Princess, she is the one who facilitated the extradition.

Gui Yao covered his face with his sleeve, and had already retreated several feet away, so the powder missed its mark.

Her voice came from afar, "Your acting skills are only good enough to fool children."

But the sword was still in his neck.

Wang Cigu realized something and suddenly reached out to grab something to the side, but the guard who was covering his nose dodged to the side, and she didn't grab anything.

But the lights in the courtyard were on.

The Duke of Ningguo emerged from the shadows. "My son's methods of investigating the Xie family were indeed dishonorable."

But even without him, the Xie and Wang families would not have escaped their doom, because His Majesty had long been aware of the wolfish ambitions of the Xie and Wang families.

"You should hate not my son and Xie Shuxian, but the powerful figures in the Xie and Wang families. Why did they betray the court? Why did they make enemies while in office, to the point that their enemies took their anger out on their wives and daughters?"

"You're making excuses for him; what you're saying isn't true."

Wang Cigu shook her head, "Whether the court knows it or not, it was that despicable couple who pushed us into hell."

She needed an outlet for her hatred. If she admitted that her family was wrong, who should she seek revenge on?

The Duke of Ningguo gave her a deep look, then said nothing more, turning his gaze to the inside of the room.

A moment later, two guards helped the limp and powerless Du Shao out. One of them pressed a few acupoints on his back to release his speech impediment.

"Third brother, are you really going to trade your child's life for the ghost market?"

In the afternoon, Gui Yao appeared in his study with Du Lingxi and told him everything about the third son and his wife.

He was shocked and found it hard to accept.

He knew his son valued his daughter-in-law, but he never expected his son to be so audacious as to marry a woman from the Xie family. He also never expected his son to be so cold-blooded, disregarding even the lives of his own children.

But if it's true, Gui Yao also has leverage over the Du family.

Having no other choice, he called his third son to his study, pretended to have a heart-to-heart talk with his son, and then drugged his son.

They then arrested and questioned the people around their son, only to find out about the absurd behavior of their third daughter-in-law during this period.

I had already begun to believe most of what Gui Yao said.

Therefore, when Gui Yao asked him to cooperate in the evening, he agreed.

The conversation between Gui Yao and Wang Cigu just now has actually proven that Gui Yao was not lying.

But he also wanted to ask his son in person why he was so confused.

Du Shao was awakened by the guards when Wang Cigu entered the courtyard, and he also heard their conversation.

Now that his speech acupoints have been released, he is even more eager to clarify some things, so he did not reply to the Duke of Ningguo's words, but looked at Wang Cigu instead.

"Ah Shan's condition wasn't a backlash from the deal; you tampered with it?"

He always believed that he had misled Ah Shan by the ghost market, which caused Ah Shan to become like that. Therefore, he hated her to death as he watched her go after man after man, but he could only endure it.

"Yes, I cast a love spell on her, but she lied to you, which shows how much she hates you."

Wang Cigu was secretly hoping he would suffer, and laughed, "Du Shao, back then you used love to seduce her for your career, but you ended up falling deeply in love yourself."

In the end, he even gave up his career and children for her, but she hated him so much that she preferred to seek pleasure with other men every day. How ironic…”

"shut up."

Du Shao's eyes were bloodshot. "She was bewitched by you."

"No!"

Madam Du, dressed in white, appeared at the courtyard gate. "It's my own fault."

She was aware that her sister-in-law had cast a curse on her.

Although she didn't know it was a erotic curse, she knew her sister-in-law hated her, and deserved to hate her.

"Ah Shan".

Du Shao felt uneasy when he saw her appear.

Without even glancing at him, Madam Du walked up to the Duke of Ningguo, knelt down, and said, "Father, please allow me to call you that one more time."

Outsiders say you look down on your daughter-in-law's background, but Ah Shan has been in the Du family for over ten years, and you and Mother have treated me like your own daughter.

Ah Shan has been very happy for the past ten years because of you all, but now Ah Shan can no longer live with him and is no longer worthy of being a Du family woman. I beg Father to give Ah Shan a letter of divorce on his behalf.

She placed her hands on the ground and kowtowed heavily to the Duke of Ningguo, pleading, "Father, please treat Lingxi kindly, considering Ashan's past filial piety towards her parents-in-law."

The Duke of Ningguo looked down at her and said, "I can give you the letter of divorce. Lingxi is my granddaughter, and I will take care of her as she grows up."

Although he said Wang Cigu shouldn't hate Du Shao, he also knew that Du Shao was involved in the Xie family's affairs.

So many lives were lost in between, and the son even used despicable means to erase people's memories, leaving them confused and living for more than ten years.

There's no possibility of them being husband and wife anymore, but, "What are your plans for the future?"

Xie Shuxian's identity must not be revealed.

The absurd things that happened during this period must not be spread.

Xie Shuxian touched her forehead to the ground. "Things have come to this point, and Ashan has no face to stay in the Ningguo Duke's Mansion. I beg Father to find a quiet place for Ashan. Ashan wants to spend the rest of her life with Buddha."

The Duke of Ningguo clenched his fists behind his back.

Logically speaking, letting Xie Shuxian die is the best solution.

However, he thought of the little demon who might not live to be ten years old, and finally nodded.

"Alright, I'll handle this, but I'll announce your death to the public."

To be honest, apart from this period, Xie Shuxian has indeed been a good daughter-in-law.

That's it, the son's debts will be repaid by the father.

But Du Shao disagreed. "Father, I will not divorce my wife. Now that we know A-Shan is under a curse, there must be a way."

He turned to look at Gui Yao, "Miss Gui Yao, you can break the curse, can't you? You can even win back the hearts and minds of the people, you can definitely save A Shan, right?"

He returned without a word.

Madam Du's problem was never about the curse.

And she has already made a decision.

He looked at Madam Du again, tears streaming down his face.

"Ah Shan, don't leave me. You love me too. I was wrong before. I promise I won't touch your memories again. I'll change everything, okay?"

The Duke of Ningguo was seething with anger and slapped Du Shao across the face.

"With someone holding a handle on you, the entire Duke's mansion will be implicated, yet you're still thinking about love."

"I'll take Ah Shan with me, Father. We'll go far away. If we can't find Ah Shan in the Ghost Market, we won't be able to identify me."

The Duke of Ningguo clenched his back teeth in anger.

According to the guards, the third brother had been searching the Ghost Market for over a month without any success, while the Ghost Market easily arranged for Wang Cigu to stay in their mansion, which shows that they have connections everywhere.

Where could he and Xie Shuxian hide to ensure they wouldn't be found?

Besides, if someone is willing to go with him, they won't ask for a divorce letter.

As expected, Madam Du said, "I will not go with you."

"Ah Shan..."

Du Shao panicked and struggled to get closer, but was restrained by the guards and could not move an inch.

"The first time was when I was young and naive and you deceived me; the second time was when I lost my memory."

Madam Du raised her head from the ground and slowly looked at him. "If I were to stay with you now, I would not be worthy of being a human being."

As soon as she finished speaking, she suddenly took out a bottle of medicine from her sleeve and poured it on her face.

With a sizzling sound, white smoke billowed from a beautiful woman's face as her skin was rapidly corroded by the venom.

"Ah Shan".

Du Shao's eyes were bloodshot as he struggled with all his might to get closer to Madam Du.

"The third son's family..."

The Duke of Ningguo felt a pang in his heart and instinctively took a step closer.

Then Madam Du raised her hand to stop her, "Hiding A-Shan is also a troublesome matter. If A-Shan doesn't cause Father any trouble, without this face, no one can say that A-Shan is Xie Shuxian."

"Xie Shuxian, you've gone mad."

Wang Cigu roared, "Since you're helping your enemy cover up for us!"

"Sister-in-law."

Madam Du's voice trembled with pain, but she managed a smile, "I've repaid you everything my sister could."

If you can't repay it, then wait until the next life.

Wang Cigu was so angry that she started cursing.

Over there, Du Shao had broken free of the guards and fallen to the ground, desperately crawling towards Madam Du.

Seeing his spineless state, the Duke of Ningguo simply waved to the guards and ordered them, "Call the royal physician."

Disfigurement is indeed a solution, but if not treated promptly, it could be life-threatening.

Madam Du ignored Wang Cirong's insults and turned to Du Shao. "Stop making a fuss. There's absolutely no possibility between us."

The more he said this, the more anxious Du Shao became.

More than a decade ago, he tried to give up on Xie Shuxian, but he failed repeatedly, and he realized that he could not live without Xie Shuxian.

"Ah Shan".

He finally crawled to her side, grabbed her skirt, and said, "Don't be afraid, I will heal you, I will heal you at all costs."

"Just an empty shell."

Madam Du let out a laugh. "So, all you value is this physical appearance?"

"No, no, no matter what you become, I will always love you."

After more than a decade of marriage, Du Shao's unease grew stronger. "If you don't want treatment, then we won't. I just beg you not to leave me, okay?"

Madam Du sighed, "It's probably not a good thing."

She reached out and touched Du Shao's face. "I do love you, but I also hate you. You took the lives of all my relatives, including my children."

As her fingers touched Du Shao's lips, Madam Du shed tears. "Ah Shao, how can I continue to love you?"

She tried to pull her hand away, but Du Shao grabbed it. "Give me another chance..."

Black blood spilled from his mouth. "In the next life, give me another chance, and I'll make it up to you..."

"Third brother."

The Duke of Ningguo was horrified; he had been careless.

Xie Shuxian's attempts to divorce him and disfigure him were all smokescreens; what she truly wanted was Lao San's life... and her own.

Madam Du also coughed up blood, saying, "There will be no next life..."

She strained to look at Gui Yao, her lips, corroded by the drugs, managing to utter four words: "Ling Xi, please."

She had taken poison before coming here and had also hidden a deadly poison under her fingernails. She was already determined to die, but the only thing she couldn't let go of was her daughter.

Gui Yao nodded emphatically to her, and Madam Du closed her eyes with a smile.

She lied to Gui Yao. The reason she didn't die wasn't because she didn't want to die, but because she wanted to repay her sister-in-law's debt.

The Duke of Ningguo looked at his son and daughter-in-law, who had died on the ground, his eyes reddening. "Someone come here..."

Before he could finish giving his instructions, a heart-wrenching cry was heard, "Father, Mother..."