Lin Luoling pulled Chen Yin towards the mansion gate and whispered, "Let's go watch the show."

From far away, one could hear the noisy sounds coming from the front yard of the Yongning Marquis’ Mansion.

Lin Luoling and Chen Yin walked to a tree on one side and stopped. Behind them followed Biyou, Bizhi and other maids and servants who came with the dowry from the Lin Mansion.

"You bastard, you got something good but you didn't give it to your father first. If you fill up a car and send it out, I will beat you to death."

Suddenly, Zhu Jingzhong punched Zhu Xianzhi in the face.

The old women and servants at the gate of Yongning Marquis' Mansion trembled in fear when they saw this, and no one dared to step forward to mediate.

Zhu Xianzhi was knocked to the ground, and he knelt down to explain: "Father, please understand, this is the return gift that my uncle prepared for me. Today, I will accompany Ling'er on a three-day journey to the Lin Mansion to meet her parents.

If we don't bring some decent gifts, won't it make our mansion lose face?"

Zhu Jingzhong kicked Zhu Xianzhi on the shoulder and said angrily, "What kind of return gift is this? The Lin family is the richest and most powerful family in Jingxuzhou, how could they be short of these junk?

Don't use this bullshit to fool me, you and your asshole mother must have discussed it and wanted to hide these good things secretly, hum..."

Zhu Jingzhong rolled up his sleeves, sat on Zhu Xianzhi's waist, and beat Zhu Xianzhi.

"Ha ha……"

Lin Luoling looked back and saw Zhu Jingzhong's concubine Zhou Jiaoling and a maid hiding behind a tree, watching Zhu Jingzhong beating Zhu Xianzhi and laughing out loud.

Seeing Lin Luoling looking at her, Zhou Jiaoling couldn't hide and watch the show anymore, so she walked out from behind the tree.

Lin Luoling pretended not to know Zhou Jiaoling, stepped forward, bowed slightly, and asked with a faint smile: "Forgive me for having just arrived at the Yongning Marquis's Mansion less than three days ago and not knowing who the Madam is."

Zhou Jiaoling smiled back and said, "We are both from the West Courtyard, and I am not a proper master. It is normal that you have never seen me."

Zhou Jiaoling's maid had sharp eyes. After explaining Zhou Jiaoling's identity, she curled her lips and said, "My master is highly valued by the Second Master. Don't..."

Before the maid finished speaking, Lin Luoling interrupted with a smile, "I am not ignorant of the depth of the situation, but I suddenly suffered from palpitations. Since I married into the Yongning Marquis's Mansion, I have been recuperating in Shuxi Pavilion unless the elders call me."

Everything Lin Luoling wore today was picked out from the six boxes of dowry.

She took off a very inconspicuous silver bracelet from her wrist, put it on Zhou Jiaoling's wrist, and lied, "This silver bracelet was originally a pair. It was given to me by my elders before I got married. They said it was something from my ancestors and asked me to wear it well.

I had thought that I would prepare a generous gift when I got better and visit the elders in the mansion. Today, I met Aunt Zhou and I was not prepared at the moment, so I gave this bracelet to Aunt Zhou as a token of my appreciation."

Hearing this, Zhou Jiaoling stared at the silver bracelet on her wrist in a daze. She then glanced at Lin Luoling's other wrist, which revealed an identical silver bracelet. She seemed shocked and looked at Lin Luoling in disbelief.

Lin Luoling didn't have much dealings with Zhou Jiaoling in her previous life. It was not until she became pregnant that she understood one thing.

Zhou Jiaoling was originally a courtesan in a brothel. She had seen a lot of valuable things, but she had also seen a lot of cold-hearted people and trickery.

What Zhou Jiaoling lacks most is respect from others.

Lan Wanshuang's maternal family was looked down upon by Marquis Yongning and his wife, let alone Zhou Jiaoling.

The servants in the Yongning Marquis' Mansion are the most flattering and bullying the weak, even though Zhou Jiaoling is the exclusive favorite of Zhu Jingzhong.

But Zhu Jingzhong has no status in the mansion, so how can he protect Zhou Jiaoling?

Lin Luoling saw Lan Wanshuang and a group of maids walking towards them in a hurry, and she bowed and said, "Daughter-in-law greets mother-in-law."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Jiaoling hurriedly pulled down her sleeves to cover the silver bracelet.

Seeing this, Lin Luoling immediately realized that Zhou Jiaoling had gotten the respect she wanted, so she hid the inconspicuous silver bracelet in her sleeve like a treasure, fearing that Lan Wanshuang would see it.

Zhou Jiaoling bowed gracefully, her charm emanating from her bones, which made Lan Wanshuang glance at her coldly with disgust.

When walking past Zhou Jiaoling, Lan Wanshuang even quickened her pace, as if she was afraid that the scent of perfume emitted by Zhou Jiaoling would contaminate her.

Zhou Jiaoling was neither angry nor annoyed.

Lan Wanshuang walked three steps away and said to Lin Luoling, "You are not well yet, so stop bowing."

Lan Wanshuang paused and sighed, "I guess Xianzhi's father is drunk again."

Lin Luoling heard clearly that Zhou Jiaoling sneered in a very low voice.

"stop!"

With a loud shout, Lan Wanshuang stamped her feet. Zhou Jiaoling immediately straightened her posture visibly. Lin Luoling turned around and saw that it was Marquis Yongning who came with an angry look.

Although Zhu Jingzhong stopped, he still sat on Zhu Xianzhi's waist, frowning and staring with his eyes wide open, questioning: "I take care of my son, does my eldest brother have to take care of me too?"

Yongning Hou said, "If you want to discipline your son, go back to the West Courtyard and close the door. It won't matter how you teach him. But in front of the Hou Mansion, in front of all the servants, you beat Xianzhi angrily. Isn't that a loss of status as a master?"

After saying this, Marquis Yongning called the servant forward and pulled Zhu Jingzhong up.

Lin Luoling looked on coldly, pretending to be extremely shocked.

Yongning Hou tried to persuade him several times, but Zhu Jingzhong refused to listen. He called the servant who had been following him, snatched half of the return gift, and ran away with his short legs.

Marquis Yongning was so angry that he had no place to vent his rage. He pointed at Zhu Jingzhong's back as he ran away, his fingers trembling in the air, and scolded the servants for being incompetent and not protecting the return gifts well.

He also scolded Zhu Xianzhi severely, saying that he did not know how to advise his father, but instead let his father do such a rude thing, making the servants laugh at him and violating the rules and dignity of the marquis's mansion.

Since those return gifts were prepared by Marquis Yongning, although Zhu Xianzhi felt aggrieved, he could not say anything to refute, for fear that the remaining half of the return gift would be taken back by Marquis Yongning.

If that were the case, would he have to accompany Lin Luoling back home empty-handed?

Wouldn't that be like throwing his face in front of the Lin Mansion's gate for people to trample on at will?

Zhu Xianzhi hung his head and rubbed his nose with his hand in frustration.

Only then did Lin Luoling see clearly that one corner of Zhu Xianzhi's mouth was cracked by Zhu Jingzhong, and spots of blood were oozing out.

Chen Yin tilted his head and whispered in Lin Luoling's ear: "Zhu Xianzhi's father is really interesting, and his behavior is extremely weird, right! He was a little lenient, if he was more ruthless, I would feel more comfortable."

Hearing this, Lin Luoling pursed her lips and smiled, but did not answer.

The wife of the Marquis of Yongning was supported by Nanny Dong. When her son arrived, she pretended to persuade the Marquis of Yongning to calm down. She glanced at Zhu Xianzhi and said, "Why don't you wash your face? Tie your hair up again. How can you leave the house like this?"

As soon as Zhu Xianzhi left, the wife of Marquis Yongning waved to Lin Luoling, motioning her to come forward and talk.

Before Lin Luoling walked over, she heard the wife of the Marquis of Yongning smiling and trying to save face for the Marquis's mansion, saying:

"Because of your wedding, your father-in-law's former classmates came to Jingxuzhou. They knew that your father-in-law didn't have much of a drinking tolerance, so they didn't know how to persuade him.

Look, your father-in-law was so drunk that he did such a weird thing for no reason.

Ling'er, don't go back and tell your father and mother. At least you should save some face for your father-in-law."

Lin Luoling nodded and said, "Of course."

After hearing this, the wife of the Marquis of Yongning took Lin Luoling aside and talked to her for a long time with a pleased look. When she saw Zhu Xianzhi coming back after packing up, she urged them not to delay any longer and to accompany Lin Luoling back home as soon as possible.

He also said, "In a few days, your uncle and I will prepare some return gifts and let Xianzhi accompany you back to the Lin Mansion."

Lin Luoling smiled, nodded, and got on the carriage with the help of Chen Yin.

But when Chen Yin was about to get on the carriage, Zhu Xianzhi got on first and sat down next to Lin Luoling.

"Chen Yin, please take the carriage at the back!"

Hearing what the wife of the Marquis of Yongning said, Shen Yin immediately frowned.

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