Zhus nanny quickly recounted the cause and effect in the simplest language, but didnt see the expected pleasure on Liu Chuans face. On the contrary, Liu Chuans face was darker than the bottom of a pot, gritting his teeth in rage. She was stunned: "Young Master? This time no one can stop it, from now on you can marry whoever you want, arent you happy?"

  Before he had even finished speaking, Liu Chong glared at him fiercely and shouted: "What do you know! Hurry up and go invite the old master over! If things are delayed, dont blame me for not giving you face!"

  If it werent for her being his wet nurse, he would have kicked her away long ago. Zhu hurriedly retreated, not daring to ask where Lius anger came from, and hastily made her way forward.

  Liu Chong took a deep breath, turned around, and smiled on his face. He bowed deeply to Zhu Taiyi and said: "Im really sorry, sir. Something suddenly happened at home, and I couldnt handle it properly for the time being, so I apologize for keeping you waiting. I can only trouble you again another time." As he spoke, he had Xi Xia bring out a heavy gift to thank Zhu Taiyi.

  Zhu Taiyi was used to visiting wealthy families, and had seen many unexpected situations like this before. He didnt think much of it, accepted the gift and said it was nothing, then let Xiaya lead him out and send him off in his sedan chair before returning.

  Liu Chong finally ordered someone to close the big gate tightly and walked in with a gloomy face. Good you, He Mudan, it turns out thats what you had in mind all along! First, let Li Wei go back and report the news, lure the He family people over, and then deliberately provoke him into hitting her. As expected, everything went smoothly, one ring linked to another. He had underestimated this woman earlier! No wonder she hadnt cried or made a fuss these days, but remained calm and composed, who knows how long she had been plotting!

  Liu Chang only felt the place where he was stabbed by Peony on his wrist jumping violently, hurting to death. The illness had just gotten better and now its time to break the bridge? He didnt want her anyway! Being calculated, being underestimated, being abandoned, and the indignation, resentment, and humiliation caused by these things intertwined together, tangled his emotions into a mess, making him both angry and annoyed, hating that he couldnt rush to Peonys face in three steps and strangle her to death.

  Bi Yu stretched her neck to peek into the courtyard of Peony, and heard the voices of Mrs. Cen and Mrs. Qi, one louder than the other, neither giving in to the other, extremely lively. Mrs. Qi seemed to be at a disadvantage, while Mrs. Cens words were as smooth as pearls, using colloquialisms that were vivid and interesting, yet not coarse, but also stifling. Mrs. Qi always responded with one sentence: "I wont discuss this with you, youre confused now and cant listen to reason, wait until Master returns and Ill reason with him."

  Biyu secretly admired, even the old tigress has her day, indeed one mountain is higher than another, this He familys mistress is really not to be trifled with, fierce! But how did she give birth to a soft and weakling like Mudan?

  She was listening with great interest when a maid beside her pulled at her sleeve and whispered: "Milady..."

  Bi Yu was annoyed that the maid was disturbing her while listening to the play, and irritably said: "Dont make a noise!" After repeating this several times, the maid finally didnt dare to speak anymore, and Bi Yu quietly said: "Its rare to encounter such a good play, I must listen carefully or else who knows when the next one will be. If you want to leave, why not hurry up and go? Whats the point of making so much noise?"

  As soon as the words came out, she was slapped in the face. Liu Changs anger burned, his face iron-green standing in front of her, without saying much, he raised his foot and kicked her chest with a loud thud.

  "Ah!" Biyu stumbled and fell to the ground, before she could even cry out, Liu Cheng had already turned around and gone into the courtyard. She was both wronged and afraid, sobbing as she covered her wound, allowing the maid to help her up, no longer daring to linger, limping and hurrying away.

  "Hmph..." The originally departed Xianer poked her head out from behind a wintergreen tree, covering her mouth with a handkerchief, her whole body shaking, almost dying from laughter. After barely holding it in, she smiled and said: "Sister, I have a bottle of medicinal liquor that is most effective for treating injuries like this. Shall I have someone send it over to you?"

  Bi Yu was both ashamed and hurt, hating that she couldnt scratch Xian Sus face until it was covered in scars. She spat out a mouthful of saliva in hatred, coldly smiling as she said to the person beside her: "Quickly go and inform him, tell him that Miss Xian Su has come to see Master."

  Xianer suppressed a smile, but then leaned in close to her and pretended to be anxious: "Sister, its not good! Your face is swollen, what can we do? Originally you were just a concubine who relied on your looks to eat, now that your face is gone, how will you manage?" After speaking, she burst out laughing and left.

  Bi Yu was so angry she almost went mad, and nearly pulled out the hairpin on her head to chase after this shameless thing.

  Not to mention the group of people outside, each with their own thoughts, secretly observing the situation in the courtyard. Liu Cheng walked into the courtyard with big strides, pretending nothing was wrong, and went straight to Madam Cen to pay his respects: "Your son-in-law greets you, Mother."

  Madam Qi saw him coming and let out a sigh of relief, then shouted sternly: "Dont you hurry up and apologize to your mother-in-law? How did I end up raising someone like you!"

  Liu Chuan gritted his teeth and bowed deeply: "Its all my fault, I hope Mother-in-law will forgive me and not treat me like an ordinary person!" In the gap, he glared at Peony with hatred, only to see Peony standing beside a crane feather red flower, solemnly counting how many petals were on that blooming flower, never looking at him from start to finish.

  The peony was tied to her chest with a long skirt of sea otter red, wearing a thin white jade gauze cloak, and holding a purple gold light silk scarf. The silver step shake on her head was blown by the gentle breeze, swaying lightly, like four butterflies dancing around her. Liu Chong looked at her for a few eyes, and couldnt help but want to pounce on her slender neck and take a big bite.

  Madam Cen had been sizing up Liu Chong since he arrived, and saw that although he had two dark circles under his eyes, he was dressed impeccably in a lake-blue brocade robe with a golden belt around his waist, adorned with precious stones and a delicate perfume pouch. The boot straps were even made of gold. He looked extremely luxurious and refined. Thinking about how she had been treated when she first arrived, she felt a bit uncomfortable. She turned away slightly and said sarcastically, "No! Lord Liu is an official, deeply favored by the nobles, how could I, a mere merchants wife, dare to receive such great courtesy? Dont shorten my lifespan."

  Liu Chong could not help but hear the sarcasm in her tone, and he forced himself to swallow his anger, smiling wryly: "Mother-in-law is joking, I was wrong, I should apologize. Theres still a long way to go, please give me another chance to reform." As he spoke, he leaned towards Peonys side, bowing deeply: "Peony, its all my fault, please forgive me! I promise that what happened yesterday will never happen again. From now on, well live a good life together." He thought to himself, You think you can just walk away? I wont let you go that easily, Ill exhaust everyone!

  Peony hastily stepped aside, quickly hiding behind Mrs. Cen and tightly grasping her sleeve, not daring to speak. Seeing this, Mrs. Cen felt a pang in her heart, glaring at Liu Chong with disgust and hatred, as if she wanted to devour his flesh and drink his blood. Protecting Peony firmly, she said: "Lord Liu, my daughter is timid, please dont scare her, we cant afford to invite a famous doctor to treat her illness."

  This hypocritical woman, where did the ferocity of last night go? Now shes pretending to be pitiful, Liu Chuan was so angry that he almost vomited blood. If it were in the past, he would have really believed her to be timid and incompetent, but now he would never fall for this again. What is a poisonous woman? This is a poisonous woman! What is a fox spirit? This is a fox spirit!

  "Whats going on here?" At the critical moment, Liu Chengcai didnt care about the distinction between inner and outer courts either. He led He family father and son to rush in hastily. He was much more tactful than Qi Furen, and as soon as he saw He family father and son, he readily admitted his mistake, apologized repeatedly with a smile, gritted his teeth and expressed his intention to severely punish Liu Cheng, ordering him to break off his relationship with Qinghua County Princess and not to wrong Peony. His attitude was so sincere and humble that it made He family father and son unable to flare up in anger, feeling stifled instead.

  Madam Qi saw him and immediately went up to him with a grievance, saying: "Master, you see, my mother-in-law insists on packing up the trunks and taking her daughter back home, saying that she wants to divorce. No matter how hard I try to make amends, its no use. You quickly persuade her! How can such a good marriage be broken like this?"

  Madam Cui also rushed to Mr. He and his son, shouting: "Master, if we hadnt come today, our daughter would have been beaten to death without anyone knowing! Dan Niangs body still has scars! From yesterday to now, she hasnt eaten a single bite of rice!" As she spoke, she leaned in and quietly told them about the fact that Peony had not consummated her marriage for three years. This kind of extreme shame is unbearable for anyone.

  Liu Chengcai only then realized that Peony had been beaten by Liu Quan, and rushed over to kick him, shouting: "You beast! Get down on your knees! How dare you do such a shameless thing, and still pretend to be drunk, daring to lay hands on your own daughter-in-law?! Have all the books youve read gone into the belly of a dog?! How have I taught you in the past?!" Again and again he ordered someone to bring him a whip, wanting to personally teach Liu Quan a lesson.

  Liu Chang didnt say a word, standing straight and letting him vent. He could apologize to the two old men of the He family and coax Peony with soft words, but he would never kneel down to the He family no matter what.

  Liu Chengcai saw that he was not cooperating, and in a rage, he fell backwards. He refused to yield, so how could they end this? At the moment, he looked around and suddenly rushed over to grab a door bar as thick as an arm and swung it at Liu Quans body. Liu Quan endured it with difficulty, not dodging or yielding, and instead straightened his back even more, staring at Peony with his eyes. Qi Furen was startled and let out a loud shriek: "Old master, youll kill him! Hes the only descendant of the Liu family!"

  He Lao Ye He Zhizhong calmly looked at the scene in front of him, raised his hand to stop Liu Chengcai, and said calmly: "Sir, dont get angry. Children are their parents hearts. Beating them hurts their parents hearts. I myself am heartbroken when my own daughter is hurt. At home, you must not lay a hand on her. You cant bear to let her suffer even the slightest grievance. Your own child is also precious to you. When hes beaten, you feel more pain than him. Since the two children really dont match, we shouldnt force them together and harm them. Lets just end this nicely."

  He Daliang, with a cold smile on his face, said: "Dad, whats the point of talking to them? Since they hit my sister, I must take revenge for her." Before he finished speaking, he rushed up and punched Liu Chuan in the face, causing him to stumble and fall to the ground.

  "Its murder!" Mrs. Qi covered her mouth and shrieked, while Peony watched expressionlessly, feeling a thrill in her heart.

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