The man in gray showed a look of reverence, then chuckled and said, "General, no one will harm the lady again in the future. May I return to the camp?"

Yun Yue rolled his eyes at him. "I will soon be setting off for Liaozhou. Your mission continues."

The man in gray looked miserable and let out a wail, "Master!"

"What? You don't want to?" Yun Yue sneered again. "A few days ago, when Madam mentioned Hongyu's marriage to me, I was thinking, should I let you come out from the shadows so that Hongyu could see you more often? Maybe then her marriage would be settled."

The man in gray widened his eyes and immediately cupped his hands, saying, "It is Wu Fan's honor to serve the General and his wife!"

Yun Yue smiled subtly, his gaze fixed on the now invisible black dot in the distance.

Without Feng Ying, Jiang Mingyi's side wouldn't even need him to lift a finger; they would certainly not have a good ending.

As for the Yong'an Marquis's mansion, once he returns to Liaozhou, he can contact his former subordinates in Dingzhou and launch a decisive attack.

...

The next day, at the Jiang family residence of the Marquis of Yong'an.

When Madam Gao and her servants greeted the gloomy-faced Second Master Jiang and the pale-faced, dying Concubine Yun Ni at the door, they were also greatly startled.

She knew that Yun Ni would not have a good ending if she was taken to the Princess's mansion, but she never expected that in just one night, Yun Ni would actually lose her nearly nine-month-old baby.

If that child had been born safely, it would have survived!

Is the stillborn baby still in the womb?

If this isn't cleaned up properly, Aunt Yun will also lose her life!

Looking at the Second Master, he was utterly dejected, as if he had lost all his descendants.

Upon closer reflection, didn't he really die without an heir?

How could this princess be so ruthless?

She couldn't help but shiver.

However, she still sent someone to fetch a doctor to treat Yun Ni's stillborn fetus.

Her original hope of finding an opportunity to ask the princess to speak well of her husband had to be put on hold for the time being.

Who would have thought that Yun Ni, who was on the verge of death, could still curse the princess as a harlot and that her daughter was not a member of the Jiang family at all, even while she was sometimes unconscious and sometimes lucid!

She learned the truth from the servants' gossip in the princess's mansion. Although she is now mentally unstable, she hates the princess to the core. As long as she has the strength to curse, she will say whatever comes to mind!

Now it's impossible for the entire Jiang family not to know that Jiang Mingyi has been cuckolded!

When Lady Yong'an heard the news, she was so angry she almost fainted again.

After much deliberation, he couldn't help but feel a deep-seated hatred for his former second daughter-in-law, now the Duchess of Pingguo, Madam Su, and Su Youran.

If it weren't for that time when her son went to the restaurant to look for them, how could he have fallen from the building?

It must have been that fall that left a lasting damage to my son's health, causing him to not only walk with a limp but also triggering that... something else!

That's what ultimately led to my son's inability to have sex!

Now the second wife has no bloodline left!

It's all because of that Su family and that little vixen!

Once the thought arose, she couldn't help but unleash all sorts of curses and resentments.

Considering that next month is Princess Rong's birthday, although the powerful and noble people in the capital nowadays would avoid the Yong'an Marquis's residence, she is still Princess Rong's proper in-law, so she must definitely have a place in the family.

If I ever see that slut, I'll definitely give her a good humiliation!

...

The birthday banquet for Princess Rong arrived without warning.

As Lady Yong'an had predicted, as the in-laws of Prince Rong's mansion, even though the Earl of Yong'an held a title in the capital but no real official position, he had received an invitation well in advance.

With the help of precious medicinal herbs, Lady Yong'an has recovered quite a bit. She walks slowly, so there is no noticeable abnormality. Her speech and reactions are also a bit slower, but as long as she speaks slowly, there is no abnormality in her voice.

So on this day, she dressed up in high spirits and, together with her daughters-in-law Gao and Tian, ​​went to the Rong Prince's Mansion.

Princess Rong was somewhat surprised when she saw the Lady of Yong'an arrive with her two daughters-in-law.

However, considering that the two families are related by marriage, and not wanting to give others cause for criticism, they sent an invitation to the Yong'an Marquis's residence.

I thought that since Lady Yong'an was ill and her daughter had completely broken ties with the Prince Consort last time, the Yong'an Marquis's mansion wouldn't send anyone to offer birthday wishes.

Unexpectedly, the arrival was quite grand, with the mother-in-law, daughter-in-law, and mother-in-law all coming together.

Not wanting to give anyone a hard time in front of everyone, she gave her personal maid a look.

The old woman was very tactful and greeted them with a smile. She led the three ladies to sit down and whispered for someone to quickly add three more tables and chairs to the side.

Gao's expression immediately turned sour.

This clearly means that the Rong Prince's Mansion had never originally arranged a place for the three of them, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

Lady Yong'an was a little slow to react after her serious illness and didn't think of this. When she looked up and saw that the seat of Madam Su opposite her was second only to the Princess Consort of Rong, and that she was of higher status than herself, she immediately flew into a rage and started to criticize Madam Su: "Madam Su, you didn't even get up to greet your mother-in-law. Is this how you show no respect for your elders?"

Since marrying into the Duke's mansion, Madam Su has rarely attended banquets hosted by powerful and influential people. This time, after receiving an invitation from the Princess Consort of Rong, she decided to go to the mansion to offer her birthday wishes after discussing it repeatedly with Old Madam Yun.

She was chatting happily with the lady beside her when she was suddenly reprimanded. She turned around in surprise and saw Lady Yong'an. She remained calm and smiled faintly, "So it's Lady Yong'an. Please watch your words. My mother-in-law is staying at home. I don't know where Lady Yong'an's accusation of disrespecting elders comes from."

Lady Yong'an's expression froze.

Yes, Madam Su married into the Duke's mansion, and her current mother-in-law is the old lady of the Yun family.

I can no longer use my position as her mother-in-law to pressure her.

Princess Rong saw through her thoughts at a glance, and her face darkened. "Madam Yong'an is new here, please have a couple of sips of tea to soothe your throat."

Although this Lady Pingguo was of a higher rank, she still looked down on her. Even so, she couldn't allow anyone to make a fool of herself on her home turf.

What rank is this Lady of Yong'an? Just because she's related to Prince Rong by marriage, she dares to confront the wife of a duke of the highest rank.

Madam Gao quickly poured a cup of tea for her mother-in-law and handed it to her.

Lady Yong'an ignored Princess Rong's expression, her mind only replaying her second son's recent dejected state. She glared at Madam Su hatefully and said, "You discarded slut, whom my son didn't want, think you're superior just because you married into the Duke's mansion? Don't you remember how you groveled before me all those years?!"

The entire place was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

No one expected that the Lady of Yong'an would say such humiliating things in front of the recently popular Lady of Pingguo.

Madam Su came alone today, without bringing Xiao Youran, because she didn't want her to run into the Jiang family at Prince Rong's residence, lest the Jiang family use their status as elders to pressure her.