May this scumbag husband, who favored his concubine over his wife, rest in peace.

Wen Tianming smirked, quickly skimmed through the two pages of the letter, and then haphazardly stuffed it into his pocket: "It'll only offend your ears if I tell you, so it's better if you don't know."

I've already cursed him for two whole pages, so let's not talk about it anymore.

Knowing Madam Wen's temperament, Wen Yuanshu immediately stopped asking.

Seeing that they were all well, Wen Yuanshu was relieved.

“This is a dungeon after all, it’s not good for you to stay here too long,” Wen Jing said. “Go back quickly and tell your family that we are all fine.”

"I might have something to do..." Wen Tianming interjected weakly.

Wen Jing glanced at him, then looked at Lu Chengyuan and nodded to him.

Lu Chengyuan nodded: "Big brother is right, Yuan Shu, let's go."

Although this place has been thoroughly cleaned, it's still not a good place.

Wen Yuanshu had no choice but to get up and, together with Lu Chengyuan, pass through the narrow passage again and return to the ground.

A refreshing breeze blew by, and Wen Yuanshu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Lu Chengyuan took his hand and said, "You can rest assured that the person is with me."

Wen Yuanshu nodded: "Now, my father, mother and two sisters-in-law can rest assured."

After a pause, Wen Yuanshu added, "Thank you."

Lu Chengyuan paused, turned around, and said with dissatisfaction in his eyes, "Why are you still being so distant with me?"

“But I would feel really bad if I didn’t say anything.”

Lu Chengyuan raised an eyebrow, then suddenly bent down and whispered in her ear, "Then why don't you do something to reward me?"

"What are you doing?" Wen Yuanshu didn't understand what he meant for a moment.

Lu Chengyuan curled his lips into a smile.

He didn't speak, but lowered his head again, leaving a warm, moist touch on Wen Yuanshu's neck.

Wen Yuanshu froze, meeting his gaze in disbelief.

We're still outside!

How could he—

Wen Yuanshu's face instantly turned as red as if it were about to bleed. She subconsciously raised her hand to wipe away the spot that had just been licked, but Lu Chengyuan grabbed her hand halfway up.

“There’s no trace left,” Lu Chengyuan said as he strode forward. “Don’t worry, there’s no one here.”

Wen Yuanshu subconsciously looked around and breathed a sigh of relief when she found no one was around.

Noticing her nervousness, Lu Chengyuan's smile deepened.

The two went home together and told everyone about Wen Jing and Wen Tianming's situation. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, finally feeling relieved.

Knowing that everything was alright, they could finally relax.

With Wen Jiabao's two sons imprisoned one after another, and now the Wen family has lost its military power, even without deliberate guidance, many people in the public have already begun to feel indignant on behalf of the Wen family.

After observing for a few more days, Grand Secretary Qin saw that the time was ripe. He first added fuel to the fire, and then called several colleagues to go to the palace to meet the emperor.

"Your Majesty, now is the perfect opportunity to eliminate the Wen family!" someone said. "This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance, Your Majesty must not miss this opportunity!"

The emperor did not speak, but stared intently at the military tally of the Wen family army.

This military tally has been sitting here ever since Wen Heng delivered it to me.

The emperor forbade them to put it away, and no one understood why, but they dared not even ask, for fear of breaking a taboo.

"Yes, Your Majesty. Now that the two sons of the Wen family are imprisoned for assassination, this is truly the perfect time to sever the Wen family's foundation! I know that Your Majesty values ​​the Wen family's many years of service in guarding the borders and their great contributions, but their achievements are indeed overwhelming and they must be eliminated!"

"And then there's Commander Lu. He's so devoted to the Wen family. I'm afraid that in Commander Lu's heart, he can no longer distinguish whether he is loyal to His Majesty or the Wen family!"

The crowd was indignant, each person speaking their own opinion. However, Qin, the Grand Secretary who had gathered everyone together, remained silent, sitting quietly to the side, seemingly detached from the situation.

The emperor remained silent, seemingly with no intention of speaking.

Seeing this, everyone assumed he was still hesitating, and they became even more indignant, wishing they could bring the Wen family down immediately.