"Master Tu, that's not fair of you. We were husband and wife for a night, and there's a hundred days of kindness between us. How can you insult him like that?"

Tu Wanhu clenched his fists, panting as he stared at Zhao Cheng. He was a head taller than Zhao Cheng, and his imposing presence made him look down on him quite intimidating.

Fearing he might suddenly go berserk, Zhao Wu stepped forward, ready to strike at any moment.

"This matter is settled, just pretend I was never here!"

Tu Wanhu ultimately did not act impulsively and turned to leave.

"Come and go as you please?" Zhao Cheng shouted.

"Then what else do you want? If you don't talk about my business, I won't talk about yours! Wouldn't it be better if we could all live in peace?!"

"Gossip is indeed troublesome. I can agree to your request, but you must get out of Yanchuan City immediately."

Tu Wanhu turned around and said angrily, "You're being too domineering! Is Yanchuan City your home?!"

Zhao Cheng laughed and said, "Yanchuan City has always been my home!"

Seeing the smile on Zhao Cheng's face, Tu Wanhu felt like he was about to explode.

But he couldn't refute it.

Indeed, no one in Yanchuan City is more powerful than the Right Prime Minister's residence, especially since the Eldest Princess has now married into it...

"No way! I have an appointment for tomorrow, so I can't leave until tomorrow night at the earliest!"

"Don't embarrass yourself just to save face." Zhao Cheng's smile vanished, and he said coldly, "I'm not discussing this with you."

"You've gone too far!"

"So what if I bullied you?"

"You insolent brat!"

Tu Wanhu moved forward, and Zhao Wu, thinking he was about to attack, instinctively threw a punch, hitting Tu Wanhu in the face. The force sent him flying, crashing heavily into a tree.

Zhao Cheng said, "He's just an ordinary person, go easy on him."

Zhao Wu glanced back at Zhao Cheng and said quietly, "Couldn't stop..."

"puff……"

Tu Wanhu propped himself up on his hands, spitting out a mouthful of blood, along with a broken tooth.

Looking at his face again, one side was already red and swollen.

Zhao Cheng sighed, "Master Tu, you can't show your face in this state. You should leave as soon as possible."

"Zhao Cheng, I will remember this humiliation!" Tu Wanhu shouted angrily and strode away.

As Zhao Cheng watched Tu Wanhu's figure grow smaller and smaller, he shouted, "Come out!"

A soldier jumped down from the tree and knelt on one knee in front of Zhao Cheng.

Zhao Cheng said, "Follow him, and come back to report after confirming that he has left Yanchuan."

"yes!"

"If he hasn't left by tonight, drive him out of the city."

"clear!"

The soldiers obeyed and left.

Zhao Cheng then looked away, only to see Zhao Wu still clenching his fist, looking puzzled.

"What's wrong with you, acting all dazed?"

“Master, something’s not right.” Zhao Wu frowned and said, “I usually have no problem controlling my strength. If he were an ordinary person, I wouldn’t have used so much force. But just now when he walked towards you, I clearly felt that it was very dangerous, so I subconsciously threw a heavy punch.”

Zhao Cheng understood, but remained unconvinced, saying, "Could it be that he's actually a master?"

"I don't know, that's why I find it strange."

"If he were a master, would he put up with this? Don't overthink it. Even if he knows a little martial arts, he's definitely not as good as you, so just give up resisting."

"Besides, he's painting, doing business, and dating—where does he get all that energy? Is he a master of time management?"

Zhao Cheng walked towards the study and said, "Fei'er, have you given up on that idea now?"

Chen Feier remained silent.

Yang Cai'e glanced at Zhao Cheng and said, "Look at how smug you are!"

Zhao Cheng said, "Men have the best eye for men, trust me!"

Yang Cai'e said, "Isn't it because scoundrels have a good eye for scoundrels? That's called birds of a feather flock together."

"Hey!" Zhao Cheng retorted, "I'm a womanizer, he's a lewd one, how can you be the same?!"

Seeing Chen Feier's low spirits, Zhao Cheng put his arm around her and led her into the study, saying, "You have to look on the bright side. A lousy master like him doesn't deserve such a reputation. Once you kill him, you'll be the Great Jing National Master!"

Chen Feier asked suspiciously, "You...you want to kill him?"

"I'm not a serial killer, it's not worth it for such a small thing. Besides, he has a special status, it's not something you can just kill on a whim. When the opportunity arises, I'll strip him of his glamorous reputation first, so that more naive girls won't be led astray."

Zhao Cheng stood in the center of the courtyard, looked around, and said, "Although we're not afraid of his retaliation, we really need to move from this place as soon as possible."

Yang Cai'e asked, "Is the manor repaired?"

"It's not finished yet, but it'll be soon. You guys pack your things these next few days and stay at the manor for now. It'll be easier to move in once the new bookstore is finished. Old Jin and Old Pu are both working, so I won't bother them. You can let them know later."

Yang Cai'e nodded.

Zhao Cheng moved closer to Yang Cai'e, whispered in her ear, "Your wedding day with Chunqin is almost here. Make good preparations at the manor, and I'll come to pick you up in style."

"Okay, I understand..." Yang Cai'e kissed Zhao Cheng on the cheek.

After Zhao Cheng and Yang Cai'e's conversation, Yang Cai'e went to see Yuan Yun on Zhao Cheng's advice and confessed her background to Yuan Yun. Just as Zhao Cheng had said, Yuan Yun had no objection to Yang Cai'e herself. Once the matter was cleared up, there was no more lingering resentment. Instead, she comforted Yang Cai'e, helped her and Zhao Cheng get together, and, according to Zhao Cheng's wishes, took Chunqin and Yang Cai'e as concubines on the same day.

Zhao Cheng was in a hurry to go to Jingdong County and didn't want to keep Yang Cai'e waiting any longer.

It's almost the end of November. If we choose a new date, the New Year will be coming soon, so we won't need to go to Jingdong County this year.

Zhao Cheng is currently eager to focus on his career and doesn't want anything else to disrupt his plans.

While Zhao Cheng and Tu Wanhu were making a scene, Yuan Yun and Zhu Guoneng met.

Zhu Guoneng was very grateful to Yuan Yun for sparing Zhu Shan's life and for keeping the news of Zhu Shan's affair a secret. He prepared generous gifts and went to the Right Prime Minister's residence to express his gratitude.

The servants of the Right Prime Minister's residence kept in mind Zhao Huan and Mu Zhaojun's rules and resolutely refused to accept gifts, but Yuan Yun stepped forward and accepted the gifts.

In Yuan Yun's words, this gift was not received by the Right Prime Minister's office, but by me on behalf of His Majesty. Although Zhu Guoneng is just a small merchant, he cares about the country. This is a donation of disaster relief materials to the court.

The servants were dumbfounded, and Zhao Huan and Mu Zhaojun didn't know what to say.

Yuan Yun learned about Zhu Guoneng's situation from Cheng Xu and knew that Zhu Shan's actions were not at his behest, so she didn't make things difficult for him. The bra business continued as planned, according to the agreement Wu Sisi and he had discussed. However, Yuan Yun also gave Zhu Guoneng a warning, telling him to watch his mouth and that the bra business belonged to Wu Sisi and had nothing to do with the Princess or the court.

Zhu Guoneng was deeply grateful and vowed to operate his business honestly and never cause trouble again.

In less than a day, the prefectural government changed hands, and the prefect's wife survived the ordeal. The people of Yanchuan all thought it was just a peaceful transition, and no outsiders knew what had happened.

Several days have passed...

The 30th day of the 11th month of the tenth year of the reign.

Great fortune.

The day has come for Zhao Cheng to take a concubine.