After being forced into a marriage with a wealthy family, the virtuous wife caused a huge uproar.

"How dare you act so recklessly!" Su Jingyi reprimanded, her face turning cold.

"This servant knows her mistake." The little maid immediately knelt down and admitted her mistake.

"Speak, what's the matter that you're in such a panic?" Su Jingyi asked knowingly, her eyes subtly twitching.

Yuwen Yi's lips curled into an even more unrestrained smile.

"I was just coming from the washroom and passing by Yixiang Pavilion when I heard some unusual noises inside. I wonder if it's haunted in broad daylight. I was thinking about how the young master's wife was performing a shamanistic ritual earlier. Could it be that her skills weren't up to par and she actually attracted some ghosts?" The maid spoke tremblingly, clearly frightened.

Upon hearing this, some of the guests were genuinely frightened, their faces turning pale, while the bolder ones showed expressions of curiosity.

"Madam Duchess, it can't be true, can it?" one of the ladies couldn't help but ask.

"Don't worry, Madam Chen. In broad daylight, where would there be ghosts or monsters?" Su Jingyi denied it, but she knew what was going on.

Seeing how frightened many people were, Su Jingyi glared at the maid who brought the news. Why did Granny Zhao choose such a delusional maid to deliver the message?

"That's not necessarily true. In just five years, four wives of the heirs of the Gu family have died. Perhaps their vengeful spirits are lingering in the Gu family mansion." Madam Chen thought a lot. Before she got married, her family had been haunted once, and a Taoist priest was invited to perform a ritual to exorcise the ghost before things calmed down.

It's better to believe something is true than to believe it isn't.

"Madam Chen is right, it might really be true. Duchess, why don't we go take a look? There are plenty of people here today, ghosts will only be afraid of us, we can help fight off the ghosts and make them dare not come out and cause trouble in broad daylight again," a lady surnamed Yu chimed in. She wasn't afraid of ghosts at all.

As the saying goes, if you have a clear conscience, you have nothing to fear.

"Mrs. Yu is right, let's go take a look. I've never seen a ghost in broad daylight before." Someone else wasn't afraid of ghosts.

"In that case, let's go and see what kind of ghost dares to come out in broad daylight and scare people." Madam Su was already imagining what everyone would think when they saw that disgusting scene.

Su Jingyi took the lead, and everyone who was not afraid of ghosts or did not believe in evil followed behind her.

Even Rong Zhixiu got up to go and see, but when he passed by Madam Rong, she stopped him.

Madam Rong also pulled Madam Qi and Ke Miaoran along, and the group walked at the very back.

Gu Qingyin had long been instructed by Rong Yingluo to take good care of Rong's aunt at all times, and she also stayed by Rong's side.

However, when they were almost at their destination, Madam Rong told them to stop and not to follow any further.

"Does Madam Rong know something?" Madam Qi was extremely curious.

"I don't know either. Liuli just said that no matter what happens at the Gu residence, we shouldn't go and join in the fun. We'll know what's going on after they've seen it. There's no need to rush." ​​By this point, Madam Rong had probably guessed something.

Rong Zhixiu understood the meaning behind his mother's words.

"Then let's wait here." Rong Zhixiu immediately stopped in his tracks.

They didn't stay long before they encountered the old lady.

Su Jingyi led a large group of people to the front of Yixiang Pavilion.

Everyone held their breath, with only the faint, disorderly sound of footsteps.

They were terrified of disturbing the evil spirits.

Only vengeful ghosts dare to come out during the day.

"what!"

At that moment, a woman's scream rang out. Although it wasn't loud, everyone heard it since no one else had made a sound.

"My God, there really is a ghost." One of the girls couldn't help but whisper.

"What are you doing in broad daylight?" came another woman's voice.

"Why does it sound so much like Madam Gu's voice?" Madam Dingxi looked shocked.

"It sounds a bit like that to me too," someone else chimed in.

"Impossible. How long has it been since Madam Gu married into the Duke's mansion? How dare she meet a man here in secret? Young Master Gu is such a fine man, more than good enough for her. How dare she meet another man in secret? How immoral must she be?" someone questioned.

"That's not necessarily true. The merchant's daughter didn't learn many rules to begin with."

"Be good, be a good boy!" A deep male voice said, deliberately lowered, so no one could immediately tell whose voice it was.

Then came the sound of clothes being torn.

"Be gentle, you're hurting me." Another ambiguous sentence came out, this time clearer, it was indeed Rong Yingluo's voice.

"Mother, it really is my sister-in-law!" Gu Qingya exclaimed excitedly.

There's no ghost here, it's clearly the sister-in-law having a secret rendezvous with another man.

That's good. After today, there will be no more Rong Shi, this lowly merchant's daughter, in the manor.

"Well, how dare Rong Shi be so shameless as to secretly meet with a man outside the mansion! Someone, open the door for me!" Su Jingyi's face was full of anger, but a closer look revealed a smug expression.

Yuwen Yi and Yuwen Tai didn't even need to hide; their eyes gleamed as they stared at the tightly closed door.

Just then, unpleasant sounds came from inside.

Those who have been through it all know what that sound is, while some unmarried girls are still clueless and have their ears covered by their mothers or aunts.

Granny Zhao, without asking anyone else, tried to push the door herself, but it wouldn't budge.

"Madam, the door is locked from the inside," said Granny Zhao helplessly.

"Break through my way!" Su Jingyi's anger intensified.

Upon receiving the order, Granny Zhao immediately asked several young masters to help break down the door.

Everyone was filled with excitement and anticipation, eager to know who was having an affair with Mrs. Gu.

Several young masters volunteered to help.

Several young masters simultaneously slammed their fists against the gate. The bolt behind the gate was merely a wooden strip; how could it withstand the combined force of so many people?

With a bang, the door was kicked open.

Everyone rushed in like a swarm of bees.

After everyone had gone inside, the door was closed again, but this did not attract the attention of the group of curious guests.

But when they came in, they didn't hear anything again.

The group of people quietly walked inside again.

Even after entering the inner room, no sound was heard.

Everyone assumed that the banging on the door had alerted the two people having their secret rendezvous, and dared not make a sound.

But the room was so small that they couldn't hide even if they wanted to.

When they saw a bed with curtains hanging over it, everyone held their breath and their eyes lit up.

"Granny Zhao, go and pull back the curtains. I want to see which fearless scoundrel dares to seduce my Gu family's daughter-in-law," Madam Su ordered, her eyes sharp.

Granny Zhao was also extremely excited, but she didn't show it on her face. She took a few steps forward, pulled hard, and tore down the curtain.

The two people on the bed were instantly exposed to everyone.

A man and a woman were embracing. Rong Yingluo was somewhat disheveled, her face flushed, and her eyes were hazy with intoxication, making her incredibly alluring, like a charming fairy. Her head rested on the man's shoulder, facing the crowd.

Several men who followed in couldn't help but swallow hard.

Mrs. Gu is truly a rare beauty, so alluring.

The man holding her had his back to everyone, so it was impossible to see who he was for a moment.