If they say they're going to smash the door, then they mean it; there's no ambiguity about it.

The men sent by Yuan's father understood Yuan Zhao's intentions very well. They made a commotion and found a big tree. Together they hugged it and pounded on the door.

"Thump, thump, thump..."

One sound after another made the quiet night exceptionally loud.

Several families living near the Marquis's residence quietly opened their gates to spy on what was happening.

Yuan Zhao pretended not to see it once, standing there quietly with his back straight, making him stand out conspicuously.

"Thump!"

With a loud crash, the gate, which had only been repaired not long ago, was smashed open.

Looking at the smashed gate, Yuan Zhao smiled faintly:

"Walk!"

After saying that, she led her people through the gate.

When Zhou Shiyuan arrived, this was the scene he saw: the newly repaired gate was smashed to pieces on both sides, and that bitch Yuan Zhao, along with her maid and several guards, were standing there brazenly.

He felt a throbbing in his brow, and his composed demeanor crumbled. He growled:

"Yuan Zhao, what are you doing?"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Zhao glanced at the smashed gate, then chuckled softly, his tone laced with undisguised mockery:

"Does Your Highness have no eyes? I'm going home!"

Zhou Shiyuan felt an inexplicable fire burning on his head. How dare this bitch?

He was about to say something when he noticed Yuan Zhao's pale face and the red marks on her neck. He knew exactly what they were.

There were no signs of this when she went out before, but these marks appeared after she went out. It goes without saying what she did outside.

"You bitch, how dare you!"

Zhou Shiyuan's chest heaved, his face turning bright red.

It was one thing when I wasn't around, but now that I'm back, she still does such a shameful thing. Does she even respect me?

Seeing his frustrated expression, Yuan Zhao seemed to understand something. She chuckled softly, supported her weak body, walked up to Zhou Shiyuan, and whispered:

"Why does the young master have such an expression?"

"How do you think your father and brother enjoyed three years of peace and tranquility?"

"And now, why are you looking so angry?"

Zhou Shiyuan's forehead veins throbbed from her words, and he gritted his teeth as he said:

"Have you no shame? Don't you know anything about morality and decency?"

As if she had heard something funny, Yuan Zhao suddenly laughed, tears streaming down her face.

"You can ask your mother about this. Ask them if they know what propriety, righteousness, integrity, and a sense of shame are."

Zhou Shiyuan was taken aback upon hearing this. What did this have to do with his mother?

"Young Master, don't block my way. I'm tired from banging on the door for so long, I need to go and rest."

Upon arriving, Zhou's mother heard these words and immediately flew into a rage, saying:

"You shameless bastard, who gave you permission to bang on the door?"

Seeing Zhou's mother's fury, Yuan Zhao smiled slowly:

"You locked me out, so this is the only way I can get in!"

Zhou's mother staggered in anger:

"How dare you say that?"

"What woman is like you, out in the middle of the night?"

“Your Yuan family is shameless, but our Marquis’s mansion cannot afford to lose face like this.”

"laugh!"

Yuan Zhao chuckled softly upon hearing this:

“What my mother-in-law says is wrong! My daughter-in-law is a member of the Yong'an Marquis's household, whether she lives or dies.

"When outsiders mention my daughter-in-law, they refer to her as the wife of the heir of the Marquis of Yong'an's mansion. What does that have to do with my family?"

"Besides, wasn't this shamelessness at your behest?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou's mother's brow twitched:

"Nonsense!"

"What do you mean I instructed you to do that? You're the one who shamelessly offered yourself up to be played with every month. What does that have to do with me?"

Hearing this, Yuan Zhao chuckled lightly:

"Mother-in-law is right. Then why don't I go and find the supervisor and ask him to replace him with someone else?"

"In my opinion, Ya Yu is quite good."

Zhou Yayu is Zhou Shiyuan's younger sister.

Zhou's mother's brow twitched: "You dare?"

Yuan Zhao smiled but remained silent. Although she was smiling, there was no trace of amusement in her eyes.

She glanced at the smashed door and said softly:

"If I get locked out again next time, it won't just be the door that gets damaged."

"It's getting late, and I'm tired, so I'm going to rest now. My mother-in-law and husband should also get some rest early."

After saying that, Yuan Zhao walked towards his own courtyard.

Every time she left Rong Ruo's place, she felt half dead. She had only managed to hold on until now because of her burning anger. She didn't want to waste any more time on this mother and son.

Wenfeng and Linglong quickly followed in her footsteps.

Zhou Shiyuan had nowhere to vent his anger, so he could only take it out on those soldiers.

"Who told you to ram the door? Don't you even know the rules?"

"Get out of here!"

The group exchanged glances, and one of them spoke:

"Your Highness, we are the General's personal guards, so naturally we don't know any rules."

"As for telling us to get lost, I'm afraid the young master doesn't have that right!"

Zhou Shiyuan was speechless after being confronted by them. These people were actually Yuan Lin's personal guards, and he certainly had no right to tell them to get lost.

Today was supposed to be a joyous day, the day Zhou Shiyuan returned to the capital and prepared to make a name for himself.

However, Yuan Zhao ruined all of this.

Mother is right!

A woman like that shouldn't be kept around!

He glanced in the direction Yuan Zhao had left, a cold glint in his eyes.

I didn't want to divorce her so soon, but who knew this woman was so ungrateful? Well then, don't blame me for being ruthless!