My spirit appeared on the road to exile, and I was treated as an ancestor.

Chapter 161 Witnessing the mistress harshly beating the servants
Sensing the displeasure in the deity's tone, He Zhen foresaw the possible fate of the Yang family.

Upon hearing He Zhen's words that Yang Fang, who had married the old man's granddaughter, actually had a concubine, Gu Xingzhao couldn't help but sneer.

How come I remember that when Yang Fang went to the Lu family to propose marriage, he promised in front of the old man that he would never take a concubine in his life and would never let Lu Youtiao suffer any grievances?

At that time, the old man had already chosen Jiang Shao, the only son of Minister Jiang of the Ministry of Revenue, for his granddaughter. The two families had always had a good relationship, and they had already agreed on a date, just waiting for the betrothal. However, Lu Youtiao said she wanted to marry Yang Fang.

The old man disagreed, but he doted on his granddaughter, and his eldest son and son-in-law spoke highly of him. In the end, the Lu family saw that Yang Fang was honest and genuinely cared for Lu Youtiao, so they agreed to the marriage. This caused a rift with Minister Jiang, and the Jiang and Lu families never spoke to each other again.

Otherwise, given Yang Fang's wealth at the time, he wouldn't have been able to marry a girl from the Lu family, let alone even step into the Lu family's doorstep, let alone propose marriage.

In fact, not only Gu Xingzhao, but even He Zhen, who had just learned about this from the person who went to inquire about the news, was also filled with sighs and cursed the Yang family for their inhumanity.

They probably thought that with the Lu family gone, the Lu family girl would have no one to rely on, which is why they bullied her like this. Unfortunately, they didn't realize that the girl still has a powerful figure in her life.

He Zhen: "I heard that she was kept as a mistress outside for two years. Recently, she became pregnant and was brought into the Yang family mansion by Yang Fang. A doctor was consulted, and the fetus was already four months along."

Upon hearing this, Gu Xingzhao thought to himself, if the Lu family knew about this, they would probably all want to rush back to the capital and castrate Yang Fang.

Lu Youtiao has bad taste; she rejected the good family the old man had carefully chosen for her, and picked such a scoundrel instead.

He Zhen sighed, "I wonder how that Miss Lu is doing. I haven't been able to find out a single thing about her."

On the bright side, people are always being controlled; if there's discord in a relationship, you can just give them a divorce.

To put it bluntly, if the Yang family doesn't behave properly, then their chances of survival are slim.

What He Zhen thought of, Gu Xingzhao also thought of. It seems that he will not talk to the old man for the time being, and will go to the Yang residence to see what is going on.

"Where is the Yang residence?"

He Zhen said, "When are you going? Why don't I bring some people with me to show you the way?"

She thought that if Miss Lu were imprisoned, she could bring some people with her and perhaps be able to help the gods.

Gu Xingzhao thought for a moment. He only needed to check the situation first and needed a coordinate to teleport there. Bringing people along at this time would probably be a wasted trip. "No need, I'll go check the situation first."

He Zhen: "Then I will lead the way for you. When you go in, I will wait for you outside the mansion."

Gu Xingzhao: "Okay, thank you for your trouble."

He Zhen was flattered and said, "You're too kind. It's all I should do."

In the evening, He Zhen went to the Yang residence again. After arriving outside the residence, she took a paper tube and informed Gu Xingzhao.

Gu Xingzhao immediately teleported to He Zhen's location and saw that it was almost dark in the capital. "You should go back first. It's not safe to go back now that it's getting dark."

Having dealt with deities for a long time, He Zhen knew what kind of person she was. Since she was leaving on her own, it meant she didn't need his help now.

"Then let me know if you need anything."

"it is good."

After watching He Zhen leave, Gu Xingzhao entered the Yang residence.

The Yang residence was very large. After wandering around twice, she still couldn't find Lu Youtiao. Instead, as she passed the kitchen, she overheard two maids carrying food talking. "We're going to deliver food to Aunt Liang again. I wonder how the young lady is doing," one maid sighed.

Another maid was very nervous and looked around. "Shh—keep your voice down, don't let anyone hear!"

"I just secretly hid a steamed bun. You stay outside and I'll quietly deliver it to the girl."

"Okay, then be careful."

Hearing their conversation, Gu Xingzhao pondered for a moment. Yang Fang didn't have any daughters or sisters. In the Yang family mansion, there weren't many people who could be addressed as "Miss" as if they were mistresses.

The "Liang Yi Niang" they were referring to was probably the mistress He Zhen mentioned, and the girl might be Lu Youtiao.
Ordinary people should call her "Madam," but these two maids call her "Miss." Perhaps they are people that Lu Youtiao brought from the Lu family, and that's why they call her that in private.

Based on this guess, Gu Xingzhao immediately followed behind them.

It seems the Yang family thinks the Lu family is powerless, treating their lawfully wedded wife so poorly that even a simple steamed bun has to be secretly hidden for her by servants.

Gu Xingzhao dared not imagine what would happen if the old man knew that his beloved granddaughter was being treated like this; would he be furious enough to die?

Two maids brought the food to the brightly lit courtyard. Gu Xingzhao was curious and followed them in for a look.

Inside the room, Aunt Liang sat at the table, with two maids serving her. The table was laden with a sumptuous meal, and from Gu Xingzhao's angle, her slightly protruding belly could be seen.

At this moment, her face was filled with anger, and she gripped the soup spoon tightly in her hand, her knuckles turning slightly white.

The air around them seemed to freeze in her anger; the two trembling maids lowered their heads, not daring to breathe.

Suddenly, the soup spoon was slammed to the ground and smashed to pieces. "You two lowly servants! How dare you disrespect me!"

Aunt Liang's voice was shrill and piercing, echoing throughout the courtyard. Gu Xingzhao covered his ears with his fingers, gave the aunt a disgusted look, and almost went deaf.

The two maids who brought the food were so frightened that they knelt on the ground, their knees hitting the broken porcelain shards, the blood staining their clothes. Their bodies trembled, their heads were bowed low, almost touching the cold ground, and their eyes were full of terror.

Aunt Liang propped herself up on the table and stood up with the help of two maids behind her. She put one hand on her waist and deliberately stuck out her belly, as if to show off her status.

She walked up to the two maids, raised her hand, and viciously threw it at one of them. With a loud "smack," a red and swollen mark appeared on the maid's face.

The maidservant was in so much pain that tears welled up in her eyes, but she dared not cry out. She immediately prostrated herself on the ground and kowtowed to Consort Liang, her voice trembling with sobs, "I was wrong! Please forgive me, I will never dare to do it again!"

The maid next to her was so frightened that she trembled.

They were maids who came with the young lady from the Lu family as part of her dowry. They had always served the young lady, but since the Lu family had an accident, the young lady had fallen ill from worry. Yang Fang not only refused to call a doctor for her, but also sold off all the people in the young lady's courtyard.

They never expected that Yang Fang, who seemed so affectionate, would turn out to be so cruel to the girl. The Lu family was in trouble, and if he was afraid of being implicated, he could have simply divorced her or divorced her. Instead, he had to torment the girl like this!

It was because their indentures were not with the Yang family that Yang Fangfa could not sell them, so he sent them to the kitchen and prevented them from seeing the girls.

It was clearly because of the Lu family that Yang Fang had his current career!
Even now, Yang Fang's good reputation still circulates outside, saying that he treats his wife extremely well and did not abandon her even when her family fell into trouble. This makes them so angry that they want to spit on the face of the person who is talking nonsense.

Nausea.

Sorry to keep everyone waiting!