Two Strange Occurrences

Marquis Weiyuan froze when he heard Madam Lou's threat, his expression stiffening as if he were genuinely afraid. He lowered his voice and said, "Lou, calm down! Watch your mouth!"

Marquis Weiyuan's reaction made Su Li, who was watching from the sidelines, frown and sink deeper into thought. It seemed there was some unspeakable secret between this husband and wife.

Madam Lou had completely lost control, shouting, "If you divorce me, I can only die! Since I'm going to die anyway, what do I have to fear? Let's all die together—let the whole family be executed! Come on!"

Seeing that she really had gone mad, Marquis Weiyuan was terrified she might say something dangerous. There were not only household members present, but also the imperial physician and Su Li—none of whom he could silence.

Marquis Weiyuan immediately cowered, hastily saying, "My lady, don't do anything rash! Think of Lucy! Do you want Lucy to die with us too? I won't divorce you, alright? I was just angry and said something I didn't mean. Please, calm down!"

Marquis Weiyuan's words jolted Madam Lou back to her senses. She muttered, "That's right, Lucy... my precious Lucy mustn't be harmed..."

"Yes, yes, think of Lucy!" Marquis Weiyuan coaxed Madam Lou, suppressing his anger.

Regaining some composure, Madam Lou stopped fighting with her husband and asked, "Marquis, you won't divorce me?"

Marquis Weiyuan was furious, but Madam Lou held the evidence of the estate's illness over his head. He was genuinely afraid that provoking her would make her spill everything and cause chaos.

"Of course I won't divorce you. How could I? We've been married for over twenty years—how could I just cast you aside?" Marquis Weiyuan soothed Madam Lou with words, but deep down he still resented her for making him infertile. For now, he decided to keep her calm and plan his next move.

“As long as I’m not cast out, that’s all that matters… that’s all that matters…” Madam Lou calmed herself down, only then noticing that the Imperial Physician and Su Li were both watching her.

Madam Lou knew her reputation was ruined today. In front of Su Li, she had truly lost all face, and she couldn't help but wonder how Su Li might be laughing at her inside.

Madam Lou simply decided to walk away; at this point, she wasn't afraid that Marquis Weiyuan would divorce her.

As long as she held onto the Marquis Valor Estate's big secret, her position was secure. Marquis Weiyuan was terribly afraid of death; if the Emperor ever found out that they secretly adopted the late Crown Prince over twenty years ago, everyone would be finished.

With this thought, Madam Lou straightened her back, feeling emboldened and fearless.

And so, the farce came to an end. Su Li was quite surprised; she had thought she could use this incident to have Marquis Weiyuan cast Madam Lou out.

But unexpectedly, even after Marquis Weiyuan was drugged and lost the ability to father children, he endured it all for Madam Lou’s so-called 'secret of the estate.'

Although her plan hadn’t toppled Madam Lou, Su Li gained an unexpected clue: what secret is the Marquis Valor Estate hiding?

Why did the Marquis say he was 'cut off from heirs forever'?

With these questions weighing on her mind, Su Li returned to the Prince of Qin’s Manor.

By then, Alexander Hayes had already returned from the military camp. Seeing Su Li deep in thought as she entered, he walked over and gently supported her, saying, "My dear, I heard you went to the Marquis’s estate. Did anything happen?"

Su Li pressed her lips together, looked at Alexander Hayes, dismissed the servants, and said seriously, "I just discovered two strange things at the Marquis Valor Estate that I can't figure out."