The deep night seemed to be shrouded in a layer of sad gauze, and the tranquility of the Lu family's inner courtyard was occasionally broken by the woman's faint sobbing.

"Isn't it just some gold and silver? Don't be sad, my dear. I will find better things for you in the future and I guarantee you will be satisfied." The man's voice was a little anxious to comfort, which seemed particularly abrupt in the night.

"But... that was something I saved with great difficulty, how can it be gone just like that..." The woman's voice was filled with grievance and unwillingness as she sobbed, but what responded to her was a disgusting teasing and intimate sounds.

Immediately afterwards, a series of blushing and disgusting noises were heard from the house.

At this time, the two people in the room were completely unaware that a dark shadow was quietly lying on the window frame, peeking inside through the small hole as thick as a finger.

In the darkness, a bloodshot and turbid eye was faintly visible, and what was flashing in the eye was greed, desire, and terrifying madness. The strange aura made people shudder.

Suddenly, there was a slight rustling sound in the grass in the yard, and a black shadow flashed and disappeared like a ghost.

Immediately afterwards, a faint scream pierced the night sky. The sound was short and shrill, and before it could fully spread, it dissipated in the wind, as if it had never appeared.

A moment later, a hair-raising hissing sound was heard, as if something was greedily swallowing its prey.

The hazy moonlight sprinkled down like water, and through the mottled shadows of the trees, you could vaguely see a black shadow under the tree slowly crawling on the ground. The twisted shape seemed like a demon crawling out of hell, enjoying its feast.

About an incense stick of time passed, and the black shadow suddenly stood up, his body flashed, and disappeared without a trace in an instant like a black lightning.

Behind him, a stiff silhouette lay quietly in place.

The moonlight was dim, the shadows sparse, and it took some effort to see clearly that it was a wild dog, already lifeless. Its eyes were wide open, filled with fear and despair, as if it had seen something terrifying before dying.

Its hair was tangled together in a mess, and there was a deep tooth mark on its neck. But strangely, not a drop of blood seeped out, and the ground around it was clean without any trace of blood, which was indescribably weird.

That night, the wind whistled past my ears.

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At the first light of dawn, there was a commotion outside the vermilion lacquered gate of the Xuanping Marquis Mansion, as if a pot had exploded.

Second and Third Uncle Lu, accompanied by several servants, stood outside the door in a rage, shouting at the top of their lungs, "Lu Qingchen, you disobedient, unfilial, heartless bastard! How dare you kick your biological father out of the house? Where is your conscience? If you know what's best for you, quickly and respectfully welcome us back. Otherwise, we will march to the Dali Temple and beat drums to protest our injustice, begging the Emperor to strip you of your title and demote you to a commoner, so you can experience the bitterness of poverty!"

Such shouting, like a magnet attracting a needle, instantly attracted many people to gather around.

For a moment, the front door of the Marquis' Mansion was crowded with people, three layers inside and three layers outside, blocking all the entrances and exits.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the doorman did not dare to delay for a moment and hurriedly informed the housekeeper of the matter.

The housekeeper remained calm upon hearing this, and said calmly, "Don't worry about it. Madam will have her own plan for dealing with it."

The two men from the Lu family were cursing and swearing outside the Marquis' Mansion, causing more and more people to gather, like a tide.

Meanwhile, Lu Qingchen's enemy came to take advantage of the situation, standing aside and making sarcastic remarks, fanning the flames, making the situation quite lively.

However, they cursed and swore wantonly with spit and foam flying everywhere, but the tightly closed door of the Marquis's Mansion was like a towering mountain, not moving at all.

The Lu brothers' initial confident look gradually lost its composure, and a hint of uneasiness and hesitation began to flicker in their eyes. They looked at each other and saw the uneasiness in each other's eyes.

"Second brother, will this trick work? Lu Qingchen is a notorious playboy who is shameless all day long. Maybe he won't take our threats seriously at all?" The third brother tugged at the second brother's sleeve and whispered.

"You know shit!" The second brother glared at him and said firmly in a low voice, "Even if he doesn't care about these rumors, isn't he afraid that the emperor will take away his title? It's his life!"

"Yes, that's right! As long as you use the title to pressure him, he won't dare to bow down. I really don't know what the eldest brother is thinking. He can't even understand such a simple truth." The third brother echoed, with a hint of complaint in his voice.

As a result, the two of them cursed more and more harshly, and all kinds of dirty words were thrown out like dirty water.

At this moment, the door of the Marquis' Mansion, which had been closed for a long time, slowly opened.

Seeing this, the two Lu brothers smiled at each other, secretly delighted: It worked! In their opinion, no matter how shameless a person is, he can't stand such persistence.

But before the smug look on their faces could fully bloom, a basin of dog blood with a fishy smell was poured over their heads with a "splash". In an instant, the two of them were drenched in dog blood and became two drowned rats in a miserable state.

Qin Miaoxi stood at the door in a coquettish manner, her eyes as cold as ice, a mocking smile on her lips: "Where did these two stray dogs come from? How dare they run wild in front of the Marquis' Mansion?"

The two Lu brothers were stunned by this sudden change, and it took them a long time to come back to their senses. The second brother wiped the blood off his face, shaking with anger, pointing at Qin Miaoxi and cursing, "What did you splash, you bitch?"

"It's a melodramatic thing, a good thing to ward off evil spirits." She smiled lightly and looked at the two of them provocatively, as if to say: Look, I'm good to you!

Someone was immediately vomiting out of disgust, and the two Lu family members were even more angry and cursed: "You...how dare you humiliate us like this."

Qin Miaoxi, however, was not afraid at all. She sneered and said, "Humiliate you? You don't deserve it. Lu Qingchen is the Marquis of Xuanping Mansion. This is not the Lu family. Who gave you the courage to make such a fuss and speak ill of others in front of the Marquis's mansion? Butler, what is the crime of insulting the current Marquis?"

"The penalty is fifty, and a sentence of one year in prison."

Qin Miaoxi raised an eyebrow, "Then why are you still standing there? Execute immediately."

Seeing the housekeeper actually bringing someone in, a flash of panic flashed across Lu Lao Er's eyes, but he quickly calmed down and roared at her with a ferocious face: "Don't be so proud here! Today we are here to demand an explanation. That Lu Qingchen kicked us out and won't let us return home. Does he still have us uncles in his eyes?"

"That's right! Lu Qingchen, you cowardly bastard, hiding behind a woman at a time like this, what kind of man are you!"

Lu Qingchen couldn't stand such provocation. As soon as he finished speaking, he strode out from behind the door and cursed the two of them: "Who gave you the courage to call me by my name? Come here, as my wife said, you will be severely punished with fifty lashes and thrown into prison!"

A group of guards immediately stepped forward and approached them with unfriendly expressions.

Only then did the two of them feel terrified and yelled at the top of their lungs, "Lu Qingchen, if you dare to touch us, you will be in big trouble!"

"That's right! Are there still laws? You are setting up your own court and abusing the punishment!"

Lu Qingchen didn't even spare them a glance, but only squeezed out a word coldly from between his teeth: "Beat them!"

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