The mistress was reborn and broke off the engagement, the regent cried and begged to marry into the

"You? How do you know? Sister, what's going on?" Yang Lanyi asked puzzledly.

Aunt Zhou shook her head in surprise: "I'm not sure either. Aunt Zhao, how did you get involved in this matter?"

Shangguan Haitong watched the two people perform quietly.

Shangguan Kui frowned: "Those who are not involved should go down first."

Taoyao and Feixiang bowed and left.

Apart from the two maids, there were only family members left in the hall.

Shangguan Yunshu looked at his father cautiously and glanced at his aunt with concern.

"Madam Zhao, what do you know? Tell me, and speak nicely." Shangguan Haitong smiled contemptuously.

Shangguan Kui said impatiently: "Speak. Tell me everything you know."

Madam Zhao said, "That day, I saw the eldest lady going out alone. The maids and guards did not follow her, so I followed her out of curiosity. Unexpectedly, I saw the eldest lady meeting the fourth prince. The two of them had a very pleasant conversation, and it did not look like it was their first meeting."

"What?" Shangguan Kui stood up unconsciously.

The fourth prince? Thinking of the contents of the letter, he broke out in a cold sweat.

Shangguan Yunshu didn't believe it: "Father, there must be a misunderstanding. Don't believe one side's words."

Aunt Zhou fanned the flames at the right time: "Yes, Master. Maybe the eldest lady is looking for the Fourth Prince for something important."

After reading the letter, Yang Lanyi was frightened: "My family is in mourning, how can she be so important? Master..."

Shangguan Kui gnashed his teeth, took a few steps forward and raised his hand angrily.

Looking directly at his father, Shangguan Haitong said in a cold tone: "Father, you'd better think carefully about whether to do it or not."

Reason suppressed his impulse, and Shangguan Kui was so angry that he trembled all over: "Rebellious girl, do you know what the consequences of doing these things will be?"

"What consequences?" Shangguan Haitong sneered, "The letter is written in my father's handwriting and stamped with his personal seal. Even if the matter is exposed, my father will be blamed and will be beheaded first. His family will be exiled and his property will be confiscated. Father, am I right?"

Yang Lanyi took a deep breath and collapsed.

Shangguan Yunshu was shocked: "Sister..."

Aunt Zhou seized the opportunity and said, "Miss, the master and his wife have entrusted you with the management of the household. They hope that you can take good care of the family while your sister is ill. How can you gamble your life? Besides, the master relies on the third prince. Why do you have to provoke the fourth prince?"

The more Shangguan Kui thought about it, the angrier he became, but his raised hand froze in mid-air and did not fall.

Shangguan Haitong was not afraid at all, and even stepped forward to challenge: "If my father wants to beat me, no one will stop him. Do you dare to do it?"

Looking at his father and then at his elder sister, Shangguan Yunshu was extremely worried.

Aunt Zhou hoped that the master would hit her in a fit of impulse, thus causing the father and daughter to break up.

However, Shangguan Kui, who was too angry, gradually calmed down: "Why did you do this?"

"If a man does not work for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth. Uncle is uncle, and we are us. Does father want to be inferior to uncle all his life? Father is willing, but I am not. Isn't father curious about how I got in touch with the Fourth Prince?" Shangguan Haitong raised the corners of his lips.

Aunt Zhou was frightened and thought to herself that something was wrong.

Aunt Zhao responded quickly: "Master, don't listen to her nonsense. The eldest lady is just trying to shirk responsibility."

Shangguan Kui slowly put down his hand: "Shut up. The master didn't ask, it's not your turn to speak."

Aunt Zhou was stunned and froze in place. She smelled the smell of failure, complete failure...

Shangguan Haitong walked over to Aunt Zhao and said, "Speaking of getting in touch with the Fourth Prince, I have to thank Aunt Zhao. Not long ago, I caught her delivering a bag of silver to an uninhabited house. Upon checking, I found out that this was not the first time. Guess who the silver was given to?"

Nanny Zhao's face turned pale.

Shangguan Kui looked down with cold eyes.

Shangguan Yunshu covered her mouth in disbelief: "Could it be..."

"That's right. It was given to the Fourth Prince's people. In fact, this matter is not difficult to investigate, right mother? As the one in charge of the accounts in the mansion, you should know very well who took the money from the shop, and the silver in the warehouse doesn't match." Shangguan Haitong looked at his mother and aunt.

Yang Lanyi shook her head: "It's none of my business. My sister said there was an emergency at home, so I turned a blind eye."

Shangguan Haitong said with a smile: "Urgent need? What urgent need? Without telling my father and mother, I took money again and again to support the Fourth Prince. Auntie, please tell me why. The Fourth Prince can't be so poor that he needs your help, right?"

Aunt Zhou didn't answer.

Shangguan Kui kicked Madam Zhao over and said, "Speak, slave! How did you get involved with the Fourth Prince?"

Aunt Zhao kowtowed and begged for mercy: "I don't know, I don't know."

Shangguan Yunshu stepped forward anxiously: "Aunt, this can't be true, right? How could you..."

Aunt Zhou shook off her daughter's hand expressionlessly: "Don't touch me."

The cold and disgusted tone was something no one had ever seen before.

Shangguan Haitong was puzzled: "Auntie, won't you argue a few more times? Maybe if you cry, father and mother will still believe you."

Aunt Zhou held the handkerchief tightly and smiled coldly: "I've been acting for so many years, I'm tired. It's disgusting."

Yang Lanyi widened her eyes: "Sister, you..."

"Young lady, call me sister. I'm not your sister. Your last name is Yang and mine is Zhou. We are not sisters at all." Aunt Zhou threw her handkerchief in disdain, her whole body revealing rejection.

Shangguan Kui had never seen her like this before and couldn't believe it: "You..."

Aunt Zhou rolled her eyes and said, "What the eldest lady said is right. I found an opportunity and deliberately approached the Fourth Prince's wife to get cooperation. Over the years, I have been using the money in the mansion to support the Fourth Prince's mansion. The amount is so much that I can't even remember it."

Yang Lanyi stood there in a daze, not knowing how to react. They had been sisters for many years, so who was this stranger in front of her?

Shangguan Kui was angry and annoyed, unable to understand: "Why? Am I not good to you? Why?"

"Because I hate you, I hate you so much." Aunt Zhou said this with hatred, and she felt much better.

"What?" Shangguan Kui couldn't believe it.

Hate him?

Aunt Zhou laughed sarcastically: "You don't think I came to your mansion voluntarily and married you as a concubine? Back then, you were an official in the local area. I was just passing by and kindly showed me the way, but the next day you sent me a betrothal gift. Did you know that I had a fiancé at that time?"

Shangguan Kui remained silent.

Aunt Zhou laughed with tears in her eyes: "It seems you know. I could have married my sweetheart, but you used your official position to pressure me to marry you. You made me a concubine for the rest of my life, and gave birth to your bastard. I hate you, I wish I could eat your flesh and drink your blood!"

The word "bastard" hit Shangguan Yunshu hard. She opened her mouth, but her throat was bitter and hard to speak.

Shangguan Haitong's expression was indifferent: "Auntie..."

"I'm not an aunt, I have a name. My last name is Zhou Jingqing!" Zhou Jingqing shouted at the top of his lungs.

At this moment, Shangguan Haitong felt a powerful impact.

It was the roar of resistance under countless oppressions. It was the cry from a soul.

She couldn't help but look at Shangguan Yunshu, and suddenly she felt blessed.

Shangguan Kui scolded: "You are crazy!"