"Milord, I'm wronged! How could I ever betray you?" Mrs. Zheng looked at Lord Zheng in panic.
Unfortunately, Lord Zheng ignored Mrs. Zheng's wailing. He just stared coldly at Mrs. Zheng and Miss Zheng the Elder. He would never let these two sluts off.
"No wonder Mrs. Zheng gave birth prematurely. It wasn't premature at all. It was a full - term baby," a concubine suddenly spoke up, which made Lord Zheng recall.
When Mrs. Zheng gave birth back then, she had a difficult delivery. The midwife said it was because she had fallen. It seemed that the midwife was also in this slut's pocket.
"I won't let this go. I'm going to ask your natal family for an explanation. I've been raising someone else's daughter for all these years!" Lord Zheng now wanted to strangle Miss Zheng the Elder to death at the sight of her. But this daughter was somewhat good - looking and still had some value to be used.
Lord Zheng looked at Miss Zheng the Elder, who was sobbing, rolled his eyes, and then turned around and left.
"Madam, I never thought you were so bold. I truly admire you," one of the concubines sneered as soon as Lord Zheng left. All the concubines surrounded Mrs. Zheng, looking at her mockingly.
"Exactly. I think the most amazing one is our Miss the Elder. She can remain so calm even after all this," another concubine said.
Everyone followed the line of sight and saw that, indeed, apart from looking a bit pale, Miss Zheng the Elder showed no other reaction.
"What are you doing? Get out of here quickly!" Miss Zheng the Younger was extremely angry seeing their sarcastic looks. When her mother was the mistress of the household, they never dared to be so insolent.
The concubines looked at each other, said nothing, and left with their servants. Although Lord Zheng was going to divorce Mrs. Zheng, he hadn't said what to do with Miss Zheng the Younger. So she was still the legitimate daughter of this mansion for now.
They decided not to argue with her for the time being. They could wait until the matter was settled and then step on her.
"Slap!" Mrs. Zheng looked at Miss Zheng the Elder in shock, covering her face in disbelief.
"You dared to hit me?" Mrs. Zheng's lips were trembling. She had always doted on this eldest daughter the most, but she never expected her to do such a thing.
"Why? Why is it me?" Miss Zheng the Elder roared hysterically. The tears in her eyes couldn't be held back any longer. Why was she the only one who wasn't her father's biological child?
Mrs. Zheng knew she was in the wrong seeing Miss Zheng the Elder like this, so she didn't say anything more.
"Sister, why are you in such a hurry? Father hasn't said what to do yet. He only said he was going to divorce Mother. He didn't say he was going to drive you out of the mansion," Miss Zheng the Younger said gloatingly.
She wouldn't feel sorry for her. She even hoped Miss Zheng the Elder would stay in the mansion, so that her treatment in the Zheng Mansion could be better.
While the two Zheng sisters and Mrs. Zheng were arguing here, the palace was not peaceful either.
After the banquet, Mu Xingrou returned to her palace. But at night, she had nightmares constantly, which made her pregnancy unstable. She almost miscarried.
Yuan Yuchuan sat by the bed, looking at Mu Xingrou, who was pale. He rubbed his temples and asked, "Do you feel better?" There had been so many things happening recently that he was a bit overwhelmed.
"Your Majesty, I'm much better. Your Majesty must be tired. Please stay here with Xingrou tonight," Mu Xingrou said, looking at Yuan Yuchuan's tired face.
Fortunately, Yuan Yuchuan was really tired and didn't want to move. So he stayed there.
"Qier, what are you thinking?" Jing Xunche finally couldn't help but ask Mu Fengqie, who had been deep in thought.
"Tonight's incident was obviously aimed at me. But I didn't arrange Mrs. Zheng's downfall. Was it you?" Mu Fengqie fixed her eyes on Jing Xunche.
"No, it wasn't me," Jing Xunche shook his head and denied.
Mu Fengqie looked at Jing Xunche, said nothing, and continued to think. If it wasn't Jing Xunche, then who could it be? Suddenly, a figure flashed through her mind, but she quickly dismissed it.
It couldn't be him. The King of the Grassland was with her at that time. He couldn't have had the time to do this.
Mu Fengqie thought about everyone but couldn't figure out who it was. So she simply gave up and climbed into bed to sleep.
Although she had taken the antidote today, she had also exhausted a lot of energy. She was already extremely sleepy.
"Master, how did you know Princess Tianlin would be drugged?" The servant was a bit stunned when he received the order from his master.
"That's none of your business. How's the situation in the Zheng Mansion?" The man in black was hidden in the darkness.
"Now the Zheng Mansion is in complete chaos. Lord Zheng is busy divorcing his wife and asking her natal family for an explanation," the servant said, sounding a bit gossipy. He never thought Miss Zheng the Elder wasn't Lord Zheng's child. This was really explosive news.
"Humph! Tomorrow, you go and expose Miss Zheng the Elder's secret. Also, tell people about the so - called deep father - daughter affection between Lord Zheng and Miss Zheng the Elder."
"Yes, I understand, Master." The servant took the order and left. Those who offended their master had no chance of living a good life.
The man in black stood in the night, recalling Mu Fengqie he saw at the banquet today. She was the one he had set his eyes on. How could he let others plot against her? Originally, he wanted to take advantage of Mu Fengqie being drugged and force things between them.
But he didn't expect Mu Fengqie to carry the antidote with her. So that plan fell through.
The next day, as soon as Mu Fengqie woke up, Zhu Fei told her some really bad news.
"What's wrong, Zhu Fei?" Mu Fengqie looked at Zhu Fei, who rushed in, with a puzzled look.
"Lou Ming told me that something has happened to the tailoring shop. He asked you to go there quickly," Zhu Fei said. This incident happened early this morning. By the time she got the news, it was already too late. Now the tailoring shop was in an uproar.
Mu Fengqie didn't ask any more questions. She got dressed and followed Zhu Fei out.
When Mu Fengqie arrived, the tailoring shop was surrounded by people three layers deep.
"Everyone, come and take a look! This shop uses such poor - quality fabric to make clothes for us, and yet they charge us so much silver. Aren't you guys ashamed?" A lady waved a piece of clothing in front of everyone.
Mu Fengqie took a look. It was indeed of poor quality. The clothes also faded, and they would break as soon as you pulled them.