Qi Jingxuan is currently riding high on his success, so he certainly won't forget Ruan Yumu, who gave him that opportunity.
If he hadn't transmigrated into the body of a general, how would he have known that the timid little girl in the inner quarters back then would one day ascend to the throne!
While Ruan and Mu were at Yunxiang Tower, they had to take care of their concubines and spend all their money seeking out sorcerers in order to solve the problem as soon as possible. They also had to pretend to obey Qi Jingxuan.
For a general to stoop to such a level, even Ruan Yumu himself would find his own behavior disgusting.
So he didn't dare to have any expectations. He could tell that this woman just wanted to kill him. If it weren't for his physical body, she probably would have chopped him up long ago.
In the morning, Qi Jingxuan was exempted from court due to the Emperor's special permission, and was preparing for his wedding.
They arrived at Yunxianglou early in the morning.
"Madam, the Duke of Protectorate is here!" Zi Ling raised her voice as soon as she saw Qi Jingxuan in the outer courtyard, just to give Ruan Yu Mu time to pack up all the messy things.
At that time, Ruan Yumu was six months pregnant and moved slowly. The maid Cui'er not only did not help, but also rushed to open the door.
This action startled Ruan Yumu, who immediately stopped what she was doing and dared not get up, because Qi Jingxuan had already entered.
Qi Jingxuan's face immediately changed from the planned show-off expression to one of disbelief.
He glared at Cui beside him and roared, "Get off!"
But Cui'er not only didn't leave, she continued to add fuel to the fire, "Madam, you do these witchcraft things every day, what's wrong with you today? Aren't you going to do divination?"
Ruan Yumu knew there was a traitor among them. Although it was a coincidence that Qi Jingxuan came over and saw it, it was still enough time for him to start packing his things after hearing Zi Ling's voice.
Cui'er must have been bribed.
Ruan Yumu quickly looked behind her and saw that Qi Jingxuan had already sat down by himself, his clenched fists on the table, his eyes fixed on her with a sharp gaze.
"What are you doing?"
Ruan Yumu quickly knelt down and prostrated herself in front of Qi Jingxuan, explaining, "I didn't do anything, I was just praying for the child in my womb!"
With a bang, he slammed his fist on the table, startling the two men who took a step back, as if they were afraid that Qi Jingxuan would tear them apart at any moment.
"Shut up! Tell me." Qi Jingxuan suppressed his anger, still wanting to hear the whole story, and turned to look at Cui'er.
Seeing this, Cui'er knew her chance had come.
Cui'er quickly knelt down and replied, "Reporting to the General, this is the concubine seeking the sorcerer's method, saying that she wants to break some kind of curse. This servant does not know anything about it. This servant is just following orders. Whatever she tells me to do, this servant will do! This servant dares not disobey."
"Shut up!" Zi Ling rushed in to defend her mistress. "General, it's not what she said. The concubine lost a child before, and this was just for the sake of praying for blessings."
Qi Jingxuan's face was heavy. This was a crucial time for him to perfectly obtain the throne. Jiang Kingdom had always rejected such dirty and unethical practices. At this moment, there was no warmth in his eyes as he looked at Ruan Yumu, feeling extremely disappointed.
Ruan Yumu looked up and met his cold gaze. She was a little scared and went forward to explain, but Qi Jingxuan threw her to the ground.
"Miss!" Zi Ling rushed over to protect her young lady.
“I told you before to behave yourself and stop doing these things. If you keep being careless, dozens of people in the Qi family will be implicated.”
Qi Jingxuan's facial muscles were trembling, as if he was extremely angry, yet he was still able to control himself.
He had tried every means to fight for his Qi family outside, and he never flinched when the enemy's sharp knives were thrust at him several times. But what he saw now was that Ruan and Mu thought he had used sorcery to switch their souls.
Despite all this, she is still misunderstood. Has she ever thought even a little bit about herself?
Qi Jingxuan's last shred of hope for Ruan Yumu was shattered.
He walked up to the desk, overturned everything on it, and strode away.
"I'll make you find the truth, I'll make you change!" Qi Jingxuan stood there, his 1.8-meter height exuding an air of authority, looking down at Ruan Yumu. "I thought Jiang Mengyi's death would awaken you, and you would settle down here in the backyard to bear my children. I never imagined that you never treated me as your husband. You never considered me at all!"
Qi Jingxuan walked out disappointed. When she was his wife, she didn't respect or understand him, and now that she's his husband, she's still the same.
Seeing this, Ruan Yumu collapsed to the ground. Would Qi Jingxuan kill her in his anger?
She instinctively stroked the baby in her belly, hoping it would save her mother's life!
But if I don't kill her, without the general's favor in this backyard, how good can my fate be? The new lady will be coming in soon, and I still vividly remember when Jiang Meng set rules for her.
Zi Ling watched Qi Jingxuan walk away before quickly helping the young lady up. Looking at her distraught mistress, she asked anxiously, "Miss, what's wrong?"
Ruan Yumu looked at the mess on the ground and called someone in to clean it up.
Seeing that Cui'er was trying to slip away, Zi Ling rushed forward and grabbed her, pinning her to the ground, awaiting Madam Ruan's judgment.
Cui'er quickly knelt at Ruan Yumu's feet, pleading, "Please spare my life, Concubine!"
Ruan Yumu kicked her away, asking, "Why are you doing this to me?"
Cui'er immediately changed her expression and sobbed, "I really had no choice. I was originally a slave sold from the banks of the Yellow River. Two months ago, my family suffered a disaster and our house was destroyed. I couldn't bear to see my younger siblings sold off, so I had to do everything I could to raise money."
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