While Xiao Yuan was sending out his men, Zhang Zhongyi's side had already begun to take action.

Unfortunately, the people in the Prime Minister's residence were not as professional as the Eastern Depot in this kind of thing. When they first investigated Ping'an Street, the Eastern Depot's agents even arrested the teahouse owner.

Every time, I'm a couple of steps behind, and after working half the night, I haven't found anything useful.

Even those who went to the Duke of Ningguo's mansion found nothing, saying that when they arrived, Prince Zhao had already entered the bridal chamber.

The family was unaware that the bride had been replaced, and the servants, not wanting to barge into the bridal chamber and summon the groom, could only slink back to report to the prime minister.

Zhang Zhongyi was so angry he nearly fell over backwards, cursing Zhao Chengye as an idiot.

Even though the bride has changed, he still goes to the bridal chamber. How come he didn't know before that his disciple was a lecherous devil who would eat anything?

The old man really wronged Zhao Chengye.

Even if Li Mingyue were a hundred times prettier than Jiang Xinyu, Zhao Chengye wouldn't be so eager to seduce her.

Although this guy is a scumbag, he is also an intellectual homosexual. He is not superficial and only cares about looks. Otherwise, he would not be so infatuated with the talented Jiang Wanqiu and look down on the good-for-nothing Jiang Xinyu.

But even if he's an intellectually oriented person, he can't resist the physiological reactions.

Chunhong fed him a bowl of hangover soup with added ingredients. This man, who could treat even a sow like Diao Chan, couldn't possibly tell which one was the bride.

Madam Li is indeed a ruthless person; at least when it comes to buying medicine, she's quite willing to spend money, and the effects are truly remarkable.

Even if the Zhang family's servants knocked on the door, it wouldn't matter if they knocked on it until it broke down.

Zhao Chengye was like a dog in heat; it would take three or five strong men to drag him off the bed.

Li Mingyue was almost driven crazy by the ordeal, but even so, she was laughing and crying at the same time.

She finally became Chengye's wife; Jiang Xinyu, that slut, only deserved to marry a dead eunuch.

She'll be the Crown Prince's wife from now on; let's see who dares to look down on her then.

Outside the door, Chunhong, listening to the sounds inside, bit her fingers nervously.

But she had already done what she shouldn't have, and now she could only leave it to fate.

Jiang Mansion.

Jiang Wanqiu also didn't sleep all night, and she was so angry that she gritted her teeth thinking that it was the wedding night of her brother Chengye and that bitch Jiang Xinyu.

Just because she was an illegitimate daughter and because she didn't have a dowry of hundreds of thousands of taels, the old lady, no matter how much she liked her, refused to agree to her marriage with her brother Chengye.

She was clearly the one who loved Chengye, yet she was destined to be a concubine and have to raise Jiang Xinyu's child in the future.

She was really... so unwilling to accept it.

Meanwhile, in the courtyard where Jiang Xinyu used to live, Chunxing was still writhing in pain from her stomach.

The little girl was both annoyed and worried about Chunhong, and also somewhat puzzled as to why she had to fall ill at this particular time.

The maids of the Ningguo Duke's Mansion have always looked down on them; who knows if someone might try to trip up Sister Chunhong.

If only she could go too, she would definitely prevent her sister from being bullied.

Unfortunately, this silly girl still doesn't know that her dear older sister is the real culprit who harmed her.

At that moment, only Jiang Xinyu was truly at ease.

This time, her marriage to Xiao Yuan was a done deal, and a weight was lifted off her shoulders after returning to the new house.

When she's in a good mood, she has a good appetite. After fighting a tough battle, she was also hungry, so she quickly called the servants at the door to bring her food.

The servants of the governor's mansion were always well-trained, and in no time a table was set with delicacies from land and sea.

Jiang Xinyu didn't hold back and started chugging food.

Of all things under the heavens, eating is the most important; whatever else you need to do, eat your fill first.

To be honest, the Governor's Mansion is indeed richer than the Jiang family; they served her over a dozen dishes just for her.

I don't know what good ingredients these dishes are made of, but they not only look and smell delicious, but after eating them, I also feel a faint warm sensation, similar to when I drink ginseng soup.

Needless to say, the dish clearly contains highly nutritious ingredients.

With excellent ingredients and a skilled chef, Jiang Xinyu was immediately won over by her stomach.

Green Bamboo had been so preoccupied with her worries that she hadn't paid any attention to Jiang Xinyu, but now that she saw the Jiang family's daughter eating a whole table of food, she suddenly became anxious.

If she wasn't mistaken, this table of dishes was meant for Chief Supervisor Xiao to come over and eat together, and then drink the nuptial wine. How come he ate it all by himself?

No, no, that's not the point. The point is, is this Jiang family girl a reincarnation of a starving ghost?

This table of food would be enough to make five people stuffed. Won't she die from eating it all by herself?

Today's events were too stimulating for Green Bamboo. Even though she was clever and intelligent from a young age, she was still just a little girl, and she finally couldn't hold back her tears.

Actually, Jiang Xinyu had wanted to cry when she revealed her identity, but she didn't dare to cry in front of so many adults.

She came to her senses and couldn't help but feel a wave of fear.

Jiang Xinyu awkwardly touched her nose, "Sorry, I was so hungry just now that I couldn't help myself... and forgot about you."

Why don't you ask the kitchen for another table? Actually, I'm still a little hungry.

Upon hearing this, Green Bamboo cried even harder. Was it all for this meal?

She was afraid she wouldn't have a chance to eat anymore.

When she agreed to the wife's request, she thought she was prepared to disregard life and death. It wasn't until she entered the wedding hall and saw so many important people that she panicked.

Those lofty ambitions were instantly thrown to the winds.

She understood what happened at the wedding hall today: Chief Supervisor Xiao and the Left Prime Minister were at odds.

It's unclear who Miss Jiang offended by making this scene, but it's impossible for both sides to be satisfied.

But whoever is unhappy about it will definitely investigate the exchange marriage, and she, who is by the bride's side, will definitely be the first to suffer.

She might be dragged to prison and interrogated severely by the agents of the Eastern Depot in no time.

Good heavens, why is she so unlucky to have this happen to her?

She didn't want to either, but what could she do as a single mother?

Madam Li was an insurmountable mountain, the matriarch who held the power of life and death over her entire family. If she disobeyed, the whole family would suffer.

But outside, his wife was just the wife of a fifth-rank official, and she was no match for those important figures.

Regardless of who this incident has offended, can the lady really protect her family?

Nonsense, the lady probably can't even protect herself.

Jiang Xinyu was exasperated by Green Bamboo's incessant complaints.

At the wedding hall, Green Bamboo didn't pull her up, so she thought the girl approved of her actions. Turns out she was just terrified.

But you can't blame her for that.

A teenage girl like that would be in high school these days, so it's really difficult to get her involved in such an important matter.

At the time, she was only thinking about her own life and forgot about whether the servants involved would be implicated. Although she did not regret it, Jiang Xinyu felt a little guilty.

She didn't know if this Supervisor Xiao was easy to talk to, but if possible, she had to try to plead for Green Bamboo and the others.

A lowly eunuch who could climb to the position of head of the Eastern Depot must have been a very shrewd person; he was probably so clever that even plucking a single eyelash wouldn't hurt him.

She shouldn't embarrass herself with her little tricks; it's better to just be honest with people.

If there are any problems, just go find her, the mastermind. At worst, she'll give you more money to pay the fine.

Today, by tricking the Left Prime Minister, she indirectly pleased Xiao Yuan, so he must have a good impression of her.

If she were more sensible and took the initiative to explain herself and show a good attitude, maybe the other party would be magnanimous and not pursue the matter.

Besides, she and Chief Supervisor Xiao share the same stance; the enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Although the two of them can't have a deep conversation about the origin of life and become husband and wife, it's not bad to be like-minded dining buddies.

When we have nothing to do, we can criticize people like Zhang Zhongyi and Zhao Chengye together; it's like we have something in common.

Xiao Yuan:

A meal buddy?

Do you think I'll be able to steal any food when we eat together?

How you put it together is up to you, and I'll watch you eat it.

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