Listening to her daughter's heartfelt words, the pregnant Lady Hou went on a killing spree.

The door was opened, and Granny Wang led a group of maids in from outside.

Princess Changping rose in front of Marquis Anshun and allowed her maids to help her with her grooming and dressing.

The expression on Anshun Hou's face was unreadable; he simply sat on the bed, wrapped in the quilt.

Princess Changping was about to leave when she seemed to remember something.

"By the way, the Marquis served you well last night."

"Wang Mama, give the Marquis one hundred taels of silver later; consider it my payment for the night."

"Yes, Master."

Marquis Anshun felt as if a thunderbolt had exploded in his mind. He recognized each of the three characters, but he couldn't understand them when put together.

"What does the princess mean by this?"

"What, didn't I make myself clear enough?"

I was quite satisfied with your performance last night. But once you fall asleep, that's about it. It's not even as good as the gigolo I just hired a few days ago.

She's only seventeen, good in bed and has a great figure, and most importantly, she's still a virgin.

"You, who knows how many times you've been a buyer?"

Marquis Anshun was completely bewildered. He couldn't understand how Princess Changping, who had previously been so fond of him, had turned into a heartless man who abandoned him after sleeping with him.

After thoroughly humiliating the man, Princess Changping left with her entourage, feeling refreshed.

Two maids stood by the bedside, keeping an eye on Marquis Anshun, making sure he didn't take away any of the princess's belongings.

Marquis Anshun picked up the rumpled clothes from the ground and put them on. He didn't even know how he left Princess Changping's residence and returned to his own residence.

The two guards he brought back a few days ago did not come back with him.

"My lord, something terrible has happened!"

Steward Zhao, who had been waiting at the entrance of the Marquis's mansion since early morning, was even more pleased to see the Marquis than to see his own parents.

"What's wrong now?"

At this moment, Marquis Anshun was in a very bad mood. He didn't want to hear any more bad news. All he wanted to do was go back to his room and take a good bath.

"My lord, yesterday the madam ransacked the entire manor. She sold everything of value to raise money to replenish her dowry."

Marquis Anshun clenched his fist tightly and then loosened it.

"understood."

After saying that, he turned around and went back to the courtyard without looking back.

Steward Zhao felt like he was hallucinating. Why did the Marquis have such an expression when he heard the Madam selling off the manor's belongings?

Shouldn't he be angry and cause trouble for his wife?

Little did he know what his master had suffered the previous night.

"Butler, send someone to the Ministry of Justice to request leave for me."

"Yes, my lord."

Marquis Anshun returned to his house and called for water three times, until his skin turned white from soaking in the water before he came out.

After getting ready, he went straight out of the city to the hot spring resort. He desperately wanted to see Jiaojiao to soothe his wounded heart.

The capital city has been exceptionally lively lately, with one major event after another.

Yesterday, it was reported that after returning from the Princess's residence, the Lady of Anshun sold off many items from the mansion, causing quite a stir and attracting many onlookers along the way.

This further confirms the fact that the Marquis of Anshun's family embezzled his daughter-in-law's dowry.

If this weren't true, how could Lady Anshun have dared to do such a thing?

Just when everyone thought this news was already enough to make people talk, an even more shocking piece of news came from the Chen residence: Madam Chen was having an affair with another man.

Actually, Chen Zhen didn't want this to be spread, because if it got out, he would lose face.

At daybreak, a servant was sent to the Wang family to report that Wang had suddenly fallen ill and died the previous night.

How could the Wang family possibly believe that their daughter, who had been perfectly fine just two days ago, was gone? They immediately gathered a group of relatives and friends and rushed to the Chen residence.

"Get it in!"

The Wang family, disregarding all else, stormed into the mourning hall. Upon closer inspection, they found the hall to be utterly unrefined. The Chen family was even more determined to disregard the dignity of the deceased than to give Wang's daughter any peace of mind.

Wang Peng, the eldest brother of the Wang family, grabbed Chen Zhen by the collar and was about to hit him.

"You beast surnamed Chen, tell me, did you kill my sister?!"

The servants on Chen's side were no pushovers either. As the two sides faced off, the attendants quickly protected Chen Zhen, preventing Wang Peng's fist from landing on their master's face.

"Wang did indeed die of a serious illness; please stop making trouble."

Taking advantage of a moment when no one was looking, a member of the Wang family stepped forward and ripped off the white cloth covering Wang's body.

A clear sword wound ran across his neck, the flesh now exposed and looking horribly gruesome.

The Wang family was even angrier.

"You, surnamed Chen, you're saying my sister died suddenly? I'm going to drag you to the authorities and make you pay for my sister's life!"

Chen Zhen didn't intend to air his family's dirty laundry in public, but the Wang family was really going too far, actually coming to his house to fight.

Now that he's still relentlessly pursuing her, and she's lost all interest in hiding it anymore, she's decided to just tell him everything.

"Bah! If it weren't for my reputation, do you think I would have held a funeral for this wicked woman? I would have just thrown her into a mass grave with a tattered straw mat."

You've come to me demanding an explanation, but I'd like to come to your Wang family demanding an explanation as well.

Look at the kind of vicious woman your Wang family has raised!

Enraged that their own family member had been smeared with dirty water after his death, the Wang family members fought each other in the mourning hall, each determined to give in to the other.

Chen Zhen roared after taking a punch.

"Stop fighting! Everyone, stop!"

The Wang family came to demand an explanation and some compensation from the Chen family; they didn't intend to beat anyone to death, so they stopped immediately upon hearing this.

"Go and bring me that adulterer's body."

Two servants went out and hurriedly brought in a stretcher, then threw the body on the ground.

"Don't tell me you members of the Wang family don't know who this adulterer is."

"Isn't this Huan'er, my cousin's personal maid?"

"It's good that someone recognizes us."

Chen Zhen stepped forward and tore off the white cloth below the neck. The upper body of the corpse was naked, and the male characteristics were very obvious.

The Wang family was caught off guard by the unexpected turn of events and couldn't react in time.

"Last night I suddenly had something to do and went back to the main courtyard to get something. I happened to run into this shameless adulterous couple having an affair in the house. I caught them red-handed."

"Your Wang family has truly raised a fine daughter; she had her maids and servants tie me up right then and there."

Fearing the Wang family wouldn't believe him, Chen Zhen rolled up his sleeves, revealing his arms covered in red marks. The red marks on his arms clearly showed how much force the person who tied him up had used.

Actually, the rope wasn't tied very tightly at the time; it was tightened when Chen Zhen struggled. But there's no need to explain this to the Wang family.

"If my attendant hadn't come back to check on things, I'd tell you, the one holding a funeral at the Chen residence today wouldn't be your Wang family's daughter, but me, Chen Zhen!"

Chen Zhen practically shouted these words.

"Now that we've laid everything bare, you can take your poisonous woman from the Wang family back with you. Do whatever you want with her body. I'll write a letter of divorce to your Wang family later."

"Whatever you say, that's what it is. Maybe the dead man on the ground is someone you found somewhere who looks like Huan'er. I've heard that Huan'er has a twin brother."

"Go and bring the young master here."

Soon Chen Ming was brought over, and Chen Zhen pushed him to Wang Peng's side.

"You want evidence? This is the evidence. Do you want me to conduct a blood test on the spot?"