Hearing this, Shu Yu and the others were all taken aback.

Ruan Chengqian asked in astonishment, "So, you deliberately made him drink and beat you in order to get some information out of Ruan Kewei? You're so stupid, how could you use such a self-harming method?"

Lou said in a low voice, "This is the only way I can think of in a short time, and after being beaten, I can immediately run back to my parents' home without them suspecting me."

“If you can’t think of it now, you can think of it later. We can also find an opportunity to discuss it. This matter is not urgent, you…” Ruan Chengqian seemed to have thought of something, and slapped his forehead hard, saying with some self-reproach, “It’s my fault, I didn’t have time to explain it to you clearly. Did you think that the county princess was leaving tomorrow and that time was tight?”

Mrs. Lou was taken aback; that was indeed what she thought.

"I'm sorry, someone came over at the time, and I didn't have time to explain the specific plan clearly. I can only let you consider it first."

Lou was silent for a moment, then shook her head. "Even if you explain it to me clearly, I'll probably still make the same choice. It's not that you can't wait, it's that I can't wait. I don't want to stay in the Ruan family for another second. Now that I have the chance, I'd be willing to be beaten half to death, let alone beaten!"

As she spoke, she became somewhat agitated; life in the Ruan family had been far too agonizing for her.

She's only been beaten up now, but if she doesn't leave soon, there will be countless more beatings and verbal abuse. She really can't take it anymore.

Looking at the woman who had been tortured to the point of being emaciated and whose eyes had become dull and lifeless, Shu Yu felt an even greater hatred for Ruan Hai's family. She looked down at herself, and finally took out two candies and handed them over.

She only had two candies left.

“My sister once told me that eating candy makes bitterness disappear. Don’t worry, I will help you get a divorce from Ruan Kewei.”

Mrs. Lou stared at the two candies, completely stunned.

She looked up at Shu Yu in a daze, "Princess..." Could she really get a divorce from Ruan Kewei?

Shu Yu handed the candy forward, and Lou Shi subconsciously took it and ate one under Shu Yu's calm gaze.

A sweet taste spread through her throat, and although it was sweet, her eyes began to sting. Slowly, tears streamed down her face as she sobbed.

No one spoke in the room except for Lou's suppressed sobs.

It wasn't until half a candy melted that Lou's emotions gradually calmed down. She wiped away her tears with her sleeve and said, "I'm sorry, I got too emotional."

Wiping away her tears, Lou continued to talk about Ruan Kewei.

“He was out drinking and eating with his friends today, but my father-in-law seemed particularly wary of the county princess. Knowing that the county princess was coming and would be staying in the village, he became very nervous and called him back as well. Ruan Kewei didn’t drink to his heart’s content, so I deliberately put the wine that I had hidden in the room. He saw it as soon as he came back.”

I was called back halfway through drinking, and the craving in my stomach hadn't been suppressed.

When he got home, he found a pot of wine, and Ruan Kewei was naturally delighted.

He was afraid that Ruan Hai would stop him, so he hid in his room to drink, and apart from Lou Shi, no one else in the Ruan family knew about it.

Lou Shi waited until he was half-drunk before speaking to him. She wanted to inquire about Ruan Hai, but she was afraid he would remember it when he sobered up, so she asked very subtly. She started by asking why her father-in-law insisted he come home so early today, as if it were a casual chat.