard.
He needs to examine her pulse again and prescribe some nourishing medicine.
Thinking of Ye Zhen, she didn't notice a servant on the side path who glanced at her.
That person was from the old lady's courtyard and was ordered to find the Marquis of Zhongyong.
The old lady heard the rumors outside and learned about what had happened at the General's Mansion that day. She summoned the Marquis of Zhongyong to speak with her.
The servants were just a step too late.
Upon learning that the Marquis of Zhongyong had gone to the palace, the old lady angrily said, "When you were causing trouble, why didn't you think twice? Now you know to go to the palace to explain."
She even went so far as to reveal Yunzhou's identity to Ye Zhen, causing her beloved grandson to become an illegitimate child, and the old lady's thin mother-son relationship with the Marquis of Zhongyong completely faded.
Since the affair between Lady Liu and Fu Jiang was discovered, the Marquis of Zhongyong has stopped paying his respects to her and has stopped reporting anything to her.
The old lady felt like she was being sidelined; she couldn't know about many things happening in the mansion immediately, leaving her in a very passive position.
Thinking of this, she said to her servants, "Come with me to the Ink Academy."
She had to get Man Nu back from Xie Tingzhou; Man Nu was her right arm and her eyes.
Upon arriving at the Mo Courtyard, the servants informed them that Xie Tingzhou was not there.
The servant who had encountered Xie Tingzhou earlier whispered in the old lady's ear, "I just saw that the young master seemed to be heading towards Menghua Pavilion."
Menghuaxuan is Ye Zhen's courtyard.
The old lady's face darkened. "What was he doing at Menghua Pavilion?"
It's unheard of for an elder brother to visit his younger brother's wife's yard, especially when they're alone together...
Could it be that there's something between them?
As Liu mentioned before, it was Xie Tingzhou who brought the old woman from the Wang family to help Ye Zhen when they were at the manor, which caused them to suffer repeated defeats and end up in their current state.
Thinking of the rumors circulating outside, a malicious glint gradually appeared in the old lady's eyes.
They clarified that Ye Zhen and Xie Bang lacked concrete evidence, but if Ye Zhen and Xie Tingzhou were caught red-handed, how could they possibly defend themselves?
She summoned a servant and whispered instructions...
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