This is just the beginning

ning silent, wanting to know just how many surprises she still held.He just watched her and her brother rushing around plugging the holes, finally igniting the dry grass at the other openings, while s...Fang Jinshui enlightened everyone with just three sentences.

Yes, regardless of what really happened between Zong Pingchuan and the Prime Minister's family, whether anyone knows or not, in this situation, since his legal wife is still alive, no matter how valuable Yuan Shi, the Prime Minister's daughter, is, she can only lower her status to that of a concubine when facing him.

This result is really surprising.

Zong Pingchuan's background Everyone in the capital knows, he wasn't even from a poor family, just a country bumpkin with no connections at all.

Relying on his talent and outstanding appearance, he was favored by the minister's daughter and rose to become a high-ranking official.

Without Yuan Zai Xiang's help, he would never have been able to become a high-ranking official of the third rank so quickly in his lifetime.

Now, the prime minister's daughter has become a concubine in his house. If the Prime Minister knew about this, he would surely be furious.

This plains official's hat is probably going to be taken off.

Unless he divorces her right now and keeps Yuan Xiangli's position as his legitimate wife.

In this way, he would be completely proven guilty of abandoning his wife and clinging to power. When he faces His Majesty, he won't be able to keep his official hat.

Wow, it seems that Zong Pingchuan has no choice but to die today no matter what he chooses.

Yuan Xiangli was stung by the word "concubine." She had always thought that with her background, she would never be associated with that status.

She is the esteemed daughter of a high-ranking official. Who would dare to ask her to be a concubine

Even if she married into the royal family, no one would dare to make her a concubine.

Now, this scoundrel Zongpingchuan actually dared to put her in such an embarrassing situation.

Yuan Xiang's face drained of color. Though the surrounding guests were whispering amongst themselves, their voices were barely audible, yet it seemed to her that countless mocking voices filled her ears.

Their mocking glances seemed to be right before her eyes.

Yuan Xiang's legs suddenly trembled, she staggered a few steps, her body swaying precariously, almost fainting.

Fortunately, the maidservants and female attendants around her quickly helped her up.

"Madam! Madam, what's the matter with you"

"Help me back, go!"

"Go now!"

She collapsed, completely broken down to the point where she wanted to find a crack in the ground to hide in. In her entire life, she had never lost face like this before.

Zong Pingchuan's brain was racing, weighing the pros and cons until this moment. If possible, he didn't want to give up either woman.

He didn't know Mu would become what she is today, and several children were raised by her to be excellent. If he knew, he certainly wouldn't have been so ruthless not to go back.

She would always try to find a way to balance the relationship between her and Yuan Xiangli.

In his eyes, a man having three wives and four concubines was perfectly normal. What's more, now that he had become an official, it was almost unheard of for an official's household not to have several concubines.

At this point, he believed that the gentle and kind Mu Shi would definitely understand him.

Maybe there's still a way to fix things.

Yuan Xiangli wanted to leave, but Zong Pingchuan didn't care much. They had been married for over ten years and had two children. Yuan wouldn't really divorce him.

She was a middle-aged woman, and even with the status of a high official's daughter, no prominent families would want her.

To marry someone of lower status than herself would be a disgrace to the Prime Minister's household. They wouldn't do such a thing.

So Zong Pingchuan didn't care at all that Yuan Xiangli would go back and complain. Either way, things had gotten to this point, and Grand Minister Yuan would definitely know about it.

As the son-in-law of the Yuan family for so many years, how could he not leave a backup for himself.

The worst outcome is at most demotion and a harsh reprimand from Prime Minister Yuan.

There are many complex interests tangled between them. Even if Yuan, the Grand Chancellor, favored his daughter dearly, he wouldn't easily drive him to ruin.

"Halt, who said you could leave."

Fang Jinshu had someone stop Yuan Xiangli.

"What do you want to do" Yuan Xiangli was now a little afraid of Fang Jinshi's words.

I always feel like I get worse luck when she speaks.

As a concubine of the clan, you are practically a slave.

"As the eldest daughter-in-law of the Zong family, my son is the legitimate young master of the Zong family. Now that the relationship is clear, with your status, you dare to insult my Yuan Bao for lacking manners."

"Right now, I'd let you kneel down and apologize to my son. You deserve it!"

Never before had Fang Jinshi been so aggressive.

But whenever she thought back to when she first arrived at the Zong family and remembered Mu's frail body, like willow fluff, that could disappear at any moment, she couldn't forgive these two people before her.

Compared to all the suffering and pain Mu Shi had endured over the years, Yuan Xiangli's hardship today was barely a fraction of hers.ty magistrate's arrangements and return to the village with these ten yamen officers first.They rushed back to the village.There was no sign of movement at the old Zong family house. Zong Pingkang was...