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

Taking advantage of the moment when the Crown Princess lifted the curtain, Granny Wang glanced inside and immediately looked away as if she had been burned.

What a mess! How did those two end up together?

Ji Chunjiao was almost completely naked, and Xiao Yang's underwear was also pulled to the side, while his outer robe was loosely hanging on his body, and his two white thighs were so exposed that they hurt Lin Shi's eyes.

Without even thinking, she knew what had happened. She climbed into the carriage and started hitting Ji Shi.

With Xiao Yang protecting her, she didn't even get a hair on Ji Shi's head. Instead, Xiao Yang held her hands and feet firmly to the ground.

"Let me go! Let me go!"

Lin shouted.

"Foolish woman! Shout any louder, do you want the whole capital to know that I'm having an affair with my sister-in-law?"

Despite being unable to move, Lin's eyes remained fixed on Ji.

That bitch, she must kill her.

Ji Chunjiao was really frightened just now. When she saw Lin Shi being held down by Xiao Yang, she calmly pulled over the clothes next to her and put them on one by one. The red marks on her body made Lin Shi's eyes turn red.

"Why, why did you get involved with her!"

All that could be heard from inside the carriage was Lin's furious roar.

"To tell you the truth, I have already spoken to my mother about the matter of choosing two wives, and she has agreed. There's no use in making a fuss."

Lin was stunned. It turned out that she was the only fool who had been completely fooled by everyone.

Seeing that Lin was no longer making a fuss, Xiao Yang let her go and pulled on the underwear next to him.

"Go back to the manor and keep your mouth shut. If any rumors start circulating outside, you'll regret it."

After a long silence came Lin's crying, which annoyed Xiao Yang.

"Wang Mama, come in and help your master out."

Granny Wang hurriedly got into the carriage without even raising her head, and helped her mistress, the young master's wife, down from the carriage.

Marquis Anshun, along with his twins, also went down the mountain to return to the city. He had taken leave yesterday and today, and he couldn't afford not to go to the Ministry of Justice to take up his post tomorrow.

Not far along, they saw two carriages stopped in the middle of the road, and the Princess Consort of Qingyang Prince's Mansion was being helped down from Jiaojiao's carriage, crying.

Marquis Anshun was startled; could it be that something had happened to Jiaojiao?

"Keep a close eye on the two young masters."

Without thinking twice, he threw down a sentence, lifted the curtain, got off the carriage, and quickly walked to the front of the carriage.

"What happened? Do you need my help?"

Upon hearing Anshun Hou's voice, Xiao Yang dismounted from the carriage, his clothes disheveled.

"It's alright. I just had a little disagreement with the Crown Princess. Marquis Anshun, please go ahead and attend to your business."

Don't make it too obvious that you want to kick people out.

Marquis Anshun was always worried when he couldn't see Ji Chunjiao.

Just then, the carriage curtain was lifted, revealing Ji Chunjiao's small, palm-sized face. She gave Anshun Hou a pitiful and miserable smile, exuding a sense of utter desolation.

"Brother-in-law, I'm fine, you can go back now."

Marquis Anshun tightened and loosened his grip under his sleeve, repeatedly telling himself not to step forward.

"Then I'll head back now. If you have nothing to do, please come to the Marquis's residence and help take care of the two children. Your sister is too ill to be able to take care of them these days."

"Don't worry, brother-in-law, I'll go whenever I have time."

Xiao Yang stared at Madam Lin, worried that she might say something that Marquis Anshun might overhear, completely oblivious to the interaction between the two.

After giving Ji Chunjiao one last look, Marquis Anshun turned away, his eyes filled with cold indignation.

Lin must have hit Jiaojiao just now; Jiaojiao kept it a secret so he wouldn't worry.

Marquis Anshun shared similar thoughts with Xiao Yang. Xiao Yang looked down on him, thinking he was just a bookworm and old-fashioned.

However, Marquis Anshun also looked down on Xiao Yang, thinking him to be ignorant and incompetent, and did not think that Ji Chunjiao would be interested in him.

Both men were equally arrogant, yet they were completely manipulated by the same woman.

Lin got into the carriage and returned to the Prince of Qingyang's mansion immediately. She rushed to the Princess's courtyard and cried her heart out.

"Mother, how could you agree to let the young master choose two wives? Ji is my elder brother's wife. How can you do this to face my elder brother's spirit in heaven?"

Princess Qingyang's eyelids twitched. When had she ever promised her second son that she would take on two wives? There was no such thing as that.

But judging from Lin's appearance, she didn't seem to be lying.

"Did the Crown Prince tell you this?"

Lin cried uncontrollably.

"Waaaaah... Even if you agree to let him choose two wives, they can't be hooking up right now, especially on the carriage, waaaaah..."

As Lin spoke, she cried, her tears flowing freely and deeply.

From her second daughter-in-law's fragmented words, Princess Qingyang slowly pieced together the truth of the matter, and her face turned ashen.

"Wang Mama, help your master back."

Granny Wang dared not say anything more and followed her personal maid to help her mistress up.

"Princess Consort, let's go back first."

Lin was still very afraid of her mother-in-law, Princess Qingyang. Even though she felt like her world had collapsed, she didn't dare to make a scene. She could only sob and be helped back to her courtyard by her servants.

"Go and see if the young master and the first wife have returned yet. Bring them here immediately when they do."

She never imagined that her eldest daughter-in-law would get involved with her second son, and that they would even be taking on two wives under the guise of each other. How could she, as the mother, not know this?

She could allow her son to be idle and achieve nothing, but she would never allow him to escape her control and be manipulated by others.

Thinking of this, Princess Qingyang became even angrier.

"Go and invite the prince over."

She was as disappointed in Ji Chunjiao, her eldest daughter-in-law, as she had liked her before.

When Lin returned to the mansion, Xiao Yang knew that she would immediately come to his mother to complain, so he also took Ji Chunjiao and rushed to the mansion.

However, he didn't forget to comfort Ji Chunjiao along the way.

"Don't be afraid, Mother will listen to me. I will definitely protect you and make her agree to take charge of both households."

I wasn't planning to say this now, but things have gotten out of hand, so I have no choice but to.

Prince Qingyang was the first to arrive, and upon seeing his wife's unusual expression, he smiled.

"Who upset you? Look how angry you are."

Princess Qingyang waved her hand, and all the servants in the room withdrew outside.

Once everyone left, Princess Qingyang rolled her eyes at Prince Qingyang.

"You can still laugh."

"Tell me what happened?"

"Your second son must marry into two families, one of which is the Ji family."

The Prince of Qingyang had just sat down, picked up his teacup, and taken a sip when he heard the tea in his mouth spray out. He looked at his wife with disbelief.

"Are you serious? You're not joking?"

"It's probably true. Just now, Lin came to me crying and complaining."

From what she said, she caught the second son and the eldest son's wife in the carriage.

Princess Qingyang coughed, and even though she was a mother, she found it difficult to say what followed.

The Prince of Qingyang understood and slammed his hand on the table.

Princess Qingyang had anticipated this and quickly stepped back.

The table cracked in response, breaking in two.