Chapter 326 gave the first wife an idea.
This family had five or six concubines, both noble and lowly.
His purpose was to have more sons so that his family line could continue.
These past few days, he had been hoping that his pregnant aunt would give him a son, but he never expected that she was faking her pregnancy.
This infuriated the former prefect.
The former prefect fainted in a fit of rage and did not wake up until the next day.
When I woke up, I felt like I had been peeled off a layer of skin and couldn't muster any energy.
Seeing the doctor there, and remembering Du Wanchun's words, he asked the doctor to also check his health.
It would have been better if I hadn't looked; once I did, I discovered he was infertile.
"What? You're saying I'm infertile?" The former prefect was stunned.
The doctor took his pulse several times and confirmed that he was infertile. "Yes, sir."
Upon hearing this, the former prefect was struck dumb. He collapsed to the ground, looking as if he had lost his soul, his face pale.
He had always believed that his first wife was infertile, but now the doctor was telling him that it was he who was infertile.
This is truly a huge joke for him.
It was bad enough that the former prefect was diagnosed with infertility, but the real problem was that he also had two daughters.
These two daughters were born to the second and fourth concubines, respectively.
In other words, both women cheated on him.
He had originally intended to get some gold from Du Wanchun, but now he had no interest in gold at all. He sat down, covered his face, and cried out, "What use is so much silver if I have no offspring!"
It was past noon.
The second and fourth concubines knelt on the ground, begging for forgiveness.
"Sir, we know we were wrong, please spare our lives."
However, it was no use; the former prefect drove them all out.
In fact, if the former prefect had not consulted a doctor, he would never have discovered that he had not conceived, and might have continued living in a daze.
But coincidentally, if it weren't for Du Wanchun's words...
He might not even ask a doctor to treat him.
It's unclear whether Du Wanchun did something good or something bad.
Du Wanchun stood in the corridor to the side, looking at the scene before her with a faint smile.
If the former prefect hadn't detained her here, she wouldn't have said that.
He deserved it; he abandoned his wife who had shared his hardships, and took so many concubines for his own selfish desires. In the end, those concubines cheated on him. It was truly retribution.
She turned to leave.
Before leaving, he encountered Madam Yan, the former wife, in the backyard.
Madam Yan had long harbored a deep-seated hatred for the former prefect and his concubines.
Ever since these concubines gave birth to sons, Lord Yuan has stopped paying attention to her and even cut back on her allowance.
A few days ago, she wanted a divorce, but he refused, preferring to favor his concubine over his wife rather than let her go.
I never expected the retribution to come so quickly.
When Madam Yuan saw Du Wanchun, she stopped in her tracks. "You must be Manager Du."
Du Wanchun bowed to her and said, "Greetings, Madam Yuan."
Madam Yuan had a gentle and graceful appearance. She said softly, "I heard from the servants that this man surnamed Yuan has detained you in the mansion."
Du Wanchun said slowly, "It's not really a deduction, just consider it kidnapping."
She emphasized the word "kidnapping."
Madam Yuan's expression darkened slightly.
Although Du Wanchun was a merchant's wife, her husband was a county magistrate, and the second son of the Zhou family was the emperor's adopted son. With this connection, they could not afford to offend the Zhou family.
That former prefect was so greedy for money that he did something so outrageous.
Although Madam Yuan disliked her husband, she did not want to be implicated, so she quickly knelt down before Du Wanchun and said, "Manager Du, my husband was wrong in this matter, and I am here to apologize to you on his behalf."
Du Wanchun helped her up and said, "Madam, you are too serious."
Madam Yuan lowered her head, her eyes almost red.
Du Wanchun looked around and, seeing no one was around, whispered in her ear, "Madam Yuan, do you know that your husband has embezzled a sum of money from the imperial court?"
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