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

"Oh dear, my mother-in-law was so angry she almost died. After the banquet that day, my father-in-law threw a huge tantrum. My daughter Xing'er was severely punished, and he demanded that I arrange her marriage within a month."

The second wife and her husband were having a huge fight. Ling'er from the second wife had a big argument with my Xing'er, and they even started fighting.

My daughter, whom I raised with my own hands, is so clueless at this crucial moment, causing such a huge disaster.

These past two days have been so chaotic in the manor that it's impossible to live in peace. Just a simple wedding has led Xing'er to do such a vengeful thing, hurting others and herself in the process. Madam Zhu really had no one to confide in.

Rong Yingluo saved her mother-in-law, and she was very grateful. She wanted to befriend such a woman, so she unconsciously developed trust in Rong Yingluo.

"Madam Zhao, when I first arrived at your residence, it was Miss Xing'er who greeted us. At that time, I saw her walking very close to my younger sister. Are they close friends?" Rong Yingluo wasn't quite sure.

"Yes, she is close friends with Miss Gu and Princess Xiangyi. It was the two of them who encouraged Xing'er to bring that Chen woman into the manor. Otherwise, the subsequent events would not have happened." Madam Zhu was heartbroken. She had been teaching her daughter so well, how could she suddenly become so reckless?

"Madam Zhao, there's a saying that you learn to be good from good people and bad from bad people. To be honest, Princess Xiangyi is not a kind person, and my younger sister is also spoiled by her mother-in-law."

Miss Xing'er has been spending too much time with those two, so she'll naturally be influenced. It's best to tell her not to get too close to them in the future. Otherwise, trouble will inevitably arise sooner or later.” Based on her few encounters with Yuwen Xiangyi, Rong Yingluo had already seen through her true nature.

She lacked the tolerance and kindness expected of a well-bred lady; she only wanted what she desired.

Thinking that she was a princess of the Xuanwang Mansion, she could act lawlessly and recklessly, without considering the consequences, just to achieve her goals.

Where does she get such confidence?

Even Princess Jinyang, the emperor's daughter, wasn't this arrogant.

No, her confidence naturally comes from her father.

But he was just a prince.

Rong Yingluo frowned, recalling the black-clad man who appeared behind Yuwen Zhang's residence on the night it burned down.

And Princess Xiangyi's determination to marry Gu Ce is all too strange.

Could it be...?

A bold idea popped into her head.

No way? I can't bear to think about it, I must wait for Gu Ce to come back before I tell him.

"You're right. I will no longer allow Xing'er to associate with Princess Xiangyi and Miss Gu. Thank you for reminding me." Madam Zhu had not realized the seriousness of the problem before.

She thought that if her daughter befriended people of such high status as Princess Xiangyi and the eldest daughter of the Gu family, they would help her in the future, which would only be beneficial. Who knew that it would harm her daughter instead?

Fortunately, it wasn't too late.

"Yinghong, bring me the pills I made yesterday," Rong Yingluo instructed.

Yinghong took a white porcelain bottle from the medicine box and handed it to Rong Yingluo.

"Madam Zhao, this is the medicine I promised to give to Old Madam Zhao. She only needs to take one pill in the morning and one in the evening."

"The old lady is getting on in years, so there are many things she needs to avoid in her diet. She can't eat anything too oily, too salty, or too hard. She also needs to keep a cheerful mood and, ideally, rest quietly." Rong Yingluo carefully explained the doctor's instructions.

She hoped that Madam Zhao could live to see the day when Gu Ce was recognized as a member of his family.

"I've noted it all down. Before the Empress returned to the palace that day, she also told us not to tell our mothers-in-law everything." Madam Zhu was also afraid that something might happen to Old Madam Zhao.

The Empress's health was also poor, and she could not withstand the stimulation of great joy or sorrow.

The Zhao family's current glory is due not only to the fact that the patriarch was the emperor's tutor, but more importantly, to the fact that the Zhao family's daughter was the empress in the palace.

Once the Empress passes away, the Zhao family will surely decline.

"By the way, what did you do with Madam Chen?" Rong Yingluo was also curious. That day, Madam Chen brought her son into the mansion, which angered Old Madam Zhao to the point that she almost lost her life at her birthday banquet.

This matter caused quite a stir in Beijing.

"What else can we do? We can only take her as a concubine and record the child in the family genealogy." Madam Zhu sighed deeply.

What a terrible thing this is, and it even hurt her daughter.

If Madam Chen hadn't come, there wouldn't have been the incident of her daughter being instigated, nor would there have been the incident of the old lady fainting from anger.

Rong Yingluo recalled what Liang had said that day: Chen was brought back to the capital by Second Master Zhao and Prince Xuan when they went out of the capital on official business.

It's not that simple.

However, she couldn't tell Madam Zhao directly about this; she could only tell Gu Ce.

However, she can offer some advice.

"Madam Zhao, I'd like to add something, but please don't say it was me who said it."

"You say it." Madam Zhu was taken aback.

"Master Zhao has made such a big fool of himself, which will definitely have an impact on the Zhao family. I suggest that it would be best to send Master Zhao out of the capital to serve as a local county magistrate and return in three years. That way, no one will mention this matter anymore."

The Emperor won't hold a grudge, and the person isn't in the capital anyway. Besides, this matter needs to be handled quickly." Rong Yingluo's actions can be seen as considering the Zhao family's interests.

Actually, it was all for Gu Ce's sake.

Rong Yingluo was taken aback for a moment.

When did she start considering Gu Ce's needs in every situation?

Does she consider Gu Ce family?

That seems to be the feeling.

"Thank you for reminding me, that's a good idea. I'll go back and tell my father-in-law right away." Madam Zhu didn't want to wait a moment longer.

Yesterday morning at court, my father-in-law was already impeached.

They said the Zhao family had a bad family style, the father-in-law was bad at educating his son, and even the empress was implied by those people to be unworthy of being empress.

The Emperor was so angry that he punished the Second Master by confining him to his quarters and suspending him from his duties.

The Second Prince didn't even have the right to attend court, yet he incurred the Emperor's wrath.

Before she left, her second uncle was still arguing with his sister-in-law.

It's been two days already, and it still hasn't calmed down.

However, she also sympathized with her second brother's wife.

The second wife originally had no illegitimate sons, so the sudden appearance of a ten-year-old illegitimate son was something no one could accept.

After Madam Zhu left, the old lady had all the gifts sent by the Zhao family delivered to Rong Yingluo.

"Granny Ye, why didn't the old lady leave any?" Rong Yingluo was very touched; the old lady was truly kind to her.

"The old lady said that you are the one who truly needs to make medicine for the Empress and Old Madam Zhao. If she needs any medicine, you should naturally prepare it for her." Granny Ye knew exactly what Rong Yingluo's abilities were.

"Then please thank Grandmother for me."

Just as Granny Ye left, Gu Ce returned from the outer courtyard. It was lunchtime.

The maid had already gone to the kitchen to fetch the food, and Yinghong set it out one by one.

Gu Ce washed his hands and sat down.

"Is it the eldest daughter-in-law of the Zhao family who came to deliver gifts?" Gu Ce asked.

"Yes. They sent a lot of good medicinal herbs, and Grandmother gave them all to me," Rong Yingluo said with a smile.

"Okay. Just take it. It'll save you the trouble of spending money to buy it from other places." Gu Ce knew Rong Yingluo's love for medicinal herbs.

"By the way, I have a suggestion for the Zhao family: let Second Master Zhao go out of the capital to be a county magistrate. That might solve the Zhao family's problems." Rong Yingluo said, mentioning the suggestion she made to Madam Zhao.

"Your idea is not bad, but I don't know if Second Master Zhao is willing to leave the capital." Gu Ce picked up his chopsticks and put a piece of tofu on Rong Yingluo's plate.

Having dined with her for so many days, he already knew which dishes his wife liked to eat.

"You mean Second Master Zhao is unwilling?" Rong Yingluo asked in surprise. Wouldn't it be better for him to go out and avoid trouble, and become a local magistrate?

"Few officials in the capital are willing to leave the capital to become local officials. He is also the Empress's younger brother, that is, the Emperor's brother-in-law. He can't afford to lose face like that."

"That's not up to him." Rong Yingluo believed that Old Master Zhao would make the right choice. "By the way, I always feel that there's something wrong with that Chen woman. You'd better investigate her. What a coincidence! I always feel that Prince Xuan schemed against Second Master Zhao back then."