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

"We exchanged our tokens of love, one for you and one for me. You were so touched that your eyes welled up with tears."

"Qingyan, hurry up and return the sachet to Young Master Ye." Madam Sun glanced at the dark-faced Granny Zheng, her body trembling uncontrollably, and hurriedly urged Luo Qingyan.

"Is my sister unwilling? Could it be that she still has feelings for Young Master Ye?" Luo Haitang said sarcastically when Luo Qingyan remained silent.

"You should be thinking about how to return the betrothal gifts!" Luo Haitang was vicious enough, determined to smear her, unworthy of being the elder sister.

Upon hearing that a betrothal gift was to be returned, both Luo Haitang and Madam Sun shrank back.

Immediately, Luo Qingyan's sharp gaze swept over Ye Hui: "I don't have a gold-threaded sachet."

"Qingyan, you were moved to tears when I saw you off at the clinic in front of everyone. How can you deny it now?" Ye Hui complained, feeling wronged. The Duke's mansion valued its reputation and would never dare to separate this loving couple.

Sun wanted to curry favor with the Duke's mansion and abandon the Ye family, but that was impossible.

"I was blind at the time and thought I had met a good person."

Luo Qingyan had never been valued before. In front of everyone at the clinic, Ye Hui openly expressed his love and presented her with a gold-threaded sachet. At that moment, she thought she had finally met someone who valued her, and a warm feeling welled up in her heart; she was deeply moved.

"Qingyan, it's good that you remember. You've always been in my heart. Please come back. I'll marry you."

Everyone in the capital knows that the heir of the Duke of Xun's mansion is dying. Luo Qingyan is being forced by Madam Sun to leave a child, and she must be unwilling in her heart.

With a little comfort and more affection, I believe Luo Qingyan will definitely choose him.

Their bond was stronger than gold, and for the sake of their reputation, the Duke's mansion couldn't very well try to take her away from him.

Besides, they have a proper marriage agreement.

Both Zheng Mama and Liu Yue lowered their eyes and looked dark. The young master beat Miss Cui's maid and stewed all the fish in the pond for the sake of Consort Luo, breaking the rules every time.

What about Aunt Keluo? The token of their love is right in front of her, and she admits that she was moved to tears that day. She has feelings for Young Master Ye, and she is also very attached to the young master in the Duke's mansion. Such fickleness is really hurting the young master's heart.

That fickle woman—just wait and see how the old lady punishes her when she turns around.

Sensing the distance from everyone, with only Granny Liu looking at her with pity and heartache, Luo Qingyan was not annoyed. She smiled slightly and walked up to Ye Hui.

Ye Hui thought Luo Qingyan wanted to be with him, so he smiled and reached out his hand.

"But how did the gold-threaded sachet you gave me end up in your hands?"

Luo Qingyan spoke calmly. Ye Hui's smile instantly froze on his face.

Everyone turned to look at Luo Qingyan, not understanding what she was saying.

Luo Haitang and Madam Sun thought that Luo Qingyan was talking nonsense in order to distance herself from Ye Hui.

Zheng Mama and Liu Yue looked at Luo Qingyan in confusion. Since they were a pair of tokens of love, each of them should naturally have one and keep them safe. How did they end up in Ye Hui's hands?

Luo Qingyan lifted the sachet from Ye Hui's hand with her jade-like fingers. "This should be the one you gave me."

"Qingyan, what are you talking about? The sachets come in a pair, and this is the one I kept."

A guilty look flashed in Ye Hui's eyes. The pair of gold-threaded sachets were made by a special person, exactly the same as the ones he had commissioned. How could Luo Qingyan recognize that these were the ones he had given her?

"Ye Hui, is that one of yours with Rouge, the top courtesan at Zuihonglou?" Luo Qingyan sneered. In her past life, after becoming a ghost, she saw Ye Hui embracing Rouge, the top courtesan at Zuihonglou, and said, "Since Luo Qingyan is dead, I might as well give you both of these gold-threaded sachets."

In his past life, Ye Hui gave his own gold-threaded sachet to the girl Rouge, and then stole this one that he had given her.

After her death, all of it was given to Rouge Girl.

She was heartbroken for a long time after losing the token of their love, and wanted to save up money to make an exact replica.

"Luo Qingyan, you've hurt me so much by making such a fuss about me." Ye Hui's face showed anger.

He didn't know where Luo Qingyan got so much information, but right now Luo Qingyan certainly couldn't prove that this was the one he gave her, so as long as she didn't admit it, that was fine.

"I wasn't making things up about you. The one you gave me, I had a '福' (good fortune) character engraved inside. You can see for yourself."

Luo Qingyan raised an eyebrow. At that time, she was hoping for a lot of good fortune and to live a good life with Ye Hui. So what if she was a merchant's wife?

"Impossible." Ye Hui examined the sachet in his hand and was immediately dumbfounded.

Luo Qingyan had nothing better to do, so she carved the character "福" (fortune/blessing) on ​​it.

"Young Master Ye, have you seen clearly? You gave me something, then took it back—no, you stole it back—because I was unaware of it."

Granny Liu sneered, and Granny Zheng rubbed her nose. So he was a spoiled brat.

This is the first time I've ever heard of someone stealing back a token of love that has been given away; it's utterly ridiculous.

Luo Qingyan continued, "Also, whether you gave Rouge to Miss Rouge or not, you can find out easily by asking. I'm not accusing you unjustly."

There is no affection between us. It's just that women have it tough in this world. Marriage is entirely decided by their parents. If they have good parents, that's fine, but if they have bad parents, their daughters are treated like objects, being passed around.

He glanced at Madam Sun as he spoke.

Enraged by her accusations, Madam Sun dug her fingers into her palms. If it weren't for the presence of the Duke's family, she would have given Luo Qingyan a severe beating.

"Yes, so what? I stole it. You're an unwanted daughter, working odd jobs in the clinic. Why should you use such a nice sachet? I'm already doing you a favor by giving it to you. You really want to use it? Don't you even look at yourself in the mirror?"

Ye Hui, having already gone this far, simply admitted it.

"That's good, Young Master Ye. We have no feelings for each other and are not a good match. You should go back and wait for your mother to return the betrothal gifts to the Ye family. From now on, we will not interfere with each other."

Luo Qingyan turned and left.

"Haha, Luo Qingyan, we've already had physical intimacy, how dare you still serve the Duke's son?"

Ye Hui laughed loudly, looking up at the sky. Today, he was determined to be bound to Luo Qingyan.

Everyone stared wide-eyed.

Ruin her reputation? Luo Qingyan slowly turned around, her icy gaze piercing Ye Hui: "Ye Hui, you're talking nonsense! You just said you look down on me, that I'm not even worthy of a nice sachet, how could we have any physical intimacy?"

"You have a heart-shaped birthmark on your waist, don't you?" Ye Hui questioned, her tone certain.

"Ah! Sister, Young Master Ye saw your body. You should have told the truth that day, and Mother wouldn't have let you go to the Duke's mansion," Luo Haitang exclaimed.

Luo Qingyan's pupils dilated. She and Ye Hui were completely innocent, so how could he know that she had a star-shaped birthmark on her waist?

The air grew still, and even the slight breeze felt suffocating.

Madam Sun panicked, cursing inwardly, "Not only is she a bastard, but she's also a promiscuous bastard. She's completely offended the Duke's mansion and is in deep trouble. Originally, seeing that Luo Qingyan hadn't returned for several days, she must have caught the eye of the young master, and the Luo family could rely on her. Turns out she's a vixen, seducing men everywhere."

"Yes, I do, but Ye Hui, we are completely innocent, don't talk nonsense." Luo Qingyan was thinking back, wondering who else knew about the birthmark on her body.

Her gaze swept over the crowd before settling on Madam Sun and Luo Haitang.

Aside from Granny Liu, who raised her, only these two people knew.

"Qingyan, I can't help you. Don't look at me like that. You should explain clearly how far you've gotten with Young Master Ye. Don't drag us into being reprimanded by the Duke's Mansion." Madam Sun's eyes were filled with fear.