After the milk ball arrived, the father who had no heirs had a string of good luck.

"How can Cousin Zhiyan still be so naive!" He Yaozu picked at his ear with an air of smugness, leering at her. "Cousin Zhiyan is the second daughter of the Marquis of Yong'an, and the Crown Princess. Why would she be here? She needs the late Madam's dowry more than you do. As for you, you've only married a cripple, yet you actually think you're the Princess Consort of Li?"

"You're the cripple, your whole family are cripples! How dare you insult the Prince?!" Princess Li's voice was restrained, sensing that something was amiss.

He Yaozu slowly approached, and Princess Li turned around and tried to run away.

But He Yaozu pulled her into his arms, his fingers caressing her waist and abdomen: "Cousin, your waist is so soft. That cripple, Prince Li, couldn't satisfy you, could he? Poor cousin, you're more beautiful than a flower; marrying a cripple is such a waste. Today... your cousin will let you experience what it's like to be a woman, how about it?"

Princess Li's face turned pale, and she struggled incessantly.

But she was just a weak woman, and He Yaozu was at least a grown man; how could she possibly break free?

The sensation on her waist and abdomen was incredibly sticky and disgusting, like a venomous snake spreading along her waist and abdomen.

Princess Li got goosebumps and cried out in distress, "Let go! Let go of me! I'm Princess Li! Aren't you afraid Prince Li will cause you trouble?"

"My cousin Zhirou is the Crown Princess, why should I be afraid of Prince Li? You'd better obediently submit to me to avoid suffering physical pain."

After saying that, He Yaozu tore open her clothes, revealing a faint red bodice underneath.

Princess Li's face turned pale; she was truly terrified.

She shouldn't have believed Qin Zhirou and run away alone.

"Let go, let go... um..."

He Yaozu covered her mouth, and Princess Li's eyes were filled with terror.

Feeling He Yaozu start pulling at her underpants, Princess Li's eyes were filled with despair!

Just then, He Yaozu was kicked away.

Da Ge and Er Ge rushed over and started punching and kicking him.

Princess Li squatted down, clutching her chest, trembling all over.

Looking up, I saw the little dumpling dressed in a night outfit, its adorable face now filled with a gloomy expression.

"Rui...Rui Rui?" Princess Li wondered if she was seeing things. "What are you doing here?"

"Just passing by!" Tang Rui stood in front of Princess Li, coldly looking at He Yaozu: "Don't kill him. Gag him, tie him up, and hand him over to Father for punishment."

"No!" Princess Li suddenly realized what was happening, all the last trace of color draining from her face. "Don't take him back! Don't tell the Prince..."

Tang Rui frowned: "But Mother, besides Father, who else can stand up for you?"

"It's alright, I don't need anyone to stand up for me. We can't let the Prince know about this, otherwise... otherwise I... sob sob..."

"princess…"

Rong Momo hugged Princess Li with heartache, not knowing what to say.

She also knew that a woman's reputation was of utmost importance, and this matter could not be known to the Prince of Li.

But... the bright moon has always been in the shadows!

The prince will find out sooner or later!

Tang Rui suddenly understood Princess Li's concerns. After a moment of contemplation, she came to the dying He Yaozu and said, "Second Brother, help Mother into the carriage, I'll be right there."

"Yes!" Da Ge and Er Ge didn't think much of it. Anyway, He Yaozu was beaten so badly by the two of them that he couldn't move and posed no threat to Tang Rui.

After the two helped Princess Li leave, Tang Rui took out a paper packet, opened it, pinched He Yaozu's mouth, and forced it down his throat.

He Yaozu coughed incessantly, weakly asking, "What...what did you give me?"

"This is good stuff, you'll thank me!" Tang Rui smiled mysteriously, and He Yaozu felt a chill run down his spine for no reason.

He Yaozu scrambled to his feet and ran, spewing threats: "You just wait, I won't let this go. Tomorrow I'll paint a portrait of Princess Li and spread it throughout the streets and alleys..."

"..." Well, you'll have to be alive to do that!

My mother doesn't want to tell my father, and I also want to protect my mother's reputation, so I have no choice but to let you die.

Tang Rui shrugged and walked toward the carriage with her hands behind her back.

After running a distance, He Yaozu stopped, clutching his chest and panting, "That little girl... she's really damn weird..."

Thinking of the tactless Princess Li, He Yaozu angrily pounded the wall again: "I haven't even done what my cousin asked me to do, I don't know how she'll scold me."

"Forget it, I'd better go back first. She's still my cousin; she can't really do anything to me!"

He Yaozu consoled himself and walked forward.

Suddenly, he froze.

A sharp pain shot through my head, my body began to spasm and convulse, and my legs gave way, causing me to collapse to the ground.

My limbs gradually grew cold, my stomach started to hurt, my breathing became more and more rapid, and I couldn't stop vomiting, and what I vomited was blood.

Am I... going to die?

Why?

He Yaozu's face turned deathly pale, his eyes glazed over, and his breathing gradually stopped.

A gentle breeze swept by, and a figure appeared before him like a ghost.

Mingyue examined the body, pondered for a moment, then took out a small porcelain bottle, opened it, and poured it onto the body.

With a sizzling sound, the corpse, skin and bones alike, turned into thick liquid, leaving only a human-shaped water stain in its place.

After disposing of the body, Mingyue took out her notebook and made a note of it. She then added, "[The deceased was poisoned with an unknown, strange toxin. The young princess remained completely calm and composed throughout; she's clearly a professional.]"

He's been so dedicated; shouldn't the prince give him a raise this month?

Mingyue nodded to herself with self-affirmation, then vanished from the spot in a flash, as if she had never been there at all.

...

On the carriage!

Princess Li finally calmed down, her nose twitched, and she belatedly realized, "Why does the carriage smell so bad?"

Rong Momo: "..."

The outer large and second squares: "..."

"Don't worry about those details!" Tang Rui didn't want to frighten her beautiful mother, so she quickly changed the subject: "Mother, who was that person just now? Why are you here so late?"

Upon hearing this, Princess Li's eyes dimmed. Whether from shock or a desperate need to confide in someone, she recounted the whole story in detail: "That person was He Yaozu..."

Princess Li's name is Qin Zhiyan, and she is the daughter of the first wife of the Marquis of Yong'an.

However, the first wife died young, and Princess Li became a pitiful woman without a mother.

Five years ago, Qin Zhiyun, the concubine's daughter, seduced the Crown Prince. In order to raise her status, the Marquis of Yong'an promoted her mother, the original concubine He Gui, to be his second wife without hesitation.

As a result, Qin Zhiyun also changed her name to Qin Zhirou, which means "woman".

From then on, Princess Li's life became even more difficult.

Because Qin Zhirou had the Crown Prince's backing, she constantly put Qin Zhirou in a superior position in the mansion. In order to please the Crown Prince, Marquis Yong'an unconditionally sided with them.

In the end, she even embezzled the dowry left to her by Princess Li's birth mother.

When Princess Li married Prince Li, she was only given eighteen loads of dowry, which consisted mainly of worthless local specialties and cloth, as well as a dilapidated manor.

Princess Li had asked Qin Zhirou for her dowry countless times, but Qin Zhirou either ignored her messages or replied randomly after reading them.

As time went by, Princess Li gave up hope and gave up on asking for the dowry, choosing instead to live her own quiet life behind closed doors.