The little bit of careful thought she had just shown actually saved her life by accident. Ling Qingwan felt extremely lucky.
"Ling Xiao! You are so brave! Do you know what you are doing?" Ling Feng reacted and became furious, yelling at Ling Xiao.
It was rare for him to get so angry that the servant guarding the door outside couldn't help but stiffen up and shiver with fear. Ling Xiao had always been well-behaved and sensible, and no one knew what he had done to make Ling Feng so angry.
"Father." Ling Xiao realized that what he had just done was rude and bowed his head to admit his mistake to Ling Feng.
But in that situation, Ling Xiao had no choice but to push Ling Feng away. Looking at Ling Qingwan's flushed cheeks, Ling Xiao felt mixed emotions.
"Get out! I'm annoyed when I see you!" Ling Feng pointed outside the house and ordered the two to leave.
Ling Xiao wanted to say something but stopped himself. After hesitating for a while, he helped Ling Qingwan out of the room.
Ye Yun was waiting at the door. When the two came out, he bowed slightly and held a respectful attitude. Ling Qingwan seemed to be unintentional and glanced at Ye Yun once more.
To be honest, Ye Yun is much more determined than Ling Feng. Before the incident even broke out, Ling Feng was already panicking, but Ye Yun was still able to pretend that nothing had happened.
"Wanwan, what happened just now? How did you and dad get to this point?" As soon as he walked away, Ling Xiao couldn't wait to ask Ling Qingwan.
Since they were father and daughter, Ling Feng would never strangle Ling Qingwan. If he had been a little later, Ling Xiao was afraid that Ling Qingwan's life would be in danger.
"He did something bad and I happened to catch him, so he just felt guilty." Ling Qingwan didn't care and chuckled.
"What do you mean?" Ling Xiao was confused.
Ling Qingwan stopped, turned sideways, and looked up at Ling Xiao.
Ling Xiao is simple but not a fool. As the eldest son and the young master of the Marquis's Mansion, he must know what happened in the mansion in the past few days.
It's not that he doesn't know, he just doesn't want to believe it.
"Brother will know in a few days." Ling Qingwan knew that it was useless for her to say anything, so she said it lightly and turned away.
Ling Xiao looked at Ling Qingwan's back, at a loss for what to do.
As expected, within two days, the news of Ling Feng's secret lover spread and caused a stir in the capital. Everyone was shocked, except for the Iris Pavilion, which was extremely quiet, as if it had stayed out of the matter.
With General Shen taking action, Ling Qingwan has nothing to worry about.
"Miss."
At that time, Ling Qingwan was having lunch when Nanny Park rushed in in a panic.
"What's wrong, Madam Park?" Ling Qingwan frowned and asked with concern.
What Nanny Park said must be about her mother, which is why Ling Qingwan was so worried.
"Madam, she...she fainted." Nanny Park clenched her hands in panic and paced back and forth, at a loss.
Ling Qingwan was shocked and dropped her bowl and chopsticks and rushed to Ling Shen's room.
There was a bitter smell of medicine in the room. Ling Qingwan was anxious and walked straight into the side room and came to Ling Shenshi.
Ling Shen was lying on the bed, her face pale and bloodless. When Ling Qingwan saw this, her nose felt sore and tears welled up in her eyes.
Even though she knew that Ling Shen would be upset after the incident became public, Ling Qingwan still felt distressed when she saw her like this.
"Did the doctor say anything? How is my mother?" Ling Qingwan turned around and asked Nanny Park.
"The doctor said that Madam is depressed and has damaged her liver and lungs. She needs good care. The young master is not at home, and the old lady's condition is not good. I can't take care of Madam, so I can only call you." After saying this, Nanny Park sighed several times.
"It's my duty." Ling Qingwan said softly. She carefully covered Ling Shenshi with the quilt and left the side room.
"My father did such a shameful thing, but it is my mother who suffers." Ling Qingwan was a little unwilling.
Whether it was Song Zhiqing or Ling Feng, their wives and concubines were all loyal to them. Ling Qingwan didn't understand how people like them could have the true love of others.
"The truth will come out sooner or later. Madam will have to know." Madam Pu followed Ling Qingwan out. "But Madam is also worried about you and the young master, and she's afraid you won't be able to handle it."
"I don't have any feelings. I'm not familiar with him. I don't care what kind of person he is." Ling Qingwan told Madam Park bluntly. She only had resentment towards Ling Feng, not a father-daughter relationship.
If Ling Feng really treated her as his daughter, he would not have strangled her neck that day with such a vicious look, determined to strangle her to death.
"I'll have to trouble you to take care of my mother." Ling Qingwan stopped and bent down to Nanny Park.
Nanny Park was anxious and quickly helped Ling Qingwan down.
"Second Miss, don't be like this! Madam is the master, and I am the servant. It is only natural for servants to serve their masters. You don't need to thank me."
Ling Qingwan nodded, turned sideways, and walked slowly out of the yard.
Nanny Park escorted Ling Qingwan to the door.
"Mammy, how long have you been serving my mother?" Ling Qingwan suddenly asked.
"To answer Second Miss, it would have been thirty-four years." Nanny Park knew the number by heart without even thinking.
Nanny Park was the person who had been with Ling Shen the longest.
"Do you still remember what happened before my mother and father got married?" Ling Qingwan asked again.
"I remember everything about Madam." Nanny Pu answered truthfully, not daring to delay. She was puzzled and looked up at Ling Qingwan.
"My father was not a love-struck man. He had more than a dozen concubines in his backyard. If the mistress he kept was an ordinary woman, my mother would not be so upset."
"Madame Park, who exactly is Cheng Man?"
Ling Qingwan stared into Nanny Park's eyes, waiting for her answer.
Nanny Park avoided his gaze, lowered her head, and did not speak for a long time.
"If you don't want to talk about it, forget it. It's not a big deal. Just remember what I told you to do, and take good care of my mother." Ling Qingwan saw Nanny Pu's reaction and understood. Seeing Nanny Pu in a difficult situation, Ling Qingwan simply stopped forcing her.
Nanny Pu watched Ling Qingwan walk away, sighed heavily, and turned back to the yard.
The matter between Ling Feng and Cheng Man would not be so easy to resolve, and Ling Qingwan did not know how far the matter would end. In short, the good times in the Marquis' Mansion would not last long.
Before returning to Iris Pavilion, Ling Xiao stopped Ling Qingwan on the corridor.
"Brother!" Ling Qingwan was delighted when she saw Ling Xiao and called him sweetly.
"You were the one who spread the news about Dad, right?" Ling Xiao frowned, looking extremely serious.
Ling Qingwan's smile came to an abrupt end.
So Ling Xiao came to call her to account for his crime
"I asked you a few days ago, and you said I would know in a few days. That's right, right?" Ling Xiao asked again and again, as if he wanted to confirm with Ling Qingwan.
"If I say that I did it, will my brother blame me?" Ling Qingwan asked Ling Xiao.
"Let's not talk about whether father is such a person or not. If this matter gets out, how will father's face be saved? How will the face of the Marquisate be saved?"