Father, who is both a heir and a descendant, is still biased; the bound system has gone berserk.

"Mr. He!"

Yuan Pengyi roared angrily.

He looked directly into his angry eyes, her gaze devoid of any emotion. "Yuan Pengyi, I've said it before, I, He Saizhu, am not a pushover."

Since you hit me for another woman, I naturally want to get my revenge.

I'm not joking. You know the Yuan family's current situation better than I do.

My father only has one daughter, and if he knew I had been wronged, he would definitely not let it go easily.

Yuan Pengyi looked on in disbelief. "Mr. He, are you threatening me?"

"Yes, I am threatening you. Who told me to suffer such injustice?" Mrs. He picked up a strand of her hair and played with it between her fingers.

Yuan Pengyi gritted his teeth, his voice trembling, "Before you threatened me, didn't you think about your children? They are also members of the Yuan family!"

"Children?" Madam He's face immediately turned even more sour.

"You still have the nerve to mention children? I'd be better off having two braised pork belly instead of them!"

Not a single one of them is on my side. It's all because your Yuan family is rotten to the core; what good could possibly come from them!

When Yuan Xiuan and Yuan Yingxue arrived, they were stunned to hear what Madam He said.

Were they... rejected by their mother?

"Ms. He, you, you..."

Yuan Pengyi felt that he had been greatly provoked.

Madam He was still not satisfied and said, "They are just like you, completely infatuated with Yuan Mengli. They don't even protect me, their own mother. What use are they to me?"

"Yuan Pengyi, if you don't give me an explanation for what happened today, I'm packing my things and going back to my parents' home right now."

As she spoke, Madam He clapped her hands, and several strong and capable old women carried out the luggage.

Madam He came from a family of military officers, and nine out of ten of her dowry members were skilled in martial arts.

She not only had these strong and capable nannies, but also powerful guards.

Normally, He Shi and Yuan Pengyi treated each other with respect and had never quarreled to this extent. This was also the first time Yuan Pengyi had seen her so unforgiving.

"Ms. He, can you please stop making a scene? I only slapped you once, isn't it enough that I apologize?"

Yuan Pengyi's face turned ugly.

"Grannies, let's go back to our parents' home!"

He sneered and said without turning her head.

"Stop right there! I'll do as you say!"

Yuan Pengyi's temples were throbbing with veins, and he stared at Madam He with a livid expression.

Madam He turned around and said, "Alright, let's go to the main hall then, in front of everyone."

Madam He turned a corner and went straight to the main hall.

In the main hall of the Yuan family, the entire Yuan family, who had been asleep, gathered again, with Yuan Fuhai sitting at the head of the table with an unhappy expression.

He stared at Yuan Pengyi with dissatisfaction. This son was so useless that he couldn't even coax a woman.

Yuan Mengli and Fang Qiuhuan were summoned to the main hall again, unaware of what had happened.

Yuan Mengli subconsciously looked at Yuan Pengyi with a pitiful expression, silently asking a question.

Unexpectedly, she met Uehara Tomoyoshi's gaze, which was filled with both heartache and guilt.

Yuan Mengli subconsciously felt that something was wrong.

Before she could react, Yuan Pengyi suddenly raised his hand and slapped her across the face.

Snapped!

A crisp slap echoed in the main hall, startling everyone who was still dozing off and causing them to open their eyes wide.

They all knew perfectly well how much Yuan Pengyi cherished Yuan Mengli, but now, he actually slapped Yuan Mengli in public.

Wang stood in the crowd with a strange expression, and she subconsciously looked at He.

But He's lips curled into a mocking smile.

Wang understood everything instantly.

See? It all comes down to power and influence. Relying on men means you're nothing.

Wang's eyes were filled with pleasure.

"Second brother, you hit me?" Yuan Mengli was the most distraught.

She covered her face, staring at Yuan Pengyi in disbelief.

"Mengli, I'm sorry, I had no choice. But who told you to... upset your second sister-in-law before?"

After he finished speaking, he looked at Madam He, gritting his teeth and his eyes filled with malice, "Madam He, is that enough?"

He said calmly, "I meant double."

He Pengyi's eyes were bloodshot as he demanded sharply, "He family, are you determined to make this a complete mess?"

Ms. He: "What do you think?"

Yuan Pengyi's face turned ashen. Just then, Yuan Fuhai, who was at the head of the table, spoke up, saying, "Mengli was indeed in the wrong earlier. It was only right that her second sister-in-law scolded her."

Pengyi, you shouldn't have disrespected your wife in public earlier.

Yuan Fuhai's every word was in defense of the He family.

He looked at Yuan Pengyi and Yuan Mengli, her eyes filled with even more mockery.

Tears welled in Yuan Mengli's eyes as she looked at Yuan Pengyi with sorrow, but her heart was filled with intense hatred.

Yuan Pengyi looked at Yuan Fuhai and met the warning in his eyes. He hated the He family to the core, but when he turned around, he slapped Yuan Mengli on the other side of her face.

Yuan Mengli staggered back a few steps, closed her eyes, and collapsed.

"Mother!" Fang Qiuhuan cried out in anguish and burst into tears.

"So my second aunt doesn't tolerate my mother and me at all. If we had known this would happen, we wouldn't have stayed in the original family and gotten in their way."

Fang Qiuhuan spoke through tears, glaring fiercely at Yuan Pengyi.

Yuan Pengyi felt as if his heart was being torn apart. He turned around and shouted angrily, "Mrs. He, are you satisfied now?"

Watching Yuan Mengli and her daughter being helped away by servants, Madam He said indifferently, "What do you mean by that, husband? As her sister-in-law, am I not allowed to educate my sister-in-law?"

"Second sister-in-law is right. If second brother is dissatisfied, we, as his sisters-in-law, will not interfere in this matter from now on."

Wang stepped forward and said calmly.

Yuan Pengyi looked at them with a frustrated expression.

"Mother, what are you saying? What did Aunt Mengli do wrong?" Yuan Xiuran frowned, displeased.

Wang glanced at him, a hint of mockery in her eyes.

She really gave birth to a wonderful son and a daughter.

She and Mrs. He exchanged a glance, a hint of self-mockery flashing in their eyes.

The two left together.

At the same time, the Marquis of Anding's army launched a surprise attack on the 100,000-strong army of Juhuatang hidden in Qinghuang Mountain.

At night, the fire raged across the green hills and yellow mountains, billowing black smoke.

The sounds of gunfire and battle cries shook the heavens and the earth.

The scalding blood stained the land of Qinghuang Mountain red.

Wen Lian suddenly opened her eyes; it was already daylight.

He seemed to have had a nightmare.

He couldn't remember the details of his dream, but he was startled awake and a sense of unease rose in his heart.

Just then, a man in black broke through the window and said, "Master Wen, something terrible has happened! Our 100,000 troops hidden in Qinghuang Mountain were attacked last night and have suffered a crushing defeat."

"What?" Wen Lian's eyes widened suddenly, and her face turned deathly pale.

"Who...is it?"

He squeezed out two words through gritted teeth.

"It's the Marquis of Anding, and the Crown Prince."

"Crown Prince, what a fine Crown Prince..."

Wen Lian turned around and went outside the room. He walked to a war drum, picked up the drumsticks, and struck the drum.

The bandits, who were still fast asleep, were awakened, and soon their leader ran out.

Upon seeing Wen Lian, he quickly asked, "Strategist Wen, is it time to take action?"

"That's right, let's... take action now!"

The bandit leader was instantly wide awake.

Seeing that everything was alright here, Wen Lian went to the Yuan residence.

Wen Lian appeared and said, "Prefect Yuan, I want to have the Crown Prince cut into a thousand pieces."

Yuan Fuhai didn't know what had gotten into him, but he said, "I have already sent out a message that He Yanqing's men will take advantage of the chaos to capture the Crown Prince and Ying Yufu. You can deal with them then."

Wen Lian's eyes were bloodshot: "Okay!"