A whirlwind marriage: The real heiress marries a warlord.

The old lady was quite excited.

Her children and grandchildren all advised her to calm down.

Madam Lan said to Lan Zheng, "Take Grandmother back to her courtyard to rest. Advise her to take good care of herself; you don't have any children yet."

The old lady immediately shifted her attention: "When did you divorce that woman? We've been married for ten years, and she still hasn't given you a single child."

She stopped scolding Qin Yan.

Lan Zheng helped her up, saying, "If you get angry again, you really won't be able to see my child anymore."

The old lady calmed herself down.

Lan Zheng and Lan Muhe escorted her back.

Second Uncle, Third Uncle, and the others also returned home with their wives and children, leaving only Madam Lan and her children in the living room.

The second son, Lan Jun, was still puzzled: "It's normal for cars to have minor bumps and scratches. Even my eldest brother's car didn't have any scrapes. Why is Grandma so angry?"

He then asked, "Why are you blaming others?"

Third Young Mistress Su Yuzhao said, "Why don't we wait for my eldest brother to come back and then ask him again?"

The old lady mentioned Lan Zheng's child, and Lan Zheng probably will escape back soon.

The third young mistress, Su Yuzhao, once chatted with her eldest sister-in-law, who was very afraid of having children and had been taking a certain Western medicine. She went abroad to study in order to escape the old lady's nagging.

Lan Zheng's attitude towards this matter was to slow down and take a roundabout approach. It wasn't that he truly didn't want it, but rather that he wanted to wait until his wife overcame her fear before discussing it further.

He also didn't like listening to the old lady's nagging.

Su Yuzhao changed the subject, and after a few casual words, Lan Zheng returned.

It took less than ten minutes in total.

"...Ah Zheng, what's wrong today?" Madam Lan asked. "The old lady was making such a racket that I have a headache."

Lan Zheng: "That person bumped into me on purpose, but not to harm me. I suspect he wanted to 'make friends' with me, or something else. Anyway, the impact wasn't serious. He insists it was an accident, and there's nothing I can do about it."

Madam Lan frowned: "Who have you offended?"

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"But Grandmother blamed Second Young Madam Cheng," Third Young Madam Su Yuzhao added.

Lan Zheng remained silent.

The second brother, Lan Jun, asked again, "Why blame her?"

"Grandmother probably doesn't want us to mention her. Not only that, she wants us to hate her," Su Yuzhao said.

She's exaggerating a bit.

Lan Zheng couldn't give his younger siblings a meaningful look, so he could only hint to his third brother, Lan Xiu; however, Lan Xiu seemed oblivious and didn't stop him.

The second young mistress, with her gentle nature, remained silent until now, when she finally asked, "It's because Mu He doesn't like her, isn't it?"

Lan Muhe insists that everyone unite against anyone she dislikes.

Therefore, she fabricated a disaster, shifted the blame to Qin Yan, and claimed that everyone in the Lan family should hate her—Lan Muhe had used this method to deal with her three sisters-in-law.

Lan Zheng was loved by his grandmother, and his wife was clever and quick-witted, and was initially also favored by his grandmother; later, she went to study abroad, which was somewhat of an escape.

The second young mistress is the most clumsy, and the old lady doesn't like her. She has never been attacked by Lan Muhe; the third young mistress, on the other hand, is the target.

She witnessed firsthand what had happened to her sister-in-law and third brother's wife, and she knew it all too well.

Fortunately, their mother-in-law was kind and wealthy, and had a strong relationship with her father-in-law. She always helped her daughters-in-law, preventing them from being tormented to death by Lan Muhe.

Evil mothers-in-law are common, but such a vicious sister-in-law is rare.

The second young mistress and the second son, Lan Jun, are indeed a couple; they speak frankly and without beating around the bush.

Whenever something happened, the eldest sister-in-law and the third sister-in-law were too embarrassed to complain, so the second young mistress would cry and tell her mother-in-law, speaking out for her sisters-in-law.

The mother-in-law would immediately take action to resolve the issue, never trying to smooth things over.

My mother-in-law is capable and has money.

Regardless of social status, the voice of money carries power.

Over the years, the Lan family has maintained a relatively harmonious relationship, and life hasn't been too difficult. The three young mistresses and their wives have a good relationship and help each other out.

"...Why doesn't Mu He like Cheng Tianxun's young mistress? Does she want to marry Cheng Tianxun?" asked the second son, Lan Jun.

Lan Zheng remained silent.

Lanxiu looked at Su Yuzhao.

Su Yuzhao said, "Perhaps she just doesn't like Mrs. Cheng."

"Last time when my mother was in trouble, it was Mrs. Cheng who helped her," Lan Jun said. "Mu He has no reason to slander her."

"Anyway, something's a bit strange." Su Yuzhao tentatively observed her mother-in-law's expression.

Mrs. Lan listened to every word.

She pondered for a moment.

"Alright, it's getting late, you may all leave," said Madam Lan.

Then she kept Lan Zheng behind, saying, "Wait a moment, Mom has something to tell you."

After everyone left, Madam Lan asked, "What exactly happened? You're close to your grandmother, did she tell you?"

Lan Zheng: "Mom, I didn't understand either."

"I'm used to Mu He finding fault everywhere. It's just that she's too arrogant to admit she's offended the young mistress of the warlord's mansion, which won't do her any good."

"I need to find a way to separate her from your grandmother. I'll take her back to Yicheng for a few months to change her personality," Madam Lan said.

Lan Zheng recalled Qin Yan saying that she grew up in Yicheng until she was fourteen years old.

Perhaps Qin Yan's birth mother is still in Yicheng.

Once I go back, rumors will spread...

"Mom, Muhe is already so grown up. How can a few months be enough to temper her personality? She is indeed too spoiled. Let's find her a kind and gentle mother-in-law in the future," Lan Zheng said.

A spoiled person only cares about themselves, expects everyone to revolve around them, and is rather selfish.

Lan Zheng felt that Mu He's matter was a minor issue, regardless of her motives for slandering Qin Yan.

Qin Yan's matter is the real issue.

If things escalate, I wonder if my mother can handle it; will she get a divorce? And if she ends up between my parents, what should I, as her son, do?

And Qin Yan...

Will that poor girl suffer another undeserved calamity, being insulted and blamed by Madam Lan?

Qin Yan was not wrong.

Of all things, children are the most pitiful, while adults are the ones who commit the sins.

"Mom, no matter what happens, I'll always be on your side," Lan Zheng suddenly said. "That's the example Dad set for us. He always sides with Mom."

Madam Lan: "What are you saying?"

He added, "Whether it's you, your father, or the third son and his wife, they all have hidden meanings in their words. I can't figure out what you're hiding from me."

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"Even if the sky falls, I can hold it up. If you don't want to talk about it, then don't. I don't have time to care," Madam Lan said.

She had a lot of dowry properties and money, which required a lot of effort to manage. She was not a wealthy lady who could just sit around playing cards.

She was not suspicious and trusted her husband and children. She never thought of people in a negative light.

In this respect, Lan Muhe is nothing like her.

Madam Lan always felt that today's events might be related to Qin Yan; the children's hesitant words might also be about Qin Yan.

Back in the bedroom, Mrs. Lan noticed the scarf lying on the sofa and picked it up.

It's very soft.

Held in my arms, she felt like a soft, baby.

Madam Lan didn't dislike Qin Yan that much.

She might like her own appearance, and Qin Yan looks somewhat like Du Zhuojun, which is to say, she looks like her; it seems there is a special connection between them.

Lanxiu and her husband returned to the courtyard.

Su Yuzhao played with the child for a while, and only when the child got sleepy did she hand him over to the wet nurse to take away.

She told Lanxiu, "Muhe doesn't want anyone in the family to accept Mrs. Cheng. She harmed my eldest brother to provoke Grandmother's anger. Grandmother speaks evasively. Grandmother definitely knows, and Muhe probably knows too."

Lan Xiu was a little angry: "If she knew, why does she have the right to enjoy everything my sister should have?"

He desperately wanted to rush out and shout everything out.

Su Yuzhao: "The situation is very clear now. Grandmother and Muhe know, Father knows; Eldest brother thinks that Young Madam Cheng is an illegitimate daughter, he knows half of it; Mother, Second Brother and Second Sister-in-law are unaware."

He paused, then added, "My second sister-in-law may well know something. She's very clever; she just doesn't say anything. We can't estimate exactly how much she knows. But she's not an enemy. She'll definitely stand by us and Mother, so we don't need to worry too much about her."

Lanxiu: "You're the smartest. Think of a way to bring our sister back. And throw that raccoon out right now!"