The daily life of a space tycoon raising children, doting on his husband, and farming.

Chapter 65 contains no personal attack.

“I have never wronged Miss Fang,” Lu Chengjing stated calmly. “Manager Ge invited me to the backyard to discuss things. After drinking the tea, I lost consciousness. When I woke up, I became the villain that Miss Fang accused of wronging her.”

Lord An's eyes darkened slightly as he looked at Manager Ge, "Is what Scholar Lu said true?"

"My lord, you are wise to judge. I did invite him for tea, but I did not put any medicine in the tea. I drank the tea."

Manager Ge hurriedly explained, "I went to the outhouse and when I came back, he was nowhere to be seen. I thought he had already left, but I never expected that he would sneak into the room and harm Cailian."

Lord An frowned. "Scholar Lu's legs are injured, making it difficult for him to move around. How could he have gone to the side room alone? And how did he know there was someone in the side room?"

"I don't know," Manager Ge said, then secretly winked at a pockmarked shop assistant beside him.

"My lord, it's...it's my fault." The pockmarked shopkeeper bowed deeply to Lord An and said remorsefully, "I was blinded by greed and became an accomplice to villains."

Fang Bao stared wide-eyed in surprise, "Xiao Fei, how could you..."

"Brother Fang Bao, I'm sorry." Xiao Fei was too ashamed to look at him.

"Why did you hurt me? Why did you have to hurt me!" Fang Cailian lunged at Xiao Fei, her eyes bloodshot, pounding and hitting him, her voice like a sob of blood, "Why? I respected you like a brother, why did you have to hurt me like this?!"

Xiao Fei let Fang Cailian tear at him, covering his head and apologizing repeatedly.

Seeing that his master's face was getting darker and darker, Shen Qi hurriedly stepped forward to pull the two apart and ordered them to kneel down again.

Lord An glanced at Lu Chengjing, whose expression remained unchanged, and continued to ask Xiaofei, "You said you became Lu Xiucai's accomplice because you coveted Lu Xiucai's money. How much money did Lu Xiucai give you?"

"Two taels of silver." Xiao Fei took out the silver from his pocket and showed it to Lord An, adding, "He said he would give me ten more taels of silver after the matter is settled. With this money, I can get married."

“My mother washes clothes every day, her hands are raw from washing them, all to save money for me to get married. I didn’t want to see my mother working so hard, so I made a mistake and became an accomplice. Please forgive me, sir.”

After Lord An examined the silver ingot, Shan Dajun came in and reported, "Sir, the coroner has checked the tea and teaware brought back, and everything is normal."

Upon hearing this, Shang Wan looked at Manager Ge.

The rice shop was this guy's territory. If he was planning to set a trap, why would he leave such obvious evidence as tea for investigation? He probably already replaced it.

"There are no markings on the silver ingot. Your statement alone cannot prove that it belongs to Scholar Lu." Lord An looked at Xiao Fei. "Do you have any other evidence to prove your statement just now?"

Xiao Fei subconsciously glanced at Manager Ge, but Manager Ge kept his eyes straight ahead, pretending not to notice.

Xiao Fei had no choice but to compose himself, his expression becoming even more respectful.

"Your Honor, I have no other evidence. But... but I swear on my life that everything I have said is true. I beg Your Honor to investigate thoroughly!"

Observing his expression, Lord An already had a plan in mind.

He looked at Lu Chengjing, "Scholar Lu, do you have anything to say?"

Lu Chengjing gave a bitter smile. "I was expelled from my family because of the poisoning of the former magistrate. I didn't take a single penny with me, and I've been relying on my wife for everything lately. Don't laugh at me, but I can't even come up with two copper coins, let alone two taels of silver."

Everyone: "..."

Lord An was surprised by Lu Chengjing's honesty, admitting in public that he was a kept man. He coughed twice and asked Shang Wan to verify the truth of the matter.

Shang Wan naturally nodded. It wasn't that she didn't want to give Lu Chengjing money, but rather that he had nowhere to spend it.

This morning, when the family of five went out, apart from the baby Yuanyuan, only Lu Chengjing was without money. Yuanyuan likes to play with her purse and always tries to chew on it, so Lu Chengjing was worried that she would eat the money, so he simply stopped wearing the purse. Now, coincidentally, it has become evidence of his own ignorance.

Shen Qi stepped forward to search him, but found not a single copper coin.

Everyone was speechless; it seemed the story of him living off a woman was true.

Lord An seized the opportunity to slam his gavel down and glared angrily at Xiao Fei, "You audacious scoundrel, how dare you deceive this official!"

"I wouldn't dare." Xiao Fei was so frightened that he prostrated himself on the ground, his mind racing. He said urgently, "The money really was given to me by Scholar Lu. He probably only had two taels of silver on him. He deliberately deceived me in order to bribe me to help him get things done."

Lu Chengjing looked at him, his tone clearly tinged with doubt, "You say I bribed you? Let me ask you, how did I know there was a woman resting in the room?"

Without hesitation, Xiao Fei replied, "Of course, I heard it from the people in the shop."

"Alright, I'll just pretend I heard about it." Lu Chengjing continued to ask, "I've never met this Miss Fang before, and I don't know if she's beautiful or ugly, fat or thin. Why did you suddenly decide to go through all this trouble, even with your crippled body, to bribe you to get what you wanted?"

Upon hearing this question, Xiao Fei calmed down and retorted, "You're lying. Two months ago, you came to the rice shop with the young master and happened to run into Cai Lian. You were immediately captivated by her and must have had your eye on her back then."

"My lord, I have something to say." Shang Wan raised her hand to signal.

Lord An waved his hand, "Speak."

Shang Wan pointed to herself and Fang Cailian, and sincerely asked Xiao Fei, "Who do you think is more attractive, me or her?"

Xiao Fei doesn't need to answer; anyone with eyes can see it.

Although Fang Cailian is not bad-looking, she is instantly outshone by Shang Wan.

Faced with such a huge gap, and under the watchful eyes of everyone, Xiao Fei couldn't very well lie through his teeth, so he could only answer, "You."

"Let me make this clear first, I have no intention of making any personal attacks, I am just stating the facts." After her statement, Shang Wan pointed at Lu Chengjing, "We have been married for nearly two years, and even on our wedding night, he never looked me straight in the eye."

Everyone could understand what she meant.

His wife is a rare beauty, and his aesthetic sense has improved from looking at her every day. How could Lu Chengjing possibly stare at Fang Cailian?
However, some people had their doubts: what if Lu Chengjing was just tired of delicacies and wanted to try some simple porridge and side dishes?

Fang Cailian, feeling insulted: "..."

Shang Wan continued, "To put it bluntly, twelve taels of silver can buy you a male prostitute in a brothel. It's a clean transaction with no disputes. Isn't that much easier than picking wildflowers by the roadside?"

Everyone looked at Lu Chengjing. Oh, you're going to a brothel?

Lu Chengjing couldn't help but darken his face. When had he ever been to those messy places?

Shang Wan gently squeezed her fox's beautiful paws and said to everyone, "Well, I was just using an example. I can testify that my husband has never been to a brothel!"

This sounds like a blatant attempt to cover something up.

Lu Chengjing: "..."

If Shang Wan continued talking, who knows what strange fetishes she might give him, so he had no choice but to speak up to divert everyone's attention.

"My lord, everyone in the rice shop follows Manager Ge's lead, so there's bound to be some suspicion of mutual cover-up. Similarly, the two witnesses on my side are my relatives, so there's also the suspicion of favoritism. I have another way that might be able to verify this matter."

(End of this chapter)