After asking this question, Zhou, the richest man, didn't wait for Xu Jinhuan to answer and continued speaking to himself.

"That's right, it's that little-known Fifth Prince Lei Tingjun. When I first heard about him, I thought someone was impersonating him. I never expected him to be so well hidden."

Xu Jinhuan frowned upon hearing this. So, it turned out that the male lead, Lei Tingjun, was the one who did this selfish and harmful thing?

The novel at the time only described the romantic entanglement between the male and female protagonists, and didn't mention anything else at all.

However, this makes sense. If the male protagonist were truly so virtuous and upright, how could he have become emperor without secretly developing his own financial resources and power?

However, this method was indeed rather dirty.

Xu Jinhuan lowered her eyes, a flash of murderous intent passing through them. It seemed she now had another reason to attack the male lead.

While Xu Jinhuan was deep in thought, Zhou, the richest man, had already written a confession and signed it.

He stammered, "Lord Earth God, how much time do I have left?"

Xu Jinhuan didn't answer him immediately, but her ears twitched as she heard someone outside the door call, "Third Concubine."

She smiled and said, "It's a pity your life has come to an end."

Before Zhou, the richest man, could ask any more questions, he saw his childhood sweetheart, his third aunt, walk in.

"Dongmei, I am content to see you one last time before I die," said Zhou, the richest man, with a sigh.

But the third concubine sneered and said, "Zhou Dabing, you know you're going to die. Today I'll make you all be buried with my child!"

After saying that, she shouted loudly towards the door, "Bring them all in."

A short while later, guards brought in the three members of the Wu family, who were tightly bound.

"Brother-in-law? What happened to them?" Zhou, the richest man, looked at Wu Dahai and then at his third aunt, puzzled.

He simply couldn't imagine that someone as gentle as water would make such a bold move.

The third concubine did not answer him, but instead said to the guards, "Now that the matter is settled, you can take the silver and leave."

After the guards left, the third concubine picked up a long knife left behind by one of the guards outside the door and slammed the door shut.

The instant she turned around, her eyes were already bloodshot, "I'll kill you all!"

Third Aunt's first target was not the Wu family of three who were tied up, but Zhou, the richest man who was still a little dazed.

Because of his weakened state, Zhou, the richest man, could only barely dodge. Although he avoided a fatal blow, he was still injured.

"Dongmei, why?" Zhou, the richest man, asked, clutching his wound in confusion.

Third Aunt sneered, "Zhou Dabing, how dare you ask why? If you hadn't abandoned me after seducing me, how could my child have died, and how could I have become someone else's concubine?"

Now, your karma has come back to bite you!

After the third aunt finished speaking, she brandished her long knife again and slashed at Zhou the richest man's shoulder.

Soon, Zhou, the richest man, collapsed to the ground covered in blood. He shakily reached out his hand as if to take his third aunt's hand, but she dodged it away in disgust.

"Zhou Dabing, don't think I'll forgive you just like that. I forgot to tell you, I secretly poisoned your noble wife to death."

Your clever and studious eldest son was also killed by my orders, and your obedient and sensible youngest daughter was also seduced and eloped by my own people.

I want to watch you lose your wife and children, watch you grow old and frail, with no children by your side!

Zhou, the richest man in China, never imagined that one of the few regrets in his brilliant life would be caused by Wu Dongmei. His eyes widened, and his body trembled uncontrollably, as if he wanted to get back up.

Unexpectedly, the third concubine stabbed him hard in the chest, and blood splattered onto her face instantly.

Although she was smiling, her eyes were filled with sadness.

“Zhou Dabing, you said that if you betrayed me, you would be separated from your wife and children, your family would be destroyed, and you would die a horrible death. Now I have fulfilled your wish.”

After saying that, she forcefully pulled out the long knife and watched as Zhou Dabing slowly stopped breathing.

Meanwhile, the Wu family of three had huddled in a corner of the house, staring in disbelief at their third aunt who had just committed murder.

"Dongmei, did I do this? There's a reason for this, so go find your mother and your elder brother!" Sister-in-law Wu cried bitterly.

Meanwhile, Wu Dahai, who had been so frightened by his sister's fierce actions that he wet his pants, instinctively retorted after hearing his wife's words.

"Old woman, what are you saying? Wasn't it you who coveted the Zhou family's wealth and persuaded me to come up with this method?"

And what about that little brat? Wasn't it you who thought she was a waste of money, saying she'd be a waste of food if you kept her at home? That's why I took her in. How come in the end, it's all my fault?

"Wu Dahai, how dare you talk to me like that? If your family hadn't been so poor back then, would I have had to be this kind of villain?"

Before Third Aunt could reply, Sister-in-law Wu had already started arguing with Wu Dahai. The two of them were cursing at each other, not at all like a loving couple, but rather like enemies.

Their eldest son, the fake Zhou Ying, didn't care about his own parents at all. He knelt on the ground and cried to his third aunt.

"Mother, I am Zhou Ying. Although you are not my biological mother, we have developed feelings for each other over the years."

Please forgive me! I promise I'll treat you like my own mother from now on, caring for you in your old age and seeing you off in your final days!

After saying this, the fake Zhou Ying kowtowed several times to show her respect for the third concubine.

Looking at the three members of the Wu family who were now in complete chaos, the third concubine sneered, "Now you know you regret it? Too late. You should have been prepared to be killed by me when you killed my child!"

As soon as the third aunt finished speaking, she picked up her long knife and rushed over. The first person she slashed was her own brother, that damned Wu Dahai!

Unexpectedly, in his panic, Wu Dahai shoved Wu Dasao, who was standing next to him, away with his shoulder. Wu Dasao couldn't dodge in time and staggered a few steps before crashing head-on into the tip of the long knife.

With a "thud," she was pierced through by the long sword, and blood stained her newly worn brocade dress.

“Wu…Da…Hai…”

These three words became her last words in this world.

Wu Dahai and the fake Zhou Ying exchanged a glance, then hurriedly jumped away from the blood-soaked corner, one on each side, seemingly trying to evade the Third Aunt.

"You think I can't do anything to you just like that? How naive."

Third Aunt looked at the two people who were tied up tightly, sneered, and rushed towards Wu Dahai without the slightest hesitation.

This time, Wu Dahai had no other shield and could only be pierced by the long knife with resentment, becoming the third victim of the Third Concubine's knife.

Meanwhile, the fake Zhou Ying had already jumped to the vicinity of the door, only an arm's length away from it.

Just as hope was rising in his eyes, he heard the devilish voice of his third aunt.

Where do you want to go?