Princess, she is the one who facilitated the extradition.

"Cheng'er is a member of the royal family, a member of the royal bloodline who has been passed down through the Jade Tablet, yet she has been insulted by your Tong family. This is a great disrespect."

The Prince of Shu snorted coldly, "It would be too lenient for me to slap her."

Zhao Mingyue was a merchant, and although the Tong family spent her money, they looked down on her.

Later, she sent Tong Qingyuan to prison and donated her dowry, causing the Tong family to lose both their wealth and face. The Tong family hated her to the extreme.

They then privately slandered Zhao Mingyue, saying that she had an extramarital affair with the Prince of Shu and that this was how she gave birth to an illegitimate child. Regardless of whether the listeners believed it or not, after hearing it so many times, they themselves began to believe it.

That's why Sister-in-law Tong blurted out that Cheng'er was a bastard. Now, reminded by the Prince of Shu, the couple remembered it.

Feng Youcheng was a royal prince publicly recognized by the emperor. Insulting the royal bloodline was punishable by death or exile...

"If the Prince of Shu hadn't barged into my residence and bullied me without cause, my wife wouldn't have been so angry and started cursing."

Tong Lao Er hurriedly retorted, "The Marquis of Cheng'an's mansion neither causes trouble nor fears it. If they insist on taking things seriously, no one will come out unscathed."

Trespassing on a marquis's residence is also a violation of the law, and he boasted that he had also caught the Prince of Shu and Zhao Mingyue red-handed.

"Yes, I was cursing Zhao Mingyue."

The second sister-in-law of the Tong family said fiercely, "It was she who broke into the Cheng'an Marquis's residence and started smashing things up first."

Zhao Mingyue was furious and wanted to retort, but the Prince of Shu grabbed her hand.

"You have distorted the truth and slandered and spread rumors about me, the Prince. It is only right and reasonable for me to come to your door to demand an explanation."

He took the blame upon himself and sneered, "If you are not satisfied, I, the Prince, have plenty of witnesses."

He had already heard the Tong family's slanderous words about him and Mingyue, and he had long wanted to deal with the Cheng'an Marquis's mansion.

Mingyue didn't want to make a big fuss. She was afraid that Cheng'er would hear more gossip. After all, many people in this world don't care about right and wrong, they only want to criticize what they want to criticize.

Cheng'er's origins were also a disgrace to Mingyue, which is why he thought that he would settle accounts with the Tong family properly when Cheng'er was older.

Who would have thought that the Tong family would take advantage of such a kindness?

Hearing this, Tong Lao Er felt a little guilty, as the family had been slandering Zhao Mingyue for the past few months.

In particular, his mother and wife often spoke of Zhao Mingyue and the Prince of Shu in front of some powerful ladies.

The Prince of Shu might actually be able to find quite a few witnesses.

"You've already smashed it all, so let's just leave it at that."

Tong Lao Er feigned magnanimity and said, "For the sake of the Prince, we will let it go."

Thinking to himself, the Prince of Shu is now a nobody, while he has gained the favor of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion.

He will surely take revenge on the Prince of Shu when he gets the chance.

The Prince of Shu had no intention of letting things go so easily; he scoffed coldly.

"If the Zhao family hadn't generously given 300,000 taels of silver to save them back then, where would the Tong family be in the capital?"

Or is it that your Tong family plans to repay the Zhao family 300,000 taels?

If that's the case, the Prince of Shu's Mansion will compensate for all the damage done today at full price.

"you……"

Tong's second sister-in-law was so angry that her face turned pale.

"That was money that the Zhao family offered voluntarily in order to curry favor with the Marquis's family."

What are you going to compensate for?

Previously, in order to compensate Zhao Mingyue's dowry, half of her dowry was taken out, and with another 300,000 taels of silver to compensate, wouldn't the Marquis's mansion have to beg for food?

Fearing that Zhao Mingyue would really want the 300,000 taels back, she added, "Besides, didn't that money just get her to become a wife in the Tong family?"

Otherwise, how could she, the daughter of a merchant, have married into the Cheng'an Marquis's household?

As for other matters, that's because she herself can't win over men.

After saying that, she glared at Zhao Mingyue.

Previously, as daughters-in-law of the same noble family, although she was of higher status than Zhao Mingyue, she was still genuinely jealous of Zhao Mingyue's wealth.

The dignified appearance she maintained through meticulous planning was Zhao Mingyue's casual daily life.

Fortunately, Zhao Mingyue was foolish and was being manipulated by her husband and adopted sister without realizing it.

Seeing Zhao Mingyue immersed in false happiness like a fool, working like a slave for the Tong family, she was able to suppress her jealousy to some extent.

Unexpectedly, after Zhao Mingyue severed ties with the emperor, her business not only grew bigger and bigger, but she was also betrothed to the Prince of Shu by the emperor.

Now that the Prince of Shu is still protecting her like this, the second sister-in-law of the Tong family is practically driven mad with jealousy, wishing she could glare at Zhao Mingyue with murderous intent.

The Prince of Shu noticed her unfriendly gaze, stepped in front of Zhao Mingyue, and glared back at his second sister-in-law from the Tong family.

"If you dare to disrespect the future Princess Consort again, I will gouge out your eyes."

Before Tong's second sister-in-law could reply, he ordered, "Men, keep smashing."

That 300,000 taels was indeed given to the Tong family voluntarily by Zhao's father, so it's not easy to get it back.

Then let's smash this Cheng'an Marquis's mansion to ruins. Anyway, the entire Cheng'an Marquis's mansion is worth no more than 300,000 taels of silver.

Seeing the jealousy in Tong's second sister-in-law's eyes, he held Zhao Mingyue's hand and said with heartache, "If you want to do anything in the future, just tell me. It's too tiring to smash things yourself."

Gui Yao sat on the roof beam, watching with a twitching mouth.

Zhao Mingyue's fingertips trembled slightly, her heart moved.

She dared to barge into the Marquis's residence today because she was relying on the power of the Prince of Shu.

Otherwise, no matter how angry or hateful she is, she will have some reservations.

"it is good."

Zhao Mingyue grasped the hand of the Prince of Shu in return.

This scene not only stung the second sister-in-law of the Tong family, but also stung the Lady of Cheng'an Marquis.

"Zhao Mingyue, Prince of Shu, you have gone too far."

Her Qingyuan died so tragically, and this bitch immediately started flirting with another man right in front of her, on Tong family territory.

"I'm going to beat the petition drum and let the world see how my ex-daughter-in-law not only killed my son, but also brought her husband to my house to show off her power."

Zhao Mingyue glared at her resentfully, "Go ahead and see if Granny Qin can withstand the government's interrogation."

Granny Qin was the same old woman that Feng Youcheng had seen; she was a confidante of the Lady of Cheng'an Marquis.

Upon hearing this, Lady Hou clenched her handkerchief tightly with her fingers.

It was indeed at Feng Youcheng's behest that she instructed Granny Qin to abduct her. To be on the safe side, she even had Granny Qin poison the traffickers to silence them.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Mingyue still found out, and she immediately felt a little guilty.

Feng Youcheng only saw Qin Pozi's figure before he lost consciousness, and did not see her contact with the human traffickers.

Zhao Mingyue made this guess based on her understanding of the Tong family, and she went to their door because she felt sorry for her son.

Judging from Lady Hou's reaction, the answer is obvious: "Prince, arrest Granny Qin and report her to the authorities."

But Qin Pozi's descendants all worked in the Marquis's mansion, and for their sake, she took on all of this voluntarily.

He claimed that he had Feng Youcheng kidnapped on behalf of the Tong family.

Although no other witnesses were found to punish Lady Cheng'an, the Prince of Shu did indeed smash the Cheng'an Marquis's residence to ruins.

Gui Yao's help was indispensable. Seeing that the Prince of Shu and Zhao Mingyue would not suffer any losses, she wandered around the Tong family and secretly exerted a lot of effort, uprooting many of the house pillars.

When Marquis Cheng'an and his eldest son heard the news and rushed home, all that remained of the Marquis's mansion was the ancestral hall.

Qin Pozi was a servant of the Marquis of Cheng'an's household, and she almost harmed the royal bloodline. They were responsible for failing to properly discipline her.

It wasn't wrong for the Prince of Shu to seek justice for his son, so the Marquis of Cheng'an could only swallow his anger and ordered, "Quickly, find the important things from the ruins."

Gui Yao smiled slightly, channeled her spiritual power, and dark clouds immediately gathered above the Tong family, followed by a downpour.

Lady Hou shouted anxiously, "Quickly, the cloth and silk in the storeroom, the grain in the warehouse!"

The two daughters-in-law also came to collect their dowries, and hurriedly led people to collect them. The Tong family's ruins were in complete disarray.

Gui Yao concealed his merits and fame, and strolled back to the restaurant.

Inside the restaurant, A-Ye's injuries had been treated, and he was fast asleep, the effects of the anesthetic still wearing off.

Gui Yao told Xiao Huaijin that Tong Lao Er and A Ye looked somewhat alike.

"You suspect that A-Ye is connected to the Marquis of Cheng'an's mansion?"

Gui Yao nodded. "When I helped Mingyue before, I investigated the Cheng'an Marquis's mansion."

I remember that the Lady of Cheng'an Marquis's family was from Jiangnan, and they were originally prominent local families. Now, some are dead, some are deposed, and they have become completely commoners.

I hadn't thought about it that much before, but now that I think about it, it's a bit strange.

Xiao Huaijin immediately said, "I'll have someone investigate further."

Gui Yao smiled and thanked him. With Xiao Huaijin around, she had saved herself a lot of trouble.

So he decided to have dinner with Xiao Huaijin at the restaurant before returning to Xuanji Tower. Unexpectedly, Zhao Mingyue and the Prince of Shu arrived with their child.

Another box of diamonds. "Just arrived, take it and wear it for fun."

The rain came just in time and stopped in about fifteen minutes. Zhao Mingyue immediately knew that Gui Yao had helped her, so she came to thank him.

Gui Yao smiled, her eyes crinkling, and channeled some spiritual energy into Cheng'er to calm her nerves.

Mao Dan also returned, and everyone had dinner at the restaurant before heading home.

As soon as Gui Yao entered Xuanji Tower, he saw A Ye's mother craning her neck and waiting in the courtyard.

"Miss, is my Xiaoye feeling better?"

Gui Yao didn't reply to her, and turned to look at Mao Dan.

Mao Dan stared at her in shock, then at A Ye Niang.

Whether it was Gui Yao's spiritual power or the Xuanji Tower's influence, A Ye Niang transformed back to her younger self.

But that face...

Mao Dan didn't know what to say, but then he saw Gui Yao turn around and run out. A moment later, she pulled Xiao Huaijin into the courtyard.

Gui Yao covered her face with her sleeve, quickly changed her expression, and asked Xiao Huaijin, "Look, does this face resemble A Ye's mother?"

Before Xiao Huaijin could speak, Mao Dan interjected, "They're exactly the same."

Xiao Huaijin nodded and asked Gui Yao, "Do you remember whose face this is?"