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

Pei Zhicheng instinctively flinched away, looking at him incredulously: "Father?"

"Get out!" Pei Zeyu's eyes were bloodshot. "If you dare to be insolent again, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Pei Zhicheng almost ground his back teeth to powder.

At this moment, Bai Tong peeked out to look at him, his face showing no shame or indignation, but rather pure schadenfreude.

Pei Zhicheng was so angry that he turned around and left.

Why, why did it turn out like this!

Why is everything so different now compared to my past life?

Where exactly did things go wrong?!

-

Before long, Xie Qianjiao learned about what had happened in the study.

Knowing that her son had gone so far as to question his own father for her sake, a warm feeling welled up in her heart, dispelling all the chill in her heart.

However, she quickly sighed again: "It's a pity that the Marquis no longer cares about us, mother and son."

“Madam, you can’t think like that!” Caiwei quickly said, “No matter what, you and the Marquis are childhood sweethearts. So what if the Marquis is blinded by other women? In the Marquis’s heart, you are definitely different from those sluts outside!”

Upon hearing this, Xie Qianjiao's heart skipped a beat: "What...do you mean?"

"What I mean is, whether it's because you can't stand the Marquis being with other women, or it's for the sake of the young master's future, you have to think of a way to bring the Marquis back!"

Seeing that Xie Qianjiao seemed to be interested, Caiwei pressed her advantage: "Madam, I know you are heartbroken because the Marquis doesn't believe you, but right now, for the sake of the young master, you have to fight for it! If you continue to remain silent like this, I'm afraid even the young master will be dragged down!"

Caiwei's words were deeply etched into Xie Qianjiao's heart.

The next morning, Xie Qianjiao invited Aunt Wan over.

The two had met before. Aunt Wan was beautiful and sensible. Last time, Xie Qianjiao told her to hold onto Pei Zeyu's heart tightly, and Pei Zeyu really fell for her. She even got pregnant. But unexpectedly, Aunt Wan was so useless that she gave birth to a girl, ruining her promising future.

However, this is enough to show that Aunt Wan is quite capable.

Xie Qianjiao asked Aunt Wan to sit down, picked up her teacup, and said casually, "Ah Wan, since you gave birth to the girl, has the Marquis never visited you again?"

Aunt Wan lowered her head and said softly, "Yes."

Previously, no matter where she went, the servants treated her with utmost respect. But ever since Pei Zeyu stopped visiting her, her life has become less comfortable.

The servants were no longer as attentive to her as before, but with Wen Yuanshu's orders, they dared not mistreat her, though she was no longer as glamorous as before.

"Alas, it's a pity. Your daughter was just born, but she's not living a good life. When you think about it, it's because you, as her mother, are incompetent," Xie Qianjiao said indifferently. "If you had some skills, you could have squeezed that bitch Baitong out and taken back control of the Marquis. Wouldn't you and your daughter be living a better life?"

Seeing that Aunt Wan kept her head down and didn't speak, Xie Qianjiao continued, "It's fine for you to suffer a little, but can you bear to see your daughter suffer too?"

"With the weather getting colder, winter clothes and charcoal are quite an expense."

"How can a newborn baby withstand such severe cold?"

With each word Xie Qianjiao spoke, Aunt Wan's face grew paler. By the time Xie Qianjiao finished speaking, Aunt Wan's face was completely drained of color, and she swayed before collapsing to her knees on the ground.

After a long while, Aunt Wan finally managed to kneel up again: "I...I will obey Madam's orders..."

Xie Qianjiao was very satisfied: "You know that I don't get along with that lady, but you don't need to think too much about it. Right now, the most important thing is to keep the Marquis in our hands. That way, he will be of use to us in the future."