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"Xiao Lie, you damned, cursed creature, get out here right now!"

The woman's shrill shouts outside the door continued, accompanied by the loud banging of her kicking the door, as if she wanted to tear the whole door apart.

Xiao Lie slowly fastened his belt and squinted his eyes.

The Third Prince didn't come, but someone who didn't know his own mortality showed up.

He recognized the voice; it was Liu, Xiao Lie's shrewish aunt.

Xiao Lie straightened his robes before slowly walking towards the door.

As soon as the door was opened a crack, the woman outside couldn't wait to squeeze in, almost bumping into Xiao Lie.

The woman was dressed in a brocade skirt, and was quite plump. Her round face was covered with thick makeup, but it couldn't hide her sharp, high cheekbones.

As soon as Liu entered the room, her triangular eyes glanced at the bed. Seeing Lin Wan'er's disheveled appearance, a look of disdain and smugness immediately appeared on her face: "Oh dear, look at this bride, the sun is already high in the sky and she still isn't up. What a lack of manners!"

Lin Wan'er was so ashamed and indignant that she buried her face in the quilt.

Liu was still not satisfied and pointed at Xiao Lie, cursing, "You scoundrel! You spent so much money on the wedding, don't you know your cousin needs money to buy an official position? Hurry up and hand it over."

Xiao Lie almost laughed out of anger when he saw her arrogantly reaching out for money.

That's like a toad yawning—what a boastful tone!

You should know that this Liu family was just a poor relative of her mother's family. When the original owner came to the capital, this family shamelessly climbed up to her, saying that they wanted to take care of the young master's daily life in the capital. In reality, they just took advantage of the original owner's young age and wanted to live in the Duke's mansion for free and take over the mansion.

And the original owner of this body, that fool, actually treated them like family and supported them.

Cousin Wang Fugui was an even bigger character. He used Xiao Lie's money to eat, drink, and play with women. He was barely literate, yet he still claimed he wanted to take the imperial examination and become an official—he took the exam for three years but didn't even pass the preliminary examination.

So Liu came up with a solution for him—buying him an official position.

Hahaha, what a bastard stewed in soup, full of wicked schemes!

"Did you hear me?!"

Seeing that Xiao Lie remained silent, Liu became even more arrogant. "This concerns your cousin's future. You must produce three thousand taels of silver today! Not a single coin less!"

Xiao Lie chuckled, walked to the table, sat down, and poured himself a cup of tea: "Three thousand taels? Why don't you let me give up my position as heir apparent to him?"

"What? You think it's too much?"

With her hands on her hips, Liu said, "You spent at least five thousand taels on this wedding! What's wrong with giving your cousin three thousand taels? And who gave you the right to sit and talk to me—"

Before she could finish speaking, Xiao Lie suddenly raised his hand and splashed a whole cup of tea on her face.

"what!"

Liu screamed, her makeup smeared all over her face, "You little beast! Have you gone mad?!"

"This Duke's mansion is surnamed Xiao, not Liu. Are you trying to act tough with me?"

Xiao Lie put down his teacup, giving him a look of utter disbelief. "You have no money, and besides... your family has been eating and drinking for free in my mansion for so many years, costing more than three thousand taels. When do you plan to pay it back?"

Liu was stunned, as if she had heard the biggest joke in the world.

Xiao Lie actually asked her for money? That's utterly outrageous!

"Xiao Lie, have you lost your mind? We're your elders! We came here specifically to take care of you! And you're trying to charge us?"

"Elders?" Xiao Lie said with a sneer, "They're nothing but greedy parasites."

"you!"

Liu was trembling with rage. She immediately rolled up her sleeves and shouted, "You little bastard! I'm going to teach you a lesson today!"

Xiao Lie raised his hand and slapped her hard across the face.

The force was so great that Liu staggered, her plump body crashing directly into the door frame.

"You...you dare hit me?!"

Liu felt dizzy and disoriented, then covered her face in disbelief, her eyes wide like saucers. "I'm your aunt! This is unfilial! This is utterly rebellious!"

Snapped!Snapped!

Xiao Lie slapped Liu Shi several more times, causing blood to seep from the corners of her mouth and her cheeks to swell rapidly.

He seriously suspected that everyone around him might have some kind of serious illness!

He was the heir of a duke's mansion, with hundreds of thousands of troops behind him. Why were these idiots so arrogant?

Also, slapping someone feels so good!

"From today onwards, your entire family is to get out of the Duke's mansion. Within three days, you shall repay the expenses of the past three years, including principal and interest, totaling five thousand taels."

"If even one coin is missing..."

Xiao Lie stared into her terrified eyes, "I'll chop your son up and feed him to the dogs."

"You...you can't do this!"

Liu was terrified. She couldn't understand how this stupid and foolish playboy could suddenly become such a different person.

Not only did they turn on them and beat them, but they also tried to drive their family away.

Thinking back to the hard times of the past, Liu felt a burning itch all over her body.

Moreover... not long after she arrived in the capital, the Emperor sent someone to order her to secretly monitor Xiao Lie. If she were to be driven out this time, and the Emperor were even slightly displeased, it was not impossible that he might just silence her!

Thinking of this, Liu sat down on the ground and started throwing a tantrum.

"Damn it! I'm your aunt! I've taken care of you from the moment you were born, feeding you and cleaning you up. How can you be so ungrateful? You really don't know what's good for you!"

Xiao Lie gasped.

How can a person be so shameless?

From childhood to adulthood, the original owner's daily life was taken care of by maids. The Liu family did nothing but spend money and produce excrement, they were completely useless!

"Someone come here!"

Several guards from the mansion entered in response. These were all veterans who had followed him to the capital and were utterly loyal to the Xiao family.

Xiao Lie was too lazy to waste any more words with Liu Shi.

"Throw her and those two lazy dogs she brought out. If they ever dare to come within ten feet of the mansion gate again, break their legs."

"Yes!" The guards didn't hold back and dragged Liu out.

"Xiao Lie! You heartless beast! You'll die a horrible death!"

Liu screamed at the top of her lungs, "I'm going to sue you! I'll sue you for being unfilial to your elders! I'll let the whole capital know what kind of person you are!"

Xiao Lie didn't care at all. So what? He was already infamous in the capital.

But I have powerful backers, so who dares to mess with me?

That's how arrogant we are!

"What's going on? It's so noisy."

A gentle yet authoritative voice suddenly came from outside the door, and the guards stopped in their tracks.

A young man dressed in a moon-white brocade robe was walking slowly towards the courtyard gate.

He had a handsome face and a refined demeanor, with a gentle smile on his lips, but there was a hint of coldness hidden in his eyes.

The Third Prince, Jiang Heng.