At Jiang Ling's command, the Blood Eagle Guards immediately stepped forward and captured the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery.

Lady Zhongyong rushed forward to stop her, crying out in anguish, "Regent, Your Highness, have mercy! It takes two to tango; this little slut seduced me first!"

"Your Highness, the Marquis of Zhongyong's mansion is willing to donate 100,000 taels of silver. We beg you to be lenient!"

Jiang Ling's eyes grew even colder and more disgusted.

Murong Yan understood her emotions and immediately ordered: "The Lady of the Marquis has protected a criminal and bribed the Princess Consort. This is unforgivable. She shall be given one hundred strokes of the cane and exiled three thousand li away."

"Ah—have mercy!!"

Lady Zhongyong was also paralyzed, crying and kowtowing, begging for mercy.

The Blood Eagle Guards dragged the couple away.

When Xu Zhigui came to his senses, he realized that his father was going to be hanged and his mother was going to be exiled three thousand miles away. He felt like his world had collapsed.

He tried to plead for mercy, but when he boldly met Jiang Ling and Murong Yan's cold, stern gazes, he instantly lost his nerve and trembled, lowering his head. He was terrified that he would suffer the same fate!

"Thank you... Your Highness! Regent!"

"You're too weak. Talk less and rest more to recover." Jiang Ling squatted down to comfort the battered woman.

The woman burst into tears.

But at this moment, I feel gratitude! Excitement! Tears of joy.

A surge of energy welled up within her, suppressing even the pain, and she cried out in trembling excitement, "I want a divorce!"

"it is good."

Jiang Ling understood her.

She was humiliated and tormented by her in-laws and became pregnant with their child. As a result, her husband, who had been away from home for a year, returned and, without asking any questions, beat and killed her.

Jiang Ling looked coldly at Xu Zhigui, who nodded repeatedly in agreement, not daring to act arrogantly.

Soon, the divorce papers arrived!

Her name is An Yu.

She's free!

Jiang Ling asked her, "The child..."

"No! I don't want to!" An Yu reacted extremely violently, tearing her wound as she moved, and blood gushed out.

She cried out in fear, pain, disgust, and resentment, "He's not my child!"

This child is evidence of her being forced and humiliated!

She couldn't face it.

That's unacceptable!

Jiang Ling looked at her with pity and compassion, and nodded. "Alright, I'll handle it. An Yu, do you have any relatives in the capital?"

An Yu curled up, covered in wounds, her voice hoarse as she cried, "Yes."

The Blood Eagle Guard went to inform them. A short while later, Chang Tengyun rushed over.

It turns out that An Yu is his cousin.

The Marquis of Zhongyong's family initially married her because she was related to the Prime Minister's family. However, they later discovered that the relationship wasn't close enough to qualify them for the Prime Minister's high status. Regret was useless then, so they shut themselves off and humiliated her. Now that the Prime Minister's family has fallen, they're not afraid of her even if they were beaten to death.

"An Yu! Why didn't you tell me!"

After learning everything, Chang Tengyun was heartbroken and beat Xu Zhigui severely. "Even if we're not close, she's still my cousin! You bastard! How could you treat your own wife so cruelly? Are you even a man?!"

"Northern Inkstone".

Murong Yan gave the order, and Bei Yan immediately stepped forward and pulled the person away.

Jiang Ling explained, "They've already divorced. Chang Tengyun, take your cousin back to recover from her injuries. The Marquis of Zhongyong's family will face their own retribution."

"Thank you, Regent! Your Highness!"

Chang Tengyun knelt down and thanked them, "Thank you for saving An Yu! And thank you for showing mercy and sparing my father's life!"

The Prime Minister colluded with Murong Ze to murder the late Emperor, a crime punishable by the extermination of nine generations of his family!

However, Murong Yan considered his many years of hard work and meritorious service as an official, as well as his merit in reporting and exposing Murong Ze.

To make up for one's mistakes with good deeds.

The prime minister was not killed, but his entire clan was demoted to commoners and their descendants were barred from holding official positions for three generations.

"The Chang family will soon leave the capital and return to their ancestral home. If the Regent and the Queen ever need Chang Tengyun's help, I will serve you as your servant and repay you with my life!"

Jiang Ling seemed to be thinking, "Is your ancestral home Huaicheng?"

"Correct!"

“Then go and help out at the charity.” Jiang Ling gave Chang Tengyun a folded talisman. “Take this to the charity, and someone will make arrangements for you.”

Chang Tengyun remembered it well, and after kowtowing to them again to express his gratitude, he left with An Yu.

Jiang Ling and Murong Yan also left the Marquis of Zhongyong's residence.

Behind them, the plaque of the Marquis's residence was being torn down and cleaved in two by the Blood Eagle Guards.

On the way back to Xuanqing Pavilion.

Murong Yan looked at Jiang Ling curiously and asked, "Which charitable organization?"

"Yanxue Charity Hall was built in the names of Zaizai and Baobao. It is dedicated to helping the elderly, the weak, the sick, the disabled, and the lonely! I hope it will accumulate many blessings for Zaizai and Baobao!"

When talking about her child, Jiang Ling's eyes softened and her smile was full of affection.

With a smug smile, Jiang Ling said, "So far, we've built about thirty charity halls. I only need to provide the money, and Ajiao provides the labor. He manages them very well."

"Ling'er trusts him so much?"

A cold, cunning glint flashed in Murong Yan's eyes, and he changed the subject to Yun Jiao.

He has always cared about it!

Hiding his sour thoughts, he kept a straight face and asked with a hint of curiosity, "Ling'er, how did you and Yun Jiao meet?"

"Well."

Jiang Ling glanced at a certain spot out of the corner of her eye.

She feigned a recollection, her fingers slowly resting on her waist, "It was a stormy night..."

It's too late, but it's soon!

Jiang Ling reached into her treasure pouch and took out a talisman, which she then unleashed with lightning speed, shouting, "Tracing Talisman, go!"

hum-

Golden light shot out from the talisman, rippling like water and sweeping in all directions.

Jiang Ling closed her eyes and sensed...

Murong Yan's handsome face instantly turned cold and solemn as he raised his hand to block Jiang Ling. He took out the lightning-struck wooden sword, its purple aura flickering and pulsating, and Murong Yan's sharp, cold eyes swept across the surroundings.

"Tsk! They got away." Jiang Ling opened her eyes, her tone displeased.

Murong Yan also frowned.

He turned around and asked, "Is it a human? A demon? Or a ghost?"

"The people of the Xuanmen sect are skilled in Taoist magic, no weaker than Xuanfeng. They are also very quick! They have been following me ever since I left Xuanqing Pavilion. They were so well hidden that I wasn't even sure before."

Jiang Ling couldn't find a flaw.

But trusting her intuition, she made a direct move and tricked the other party.

The energy fluctuations generated when the other party withdrew confirmed Jiang Ling's identity.

What are you trying to do by following her?

As Jiang Ling pondered, her gaze was fixed on Murong Yan's hand, and her ears turned red.

That night, I was so infatuated by his kiss that I thought about how I had acquired a better amethyst sword bracelet, and on a whim, I gave the lightning-struck wooden sword to Murong Yan.

They are husband and wife, so it's not a problem for them to use each other's ritual implements.

but……

She has become so depraved.

Unable to resist Murong Yan's allure, she was coaxed and seduced into kissing him again and again, countless times.

Whenever Jiang Ling thought of it, she would silently chant the Heart-Cleansing Mantra.

Can't think any more!

Jiang Ling: "Ahem! They've all run far away, let's put them away."

"it is good."

Murong Yan listened to her and put away the lightning-struck wooden sword. Then, he reached out and readily took her hand, his long, slender fingers intertwining with hers, their fingers tightly entwined.

Jiang Ling: ? ?

Before she could speak, Murong Yan, with his deep cunning, changed the subject.

Murong Yan led her forward, deliberately lowering his voice to ask seriously, "Ling'er, could you be a henchman of the Queen of Chu?"

Jiang Ling pondered and thus overlooked Murong Yan's ulterior motives.

after awhile.

Jiang Ling shook her head. "No. He meant me no harm or hostility!"

"Secondly, the Queen of Chu fears you. She won't act rashly until she's certain that you won't care about the fate of Yan. We must use this time to make preparations!"

"Murong Yan, come back to Hundred Demon Valley with me in three days!"

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