"Smack—"
A-Cai's face was red from the beating, and blood trickled from the corner of her mouth. She shook her head, crying, "Marquis, please release the lady! She's carrying your child! How can you treat her like this?"
“Back then, she insisted on marrying into Pingyang City despite General Zhou’s objections, and you swore that you would not let her down.”
"My lord, you can't treat the lady like that..."
Marquis Pingyang raised his hand and slapped A-Cai hard again.
Poor maid.
Damn it.
He almost ruined his plans!
He stared at A-Cai's tear-reddened face, gave a cold laugh, and ordered, "Since you've already seen it all, you don't need to go back. Otherwise, you'll ruin my next plan."
"Kill them."
A-Cai's pupils widened, her eyes filled with fear.
And just then!
Just as the guards drew their long swords, preparing to slash A-Cai, Zhou Shiying's voice rang out from outside the door at the perfect moment: "Husband, what's going on? Why is it so noisy?"
Acai suddenly turned her head to look.
She saw Zhou Shiying walk over with a slightly puzzled expression, looking calm and composed.
Marquis Pingyang's brow twitched. He narrowed his eyes and gave A-Cai a warning look, then turned to Zhou Shiying with caring concern and asked, "Madam, why have you come here?"
“My husband, you know I’m impatient. I waited in the courtyard for A-Cai to return, so I came out to find her myself.”
"What happened? Who hit my maid!"
Marquis Pingyang immediately turned the tables and complained, "Madam, this lowly maidservant not only deserves to be beaten, she should be torn to pieces! She dared to seduce me while you were away."
“I didn’t, Madam, I didn’t…” A-Cai shook her head in despair.
She harbored a tremendous secret that she dared not reveal at this moment.
Once she says it.
The two will immediately break off their relationship.
The Marquis of Pingyang will surely turn against his wife and imprison her. Given her strong-willed nature, she would probably rather commit suicide than implicate the Zhou family.
"Still denying it? Madam, look! The red marks on my clothes are from her! You audacious maid! Everyone in the manor knows how deeply I love and cherish you, yet you dare to climb into my bed!"
"Madam, you must not be soft-hearted; just execute her."
A-Cai could clearly see the murderous intent in the eyes of the Marquis of Pingyang.
He was afraid of revealing secrets, so he wanted to kill someone to cover it up...
But I can't die!
If she dies, the lady's journey will likely end here...
We haven't arrived in the capital yet, and we haven't handed Zhou Shi over to Emperor Yan.
Marquis Pingyang had no intention of confronting Zhou Shiying directly. After all, if he could successfully lure her into the scheme, why risk trouble by revealing his true intentions to her? What if something unexpected happened and she escaped...?
Furthermore,
Zhou Shiying is devoted to the Zhou family. If she were to be imprisoned, she would probably try every means to commit suicide.
If she really committed suicide, she is dead.
What's the point of him even bothering with his future then?
“Execution is far too harsh.” Zhou Shiying frowned, her fingers clenching tightly.
It felt like a giant hand was squeezing my chest; it was both painful and suffocating.
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