The one who was brought home by the Marquis of Changping was not the younger daughter of the twins who were left outside, but the real daughter who was maliciously swapped by someone with ulterior motives during the exile of the Marquis of Changping and his wife!
The sixth daughter of the Marquis of Changping was simply a wild girl who occupied a magpie’s nest.
She was not the biological flesh and blood of the Marquis of Changping at all!
Many similar news came out from nowhere.
Maybe because it involved the secrets of the inside of the big mansion of the powerful minister, and coupled with the previous popularity of the drama ‘The Cat Substituted for the Prince’, so when there was such news in real life, from peddlers to the princes and concubines in the palace, everyone was attracted by this news.
Because the source of the news was unknown, many people were skeptical about it.
However, the noble ladies in the upper circle who had seen Ling Zhuo and Ah Wu in person believed it to a certain extent.
In the beginning, they felt that Ling Zhuo and Ling Wu, the nominal twins, were not very similar. If they were not sisters with the same father and mother, it would be understandable that they looked different.
Just after this matter continued to ferment for a while, the Marquis of Changping finally took action.
He first denied the rumors and then started to make big moves, inviting out the clan leader and elders of the Ling clan and completely separating the second and third branches.
In fact, the family property had been distributed long before the late Marquis passed away, but the second and third branches had not moved out of the Marquis of Changping Mansion, so most of the expenses in recent years were paid from the public account of the first branch.
After Ling Yaodong decided to let the second and third branches move out of the Marquis of Changping Mansion, the property of both parties was not involved too much and was quickly divided.
“You unfilial son! I will sue you for disobedience!”
Old Mrs. Wu, who used to be dignified and prudent in the past, was like a crazy woman.
Looking at the rough maid who forced her to move, she glared at Ling Yaodong fiercely, wishing to bite off a piece of meat from him.
She didn’t think that just because she exposed Ling Zhuo’s true identity, her stepson who had tolerated her for so many years actually tore his face and drove her and the second branch out of the Marquis of Changping Mansion.
Old Mrs. Wu knew in her heart that after leaving the Marquis of Changping Mansion, although she was still the Old Madam of the Marquis of Changping Mansion in name only, the current Marquis of Changping was her stepson, a step-son who had broken up with her and kicked her out of the Marquis Mansion, while her own biological son was not very capable.
She was afraid that from now on, all the people who surrounded her and admired her would disappear, and her current noble status would be like a reflection in the water, which would be broken with a poke and would never be as glorious as it is now.
So, how could she be willing to leave the Marquis’ Mansion?
So, Old Mrs. Wu threatened Ling Yaodong with filial piety, which was once her sure-fire trick that never failed.
“The Second Brother will be a grandfather soon. They say that the tree has big branches. Long before my father passed away, he had already divided the property for us brothers.”
“What’s more, what did Mother and the Second Brother’s wife do? Do you want me to list them one by one? Just asking Mother, Second Brother, and others to move out is the last face I leave for you.”
Ling Yaodong’s face was expressionless.
“As for Mother saying that I am unfilial and that she wants to go to His Majesty to sue me, please do it yourself. If Your Majesty really wants to punish me, I will be willing to do so.”
Ling Yaodong was not moved at all.
Seeing Ling Yaodong who was completely different from his previous performance, Old Mrs. Wu felt panic for the first time.
The separation of the Marquis’s Mansion was proceeding quickly.
The people in the third branch were smart. Without Ling Yaodong’s words, they moved out honestly on the first day of the separation.
Their branch was born out of wedlock and had no sense of existence. If they behaved honestly now, Ling Yaodong, the Eldest Brother, maybe would still have some warmth for them.
Old Mrs. Wu and the Second Madam were really ‘coaxed’ out. That day, the heart-wrenching cry of Mrs. Xiao Wu almost spread throughout the street.
Because of this, the memorials accusing Ling Yaodong of being unfilial were passed to Emperor Qian like snowflakes.
However, the memorials were passed up, but the palace never expressed its position.
It was not until nearly a month after Old Mrs. Wu and the second branch were driven out that Emperor Qian dreamed of his ancestors. He was grateful for the Ling family’s ancestors’ rescue and rewarded Ling Yaodong.
At this point, everyone understood Emperor Qian’s attitude. He would not punish Ling Yaodong.
Ling Yaodong finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He made the right bet!
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