In the morning, Lin Yanyan had breakfast and sent Jingyuan out. As a result, she found that there were guards guarding the door, and they were not the guards from the Marquis' Mansion.

"What's going on?" Jingyuan said puzzledly.

The guard ignored him, remaining motionless like a piece of wood, making it clear that nobody would be allowed to leave today.

Lin Yannan whispered a few words in Tanyun's ear, and Tanyun quickly ran back, returning shortly after with four bodyguards. The four bodyguards immediately stepped forward and started a physical altercation, successfully defeating the opposing guard and knocking him down.

Lin Yannan asked the guard lying on the ground, "Who sent you guys?"

The guard remained defiant and stayed silent.

林晏晏冷笑一声：“不说话是吧，把他们的舌头割了。”

These several guardians are all sent by the Shen family. They only obey the young lady's orders and will do whatever she asks. Immediately, the guardians drew their daggers and prepared to strike.

"I'll talk, I'll talk..."

Before the attendant could explain, Jin Xin ran over and said, "Miss, miss, something bad happened. The Zhu family has come knocking at our door aggressively. Madam wants you to go to the Ci'en Hall immediately."

Did the Zhu family come to our door with an aggressive manner?

Are the Zhu family pushing their luck too far? After slapping the Lin family's face, they dare to come looking for trouble?

"So, you are the guards of the Duke of Jin's residence?"

The guard nodded.

"How many of you came?"

"Sixty."

"This is too much deception." Lin Jingyuan exploded with anger, rolled up his sleeves, and was about to go to the Cien Hall.

"What are you going to do?"

"I will go and argue with the shameless Zhu family."

"What's the use of you coming back?"

Lin Yanyan asked the yard guard to take the four guards back and lock them up.

After the guards were taken away, Lin Yanyan nodded at Yu An.

Yuan Jing, step forward: "Here I am."

"Go to the Imperial Academy and request a leave for the young master. Just say there's an urgent matter at home and that you'll be slightly delayed in going."

"Yes." Yuan Jing obeys the order.

"Jingyuan."

"Sister..."

"Go to the Ministry of Rites and find Second Uncle. Tell him that the troops from the Duke of Jin's residence have surrounded our Marquis's residence. It was the guard commander who risked his life to protect you and escaped from the residence to report the news. As for why the Duke of Jin's residence is acting like this, you don't know. All you know is that the situation is critical."

Uncle Er is someone who would rather suffer than lose face. He even endured being tricked into a forced marriage by Lin Zhenzhen. However, sometimes, being submissive will only allow the other party to take advantage. That's why she asked Jing Yuan to speak more seriously about the situation, and of course, it's all true. If Uncle Er still has a brain, he should go to the emperor in Mount Ma.

No matter the reason, it is a very serious matter for the Jin State Duke's mansion to surround the Ding'an Marquis's mansion with troops.

Lin Jingyuan's expression became solemn: "I will go immediately."

"Tanyun."

"I'm here, my lord."

"Now you go to the Tongyuan Building and find Mr. Liu. Tell him to spend money to hire people. Hire as many people as possible, the more the better. Settle the accounts with me later. Make sure that the hired people gather in front of the Hou Mansion's gate to mock and criticize the Duke of Jin's residence. Use harsh words and insults. Also, kindly praise the Marquis." Translation: Now you go to the Tongyuan Building and find Mr. Liu. Tell him to spend money to hire people. Hire as many people as possible, the more the better. Settle the accounts with me later. Make sure that the hired people gather in front of the Hou Mansion's gate to mock and criticize the Duke of Jin's residence. Use harsh words and insults. Also, kindly praise the Marquis.

Tan Yun finally got a proper task and excitedly blushed, "This servant will go right away."

Once the arrangements were made, Lin Yannan took Jin Xin and headed straight to Ci'en Tang. If anyone from the Zhu family dares to come knocking, she will show them what she's made of.

If the Zhu family is not humiliated and driven out today, the Ding'an Marquis's mansion will forever have to cower in fear.

Inside the Cien Hall, the matriarch's face was as dark as water, while Zhou Shi tried to explain to the Zhu family members in a gentle and friendly manner: "We just heard about the incident of Mr. Zhu being beaten, it is definitely not done by anyone from our mansion."

Qin Shi, with an angry and stern look, spoke in a cold and harsh tone: "If it wasn't you, then who else could it be? The Lin family is truly despicable in their actions. They spread rumors everywhere, claiming that my son, Ziyu, had an affair with your daughter. And now they come to ambush us, leaving Ziyu severely injured with multiple broken bones..." The thought of her son's miserable condition caused Qin Shi's body to tremble with anger.

“让子乔跟蓁蓁成亲是我的主意，你们有种就冲我来，我把话撂在这，今儿个你们林家若不给我个交代，谁也别想好过。”

"Madam Qin, you keep insisting that Zhu Ziyu was injured by our Lin family, may I dare to ask if you have any evidence, Madam Qin?" Lin Yanyan stepped into the Cien Hall and spoke in a clear and confident tone.

"Yan Yan, you're here!" Madam Zhou saw Lin Yannan as if she had seen a savior.

Qin Shi came with a furious momentum, but the old lady herself was still sick and had no energy to deal with it. Yao Shi didn't come either, saying that she got slapped by Second Brother yesterday, and half of her face was swollen, making it impossible to show herself. Shu Qi and Second Brother are both on duty, and Jingwen and Jingxiu brothers also returned to the academy yesterday... She had never seen such a situation before. No matter how much she tried to speak nicely or explain, others wouldn't listen. It really made her anxious.

Qin Shi knew that Lin Yannan had already restored her appearance, but this was the first time they had met. How should he describe it? Lin Yannan still looked more like her father, especially her eyes. They were not sharp, but they gave off a sense of deep stillness.

The former Marquis of Ding'an was best at making others suffer losses without raising a sound.

"Do we still need evidence? Our Marquis of Jinguo has never had any disputes or conflicts with anyone. The problems between Ziyu and your Lin family were caused by your own actions. Only your Lin family has the motive for it."

"What Lady Qin said is laughable. Please have a proper understanding of the Da Sheng Law. Even the government requires evidence to make a judgment. Can Lady Qin arbitrarily convict our Lin family based on her own guesses? Does the Da Sheng Law solely depend on the authority of the Jin State government?" Lin Yannan calmly and composedly responded.

Qin sneered: "You don't need to bring up the Dashing Law to justify yourselves. If you had acknowledged it early on and handed the assailant over to our Duke's office for punishment, this matter would have been settled. If not, then please ask the Emperor to intervene and resolve this complicated situation."

Lin Yannan smiled ambiguously: "Sure, our Lin family has the same intention. Let's calculate Zhenzhen's account together. And speaking of being a humble gentleman, huh! A man who just made a solemn pledge and then pushes his beloved woman to his own brother is not only not a gentleman but not even considered human. The dignified Jinguo Duke's Residence, just because of the nonsense words of a dead servant, calculated our Miss Lin like this. Our Lin family can't swallow this grievance. If it weren't for my second uncle stopping me, I would have gone to demand an explanation yesterday. Is there a need to resort to violence? Just drag him out and slap him into a pig head. This is how the Lins act, openly and uprightly."

"It was your Lin family who plotted against our Guo household first. If it weren't for the instructions from your master, would a servant dare to spread rumors outside?" Qin Shi angrily retorted.

"Do you have any evidence? Can you prove that Liu Ma spread the news under the instructions of my second aunt? Couldn't it be that Liu Ma acted on her own? Qin Madam, you should really learn the laws of Daseng properly. After all, you are the eldest daughter-in-law of the Jin Guo household. Relying on subjective speculation can easily lead to mistakes."

Qin stared coldly at Lin Yannan, who remained calm and collected. She had quite a sharp tongue, asking for evidence right away and often bringing up Dashing Law to support her arguments. Unfortunately, today it wouldn't be enough to get past this obstacle with just a sharp mouth.

The imperial physician said that Ziyu's injury is likely to leave a scar.

If the Lin family dares to harm her, she will seek vengeance against the Lin family.