Ge Sisi cried and cried, then glared fiercely at Fu Jiujiu and Jiang Yao, her voice soft but venomous. "You are both murderers! You will all be punished. Jiang Yao, don't think that giving birth to a child means you're safe. He..."

"Slap!"

Jiang Yao slapped heavily, showing no mercy. "Ms. Ge, I understand you're heartbroken over losing your brother, but you best not touch my bottom line."

Ge Siyan covered her face, which was red and swollen from the slap. Her skin was fair, so even a light touch left marks. "Jiang Yao, I never thought I'd become enemies with you, but now, I hate you. I wish you were dead."

"I never thought a young lady from a prominent family would be so shameless as to seduce another man's husband. A person like you is beneath my contempt, and you are not worthy of being my opponent." Jiang Yao stood her ground.

At this point, Atu Xiu had also guessed Gu Siyan's identity. After spending a long time in the capital, she had learned about many things.

"To be frank, your brother got what he deserved, and so do you. The mistake was originally yours. Even your sister-in-law hasn't held it against you, but you two siblings are still thinking about harming others? Harming people won't get you anywhere; who can you blame for that?"

Arthur shrugged, "What qualifications do the bad and stupid have to speak here?"

Jiang Yao didn't want more people to get involved, especially Atu Xiu. There was no need to cause trouble for herself, so she shook her head at her.

Gersiyan glared at Artorius, but the two people in front of her were the ones she hated most.

Jiang Yao, I'm just telling you, I won't give up. I want to see if you can love Fu Sijin until you grow old.

"Definitely." Fu Jiujiao said with a smile, "But you probably won't be able to see it."

"You..." Ge Siyan coughed again in anger.

"Don't waste any time talking to her, she's coughing like that, who knows what illness she has, let's just go inside." Arthur didn't want to stay here any longer.

Her words did give Fu Jiu Jiu a wake-up call. Looking at Ge Si Yan's appearance, it seemed like she didn't have much time left.

Humans, though few choose to self-destruct, once they realize their time is short, one never knows what they might do.

Jiang Yao's face also wore a thin layer of anger. "Let's go, Miss Ge, you should go back early too."

"With this frail body, you shouldn't run around carelessly."

Behind her, Ge Siyan's coughs grew heavier.

Atu Xiu entered the Jiang Wang Fu like a wild horse on the prairie, running freely and happily.

Fujujiao actually went to find Qin Jie first and asked her to wash Qipang's little feet.

"Miss, I have finished washing everything." Qinjie wouldn't say anything flattering. "I'm afraid that young lady might pass on her illness to the young master."

Fu Jiujiu also means the same thing. Who knows if Ge Siyan's hands are clean or not.

"Sister Qin, you did the right thing. When I get back, I'll ask Third Sister-in-law to reward you."

Qin Jie shook her head, "Your Highness, you don't have to. This is what a servant should do, I've already received my wages.

Qin Jie is an honest person. Fu Jiujiu was relieved to leave the child with her.

"Qin Jie, Qi Pang is still young and has delicate skin. Remember, besides the people around him, don't let anyone touch him, or get close to him, let alone kiss him. You should be careful too."

"I remember,"

After instructing Qin Jie, Fu Jiujiu went to find Atu Xiu and strolled around the Jiang Wangfu together.

Although Jiang Yao became the official owner, she still chose to live in her previous courtyard. She planned to renovate the other courtyards.

"Chirp chirp, this courtyard is yours." Jiang Yao pointed to a tranquil little courtyard for Fu Chirpchirp.

"Give me?"

"That's right, although you have a house in the capital, I still want to leave one for you."

"Thank you, third sister-in-law."

Arturus was envious to the point of tears, "Little Bird, how are your family all so good, I envy you having such a wonderful family."

Jiang Yao beat Fu Jiujiu to the punch and said, “Then you can be our family member too.”

Fu Jiujiu nodded and deliberately said, "Well, my sixth, seventh, and eighth brothers are all unmarried. But my sixth brother has become a bookworm now, and... well, you better forget about him. My seventh brother is too shy, and my eighth brother is..."

"Yes, Your Highness, since you like my home so much, why not become my sister-in-law?" Fu Jiujiu said deliberately.

Jiang Yao wanted to say, seeing Qijin and the princess getting along so well, how did it become "eight sister-in-law"? But seeing the little dumpling wink at her, she understood.

She got carried away and playfully said, "Yes, Ba Jīn is good. He's sweet-talked, clever, and knows how to have fun. You could play with him as a princess, marry Ba Jīn."

"Eight gold?" Athus shook his head, "I... I've never seen him. I... don't want to."

"What are we going to do then? There's only my seventh older brother left." Fu Jiujiu looked at Atu Xiu, "Could it be... you want to be my seventh sister-in-law?"

Attu blushed and turned away, "I... why would I be your seventh sister-in-law? No way!"

"Yes, Princess, don't worry. Young Master Qijin looks so frail and delicate like a young lady, I could knock him down with one punch. He can't protect you." Namu chimed in.

Arthur cleared his throat. “He... he's not that weak, is he?”

Jiang Yao and Fu Jiujiu, the sister-in-law duo, smiled at each other. They both felt that things were getting interesting.

I wonder if King of the North Desert will agree. After all, there's quite a difference in status between us.

……

Compared to the joyful atmosphere at Prince Jiang's residence now, the Ge family is shrouded in gloom.

Master Ge was demoted, Madam Ge lost her beloved son, and Old Madam Ge fell seriously ill. Ge Siyan also felt deep guilt because Ge Siqi died to help her avenge herself.

Especially today, Jiang Yao's smugness hurt her.

After returning, she hatched a wicked plan.

"Siyan, what's wrong with your face? Where did you go? The doctor told you to rest in bed and not go out, didn't he?" Ge's Madam looked at her daughter's haggard appearance and couldn't find anything to blame her for.

But one has to admit, it is because of her momentary caprice that today's situation came about.

It's okay.

"Let me see, this is a beating. Who did it?" Madam Ge said with concern, "Now that our Ge family has fallen on hard times, we haven't reached the point where anyone can step on us."

"Madam, it was Princess Pingyang who struck the young mistress," maid Suiyue said.

"It's her again, such a persistent nuisance! How did we ever offend this evil spirit?" Mrs. Ge wished she could flay Jiang Yao alive and remove her from their lives completely.

But after calming down, she realized that Jiang Yao wasn't the helpless orphan she used to be. Now she had her husband and in-laws to protect her. It wouldn't be so easy to harm her anymore.

"Sian, your brother is gone now. Your mother can't lose you too. Let's not fight anymore, alright?" Mrs. Ge pleaded.

"No... no... I can't let my brother die in vain, Mother. I want revenge, I can't let Jiang Yao be so happy, I want her to pay the price."

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