Faced with the two guards' words of comfort, Qi Jiating wiped away his tears and said, "Thank you for your kindness, brothers. I'll take my leave now!"

The guard looked at Qi Jiating and said, "If you don't want to be a guard, you can be a gatekeeper here. The rewards are quite high!"

Qi Jiating could only say, "Brothers, please don't flaunt your wealth in front of outsiders in the future. What if the princess's residence gets robbed?"

The guards waved their hands and said, "You really don't need to worry about that. I heard that the Emperor has sent over a hundred highly skilled martial artists to protect the Princess's residence day and night. It's absolutely safe!"

Qi Jiating was even more envious.

However, he couldn't enter the princess's residence, so he could only look at it longingly before leaving.

After Qi Jiating left, Grand Tutor Chen slipped a few silver ingots to each of the guards at the door, patted them on the shoulder, and said, "Well done!"

The guard asked Grand Tutor Chen, puzzled, "Although what we said is true, is it necessary to tell that person?"

Grand Tutor Chen watched Qi Jiating's retreating figure and said, "Of course it's necessary. If we don't say it this way, how can we let him know how stupid he is! How can we make him not cherish what he has! He deserves it!"

The guard scratched his head and said, "Could he really be the father of Princess Wanguo?"

Grand Tutor Chen said with a serious expression, "Don't ask what you shouldn't ask!"

The guard replied, "Yes!"

Qi Jiating returned home dejectedly. Xiao Zhenzhen's maid panicked and quickly stopped him.

Maid: "Master, Madam is resting. Please don't go in yet!"

Qi Jiating saw the maid's flustered expression, her face filled with anxiety and fear, and he immediately felt something was wrong.

Qi Jia shoved the maid aside: "What are you resting for in broad daylight! Let me through!"

The maidservant tugged at Qi Jiating's clothes and said, "Master, you can't go over there!"

The maid's panicked expression made Qi Jiating even more puzzled. He pushed the maid aside and quickly ran into the room.

What happened next made him so angry that he almost fainted on the spot.

Xiao Zhenzhen and a random man were sleeping in their bed, their clothes disheveled.

Qi Jia slapped Xiao Zhenzhen twice, then pointed at the man who was getting dressed and said, "Is this how you treat me!"

Xiao Zhenzhen looked at Qi Jiating nervously and said, "You, didn't you go to find Qiuqiu? Why are you back so soon?"

Qi Jia said angrily, "If I hadn't come back early, how long would you have kept lying to me? Do you think I'm so easy to bully? Men! Tie this wild man up!"

Qi Jiating was afraid of getting his hands dirty if he did it himself.

Qi Jiating looked around and, seeing no one coming, shouted again, "Someone come here!"

No one has come yet.

Qi Jia was furious and beat up the wild man in front of her!

"How dare you! I'll make you pay today! Guards!"

A short while later, two maids came in from outside.

Qi Jia Ting asked the maids, "Are you the only ones in the mansion? Where are the others?"

The maids replied, "Everyone else has been dismissed by the madam."

Qi Jiating looked at Xiao Zhenzhen: "Tell me, what's going on here?"

Xiao Zhenzhen straightened her clothes and said, "What's wrong? We're broke. How can I support so many mouths to feed with just your meager salary all year round?"

Qi Jiating: "So, you cheated on me?"

Xiao Zhenzhen retorted, "Qi Jiating, you can do this kind of thing yourself, but you can't let others do it? A while ago, I caught you with a woman at a restaurant. Today, you caught me, so we're even!"

Qi Jia sneered: "Settle things even? Who's settling things even with you? Other men have three wives and four concubines. I drove away my first wife to give you the position of Mrs. Qi, but you cheated on me. How can you do this to me? You're so unfaithful, and you expect me to settle things even with you!"

Xiao Zhenzhen said, "Mrs. Qi! Humph, that sounds nice! It's just an empty title. How do other wives live? How do I live? I'm so stingy every day, I've had enough of this kind of life! I've never heard of such a miserable wife. I don't need this title of Mrs. Qi!"

Qi Jiating slapped Xiao Zhenzhen hard again.

Qi Jiating: "Do you know what I lost in order for you to become the Mrs. Qi family?!"

Xiao Zhenzhen looked at Qi Jiating and shouted, "Hmph, you regret losing Xu Ruyun now, right? Then go find her!"

Qi Jiating also shouted, "Fine! I'll go find her after I've dealt with you two!"

Once dressed, the man saw Xiao Zhenzhen and Xiao Zhenzhen arguing fiercely, and taking advantage of their inattention, he quietly escaped through the window.

Qi Jiating turned around and saw that the wild man on the bed was gone.

The maids were so frightened by their master's angry voice that they dared not move, keeping their heads down and not daring to breathe.

Qi Jiating roared, "Where is he? Where is that wild man?"

The maids then raised their heads, looked around, and shook their heads.

It's impossible to expect these maids to chase after other men.

Qi Jiating shook his head, sighed, and slumped to the ground. He muttered to himself, "What a tragedy! It's both a tragedy and retribution!"

Xiao Zhenzhen was also crying and sobbing beside her, as if she had also suffered a great injustice.

A maid who had been in the household longer asked Qi Jiating, without any sense of propriety, "Master, what should we do about Madam? Should we tell the Old Madam? Should we tell someone else?"

Qi Jiating was both ashamed and furious. He roared, "Do you want me to die even faster? Get out—"

The maidservant could only lower her head and say, "Yes! But sir, I still want to ask, should we tell the old lady about this?"

Qi Jiating pointed to the door and said, "Get out! Get out now—"

Although Qi Jiating was not at fault, if others knew that he had been cuckolded, he would become the laughingstock of the entire capital.

Out of consideration for his pride as a man, Qi Jiating didn't want to embarrass himself.

My mother is old and in poor health.

How could she possibly bear such stimulation?

Therefore, it is best not to publicize this matter.

As for Xiao Zhenzhen, considering that she bore him a son and a daughter, her life will be spared for the time being.

However, Qi Jiating will never touch her again.

Because it's disgusting.

Seeing that bed reminds Qi Jiating of all the disgusting things happening before his eyes.

It's truly a cruel twist of fate. Qi Jiating went through so much trouble to get Xiao Zhenzhen into the position of matriarch, yet she betrayed him so cruelly.

How tragic and lamentable!