The cousin's family is extremely wealthy; she deserves to be a concubine.

Inside the main room, Xin Yucheng did nothing else but take He Zhihuan to the bed.

He Zhihuan blushed deeply. "Husband, it's still early. It's not appropriate."

Xin Yucheng remained silent, focusing solely on punishing He Zhihuan.

After their lovemaking, Xin Yucheng got up, dressed, and stood by the bed. He spoke to He Zhihuan, whose face was flushed.

"From now on, I don't want to hear a single word from anyone else about how badly my mother and I treated you."

He Zhihuan was still immersed in love one moment, but the next moment she was pulled back to reality by Xin Yucheng's indifferent words.

"Husband, what does this mean?"

Xin Yucheng lifted He Zhihuan's cheek and rubbed it twice with his thumb, "The literal meaning."

"Once you marry into the Xin family, you will be a member of the Xin family."

"As for your maternal family's residence, you are not allowed to go back there without my permission."

Remember, your surname is no longer He; you are now of the Xinhe clan.

Under He Zhihuan's dumbfounded gaze, Xin Yucheng picked out a thin piece of paper from He Zhihuan's clothes scattered on the ground.

It was the indenture of the orange.

Xin Yucheng held it in his hands and admired it for a moment. "My mother likes Xiangcheng quite a bit. As her daughter-in-law, it's not too much to be filial to her, is it?"

He Zhihuan knew perfectly well that Xin Yucheng had even fooled her own brother.

She hastily pulled the blanket over herself, then angrily threw the pillows on the bed at Xin Yucheng.

Xin Yucheng stretched out his arm to stop him, and he angrily rebuked, "Xin Heshi, you should regard your husband as your heaven!"

"Are you trying to be divorced by acting so disobediently?"

He Zhihuan pointed at herself with trembling hands, "You want to divorce me? What did I do wrong?"

You allowed my mother to seize my dowry, and now you want to divorce me?

Xin Yucheng's lips curled slightly as he sneered, "You falsely accused your mother-in-law of taking your dowry, which is unfilial. Shouldn't you divorce her?"

"You murdered your husband, this is unvirtuous, shouldn't you divorce him?"

"You are so dissolute in bed, shouldn't you divorce me?"

These three crimes are not something He Zhihuan could bear on any one of them, let alone all three.

He Zhihuan was almost speechless. She suppressed her fear and asked, "Husband, are you trying to force me to my death?"

Ironically, the large red "double happiness" character pasted on the window was still rustling in the evening breeze.

Upon hearing this, Xin Yucheng suddenly sat on the edge of the bed, gently pulling the trembling He Zhihuan into his arms, stroking her back as if she were his most beloved lover.

"Huanhuan, as long as you behave well, I will love you very much, and I would never bear to let you die."

He Zhihuan felt extremely threatened when Xin Yucheng touched her with his large hand; she even felt that the hand would grab her neck at any moment.

Xin Yucheng's gentle voice, and the love words he slowly uttered, seemed like a deadly curse emanating from hell.

He Zhihuan fainted; it was unclear whether she was frightened or exhausted.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

Xiangcheng said cautiously, "Miss, young master, it's time to eat."

Xin Yucheng gently settled He Zhihuan on the bed, lowered the bed curtains, and then slowly went over to open the door. He carefully looked at the somewhat uneasy little girl.

However, after less than half an hour, Xiangcheng had already been trained by Xin's mother to be as easily frightened as a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow, and Xin Yucheng nodded in satisfaction.

He pulled out the indenture from his pocket. "Xiangcheng, right? Your indenture is in my hands now."

Xiangcheng stared wide-eyed in disbelief at Xin Yucheng, weakly calling out, "Young Master?"

Xin Yucheng grinned mischievously and wrapped his arm around Xiangcheng's slender waist.

Xiangcheng gasped and quickly covered her cherry-like mouth with her hand. She then looked at Xin Yucheng with pleading eyes, fearing that He Zhihuan inside the room would find out and she would suffer again.

Xiangcheng swore that she had never been beaten more in her entire life than she had today.

Xin Yucheng brought his face close to Xiangcheng's eyes and said, "Shh! Your girl is asleep. Keep your voice down and don't disturb her."

Xiangcheng nodded gently, like a little rabbit, but the fear in her heart still made her tremble slightly.

Xin Yucheng was very satisfied with Xiangcheng's sense of propriety, and at the same time, he found the little girl quite delicious, which made him a little tempted.

He unconsciously softened his tone, "Little one, as long as you're obedient, who will serve whom in this family is still uncertain."

Xiangcheng looked up and said, "This servant wouldn't dare."

Xin Yucheng teased, "Whether you dare or not depends on how hard you try."

Remember, your indenture is now in my hands. You must understand who the real master is in this household.

At this moment, Xin's mother's voice also came from the kitchen, "You all think you're old ancestors, waiting for an old woman like me to serve you, right?"

"You have to beg and plead with me to eat. If you really don't want to eat, go be a god and never eat again."

After giving Xiangcheng a warning look, Xin Yucheng went straight to the kitchen and started coaxing his mother, "Mother, don't say such hurtful things. When your son becomes a high-ranking official, you will be a noble lady."

If you continue to act this way, people will definitely laugh at you.

Mother Xin spat a mouthful of phlegm into the pile of firewood. "Pah! I'm an old lady now, how could I not deal with those gossipy little hussies?"

Anyone who dares to speak ill of me behind my back, I'll kick them and sell them to a brothel to serve the lowest of customers!

Let her experience the life of being ridden by a thousand men and slept with by ten thousand men, and she'll finally learn what it means to be blind to someone's true worth.

Xin Yucheng, holding his bowl, echoed, "Yes, yes, yes."

The orange was left shivering in the yard.

If being a runaway slave wasn't a death sentence, she would probably have rushed out of the Xin family courtyard and run away by now.

The Xin family is truly terrifying.

While eating, Xin's mother asked Xin Yucheng, "Did you see that cousin today? How does she compare to our damned son?"

Although Xin Yucheng only caught a glimpse of her from afar and couldn't see her face clearly, that one glance was enough to make his heart itch with desire.

Seeing Xin Yucheng's expression, Xin's mother understood everything. "What did I tell you? On the day of your wedding, you were too timid. Anyone with courage would know who would be more advantageous to marry."

That day, you could have easily taken advantage of the situation by spending a little money, but you are indecisive.

You tell me, how come you didn't inherit even a fraction of your mother's skills!

No wonder you couldn't marry a beautiful, golden girl, but instead picked up this jinx!

I bother! "

Xin Yucheng's face turned ugly. "Mother," he said, his eyes filled with impatience.

Although Xin's mother was domineering, foolish, and vicious, she knew that her only hope in this life was her son.

Although she sometimes beats and scolds her son, it's to establish her authority and ensure that she holds a place in her son's heart at all times.

But she was also extremely good at reading people's expressions, and she would never do anything that crossed her son's bottom line.

To please her son, Xin's mother raised her eyebrows towards the courtyard and said, "Well, I've carefully examined this little girl for you. I guarantee she'll give birth to a son who will be even more powerful than the one in the house."

Xin Yucheng's complexion improved. "Mother wants to have a grandson. I will work hard to make it happen. Don't worry."

Mother Xin laughed loudly and exclaimed "Eh!"

After Xiangcheng helped Xin's mother to bed, she was chased out by Xin's mother. Only then did she realize that the three masters of the Xin family had not yet arranged a place for her to stay.

Just as she was at a loss in the courtyard, Xin Yucheng suddenly appeared behind her.