After leaving the Xu family's residence and getting into the carriage, Cai Wenxuan slammed his fist on the table, exclaiming, "The Xu family is truly going too far!"

After Xu returned to her parents' home, she must have told them about their argument. Cai Wenxuan didn't believe that Xu's father didn't know about the divorce, but he didn't mention it at all. He brushed it off with a few words and even ordered him to come back to pick up Xu in a few days, completely disregarding his son-in-law.

Cai Wenxuan's face was as cold as iron. Thinking back to what Xu's father had said in the study earlier, he felt even more that the Xu family had gone mad.

Having been a local tyrant in this desolate land for so long, he truly doesn't know the immensity of heaven and earth, daring to kill thousands of soldiers at will!

Cai Wenxuan returned to the governor's mansion, his mind preoccupied with the gradually taking shape of his plan, and he didn't sleep for almost half the night.

*

The conflict between Cai Wenxuan and the Xu family naturally did not escape Xue Shen's notice.

Although it is unknown what Cai Wenxuan and Xu's father said in the study, judging from Cai Wenxuan's behavior after leaving the Xu family, it is clear that Cai Wenxuan must have been dissatisfied.

Xue Shen tapped on the table and said, "Cai Wenxuan is a breakthrough point. His alliance with the Xu family has already cracked. But he is timid and hesitant in his actions. We need another opportunity to give him a push."

Shen Youying, who was sitting by the window peeling pine nuts, interjected, "Has he still not made up his mind about divorcing his wife yesterday?"

Xue Shen shook his head: "Although Cai Wenxuan is timid, he is also clear-headed and can see the situation clearly. He is not the kind of person who acts impulsively. Although he made a big fuss yesterday, he will definitely not act easily once he calms down. We need to push him with something else."

Shen Youying asked, puzzled, "How else can we force him?"

Xue Shen already had a plan in mind. After gesturing for his subordinates to leave, he stood up and sat down next to Shen Youying, looking at her with a smile: "Zhao Zhao wants to know?"

Shen Youying and he were already an old married couple. She could tell from the smile on his face that he had ill intentions. She turned around with the peeled pine nuts in her hand and said, "Now you don't want to know anymore."

Xue Shen laughed out loud, lifted her up by her bottom and placed her on his lap, rubbing her cheek with the stubble of his beard that he hadn't had time to shave that morning: "Don't you really want to know?"

Shen Youying felt ticklish from his rubbing, shrank her neck, hesitated for a long time, and then pushed him: "If you don't want to talk, then forget it. I didn't ask you to."

Xue Shen grasped her hand, kissed it, and held her tightly in his strong arms, not giving her a chance to escape, before saying, "Our spies have found out that Cai Wenxuan is keeping a mistress outside, but the Xu family doesn't know about it."

Shen Youying was surprised that Cai Wenxuan had such audacity and had managed to keep it from Madam Xu and the Xu family. She immediately turned her head to look at Xue Shen with curiosity, urging him to tell her what had happened.

Xue Shen played with her fingers and slowly said, "You know that Cai Wenxuan used to have a concubine, right?"

Shen Youying nodded. She had heard Cai Wenxuan and Xu Shi mention it during their argument. It seemed to be a concubine who had been promoted from a maid: "But didn't they say that the concubine had committed a crime and had already been sold off?"

Xue Shen said, "The crime was a pretense. In reality, Xu had long disliked that concubine. When Cai Wenxuan was away, she slashed the concubine's face and sold her off. Cai Wenxuan found out and made a scene, and that was the end of it."

"But in reality, the maid was from Cai Wenxuan's hometown. The two had known each other since childhood. In addition, her gentle nature was completely different from Xu's, so Cai Wenxuan took her in. After Xu sold her, Cai Wenxuan secretly found her and brought her back. After her face was healed, he settled her outside. Now that concubine has given birth to a son and a daughter for Cai Wenxuan, and Cai Wenxuan loves her very much."

Shen Youying looked surprised: "Cai Wenxuan and Madam Xu seem to only have one daughter?"

"That's right. Originally, the Xu family tacitly approved of Cai Wenxuan taking a concubine because Xu had no son. However, less than a year after Cai Wenxuan took the concubine, Xu sold her out of jealousy. Cai Wenxuan threw a tantrum and then declared to the Xu family that he did not want Xu to cause any more trouble and disrupt the peace of the household, and he never mentioned taking a concubine again."

In reality, Cai Wenxuan had placed his concubine outside the palace, and she had already given birth to a son and a daughter.

Having learned from his previous experience, Cai Wenxuan hid the person very well, and neither the Xu family nor the Xu clan noticed anything.

Xue Shen said, "If the Xu family finds out about this, they will definitely not let it go."

Shen Youying understood: "The fact that Cai Wenxuan was able to secretly keep the woman and her two children outside shows that he values ​​them very much. If the Xu family presses him on this matter, Cai Wenxuan will not give in easily."

Xue Shen pinched the tip of her nose and smiled, "Zhaozhao is clever."

Shen Youying glanced at him, knowing he was mocking her. She pushed his chest and said, "In broad daylight, put me down quickly."

Xue Shen naturally wouldn't let her go, gently nuzzling her neck and whispering, "Just two more days of peace, Zhao Zhao, let me have a good hug."

Since arriving in Xizhou, Xue Shen has indeed been extremely busy. Often, Shen Youying has already gone to sleep before he has returned.

As Shen Youying thought this, her body gradually softened and she moved closer to his embrace.

Xue Shen gently rubbed her earlobe, his fingers deftly slipping inside her clothes: "Zhao Zhao seems to have gotten a little plumper."

Shen Youying's face flushed, her eyes darting left and right, her eyes brimming with tears, yet she pursed her lips, too shy to speak.

She's six months pregnant, and in another two or three months, she'll be due to give birth. Not only is her belly bulging like an inflating balloon, but her already full figure is also starting to swell.

Xue Shen skillfully kneaded her, and seeing that she blushed and refused to answer, he deliberately turned her over and placed her on the low stool facing him, then buried his head down and gently bit her...

Shen Youying bit her lip, her fingers pressing on his shoulder, wanting to push him away yet not wanting to, tears welling in her eyes: "Please don't..."

Xue Shen's breathing became heavy, and after a long while, he raised his face, pulled her into his arms, and kissed Shen Youying's tearful eyes.

Shen Youying's eyelashes fluttered, and she hid away in shame and indignation.

Xue Shen insisted on holding her down, and whispered ambiguously in her ear, "It's really sweet, but there's not enough. I'm afraid the children won't have enough to eat in the future."

Shen Youying blushed with embarrassment at his lewd remarks, and angrily tried to punch his chest, but he grabbed her wrist and pressed it against her waist...

*

After staying at the Xu family's house for a few days, Xu felt somewhat uneasy.

She kept thinking about Cai Wenxuan's words that day that he wanted to divorce her. She had been married to Cai Wenxuan for several years and knew his temper quite well, so she could tell that he was really thinking about it that day.

Although her father had said that Cai Wenxuan would come to pick her up in a few days, she felt uneasy for some reason.

Suspecting that she was not in the mansion, Cai Wenxuan would take the opportunity to promote another concubine.

But she felt embarrassed to go back to the Cai family on her own. After thinking it over, she had no choice but to send her wet nurse back to the Cai family: "Go back and see the eldest daughter, and bring me her usual headdress and jewelry."

The wet nurse, who had watched Xu grow up, naturally knew what she was thinking. Upon hearing this, she said "Eh," and then had someone prepare a carriage to go to the Cai family.