My wife wants a divorce; if she ruins my life, I'll leave.

Seeing Meng Ruohua acting as if nothing had happened, Qi Sheng couldn't help but click his tongue and tease her, "If it were any other woman, she would have been terrified and didn't know what to do. How come you still have the mind to worry about us?"

Meng Ruohua looked at Qi Sheng and explained with a hint of helplessness, "I know I won't get into trouble!"

Putting aside the fact that they met Sun Wei at the foot of the mountain, Song Chen'an, with his limited intelligence, wouldn't have done anything to her.

Besides, Uncle Yang is no pushover. He's been operating in the capital for over ten years. Do you think he's just waiting for news to come to him?

Qi Sheng asked, "I see a handprint on Song Chen'an's face. Did you slap him?"

"Hmm." Meng Ruohua nodded, swallowing back the explanation that was about to come out.

She should be more ladylike in front of Yu Yan; it's not good to slap people all day long.

Qi Sheng looked at her curiously, the scene of Yu Yan being beaten flashing through his mind, and he laughed out loud with joy.

Yu Yan guessed his thoughts at a glance and dismissed him with disdain, "If you have nothing to do, go deal with Song Chen'an. What are you wasting your breath talking here?"

Qi Sheng chuckled and took two steps back. "You think I'm in your way? Fine, I'll leave!"

After saying that, he slipped into the room next door, where several unconscious followers and the people who had kidnapped Meng Ruohua were sitting.

Qi Sheng instructed Xu Yuan to blindfold and gag the men before going inside to watch Song Chen'an write a letter.

Song Chen'an never expected that he would be blackmailed instead of extorting others. He was unwilling to give up and just stood by the table without writing.

Qi Sheng, who was always cheerful, was not good-tempered. He kicked Song Chen'an in the butt, making Song Chen'an kneel down in front of the desk.

"What, why didn't you think of this when you were extorting others?"

Song Chen'an turned around and glared at Qi Sheng, "You adulterers..."

Before he could finish speaking, Qi Sheng stepped on his leg. His leg, which was already kneeling on the ground, was restrained by Qi Sheng's foot and could not move at all. As Qi Sheng pressed down hard, Song Chen'an felt an excruciating pain where his bones touched the ground.

"Stop, stop, stop, I'll write, I'll write."

Qi Sheng released his foot and said arrogantly, "You can't even take this much? I haven't even used one move yet!"

Helpless, Song Chen'an wrote a letter, asking for 100,000 taels of silver as Qi Sheng requested, sincerely stating that if the money could not be provided, he would not be able to return home.

“One hundred thousand taels is too much. Our household definitely can’t afford it. Writing it would be pointless!” Song Chen’an said.

Qi Sheng cursed viciously, "Stop talking nonsense. Write it like this." He grinned menacingly, "If you can't produce it by tomorrow, I'll chop off one of your fingers, until you've produced everything you own."

Finally, Qi Sheng cut Song Chen'an's finger, dripped a few drops of bright red blood onto it, and woke up one of Song Chen'an's attendants, instructing him to take it back.

Meng Ruohua followed Yu Yan back to Guangsheng Temple. By the time they reached the foot of the mountain, it was already dusk.

When Mencius' mother heard the news, she was immediately terrified and frantically ordered people to go and search for him.

Although no one made a sound, their hurried footsteps startled Princess Yangcheng's men.

Princess Yangcheng immediately sent someone to inquire about the situation. Upon learning that Meng Ruohua had been kidnapped, she hurriedly arranged for people to block the news and also sent people to search for her.

"Don't worry, Madam Meng. It hasn't been long. They can't have gone far."

Mother Meng forced a smile. "Thank you for your help, Princess."

"Don't thank me. This is my fault. If I hadn't asked you and your daughter to come and offer incense, this wouldn't have happened."

Meng's mother hurriedly shook her head and declined, "Princess, please don't say that. That person must have had evil intentions all along, and that's why he took advantage of our trip. Even if we hadn't come to Guang Sheng Temple, we would have been harmed anywhere else."

A moment later, Yang Liu pulled San'er over. Upon seeing Meng's mother, they both knelt on the ground. "Madam, San'er colluded with her aunt to kidnap Miss."

San'er knelt on the ground, unable to utter a single word.

My aunt said she wanted to ask the lady for a favor in person, and that she would do any kind of work in the mansion. How come she kidnapped the lady today?

She was also confused, but it was she who told her wife about her whereabouts, and she even told her about Aunt Xu and Xu Pingping.

Mencius' mother asked anxiously, "Third son, Ruohua has treated you well, how could you do such a thing?"

Princess Yangcheng glanced at Meng's mother without leaving a trace. If the Meng family hadn't been small, a lady like Meng's mother would have been bullied to death long ago.

San'er thought of Meng Ruohua's kindness and worried that something had happened to her, so she couldn't help but start crying.

Yang Liu couldn't stand it and said, "What's the use of crying now? Hurry up and tell me everything you know."

Haitang glanced at Princess Yangcheng and saw the impatience on the face of the nanny beside the princess. She quickly shouted, "Stop crying! If you don't talk, we'll take you out and beat you until you do!"

San'er shrank back. She had never seen the Meng family's family discipline, but she had seen beatings at the Song family's residence, which meant losing both face and dignity.

"I don't know. My aunt only said she would see the lady once, but she didn't say she would take the lady away."

Haitang asked, "What does she want with the lady?"

“My aunt couldn’t make ends meet. She said that since Miss has taken in so many people, she must be able to find her a job. Even if it’s just moving to the estate to work, it’s better than starving to death outside.”

This is a family scandal; there's a traitor in the family who colluded with outsiders to kidnap their master.

Yang Liu glared at San'er, but didn't utter a curse in front of her master.

Seeing that San'er truly didn't know the inside story, Meng's mother became anxious again, "Why hasn't anyone returned yet? Where did they take Ruohua?"

Not long after, Aunt Xu and Xu Pingping returned with the people from the Meng family. As soon as they entered the house, they reported, "Princess, Madam, don't worry. Commander Yu went with her. Madam will be fine."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. With Yu Yan with them, they were sure they could rescue the person.

Only then did Meng's mother realize that today's events had alarmed Princess Yangcheng and become known to many people.

His daughter had already returned home after a divorce, but now she's been kidnapped again. What are they going to do now?

Her sorrow was evident on her face, which Princess Yangcheng saw through immediately. With Madam Meng's temperament, it was no wonder that she could produce such a pure and kind person as Meng Ruohua.

“Madam Meng need not worry, today’s events will not be known to the outside world!” Princess Yangcheng assured her.

Even if she didn't have any designs on Yu Yan, she would still restrain her servants from talking. A woman's reputation should not be ruined so easily; only those heartless scoundrels wouldn't understand.

Meng's mother quickly thanked her, "Thank you for your trouble, Princess."

Princess Yangcheng's guards had already followed the direction pointed out by Aunt Xu, and when they arrived at Changshe County, they saw Yu Yan and the others coming out.

Without causing any further trouble, Qi Sheng led the carriage that Meng Ruohua had come in, saying, "Sister, please make do with this. Otherwise, you'll have to ride a horse with Yu Yan."

Meng Ruohua quickly said, "This seat is fine."

Yu Yan sent someone back first to deliver the message, so as not to worry the two mothers.

When they returned to Guang Sheng Temple, there were hardly any worshippers left.

After all that fuss, Meng Ruohua hadn't even had a sip of water, and looking at the towering mountain gate, she felt quite exhausted.

Yu Yan reached out her hand, "I'll pull you along."

Looking at the deserted mountain path, Meng Ruohua no longer held back and placed her hand in Yu Yan's.

Hurry up and go up; your mother must be extremely worried.