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

"Let go." Su Jingyi was startled and her voice was a little loud.

And that word of letting go drifted on the wind into the ears of Gu Ce and Rong Yingluo.

The two of them couldn't help but exchange a glance.

Unfortunately, the moonlight was too dim to see what they were doing.

Then stand your ears up even straighter.

Inside the Lotus Heart Pavilion.

Su Jingyi struggled a few times but couldn't break free, so she ended up half-heartedly giving in.

Since the Duke was away from the mansion for most of the year, marrying him would mean living a life of widowhood for a long time.

Gu Jingcheng knew she was feigning arrogance, and seeing that Su Jingyi had softened, he naturally wouldn't let this opportunity pass.

Granny Zhao was originally guarding the Nine-Bend Bridge, but when she heard that her master's voice sounded a bit off, she consciously moved away.

What followed was a natural progression.

The two, caught up in their emotions, didn't care that their voices were already quite loud.

Following the gentle breeze, Gu Ce and Rong Yingluo heard more and more sounds.

It goes without saying what those two were doing at Hexinting.

"Let's go." Gu Ce couldn't listen anymore. Besides, wouldn't it be asking for trouble if he listened to this kind of thing with Rong Shi? He couldn't exactly devour Rong Shi, and she definitely wouldn't agree.

They no longer needed to find any evidence to support their suspicions; the second brother was definitely the second uncle's child.

But Yingluo was reluctant to leave, and this kind of thing was most likely to ignite the fire of gossip.

But Gu Ce insisted on pulling her away.

They returned to their bedroom in the Silver Willow Courtyard.

Gu Ce sat down at the table, gulped down several mouthfuls of cold water, and the anger in his eyes seemed to overflow.

Rong Yingluo knew that he couldn't accept this reality for the time being.

He had a fatherly affection for the Duke, while Su was the Duke's second wife, yet she did such a shameless thing.

Rong Yingluo didn't disturb him, letting him have some peace and quiet.

A quarter of an hour later, Gu Ce finally calmed down and said, "I'm sorry you had to see this."

"It's nothing. Food and sex are human nature." Rong Yingluo didn't offer much comfort, only uttering a dry and ineffective remark.

"Is that how you comfort people? In your eyes, matters between men and women don't follow etiquette and morality, only the impulse of emotions?" Gu Ce glared at Rong Yingluo.

"That's not what I meant. I meant..." Rong Yingluo felt at a loss for words, as if whatever she said would be wrong.

It cannot be said that Su could not bear the loneliness at home, nor can it be said that the second uncle disregarded moral principles.

It takes two to tango.

If Madam Su resisted strongly, she could easily escape; Granny Zhao was nearby.

This suggests that this was certainly not the first time they had engaged in such illicit activities in private.

"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore." Gu Ce didn't want to discuss that adulterous couple anymore.

"I won't tell you. I want to ask, besides you and my father-in-law, who else knows about the secret room beneath this courtyard?" Rong Yingluo changed the subject.

"This courtyard is only for the heir of the Duke of Zhenguo. My grandmother may know, but I can't be sure. Madam Su certainly doesn't know; from what I've observed, my father doesn't trust Madam Su."

"Actually, I didn't know at first. It wasn't until I was poisoned and needed to find a secluded place to spend the period of poisoning that my father told me."

"Look what this is?" Rong Yingluo then placed the wooden box she had been carrying on the table and opened it.

"This is the Gu family's imperial edict." Gu Ce was not surprised.

"It seems you've been following me all along. Did you hear what I was saying to my grandmother?" Rong Yingluo hated herself for being so bad at martial arts that she hadn't even noticed him eavesdropping.

"Yes. You cured Grandmother's illness, and Grandmother trusts you more than she trusts me." Gu Ce looked at Rong Yingluo's medical skills with new respect.

My grandmother had been ill for many years and her condition had not improved. The imperial physician had been consulted several times.

Rong had only been married into the Gu family for less than a month when her grandmother was able to get out of bed.

He was outside the window at the time and saw his grandmother moving freely inside the house.

He had planned to take his four previous wives to pay respects to his grandmother, but she sent someone to tell him that it was unnecessary.

When he married Rong, he did not intend to take her to meet his grandmother. Instead, Rong herself asked to meet his grandmother, and his grandmother agreed.

He couldn't figure out why.

"I'm thinking of putting this in a secret underground room. What do you think? Is it safe?" Rong Yingluo took it out so that the two of them could keep it together.

"Alright, put it in the underground secret chamber." Gu Ce naturally valued this item, as it was obtained by his ancestors through military merit.

The two then went to the study and opened the secret underground room.

The iron frame was still there. Rong Yingluo thought of how he looked when he was poisoned, and a feeling of sympathy welled up inside her for no reason.

Gu Ce walked to a hidden compartment, opened it using a special method, and gestured for Rong Yingluo to put the items inside.

"This is a hidden compartment." Rong Yingluo had already figured it out.

"That's right. I keep all my important things here. If you have anything important, you can put it here too." Gu Ce generously shared this secret room.

He himself didn't know when it started, but his trust in Rong Yingluo far exceeded his own imagination; he just hadn't realized it yet.

Early the next morning.

Rong Yingluo went to pay her respects to Madam Su.

Su's complexion was rosy and her posture was languid, although there were dark shadows under her eyes, but she seemed to be in good spirits.

She knew that Su Shi had been comforted by Uncle Gu last night and felt physically and mentally relaxed.

"Greetings to my mother."

"No need for formalities. You don't need to come so early in the future. You can come after breakfast." Su Jingyi started to play the loving mother again.

Look, you don't even need to greet her so early; it's because you feel sorry for your daughter-in-law who gets up too early and doesn't get enough sleep.

It sounds so good when people say it.

"It's wonderful to see Mother so well," Rong Yingluo congratulated her.

Su Jingyi was taken aback. Doctor Qu had already left, which meant that the poison in her body had been completely neutralized. There was no need for her to offer special congratulations; she already knew that.

"Why do you say that?" Su Jingyi felt that her words had a deeper meaning, but she didn't know what she meant for the moment.

"Mother, you look radiant today. Your face is as beautiful as a peach blossom. I've never seen you look this good since your daughter-in-law married into the Gu family." Rong Yingluo showered her with compliments.

Once Su has experienced the benefits of love between men and women, he will surely be unable to resist.

From now on, they will often seek out Uncle Gu to quench their thirst, which will increase the chances of something going wrong.

"You have such a sweet tongue, you can praise people so poetically." Madam Su's smile became even more loving.

"My mother is young and beautiful. If we walk down the street, people will definitely say we are sisters, not mother-in-law and daughter-in-law," Rong Ying continued to praise.

But why did she smell a strange scent? Looking at the incense burner, she saw that incense was indeed burning, but why did the scent contain musk?

Rong Yingluo was secretly pleased; this was to prevent pregnancy.

No wonder there hasn't been an unplanned pregnancy all these years; it turns out they were prepared all along. It seems they've been meeting secretly more than once or twice.

My second aunt also lives in this mansion. How come she hasn't noticed anything amiss all these years?

"Mother, you were looking for me?" Gu Qingya appeared at the door at that moment.

"Yesterday afternoon, Princess Jinyang sent an invitation, inviting your sister-in-law to go horseback riding at the royal racecourse outside the city. Would you like to go with her?" Su Jingyi picked up an invitation from the table and gestured for Rong Yingluo to take it.

Rong Yingluo took it and saw that it was indeed written by Princess Jinyang.

It seems that the Crown Prince really did give her the horse, otherwise he wouldn't have invited her to ride it.

"Mother, can she ride a horse? Just let her go. Don't embarrass the Gu family." Gu Qingya said disdainfully.

In her eyes, Rong Yingluo had only ever ridden in a carriage and ridden a horse, so she definitely wouldn't have done anything else.

"Princess Jinyang said she would teach me to ride a horse. Our Zhenguo Duke's Mansion rose to prominence through martial arts, and all members of the Gu family should learn to ride horses. Now that I have married into the Gu family, I will definitely learn to ride a horse," Rong Yingluo said boldly.

In order to appear ladylike in front of the Su family, she would pretend not to know even if she did.

She didn't want to reveal it too early.