He was hacked to death! Reborn and married to the Grand Secretary, his family wept with regret.

An Wuyang coldly reminded him, and almost instantly, Li Huai Ren withdrew his hand, glancing towards Luo Qingfan as if feeling guilty.

His expression was somber, and when he looked up at An Wuyang, there was a hint of resentment in his eyes.

"Brother Ren, what are you and Sister Wuyang doing?"

A hint of suspicion flashed across Luo Qingfan's face, but she quickly concealed it, chuckled, and walked over to stand beside Li Huai Ren.

She smiled broadly, a hint of teasing on her face, and blinked her watery eyes a few times, looking mischievous with a touch of coquettishness.

Li Huai-ren's face grew increasingly grim, his expression once again filled with disgust. He glanced at An Wu-yang, then said softly to Luo Qing-fan, "Don't overthink it. I just came back to give her a few words of advice!"

After speaking, Li Huai-ren quickly looked at An Wu-yang, his brows furrowing slightly, displaying another distant demeanor.

An Wuyang watched this scene and laughed sarcastically.

A smug smile flashed across Luo Qingfan's face as she glanced at An Wuyang with a hint of provocation.

Luo Qingfan then said to Li Huai Ren in a joking manner, "Brother Ren and Sister An are a proper married couple. Your explanation to me will cause misunderstandings."

Li Huai-ren's face immediately lit up with a doting expression, and he said softly, "Don't make things worse!"

"I've come here just to remind An Wuyang that she must be filial to her mother-in-law and respect her elders!"

"She's never been as understanding as you; she's dull-witted and rude, so she can't possibly compare to you!"

Li Huai-ren spoke with heartfelt sincerity, and his expression became more solemn, as if he was afraid that Luo Qing-fan would not believe him.

Seeing this, Rean stepped forward and gently pulled Luo Qingfan's hand.

"Auntie, believe Father. Father really didn't do anything with your mother. Father was just disciplining Mother for not making Grandmother angry!"

"En'er knows that Grandmother and Father both dislike Mother. Mother is the least liked person in the family!"

Hearing her own son belittle himself to please Luo Qingfan, she felt a sharp pain in her heart, followed by a surge of disgust.

Unable to bear watching the three of them put on a show of harmony in front of her any longer, she said coldly, "Yes, you're right, I can't be as shameless as you!"

After saying that, An Wuyang pointed at Luo Qingfan and said, "You used to be reasonable, but now you're so obedient and sensible that you don't even care about propriety and shame!"

"Since you like other women's men and children so much, there are plenty of men in Ning County. Find a few more and serve them well. That would also enhance your reputation for being understanding and reasonable!"

"you……"

Upon hearing that Luo Qingfan had been humiliated, Li Huai-ren became furious and made a move to strike An Wu-yang.

An Wuyang originally intended to just drive them away, but Li Huai Ren wanted to take action for another woman, and An Wuyang was not going to accept it passively.

"And you!"

An Wuyang took a step back, dodging Li Huai Ren's movement, and then casually picked up a stick from the ground: "What kind of person are you?"

A single rhetorical question made Li Huai-ren's face turn ashen.

An Wuyang, however, decided to tear off the mask of politeness: "You've been eating and drinking my food all these years, and you still have the nerve to talk back to me? You're nothing but a gigolo, always dreaming of living the life of a noble family in the capital!"

"Get out! Get out of here right now!"

"you……"

Li Huai-ren's hands are trembling; it's obviously because you made him angry!

"Incomprehensible, absolutely incomprehensible!"

Seeing this, Rean frowned and was about to speak.

An Wuyang pointed the stick at him, and Li En immediately fell silent.

My mother has gone mad. She looks so fierce and menacing. She might really hit him!

"Qingfan, you saw it too, she really doesn't deserve to be mine..."

Li Huai-ren trembled, still wanting to recount An Wu-yang's faults to Luo Qing-fan.

"Are you leaving or not? If you don't, I'll beat you to death!"

Seeing An Wuyang raise the stick, Li Huai-ren flicked his sleeve and said, "Let's go!"

Li Huai-ren couldn't contain his indignation: "Hmph! What a madwoman. With her attitude like this, there's absolutely no way she'll ever ask me to make peace again!"

After the three men had gone far away, An Wuyang took his things and went out.

First, he went to the Treasure Shop on the street to sell his writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstone, and exchanged them for a few taels of silver.

I was about to go buy jewelry when I was drawn to the pear syrup sold on the street.

Back when she was in the palace, An Wuyang also loved sweets, but now she can't even remember the last time she tasted anything sweet.

An Wuyang immediately went to the stall, and just as he was about to speak, he heard a soft, sweet voice say, "Boss, two bowls of osmanthus pear syrup, please!"

"Sister, let me treat you to this!"

An Wuyang lowered his eyes and saw Yan Yan holding up a small pink purse, showing her two little tiger teeth.

An Wuyang immediately counted the money, but saw that Yan Yan had already paid the bill first. Her pretty smiling face turned serious as she looked at An Wuyang and said, "Does sister think my Yan'er doesn't have enough money?"

"Yan'er has saved up a lot of money, she'll treat her older sister to delicious food later!"

An Wuyang felt a pang of sadness again. Thinking of her son secretly hiding pastries to coax Luo Qingfan, and seeing how Yan Yan treated her, An Wuyang felt even more grateful.

Before long, two bowls of pear syrup were served. They were sweet and refreshing with a smooth texture.

Looking up, An Wuyang saw Yan Yan's smiling face, which was exceptionally rosy and lovely. The anxiety and irritability in his heart vanished without a trace.

After finishing the pear syrup, An Wuyang took Yan Yan for a stroll on the street. When they arrived at the Treasure Pavilion, An Wuyang remembered that he still had two pieces of jewelry that he hadn't pawned, so he took Yan Yan inside.

Just as he was about to call the shopkeeper over, he saw a glass bracelet on the counter, exactly the same as the one he had lost.

How did such a perfectly good glass bracelet suddenly end up here?