A time-travel story where I forcefully marry the leading lady in a film/TV series!

After all, he had really been at her mercy for the previous two nights! But she couldn't reveal the truth directly now.

"Liu Chang!" He Weifang finished complaining in her heart, then looked up at her nominal husband and asked, "You call yourself a scholar, and you're usually the most aloof one!"

"Would you really be willing to use a woman's dowry to pave your way to success?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Chang's expression changed several times. It was not a pleasant feeling to have one's true colors exposed directly.

"Peony! You..." Liu Chang's mother quickly spoke up to scold He Weifang, after all, no one could scold her son in front of her! Especially not her daughter-in-law whom the entire Liu family looked down on!

However, before she could finish speaking, Liu Chang waved his hand to interrupt her.

"I didn't know those were your dowry!" Although his true colors had been exposed, Liu Chang instinctively continued to act, putting on a righteous and awe-inspiring expression as he said, "If I had known, I would never have acted on it!"

However, this excuse was of course not enough to sway He Weifang, who looked at Liu Chang expressionlessly and sneered without saying a word.

Those eyes were clearly telling him, "Stop acting in front of me! Aren't you tired of pretending like this?"

However, Liu Chang seemed to be possessed by a drama queen, insisting on playing this role to the very end!

He paused for a moment, then turned to the steward and said, "Go and retrieve all the gold and jade items that were taken away for her use, and put them back in her dowry chest!"

"Zishu! I'm afraid the county princess will be displeased!" Upon hearing her son's words, Liu's mother immediately became anxious and quickly found an excuse to stop him.

He Weifang watched with a cold laugh as the mother and son put on this good show, each with their own ulterior motives.

None of the gold and jade ornaments in her dowry were placed in the county magistrate's house; they were mostly displayed in various side rooms of the Liu residence, especially in the house of Liu Shen and his wife!

Now that everything has been retrieved, I'm afraid half of the furnishings in this mansion will be empty!

And now Liu's mother is actually using the county princess as an excuse, which is really disgusting!

"Hurry up and go!" Liu Chang frowned and gave the order again when he saw that the butler was still standing there in a daze.

Seeing that her son was determined, Liu's mother could only sigh helplessly and then gave the housekeeper a look.

The butler ran out of the room in response, but this was not the end of it!

"I've retrieved the deeds for the two shops that were almost sold yesterday!" He Weifang finally put aside her scheming and said, "As for all the money and valuables I've contributed to the Liu family over the past year, please return them to me, Mother!"

"From now on, without my permission, I urge everyone in the Liu household not to touch my belongings again!"

With Wei Tingyu backing her up, He Weifang spoke with much more confidence than before! She stared directly at Liu Chang and his mother, her gaze unwavering as she handed them the list of money she had prepared to repay.

"Peony, what happened to you? You've become like this!" Mother Liu took the list and felt a wave of dizziness. Speechless, she turned to He Weifang and asked, "So calculating! You reek of money! You're nothing like an official's wife anymore!"

Doesn't seem like an official's wife? He Weifang was taken aback for a moment, then burst out laughing.

That's exactly right! From now on, I'll be the second wife of the Marquis of Jining!

To put it bluntly, they were also members of the nobility in the capital!

What kind of family is yours, Liu? How dare you use the name of an official's spouse to try and extort me?

Thinking of this, He Weifang slowly stood up, and at the same time slammed her hands heavily on the table in front of her. Staring at Liu's mother and Liu Chang, she said, "I have always been this kind of person, it's just that you only found out today!"

Without waiting for the two to react, he walked straight out of the room.

Yu Lu followed behind her with a smug look on her face. Today, she finally got to hold her head high at the Liu residence!

Unlike Liu's mother, whose face was full of anger, He Weifang's husband, Liu Chang, stared at her departing figure with a look of hesitation and shock.

This guy was surprised to discover that the wife his parents had arranged for him to marry a year ago actually possessed such charm and charisma!

……

"You said that Lord Wei wouldn't go boating on the lake with me, was it for my reputation, or was it simply to accompany that He family member?" In the room of the Princess of Ji'an County, she looked at her jeweled appearance in front of the bronze mirror, but her expression remained unhappy.

Princess Ji'an was somewhat puzzled. She looked at her face from all angles and it seemed to be a sign of good fortune! She was definitely a beauty!

In addition, with her father wielding so much power, countless men wanted to get close to her and curry favor with her!

Why is it that Wei Tingyu is the only one who treats me with such indifference?

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Chapter 74 This is incredible! The county princess has fallen in love with the marquis?!

Yesterday, I went out for a stroll and deliberately waited for Wei Tingyu at the entrance for a long time, but he didn't show up!

It wasn't until they returned home that they heard that Liu Shen had accidentally fallen into the river while going to sell He Weifang's dowry shop.

Of course, with the county magistrate's abilities, it wouldn't be difficult to find out the real story! After all, there were quite a few people present at the time, and just the two servants from the Liu family who were with Liu Shen witnessed the whole process.

Thinking back to how He Weifang had spent the past year so meekly and submissive in her husband's family home, how come she's suddenly become so assertive now?! She even risked conflict with her father-in-law to take the shop back!

This is clearly because they have someone backing them up!

Moreover, He Weifang actually spent the night in Wei Tingyu's courtyard last night, and the Liu family pretended not to see anything and turned a blind eye!

They completely turned a blind eye to their daughter-in-law's affair with another man!

The county princess, who held the Liu family in utter contempt, was now even more puzzled by the relationship between Wei Tingyu and He Weifang.

Judging from the current situation, it seems that things are not developing as I expected!

Wei Tingyu seems to really like He Weifang!

If things continue like this, he probably won't abandon He Weifang when he leaves Dongdu, right?

This made Princess Ji'an feel even more displeased, especially considering the difference in Wei Tingyu's attitude towards her and He Weifang.

"What is Lady He?" Upon hearing the county princess's question, the maidservant quickly bowed her head and replied, "Let alone Lord Wei, even the young master Liu in this household has never taken her seriously. County princess, please don't take it to heart!"

“If Marquis Wei truly had no place for her in his heart, why would he help her so much?” However, Princess Ji’an was not so easily swayed by the maid’s sweet words.

The maid was speechless when she saw the county princess's appearance.

At this point, even a blind person could see that the county princess's feelings for Wei Tingyu far exceeded ordinary curiosity!

But thinking about it, it makes sense. When the county princess first met Liu Chang three years ago, she was simply attracted by his handsome appearance and his passion for poetry and painting.

The county princess, who had not seen much of the world at the time, thought he was the best man in the world, and fell deeply in love with him!

Prince Ning forcibly separated Liu Chang from her because of her family background, but in a sense, he did save the county princess.

After all, even these maids could see clearly the sordid things happening in the Liu family right now!

If the county princess, a young girl who grew up under the protection of Prince Ning, were to actually marry into this family, she would surely not be happy for more than a few days before all her illusions were shattered by the chaotic and corrupt Liu family.

Later, the county princess was forced by her father to marry a man she didn't know at all, becoming a tool for Prince Ning's political marriage.

The furious county princess endured three years of hardship at her husband's home without ever sharing a bed with her nominal husband!

The other party was wary of her status as a county princess, so they dared not force her!

In addition, her nominal husband was already seriously ill and physically weak, and he passed away after only three years!

The county princess, once a virgin, has become a widow!

She had originally thought that coming to Dongdu would allow her to find her former love and rekindle their romance, but unexpectedly, Marquis Wei appeared out of nowhere and completely captivated the county princess's mind, which had matured considerably since then!

That makes sense, Marquis Wei's status is definitely much higher than the Liu family's! If Prince Ning knew this, he probably wouldn't have tried to stop it as much as before.

However, although the Marquis of Jining's family came from a military background, they have declined in recent years.

Few members of the clan hold positions in the military or the court, so a marriage alliance with him wouldn't be of much help to Prince Ning. Therefore, the maid didn't think much of a possibility between the county princess and Wei Tingyu.

Of course, there is another very important point: Wei Tingyu already has a legal wife at home!

A county princess like herself can't possibly marry into the family as a concubine! Even if she were a secondary wife, Prince Ning probably wouldn't accept it!

"Princess, why don't we stop thinking about Lord Wei?" The maid's eyes darted around as she thought this, then she looked up at her mistress and said, "Let's hurry back to the capital! We can't keep the Prince waiting!"

"My father isn't worried at all!" Princess Ji'an said with a sneer. "He's currently preoccupied with cultivating relationships with the new ministers and nobles in the court. He has no time to care about his daughter!"

……

"Please take good care of me, Your Highness!" At the banquet the next day, an official was kneeling respectfully beside the county magistrate's table, offering her a toast with a fawning expression.

However, although Princess Ji'an nodded in response on the surface, her beautiful eyes had already looked past the crowd moving through the banquet hall and were fixed on the figure in the distance who was playing pitch-pot with several young masters.

That Wei Tingyu! He'd rather chat and joke with those young masters he's not even close to than come over and exchange a few words with me?! Does he really dislike me that much?!

Princess Ji'an frowned and looked away, then turned her gaze to Dou Zhao and the other two women sitting not far away.

As Wei Tingyu's principal wife and concubine, the three of them were naturally the object of admiration among the women at the banquet.

However, what angered the county magistrate of Ji'an the most was that He Weifang, the daughter-in-law of the Liu family, was also so close to the three women! She didn't even go to the seat prepared for her, but instead sat down with the three women in a very open manner, chatting and laughing.

Seeing this, Princess Ji'an suddenly felt a little envious! She really wanted to know what these women were discussing, and whether it was about Wei Tingyu.

However, as a county princess and the woman of the highest status at the banquet, she couldn't just go up to them and chat about gossip!

Seeing this, the official who had been trying to curry favor with the county magistrate knew that there was no point in saying anything more now, so he could only sigh and then stand up and leave.

"They're finally gone!" Princess Ji'an breathed a sigh of relief. Having grown up in the inner quarters of the Prince's mansion, she was originally a socially awkward person and was very averse to being approached by people she wasn't close to!

But because of her father, Prince Ning, she couldn't afford to offend all these officials, so she could only force herself to nod and exchange pleasantries with them.

Now that the other party had wisely left, the county princess breathed a sigh of relief, but then she saw Wei Tingyu ahead!

He actually stopped playing pitch-pot and instead walked straight towards me.

What's he up to? Does he want to come here and talk to me and have a drink?

Upon realizing this, the county princess immediately sat up straight, and even subconsciously smoothed her hair and adjusted the hairpins and jewelry on it.