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

"Let go...!" The sudden turn of events caught Rong Yingluo off guard, and she was caught off guard and grabbed.

"Speak, who are you?" Qin Yan's eyes flashed with cold light, filled with murderous intent.

His Liuli was such a gentle and lovely girl, but the one in front of him, though she had the same face, had a completely different temperament.

He was careless and was fooled by her feigned beauty; he even hugged her.

He secretly regretted that he had worried too much and lost his composure.

Having difficulty breathing, Rong Yingluo tried to pry Qin Yan's hands off; how could this man have such a strong grip?

She considered herself to be quite skilled in martial arts, yet she couldn't budge the man's iron grip.

"Brother-in-law, let go, be careful... my eldest sister... doesn't want you." Helpless, Rong Yingluo managed to squeeze out a few words to reveal her identity and save herself.

Qin Yan was taken aback.

Brother-in-law? This woman called him brother-in-law.

He loosened his grip, his eyes filled with confusion: "What did you call me?"

"Cough, cough..." Rong Yingluo took several deep breaths before she could catch her breath.

"Brother-in-law, you have no sense of chivalry. How could my gentle sister have fallen for you?" Rong Yingluo sat up straight, the teasing in her eyes deepening.

"Are you Liuli's sister?" Qin Yan's eyes showed even greater doubt.

He had initially thought someone had impersonated Liuli, and was simply annoyed that he had been fooled.

In order to save their daughter, the Rong family found a good way to have someone disguise themselves and marry into the Zhenguo Duke's mansion.

But he had already investigated the Rong family thoroughly. The Rong family only had one daughter, so where did the younger sister come from? Moreover, the two looked exactly alike.

"That's right. I am the second young lady of the Rong family, and I am the twin sister of my eldest sister. I have always been away from home, so you have never met me, but I know you. When my eldest sister mentioned you to me, the affection in her eyes was so strong that it was impossible to look away."

"I pretended to be the eldest sister just now to test your sincerity towards my eldest sister. You passed my test, so I deliberately let you discover that I am not her." Rong Yingluo smiled mischievously.

Even someone who likes the eldest sister so much was fooled by her, which shows that she's a pretty good actress.

Qin Yan's embarrassed face instantly turned bright red.

He actually hugged his future sister-in-law and poured out his heart. If Liuli knew, she would definitely be angry that he didn't recognize the truth immediately.

"My name is Qin Yan. I have just met Miss Rong. I apologize for my rudeness earlier." Qin Yan stood up, took a step back, and bowed solemnly to apologize for his earlier impetuosity.

It turned out that the one who married into the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion was the second young lady of the Rong family, and his worries and anger subsided a little.

"Don't worry, I won't tell my older sister." Rong Yingluo was very satisfied with her brother-in-law.

The eldest sister is gentle by nature and needs a man like her who values ​​loyalty and affection to protect her.

"Where is Liuli now?" Qin Yan asked.

"My father sent her to Qingyun Temple. You can go there to find her, but don't bring her back to the capital. You can discuss other matters with my father."

"I have no other demands, I only hope that you will treat my eldest sister well in the future. If I find out that you have done something to betray her, no matter how high your status is, I will have a way to kill you." Rong Yingluo threatened.

"How did you figure out my identity?" Qin Yan asked, puzzled. He had never told the Rong family about it.

"I can read faces. Although I don't know your exact identity, you must come from royalty or an extremely noble family," Rong Yingluo said with certainty.

Qin Yan's eyes showed admiration; this sister-in-law was indeed quite capable.

"I'll tell you later." He didn't want to reveal his true identity yet. "I've never heard of the Rong family having a second young lady. What's going on?"

Since he was going to marry her eldest sister, he was family, so Rong Yingluo didn't hide anything and explained the whole story.

Upon hearing this, Qin Yan stood up again and bowed solemnly: "Yan thanks you for saving Liuli's life, sister."

"We're family, no need for formalities." Rong Yingluo accepted his greeting. He was a responsible man, and she felt reassured that her elder sister had married him.

"The medicine I just gave you was just a qi-boosting pill, it was just to tease you," she added.

Qin Yan was stunned for a moment. Fortunately, he ate it without hesitation, otherwise he didn't know how his sister-in-law would stop him from being with Liuli.

Rong Yingluo had a very happy day at the Rong family home.

The whole family dotes on her.

Sure enough, there was a plate of stir-fried three delicacies in vinegar on the lunch table: winter bamboo shoots, mushrooms, and tofu skin.

She practices Taoism and eats little meat; these three are her favorite vegetarian dishes.

Rong Zhixiu specially served the food to Rong Yingluo, saying, "Little sister, eat more."

Throughout the meal, her bowl was never empty; either her mother or her brother was putting food on her plate. Even Qin Yan put food on her plate once, calling her his sister-in-law.

After dinner, Rong Zhengqing called Rong Yingluo into his study.

"Yingluo, our Rong family has been in business for generations and has established itself in the capital by relying on money. However, in the eyes of the powerful and wealthy, they have always looked down on us, but they also like the money we give them as tribute."

Money makes the world go round, and that's absolutely true.

But money can also bring trouble.

On the day you got married, the servants of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion forced you to carry away your dowry. That's when your father knew why the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion had chosen a daughter from my Rong family.

They're after your dowry.

So Father didn't give away all the prepared dowry; it was worth at most 50,000 taels of silver. Rong Zhengqing had been a merchant for many years, and the scheming and intrigue in the business world were no different from the turbulent changes in the imperial court.

"Father is right. My dowry has been locked up by the Duchess and she won't let me touch it. She's just waiting to take it for herself after I die." Rong Yingluo was disgusted by Su Shi's greedy behavior.

"Today is your homecoming, so I'm giving you another 100,000 taels of silver in notes, just in case. Don't flaunt your wealth, so keep it hidden." With that, Rong Zhengqing took out the silver notes from a box and handed them to his daughter.

"Thank you, Father. Then I won't be polite." Rong Yingluo accepted the gift readily, a testament to her father's affection for her.

"You must survive," Rong Zhengqing emphasized once again.

"Don't worry, Father, I will definitely survive. And I will make a huge scene at the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion."

**

Gu Ce returned to his study in the Gu residence, his face as dark as ink.

"Your Highness, I thought you went to pursue the Crown Prince's wife, but it turns out you didn't go." Zhong Sheng stood up and offered his seat.

"Don't mention that woman in front of me again." Gu Ce's annoyance was even greater than before.

He shouldn't have gone along to see an insignificant woman.

He thought something might happen to her on the way, so he secretly followed her, hoping to save her if anything went wrong.

He didn't want her to die just three days after they got married.

All I saw was her being all lovey-dovey with her sweetheart.

"Yes, Your Highness." Seeing that his master's expression was not right, Zhong Sheng dared not persuade him any further.

It seems this Crown Prince's wife won't live much longer; what a pity.

It's estimated that the Crown Prince will have a hard time finding a wife in the future.

Gu Ce picked up the official document folder, banished all distractions, and immersed himself in it.

Without that woman's influence, the speed of processing official documents increased significantly.

Just as the number of folds to deal with in front of him was decreasing, Zhong Sheng came in carrying a food box, looking hesitant to speak.

"What is it?" Gu Ce glanced at him and picked up another folding book.

"Your Highness, the steward has invited Physician Wu." Zhong Sheng happened to see this when he went to get his meal.

"For your grandmother's medical checkup?"

"No, it's the Duchess who is ill." Zhong Sheng was also a little puzzled.

The Duchess was perfectly fine yesterday, how come she suddenly fell ill and needed to call the imperial physician?