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

 Chapter 257: 

Catching Another Adulterer

 

"Mister, Xiaoxuan is going out again. Auntie Ge has sent someone to secretly follow her," 

Qianru specially came to inform Lu Chang Gong.

Lu Chang Gong put down his writing brush, his neck was sore, and he asked with closed eyes, "Does anyone still listen to her now?"

Qianru smiled and said, "You still don't know Auntie Ge. Even in desperate situations, she wants to leave herself a way out. When the Xingguo Duke's Mansion comes to take back people and money, Auntie Ge probably has hidden quite a bit herself."

"Mister is busy and unavailable, so there really isn't anyone to manage Auntie Ge."

Lu Chang Gong's gaze darkened a bit, and he said, "Go tell that maid that someone is tracking her."

Qianru quickly understood Lu Chang Gong's meaning after thinking about it.

"If Auntie Ge catches someone this time, she will definitely find a way to make the Second Young Master follow along and see for himself. I'll go inform Xiaoxuan... she'll know what to do next."

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Lu Chang Gong remained noncommittal.

After Qianru left, she disguised herself and followed along.

Ge Bao'er also received news: "Auntie, Xiaoxuan did indeed go to meet a man privately! He's a man in his twenties who is idling around, just inside the entrance of a house not far from here. She circled around several times before entering the house, just to avoid the people from the mansion. But I saw it very clearly, she went in right after that man!"

"Let's go! Let's find Qing'er!"

Ge Bao'er was so excited that she almost wanted to go there herself.

She twisted her handkerchief and said calmly, "No... no... I can't show up."

"Xiaoxuan was picked by Lin Yunwan when she was in charge. If we want Qing'er to doubt her on his own, he has to suspect Xiaoxuan first, then he'll hate her and suspect Lin Yunwan."

Instead of suspecting her of meddling again.

Ge Bao'er came up with a good idea, "Let the maids who often interact with Xiaoxuan inadvertently mention it to Qing'er. Give them fifty taels of silver to go."

"...Okay."

The two maids had just come out of Zhuqing's courtyard.

Lu Chang Zong quickly heard about Xiaoxuan's affair from their mouths. He grabbed the maids and interrogated, "What did Xiaoxuan go out to do? Meet a man?"

The two maids were scared and tried to run away.

Lu Chang Zong caught them, kicked them, twisted their arms, and glared angrily, "If you don't explain clearly, I'll kill you!"

"Second Young Master, spare us, spare us! We'll talk!"

The maids cried and sobbed, "Xiaoxuan is... is at... " They mentioned a specific place, crying, "Xiaoxuan often goes there, and we don't know what she does there. Second Young Master, please don't overthink."

Not overthink?

How could he not overthink!

He was always so good to Xiaoxuan, giving her everything nice, telling her everything on his mind, and she dared to go out and meet other men!

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"I'm going out!"

Lu Chang Zong signaled for two guards to go with him to catch the adulterers.

"Get out of my way! Move, move!"

He was like a mad dog, ignoring everything.

Actually, he couldn't care less now. With the chaos at home, what else did he have to care about!

The guards kicked open the door, and Lu Chang Zong rushed in to catch them in the act. Sure enough, he saw a broad-shouldered man, dressed in blue fabric, pressing Xiaoxuan down. Only someone sneaking around would do something like this!

Xiaoxuan was being so intimate with him!

"You despicable person!"

Lu Chang Zong rushed forward to separate them, and slapped Xiaoxuan across the face, leaving it red and swollen.

Xiaoxuan's face began to swell, and she grabbed the blanket to cover herself, crying in confusion, "Second Young Master, what are you doing!"

Lu Chang Zong roared, "You're sneaking around with a man, and you dare to ask me what I'm doing?"

"Sneaking around with a man?"

Xiaoxuan widened her eyes and looked at the "man" beside her.

The "man" turned around, their voice husky but unmistakably female, "Young Master, I-I'm here to examine Miss Xiaoxuan's gynecological condition."

Lu Chang Zong was dumbfounded. "You...you are..."

The midwife sighed, "Sir, I'm here to examine women's health. How could I be a man?"

Xiaoxuan covered her face, looked at the guards outside, and wailed, "I-I want to die!" as she lunged forward to bang her head against something.

Lu Chang Zong was at a loss as he tried to restrain her, quickly sending the guards away.

The midwife intervened to calm the situation.

As night fell, Lu Chang Zong finally managed to coax Xiaoxuan back home.

The midwife went into the small kitchen and spoke to a trembling man, "You must leave now!"

That was the man Xiaoxuan was involved with. He nodded and wiped his sweat before running away.

~

Back at the Marquis of Wuding's residence, Xiaoxuan was still in tears.

Lu Chang Zong felt guilty. "Don't cry. Why did you run out to find a midwife? We have doctors at home."

Xiaoxuan bit her lip, looking at him with hesitation. Unable to hold back any longer, she touched her belly and said, "I... I'm pregnant... Master, you're not married yet. Can I keep this child in my belly? If I don't find someone to look after me, what should I do?"

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Lu Chang Zong was stunned. Was he going to be a father?

He just wanted to touch Xiaoxuan's belly.

But Xiaoxuan said, "Second Young Master, how did you know I went out? Who informed you?"

Lu Chang Zong didn't want to admit that he had eavesdropped on others' conversations.

Xiaoxuan was in despair, "With the household in this state, I don't think I'll live much longer. I might as well go and die..."

"Xiaoxuan, please don't!" Lu Chang Zong explained the situation.

Xiaoxuan's face turned pale. "It's impossible! How could they... how could they speak ill of me?" She had timed her departure carefully, knowing they were off duty. How could they possibly know she had left?

"Second Young Master, someone is trying to harm me. If you want to keep this child, you must bring them in for questioning!" Lu Chang Zong hesitated.

"I'm going to die..." Xiaoxuan said.

"Alright, alright." Lu Chan Zong called the servants over, and the two maids immediately confessed. "Second Young Master, we had no choice. Misstress Ge pressured and coerced us. We couldn't refuse..."

Xiaoxuan erupted in fury. "There she goes again, Mistress Ge! Second Young Master, ever since I started serving you, she's had it out for me. I've endured for so many years, just to get to this point."

She cried, "Mistress Ge doesn't accept me, and she probably won't accept my child either. I might as well take the child and go die..." 

"Xiaoxuan!"

Lu Chang Zong held her tightly, tears streaming down his face. "If you die, what will I do? With the family in such a state, if I lose you too, what will I do?"

Xiaoxuan softened, sitting down to wipe her tears. She said plaintively, "But Mistress Ge doesn't accept me. If I die, it's nothing. But what about your flesh and blood?"

"I'll find a way, I'll find a way..." Lu Chang Zong muttered.

Shaken and exhausted, Xiaoxuan fell asleep early.

Lu Chang Zong went outside to clear his mind and unexpectedly ran into Yan Mama.

"Oh my Second Young Master, why are you still outside so late?" Lu Chang Zong glanced over and saw it was Yan Mama. They hadn't talked or seen each other for a long time.

Yan Mama had always cared for him since he was young, but everything had changed as he grew up.

"Yan Mama, I'm troubled," he confessed.

Yan Mama sighed. "I'm troubled too."

Worriedly, Lu Changzong asked, "Did something happen to the old lady?"

Yan Mama replied with a pained expression, "Ah, this matter... I don't know who to talk to about it!" She held her chest, looking distressed.

Recalling the affection the Old Madam had shown him when he was young, Lu Chang Zong persisted, "What happened to grandmother? Please tell me!"

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Yan Mama reluctantly revealed, "Ah... Mistress Zhuqing poisoned the Old Madam. The Old Madam won't last long."

"What? Mistress Zhuqing is so audacious!"

Even if the household was declining due to financial troubles, plotting murder was a capital offense!

Lu Chang Zong broke out in a cold sweat.

Yan Mama continued, "How could it be Madam Zhuqing? She's one of the most honest people."

Lu Chang Zong was stunned. "It's... my mother?"

Yan Mama nodded, heartbroken. "I don't dare tell anyone. Second Young Master, please advise Mistress Ge. Murder is not a trifling matter!"

With a smile on her lips, she turned and left.

People die for wealth just as birds perish for food. She could follow Mistress Ge's orders for silver and Mistress Zhuqing's orders for her life.

Holding a lamp, Qianru entered Lu Chang Gong's room and smiled. "Master, Auntie Zhuqing said it's all taken care of."

"Good."

Qianru was also curious. "Now the Second Young Master can keep his beloved mistress and uphold his filial reputation. I wonder if he'll expose Auntie Ge..."

Lu Chang Gong narrowed his eyes slightly.

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