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

Upon hearing that Pan Chengyun no longer recognized him, the child's face changed, and he burst into tears, wailing, "Waaah! Daddy doesn't want me anymore! Daddy and Grandma came to our house just half a month ago and brought me lots of delicious food! Why doesn't Daddy want me anymore...?"

Pan Chengyun turned pale with fright upon hearing the child's words. Why did this child say everything?!

Huang Yao and Madam Pan, who were standing nearby, had already turned ashen-faced.

Qin Wanyue sized up the child her husband had with his mistress.

The child was dressed very elegantly, with an expensive crescent-shaped bracelet around her neck and clothes of considerable value; she was as beautiful as a porcelain doll.

It seems that Pan Chengyun treats him very well.

Pan Chengyun refused to share a room with her, yet he had such a grown child with his mistress and raised him so well. How ironic!

Qin Wanyue glanced at Pan Chengyun and said indifferently, "Since my husband says it's not your child, and no guests brought children to this birthday banquet, it's probably someone's child who got lost."

"Take this child to the government office. If no one claims him, send him to Beitianfang."

The maid beside him understood and went to pull the child away.

The child cried even harder, constantly trying to hide in Huang Yao's arms.

Huang Yao panicked and quickly protected the child: "Stop! This is my child! None of you are getting away with this!"

Seeing that Huang Yao had already admitted it, Pan Chengyun became furious and pointed at Qin Wanyue, cursing, "You shrew, why are you being so aggressive!"

Qin Wanyue was furious upon hearing this.

"My husband secretly found a mistress and brought me back such a grown son. He even calls me a shrew and says I'm aggressive?"

“If my husband had told me earlier, how could I have been so intolerant of a concubine? You wanted to have an affair outside, but you also wanted to use the power of my Marquis’s mansion to create the illusion of being a good husband. You wanted both.”

"I think this child is not young anymore. I'm afraid you were already having an affair with this mistress before you even met me. You pursued me back then just to use me and the Marquis's mansion!"

Pan Chengyun's face turned bright red when Qin Wanyue pointed it out. He wanted to say something, but couldn't utter a single word.

The people around listened and thought about it more and more, and they felt that Qin Wanyue's words made more and more sense.

Pan Chengyun was indeed no good person. He maintained the persona of a loving husband and a good man, enjoying the benefits given to him by the Marquis's mansion, but in the end, he was looking for wild women outside.

Look at this child, he's already quite tall. Pan Chengyun and his mistress might have been together before they even met Qin Wanyue!

Poor Qin Wanyue, she's been used by others from beginning to end!

"Since things have come to this, I am willing to grant your wish, so that you three no longer have to hide yourselves. We will divorce, and from now on, we will have no further connection!"

Upon hearing the words "divorce," Madam Pan became anxious.

Over the years, if it weren't for the Marquis's help, how could the Pan family have risen to prominence?

Thanks to the influence of the Marquis's mansion, the Pan family made connections with some powerful and influential people, and officials in the capital had to give the Pan family some face.

If they really get divorced, what will happen to the Pan family? Who will still care about them?

She quickly smiled and stepped in to smooth things over: "Wan Yue, calm down. It's normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines. Hasn't Cheng Yun been good to you all these years?"

“In my opinion, since you haven’t had any children all these years, having this child is perfect. He can be raised by you and take care of you in your old age.”

Qin Wanyue was so angry that she trembled all over.

I have been childless all these years. Isn't it because of that scoundrel Pan Chengyun who said he was impotent?

You want me to raise your mistress's child? What a pipe dream!

However, with so many people watching, Qin Wanyue felt that saying all this was pointless, so she went straight for her ultimate move.

"Pan Chengyun and his mistress conspired to kill me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone was shocked.

I thought Pan Chengyun was just having an affair, but I never expected him to have such a secret.

Pan Chengyun and Huang Yao turned deathly pale. It was all over; she must have overheard their conversation inside the room.

Pan Chengyun quickly retorted, "You're talking nonsense! I never intended to kill you! You're making false accusations!"

Madam Pan was also extremely surprised. Her first reaction was that it was impossible.

Pan Chengyun was well aware that the Pan family relied on the Marquis's mansion. After killing Qin Wanyue, what else did his family rely on?

However, seeing Pan Chengyun's expression, she was mostly convinced. Chengyun was foolish! He was actually trying to kill Qin Wanyue just to be with this mistress!

It definitely wasn't her son's idea; it must have been that little vixen Huang Yao who bewitched him into doing it!

She felt a surge of hatred for Huang Yao, and clenched her teeth tightly.

Qin Wanyue completely ignored Pan Chengyun and found the wife of the Minister of Justice in the crowd. This Minister of Justice was named Chen Ning, and everyone called his wife Madam Chen.

Qin Wanyue said directly to Madam Chen, "Madam Chen, is Lord Chen waiting outside? I am about to be killed by this despicable couple. Please let him in and uphold justice for me!"

Lord Chen is known for being a henpecked husband. Today, all the guests at his birthday banquet are women, so since it was inconvenient for Lord Chen to come in, he escorted his wife to the door and waited outside.

Madam Chen's expression turned grave, and she quickly sent a maid to summon Lord Chen.

Pan Chengyun and Huang Yao's faces turned even paler, cold sweat poured down their foreheads, and their backs were soaked with sweat.

A short while later, Lord Chen entered.

The maid had already explained the whole story. Lord Chen looked serious and asked Qin Wanyue, "Madam Pan, you say Pan Chengyun wanted to harm you, do you have any evidence?"

Qin Wanyue said, "The princess, my younger sister, and I were just outside when we overheard Pan Chengyun and Huang Yao engaging in illicit acts inside. They even plotted to poison me and plan to do it tomorrow!"

"They also said that my fourth brother was away treating the epidemic and couldn't be in two places at once, and by the time he came back, I would have already been buried."

The eldest princess and my sister both heard these words!

Qin Wanying quickly stepped forward: "I definitely heard it, that's exactly what Pan Chengyun said!"

The eldest princess also spoke up, saying, "I can testify that everything Wan Yue said is true, and I heard it myself."

Madam Pan closed her eyes.

Her son is so foolish! Utterly foolish! He actually tried to murder Qin Wanyue! And the Eldest Princess is a witness!

Pan Chengyun's hands trembled slightly.

If only the Qin sisters heard it, he could deny it.

But now, the eldest princess has also heard it.

How can I deny it?

Are you suggesting that the eldest princess framed him?

After she married Qin Wanyue, everyone, including her family, believed that she had achieved her current success only because of the Marquis's family's influence.

However, he always believed in his own abilities, and that this promotion was due to His Majesty recognizing his talent.

He has always lived in Qin Wanyue's shadow.

He felt that he could still have a successful official career by relying on himself, without having to rely on the Marquis's mansion.

Besides, Yao'er has been without status and identity outside for so many years, and I should openly bring her into the mansion and make her my legal wife.

With Qin Wanyue around, Yao'er simply couldn't appear in public.

That's why he wanted to kill her.

Pan Chengyun forced himself to calm down.

So what if the princess heard this? She hadn't poisoned him yet.

I've only been planning it; I haven't even started yet!

However, Qin Wanyue was, after all, the legitimate daughter of the Marquis's family, and the crime of merely attempting to harm her was already quite serious.

“I did say that,” Pan Chengyun said慌张地, “but I was just joking, not telling the truth. Besides, I didn’t try to harm Qin Wanyue.”