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

In Madam Fang's eyes, Madam Liu is no different from an enemy now. If it weren't for the timely discovery, her daughter would still be alive.

If Liu Xun is willing to go to such lengths for that bitch Fang Rou, then Fang Rou will definitely return to the Liu family.

Even if it costs her her life, she'll make sure the two families become enemies, so that even if that bitch enters the Liu family, she won't be welcomed by the Liu family.

Thinking of this, Madam Fang swung her arm and slapped Madam Liu across the face.

Those watching the spectacle remained silent.

Madam Liu's head was knocked to one side, and she slowly turned back with an expression of disbelief.

"You hit me!"

"I'm going to beat you up!"

After speaking, Madam Fang slapped her again. Only then did the servants of the Liu family react and quickly stepped forward to pull Madam Liu back to shield her from Madam Fang.

The servants brought by the Fang family were all Madam Fang's confidants. They had already been instructed beforehand, so seeing the chaos, they had no choice but to attack the Liu family's servants.

The two groups clashed, and the entire area in front of Liu's mansion was engulfed in a fierce battle.

Madam Liu was also furious; she had never suffered such a great loss in her life.

She pushed aside the servants blocking her way and went straight for Madam Fang.

The two ladies from prominent families acted like shrewish women on the street, resorting to all sorts of methods, from pulling hair to scratching faces, right there in the street.

"Don't come up and help me, I'm going to beat this shrew to death today."

"Don't come to help me. Today, it's either you or the Liu family, it's a fight to the death."

The maids and servants from both families didn't dare to go forward to pull them apart; they could only stand around the two of them, anxiously waiting.

The two women rolled on the ground as they fought, with Madam Fang being pinned down one moment and Madam Liu being pinned down the next, much to the excitement of the onlookers.

If it weren't for their status, some ordinary people probably wouldn't have been able to resist cheering them on.

[Mother, they're fighting! They're fighting!]

All I could hear was An An's cheerful voice.

Ji Yueru knew that An'an liked to join in the fun, and she also knew that Madam Fang would definitely not swallow this insult.

After leaving the Fang residence, I went directly to the Liu residence and parked the carriage in front of the gate.

It was definitely the right decision to come today. Not only her, but several other carriages were parked around the Liu residence, most of them going to the Fang residence for a banquet today.

Then the curtains were lifted, revealing familiar faces inside.

"I never imagined that the ladies of noble families could fight like shrewish women from the streets."

Some ordinary people couldn't help but sigh.

Minister Fang, who rushed to the mansion after receiving the news from the Ministry of Revenue, knew things were bad when he returned home and heard that his wife had led people to attack the Liu mansion. He hurriedly led his men, but they were still a step too late.

As for the Liu residence, Imperial Censor Liu had gone out to visit a friend today and was just returning to the gate of his residence.

The two arrived almost at the same time, and seeing the two fighting, they were at their wits' end and quickly went to pull them apart.

"Stop! All of you, stop!"

The two of them are so engrossed in their fight that they won't listen to any advice.

Fang Huai and Liu Heng couldn't pull her away, so Fang Huai yelled at the maids and servants beside him, "Are you all dead? Hurry up and pull the madam away!"

Only after the master spoke did the maids and servants dare to step forward, holding onto Madam Fang tightly, and the same was true for Madam Liu.

At this moment, Madam Liu's hair was a mess, her face was smeared, and there were high finger marks on both sides of her face. When she saw her husband, she cried her eyes out.

"Wang, what did I do to offend you that you would hit me in front of so many people!"

"Your daughter still wants to marry into my Liu family? Let me tell you, I won't allow it. Today, our two families are annulling the engagement!"

"Pah! You think I want to marry my daughter into your family? If you don't break off the engagement, I will!"

"It's the mother's fault for not raising her child properly. You raised that little beast Liu Xun, so naturally I'll hold you accountable as his mother!"

Madam Liu was furious. In her eyes, her son Liu Xun was perfect in every way, so how could she let that old hag throw dirty water on him?

"Explain yourself clearly. What exactly did my son do to offend you that you would fabricate such a story about him?"

"Madam, please stop talking. Let's go back quickly."

Madam Fang was furious at the moment, so she flipped Fang Huai over and threw him sprawled out, then gave Madam Liu a mocking smile.

"That little beast doesn't need me to fabricate stories. Every lady who came to my mansion for the banquet today knows that Fang Rou is more than two months pregnant. She herself said that the father of the child in her womb is your son Liu Xun, that little beast."

That's not all; the two of them even plotted to kill my daughter and force Fang Rou to marry in her place.

At this point, Madam Fang cried even more bitterly than Madam Liu across from her.

"Did my poor daughter kill your entire Liu family in her past life? Why is your Liu family treating her like this in this life!"

Not only did they want to take my daughter's life, but they also wanted to pave the way for those two beasts by stepping on her corpse.

As long as I live, I will not let you succeed, even if I die!

"You're talking nonsense!"

"Why don't we go to the Kyoto Prefectural Government Office now and discuss it to see if I'm just making things up?"

I dare, do you dare?

Seeing Madam Fang's self-righteousness, Madam Liu's anger immediately subsided.

She suddenly remembered that more than three months ago, her son had mentioned to her that he didn't want to marry Fang Qian but wanted to marry Fang Rou.

She was scolded back then, and if Fang Rou hadn't been mentioned now, she would have almost forgotten about it.

Liu Heng's face was extremely pale.

"Brother Fang Huai, the matter is not yet clear, so why does your Fang family need to make such a big deal out of it?"

If my son is truly at fault, inform my family. Would my family then protect that unfilial son?

Fang Huai knew that Fang Rou was pregnant and that it was Liu Xun's child, but he didn't know that they also wanted to kill Qian'er.

"Madam, you must be mistaken. Rou'er and Qian'er are sisters. Rou'er would never harm Qian'er."

"Master, do you think I would dare to cause such a scene at the Liu residence today if I didn't have evidence?"

"In that case, for the sake of my son's reputation, let's get to the bottom of this today."

"Guards, go and bring that rebellious son back to me."

"Yes, sir."

A servant hurriedly obeyed the order and went to West Street.

"Brother Fang Huai, bring your two daughters here too, let's confront each other face to face."

"I don't need to call out to my daughter; she doesn't know anything."

"Two men, carry that bitch Fang Rou to the Liu family's house."

Everyone's mind was in a mess, and no one noticed the word "lift" that Madam Fang had said.

Liu Xun is currently a Juren (a successful candidate in the provincial-level imperial examinations) and plans to take the imperial examinations this year. He is confident that he can pass the Jinshi (a successful candidate in the highest-level imperial examinations), but his ranking may not be very high.

Given the Liu family's background, Liu Xun was naturally able to enter the Imperial Academy. It was lunchtime, and he was having lunch with some friends at a restaurant not far from the Imperial Academy.

They often came to eat here, and the servants who came to call Liu Xun ran to the restaurant almost without thinking.

Upon inquiring, they found out that the young master was indeed there. After finding out which private room he was in, the servant hurriedly went upstairs to the second floor.

The servant ran into the private room without even knocking, and Liu Xun was very displeased to see that it was one of his own servants.

"Does this reckless person have no sense of rules at all?!"

The servants hurriedly smiled ingratiatingly.

"Young master, I was too anxious. Madam has been beaten, and the master wants you to go back immediately."