They've all separated, so what does it matter to me if they get poorer and poorer?

Chapter 461 Pretending to be confused

Lady Rong'an was secretly anxious when she saw that Marquis Rong'an was so excited that he seemed ready to immediately accept her as his adopted daughter.

"Madam Liang is truly cunning. Every word she speaks seems to be true and disturbing, but in reality, every word has loopholes and cannot withstand scrutiny. What has our Rong'an Marquis's Mansion done to offend you? Why should you play such a trick on us?"

"Does our Rong'an Marquis's Mansion have no shame? If we do something we shouldn't, and it turns out to be a complete fabrication, making us a laughing stock in the capital, how will the Rong'an Marquis's Mansion maintain its standing in the capital? And how will Consort Xue in the palace face herself!"

Marquis Rong'an suddenly came to his senses.

Yes, I was confused and almost fell for it.

Madam is right. How can we make such a conclusion based on just a few words from Madam Liang without any evidence? Who knows if this is their conspiracy?

This is really too strange!

If it's true, why didn't she come to me sooner? Why did she only bring it up when I came to her door?

What is her purpose?
If she comes with ill intentions, or is greedy and wants too much, can I agree to her request?
Furthermore, the dignity of the Rong'an Marquis's residence and that of Consort Xue cannot be disregarded.

Even if what she said is true, we need to come up with a good and thorough way to handle this, instead of just accepting her opinion without thinking.
As Rong Anhou pondered, his thoughts had unknowingly strayed far off course. His mind was filled with thoughts of maintaining the dignity of the Rong Anhou mansion and how he would deal with Xu Zhichun's desire to reclaim the mansion, completely ignoring the justice that Xu Zhichun actually wanted.

Lady Rong'an secretly observed the Marquis's expression. After seeing it clearly, she felt secretly pleased. She knew that the Marquis had disliked Lady An and loved her more back then. Now that her daughter had become a concubine in the palace, how could he possibly side with Lady An's daughter who had been living away from home?
Lady Rong'an scoffed, "Does Lady Liang have anything else to say? If not, shouldn't we get down to business? This story, though full of twists and turns and evokes sympathy, ultimately means nothing to unrelated people; it's just a sigh. Lady Liang has finally turned her luck around, marrying a man like Marquis Wuxuan and becoming a marquis's wife. It's rare that Marquis Wuxuan doesn't care about background; he's a true husband. Lady Liang is truly blessed."

Liang Minglang, who had been silent all along, looked up at her and smiled: "What the Lady of Rong'an Marquis said is actually not quite right. It's not that I don't care about background, but that I am so fortunate to have married my wife in this life! It is a blessing that others can only dream of!"

"As for my wife's past, what wrong has she done? She is the victim. The ones who are wrong and guilty are the ones who harmed her. I know how good my wife is. Some people don't know or care, but I hope they won't regret it in the future."

Lady Rong'an chuckled, "Marquis Wuxuan is indeed an excellent person!"

Regret? What a joke!
Who knows who might regret it?

Xu Zhichun said, "This story has absolutely nothing to do with your Rong'an Marquis's mansion. But I don't know why, I felt a strong urge to confide in the Rong'an Marquis's wife, so I couldn't help but say a few more words. Thank you, Marquis Rong'an and his wife, for not finding me annoying and for listening to my story."

"you--"

Marquis Rong'an felt very displeased when he heard her say that. He felt as if he had been slighted and ignored, and he was a little unwilling. He wanted to say something but it was not appropriate. After all, he and Xu Zhichun were now like strangers. What right did he have to say anything?

Lady Rong'an was also somewhat surprised, then sneered inwardly: Let her pretend, let's see how she puts on a show! How could it be that she doesn't care at all or want to acknowledge the Rong'an Marquis's mansion?

If she really didn't want to, she wouldn't have caused all this trouble.

However, if she's dreaming of the Marquis and herself begging her to go back, she should give up on that idea as soon as possible!

She doesn't even deserve it.

Lady Rong'an smiled and said, "Now that you've heard the story, shouldn't we get down to business? Lady Liang, what do you want from my good-for-nothing nephew to let him go?"

Liang Minglang: "Madam Rong'an, every family has its rules, and every country has its laws. Bai Bao should be humiliating and cursing Madam Rong'an in the street and ordering the servants in the house to beat her. What do you think should be done?"

Lady Rong'an was furious and ashamed, feeling utterly humiliated, but she had no choice but to force a smile and say, "That may be true, but Lady Liang wasn't actually hurt, was she? Bao Ying is too straightforward and impulsive; it's his fault. He's been imprisoned for several days and has suffered. If Lady Liang has any further requests, please just ask. I beg you to be lenient and forgive him this time."

Xu Zhichun chuckled, "Isn't it only right that he was imprisoned and suffered? I wasn't injured not because he showed mercy, but because my servants were capable. For Lady Rong'an to use this as a pretext is utterly shameless." Lady Rong'an was so angry she felt like vomiting blood, especially after learning Xu Zhichun's true identity—she actually begged the daughter of the An family!
"What exactly does Madam Liang want?"

"Do as the law dictates."

"you--"

"What? Is it wrong to act according to the law? Does Lady Rong'an have a problem with that?"

"Ah, if that's the case, why did Madam Liang make us come all this way?"

"Of course, it's to let you hear stories."

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Who wants to hear this lousy story?!

Lady Rong'an, how could she not understand that she had been tricked by her?

Marquis Rong'an was also not very happy. He coughed and reminded Xu Zhichun meaningfully, "Madam Liang, one should be lenient when one can. Besides, blood is thicker than water. Madam Liang might as well reconsider."

Xu Zhichun laughed in exasperation. So, Marquis Rong'an acknowledged her in his heart but didn't really want to—probably because he was afraid of losing face or making any unreasonable demands. He didn't want to acknowledge her, yet he kept telling her about "blood is thicker than water," hoping she would let Bai Baoying go out of consideration for their so-called "blood ties."

But he seems to have misunderstood, doesn't he? Does Bao Baoying have any "blood ties" with her?

Xu Zhichun smiled and said, "What you say is right, sir. Blood is thicker than water. However, this saying seems inappropriate and unsuitable here. I'm quite confused!"

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Marquis Rong'an was also speechless.

Lady Rong'an, enraged and humiliated, shouted, "Xu, what exactly do you want to do!"

"I just want justice according to the law, is that wrong?"

"Hmph, don't think I don't know what you're thinking."

"I think you probably really don't know."

"you--"

"see a visitor out!"

"The Xu family!"

"Please, gentlemen."

Lady Rong'an stood up, her face cold: "Are you really going to go this far? If you go this far, there will be no way back, no room for maneuver."

You still want to go back to the Rong'an Marquis's mansion? You're dreaming.