Jie teaches the Immortal Sweeping Heaven’s Cultivation of All Heavens

Chapter 1422 A man disguised as a woman 11
After a long silence, the Duke of Qi said, "Why don't we talk to the Cheng family again and have Cheng Yixue become Cheng'er's concubine?"

Madam Qi's eyes lit up: "I will go to the Cheng family in a few days."

The next day, Qi Mingcheng brought his newlywed wife to meet his parents.

Although the Duke and Duchess of Qi were not satisfied that Liu Heng could not win the husband's heart, they were still relatively polite to him given Liu Heng's status.

However, Madam Qi's original intention to delegate some of the housekeeping authority to her daughter-in-law is no longer mentioned.

When Qi Mingcheng heard that the two head maids had been imprisoned, although he knew that the two had done something wrong and were embarrassing his newlywed wife, he still stepped forward to plead for the two maids.

Madam Qi asked Liu Heng, "Liu, what do you say?"

Liu Heng: "These two are maids that my husband is used to using. I'm afraid he won't be used to being without them. Mother, please release them."

Madam Qi: "You are a kind-hearted person."

Madam Qi was fairly satisfied with Liu Heng; she wasn't prone to jealousy.

They only have one son, Qi Mingcheng. If they want more grandchildren, wouldn't it be better to have more women than just a son?
It's worth mentioning that the Duke's mansion did have other concubines and mistresses, but they all gave birth to daughters.

Only Lady Qi gave birth to a son.

Madam Qi was very dissatisfied with Cheng Yixue. Apart from her son's heart being devoted to her, Cheng Yixue wanted her husband to have only her as his woman and not allow any concubines or maids.

Madam Qi disliked this very much.

But since her son liked her, Madam Qi had no choice but to go to the Cheng family and bring up the matter of marrying Cheng Yixue again.

Hearing that his daughter would be made a secondary wife, Cheng Huaiyu was somewhat tempted.

But Cheng Yixue firmly opposed it; she would never share her husband with another woman.

Besides, even if "principal wife" sounds nice, isn't she still a concubine?

It's just an extra layer of cover-up.

She refused, absolutely refused.

Cheng Yixue stormed up to Madam Qi and swore a solemn oath to the heavens: she would never be anyone's equal wife or concubine. Otherwise, may she be struck by lightning.

Madam Qi was furious and left the Cheng family in a rage.

Cheng Huaiyu was also very angry and punished Cheng Yixue by making him kneel in the ancestral hall.

Ding admired Cheng Yixue's integrity and secretly arranged for someone to take care of her, sending her a warm cloak and food.

The ancestral hall was cold and gloomy, and the things that Ding sent over were of great help to Cheng Yixue.

Cheng Yixue remembered this kindness.

Cheng Yixue was very grateful to her stepmother, Madam Ding.

If Cheng Yixue hadn't been sent to Old Madam Cheng by Ding Shi after losing her mother, she probably would have been killed by Zhao Shi long ago.

Madam Qi stormed home, called Qi Mingcheng to her side, and told him about Cheng Yixue's oath.

“Son, Cheng Yixue is ungrateful. You should stop thinking about her.”

Qi Mingcheng was devastated, leaving in a daze.

He went to Liu Heng's courtyard and poured out his troubles to Liu Heng, who knew about his relationship with Cheng Yixue.

Perhaps she was seeking comfort from Liu Heng.

Liu Heng did indeed comfort him: "Cheng Yixue swore not to be a concubine, but she didn't swear not to be a second wife. You still have a chance."

Qi Mingcheng was comforted and extremely grateful to Liu Heng: "Heng, thank you. Don't worry, I'll treat you well. You can do whatever you want."

Liu Heng smiled and said, "I like peace and quiet. In the future, unless there is something important, please don't let the servants of the Qi family disturb me."

Qi Mingcheng: "Okay, I will tell Mother."

He assumed that Liu Heng didn't want to constantly have to observe proper etiquette in front of Madam Qi. Liu Heng did indeed find it too troublesome for a daughter-in-law to observe proper etiquette in front of her mother-in-law; it was simply torture.

It's only because he's physically strong and has internal energy protecting him that he's not tormented by these troublesome rules.

If it were someone else, they probably would have collapsed within a few days.

Madam Qi was so angry with Cheng Yixue that she took it out on her daughter-in-law, Liu Heng.

Hearing her son plead for Liu Heng, she outwardly agreed, but inwardly she felt very uncomfortable and wanted to find different ways to deal with Liu Heng.

Liu Heng didn't really care about those rules. Every time he was given a rule, he could multitask and devote half of his mind to cultivating his internal energy.

Liu Heng just wanted more time for herself, so she sneaked out of the Qi family home to do her own thing.

Now, Madam Qi is targeting Liu Heng even more aggressively, which has angered Liu Heng.

As the saying goes, brute force can overcome any technique.

Liu Heng flicked out a burst of energy, striking Madam Qi's acupoint to silence her.

Madam Qi was unable to speak and was terrified.

He sought treatment from the imperial physician, but it was to no avail.

She focused all her attention on treating her throat and had no more energy to make things difficult for her daughter-in-law.

Liu Heng found peace and quiet and spent all her time holed up in her own courtyard.

But in fact, he had slipped out of the Qi residence and reunited with his younger brother.

Liu Dong has been thoroughly enjoying watching plays these days.

In this capital city, they are not the only ones who want to deal with the Third Prince. There is also a hidden force stirring up trouble among the princes, causing them to kill each other.

Liu Dong followed the clues and eventually discovered Xu Ruofeng and Zhao Wentian.

It turns out that Zhao Wentian was not the real cousin of the Cheng family, but the son of the former crown prince.

The struggle for the throne in the previous reign was equally fierce. The former crown prince was successfully assassinated by the current emperor and was demoted to a commoner by the former emperor.

The former crown prince was hot-tempered; he set fire to the crown prince's residence, burning his wife and children to death.

But in fact, the former crown prince had already made arrangements to send away his son, who was only a few days old.

Zhao Wentian's nominal father was actually a man of the former crown prince, but he was just a minor scholar in the Hanlin Academy, and no one paid him any attention.

No one expected that such a lowly official was actually a staunch supporter of the Crown Prince, and that he was incredibly audacious, not only raising the Crown Prince's son but also consolidating the power left behind by the Crown Prince.

Zhao Wentian knew his true identity from a very young age.

Over the years, he has secretly built up his own power base, and now he has a large number of people.

Each prince had someone sent by Zhao Wentian, but they were all minor figures and none of them were able to get close to the princes.

But even minor characters have their uses; they occasionally pass on information about other princes, causing the princes to scheme against each other.

If the princes' conflicts escalate to the point of life or death, how many princes will survive?

Liu Heng was surprised to learn Zhao Wentian's true identity, but felt a sense of sympathy for him.

They all want to regain their original identities!
Well, although they sympathized with Zhao Wentian, Liu Heng and Liu Dong never considered helping him.

After all, the other princes had no conflicts with Liu Heng and Liu Tong.

They only need to watch the show.

If the third prince doesn't survive in the end, they will continue to watch the show and see who comes out on top between the surviving prince and Zhao Wentian.

But the third prince survived, so they can help Zhao Wentian then.