"Ha." Madam Xu sneered, tears streaming down her face. "Zhu Chen, you are heartless, you have no blood or flesh. You can get more money from me to deal with Prince An and the Fifth Prince, and you can even forgive me for slandering Xie Xinru. How could you possibly seek revenge just because I was humiliated?"
Zhu Chen remained silent. He was deeply saddened by Xie Xinru's death and wished he could kill Xu Shi immediately, but that was nothing compared to the idea Xu Shi had given him, let alone the wealth she held.
With such a large sum of money in Xu's possession, his path to the top could be made much smoother. So when she knelt down and begged him the day before yesterday, saying she was willing to hand over all the money her father left her to him, he immediately forgot about Xie Xinru's death.
However, Xu was very cunning and was unwilling to hand over all his money immediately. He was only willing to give him 100,000 taels every six months.
He just received his first payment yesterday.
With 100,000 taels every six months, it's hard to imagine just how much wealth the Xu family left to the Xu clan.
The reason he came to see her again was for this fortune.
After being brought here, Xu was tortured by these refugees for several hours without a moment's rest, and now she was on her last breath.
She looked at Zhu Chen, her eyes revealing the last trace of her lingering attachment to this world.
"Your Highness, just one last hug, please hug me, okay? I'm in so much pain, so much pain..."
Zhu Chen frowned in disgust, even taking a step back: "Xu Shi, you know you're going to die, so why did you let me touch you? Tell me, where is your money?"
"Your Highness, may I have one last hug? I'm cold..." She trembled as she reached out her right arm, trying to grab the corner of Zhu Chen's robe.
Zhu Chen took another step back, his brows furrowed with disgust: "I will avenge you, but you have to tell me where you put the money and how I can get it. Only with the money can I avenge you and kill those two bastards, Zhu Yu and Zhu Dan!"
Xu lowered her hand, tears streaming down her face again. She slowly closed her eyes and breathed her last.
Zhu Chen was startled and rushed forward, shouting, "Xu Shi!"
But he felt disgusted, found her filthy, and refused to touch her. He only kicked Xu's corpse repeatedly with one foot, shouting, "Xu, I won't allow you to die! Tell me quickly, how can I get the money! Xu, you still haven't told me how to get the money!"
The only response he received was the empty echo of the dilapidated temple.
Zhu Chen returned to the manor quickly. The maid was still in the backyard. She was Xu's dowry maid and must know how to get that large sum of money.
However, when she rushed to the backyard, there was no sign of the maid.
Zhu Chen roared at the head guard, "Go find her! Find her for me, even if you have to dig three feet into the ground!"
The head guard and his men left in a hurry.
Zhu Chen lost all strength and slid down to his knees, his eyes filled with venomous hatred.
...
Inside the new house, Lu Yucheng embraced his new wife Qi Wanting and gently kissed her forehead.
Qi Wanting rested her soft little face against Lu Yucheng's strong chest: "Husband, I felt something was off about the chaos on Shengyang Street today. Did something happen?"
Lu Yucheng hugged Qi Wanwan's fair and delicate arm: "It's nothing, it was just an accident."
Qi Wanting propped herself up halfway and looked at Lu Yucheng: "You're not lying to me?"
As she half-propped herself up, the thin blanket draped over her slipped down, revealing her delicate collarbone and the snow-white skin beneath it.
Lu Yucheng's throat tightened, and he said in a hoarse voice, "It seems that my wife Wanwan is not tired yet. If so, then I have not tried hard enough."
He then pressed the person down, and the quilt was tossed and turned, and lovemaking began.
Qi Wanting had no idea what she wanted to ask Lu Yucheng.
The night before her wedding, Qi Wanting's mother gave her a booklet in her room and told her that the first time would be uncomfortable, and that she should wait and see if her husband would cherish and love her and take her feelings into consideration.
After her mother left, she secretly glanced at the booklet with a flushed face, but felt disgusted and threw it away after only a few pages.
But little did I know, this was what it would taste like.
By the time the two had finished washing up and were ready to go to bed, it was past midnight. Qi Wanting went to bed first, and after Lu Yucheng finished washing up and came out, he embraced Qi Wanting and said, "You sleep inside."
Qi Wanting's face was still flushed: "Before I got married, my mother told me that after I got married, my husband should sleep inside so that it would be convenient to take care of him."
It's convenient for her to drink water at night or help her get dressed in the morning. Even in case of any danger, the woman can sleep outside to protect her husband.
Lu Yucheng kissed Qi Wanting on the forehead: "Silly girl, in our Lu family, it is always the men who protect the women. No matter where you are in the future, your husband will always protect you."
He pulled her closer and held her as she fell asleep.
...
Qi Wanting woke up early the next morning. She was exhausted from the night before, but she thought that today was the first day after her marriage, and she couldn't be late. She still had to serve tea to her father-in-law and grandmother.
Qi Wanting nudged Lu Yucheng: "Husband, it's time to get up."
Lu Yucheng wrapped his arm around Qi Wanting and pressed her against his chest, closing his eyes and saying, "It's still early, sleep a little longer."
Qi Wanting said urgently, "No, I have to go and serve tea to my father-in-law and grandmother. If I don't get up now, I'll be late."
Lu Yucheng held her down, saying, "It's alright. Father went to the morning court and won't be back so early, so Grandmother doesn't need to worry about it."
"But……"
Lu Yucheng opened his eyes and looked at the person in his arms with doting affection: "If you're not tired..."
Qi Wanting hurriedly tried to block it with her hand: "No..."
Lu Yucheng chuckled softly and pulled the person into his arms: "Sleep for another hour."
Qi Wanting didn't know what to say. Being pressed down by Lu Yucheng like this, and being so tired, she soon fell into a deep sleep again.
It wasn't until late morning, when they guessed that the Duke of Zhenguo was about to return to his residence after the morning court session, that the two of them got up.
Old Madam Lu was waiting in the front hall for the tea ceremony, but no one came. Her face turned ashen with anger. It seemed that no one in the family respected her anymore. Even her new granddaughter-in-law didn't come to serve her tea on her first day. There was absolutely no manners involved!
She was born into the royal family of the previous dynasty, ha!
"Go and ask how many times the young master called for water yesterday," Old Madam Lu ordered coldly.
Granny He blushed deeply. How could a grandmother inquire about her grandson's private affairs?
But given the old lady's instructions, she had no choice but to bite the bullet and go.
"Old lady, the young master called for water three or four times last night in his courtyard, and it wasn't until after midnight that she stopped..."
Hearing this, Old Madam Lu's lips trembled with anger, and she pounded her dragon-headed cane on the ground so hard it almost made a hole.
"Shameless! Shameless!"
Granny He shut her mouth; what she had said...
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