The Marquis's line has ended? The pregnant maid is pregnant again!

Shen Yun'er's barely suppressed laughter vanished completely after Lu Jihan's few words.

She frowned, clenching her hands in disbelief. How could this be?!

Lu Jihan is clearly... clearly a person who shows no mercy and has no tenderness towards women.

Especially when it comes to matters related to the old lady, he is frighteningly cold-blooded!

and also…

Shen Yun'er's gaze fell on the cloak on Shen Qinghe's shoulders.

cloak…

Why would Lu Jihan give her a cloak? Was he trying to tell her that he would shield her from the wind and rain?!

In her past life, Lu Jihan clearly didn't get close to women, and he clearly made her stay in an empty room for her whole life.

How could that be?

Shen Yun'er began to doubt her memories of her past life. She only tried to take two steps closer to him, but he gave her a cold look and scolded her for not getting close, for not trying to curry favor, and for not having any improper thoughts!

No, no, no.

It must be that Lu Jihan cares about his own face.

After all, Shen Qinghe is his woman. If Zhou's mother puts Shen Qinghe down in front of so many people, isn't she putting down his reputation?

That's definitely the case.

Shen Yun'er thought to herself, "Although Lu Jihan said that, he didn't defend Shen Qinghe, did he?"

It's just surface maintenance.

Even more unbelievable was Chen Xiaoniang's reaction. Chen Xiaoniang had come to enjoy the joy of her victory and wanted to see Shen Qinghe driven out of the mansion by her scheme.

At the very least, it could cause Shen Qinghe to fall out of favor!

Who knew that the young marquis would speak up for her both openly and secretly!

She hadn't even been able to touch the young marquis's cloak!

How could this happen?

Qin knew that Lu Jihan had never been so protective of anyone except the old lady.

Moreover, although Zhou's mother was a servant, she was also her wet nurse since she was a child!

It's obvious that her husband favors Shen Qinghe. If they continue to argue about it now, not only will it cause more trouble, but it might also make her husband dislike her.

The only course of action now is to cut our losses.

Qin Shi, her face pale, gripped the armrest tightly, her gaze fixed on Shen Qinghe, and said with concern, "It was my oversight. Please advise, my husband, on how this matter should be handled?"

"Investigate!" Lu Jihan said succinctly. "Only in this way can we uphold the integrity of my Marquis's mansion."

"Yes, my husband is right." Qin nodded quickly, glancing hesitantly at Shen Qinghe before resolutely kneeling and bowing to Lu Jihan.

"But I have one more request, which I would like to ask of my husband."

"explain."

Lu Jihan's gaze fell on Shen Qinghe. Her complexion looked terrible, a far cry from her lively and cheerful self last night.

Qin's voice rang out: "I don't believe it was Qinghe who did it either. Qinghe has always been filial to Grandmother, preparing food for her and my husband every day. Even if she hasn't done anything meritorious, she has certainly worked hard. In any case, whether we investigate or not, I beg you, my husband, to give Qinghe a chance and make sure she is punished leniently."

Upon hearing this, Lu Jihan turned his head and met Qin Shi's gentle, watery eyes, his expression completely genuine.

His brow relaxed as he realized that his wife had a difficult life; she was dignified and generous, a young lady raised in a wealthy and prestigious family.

Indeed, he was tolerant and could accept Shen Qinghe.

She managed his residence for three years, and none of the three concubines caused any trouble, which shows her ability to manage the household.

She has the demeanor of a well-bred lady.

"it is good."

After Lu Jihan finished speaking, he reached out his hand to Qin Shi.

Qin looked at the large, broad hand in front of her, blinked in disbelief, and her eyes immediately reddened. She quickly realized what was happening and gently placed her hand on it, and was helped up by Lu Jihan.

This was the first time, the first time her husband had so considerately helped her up!

How could Madam Qin not be happy?

Incidentally, even Shen Qinghe seemed more pleasing to the eye now.

Madam Qin said magnanimously, "Qinghe, please speak. No matter what injustice you have suffered, my husband and I will definitely seek justice for you."

"Reporting to Madam, Young Marquis, what I want to say is that this matter was not done by me, but the exquisite peony slices were not made by me."

Shen Qinghe, wrapped in a cloak, answered earnestly.

"How could that be? Grandmother said you specially made the exquisite peony slices!" Qin asked.

Shen Qinghe said, "This servant did indeed make a dish of exquisite peony slices, but before I could deliver it to the old lady's courtyard, someone else had already eaten it."

As Shen Qinghe spoke, Shen Yun'er, who was standing to the side, froze.

Upon hearing this, Madam Qin immediately decided, "Bring Li Mama from the kitchen here and let's see who has made Linglong Peony Slices today."

Madam Li was quickly brought up. "Reporting to the young marquis and the eldest young mistress, today Qinghe and... Yun'er were the ones who made the exquisite peony slices. However, after Qinghe finished, she went to change her clothes, so Yun'er's exquisite peony slices were sent to the old lady's courtyard first."

Soon, Qing'er bravely rushed in, carrying a food box: "Reporting to the young marquis and madam, the exquisite peony slices that Sister Qinghe made are still with me!"

"Shen Yun'er??"

Upon hearing this name, Madam Qin asked, "Could it be Qinghe's younger sister?"

"Exactly," Shen Qinghe answered first, pushing Shen Yun'er into the fire pit.

Shen Yun'er rushed out, knelt down, and explained, "This servant didn't do it! I beg Madam Qin to investigate!"

At this moment, Lu Huai'an's loud and tense voice came from outside the hall: "Where is Grandmother? I heard that something happened to Grandmother, let me see her right away! You bunch of lackeys, don't stop me, if anything happens to Grandmother, I'll take your lives."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Huai'an rushed in anxiously. Upon seeing Lu Jihan and Qin Shi, he asked, "Brother, sister-in-law, have you found out who is trying to harm Grandmother?"

Lu Jihan raised an eyebrow: "You've come at the right time. We have both witnesses and physical evidence. That bowl of exquisite peony slices that harmed Grandmother was made by someone from your courtyard."

"People from my courtyard??" Lu Huai'an frowned, asking incredulously. Turning his head, he saw Shen Yun'er kneeling on the ground: "You...it was you?? Why did you harm Grandmother?"

"Master, even you don't believe me?" Shen Yun'er's eyes reddened instantly, and she couldn't explain that she had changed the dishes prepared by Shen Qinghe.

Shen Yun'er could only weakly protest, "This servant truly did not do it!"

Chen Xiaoniang looked very anxious. Green Luo clearly put tapioca flour in Shen Qinghe's exquisite peony slices, so how did it become Shen Yun'er's?

Unfortunately, she couldn't speak up in support, otherwise she would risk getting herself into trouble and suffering the consequences.

Hmph! That bitch Shen Qinghe escaped a calamity.

Lu Huai'an angrily questioned, "The evidence is overwhelming, how can I believe you?!"

Shen Yun'er's eyes immediately reddened. But there were witnesses and physical evidence just now. Why should Lu Jihan believe Shen Qinghe? Why should Lu Jihan stand up for Shen Qinghe?

When it came to her, was Lu Huai'an really like that?!