Forcing me to become a concubine? Remarrying the Ninth Prince, she'll be pregnant all over the

When Chen realized that her scheme had been exposed, she was about to distance herself from the matter when Lin Rucong returned home.

Fortunately, Wei Wujiu also came along.

This clearly shows they already knew everything and came back to confront her.

Chen was momentarily panicked and tried to force herself to calm down, but she was too late. She saw her father-in-law stride into the room and rush towards Chen, swinging his arm around and slapping her hard across the face!

"Madam, how dare you! You intend to murder the eldest daughter of the Grand Tutor's family! Have you truly gone mad?!"

Although Jiang Fulu was old, he had great strength. With one slap, Chen was staggered. She had just gotten up and was enduring the pain of needles all over her body when she was slapped again, leaving her left cheek red and swollen, with blood seeping from the corner of her mouth.

She covered her face, furious and embarrassed, "Where did you come from, you lackey...?"

Before she could continue her rampage, Chen spotted Lin Rucong striding in, and without even glancing at her, kicked her hard.

Madam Chen fell to the ground again, finally overcome with fear and panic. She immediately prostrated herself on her knees and cried, "Master... Master, please spare me! It's not like that! Please allow me to explain slowly..."

"What else did you say?! Lin Che ran with all his might to the palace gate. If it weren't for his attendants, he would have been forced to file a complaint with the authorities!"

Lin Rucong was so angry that his face turned extremely dark, and his breathing became very heavy.

He went to the palace to express his gratitude. Because he found the stolen luminous pearl and had the plan that Wei Wujiu had previously devised for him, the emperor had no suspicions about him. He was delighted with the recovered luminous pearl and Hua Ershisan's kind words. So he kept Lin Rucong, Wei Wujiu and others to talk and express the affection between the emperor and his subjects.

The emperor had already issued an edict to order a midnight snack, and the imperial kitchen had prepared it. But at this moment, his attendant rushed in to see him. The emperor realized it was a family matter and smiled, telling Lin Rucong to take his attendant outside the palace to discuss it. But there were eyes and ears everywhere in the palace. How could the emperor not know that Lin Che was covered in injuries and ran to the palace gate in a sorry state, shouting for help?

But this is not the fault of a teenager. It is only because Chen was so domineering and crazy that she dared to set her sights on Lin Wantang and even implicate Lin Che!

Lin Rucong was furious and almost summoned the imperial physician to save his life. Fortunately, Wei Wujiu was by his side, comforting and advising him, saying that since it concerned his betrothed, he should come along for the sake of both reason and duty.

"Father, save my sister... Mother wants to... wants to kill her..."

Upon arriving at the palace gates, Lin Che still refused to get into the sedan chair. Covered in mud and extremely weak, he collapsed into his father's arms as soon as he saw Lin Rucong emerge, unable to even stand: "I'm scared... Sister..."

The cries for help, so sorrowful and poignant, struck a chord with Lin Rucong's anxious heart!

"Chen Huaiyu!" Lin Rucong roared in fury, his face darkening so much that everyone in the room held their breath in fear. He glared angrily at Chen Shi: "Let me ask you, were you just waiting for me to enter the palace to plot against Tang'er?"

"Didn't I say that Tang'er's previous broken engagement wasn't her fault, and she didn't do anything wrong? We shouldn't bring it up again! You're still making a fuss about it? Do you take my words as a joke?!"

"Besides, Tang'er is my only legitimate daughter! Even if her behavior is inappropriate and her methods are biased, what right do you have to attack her? Huh? Don't you know what kind of person you are?"

Lin Rucong was furious and wished he could grab Chen and skin her alive.

Chen was so frightened that her body trembled, her face turning pale and then flushed, a truly ugly sight. She clutched her handkerchief in shame, kneeling on the ground, feeling utterly humiliated. Glancing at Lin Wantang standing to the side, she didn't need to look any further to guess how smug Lin Wantang was at that moment.

Lin Rucong favored him. Men never interfered in matters of the inner chambers, but for the past sixteen years, whenever it concerned Lin Wantang, Lin Rucong would rather make an exception and investigate to the end, for fear that his precious daughter would suffer the slightest grievance.

Not to mention Lin Xiao, when he was at home, he personally protected his younger sister. In order to ensure that Lin Wantang had plenty of money from a young age and was not stingy with money, Lin Xiao even opened several shops with others at a young age, and gave most of the monthly income to her. In terms of clothing, food, housing and transportation, he made Lin Wantang stand out among the young ladies in the capital!

Even Lin Che, this insignificant illegitimate son whose mother is nobody, knowing full well the danger tonight, still insisted on stirring up trouble, all to protect Lin Wantang!

But on what grounds? What merit does Lin Wantang possess that she has?

So-called legitimate daughter? Ha! She doesn't deserve that title!

Madam Chen, filled with rage and jealousy, glared at him, her eyes bulging with fury. She gritted her teeth and wailed, "Master, why did you lash out at me without even asking what happened? Didn't you ever consider right and wrong? Wasn't everything I did for the sake of our Grand Tutor's mansion? Wasn't it all for your sake, Master's reputation?"

"Lin Wantang is shameless! She has no sense of propriety! What kind of woman breaks off an engagement without permission? She has offended His Highness the Crown Prince, and Master still insists on protecting her. Is this reasonable? Does Master know what people outside are saying? They're saying Lin Wantang..."

"What did you say about her?"

A deep, cold male voice suddenly swept over, its ending tone just enough to drown out Chen's wailing.

Everyone turned their heads and saw Wei Wujiu, dressed in a dark blue robe with both civil and military sleeves, stride into the room. His arrogant face was still as cold and stern as ever, yet his composed demeanor was breathtakingly handsome.

He casually rested his hand on the sword at his waist, arrogantly not even glancing at Madam Chen. Instead, his gaze met Lin Wantang's, and he noticed that she seemed unharmed, but he frowned slightly.

Lin Wantang gave him a reassuring smile, indicating that she was fine and there was no need to worry.

Wei Wujiu didn't look away, but glanced at Jiang Fulu out of the corner of his eye again.

Jiang Fulu immediately understood and slapped Chen Shi across the face: "Speak! Didn't you hear the adults asking you a question!"

This demeanor and attitude clearly indicate that he is not addressing a matriarch of the household.

Lin Wantang pursed her lips in surprise. She wanted to ask Lin Rucong directly, but because there were too many people in the room, she didn't rush to speak.

Startled by the blow, Chen glared angrily at Jiang Fulu: "You old eunuch, you dare to lay a hand on me? You're not worthy!"

"Insolence! Chen Huaiyu!" Lin Rucong roared angrily, his clenched fists tempting him to kill Chen Shi outright, but after much deliberation, he directly ordered the steward: "Take Madam back to her residence! From today onwards, keep her under house arrest and forbid her from going out!"

The butler immediately obeyed, but seemed to want to say something more, though he hesitated and remained silent when he saw Lin Rucong's furious face.

"Master! I'm not having this! I did all this for the sake of our household, for your sake! I did nothing wrong, so why should I be punished? Master..."

Chen could no longer maintain her composure as a lady. She struggled and cried like a shrew, and even tried to push away the servants and rush towards Lin Rucong. In the end, Jiang Fulu gagged her and, together with the steward, dragged her out.