Song Mingli nodded lightly and walked to the honored seat and sat down.

Li Tianming saw from the corner of his eye that Gu Lingyi was standing there motionless, not even bowing to Song Mingli.

His eyes immediately turned cold, "Why are you so rude when you see my sister-in-law?"

Under his gaze, Gu Lingyi knelt slightly and said, "Greetings, sister-in-law."

Gu Lingyi looked embarrassed.

Song Mingli sneered. It was just a formality, but she felt embarrassed?

"Forget it. You just pointed at my nose and told me to wait." Song Mingli said, "I'm waiting. How are you going to teach me a lesson?"

"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, calm down! Lingyi is ignorant, I apologize to you on her behalf!" Li Tianming said respectfully, "Please be magnanimous and don't bother with her."

Gu Lingyi pursed her lips, lowered her head, and said nothing.

"We are all adults. We don't need anyone else to apologize on our behalf, right?" Song Mingli smiled and took a sip of tea.

Gu Lingyi glanced at Song Mingli with resentment. When she met Li Tianming's cold gaze, she immediately shrank her neck.

She squatted down and said, "I'm sorry, sister-in-law, Lingyi is ignorant, please forgive me."

"You accused me of murdering my husband without any basis, and you even ordered the Imperial Guards to arrest me," Song Mingli snorted and laughed, "You want me to forgive you with just a simple apology?"

Gu Lingyi suddenly raised her head and glared at Song Mingli fiercely.

"Kneel down!" Song Tianming shouted.

Gu Lingyi glared at Song Tianming, tears and resentment in her eyes.

"What's the point of begging her? If she forgives me, will Daddy let me go?"

"You don't try to save your father-in-law, but humiliate me in front of others. Do you think you are capable?"

"Song Mingli is just a widow! You beg her--"

"Snapped--"

Li Tianming was shocked and angry. He slapped Gu Lingyi hard and interrupted her words.

Gu Lingyi lost her balance and was slapped to the ground by him.

Gu Lingyi covered her face and looked at Li Tianming in disbelief. "You hit me? In front of Song Mingli! You hit me for Song Mingli?"

Li Tianming glanced at Song Mingli from the corner of his eyes, clenched his fists, and stared at Gu Lingyi with gritted teeth, "You marry into my Li family, so I naturally have the responsibility to discipline you!"

"How can I tolerate your disrespectful words in front of my eldest sister-in-law?"

Song Mingli stood up and said, "It seems that you two need to talk more. The Marquis' Mansion is busy, so I won't accompany you."

"Sister-in-law! Sister-in-law, don't go! I haven't finished talking yet!" Li Tianming wanted to stop her, but he was quite hesitant and did not dare to stop Song Mingli.

After Song Mingli left the flower hall, Li Tianming's eyes turned completely cold when he looked at Gu Lingyi.

Gu Lingyi covered her face and sat on the ground.

Li Tianming squatted down beside her and said coldly, "The Marquis' Mansion is no longer your brother's. Is there anyone in your family who can help you?"

"The Marquis' Mansion now belongs to Song Mingli and his mother. What good will it do you if you offend her?"

"Also, let me tell you, Daddy was captured by the Embroidered Clothes Envoy! Someone told me to ask the Song family for help, maybe there will be a glimmer of hope!"

"The Embroidered Uniform Envoy is the emperor's confidant, and has the privilege of executing first and reporting later! His power is so great that the court officials are terrified!"

"I don't know what the relationship is between the Song family and the Embroidered Uniform Envoy, but if you can't get Song Mingli to forgive you..."

Li Tianming stared at Gu Lingyi who had a confused expression and sneered.

"Then I will have no choice but to divorce my wife."

When Gu Lingyi heard the word "divorce", she was scared. She quickly grabbed the corner of Li Tianming's clothes and said, "Li Lang, we have been husband and wife for many years. You can't divorce me."

"If you divorce me, how can I live?"

Gu Lingyi was shocked and frightened, tears streaming down her face.

If she was divorced, not to mention the damage to her reputation.

Moreover, she had already offended Song Mingli. If she returned to her parents' home, there would probably be no place for her there.

It would be hard for her to marry into a good family...her life is over.

Li Tianming pried open her hand that was holding onto his clothes, "You are being stupid, don't implicate the Li family."

"I'll go and beg her! I'll apologize to her. She's the most soft-hearted person and she will forgive me!" Gu Lingyi ignored the burning pain on her face and begged Li Tianming.

Li Tianming stood up, turned around and gave her a cold look, "I'll wait for you in the carriage."

Gu Lingyi wiped away her tears and nodded repeatedly.

She found Song Mingli in the garden.

Song Mingli was sitting in the pavilion looking at the account book. Gu Lingyi wanted to rush into the pavilion but was stopped by a maid.

"Sister-in-law, I was wrong! Please forgive me for the sake of our relationship!" Gu Lingyi said earnestly.

Song Mingli was concentrating on looking at the accounts without even raising his head.

"Sister-in-law! I really know I was wrong, please give me another chance!"

Gu Lingyi cried and begged, "If you don't forgive me, Li Lang will divorce me! Li Lang is hard-hearted, he will do what he says! Sister-in-law!"

When Song Mingli heard this, he finally looked up from the account book.

She didn't look at Lingyi, but only looked at the garden in front of her, snorting and laughing, "He has a hard heart, so you are afraid of him and respect him."

"I'm soft-hearted, so you took my kindness to you for granted. You bully me if you want to, and you think I will forgive you if you want me to forgive you."

Gu Lingyi was slightly stunned and vaguely heard the maids whispering.

"How shameless." "How ungrateful."

Gu Lingyi became increasingly flustered.

Song Mingli has changed...she is not the same as before.

She is no longer the soft-hearted, kind and easy-going Song Mingli!

Gu Lingyi was so frightened that she didn't care about her face anymore and she knelt down in the garden.

"Sister-in-law! I beg you! Please help me again!"

"Sister-in-law, please go over and tell me to treat me like your own sister! Please, please help your sister!"

Before Song Mingli could say anything, a sneer came from the flowers nearby.

Gu Lingyi immediately turned her head to look.

Gu Changhai hid behind the flowers and pouted at her with disdain, "Who said that if she asks Song Mingli for help, her last name will not be Gu?"

"Gu Changhai! You..." Gu Lingyi was embarrassed and annoyed, "Don't go too far!"

Gu Changhai was not afraid of her at all. "I thought you were going too far! You schemed against others behind their backs and begged them in person! Shameless!"

"You..." Gu Lingyi was almost fainted by her stupid brother.

She knelt down and said nice things!

Gu Changhai's two words ruined everything! She lost face and didn't get any love...

"Sister-in-law..." Gu Lingyi didn't want to get entangled with Gu Changhai anymore, so she turned around and begged Song Mingli again.

But he found that Song Mingli had already left.

There were a few maids who crossed their shoulders and looked very difficult to deal with, looking at her coldly.

Song Mingli was invited to the flower hall by the servants. When he looked up, he saw His Royal Highness Prince Jing sitting in the flower hall of the Marquis's Mansion.

Song Mingli was quite surprised, "Why is His Royal Highness Prince Jing here?"

Chu Yanchen waved his hand and asked everyone else to leave.

Song Mingli lowered her eyes and guessed. When there was no one else in the hall, she whispered, "Gu Qingshan is in the hands of the prince?"

Chu Yanchen coughed lightly and said, "I'm sorry to have caused you some trouble. If you need anything, just let me know."

Song Mingli shook his head and chuckled, "The troubles at home have nothing to do with the prince. Even if Gu Qingshan didn't refuse to see me, the Gu family would find other reasons to cause trouble for me."

Chu Yanchen's face darkened slightly.

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