He remarried after his mother's death, seized power over the world, and slept on the emperor�

Jiang Bingning remembered that it was also at this time in her previous life.

She also proposed a divorce.

Jiang Chengxuan's reaction was one of furious rage.

She still remembers how her father tore the divorce papers to shreds and pointed at her mother's nose, cursing her out.

"You unfaithful woman!"

"Did your brain get damaged from being sick?"

"Is it because you see how prosperous the Prince Xin's mansion is now that you want to curry favor and cuckold me!"

Those harsh and vicious words pierced my mother's heart.

The mother was so angry that she trembled all over, spat out a mouthful of blood, and fainted on the spot.

After that, my mother never truly recovered.

She was depressed and bedridden, and passed away less than two years later.

That incident became an unhealable rift between her and Jiang Chengxuan.

In this life...

Jiang Bingning looked at her mother, whose face was pale but whose eyes were clear and firm, and her nose suddenly tingled with emotion.

very nice.

In this life, her mother has her by her side.

Liu Jingyi took her daughter's cold hand in return.

"Bingning, Mother has figured it out."

Her voice remained gentle, yet it carried an indomitable tenacity.

"In the past, I always thought about being tolerant and maintaining the dignity of a family."

"But in the end, all I got in return was their further demands and my own injuries."

She looked into her daughter's eyes.

"Now, Mother no longer wants to endure it."

"Mother wants to fight for herself and for you, with a clear conscience."

"With the divorce, we are now completely severing ties with the Jiang family."

"From now on, they will walk their own paths. Whether they are honored or disgraced, it will have nothing to do with us, mother and son."

Jiang Bingning nodded vigorously, her eyes welling up with tears.

"it is good."

"Your daughter supports you."

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Meanwhile, at the residence of the Vice Minister of War.

A crisp cracking sound broke the silence in the study.

Wang Kun's face was so gloomy it seemed to drip water.

"You bitch!"

He kicked over the trembling concubine next to him.

The old woman who had returned from the back alley of the Lin residence was kneeling on the ground with her head bowed low.

"Please calm down, young master..."

"Calm down?"

Wang Kun suddenly turned around, his eyes bloodshot, as if he wanted to devour someone.

"How am I supposed to calm down?!"

He grabbed the old woman by the collar and lifted her up.

"Say it again! What did you hear?!"

The old woman was so frightened that she repeated herself in a stammering voice.

"This servant...this servant heard from the maids of the Lin family that...that the eldest young master of the Lin family...had Miss Jiang stay at the villa to admire the plum blossoms last night, and didn't return until...until midnight..."

"And they also said... today they bestowed upon you... a set of South China Sea pearl jewelry..."

"To admire the plum blossoms?"

Wang Kun gritted his teeth, and the veins on his forehead bulged.

"Enjoying the plum blossoms until midnight?"

"You probably took it to bed!"

He slammed the old woman to the ground.

What a shame!

Wang Kun, the son of a high-ranking official in the Ministry of War, was already green with envy even before he was married!

That bitch!

That Lin Wenbo!

What a despicable couple! How dare they play tricks on him like this!

Meanwhile, at this moment, in the Lin family's villa on the outskirts of the city.

Jiang Yuerong was facing the mirror, adjusting the blood jade hairpin again and again.

The person in the mirror has a face like a peach blossom and eyes like spring water.

She could almost see a grand sedan chair carried by eight bearers, carrying her into the Vice Minister's residence in style.

No.

The Vice Minister's residence was merely a stepping stone for her.

Her true destiny lies in the immensely wealthy Prime Minister's mansion!

She wanted to be Lin Wenbo's woman, the enviable eldest daughter-in-law of the Lin family in Beijing!

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The next day, just as dawn was breaking.

The gate of the Lin family's villa was being pounded on.

The banging on the door was rough and urgent, carrying an arrogant tone that left no room for refusal.

The doorman, still half asleep, opened the door, but before he could even scold him, he was pushed aside.

Wang Kun, accompanied by a dozen or so menacing servants, barged in.

"Where's Jiang Yuerong?! Tell her to get the hell out here!"

His loud shout startled everyone in the courtyard.

The maids and servants rushed out, looking at the group of uninvited guests with fear.

"Who...who are you people! How dare you cause trouble at the Lin family's villa!"

The manager mustered his courage and reprimanded him.

Wang Kun sneered and kicked over a stone bench in the courtyard.

"act wildly?"

"I'm her betrothed! I'm here today to check whether my Wang family's daughter-in-law has upheld her virtues!"

Upon hearing this, everyone's expression changed.

"Fiancé verification" sounds harsh, but it's actually quite reasonable.

Soon, Jiang Yuerong was woken up in a panic by her maids.

She ran out wearing an overcoat, her hair disheveled, and panicked when she saw the scene in the courtyard.

"Young Master Wang... what are you doing?"

When Wang Kun saw her still-sleepy, flushed face, he found it incredibly irritating.

That look is clearly from being pleasured by a man!

Anger consumed his last shred of reason.

He rushed forward, grabbed Jiang Yuerong by the hair, and dragged her to the center of the courtyard.

"What are you doing?"

He grinned maliciously.

"What did I do? I'd like to ask you, you slut, what good deeds you've been up to behind my back!"

"ah--"

Jiang Yuerong felt a sharp pain in her scalp and let out a scream.

"Let me go! You're insane!"

"Am I crazy? I think you're the one who's gone crazy with lewdness!"

Wang Kun's foul language was like dirty water thrown at her.

"I heard you really enjoy admiring plum blossoms with Young Master Lin? Until midnight, did you even offer your body in some way?"

Jiang Yuerong's face turned deathly pale in an instant.

"What...what nonsense are you spouting!"

"nonsense?"

Wang Kun suddenly flung her to the ground, then raised his chin at the rough old woman behind him.

"Give me a test!"

"Examine her thoroughly! See if this future young mistress of the Vice Minister's mansion is any good!"

The old woman agreed and stepped forward to tear at Jiang Yuerong's clothes.

"No! Don't!"

Jiang Yuerong panicked completely, retreating backwards on all fours while crying out.

"Help! Someone help!"

The servants around looked at each other, but none of them dared to step forward.

The old woman was extremely strong and quickly subdued the struggling Jiang Yuerong.

Surrounded by onlookers, she roughly lifted Jiang Yuerong's skirt and reached inside.

A moment later, she straightened up and loudly replied to Wang Kun.

"Replying to your Excellency! I am not a virgin!"

The courtyard fell into an instantaneous, deathly silence.

A twisted sense of pleasure appeared on Wang Kun's face.

"Great! Excellent!"

He walked up to Jiang Yuerong, squatted down, and slapped her hard across the face.

Jiang Yuerong's cheeks swelled up instantly, and blood seeped from the corners of her mouth.

She was stunned by the blow and stared at Wang Kun in disbelief.

"You hit me..."

Wang Kun slapped him again with his backhand.

"I'm going to tear you to pieces today, you slut!"

He went berserk and began tearing at Jiang Yuerong's clothes.

The sound of silk tearing, accompanied by Jiang Yuerong's desperate cries, echoed throughout the entire courtyard.

"It wasn't me! It wasn't me!"

She screamed in despair, looking at Lin Wenbo, who had rushed over and was standing under the eaves.

All eyes turned to Lin Wenbo.

Lin Wenbo frowned, sighed, and slowly spoke.

"Yuerong, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want."

"That day, when we admired the plum blossoms, we drank wine and composed poems; it was a matter of mutual consent. How can you now turn black into white and smear my innocence like this?"

His voice remained gentle, yet every word was piercing.

Jiang Yuerong felt as if she had been struck by lightning, her whole body turning ice cold.

She looked at the man who had been tender and affectionate with her just a few days ago, but now he seemed like a stranger.

It’s over.

It's all over.