After the rebirth of the Marquis's mistress, she smiled at the scumbag's family

"Your Highness, Ze'er and Yuan'er are Wan'er's lifeblood. I heard the princess ask them to learn how to behave first, and I thought the princess looked down on them, so she lost her mind in anger."

"You know, life in the countryside is hard. Wan'er would rather starve and freeze herself than let them suffer the slightest injustice."

"The country folks all called them the children of gamblers and alcoholics, little beasts..."

Lu Jingting felt distressed listening to Lin Wan'er's crying, but the image of Xiao Yunxi's tearful face inexplicably emerged in his mind... She must have been very beautiful.

Lin Wan'er continued to cry, "We are clearly your biological children, but you cannot openly call me mother... I am just an irrelevant 'bystander'!"

Lu Jingting's expression was very calm, without even a frown on his face: "Since you feel wronged, then take them away, and I will also hand over the position of the Crown Prince, and the family of four will leave the capital, how about that?"

Lin Wan'er's heart skipped a beat and she didn't dare to respond.

Lu Jingting's eyes were as sharp as a knife, and his voice was icy cold. "Why are you silent? Didn't you say that you would stay by my side and serve me even if you had to work like a slave?"

He reached out and lifted up Lin Wan'er's chin. "My father doted on a concubine and even allowed her to give birth to his eldest son Lu Jing'an and second son Lu Jingxian. If it weren't for the help of my grandmother and grandfather, my mother would never have had two sons, Jingyu and me!"

"Lu Jing'an and Lu Jingxian were driven out of the capital by my grandfather, and the favored concubine was beaten to death by my grandmother!"

"My father resented my grandmother and hated my mother even more. He would rather stay at the border all year round than return to the capital."

"In the past few years at the border, my father refused to even look at me. If it weren't for my grandfather's protection, I would have been abandoned long ago!"

"I was afraid that you would end up like that concubine, and I couldn't bear to see you and your family separated, so I tried every possible way to keep you in the mansion."

"Ze Ge'er and Yuan Jie'er are my biological children, but they may not be my only children!"

Seeing the fear in Lin Wan'er's eyes, Lu Jingting smiled, but the smile did not reach his eyes, "I will let you stay by my side legitimately, but you remember, Lu Jingting can marry Lin Wan'er, but the Prince of Zhennan will never marry a slave!"

After saying that, he immediately turned around and walked out.

Lin Wan'er looked at Lu Jingting's resolute back, covered her mouth tightly, and tried her best to hold back her tears, her shoulders trembling.

Thinking of the determination in the prince's eyes, she became even more frightened.

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The old lady looked at Lu Jingting as he walked in, and said with a cold face, "Have you comforted your baby? You are the only one who holds a stupid, ignorant and shallow-minded servant in your hands as a treasure!"

"Are you here to accuse me of sending someone to slap her in the face, or are you ready to find a reason to excuse her?!"

"Grandson doesn't dare, and has never thought of exonerating her. Wan'er did something wrong today, and she deserves to be punished! Grandson thanks grandma for showing mercy."

Lu Jingting knew that his grandmother had intended to kill him today, but for his sake, she showed mercy and only gave him a beating.

"Grandmother, it is true that Wan'er was born in a lowly family, is short-sighted, and lacks discipline and education. But she is pure-hearted and has no intention of harming anyone. She is just selfish and feels wronged."

"Unfair?" The old lady sneered, "Who forced her to climb into your bed six years ago?"

"Who forced her to give the child to the princess?"

"Who said that they were willing to do anything for you and the child?"

Lu Jingting listened quietly and did not defend Lin Wan'er, because what the old lady said was true.

The old lady looked up at Lu Jingting and said, "She has high aspirations but a thin life. This is what I mean when I say that she is a lowly servant who is both a servant and a slave!"

Lu Jingting still didn't say anything, just lowered his head.

He could also see that since entering the mansion, Lin Wan'er had been constantly scheming in every aspect, which not only was not presentable enough, but also made her appear stupid and ignorant.

"Grandma, she has always been my beloved one, and she gave birth to a son and a daughter for me. Please forgive me."

The old lady still looked unhappy, but she said nothing more. She had beaten to death the concubine of Lu Jingting's father and driven away his two illegitimate grandsons, which eventually led to the separation between mother and son and they had not seen each other for many years.

Thinking of this, the old lady sighed. She didn't want to have such a quarrel with her grandson, so she said, "Misfortunes sent by heaven can be forgiven, but misfortunes brought upon oneself cannot be forgiven. She can't blame you for the 'grievance' she has today, and she can't blame Yun Xi either."

"If you continue to indulge her, her ambition will surely grow!"

"Ze'er and Yuan'er are now legitimate sons and daughters. If you do something stupid again, don't blame your grandmother for being cruel. Think about your father's concubine and your two half-brothers!"

"Don't worry, grandma. I know what to do."

"That would be great." The old lady continued to ask, "Did you comfort Yunxi after you sent her back?"

"She... didn't let her grandson in." Lu Jingting was embarrassed. "Grandma, she really doesn't care about me, just like you said."

"Hey, think about what you have done. And think about why a princess who was raised in pampered status would forgive you?"

"Yun Xi is really a gentle person. If it were any other princess or princess, I'm afraid even if our Zhennan Palace wasn't wiped out, it would have become a laughing stock in the capital."

"Fortunately, you are still husband and wife in name only. Time will tell. You can slowly win her heart back."

The old lady still hopes to have a legitimate great-grandson, because the biological mother of Ze'er and Yuan'er is of too low a status.

"Grandson understands. It's getting late. You should go to bed early."

The next day.

Xiao Yunxi was in the middle of a meeting when Chun Xiao walked in angrily.

"Princess, the servant next to the prince just sent a message saying..."

"say what?"

Xiao Yunxi looked up at Chunxiao, whose face was red with anger.

"It is said that the prince felt sorry for Miss Lin who was alone and helpless, and he did not want her to go back to the countryside to suffer, so he wanted to keep her in the mansion and find a good marriage for her in the future to repay her kindness of giving him a son and a daughter!"

Xiao Yunxi smiled instead of getting angry, "Then did the prince tell me what kind of status Miss Lin will have when she stays in the mansion, how much her monthly allowance will be, and where will it come from?"

Chun Xiao took a deep breath and replied, "The prince said that we should just give it according to the old rules for the young ladies in the mansion."

OK?

There was only one illegitimate daughter in the mansion, who was raised by the princess since she was young and married off a few years ago. Her biological mother was a maidservant who came with the princess, Ruan, and died in childbirth. The princess raised her as a legitimate daughter, with a monthly allowance of 20 taels of silver, clothes and jewelry for all seasons, and monthly allowances for four personal maids, four small maids, and two rough maids. All these added up, Lu Jingting's annual salary was not enough.

What a shame!

"Go and take this month's account book to the prince, and tell him that the mansion does not have enough money to support a 'young lady'. Ask him to take a closer look and decide what to do. Once he has made a decision, I will do as he orders."

You want to give Lin Wan'er a face, but don't you consider your own weight?

Your grandmother and your mother have to ask me for money from time to time. What a powerful person!

Although Chun Xiao was also angry, she looked at the account book in her hand and advised: "Princess, the prince did go too far, but by doing this, isn't it..."

"Wouldn't that just push him further away?" Xiao Yunxi smiled indifferently.

"If I cry and beg, will he look at me with a higher regard?"

"I just want him to know who is the master of this Zhennan Palace!"

After saying that, Xiao Yunxi stood up and walked towards the study, ready to teach.