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Chapter 3 The night is too short, get some rest.

Grandma Fang glanced around to make sure no one was watching before lowering her voice and saying, "When you two are being intimate tonight, place one of the handkerchiefs under Liang Jiang."

If there's no blood, then Tong Zhao'er's words are confirmed. If there is, then when she's not looking, secretly replace this handkerchief with another clean one..."

Fang Chengxu suddenly realized: "Then, the evidence of her infidelity was found."

Grandma Fang clapped her hands: "That's right! Then you'll have something on her hands. She'll be like a mute eating bitter melon, unable to express her suffering, and you'll be able to manipulate her however you want."
"Don't even mention making Lady Liang bleed a little to help our household; even if we divorced her and sent her back to her parents' home, she wouldn't dare utter a single word!"

Fang Chengxu flatly refused: "Mother's plan is good, but the methods are too despicable."

"What kind of righteousness or benevolence do you have for a woman like this!"

"But Ah Zhao, she just gave birth today, I can't neglect her..."

Grandma Fang scoffed lightly in dissatisfaction:
"Ah Zhao, Ah Zhao! You only gave birth to a little girl, look how much you cherish her? You can't spoil a woman too much. You have to let the two of them share the spotlight so they'll compete for your affection."

In this way, they patiently and skillfully persuaded him.

After hesitating for a long time, Fang Chengxu finally gritted his teeth and agreed.

In Tingzhu Garden, Liang Jiang had finished washing up and was leaning against the bed, casually flipping through the small account book in her hand.

Looking at the amount of money he had spent subsidizing the Fang family over the past year, he felt extremely angry.

Yu Ma secretly shed tears, feeling indignant on Liang Jiang's behalf:
"Tch, a mere General Tong, and this family goes to such lengths to curry favor with him. Back then, he was nothing more than a servant boy who held the reins and led the master's horse. They're truly blind..."

“Aunt Yu, don’t mention this matter again in the future, lest someone overhear it.” Liang Jiang quickly interrupted her: “These past two years, Mother has finally managed to emerge from her grief and the gossip.”

Aunt Yu wiped her eyes and said, "Then what do you plan to do in the future, Miss? You shouldn't have rashly handed over the power to manage the household. Once it falls into that woman's hands, it will be even more difficult for you to move forward in the Fang family."

Liang Jiang smiled bitterly: "Without any benefit in sight, how can one see the true colors of a family? I will put myself in a desperate situation and see how Fang Chengxu and his family will treat me."

Keep my valuables and banknotes in the manor safe. No matter who subtly inquires about them, say you have none. And do not, in a fit of pique, reveal any other aspects of my identity.”

Just as Aunt Yu was about to start scolding again, Fang Chengxu, who had been hesitating outside the courtyard for a long time, finally mustered up his courage and pushed open the door to enter.

Liang Jiang's face immediately darkened, and she lowered her head to look through the account books, ignoring him.

Fang Chengxu received a cold shoulder, dismissed his mother, then sat down next to Liang Jiang with a slightly apologetic expression.

"My mother just reprimanded me. I was misled by A-Zhao's instigation and wronged you. I'm very sorry. You've worked hard this past year."

Liang Jiang sat up straight, alert, and pulled her open collar tighter: "It's good that you know."

Fang Chengxu tried to take her hand: "Don't worry, you will have a place in the Fang family in the future, and I will not let you suffer any grievances."

That sounds familiar.

Liang Jiang sneered inwardly, but calmly broke free from his grasp.

"But I'm already wronged. The laws of Chang'an state that a commoner over the age of forty who has no children may take a concubine, and those who violate this rule shall be flogged forty times."

Not only did you allow your concubine to bear children first, but you also overturned the proper order of things, favoring your concubine over your wife, and you didn't even leave me with the most basic dignity.

“Ah Zhao is already mine. She has given birth to the Fang family’s eldest granddaughter and left the General’s Mansion. She deserves all the titles and honors she deserves.”

Moreover, I was often powerless to change my situation. General Tong pressured me with promises of future prospects and power, and I dared not disobey.

"Forced into it? Were you forced into this affair with Tong Zhao'er?" Fang Chengxu was already getting impatient. "I've already said it was all my fault. I'll stay in your room tonight to apologize."

After saying that, he stepped forward and tentatively hugged and kissed her.

Liang Jiang was startled and immediately shrank back into the tent, angrily shouting, "Don't touch me!"

Fang Chengxu's hand missed again, and he leaned in directly: "You and I are husband and wife. After being separated for so long, it is only natural for us to consummate our marriage. If you are still angry, you can hit me, scold me, or even bite off a piece of my flesh in bed later."

Seeing him and Tong Zhao'er pouring their hearts out to each other today, Liang Jiang thought the two were truly in love. She never expected that Fang Chengxu would turn around and try to take advantage of her, uttering such shameless and nauseating words.

This man was even more despicable than she had imagined, and she couldn't help but feel disgusted.

“Fang Chengxu, when we got married, I was still in mourning. We made an agreement beforehand that the wedding would not be a big affair and that we would not consummate our marriage for the time being.”

Fang Chengxu pressed his advantage: "This mourning is all for show. If you don't tell and I don't tell, who will know? I abandoned Azhao and am now humbly coaxing you like this, so don't put on airs. The night is short, let's get some rest."

"Get out!" Liang Jiang grew even angrier, her hand already poised to strike from her sleeve. "Don't make me look down on you!"

Fang Chengxu ignored her anger, loosened his belt, ripped off his outer robe and threw it outside the tent, then went forward and embraced Liang Jiang's slender waist.

Liang Jiang never expected that he would become violent towards her. He tackled her and they both fell into the bed curtains.

"let me go!"

Liang Jiang struggled fiercely, but Fang Chengxu not only ignored her but also became increasingly brazen. This enraged Liang Jiang, and with a flick of her finger, she directly struck the sleeping acupoint on the back of Fang Chengxu's neck.

Fang Chengxu's vision went black, and he collapsed limply onto the bed.

Liang Jiang pushed him away with difficulty, and Fang Chengxu looked up at the sky, dropping the handkerchief he was holding.

Liang Jiang picked up the handkerchief and saw that it was neither silk nor satin, but pure white and flawless. She assumed it was the handkerchief he used to wipe his sweat and carelessly tossed it aside. For a moment, she was at a loss, not knowing what to do with it.

We can't just throw him out of the yard.

Fine, I'll drag him to the foot of the bed and make do with the night in Aunt Yu's room.

During this tearing, another identical handkerchief fell from the waist.

Liang Jiang's heart stirred.

Fang Chengxu is not genuinely repentant and has come to apologize to me today; rather, he has a very strong ulterior motive.

Why was he in such a hurry to consummate the marriage? Did he want to coax her into willingly giving him money to take a concubine?
It must have been Grandma Fang's idea, right? Then what is the purpose of these two identical handkerchiefs?
Just as they were wondering what was going on, they heard hurried footsteps outside the door and a knock on the door.

"Liang Jiang, is Cheng Xu resting here?"

It's Grandma Fang. What's she doing here so late?
Liang Jiang stepped forward to open the door, where several old women from the household stood. This seemed to be quite a large entourage.

Grandma Fang glanced sideways at the disheveled outer robe on the ground: "Where's Chengxu? Did he retire so early?"

Liang Jiang could only hum in response.

Grandma Fang saw her son enter Tingzhu Garden with her own eyes, but Fang Chengxu was conflicted and hesitated in the courtyard for a long time before entering. She calculated the time and felt that the two of them were probably already married.

Without a word, he stepped forward and pulled back the bed curtains. Fang Chengxu was lying sprawled out, still fast asleep, with a handkerchief lying beside him.

(End of this chapter)