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Chapter 82 Come with me to the Duke's Mansion to apologize

Xie Fubai and Marquis Huaiyuan exchanged a glance: "Does the Demon Lord and Lady Liang have some kind of connection?"

"Do you know who the Demon Lord learned his extraordinary skills from?"

Marquis Huaiyuan was the first to react: "Could it be the Martial Saint of Yuhua Mountain?"

Gu Xizhi nodded: "This Demon Lord was burdened with a deep-seated blood feud, and he went up Yuhua Mountain to seek revenge, kneeling in the snow for three days and three nights."

The Martial Saint, seeing his extraordinary talent, took him under his wing out of love for talent and imparted all his knowledge to him.

The Demon Lord Yu Huashan studied martial arts for only five or six years, but made rapid progress and mastered superb skills. Then he secretly went down the mountain to retaliate and wiped out his enemies' entire families, taking thirty-six lives.

Therefore, the martial arts world issued a kill order against him, and countless people from both the righteous and the evil factions perished under his demon-subduing pestle.

When the two sages learned of this, they were furious, considering it a great disgrace, and banished him from Yuhua Mountain, forbidding him from ever setting foot on Yuhua Mountain again.

Moreover, from then on, the two sages no longer accepted disciples. Their disciples and grand-disciples had to undergo the examination of the two sages before accepting any disciples; otherwise, they would not be considered formal disciples.

Even the Second Young Master Lu of the Earl's Mansion was merely a nominal disciple. Madam Liang, on the other hand, had been a student of the Sage of Literature since childhood, making her and this Demon Lord fellow disciples.

"I think the Demon Lord, out of consideration for our shared sect, might grant me this favor and hand over the birthday gift."

Upon hearing Gu Xizhi's words, Marquis Huaiyuan's heart was filled with hope: "My manor and Lady Liang have some private friendship, so I will personally come to ask for your help."

"Oh no, Madam Liang might not agree."

Xie Fubai listened intently to Gu Xizhi finish speaking, then angrily punched the bed board, immediately feeling a tearing pain in his buttocks and letting out a howl.

"What is it now?" asked Marquis Huaiyuan.

Xie Fubai grinned, looking utterly dejected: "Last time I went to the Duke's mansion, I completely offended that Princess Heya."

"What happened?" Gu Xizhi asked.

Xie Fubai said dejectedly, "Isn't it all because of Fang Chengxu? She openly provoked me in court, saying that my guards had no one to use. I was so angry that I taught that Princess Heya a lesson when I accompanied my grandmother to the Duke's mansion for medical treatment last time."

"You're going to lecture her?"

Gu Xizhi expressed disbelief. He had met this woman several times, but he had never seen her suffer a verbal defeat.

Xie Fubai, supporting his back, could only tell the truth: "That woman was sharp-tongued; we almost got into a fight at the entrance of the Duke's mansion."

The lawsuit between Liang Jiang and Fang Chengxu has been the talk of the town in the past few days, and almost everyone knows about it.

Guan Qi naturally exaggerated the events that followed and told Gu Xizhi about them.

Gu Xizhi asked calmly, "You listened to Fang Chengxu's instigation, didn't you? Liang Jiang didn't say anything excessive in the main hall."

Xie Fubai blinked in surprise: "Cousin, why are you still siding with that woman?"

Gu Xizhi found these words unpleasant to hear: "What do you mean by 'that woman'? Fang Chengxu is a heartless and despicable person, absolutely not someone to befriend."

“But don’t forget, the last time my grandmother fell ill, it was the Fang family who generously donated medicine to help her through that difficult time. We have to repay that favor.”

Gu Xizhi raised her hand to her forehead: "No wonder you've been helping Fang Chengxu both openly and secretly. I thought you could figure it out on your own."

"What do you mean?"

"You should know who made this heart-saving pill."

“Madam Liang,” Xie Fubai replied without hesitation.

"Then who gave us this heart-saving pill? Don't you understand?" Xie Fubai's mind couldn't process it for a moment: "But didn't Guanqi say that the medicine was given to us by the Fang family?"

"Liang Jiang was originally a member of the Fang family. After her divorce from Fang Chengxu, she did not leave the Fang family immediately."

That day, Guanqi went to ask for medicine, but he didn't have enough money. No matter how much he begged, the old lady of the Fang family still refused outright, saying that she only recognized money and not people.

Later, Liang Jiang happened to return from outside and directly gave Guan Qi a grain.

So, it turns out I was mistaken for a pearl? And Fang Chengxu had tacitly agreed to it every time it was brought up, which shows that this person is indeed not very good!
For a moment, I felt an indescribable sense of regret.

"This chess player, he talks so much nonsense all the time, why can't he say what he should say clearly?"

"She seemed to have some kind of trouble, and repeatedly told Guanqi not to make the matter of her giving medicine public, nor did she reveal her identity to Guanqi. At first, I also mistakenly thought that the medicine was given to me by someone else."

Xie Fubai said in frustration, "What should I do? It's all over. I spoke quite harshly that day, and she was so fierce that she almost hit me. She definitely won't let Madam Liang help me."

Marquis Huaiyuan sighed softly, "Whether we help or not, as long as there's a way, we have to swallow our pride and try. You unfilial son, come with me to apologize!"

Xie Fubai looked reluctant, but since it concerned his own life, he had no choice but to go.

Gu Xizhi recalled Liang Jiang's kindness towards Fang Chenghao: "This Princess Heya is not a petty person, so she probably won't hold a grudge against my cousin. It just so happens that I also need to go to the Duke's Mansion, so I'll go with my uncle."

Marquis Huaiyuan thought it would be good to have Prince Pingxi with him, and hoped that Lady Liang would remember their past relationship and lend a helping hand.

Without further ado, the two immediately ordered men to carry the half-dead Xie Fubai out of the Marquis of Huaiyuan's residence and head straight to the Duke's residence by carriage.

The Duke's Mansion.

Lady Liang is talking to Qiao Niang.

Liang Jiang casually teased the caged thrush under the eaves, but she was also listening intently to Qiao Niang chatting about things at home.

Qiao Niang was a concubine that Liang Er Ye bought from outside. More than ten years ago, she was pregnant with a son, but when she was about to give birth, Liang Su, who was only six or seven years old, pushed her down the steps and hit her stomach.

That day, Master Liang happened to be out collecting rent and was not at home. The Second Madam ordered the gates to be kept tightly closed and no one was allowed to go to invite the doctor.

Qiao Niang, an outsider with no relatives or friends in the Duke's mansion, suffered excruciating pain for most of the day, barely clinging to life.

Fortunately, Madam Liang returned from outside the mansion in time and, upon hearing of the incident, rescued her, but the child could not be saved. Qiao Niang's health was also damaged as a result, and she could never conceive again.

When Master Liang returned and heard about this, he simply said, "He has no good fortune."

Since it concerned the second wife's affairs, Madam Liang could only instruct people to take good care of her and naturally couldn't interfere. Madam Liang Wen also stood idly by.

As for Liang Su, the instigator, because he was still young, he was so frightened that he kept crying after the incident, no matter who asked him questions. In the end, no one pursued the matter, and it was left unresolved.

Qiao Niang always believed that Liang Su was instigated by the Second Madam to harm her son. But she was all alone, barely better off than a servant in the Duke's mansion, so what could she do?
Unable to be tolerated by the second wife and without any help, Qiao Niang could only try her best to please Liang Wenshi in order to find a place to stay in the Duke's mansion.

Qiao Niang often thought that once Liang Wenshi left, and she herself grew old and lost her beauty, the Duke's mansion would definitely not tolerate her.

Lady Keliang is different; she is skilled and kind-hearted, and treats her servants with kindness and righteousness. She will surely treat me well in the future.

Therefore, when Liang Jiang and her daughter arrived, she showed them ample sincerity and enthusiasm.

She stayed by Liangwen's side and knew everything about the affairs of the mansion, including the details of each person.

Liang Jiang, who was just wondering where to start to take back her family business, finally found a breakthrough by carefully analyzing Qiao Niang's words.

(End of this chapter)