The concubine, a former cannon fodder, becomes pregnant, and the childless prince spoils her rotten.

This made him so disgusted that he was about to vomit.

But the guards covered his mouth, and he looked utterly hopeless.

He was only brought here by his sister for courage and had no idea what was going on. How could he have been dragged into this misfortune?

Isn't it just that his family favors him? Lin Ye now suspects that Lin Shangya is deliberately retaliating against him, and he is filled with resentment, thinking that he must complain to his parents when he sees them.

Lin Feng, accompanied by his guards, barged into his uncle and aunt's residence, where the guards began ransacking the place.

The silver given by the concubine was originally from the household's coffers, so naturally it wouldn't just be given to the eldest uncle's family.

Aunt's voice was very loud in the quiet night, "Well, Lin Yue, look at your good brother, he really puts family aside for the sake of pleasing his master." Uncle was afraid of his wife, and his face was full of worry. He was timid and dared not say a word.

Meanwhile, the aunt was always pampered by her children, and she fantasized every day about her son becoming the top scholar in the imperial examination and her daughter marrying into a wealthy family.

Normally, she doesn't take these servants and guards seriously at all, and even considers herself as half a master, and fantasizes that the prince is her son-in-law.

Out of respect for Lin Feng, these guards never held it against her.

But now that Lin Shangya has ruined Lin Zhizhi's life, Lin Feng is no longer willing to protect them.

This was the perfect opportunity to vent their anger, so they acted swiftly. When their aunt stepped forward to stop them from rummaging through the things, they saw that the aunt was about to stop them.

However, with a casual wave of his hand, he sent her sprawling on her bottom.

Auntie was stunned for a moment, not expecting these guards to dare to make a move. Then she heard Lin Shangya's urgent voice, "Mother, stop them! They want to steal the silver."

Turn over silver? That's outrageous!

She immediately began to wail, "I've worked in the Prince's mansion for so many years, working from dawn till dusk without ever slacking off. And what is the result? Is this how the Prince treats us servants?"

Auntie really knows how to say the most taboo things, which gave Lin Zhizhi a headache.

Could it be that these guards are hesitant to act against her because their masters are worried about damaging their reputation?

Having served in the manor for many years, Lin Feng naturally knew the fate of servants who threatened their masters.

His face immediately darkened. "Brother, I won't stop you if you want to die, but don't drag me down with you. I've treated you well all these years, and I know you hold a grudge against me for what happened back then. If you can't control your wife, I won't look after you anymore."

"Second brother..." The eldest uncle hesitated, just about to pull his wife up so she wouldn't embarrass herself here.

Just then, the guard found several silver ingots under the bed.

The aunt let out a shrill scream and immediately pounced on the guard, yelling, "What are you doing? Are you trying to rob me?"

"If we delay any longer, it'll be dawn," Lin Zhizhi said, turning to her uncle. "Uncle, are you really not going to discipline her?"

The uncle opened his mouth, looked at his aunt who had a crazed expression, but ultimately did not utter a sound.

Lin Zhizhi then said, "Report it to the authorities. Cheng Huilan stole money from the mansion."

"What nonsense are you spouting, you little brat? That's all my money!" The aunt glared fiercely at Lin Zhizhi, wishing she could devour her whole.

That little slut never brings good things when she comes here; now she even dares to instigate her father to come and get the money.

Once she gets rid of these guards, she will definitely not let Lin Zhizhi off the hook.

The eldest brother should also discipline his daughter properly. What kind of immoral things has she been doing lately? She even dared to cause trouble in front of her.

"Since it wasn't theft, then the concubine hired someone to kill me. Since you took the money and then tried to take my life, I wonder how Your Honor will judge this?"

Hearing this, Auntie felt uneasy and subconsciously shrank back, her courage immediately diminishing considerably.

She knew perfectly well what good deeds her children had done.

Lin Shangya was unwilling to hand over the money so easily, and whispered a reminder: "Mother, she doesn't have the guts. The masters don't want to make a big deal out of it. If it really goes to the authorities, she will be punished."

That makes sense. Even when the concubine tried to silence the gossip, she did so through private arrangements.

Rumors are so hard to control; if you report them to the authorities, they will become known to even more people.

How could Lin Zhizhi alone bear such consequences?

Seeing his aunt's smug expression, he pounced on her, trying to snatch the silver back.

Lin Zhizhi chuckled: "You're the ones who made the mistake, you're the ones who killed people, what does it have to do with the Prince's Mansion? Do you think people will believe you if you say the Prince's Mansion mistreats its servants? Just redistribute this money, and as long as they want to continue working for the Prince's Mansion, no one will dare to speak out of turn."

These rumors were spread in my previous life, but it was the Fifth Prince who interfered.

Many thanks to Lin Shangya for finding the treacherous elements in the mansion. Even Lin Zhizhi never expected that Lin Shangya's attempt to harm her would become bait.

The big fish that even she and Liu Gulan had no clue about was actually caught just like that.

If Lin Zhizhi hadn't reminded the prince beforehand to arouse his suspicion and start an investigation, it would have been just a feud between her and Lin Shangya on the surface, and how could it have implicated the ambitious concubine behind the scenes?

If the spy had known beforehand about the potential relationship between Lin Shangya and the concubine, he wouldn't have rashly come to their door.

Lin Zhizhi still felt that things were progressing very smoothly, and she had no time to think about it at the moment.

No matter how calm she was, her aunt still didn't take her seriously and kept making a ruckus, disturbing everyone around her.

Some servants were already unable to sleep and came to check on the situation.

Because her aunt's family likes to take advantage of small things, they have always been unpopular. At this moment, they are happy to see their father turn against his own family for the greater good.

The guard had no patience to argue with her and pushed her to the ground with a little force.

His aunt immediately lay down on the ground and rolled around, grabbing his trouser leg and refusing to let go, saying, "My back, you made me fall and hurt my back."

Lin Feng, who hadn't spoken until now, said, "Just break her legs. I think my second brother would be willing to take care of her forever."

These words didn't sound like a joke, and the aunt immediately fell silent, instinctively looking at her husband.

Terrified, she dared not do anything reckless and kept gesturing for him to speak with her eyes.

My uncle was used to being a coward and didn't like to talk much. At this moment, he stammered and couldn't utter a complete sentence.

Compared to Lin Zhizhi's threatening words, Lin Feng's words clearly carried more weight.

Auntie didn't want to be paralyzed for life, but she couldn't bear to part with all that money.

Judging from Lin Feng and Lin Zhizhi's attitude today, I'm afraid I won't be able to get any money from them in the future.

Their appetites had long been inflated by the concubine. After deducting household expenses, how much of the meager monthly allowance Lin Zhizhi's parents received was left for them?

The concubine always rewarded him with gleaming white silver ingots, so substantial and brightly colored they were almost dazzling.

Not only will they no longer have to worry about the writing materials Lin Ye needs, but they can also use the money to buy some land, so they will no longer have to serve others or work in the mansion.

Auntie was also thinking of buying two slave servants to serve her in the future, so that her life would be even happier when her son and daughter became successful.

The best days are yet to come.

But Lin Feng led a group of people over and shattered her beautiful dream.