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  On one side, it's a worrying and gloomy situation, while on the other side, it's invigorating and delightful. Lin Lan had previously heard Dongzi's report and let out a sigh of relief, saying "Old witch, this time you won't die from anger."

  Lin Lan again instructed Jinxiu to go to Ninghe Hall to keep an eye on things and see if there was any movement.

  Li Mingyun had already washed up and gone to bed, but seeing Lin Lan's excited look, he furrowed his brow and patted the bed: "The good show has just begun, you're so excited, can you still sleep tonight?"

  Lin Lan walked over with a smile, sat down on the edge of the bed, tilted her head and said: "Anyway, there's no outsider here, can't I be happy for once? This tone has been suppressed for a long time."

  Li Mingyu smiled and said with a spoiled tone: "Hey! What's going on over there? Are you still waiting?"

  Lin Lan kissed him on the cheek: "I'm feeling great, just waiting. Tomorrow I still have to attend court, go to bed early, and tell me the latest news in the morning."

  Li Mingyu hugged her and complained: "Look at my injured hand, I need some comfort."

  "You're injured, you should rest early, okay? Hurry up and sleep." Lin Lan struggled free from his arms, tucked the quilt in for him, and coaxed softly.

  Li Mingyu also knew her temper, and the bad things could be endured, but when she was happy, she couldn't control herself. He had no choice but to follow her, reminding her: "Don't stay out too late, be careful not to be in low spirits tomorrow and misdiagnose someone's pulse."

  Lin Lan glared at him: "Don't curse me."

  Madam Han was worried and frustrated, wondering how to resolve this matter. Just then, Chun Xing came in to report: "Madam, Miss Yu is kneeling outside."

  Han's eyebrows furrowed in anger, and he said indignantly: "Does she still have the face to come?"

  "Should we let Miss Yu in?"

  "Let her kneel, she can kneel for as long as she wants." Han was so angry that he wanted to tear off Yu Lian's face.

  The spring apricot wanted to speak but stopped, and silently went out.

  Before long, Jiang's mother came back.

  "Madam..."

  "How is the young lady?" Mr. Han asked in a low voice.

  The old slave was persuaded and has calmed down already.

  "What's the use of advising her? She should be allowed to reflect on herself. It is said that one learns from experience, but she doesn't even have a bit of memory." Han Si hated to say: "With her being like this, unkind at heart and without any skills, yet likes to cause trouble, in the future when she gets married, who knows how she will be disciplined to death?"

  Mrs. Jiang was silent for a moment, then said: "Madam, why don't you call Miss Yu in and ask her what she said to the old master?"

  "What's there to ask? Can you get the truth out of her mouth?"

  Mrs. Jiang sighed secretly, thinking that the lady was really muddle-headed.

  "Madam, why don't you ask her if she has already married off the young lady? You should also make early arrangements!"

  Han's breathing was stagnant, and when she came back to her senses, she had actually forgotten about this matter.

  "Go bring people in."

  Mrs. Jiang was just about to lift the curtain, but it was suddenly lifted high by someone, and Old Master walked in with a frosty face, his whole body emitting a cold aura.

  "Old... old master..." Mama Jiang couldn't help but shudder.

  Han's heart skipped a beat, and he initially wanted to get up to greet him, but as soon as he thought of that blood-curdling scene, his feet seemed to be stuck to the ground.

  Li Jingxian glanced at Han Shi, who had a cold face, and sat down in the first position with a calm expression. He hadn't even gotten angry yet! She was already showing him her attitude.

  The two of them had dark faces and didn't speak, the atmosphere in the room was so heavy that it made people hard to breathe, Jiang's mother knew what to do and asked Chun Xiang to hurry up and serve tea.

  Li Ze held his tea cup, only floating the tea leaves on top, and didn't drink. His tone was light: "There are many informants around you, madam!"

  "Madam also spoke up: 'I am also concerned about Master, afraid that some careless little servant girl would tarnish Master's reputation.'"

  Li Jingxian didn't even raise an eyebrow and sneered: "I'm afraid the one who wants to tarnish Old Master's reputation is someone else."

  Han knew that the old master would retaliate, and coldly said: "A straight body is not afraid of a slanted shadow. Sir, you have acted with integrity and done things properly. Who can tarnish your reputation?"

  Li Jingxian put down the teacup heavily, making a loud "clang" sound in the quiet room, which made Jiang Mama's heart suddenly jump up.

  "Don't think I don't know what you're up to, I'm telling you, no matter if Yu Lian was arranged or not, today, this old master is going to take her anyway." Li Jingxian's tone was cold and hard: "If anyone dares to utter a single word about today's events outside, no matter who it is, this old master will definitely pluck out their tongue, making them unable to speak for the rest of their life."

  Han's anger surged, and she coldly sneered: "Yu Lian is just serving tea, but Master is so impatient, can't wait? I'm afraid Master has been thinking about it for a long time?"

  Li Jingxian's face was calm and composed, without a hint of guilt or shame. The situation had come to this point, and it all came down to who had the stronger willpower. As the head of the household, what did his previous wife amount to?

  "Are you not afraid of losing your own identity by bringing a group of people with you?"

  Han was about to burst out in anger, but Jiang Mama kept shaking her head. Han endured and forced herself to calm down, looking at the situation, Yu Lian had not mentioned Mingzhu's instructions, otherwise, when Master came, he would definitely scold his daughter for being unwise first.

  "Ha! You're not even ashamed, so why should I care about my status? You're so fond of her, but have you thought about how to explain this to your elder brother and sister-in-law? What will they think when they find out? They all know that your sister-in-law brought Yu Lian to the capital to help her find a good marriage, but instead, you've taken her into your own bed!"

  Li Jingxian snorted in disdain: "What status does the Yu family have, coming to the capital to seek a good marriage? Don't flatter yourself, no matter how you look for it, it's still just being a concubine. Is being my concubine still beneath her?"

  Madam Han retorted, "You're so bold, sir! I wouldn't dare take charge. Yu Lian was brought here by my elder sister-in-law; tomorrow, I'll write a letter asking her to come and take the girl back. If you want to take her as your concubine, go talk to my sister-in-law yourself!"

  Li Jingxian's face turned red with anger: "Han Shi, don't think that I, the old master, know nothing. The little tricks you're playing in your heart are all clear to me. Let me make it clear to you: if you behave yourself and be obedient, we can get along peacefully. But if you dare to plot against me again, I will not forgive you."

  "Am I scheming? Why would I scheme? Even if I were stupid, I wouldn't send someone else's woman to my husband's bed."

  Li Jingxian suddenly smiled: "Wasn't it Liu Yiniang who proposed to take in? Didn't Ye Shi yield with a smile? This move has been used more than once."

  Han's words stuck in his throat, as if he had swallowed a fly and felt sick. Liu Niang was bad enough, but how dare he mention Ye Shi?

  "Isn't that deceiving me? They said the Ye family is wealthy, the Ye family can help you rise to prominence, and once you've made a name for yourself, you'll divorce the Ye's. But what happened? You became successful, yet you never mentioned divorcing the Ye's again, and instead want me to submit to her. I'm the original wife! I waited bitterly for 16 years! And now you're using the Ye's to shut me up... Li Jingxian, do you still have a conscience?" Han Shi was furious, on the verge of going crazy.

  Mrs. Jiang saw that the two were getting more and more agitated, so she hurried forward to hold onto the lady and persuade her: "Lady, don't get excited, speak calmly, or else people outside will hear and it won't be good for Master either."

  Now that things have come to this, Li Jingxian also didn't care about saving face and retorted: "I deceived you? Wasn't it because I agreed to be able to live a good life of luxury? Have I wronged you in all these years?"

  Han's chest was severely aching with heart-wrenching pain, clutching his chest and turning pale.

  "Master, heaven and earth are witness, madam really didn't plot against you, if you don't believe me, go ask Miss Yu."

  Han's anxiety, is Jiang's mother confused? It's really which pot doesn't open to mention which pot, what if Yu Lian is forced to bring out Ming Zhu, will Ming Zhu still be alive? Even if she herself suffers a bit of grievance, she must protect Ming Zhu!

  Li Jingxian snorted, "Yu Lian has already admitted that she came to seduce me on her own accord. I told her to say so in order to save everyone's face. If you still want to make a scene, be my guest." With that, Li Jingxian turned and walked away.

  Yu Lian had been kneeling in the courtyard for a long time, and no one came to pay attention to her. Everyone's eyes were filled with contempt and disgust. Her tears had dried up, her legs were numb from kneeling, and her heart was gradually becoming numb as well. The sound of quarreling came from inside the house, but it wasn't very clear. Ah! What she was worried about now wasn't whether she would lose face or not, but whether the mistress would let her off...

  It wasn't long before the sound of hurried footsteps approached and stopped beside her. Yu Lian slowly turned her gaze to see a pair of black fur boots and a stone-blue robe, it was Old Master.

  Li Jingxian looked at the frail woman with an expressionless face, his heart was also extremely annoyed. Previously, as soon as he saw her, he was infatuated and couldn't control himself. Now, looking at her again, he couldn't stir up even half a wave of excitement. So many years, it had never been like this before, not even with Liu Niang. Alas... At that time, it could only be explained as being bewitched. Nowadays, whether he liked it or not, he could only take her as his concubine to give an account to his elder brother and sister-in-law.

  "Kneel here tonight, madam. If you don't get up, you'll stay kneeling." Li Jingxian ordered coldly. It wasn't that he didn't cherish his wife, but Yu Lian had to kneel here and admit her mistake in order to take the blame for both his own mistakes and those of Han Shi. Others could seduce him, but he couldn't force himself on others - the nature of the two was completely different. Moreover, he couldn't let anyone know that he had been outsmarted by his own wife. So, he could only make her kneel.

  "Is... " Yu Lian's voice was as thin as a mosquito, kneeling for one night, could she escape this calamity?

  The old man slammed the door and left, Han was both angry and heartbroken, and even more hateful. All sorts of negative emotions flooded her, making her unable to hold back her tears as she covered her face and sobbed.

  "Madam, why must you quarrel with the master? If he wants to take a concubine, let him. It's come to this, and we have to give an account to his family, don't we? I know it's hard for you to bear, but you should think of young master too - his exams are coming up soon, and we can't let this affect his mood. The road ahead is still long! You've endured for 16 years, what's the harm in enduring a little longer? As you said, once things settle down in Shanxi, you can deal with these matters later..."

  "Ah, I know, I know, it's just that I'm so angry, I couldn't bear it, Master is really too heartless."

  "There's no man who doesn't like to flirt, Master is just an ordinary person after all." Jiang Mama sighed.

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