My reborn husband and son are thinking about how to kill me every day.

He had nothing to worry about. After all, he was Wei Zhenfang's biological son, and Wei Zhenfang was waiting for him to inherit the family business. How could he possibly have a problem with him because of his mother?

Hearing his curses, Wei Yuru was filled with shame and anger. She grabbed some porcelain from the antique shelf and threw it at Wei Yuqi. She also bluntly told him what Dong Shi had been keeping from him.

"I was afraid you couldn't handle it, so I kept it from you by the doctor and the servants. You didn't know that, did you?"

"You're useless now, unable to carry on the Wei family line. You're a cripple anyway, how could your father possibly let you inherit the family business! From now on, this family belongs to Wei Shen."

Wei Yuqi was greatly provoked. He grabbed Wei Yuru by the neck and said angrily, "You're lying, aren't you?"

Although Wei Yuqi had been recuperating from his injuries, he was still a man who had practiced martial arts, and Wei Yuru was no match for him.

Wei Yuqi's hand was gripping her neck, and she quickly found it difficult to breathe.

Seeing that something was wrong, the servants quickly came over to pull her away, saying, "Second Young Master, you can't strangle Miss!"

"Now that Madam is in trouble and Master is in the army, if you strangle Miss now, no one will clean up your mess. You'll end up in jail like Madam."

Hearing that he would end up in jail like his mother, Wei Yuqi slowly calmed down and released Wei Yurou.

Having narrowly escaped death, Wei Yuru was terrified and dared not argue with Wei Yuqi anymore. Clutching her neck, she ran away as fast as she could.

Wei Yuqi was slumped on the ground like a rag doll, his mind replaying the words Wei Yuru had just said.

He suddenly grabbed a servant and asked, "Is what she said true? Am I ruined?"

The servants dared not speak, but Wei Yuqi's eyes widened, and he said fiercely, "Speak quickly, or I'll kill you."

The servant then stammered, "It was...it was Madam who told us to keep it from you. Madam didn't say anything, so we...we didn't dare to say anything."

Wei Yuqi released the servant and stared straight ahead, saying, "So, I really am useless? I'm no good?"

The servants were terrified by his appearance and dared not say anything, so they quickly and quietly ran away.

The events of today were quickly recorded in detail and sent to Wei Zhenfang by express messenger.

After reading the letter, Wei Zhenfang looked completely stunned.

He read the urgent letter his subordinates had sent over and over again, but he still felt a sense of unreality.

What? His deceased wife was murdered by Madam Dong? Behind his back, Madam Dong had been abusing his eldest son.

The eldest son wasn't a good-for-nothing playboy; it was actually Madam Dong who had been secretly sowing discord between them. He had wronged his eldest son before...

He couldn't believe that Dong's gentleness and kindness were all a facade in front of him, and that she was actually such a vicious person.

And yet, she hadn't seen through her disguise at all, treating her eldest son like a good-for-nothing for so many years, letting him roam freely outside, ignoring his life and death...

Thinking of his eldest son, whom he had misunderstood, he was filled with mixed emotions. He summoned his trusted confidant, Tian Chou, and said, "I cannot leave the army for the time being. Go back in my place..."

He gave several detailed instructions.

Besides making arrangements in prison to prevent Dong Shi from dying and to find time to see her in person, he also sent Tian Chou to find Wei Shen.

He felt a deep sense of guilt towards the son who threatened to kill him every time they met.

“If he’s willing, bring him to the army.” Wei Zhenfang thought of his son’s temperament, then shook his head and said, “Forget it, he definitely won’t want to.”

He paused for a moment before saying, "I read in the letter that he recognized a master, and this time it was because the Dong family wanted to harm his master that the conspiracy from many years ago was exposed."

Find out for me what kind of person his supposed master is. If he's a decent person and he's willing to follow him, then let him stay with him!

Tian Chou accepted the order and left the military camp.

At this moment, Madam Dong was frantically banging on the prison cell, shouting that she was innocent and demanding that the yamen reopen the case.

The constable warned, "Behave yourself! Stay put, or you'll be in trouble. What retrial? Do you think this yamen is your private property, where you can do whatever you want?"

"No, I am innocent. You cannot lock me up."

Madam Dong frantically reached out from the prison cell, trying to grab the guards, shouting, "I am General Wei's wife, you have no right to imprison me!"

The bailiff kicked Dong impatiently and cursed, "We, the officials, did not use torture to extract a confession. You confessed it yourself."

A constable nearby said, "Luckily, our magistrate was holding the trial in a restaurant with so many people watching. You confessed and signed in front of so many people, otherwise they would have accused our magistrate of using torture to extract a confession!"

"That's right, you confessed back then yourself, and no one tortured you to confess, so why are you crying foul now?"

The bailiff thought that Dong might have acted impulsively and said everything, and now she regretted it.

Looking back now, Ms. Dong finds it unbelievable, not understanding why she said everything back then.

He thought that he had spoken to Madam Dong clearly at the beginning, but when they got to the court, Madam Dong forgot everything and confessed to him.

She cried out, "Someone has bewitched me! I didn't do it! I'm innocent!"

The constables naturally didn't believe in any sorcery; they just thought that Madam Dong had acted impulsively and revealed everything she had done, and now she regretted it.

But what's the use of her regretting it now?

She said it herself in front of so many people, and everyone present can come forward to testify.

So what if she is a general's wife?

She should forget about overturning the verdict.

Her life is over.

The bailiffs showed no mercy to a vicious woman whose case was beyond redemption. When they saw that Dong was still making a scene, they beat and kicked her.

Ms. Dong was beaten until she was dizzy and in excruciating pain. She could only hope that her son and daughter could find a way to rescue her.

But Wei Yuqi and his sister were either blaming her for ruining their lives or worrying about their own futures, so they had no time to care about her.

Dong suffered greatly in prison and gradually stopped crying out for justice.

After Tian Chou arrived in Hongdu, he did not ask anyone to take special care of Dong Shi or prevent her from suffering in prison. He simply asked them to spare her life for the time being.

He secretly began to inquire about Ji Yunshuang's identity.

After the incident at Jixianglou, people paid close attention to Ji Yunshuang's movements.

On that day, Ji Yunshuang's conversation with Liang Sheng at the entrance of the teahouse and her subsequent visit to Xie Liang inside the teahouse were all discovered by those with ulterior motives.

At this point, many people were speculating about Ji Yunshuang's true identity and why Xie Liang wanted to meet her alone at the teahouse.