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 Favoring Concubines and Destroying Wives? I Refuse to be the Mistress of this Marquis' Mansion

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"Are you absolutely certain it was the Lu family's doing?" Qi Lingheng knew Lin Yunwan was deeply troubled by this.

The imperial examination was the best path for all scholars to enter government service. Missing it meant waiting another three years, which was hard for anyone to accept.

Lin Yunwan was indeed very convinced. "The Lu family actually sent Lu Chang Zong to Mingshan Academy, known for its academic atmosphere and populated by genuine scholars. What kind of family is the Lu family?"

"Lu Chang Zong is incompetent; everyone knows he was raised by his stepmother. It's obvious he was ostracized by his classmates once he entered, and it's clear as day," she scoffed. "The Lu family should have expected the consequences of sending someone there. Lu Chang Zong was beaten up, and it wasn't at Yunyi's instigation. It's just that the Lu family's actions are so despicable that people can't help but look down on them. If we're blaming anyone, it's their own despicableness!"

But in the end, it was Yunyi who bore the blame.

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"They all ate together at Mingshan Academy, but only Yunyi was sick for three whole days. If you say no one poisoned him, I don't believe it," Lin Yunwan couldn't swallow this insult.

Qi Lingheng squinted his eyes. "Unfortunately, in the academy, all the scholars eat and live together with a dozen or so people. It's hard to determine who did it."

In the end, they could only move Yunyi to a different room.

"Justice lies in the hearts of the people."

Lin Yunwan chuckled. "Even if the Xingguo Duke's Mansion stepped in, what difference would it make? In the end, everyone still blames Lu Changzong."

Speaking of the Xingguo Duke's Mansion, Qi Lingheng's tone carried some teasing. "I never expected that the Duke and Duchess of Xingguo would actually acknowledge that concubine from the Lu family."

They didn't even care about losing face.

Old Madam Lu left Ge Bao'er at the doorstep of the Xingguo Duke's Mansion, and the people from the Duke's Mansion took her to meet the Duke and Duchess of Xingguo. In the end, the Duchess acknowledged her as their daughter.

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Lin Yunwan remarked lightly, "The scandal of favoring concubines over the main wife in the Marquis of Wu Ding's Mansion is well-known now. Even the Xingguo Duke's family didn't dare to openly acknowledge her."

"If it weren't for her own disgraceful actions, with the status of the Xingguo Duke's Mansion and the cunning of the Duke and Duchess of Xingguo, even if she had been a concubine before, it wouldn't have been difficult for her to change her identity to a legitimate young lady, marry again as a legitimate wife, and become the mistress of another household," Qi Lingheng said disdainfully.

He couldn't stand such behavior.

"She brought it upon herself," he shook his head.

Lin Yunwan couldn't understand what Ge Bao'er was so infatuated with in the Marquis of Wu Ding's Mansion.

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Can she really not see it? Without her, Lu Changzong, her son, would only fare better. With her around, his life will only get worse.

It was getting late.

After Lin Yunwan finished dressing, she stood up and said, "Your Highness, I'll go pray first."

Although she said she was going to pray, she was actually going to see Madam Chang.

Qi Lingheng accompanied her out, casually asking along the way, "Which temple are you going to?"

"Chi Xiang Si."

The couple was familiar with it.

They had sat and talked together at the Chi Xiang Temple before.

As they walked, Lin Yunwan explained, "The Madam Chang made an appointment with my mother to meet at the Temple in five days, but I heard that she went to the temple two days early."

She paused, her tone changing, "From what I know, Madam Chang doesn't often go to the Chi Xiang Temple. There must be something sudden."

Lin Yunwan continued, her tone light, "I also heard that the Duchess of Xingguo plans to visit the Chi Xiang Temple. Quite a coincidence, isn't it?"

Who would believe that these two women weren't planning to meet?

Qi Lingheng wasn't interested in these women's affairs. He casually listened and when they parted ways, he adjusted her headdress.

Whispering in her ear, he said, "Yunwan, I forgot to tell you a detail about Yunyi's situation."

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"What detail?" Lin Yunwan asked, curious.

Qi Lingheng lowered his voice, "After Yunyi was poisoned, although the exam candidates were immersed in the mood of the exam and wouldn't normally notice who poisoned him, they did notice, and they looked down even more on Lu Chang Zong."

Lin Yunwan was stunned, "Are you saying someone was manipulating things behind the scenes? Someone wanted to help Yunyi?"

Qi Lingheng's voice was grave, "Both of the Lu children were at the Mingshan Academy, but only the second son was ostracized, while the eldest son had no problems."

"I originally didn't think much of it, but it suddenly occurred to me." 

Lan Yunwan continued to ponder. 

Is it... Chang Gong? 

That makes sense too. 

Qi Lingheng gently supported her shoulders and said slowly, "Regardless of whether you're right or wrong about who harmed Yunyi, you can do whatever you want." 

"Otherwise, it would be in vain for me to be your Prince consort." 'If even this small matter makes her suffer, then my role as Prince Huan is meaningless,' he added in his head.

Lin Yunwan looked directly at him. She thought he was trying to advise her to be more cautious, not to act rashly without evidence. After all, behind Ge Baor, there's the Xingguo Duke's Manor. She didn't expect him to want to support her. 

Qi Lingheng gently urged her, "Get on the carriage quickly. If I return early, I'll go to the Red Elephant Temple to pick you up." 

Lin Yunwan nodded. As she boarded the carriage, she couldn't help but smile.

Arriving at the Chi Xiang Temple, revisiting the familiar place, Lin Yunwan first went to a side hall.

"Back then..." When she brought Chang Gong here, she remembered the young monk mentioning that the abbot was writing a couplet and asked Chang Gong to help write one too.

The young monk spoke eloquently, and she even donated some money for incense.

Lin Yunwan walked to the entrance of the side hall and indeed saw the ink masterpiece from years ago.

"It's still here." She looked up at the old couplet, faintly smiling.

In the blink of an eye, it had been nearly seven years.

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