She loses if she divorces, the reborn mistress only divorces her husband

At this time in the side hall, Qi Ming, one of Li Jingwan's saviors, was warmly received.

Yao personally handed over the tea, "Guard Qi, please have some tea."

He stood up in panic, "Madam Li, I...I will do it myself."

He took the teacup with both hands, but didn't dare to drink it.

This is freshly brewed hot tea. You may get burned if you hold it in your hands like this.

Li Huirou picked up a plate of snacks and said with a smile, "Guard Qi, try this Longjing Pastry. This is my eldest sister's favorite snack."

As expected, Qi Ming put down his teacup, thanked him, took a piece of dessert, and held it in his hand without moving.

Li Jingwan signaled to Yao with her eyes.

Yao knew that Qi Ming would feel restrained here, so she left the two siblings behind and asked the others to go out with her.

As soon as Qi Ming sat down again, Li Huirou and Li Langqing walked up to him and bowed.

"Ms. Li..." Qi Ming jumped up from his seat again and waved his hands quickly, "No need, no need..."

"Guard Qi, thank you for saving my elder sister." Li Huirou had a smile on her face, but her eyes were slightly moist.

"You are a great benefactor of the General's Mansion. I am a woman in seclusion and can do nothing. I can only express my gratitude in this way."

Qi Ming became even more nervous, and he just hated himself for being tongue-tied and unable to utter a few nice words of comfort.

Li Langqing had become familiar with Qi Ming the last time they practiced archery. Although he was several years younger than Qi Ming, he bowed to him in a carefree manner, showing great generosity.

"Brother Qi Ming, if you need me in the future, just let me know. I will do my best and complete it even if I die."

Qi Ming looked embarrassed, "Lang Qing, you are too kind..."

Li Huirou tapped Li Langqing's forehead and said with a smile, "What are you talking about? You are so young and yet you are already full of underworld words. Be careful or I will tell my elder sister and ask you to copy more books."

"No, second sister." Li Langqing scratched his head, then pulled her arm and begged for mercy, "I listened to what Coach Zhu and the old soldier said, and secretly learned a few words. Don't tell the eldest sister, if she gets angry, it will affect her health."

"You are a scholar, why don't you learn from the words and deeds of Confucius and Mencius?"

"I am also preparing for my future career. All these nonsense will be useless on the battlefield."

Qi Ming watched the siblings bickering, the corners of his mouth curled up unconsciously, and he felt very envious.

Although his father had many children, he had never felt the love of brothers and sisters.

He secretly shifted his gaze towards Li Huirou, took a look and then quickly looked away.

I just felt happier than receiving the reward from Chu Tingyu.

-

The carriage stopped at the gate of Chu's house, and the maid helped He get out of the carriage.

As soon as she entered, He asked the only old woman left in the house whether anyone had come to visit them in the past two days.

Two days ago, when Chu Lin took Qin Lingyun away, she was worried that people from the Marquis' Mansion would come to ask for them, so she deliberately went out of the city and hid for two days.

Calculating the time, Qin Lingyun and her son Chu Lin had eloped for two days, so it didn't matter even if they were found by people from the Marquis' Mansion.

The matter was done, Qin Lingyun's reputation was ruined, and the Marquis' Mansion had no choice but to agree to let her marry in.

Therefore, she had no need to hide and returned to the capital today.

The old woman shook her head and said that no one came.

He thought that the Marquis' Mansion was probably still looking for someone. If she didn't come today, she would find a way to let the Marquis know.

Before long, she became a relative of the Marquis of Wu'an and the General of Zhenyuan.

Just as Mrs. He was thinking happily, her neighbor Mrs. Yao came to visit.

Both of them are widows who raised their sons alone and can usually talk to each other.

"Sister He, where have you been these two days?" Yao asked while fanning herself.

"The weather was too hot, so I went out of town for two days."

"You are enjoying a good life, with a rich family and capable sons." Yao was very envious, "But I can only endure it in vain, without money to cool off."

"That's not true, Sister Yao. Your son will be getting married soon. When the time comes, your daughter-in-law will be filial to you. Just wait and enjoy the happiness."

Yao snorted in dissatisfaction.

"You know my daughter-in-law's family is about the same as ours. How can I enjoy the good life? I wanted to talk about a good marriage, but with my family's conditions, let's not talk about it."

Yao said as she fanned herself twice quickly, clearly in a bad mood.

He was delighted.

When Qin Lingyun marries into her family, her life will make Yao even more envious.

"By the way, have you heard about the big things that happened in the capital these past two days?" Yao drank half a cup of tea and changed the subject. "I listened to them talk about it in the teahouse all morning today."

He knew that she loved to listen to gossip and talk about family matters, so she asked casually, "No, whose family is it?"

"Wu'an Marquis Mansion."

He had not wanted to ask at first, but when she heard these words, she suddenly became interested.

Could it be that the news that Qin Lingyun left home without permission had spread?

"What happened at Wu'an Marquis' Mansion?" she asked hurriedly.

"It was the night you left that a fire broke out in the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion. It burned the mansion's mistress's yard, and no one in the mansion put out the fire. It was her maid who was loyal and ran outside the mansion to ask for help."

When talking about other people's gossip, Yao was very excited.

"Guess what happened? The mistress of the Marquisate actually went to the Dali Temple to file a complaint, saying that the old lady of the Marquisate and Marquis Wu'an had murdered someone to seize the title. The three courts held a joint trial yesterday and the trial lasted the entire afternoon."

"I heard from the bailiffs at the Dali Temple that all the people related to the Wu'an Marquis' Mansion have been arrested, and the rest of the people have also been controlled and locked up in the mansion and are not allowed to leave."

He's eyes widened in disbelief.

How come things changed so drastically in just two days?

"What...what happened?" She grabbed Aunt Yao's hand in a hurry, "Please tell me in detail."

Seeing her so excited, Yao was a little surprised.

But gossiping was her hobby, so she didn't take it to heart, so she recounted in detail what she had heard about the Wu'an Marquis Mansion in the past two days.

Although the Dali Temple has not yet announced the conclusion of the case, everyone knows most of it.

She kept talking until her mouth was dry, so she picked up the cup and drank the remaining water.

Finally, Yao sighed.

"I've said it before, these noble families look glamorous, but who knows how bad they are inside. We ordinary people live a simpler life, at least we don't have these troubles, right?"

Without waiting for a reply, she turned around and was very surprised, "Sister He, what's wrong with you? You look so bad, did you get heatstroke?"

He felt as if a basin of ice water was poured over her head, making her feel cold all over even in the middle of summer.

She didn't answer, but asked anxiously, "Then...then...then where are Qin Chongxiao's children?"

"They are not Qin Chongxiao's children, they are Qin Changzhou's."

"Yes, yes, yes. What about them? How are they now?"

Yao looked at her and said in surprise.

"Didn't I just say that? Qin Guangyao was also involved in the arson, and he also killed Tang's fetus. He is now imprisoned in the Dali Temple prison."

"What about his daughter?" He realized from Yao's eyes that she had lost her composure and pretended to cough.

"I... I was so surprised. Murder and arson, it's so scary. Amitabha."

Yao did not suspect anything and said, "I heard that Qin Changzhou's daughter has been missing for several days. The Marquis's Mansion and the Dali Temple have sent people to look for her. She is an unmarried woman who has been missing for so long. Her reputation is ruined."

"But she is the eldest daughter of the Marquis's Mansion." He said reluctantly, "She was adopted by Li Jingwan. As long as she doesn't make any mistakes, it won't have much impact on her, right?"

"Who said he was adopted?" Aunt Yao said with a smile.

"I forgot to mention that on the day of Qin Changzhou's birthday banquet, the adoption ceremony was being held, but someone exposed the true identities of Qin Guangyao's siblings. Do you think this adoption can continue?"

"If you were the mistress of Wu'an Marquis Mansion, would you be able to swallow this? If it were me, even if I had no children in this life, I would not want these two people."

He's heart, which had been hanging in the air, sank completely.

The woman who eloped with her son was not a legitimate daughter at all, but a concubine's daughter.

No, now she is even worse than the daughter of a concubine. She is clearly the daughter of a murderer, and she herself has become a fugitive.

He suddenly became angry and embarrassed.

Qin Lingyun deceived her and her son.

She knew that she could not be adopted that day, but she still came to ask Chu Lin to elope.

What a sinister bitch!

They thought that after they eloped, they could force the Marquis's Mansion to agree to Qin Lingyun's marriage, but it turned out that Qin Lingyun was also using them.

Her wishful thinking came to nothing.

Aunt Yao saw that her face looked worse and worse, so she said a few words of concern to her, but was then sent away by He with an excuse.

She immediately called the maid, "Go find Lao Liang and ask him to prepare the car. I need to go out now."

On the day Qin Lingyun came to elope with Chu Lin, she was actually at home.

Chu Lin used the excuse that he needed to go in to get something, but he was actually discussing this matter with her.

She agreed immediately and pointed out a location for them, a small farmyard not far from the capital.

If there was an emergency, she could go directly to them.

He sat in the carriage and urged Lao Liang to work faster.

She had to take her son away quickly before the people from the Marquis' Mansion and the Dali Temple discovered them, and she must not have any connection with the Marquis' Mansion.

Otherwise, Chu Lin’s future would be completely ruined.

At sunset, we finally arrived at our destination, a small village north of Beijing.

Before the Chu family declined, they had a manor and two courtyards here.

Later, only one yard was left, and few people came here.

After entering the village, He walked with her head down.

Fortunately, it was dinner time and most people were at home.

She came here according to her memory. The courtyard door was closed. She approached and looked through the crack in the door, and saw Qin Lingyun and Chu Lin.

It's too sunny during the day and the room is stuffy.

It was a little cooler now, so Chu Lin moved the table to the yard.

Neither of them can cook, so these days Chu Lin has been spending money to have a family in the village prepare meals and send them over.

The food in the village is of ordinary natural ingredients.

Qin Lingyun glanced at the food on the table with disdain and had no appetite.

Chu Lin ate with relish and advised, "Lingyun, eat a little. You've lost a lot of weight in the past few days."

"I can't eat." Qin Lingyun simply put down her chopsticks.

Another reason why she couldn't eat was that she felt very upset.

After secretly leaving the Marquis' Mansion two days ago, I don't know what the situation is like in the mansion.

Duan Dali and his wife came and exposed their identities, and the adoption that Li Jingwan had finally agreed to was definitely over.

Now, she can only place her hope on Chu Lin.

As long as she marries into the Chu family, she will be the legal wife. When Chu Lin is granted an official position next year, she will be the official's wife.

Maybe Li Jingwan will consider letting her be adopted at that time.

Thinking of this, she sighed deliberately with a sad look on her face.

"Chu Lin, I left the mansion for you. If I am found by the mansion, I will be beaten to death."

"Lingyun, don't worry, I will protect you." Chu Lin swallowed the food in his mouth and held her hand affectionately.

"If they find out, I will immediately go to the Marquis' Mansion to propose marriage. If they want to blame me, they can beat me."

"You're so nice." Qin Lingyun leaned on his shoulder, "I know I did nothing wrong. No matter how good the man my mother finds for me is, he can't be as good as you. I will..."

Before he could finish, the gate was suddenly pushed open with great force, startling both of them.

He looked at the two of them gloomily without saying a word.

Qin Lingyun was so scared that she hid behind Chu Lin, "Who is this?"

Chu Lin breathed a sigh of relief, "Mom, why are you here?"

Then he comforted Qin Lingyun, "Lingyun, don't be afraid, this is my mother."

The Chu family came to her door, and Qin Lingyun felt relieved. She finally didn’t have to hide in this haunted place anymore.

Chu Lin patted her on the back, then stood up and walked over, "Mom, are you here alone?"

He turned around and closed the gate before speaking, "Come in, all of you." Then she walked inside.

She was worried that others would hear her talking in the yard.

Chu Lin came in holding Qin Lingyun's hand. He glanced at their clasped hands and turned her gaze to Qin Lingyun.

"You just said your mother found a family for you? Which family?"

Qin Lingyun's heart tightened, this was just something she made up.

"Aunt, I...I don't know...I only heard from my mother that she has found a family for me, and it is also a noble family."

After that, he added, "Aunt, don't worry, no matter how good the other person is, I won't do it. I only like Chu Lin, and we are truly in love. I hope you can make it happen."

Chu Lin thought that He Shi did this on purpose, so he also cooperated and said, "Mom, I also only like Ling Yun, and I will only marry her in this life."

"Shut up." He glared at him.

His silly son is still in the dark.

She then asked Qin Lingyun, "I heard that your biological mother is a concubine whose background is unknown. Who is the mother you mentioned just now?"

Qin Lingyun was confident, and said with a little pride, "Aunt, my mother is Li Jingwan, the wife of Marquis Wu'an."

He knew the answer but still asked, "Li Jingwan has never given birth, so how can she be your mother?"

"It was because my aunt had no children that she adopted my brother and me into her family. Now, she is my legal mother."

"Has he been adopted into the family tree?"

"Yes." Qin Lingyun nodded without hesitation.

He laughed, "Then you are the eldest daughter of the Wu'an Marquisate..."

Chu Lin winked at He, meaning that he should just ask.

Unexpectedly, He suddenly raised her hand and slapped Qin Lingyun in the face.

Qin Lingyun was stunned.

Chu Lin was shocked at first, then angrily asked, "Mom, what are you doing?!"

"Why did you hit me?" Miss Qin Lingyun got angry and glared at him.

She had never been beaten since she was a child, but He dared to hit her.

"You are such a slut, you are full of lies and you want to harm my son!" He yelled, and then looked at Chu Lin angrily, "Son, you have been deceived by her."

"She is a worthless eldest daughter, she was not adopted at all!"