Poet Immortal, Poet Sage, Duke of the State!

"You unfilial son! Zhao Wan'er is your cousin, how dare you do such a thing to her!"

"Big brother, my cousin practically grew up with us, how could you..."

"Beast!"

Chen Chang'an was in a hazy state of consciousness when he was suddenly awakened by several loud noises.

There wasn't even time to react.

Whoosh!

A bucket of cold water was poured over his head.

cough cough...

Which bastard splashed water on me while I was sleeping?

His last memory was in a private room at a casino.

Several girls in short skirts surrounded him, toasting him. He was the company's sales director, and he had just closed a big deal that night. His colleagues were urging him to treat them to a meal.

He remembered drinking a lot, and the princess's embrace was very soft...

Then there is no more.

"How dare you sleep with such a despicable act on your face?"

A sharp female voice suddenly exploded above Chen Chang'an's head.

Then, Chen Chang'an was pulled to sit up, and only then did he see clearly that there was a middle-aged woman dressed in gold and silver, with a round face and thin lips, holding a copper basin in her hand.

Several people were standing behind her. A middle-aged man in an official robe stood with his hands behind his back, his face ashen.

Beside him stood a boy of about sixteen or seventeen, dressed in fine clothes and wearing a jade belt, who was shaking his head and sighing.

At the same time, a voice trembling with sobs rang in my ears.

"Uncle, Aunt, you must stand up for me... I'm not even married yet, and my cousin treats me like this. How am I supposed to face people after this? I don't want to live anymore..."

Chen Chang'an looked down.

A girl of about fifteen or sixteen years old was kneeling on the ground. She had a beautiful face, her clothes were disheveled, and she was crying with tears streaming down her face.

As a jumble of memories flooded back, Chen Chang'an finally came to his senses.

crossed?

This is a place called the Great Ning Dynasty.

The original owner of this body was also named Chen Chang'an, and he was eighteen years old this year.

Shen Qingyi, the mother, came from a scholarly family in the capital and was as close as sisters with Su Yingxue, the daughter of the Su family, since childhood. The two made a pact that if their children were of the same sex, they would become brothers and sisters, and if they were of different sexes, they would become husband and wife.

Later, Su Yingxue entered the palace and became a concubine of a prince, giving birth to Princess Zhaoyue; Shen Qingyi married Chen Wenyuan and gave birth to Chen Chang'an.

Sadly, Su Yingxue passed away shortly after giving birth. Overwhelmed with grief, Shen Qingyi also passed away when Chen Chang'an was six years old.

Less than a year after Shen Qingyi's death, Chen Wenyuan remarried Zhao, the daughter of the Grand Tutor. From then on, he rose rapidly through the ranks, from a minor official of the seventh rank to the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel in ten years.

Although Chen Chang'an was the eldest son, he was neglected at home, living in the most remote courtyard, eating leftovers, and wearing his younger brother's discarded clothes. His father ignored him, and his stepmother ostracized him; he was no different from someone living under someone else's roof.

As for Zhao Wan'er, who was kneeling on the ground, she was Zhao's niece.

Zhao Wan'er just approached Chen Chang'an, saying she had something to discuss.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she entered the door, she began tearing at her clothes and shouted that she was being molested.

Chen Chang'an stepped forward to stop her, but she pushed him instead, causing his head to hit the wall and knock him unconscious on the spot.

When I woke up again, it was now.

In an instant, Chen Chang'an understood their scheme.

The stepmother, Zhao, was determined to curry favor with the royal family, but unfortunately, the person she was betrothed to Princess Zhaoyue was Chen Chang'an, not her son, Chen Changxuan.

Zhao Wan'er is Zhao's niece. They conspired to put on this play simply to smear him and accuse him of "molesting his cousin".

When his reputation is ruined, the Chen family will naturally have a reason to propose to the royal family that the imperial son-in-law be replaced by Chen Changxuan.

This mother and son have a clever plan...

Chen Wenyuan glared at Chen Chang'an and said coldly, "You unfilial son, what else do you have to say!"

All eyes were on Chen Chang'an.

Chen Chang'an looked at Chen Wenyuan, shrugged, and asked, "If I said this was all a show they staged themselves, and that I didn't assault her at all, would you believe me?"

Chen Wenyuan said coldly, "Still trying to argue? What woman would joke about her own innocence?"

"You've completely disgraced the Chen family!"

Chen Wenyuan looked disgusted and suddenly waved his hand: "Guards, throw this unfilial son out of the Chen family! From this day forward, I, Chen Wenyuan, have no such son!"

No sooner had she finished speaking than Madam Zhao stepped forward, grabbed Chen Wenyuan's sleeve, and said insincerely, "Master, you mustn't! Chang'an is, after all, your own flesh and blood. How will he live alone if he's driven out of the house?"

"Madam, there's no need for further words!" Chen Wenyuan shook off her hand and said coldly, "Keeping such a beast in the house is nothing but a disgrace!"

Zhao then turned to Chen Chang'an, her face filled with heartache: "Chang'an, quickly apologize to your father. He's soft-hearted and will surely forgive you..."

Chen Chang'an looked around.

Looking at his father with a livid face, his hypocritical stepmother, his younger brother shaking his head and sighing, and his tearful cousin.

He shook his head and said to Zhao Shi, "Alright, stop pretending. You just want to get rid of me, don't you? Well, that'll do as you wish today."

Zhao's expression changed: "You... what nonsense are you talking about!"

Chen Chang'an didn't bother to look at her anymore, and turned to Chen Wenyuan, saying, "Lord Chen, you didn't even investigate or ask any questions. You just kicked your own son out of the house based on a few words from an outsider. My mother was truly blind back then. She spent all her family's wealth to support you in your examinations, only to raise a heartless wretch. Everyone knows who the real beast is."

Upon hearing this, the servants of the Chen family who were watching the commotion outside exchanged bewildered glances.

They had long been disgusted by what the master had done to the young master of Chang'an, but they never expected that the young master of Chang'an would dare to say it to his face today.

"presumptuous!"

Unexpectedly, Chen Chang'an, who was usually so timid, would say such a thing. Chen Wenyuan was so angry that he trembled all over, pointed at him, and said in a trembling voice, "You...you..."

"What about me?" Chen Chang'an smiled and retorted, "Did I say something wrong? How many times did you visit my mother during the years she was bedridden? Did you shed a single tear when she died? Oh, by the way, at that time, you were busy climbing the social ladder by marrying into the Grand Tutor's family. You had no time to care about her life or death. You crossed the river and burned the bridge, abandoning your wife. If we're talking about beasts, how can I compare to you?"

Chen Wenyuan's face turned pale and then red, and his lips trembled as he couldn't speak.

Chen Chang'an looked at Zhao Wan'er one last time, squatted down, and looked her in the eye.

Zhao Wan'er shrank back under his gaze, her voice trembling as she asked, "What...what are you going to do?"

She felt that Chen Chang'an seemed like a completely different person at that moment.

Chen Chang'an brazenly sized her up, a smirk playing on his lips. He shook his head and said, "Someone like you, if it were before, if you ate a piece of my fruit platter, I'd beat up your manager too. You think you're worthy of molesting me?"

Due to work, Chen Chang'an had been a womanizer in his past life, changing girlfriends every month. He really wouldn't be interested in someone like Zhao Wan'er.

Zhao Wan'er's crying stopped abruptly, and her face turned bright red.

Although she couldn't understand Chen Chang'an's words, she could still sense the insult in them.

"What fruit platter? What manager…?" Zhao stared blankly at Chen Chang'an, who was rambling incoherently, and exclaimed repeatedly, "He's gone mad! He's gone mad!"

Chen Wenyuan's face flushed red. Pointing at him, he roared, "Get out! Get as far away as possible!"

Chen Chang'an smirked and said, "I'll let you go, but only if you give me a mansion and three thousand taels of silver. Otherwise, I'll let everyone in the capital know that you, Minister Chen, abandoned your wife and children, molested your niece, and are a shameless beast in human clothing..."

In his past life, he dealt with all sorts of people and deeply understood one principle: to deal with shameless and unscrupulous people, you have to be even more shameless and unscrupulous than them.

He didn't want to stay in this dilapidated house for even a second, but he couldn't just leave like this.

At the very least, he needs a place to stay so he doesn't end up homeless.

Chen Wenyuan nearly spat out a mouthful of blood. As a high-ranking official in the Ministry of Personnel, if his own son were to spread rumors that he had molested his niece, he would be unable to clear his name no matter what.

He pointed a trembling finger at Chen Chang'an, his voice hoarse as he said, "You unfilial son... Guards, seize this unfilial son and punish him according to family law!"

A wise man doesn't fight a losing battle. Seeing the servants surrounding him, Chen Chang'an didn't hesitate and ran away!

Chen Changxuan was standing behind Chen Chang'an, trying to reach out to stop him, but Chen Chang'an kicked him over.

As Chen Chang'an ran outside, he shouted, "It's just spreading rumors, anyone can do that! A mansion, three thousand taels of silver, have it ready by this time tomorrow. If even a tael is missing, you, Lord Chen, can expect to explain your indecent assault of your niece to the censors and the people of the capital!"

Chen Wenyuan was so angry that he couldn't catch his breath, his vision went black, and he collapsed straight down...