They've all separated, so what does it matter to me if they get poorer and poorer?

Chapter 423 So that’s it
While the disappearance of Xu Zhichun and his servant caused chaos in Qingshan County, Xu Zhichun and his servant had already been taken to the provincial capital of Xijiang Prefecture.

Granny Qin Qing and Zhang Quan, who was driving the cart, were thrown into the woodshed, while Xu Zhichun was tied up and brought before Zeng Mingzhu.

Upon seeing Zeng Mingzhu, Xu Zhichun gasped in surprise.

"Miss Zeng!"

She considered many possibilities, even wondering if Yu Changwang's men knew she was Minglang's wife and kidnapped her to threaten Minglang.

To her utter surprise, she would one day see Zeng Mingzhu again.

Zeng Mingzhu made a special effort to dress up with exquisite makeup today.

The orange-red brocade dress embroidered with hibiscus flowers and butterflies is exquisite and intricate. The fabric, woven with gold and silver threads, is much more precious and luxurious than ordinary brocade. Soft, lustrous seed pearls and rubies and sapphires adorn the water ripple patterned edges, adding even more brilliance.

She wore her hair in a high, flying fairy bun, with a kingfisher feather and jeweled red gold hairpin dangling from the top of the bun. The golden hairpins flowed down her temples and swayed gently with her movements, making her look incredibly noble.

Zeng Mingzhu gently turned her head, and the ruby ​​earrings were dazzling, their bright red luster making her skin appear even whiter.

"Hmph, Xu Zhichun, you never thought you'd end up in my hands one day."

Xu Zhichun felt a chill run down her spine.

Zeng Mingzhu's high-profile appearance must mean she's had some great opportunity.

She must have her own defenses to have managed to capture me; escaping will probably not be easy.

What do you want?

"What do you want?"

Zeng Mingzhu laughed loudly: "Of course I want revenge, I want you to suffer a fate worse than death."

Xu Zhichun thought to himself, "It was clearly you who repeatedly courted death in the past, what does it have to do with me?"
When you harmed me, did I not resist but instead obediently follow your wishes?

Zeng Mingzhu felt a mixture of pleasure and hatred. Suddenly, she stood up and slapped Xu Zhichun across the face. "You bitch! If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have suffered so much humiliation. All my pain is caused by you. You never expected things to turn out this way, did you? Guess how I'll deal with you?"

"Tell me, how can a dignified Lady Shanci have a good reputation after becoming a promiscuous woman?"

"you!"

"What you have blessed me, I will repay you tenfold."

Seeing Xu Zhichun's ugly and angry expression, Zeng Mingzhu was even happier. Wouldn't doing it without saying anything reduce the fun by half?
Zeng Mingzhu smiled, her eyes sparkling, her red, delicate lips moving as she spoke the most vicious words, her gentle tone chillingly cold. "I'll do what I did before, book a room in the biggest inn in the city, send you there, and then have someone find two local thugs to serve you well. I'll also find a group of people to watch the spectacle, break down the door, and let your fame spread throughout every teahouse and tavern in the city, to every corner. What do you say?"

"Xu Zhichun, this is how you ruined me. I'm returning the favor in full. Isn't that fair? Huh? Hahahaha!"

This madman!

Xu Zhichun trembled with anger.

Zeng Mingzhu laughed even harder, "You think that's the end of it? No, no, from today onwards, every single day, I'll have someone serve you well until I'm done playing with you, hahahaha! Xu Zhichun, you filthy thing, you'll wish you were dead, I'll make you wish you were dead, hahahahaha!"

Xu Zhichun struggled angrily, feeling utterly disgusted.

"Zeng Mingzhu, you are so vicious! You will get your retribution!"

"Retribution? Aren't you getting your retribution now? You never thought this day would come, did you? Hahahaha!"

"Zeng Mingzhu, how dare you! I will not let you get away with this, I will not let you get away with this."

"Hmph, you overestimate yourself! You won't let me go, so what can you do?" "One day, one day I will get my revenge. You won't be so smug forever. Unless I die, do you dare to kill me? Do you dare?"

Zeng Mingzhu slapped Xu Zhichun again, pointing at her with a cold smile: "What do you think you are? You dare to yell at me? You think you can threaten me? What a joke. I can kill you anytime I want."

Xu Zhichun gritted his teeth: "A life for a life, the net of justice is vast and its meshes are wide, yet nothing escapes it, you dare!"

Zeng Mingzhu laughed heartily, in high spirits, and mocked, "That's all the knowledge you have. Whose sky? Whose net? Do you even know?"

"All I need to know is that this day and this internet don't belong to you!"

"Haha, then I'm not afraid to tell you, it's me."

Xu Zhichun suddenly opened her eyes wide and stared at her, bewildered and frightened.

Zeng Mingzhu was thoroughly pleased and couldn't help but boast smugly, "So what if I told you?"

In her eyes, Xu Zhichun was already a dead man.

"You didn't expect this, did you? After I left, I went to Xiangzhou Prefecture. The prefect of Xiangzhou Prefecture, Lord Feng, is now my husband. I want to deal with your Xu family. Hmph, do you think I can succeed? Speaking of which, I owe my current situation to you. I'd better repay you properly."

Xu Zhichun was greatly shocked.

No wonder!
No wonder Zeng Mingzhu had the audacity and ability to kidnap herself.

But isn't Xiangzhou Prefecture the territory of the rebel King Yuchang?

Where am I right now?

Xu Zhichun, realizing this, complained even more bitterly.

Zeng Mingzhu saw her reaction as if she had been struck by lightning and felt utterly devastated.

Zeng Mingzhu's sense of accomplishment reached its peak. "Didn't expect that, did you? Do you regret it? It's too late to regret it now!"

Xu Zhichun pursed her lips and remained silent.

Zeng Mingzhu laughed wildly: "Xu Zhichun, this is all you owe me. Cuiyue, gag her and take her away immediately."

Xu Zhichun turned her head and gave her a deep look before being led away by guards.

When Xu Zhichun opened his eyes again, he was already in a room at the inn. He was tightly bound and his mouth was gagged with a rag.

Xu Zhichun closed his eyes, and with a thought, he gripped a sharp knife in his hand.

Thank goodness, she has a cheat code.

The finger-thick hemp rope was exceptionally strong, and Xu Zhichun cut it bit by bit, taking quite some time before finally breaking it.

Unsurprisingly, my hand was also injured, and drops of blood seeped from the wound, which burned with pain.

She quickly wrapped her hands with a handkerchief, took out a set of men's robes that were neither new nor old from her storage space, hurriedly changed into them, undid her already messy hair and tied it up haphazardly, then used a hemp rope to climb out of the window and leave.

Before she could even leave the inn, she saw a servant leading two lewd-looking men with gleaming eyes upstairs.

Xu Zhichun's gaze was deep, and he instinctively felt that this was the person Zeng Mingzhu had found for him.

Xu Zhichun hurriedly left the inn, pretending to need a carriage urgently. He spent a hundred taels of silver to flag down a mule cart on the street, refusing even the driver, and drove himself. After inquiring about his location, he sped towards the east gate of the city.

Fortunately, this is not Xiangzhou Prefecture, but Xijiang Prefecture.