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When the woman heard Zhang Yulu say this, tears came out of her eyes, and she vowed: "Husbands are the sky for us women, I can't let my sky fall down."

Zhang Yulu was very surprised, and her worldview was overturned: "If you leave him, you will die?"

The woman looked at Zhang Yulu in disbelief: "I'm not as capable as you. My daily life is all about taking care of my husband, children, and the elderly at home. Isn't this what we women should do?"

Zhang Yulu was particularly unhappy when she heard the woman say this: "What are you talking about? You will only encourage men to not value you."

The woman shook her head and said, "When my parents married me into their family, I was a member of their family in life and a ghost in death. Even if I leave their family, what will happen?"

Although she knew that this hierarchy was deeply rooted, Zhang Yulu had never imagined that it would reach such a serious level. Whenever she thought about women being subjugated to men, she felt very uncomfortable.

Liu Zhongqing, who was standing by, watched Zhang Yulu's actions and could only keep persuading her: "Why are you doing this? If I'm not wrong, are you feeling too righteous again?"

The woman in front of him did not thank Zhang Yulu, but instead begged her husband: "Let's go home and stop gambling. Our children are waiting for us at home. We can use this little money to buy medicine."

But the man in front of her didn't listen to a word. He snatched the silver from the woman's hand and ran away in panic.

Zhang Yulu saw this scene and immediately chased after him. He saw the man holding the silver he had just received. He came to the table and said, "Buy all of them for me. I want a hundred times the payout."

Zhang Yulu quickly grabbed the man and said, "Nine times out of ten, you lose in gambling. So listen to me and go back quickly."

Unexpectedly, when Zhang Yulu was speaking, the man clapped his hands impatiently: "If you have time, you should go home and take care of your own man. Why are you here caring about me?"

The person shaking the dice urged: "Are you guys still going to bet? If not, I'll find someone else."

The man kept saying, "Bet, and bet big this time."

Hearing the man say this, Zhang Yulu became even angrier and forcibly pulled the man out.

Unexpectedly, the man came up with a burst of strength and pushed Zhang Yulu to the ground.

Liu Zhongqing, who was following behind Zhang Yulu, saw this and kicked the man to the ground. Seeing a fight, the people around all dispersed.

Liu Zhongqing pressed the man down and said, "Hurry up and apologize to my wife, or I'll teach you a lesson."

Seeing Liu Zhongqing's harsh words to him, the man could only nod and said to Zhang Yulu reluctantly: "I'm sorry, but please don't bother me anymore. You can only take care of me for a while. I have elderly parents and young children at home."

At this time, the boss of the gambling party came out. He was a fat man with a full beard.

But this man looked at Zhang Yulu with sparkling eyes and said with a smile: "Such a beautiful girl, do you want to stay and be my wife? How about it?"

When Zhang Yulu heard the man teasing her, she was furious and yelled, "You arrogant fellow, I'll chop your hands off."

The man got even angrier when he heard what Zhang Yulu said: "I should let you know how powerful I am. Let's fight today."

Unexpectedly, as soon as the man raised his hand, Liu Zhongqing next to him slashed down with a knife, hitting the man's hand.

After seeing a severed hand, the people around ran away in fear. The gambling house owner was so angry that he yelled, "Come on, if someone dares to cause trouble with me."

Unexpectedly, several people who came out one after another were no match for Liu Zhongqing.

Zhang Yulu looked at her broken hand and felt very sad: "What should we do? Will others blame us for doing this?"

Liu Zhongqing shook his head and said, "It's not that serious. Just listen to me. Anyway, I want to find the person behind the scenes these days to see who is behind me."

Sure enough, the gambling house owner on the ground said, "You dare to cause trouble in my place, Boss Du, you will have a hard time. I will report it to the governor right now."

Zhang Yulu understood the meaning of the words: "He just said, 'Governor,' could this matter be related to the governor? Why is there such a high-ranking official behind him?"

Liu Zhongqing was just about to see it for himself: "Well, then let's listen and see what's going on."

The two men sat nearby and waited quietly. Sure enough, in less than a quarter of an hour, someone tipped off that the governor had come to the gambling house.

The governor walked into the gambling house, put his hands on his waist and said, "Who dares to cause trouble here?"

Suddenly, he felt something trip him. He looked down at the severed hand on the ground and screamed in fear: "Who did this?"

Liu Zhongqing stood up calmly and said, "Master Meng, I did all this. Please come and find out the situation."

When the gambling house owner heard what Lord Meng said, he could only tremble and kneel on the ground: "I said the wrong thing, I kowtow to you, please let me go."

Lord Meng could no longer tolerate this and slapped the gambling house owner in the face: "I didn't expect you to still be spreading rumors and causing trouble. This is the current prince of the Guardian Kingdom. Even the emperor has to show some courtesy to him when he sees him."

After hearing this, the gambling house owner quickly shut up and said, "I really didn't recognize the real talent. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Zhang Yulu saw Liu Zhongqing's high-spirited look and said with a smile: "Finally I see your heroic side. Others say you are quite heroic, but this is the first time I've seen it."

Hearing Zhang Yulu say this, Liu Zhongqing scratched his head embarrassedly: "This is all my fault. I shouldn't have brought you to a place like this. It's obviously my own business, but I made you worry as much as I did."

Zhang Yulu said: "Husband and wife are birds of the same forest, but I will not fly away separately when disaster strikes. We are a family now, so of course I will stand by you."

Hearing Zhang Yulu say this, Liu Zhongqing nodded: "I have always been afraid that you will resent me, but you insist again and again. Come with me to the gambling house first to take a look. It seems that this is the new task assigned to you by the emperor?"

Liu Zhongqing did not hide anything: "The emperor did give me this task. As the saying goes, you should take care of your emperor's worries."

After Liu Zhongqing finished speaking, he looked at Lord Meng next to him and said, "The Emperor asked you to assist me. Now, you need to check the gambling party thoroughly to see if there is anything illegal. No matter who is behind him, check it out for me first."

Lord Meng did not dare to neglect it, and immediately knelt on the ground and said, "I will follow the prince's orders."