The clingy concubine ran away, and the sickly prince lost control.

"Madam, who did this?" Luo Daocheng touched Luo Chengyong's clothes, his blood-stained hands trembling uncontrollably. In broad daylight, who had crippled his only son?

"It's Pei Shiyuan," Madam Sun said through gritted teeth, enunciating each word clearly.

"Why? Why? I'll go ask him. Even the Duke's mansion can't go too far. There's no law anymore." The usually timid Luo Daocheng was filled with rage and decided to risk everything.

"It was I who gave Qingyan the drug that would prevent her from having children. I never expected that Prince Pei would care so much about Qingyan and come to take revenge." Madam Sun's face was cold and her eyes were sinister.

She hadn't expected that the Duke's mansion would be able to discover it; no wonder the Duke's mansion's physician was so skilled.

"What a disaster!" Luo Daocheng plopped down on the ground, groaning as he sat down.

"Mother, the doctor is here." Luo Haitang glanced at the doctor and hurriedly went to call him.

The doctor busied himself bandaging the wound.

Is there any way to salvage this?

Sun knelt down and asked.

"There's nothing we can do, she's lost too much blood. She needs to recuperate properly!" The doctor turned and left with his medicine box, leaving a cleaner body than the palace's eunuch department.

"Hahaha!" Madam Sun suddenly burst into maniacal laughter. "Luo Qingyan, didn't I ruin you anyway? You can't have children anymore, hahaha!"

"Mother, Mother," Luo Haitang tried to wake Sun Shi, because Piaoxue was staring at them mockingly.

"You shameless woman, what are you looking at?" Madam Sun went up to fan Piaoxue, but Luo Daocheng stopped her: "What are you doing? Isn't the manor chaotic enough already?"

"Sigh! I told you we should always go along with the Duke's mansion, but you wouldn't listen. Now look what's happened—you've made Qingyan unable to have children. Don't you think the Duke's mansion will let us off the hook?"

Luo Daocheng buried his head in his hands, slapping his thigh in regret.

"Who would have thought that the Duke's mansion would take a concubine seriously? Prince Pei must have never seen a woman before, to be so easily bewitched." Madam Sun sneered repeatedly, her mind insane.

Luo Haitang took a few steps back in fear. Had her mother gone mad? She turned to Luo Daocheng and said, "Father, I'm afraid of blood, so I'll leave first."

"Sigh!" Luo Daocheng sighed and ordered his men to carry Luo Chengyong into the house and take good care of him.

Sun was also dragged and pulled back to her room by the rough-looking maid.

"Master, calm down." A sharp glint flashed in Piaoxue's eyes as she touched her lower abdomen.

She is over a month pregnant.

Sun had previously given her a drug that would prevent her from having children, but she discovered it.

She needs to maintain a good relationship with Luo Qingyan, unlike that fool Sun who unjustly picks fights with Luo Qingyan.

On the other side.

When Luo Qingyan woke up in the morning and didn't see Pei Shiyuan, she went to pay her respects to the old lady alone.

The old lady sighed softly, her voice filled with regret.

"Please, Madam, arrange for the young master to take another concubine," Luo Qingyan said, bowing. Her mother had gone so far as to take the infertility medicine with her, just to see her abandoned by the Duke's mansion.

She didn't insist. Instead, she suggested that Pei Shiyuan take a concubine, which would leave a good impression on the old lady. Perhaps, considering that she helped Pei Shiyuan find Jing Bufan, she could stay in the Duke's mansion.

Luo Qingyan thought that once Pei Shiyuan found a new love, he wouldn't remember her anymore. Besides, he always had reasons not to consummate the marriage with her, so he probably didn't really like her. She couldn't be relied on, so she might as well stick close to the old lady.

"Don't worry about taking a concubine. It's such a pity that her good health has deteriorated like this." The old lady valued the good fortune that Luo Qingyan brought to Pei Shiyuan and really wanted Luo Qingyan to give birth to a son or daughter. At this moment, she really wanted to tear Sun Shi to pieces.

That Sun woman is really infuriating.

The old lady felt a sense of stagnation, as if Sun Shi had been ruining the Duke's mansion's luck.

"Don't worry about anything. Just stay in the Duke's mansion and serve the young master. Do your job as a concubine well. Continue to run Kangning Pavilion. I hope you can make the business successful."

"Thank you for your kindness, Madam." Luo Qingyan bowed.

After paying her respects, Luo Qingyan ran into Pei Shiyuan as soon as she stepped out of Yi'an Residence.

Pei Shiyuan's face was gloomy, and there was a faint smell of blood on his body.

Luo Qingyan was taken aback. Pei Shiyuan had been missing all morning; could he have gone to kill someone?

She had seen scenes of men in black raiding homes and splattering blood in the morning mist of the capital.

"Your Highness," Luo Qingyan said with a slight curtsy.

"Luo Chengyong is crippled." Pei Shiyuan said coldly.

Yuan Qing gestured in a high-pitched voice, "It's ruined."

Luo Qingyan's eyes widened as Pei Shiyuan turned Luo Chengyong into a eunuch.

My mother must be going crazy.

Pei Shiyuan sensed that Luo Qingyan's sorrow was accompanied by a sense of estrangement from him, and immediately lowered his eyes: "Let's have breakfast together."

Throughout the day, Luo Qingyan was busy as a spinning top, and Pei Shiyuan needed her to serve him at all times, giving him water and snacks.

She wanted to calm down and think about how to better manage Kangning Pavilion, but she didn't have the time.

"Don't mention taking a concubine to Mother. I won't take a concubine." Pei Shiyuan suddenly said this as Luo Qingyan brought in the plum and almond cake.

"Okay." Luo Qingyan casually agreed. The old lady allowed her to stay in the Duke's mansion and run Kangning Pavilion, so she had no other worries.

Pei Shiyuan shifted uncomfortably, trying to appease her. He didn't mind that she couldn't have children, so he decided to let it go since she was in a bad mood.

Luo Qingyan didn't have a chance to sit down until Pei Shiyuan took a nap. She thought for a moment that if she could do a good job with Kangning Pavilion, she would have a place in front of the old lady and in the Duke's mansion in the future. After carefully reviewing the account book, she took out the book that Pei Shiyuan had given her and started reading it seriously.

The business principles in the books Pei Shiyuan gave me are really useful. After I finish reading these, I'll ask him for some more books.

I lost track of time without realizing it.

When Luo Qingyan looked up, she saw Pei Shiyuan standing at the door with his eyes half-closed.

"Is he really that grumpy when he wakes up?" Luo Qingyan asked, noticing Pei Shiyuan's gloomy expression.

"What time is it for Luo Qingyan?" Pei Shiyuan asked coldly. She had taken a nap and hadn't even woken him up.

She used to sneak into his bed, but now that she can't have children, she's so distant from him. She's heartless and has no sincerity whatsoever.

Luo Qingyan looked out the window; the sun was setting, and it was already evening.

She forgot to wake Pei Shiyuan up.

"Your Highness, I'm sorry, I forgot the time while looking at the book you gave me. Your book is truly..." Luo Qingyan wanted to say that it was a divine book, so as to coax Pei Shiyuan not to hold it against her.

"Here you go! The key to the manor's library." Pei Shiyuan tossed a key to Luo Qingyan. He had been looking at the door for a long time, but Luo Qingyan hadn't noticed him.

It seems that Luo Qingyan intends to focus on managing Kangning Pavilion as her support in the future.

Can't we rely on him?

"Thank you, Your Highness." Luo Qingyan said excitedly, "The Duke's mansion library must have many good books."

She didn't really want to read books before, but now she feels that this is the only way to save herself and provide a guarantee for her uncertain future.

"Your Highness, Aunt Liu has arrived."

As the two were talking, Yuan Qing came in to report, followed by Aunt Liu.

"Young Master, Consort Luo," Aunt Liu curtsied. "I've come to tell you that Luo Haitang has asked me to teach her the art of seduction."