The pampered heiress holds the script and leads her cannon fodder family to a counterattack.

"Thinking about the Pan family, they used to eat my food, use my money, and even used my money to support their mistress and children. I don't plan to live with them anymore, I want a divorce!" Qin Wanyue said angrily.

So my older sister already knew? I thought she didn't.

Family: We only found out because you told us.

[A divorce is good, a divorce is good. Let's not have any further dealings with the Pan family.]

“Since Pan Chengyun has done such an inhumane and unjust thing, Wan Yue, you should get a divorce. Your mother supports you!” Yang Xiurong said.

"Your father supports you too! Divorce, you must get a divorce immediately!" Qin Yezhong said indignantly.

My parents are so open-minded. I originally thought they wouldn't agree to my older sister getting a divorce.

How can I disagree?! If I disagree, my daughter will be killed!

Now that her older sister knew the truth, Qin Wanying no longer felt burdened and directly said the following.

"Elder sister, I also support your divorce. If you don't divorce, your husband and his mistress will kill you and bring his mistress into the family."

Qin Wanyue feigned surprise, and her family also put on an indignant act, starting to curse and grumble.

"After this, Pan Chengyun will be involved in the rebellion and help Xiao Dongqian plot a treason. If successful, the entire Marquis's family will be executed."

As soon as Qin Wanying finished speaking, everyone fell silent.

This was the first time my younger sister had mentioned the rebellion and the massacre of the Marquis's entire family.

I wanted to ask for more information, but I found that I couldn't bring myself to ask. I could only wait for my younger sister to tell me herself.

When Qin Wanying saw the family staring at her expectantly, she knew what they wanted to ask.

It's better to let the family know about this now, since we're already involved.

"All I know is that War King Xiao Dongqian and Yan Yuelan, the daughter of the Minister of the Imperial Secretariat, are plotting a rebellion. If they succeed, the entire Marquis's family will be executed. We can only do our best to stop it. As for the outcome, I cannot see."

Qin Wanying said.

Everyone's faces turned cold.

Will it be difficult to reverse an ending that even Wan Ying can't see?

Regardless, they were determined to take the plunge.

Qin Wanying was also puzzled.

Why is no one questioning the huge revelation I've made?

We want to ask too! But we just can't bring ourselves to ask!

Qin Wanying's head throbbed again at the thought.

What was I thinking just now? I can't remember.

I guess it's nothing important.

Qin Wanying composed herself and continued to say to Qin Wanyue, "Elder sister, Pan Chengyun will not only kill you, but also the entire Marquis's mansion. We must stop all of this from happening in advance."

Qin Wanyue said solemnly, "I know that, I can tell right from wrong. Since Pan Chengyun wants to harm me and the Marquis's mansion, I must get rid of him."

Qin Wanying nodded in satisfaction. Her eldest sister was indeed just as described in the book—not driven by emotion, and not a saint.

“Pan Chengyun has an account book that records the bribes he received after he became a senior official in the Ministry of Works. This account book is in the third drawer of the cabinet in your study, behind a thick stack of books. Go back and look for it; you will surely find it.”

"The handwriting on it was all written by his own hand. As for the money and the antiques and jade that were given as gifts, they are all in the outer courtyard, and most of them match up."

Qin Wanyue nodded. This provided conclusive evidence.

"Eldest sister should get a divorce first before reporting to the authorities, so that Pan Chengyun won't implicate you."

“However, if you report your ex-husband immediately after the divorce, you may be criticized for being heartless and ungrateful. If you let everyone know that Pan Chengyun wronged you first and even tried to kill you, then reporting him will not be considered unrighteous or ungrateful.”

The whole family agreed that it made sense. Wan Ying's considerations were indeed thorough.

But how can we make everyone know that Pan Chengyun wronged Qin Wanyue and even tried to kill her?

"I have a plan. In three days, it's my eldest sister's mother-in-law's birthday banquet..."

After listening to her, Qin Wanyue thought her younger sister's plan was good.

You and your family have done something so disrespectful to me. So, at my birthday party, I'll give you a big gift.

After having lunch with her family, Qin Wanyue still felt uneasy.

Yang Xiurong saw through her thoughts and let her go back to her husband's home.

The Pan residence was also in Kyoto, not far from the Marquis's mansion. Pan Chengyun would return before his birthday banquet even when he was away on official business.

Qin Wanyue set off to return to the Pan residence, and Qin Yezhong sent two more guards to keep an eye on her.

Qin Wanyue's return was not a concern for Qin Wanying. She had just learned about her eldest sister's fate and that there was still some time before her brother-in-law would take action. Her eldest sister would not be in danger if she returned now.

Qin Wanyue returned to the Pan residence.

Her mother-in-law came out of the mansion to greet her, and saw her with great enthusiasm.

Normally, Qin Wanyue would have felt a sense of warmth and comfort.

But now, seeing my mother-in-law's hypocritical face, I just feel disgusted.

She treats me well, but only to take advantage of the power and money of the Marquis's mansion.

However, we still had to maintain appearances and not let our mother-in-law suspect anything.

Afterwards, Qin Wanyue said that she was tired from the journey and needed to go back to rest.

She came out shortly after entering the room and went to the study.

She almost never went into the study; only Pan Chengyun would enter.

Perhaps it was for this reason that Pan Chengyun dared to hide things in his study.

After dismissing the servants, she tiptoed to the cabinet, opened it, and looked down to see a large stack of books on the third shelf.

Feeling a little nervous, she crouched down, reached behind a stack of books, and sure enough, pulled out a notebook.

Her heart was pounding as she looked at the book, which had a blue cover but no words on it.

She opened the notebook and saw that names and gifts were clearly written on it.

Merchant Jia Wenzhong: Five hundred taels of silver

Fengxian County Magistrate Qu Liang: A jade Guanyin statue

......

The handwriting was indeed Pan Chengyun's.

Qin Wanyue felt both nervous and excited; there really was a secret hidden in this study.

As they were turning over the items, they suddenly heard footsteps outside.

Qin Wanyue felt nervous and quickly hid the notebook in her bosom.

With a creak, the door opened, and Pan's mother came in.

Qin Wanyue was sitting at the table, reading a book in her hand.

Qin Wanyue looked up at Pan's mother, smiled, and stood up.

"Why is my mother-in-law in the mood to come to the study?"

As Pan's mother approached, she saw that Qin Wanyue was holding a medical book.

"I was just about to ask you that. Weren't you feeling unwell? Why did you come here to read?" Mother Pan gave her a kind smile.

Qin Wanyue felt disgusted by that smile, but she still had to force a smile: "After resting for a while, I feel much better. I was worried about my mother-in-law's health and thought I should learn some medical treatment methods, so I came to the study to read."

Mother Pan gave another kind smile.

"Wan Yue is so sensible. Having you is truly a blessing for the Pan family!"

Qin Wanyue had no choice but to play along: "Mother-in-law, you flatter me. These are just a daughter-in-law's duties."

Pan's mother glanced at it a couple more times, then turned and left.

Qin Wanyue breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, she was wearing loose-fitting clothes, so the account book was hidden in her bosom and couldn't be seen.

In truth, how could Pan's mother possibly know where the account book was kept? And Pan Chengyun wouldn't tell her either.

Qin Wanyue placed her hand on the ledger through her clothes.

He took the ledger himself.

Pan Chengyun will only return on the day of his birthday banquet, so there will be no time to check and he won't even realize that it's missing.

She took the account book back to her room and immediately summoned a bodyguard, instructing him to deliver the account book back to the Marquis's residence.

I don't feel safe leaving this with me; I only feel at ease putting it back at my parents' house.

Next, I just have to wait for the birthday party. I'm already really looking forward to it!