Chu Ri Huaizhu listened to the commotion outside the dungeon, feeling a bit nervous. She was afraid that either Dongfang Qinlan or Mei Sanniang would be captured.
In a short while, the outside became quiet. A familiar figure was being escorted in by the guards, staggering step by step. When she came in, she even flashed a smile at Chu Ri Huaizhu.
"Stay here quietly. Someone will come to interrogate you later!" the guard said to Mei Sanniang with a cold look on his face.
Mei Sanniang looked at the guard disdainfully and said nothing. He was just a guard. If it weren't for the large number of them, how could she have been captured?
Chu Ri Huaizhu sighed as she looked at Mei Sanniang who was locked in the same cell with her. She wanted to ask something but held back until the guard left.
"How did you get captured? Where are Qinlan, Zhili and the others?" Chu Ri Huaizhu asked weakly. The wounds on her body left her with little energy.
Mei Sanniang glanced at Chu Ri Huaizhu but didn't say a word. She wasn't badly injured, but it was different for Zhili and Zhiyu. The guards showed no mercy and deliberately separated the three of them.
Not hearing Mei Sanniang's response, Chu Ri Huaizhu almost choked. The pain from her wounds made her want to cry.
"Don't worry. Qinlan escaped. Zhili and the other one were captured, but I don't know where they're locked up," Mei Sanniang said and then closed her eyes, ignoring Chu Ri Huaizhu.
Just like this, in the silence, a young servant walked in. After coming in, he directly untied the ropes on Chu Ri Huaizhu and then draped a brand - new robe over her.
"The master requests your presence."
When Chu Ri Huaizhu was about to leave, she glanced at Mei Sanniang beside her. Mei Sanniang still had her eyes closed. It was hard to tell what she was thinking and whether she had heard the words just now.
The young servant gave Chu Ri Huaizhu a push. Although Wangquan Baye had told him to treat Chu Ri Huaizhu well, the young servant just looked down on her. If it weren't for Chu Ri Huaizhu, his master wouldn't have turned white - haired.
After leaving the dungeon, the guards who had been waiting outside followed Chu Ri Huaizhu step by step to the main hall. In the main hall, all the elders were already sitting on the upper seats, and Wangquan Baye was sitting in the middle, waiting for Chu Ri Huaizhu.
"Your humble wife greets her husband and all the elders," Chu Ri Huaizhu said, enduring the pain in her body and then getting up after bowing.
Wangquan Baye looked at Chu Ri Huaizhu with a pained expression on his face. Just as he was about to ask her to sit down, an elder beside him spoke up.
"Master, why did you let her come? She tried to do harm to the master and the villa. She should be locked in the dungeon forever!"
Hearing this, Wangquan Baye shot a cold look at the elder. This look made the elder recall Wangquan Baye's past might and he didn't dare to say anything more.
"The matter of my turning white - haired has nothing to do with her. It was because I was so angry that I lost my mind for a moment," Wangquan Baye first asked Chu Ri Huaizhu to sit beside him and then explained to the elders the reason for his white hair.
Unexpectedly, an elder still wouldn't let it go after hearing this explanation.
"Even so, she must have ill intentions towards the villa!"
Wangquan Baye was so angry that he laughed. He didn't know what to say. He just coldly told the elders Chu Ri Huaizhu's identity: "She is a young lady from the Dongfang family. Why would she have ill intentions towards our Wangquan Villa? It's really ridiculous!"
Hearing this, the elders were extremely shocked. They had thought that Chu Ri Huaizhu was just a low - ranking concubine. They never expected that she would be a young lady from the Dongfang family. This was no ordinary identity.
"Is it true? She's a young lady from the Dongfang family. How come we never knew before?"
The elders whispered to each other, voicing their doubts. They couldn't believe that such a low - ranking concubine was actually a young lady from the Dongfang family, but the fact was just like this.
"Previously, because of the changes in the Dongfang family, we didn't dare to let you all know. But Huaizhu is indeed a young lady from the Dongfang family, that is, the former Dongfang Huaizhu."
After Wangquan Baye explained Chu Ri Huaizhu's background, the elders nodded. If that was the case, then it was really unlikely that she would have ill intentions towards the Wangquan Villa.
"Since she is a young lady from the Dongfang family, how can she be just a low - ranking concubine? She should be promoted to the position of the main wife," an elder said after thinking for a while.
Wangquan Baye quite agreed with this, but unexpectedly, Chu Ri Huaizhu sitting beside him opposed it. She stood up, bowed to the elders, and then stated her thoughts.
"I can't take on the position of the main wife for now. Moreover, since the matter hasn't been resolved yet, promoting me rashly might give others something to talk about."
After Chu Ri Huaizhu said this, the elders didn't dare to say much. If she were still in her previous position, these elders would definitely not have considered her thoughts. But now that they knew her real identity, they didn't dare to say much.
Just then, the butler suddenly appeared at the door: "Master, the master of the Liu family is here."
Wangquan Baye frowned. He asked Chu Ri Huaizhu and the elders to leave first so that he could meet the master of the Liuxia family.
Hearing the news that the master of the Liuxia family had come, Wangquan Zui, who was staying in her own courtyard, quickly ran from her courtyard to the main hall. She had to be on guard against this master of the Liuxia family.
"I wonder what brings the master of the Liuxia family here this time?" Wangquan Baye asked.
The master of the Liuxia family smiled and glanced at Liuxia Yun sitting beside him. Liuxia Yun lowered her head shyly and stole glances at Wangquan Baye from time to time.
"This time, it's about the position of the main wife of the master of the Wangquan family. Since Yun'er has reached the right age, I specifically came to ask for the master of the Wangquan family's opinion."
Wangquan Baye glanced at Liuxia Yun and frowned tightly. He didn't expect that this was the master of the Liuxia family's intention. Wangquan Zui beside him wished she could reject Liuxia Yun on behalf of her elder brother.
"I'm sorry. There are many things going on in the villa recently. I'm not ready to consider the matter of the main wife yet. Please forgive me, master of the Liuxia family."
Wangquan Baye politely declined the master of the Liuxia family's proposal. Hearing his rejection, Liuxia Yun's expression became a bit distorted. She looked up at Wangquan Baye pitifully, hoping that he would change his mind.
"Well, you see, Yun'er and you are childhood friends. How about letting Yun'er stay in your mansion for a few days so that the two of you can get to know each other better?" The master of the Liuxia family changed his way of addressing Wangquan Baye, and his words were full of familiarity.
Wangquan Baye wanted to refuse but had to agree. After all, their relationship with the Liuxia family was good. If he refused this time, it would be like slapping the Liuxia family in the face.
"Take Miss Liuxia to the guest courtyard," Wangquan Baye said to Wangquan Zui and then escorted the master of the Liuxia family out.
Wangquan Zui took Liuxia Yun to the guest courtyard with a bad look on her face, walking there reluctantly.