Father, who is both a heir and a descendant, is still biased; the bound system has gone berserk.

Just then, Shiqin, Shishu, and Shihua followed Shangguan Tang out together.

All of them wore genuine smiles.

Shangguan Tang said something to Ying Yufu, and then Ying Yufu followed Shiqin inside.

Poetry, calligraphy, and paintings followed behind Shangguan Tang, welcoming guests at the main gate.

The princess alighted from the carriage, and Shangguan Tang immediately waved to her, his face beaming with joy.

Shiqi sat in the prison cart, staring intently at this scene.

"Shiqin is back! She actually came!"

At first, she envied Shiqin for marrying into a good family and becoming a legitimate wife.

But later, she couldn't quite accept Shiqin's choice, because she had someone even more remarkable in her heart, Ying Nanyao.

However, Ying Nanyao's status was too noble, so he naturally wouldn't see her, and she kept her thoughts to herself.

She began to hate Shangguan Tang, hating her for not being generous enough to grant her wish, even if it meant letting her be a concubine.

She betrayed Shangguan Tang, and she watched with her own eyes as Shangguan Tang was manipulated and played by the Weiyuan Marquis's family. She felt extremely happy.

But now...

Snapped!

A rotten egg hit her on the head, stinging her for a moment, and then a stream of filth flowed down her nose.

Tears slowly streamed down Shiqi's face. Once, she had followed behind Shangguan Tang just like them, laughing and joking, having a great time.

Shangguan Tang treated them so well, why was she so ungrateful?

"master……"

Shiqi finally couldn't hold back anymore, and tears streamed down her face in a broken voice.

Shen San glanced at his daughter, then lowered his eyes.

Everything is too late.

At the Meridian Gate, Duan Yuqing was beheaded and his head displayed to the public, while the rest of the Duan family, including Duan Pengju, were all exiled.

The prison cart carrying the prisoners was right behind the Ying family's house.

"Ah Tang, look over there." Grand Princess Hua Xi pointed in the direction the prison carts had passed.

Shangguan Tang looked over, her smile undiminished. "Today is the day they are exiled. Hua Xi, haven't I chosen a good day to hold this banquet?"

"Great choice, an excellent choice!"

Feng Hou didn't come because of the fire at Dali Temple a couple of days ago, but Feng Yuheng and Yao Guang came together.

Just then, they saw the Hai family's carriage arrive and immediately looked over with smiles.

Jiang and Hai Mujin got off the car first, followed by Hai Qiongying's wife, Ye.

Ye had given birth to two sons and a daughter. Her youngest daughter was only eight years old, the same age as Ying Yutan, and she was with her today.

The little girl had a round face and bright, dark eyes that curiously looked around; you could tell at a glance that she was a lively person.

The two ladies of the Hai family had a good relationship and walked forward together with smiles. Shangguan Tang spoke with them for a while and then personally led them inside.

At this moment, in the Second Prince's residence, Duan Linglong had been kneeling in front of the Second Prince's study for an entire night.

Her face was deathly pale, and she swayed precariously.

"Your Highness, please, let me see my family off one last time."

Cang Mingze walked out of the study, glanced at her indifferently, and had little patience for Duan Linglong, who could not help him in any way. So he ordered the servants to take Duan Linglong away.

As for her requests, he was completely unwilling to pay attention to them.

Upon hearing his words, Duan Linglong's face turned pale. Suddenly, a wave of nausea washed over her, and she couldn't help but cover her mouth and dry heave a few times.

"Oh dear, mistress, you wouldn't be... pregnant, would you?" the maid Xuan'er exclaimed in surprise.

The second prince, who was about to leave, suddenly stopped.

He turned to look at Duan Linglong, his eyes filled with scrutiny and judgment.

After a moment, he said, "Summon the imperial physician!"

As soon as the voice fell, Duan Linglong was helped by Xuan'er to sit down on a stone bench.

Before long, the imperial physician rushed over and took Duan Linglong's pulse.

"How is it, Physician Xu?" the Second Prince asked hurriedly after the pulse diagnosis was finished.

Physician Xu smiled slightly: "Congratulations, Your Highness, Concubine Duan is one month pregnant."

A month?

Cang Mingze did the math in his head, and one month later, it was the time when Ying Yufu fed him the medicine in his mother's palace.

At that time, the Duan family was still fine and had not been convicted.

Cang Mingze looked at Duan Linglong, and his expression finally softened slightly.

Regardless of the circumstances, the child in Duan's belly was his first child.

Whether it's a boy or a girl, the Emperor will like them very much.

"Quickly, help Concubine Duan back to rest!" Cang Mingze ordered repeatedly.

Seeing that Duan Linglong only had Xuan'er as her maid, he ordered someone to arrange other servants for Duan Linglong.

Duan Linglong, stroking her belly, knelt down again. "Your Highness, I beg you, please allow me to leave the manor to see my family one last time."

Cang Mingze frowned. "You are pregnant now and should not be exposed to anything inauspicious. You knelt all night yesterday. Go back and rest immediately. You cannot bear the responsibility if the imperial grandson is harmed!"

Duan Linglong looked up and stared blankly at Cang Mingze.

He said the Duan family was a source of bad luck.

Why was my father convicted? Wasn't that million taels of silver in disaster relief funds secretly hoarded because of the Empress's orders?

Now, he actually says that the Duan family is bad luck!

Duan Linglong's lips trembled, her eyes filled with sorrow.

The temperature in her heart gradually cooled down.

Suddenly, everything went black before her eyes, plunging her into utter darkness, just like her girlish heart that had once been drawn to Cang Mingze, which too sank into the thick, foul gloom.

Before Physician Xu left, he examined her for a while longer and said, "Concubine Duan is fine, just too tired. She just needs more rest."

"It's good that the child is alright." Cang Mingze said, then urged the others to leave the mansion in a hurry.

Today, he has more important things to do.

After he left, behind the artificial hill, Ying Hengzhi's clothes gently tucked back in.

[Brother Ba, Duan Linglong is pregnant! Clearly, they had an affair a long time ago. Wasn't that right after Duan Linglong broke off her engagement with Shangguan Hong?]

[Host, what are your thoughts? Do you want to keep the child and remove the mother?] System 008 asked.

Ying Hengzhi was silent for a moment, then said, "Isn't our goal, to remove the mother and keep the child, Ying Yufu?"

008 Silence.

It was trying to say that it was unlikely to succeed with Ying Yufu.

Then Ying Hengzhi said, "The one I'm leaving behind, the mother and the child, must be Ying Yufu."

Seeing her insistence, 008 acquiesced, only reminding her: "Host, don't forget to cultivate a good relationship with Princess Mingluan; her luck is enough to turn your life around."

Ying Hengzhi said: 【I know.】

A glint flashed in her eyes as she recalled the letter she had sent to Mingluan yesterday.

I wonder if she has seen it or not. If she has, then the Mu residence will be quite a spectacle today.

Unfortunately, Cang Mingze is keeping a close eye on her, so it won't be so easy for her to sneak out of the manor again.

"Zhi'er!"

Just as she was thinking this, a deliberately lowered voice came from not far away.

Ying Hengzhi's heart skipped a beat. She turned her head and saw Mingluan waving at her from the top of the wall.

Ying Hengzhi's eyes lit up, and she quickly ran over, "Mingluan, what's wrong...?"

"Shh! Zhi'er, come on up, I'll take you out to play." Mingluan had someone hand over a rope ladder.

Ying Hengzhi looked at the rope ladder that was handed over, stepped onto it without changing her expression, climbed onto the top of the wall, and jumped down with Mingluan.

Below, Wu Lingduo, Rong Qing, and Su Jinyu were all present.

"Zhi'er, let's go to the Mu residence!"