Quick Transmigration: After the Backup Love Awakens, He Sacrifices the Official Partner to the Heave

At midnight, Jiang Zui glanced at Qi Chen, who had fallen into a deep sleep from exhaustion, thoughtfully tidied the blankets, and then quietly left the room.

"System, where is the darkroom?" Jiang Zui asked.

Jiang Zui thought that after the court session tomorrow, the emperor would send people to confiscate his property. The Zhenyuan General's Mansion had fought so many battles over the years and had accumulated quite a fortune.

Although he didn't lack these things, he didn't want to give them to Jiang Zhou.

General Zhenyuan, who was also the original owner's biological father, Jiang Hongsheng, secretly hid a portion of his wealth just in case.

Later, Jiang Zhou was able to rise up in rebellion and raise an army not only because of Zhao Xingyuan, but also partly because of Jiang Hongsheng.

Jiang Hongsheng has three sons, two daughters, and two sons.

Two of the women and the half-brother have already married.

Besides the original owner's eldest son, there was also the legitimate son Jiang Zhou and the legitimate brother Jiang Li.

There was also a younger son named Jiang Xuan, born to a concubine, who was only 13 years old.

Jiang Hongsheng did not leave his wealth to any of his children, but instead gave it all to Jiang Zhou.

"Host, why are you asking this?" the system asked, puzzled.

"Collect supplies."

Jiang Zui had no guilty conscience whatsoever. Since he called Jiang Hongsheng "father," he naturally felt he should have a share of the money.

With just three words, the system knew Jiang Zui's thoughts.

Jiang Zui nodded silently, as if he understood the system perfectly, thinking to himself: Not bad, it has improved since following my little world, but... it still needs more training.

"Alright, I'll send you the coordinates right away. There's also that scumbag's estate outside the manor, and there's a lot of grain hidden inside." The system's voice was light and loud.

The "scumbag" mentioned in the system refers to Jiang Hongsheng.

Jiang Hongsheng feared the power of his wife's maternal family and treated Jiang Zui, his eldest son by a concubine, with extreme harshness. He watched coldly as his wife framed Jiang Zui, and sometimes even acted as an accomplice.

The original owner's development of a submissive, easily manipulated, insecure, and sensitive personality was largely due to Jiang Hongsheng and his wife.

Throughout the night, Jiang Zui pocketed all the gold, silver, treasures, supplies, and food from the Zhenyuan General's Mansion.

They also collected Qi Chen's dowry.

Qi Chen was the only youngest son of the Duke of Fuguo's family and was quite favored. His dowry alone amounted to 150 chests, not including 200,000 taels of silver, as well as his shops, estates, land deeds, and so on.

Jiang Zui didn't want these things to fall into the wrong hands. If he didn't take them away, they would all be taken away by the government by tomorrow.

In fact, Jiang Zui had also considered whether to take control of the Duke of Fuguo's wealth.

The Duke of Fuguo's family is Qi Chen's maternal family, which is also his in-laws' family.

The Duke of Fuguo's mansion has a small population. The Duke of Fuguo, Qi Yi, has only one husband, Yin Yue, and two sons, one of whom is a boy.

The eldest son is Qi Zhan, the second son is Qi Ze, twins, both twenty years old, and the youngest son is Qi Chen, eighteen years old.

With a noble title and the blessings of his ancestors, the Duke of Fuguo's family had left behind a considerable fortune. Furthermore, his father, Yin Yue, was the son of the richest man in the country, making everyone aware of the Duke of Fuguo's wealth.

Jiang Zui guessed that the reason someone framed the Duke of Fu for defecting to the enemy was to confiscate his property.

Perhaps the emperor also played a role in it.

After much deliberation, Jiang Zui ultimately accepted two-thirds of the money, leaving a small portion to cover up his actions.

By the time Jiang Zui finished collecting the supplies and returned to the bridal chamber, it was already dawn.

She took off her clothes, quietly slipped into bed, pulled Qi Chen into her arms, and slowly fell asleep.

When Jiang Zui woke up again, it was already past 9 AM.

The servant outside called softly through the door, "Young Master, it's time to get up. The mistress is waiting."

The servant was from the mistress's side, and his tone carried a hint of disdain.

The servant's voice woke Qi Chen, who was in Jiang Zui's arms. Qi Chen murmured something, slowly opened his eyes, and smiled sweetly at Jiang Zui, saying, "Husband, what time is it?"

"9:00 AM to 11:00 AM".

"What?! It's already past 11 AM?!" Qi Chen shouted, his body jerking up as he hurriedly got out of bed and dressed, saying:

"Oh no, oh no, husband, why didn't you call me? I'm almost late! If I miss the toasting ceremony for my parents-in-law, how will I ever have a good life again?"

Jiang Zui hadn't expected her husband to be such a chatterbox in private. She shook her head helplessly, got out of bed, grabbed Qi Chen who was getting dressed, and comforted him, "Alright, don't be so nervous, and don't worry about whether you'll have a good life in the future."

Hearing Jiang Zui's teasing words, Qi Chen blushed with embarrassment and pretended to be calm, saying, "Alright, stop talking now, let's get down to business."

The servant outside, hearing the commotion, fell silent.

After Jiang Zui and Qi Chen finished getting ready, they went to the courtyard of the mistress Liu Yu.

"Please give my regards to Mother."

"Please give my regards to Mother."

The two bowed to Liu Yu and said in unison.

Liu Yu's eyes were unfriendly. Instead of immediately telling the two to get up, she said sarcastically, "Xiao Chen, now that you've entered General Zhenyuan's mansion and become Xiao Zui's husband, you should get rid of your bad habits from your maternal home. Making your elders wait for you, do you think that's appropriate?"

"It's Xiao Chen's fault. I don't know how long I made you wait. You really deserve to be punished," Qi Chen retorted without any politeness.

It only took him fifteen minutes from the time he got up to the time he arrived here.

It's not time to formally serve tea yet.

What other bad habits?!

Bah! He's the legitimate son of the Duke of Fuguo's mansion; even if he gets married, he doesn't need anyone to discipline him.

Besides, his stepmother was not his husband's biological mother.

Before agreeing to marry Jiang Zui, Qi Chen had already inquired about the affairs of the Zhenyuan General's Mansion and knew that Liu Yu often made things difficult for Jiang Zui.

But to his surprise, on the very first day of his marriage, they openly and brazenly tormented him.

Qi Chen's sarcasm made Liu Yu's face turn pale instantly. He coughed and said, "I haven't been waiting long. Oh, look at me. I was so focused on talking to you that I forgot to tell you to get up. Get up quickly."

Qi rolled his eyes silently.

Jiang Zui stood beside Qi Chen, watching the conversation between her husband and Liu Yu, and couldn't help but feel a surge of joy.

Hmm, she does have some of the personality of the character in the original work—sharp-tongued, shrewish, and spoiled.

In the original book, Qi Chen is portrayed as arrogant, domineering, and sarcastic, constantly making things difficult for Zhao Xingyuan.

But in Jiang Zui's view, that was not a difficult situation.

After all, if it were someone else, their husband would neglect them for the sake of others, leaving them standing in an inconspicuous corner, watching their husband smile at others and care about them all the time, while they couldn't even ask a question. Who could bear such humiliation?

Furthermore, Qi Chen did not do anything excessive to Zhao Xingyuan; he was merely trying to find out about his relationship with Jiang Zui from her.

It was Zhao Xingyuan who, out of jealousy that Jiang Zui had abandoned him to marry Qi Chen, sowed discord and framed Qi Chen.

On the contrary, Qi Chen suffered the loss of her relatives one after another during her exile. Her husband was uncaring, and in order to protect herself and maintain her pitiful self-esteem, she had no choice but to become increasingly sharp-tongued and sarcastic.