He walked steadily closer, his eyes lowered as he gazed at Su Miao.

"We went to see a play. I just didn't expect that Prince Xie would like the same play as me," Su Miao explained.

"Ziji, are you going too?" Xie Qin asked.

Upon hearing this, Su Miao couldn't help but glance at Chen Changji a few more times.

Seeing Shen Changji's hesitant expression, Xie Qin said, "Let's not go together, it wouldn't be good! You should stay with Miss Liu and get to know her better, after all, it's time to hurry up with the marriage!"

He listened silently, his gaze fixed on Su Miao.

Before she could speak, Chen Changji said in a deep, cold voice, "You go back first. I have something to say to Xie Qin."

"What's up now?"

Xie Qin thought about how Shen Changji had tricked him the previous two times, and he began to doubt this man!

Su Miao smiled and said, "Alright, I'll head back now. Thank you, Your Highness. Let's meet again another day."

Seeing Su Miao's smile, Xie Qin raised an eyebrow and said cheerfully, "Alright, alright, let's meet another day! Now that you've moved to the new residence, we'll have plenty of time!"

After all, it would be much easier for them to meet in the future than at the Duke's mansion.

As soon as Su Miao left, Shen Changji pulled Xie Qin to the side of the carriage.

“It’s late, you should go back.” Shen Changji said without hesitation.

"Hey, Ziji, I didn't know that."

"What, you've taken a liking to her? You've developed feelings for her?" Xie Qin couldn't help but lean closer to Shen Changji, a smile in her eyes, as she tentatively asked.

"You've taken a liking to her? When did you become so close to her? And you even helped her escape unscathed."

Hearing this, Xie Qin got even more excited, itching to try her hand at it and said fearlessly, "I'm not trying to criticize you, Zi Ji! I didn't realize you were such a good actor. First there was Liu Jiaojiao, and now there's Su Miao."

If he hadn't known the inside story, he wouldn't have known that the relationship between these three people was not simple!

"Are you done talking?"

"You're really something, Ziji!"

Xie Qin scoffed lightly, turned around, and got into the carriage.

But he couldn't deny that Su Miao was indeed a formidable person.

Most importantly, she is not someone who is all looks and no substance.

How could a young lady who could get Shen Changji to obtain an imperial edict for her be so simple?

Xie Qin's lips curled up, and she couldn't help but feel that the three of them were becoming more and more interesting.

...

After returning home, Liu Jiaojiao felt sore all over, but when she heard that Liu Taipu was staying in her mother's room that night, she couldn't help but smile.

A while ago, because that bitch Gu was pregnant, Father's focus was all on that bitch, as if that bitch was the real mistress of the mansion!

But things are different now. The people in the Duke's mansion value her, and her father will naturally care about her and her mother. If her mother can win her father's heart again, won't the Taipu Mansion be under their control in the future?

It's just Liu Muxuan. She only refrained from doing anything to him because her father was still alive!

Did he really think he could be the master of this house? He even dared to cut back on her food rations!

However, Liu Jiaojiao never expected that her triumph would not last long. Just as she was about to fall asleep, a commotion broke out in the mansion.

The Taipu Mansion was brightly lit, and Lady Liu collapsed into her room in a disheveled state.

Liu Taipu looked at her angrily.

When Liu Jiaojiao arrived, Liu Wangshi had tears on her face and her clothes were disheveled.

"Mother...Mother! Are you alright?!"

Thinking back to what had just happened, Liu Taipu was so angry he wanted nothing more than to kill Liu Wangshi. "You vile woman, how dare you scheme against me! I think you've gone mad with greed for favor! Since you're unworthy of my position, then send you to the estate!"

"No! My lord, I never expected things to turn out this way... Even a day as husband and wife is worth a hundred days of kindness, please forgive me this time!"

"Spare you? Dream on!"

Liu Taipu simply threw Liu Wangshi aside, giving her no chance to make amends.

During this period, he has felt that he is gradually losing his strength, but he can still do it occasionally. After all, he is getting older, and he can understand that he is slowly losing his ability in that area, but it is not completely broken!

But he never expected that Lady Liu would turn out like this.

The dosage of the medicine was doubled, and it almost burned him to death in his bed!

Most importantly... he couldn't vent his anger, so the raging flame could only grow hotter and hotter.

He was so upset that he wet the bed on the spot!

When has he ever suffered such humiliation?!

By the time the doctor arrived, it was too late to salvage the situation; he had completely lost his dignity as a man!

It's completely unusable!

This was a shameful thing for him!

"Men, take this wretched woman to the estate tonight!" Liu Taipu became angrier the more he thought about it.

"Father, no! I only have one mother. What will I do if she goes to the estate?" Liu Jiaojiao said hurriedly.

"Then why don't you go with her?" Liu Taipu asked, pointing at Liu Jiaojiao.

"I...I..."

"My dear, Jiaojiao, this time your mother made a mistake. I'm going to the estate! You're going to be the Duchess of the State, so you have to stay here and behave yourself. Only when you're well can your mother be well!" Liu Wangshi cried as she held Liu Jiaojiao's hand.

Most importantly, she never expected that her husband of so many years... would be impotent!

If she had known it wouldn't work, she wouldn't have used such a strong medicine!

Upon hearing this, Liu Jiaojiao, though unwilling, could only let Liu Wangshi go to the estate first.

"Mother, I'm so sorry to have troubled you..."

She might only feel wronged for a while, but once she's firmly established herself as the Duchess, she'll naturally find a way to bring her mother back.

But she couldn't refuse to be the Duchess of the State...

Liu Wangshi was sent away that night. After she left, Liu Jiaojiao was completely lost and sat in the room for a long time, unable to fall asleep at all.

But Su Miao slept exceptionally well at the Duke's mansion.

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