Jun Cheng returned to his study, where Lin Ziye had been waiting for him for quite some time.

After Jun Cheng took his seat, Lin Ziye stepped forward and said, "Master."

Jun Cheng took a sip of tea. "How is it?"

Lin Ziye said excitedly, "That prostitute poisoned the food. The Lady of the Marquis ate more and died on the spot, while the Marquis ate less and was still breathing. The prostitute, however, ate the food she poisoned without changing her expression and died on the spot as well. I have to say, she was a ruthless person."

This prostitute was a former lover of the Marquis of Yong'an. When his master asked him to redeem her and secretly send her to the Marquis's residence, he was still somewhat bewildered.

After the poisoning incident, the first thing to do was to investigate the prostitute's background. It turned out that the prostitute had a very happy family. Unfortunately, her older sister was too beautiful and was taken in by Jun Zijian, who kidnapped her, tortured her until she died, and her body was dumped in a mass grave.

Her family went to the authorities to file a complaint, and Lady Hou secretly sought help from her own family without the Marquis of Yong'an's knowledge. When a commoner sues an official, the consequences are predictable.

The whole family ended up in jail in a sorry state; the man was beheaded at the execution ground, and the woman was forced into prostitution.

This prostitute met and fell in love with the Marquis of Yong'an in a brothel. The Marquis of Yong'an was afraid of his wife and dared not take her home, so he could only meet her secretly in the brothel.

Later, Lin Ziye helped her redeem herself, and then Jun Zijian caused trouble, leading to the Marquis's wife being abandoned by the General's Mansion. Only then did the Marquis of Yong'an dare to take her back to his mansion, which led to the poisoning incident.

"Poisoning her..." Jun Cheng pondered. There are countless ways to take revenge and kill, but unfortunately, that woman used the most direct and brutal method: to perish together with her enemy.

"Master, is there anything else we need to do at the Marquis's residence?" Lin Ziye was thrilled, wanting to take advantage of their misfortune and wipe them out completely.

Jun Cheng waved his hand, "No need to do anything more, have you swept the tail clean?"

Death is the end of everything, clean and efficient, but sometimes living is more painful than dying.

Lin Ziye pondered for a moment and replied, "If we clean up the mess, no one will trace it back to us."

He handled all these matters with utmost care, confident that he had left no trace. Even when he redeemed the prostitute, he disguised himself, believing that no one would be able to see through his disguise.

"Okay, you should go and rest too. You've worked hard these past few days."

Jun Cheng waved for him to leave.

Lin Ziye bowed and took his leave.

Jun Cheng felt a surge of joy as the Lady of the Marquis's mansion died, all the grudges he had held back vanished.

All I want to do now is live a good life with the person I love and plan for the future.

Thinking of Ning Qing, Jun Cheng felt a sweet warmth in his heart. Perhaps all the hardships he had endured over the past ten years were for the sake of meeting Ning Qing, getting to know him, falling in love with him, and spending his life with him. This was the greatest fortune of his life.

Thinking this, he unconsciously took a step forward and strode towards that person.

She desperately wanted to see him and tell him that she had settled all grudges and that the shackles in her heart had turned to ashes.

When Jun Cheng stepped into the courtyard, he was not surprised to find someone sleeping soundly on the couch under the big tree.

Jun Cheng slowed his pace and approached quietly, afraid of disturbing the person who was dreaming.

Sitting in a chair, I picked up a palm-leaf fan and gently waved it, sending a cool breeze down onto the sleeping person.

Whether the sleeping person was having a sweet dream or the cool breeze made them sleep comfortably, a charming smile appeared on their handsome face.

Jun Cheng gently traced the familiar face with his fingertips. This face and this person had long been etched into his heart and taken root.

I've really messed up in my life, and I'm willing to be ruined by this person.

May your heart be like mine, steadfast as gold and stone, unwavering forever.