My stepsister tried to steal the prince's hand in marriage, but little did she know I had been

Chapter 297 Bad News

After leaving the prison, both Old Madam Chu and General Chu appeared remarkably calm.

Recalling the starkly different behavior of Duke Wen and Lady Wen just now, Old Madam Chu snorted coldly: "Duke Wen is such a heartless and selfish wretch."

"But it's all for the best." Old Madam Chu gave a sinister laugh. "As long as he wants to live, he will have to endure the torment of Yixianhong day after day."

She hated Duke Wen to the core, wishing she could personally take a knife and tear him to pieces.

Upon hearing this, General Chu's expression turned extremely cold.

"A person as cowardly as him would not let go of even the slightest chance of survival."

"Don't worry, he would never commit suicide easily."

"but……"

General Chu hesitated slightly as he spoke.

He lowered his eyes and after a moment whispered, "Then Wen Yitong... do we really want to spare her life?"

Upon hearing this, Old Madam Chu frowned.

Like General Chu, after a moment of silence, she shook her head: "This was all Yao Yao's idea, and I can't interfere. If it were me... I would naturally get rid of Wen Yitong as well."

She will not let any of those who carry Madam Wen's bloodline go.

However, since Wen Shuyao had already agreed to Madam Wen's request, she was worried that Wen Shuyao might have other plans later, so she suppressed her disgust and ignored the matter.

General Chu stroked his beard and pondered for a moment before saying, "Fine, since this is Yao Yao's wish, let her life be spared. After all, Wen Yitong's temperament... won't cause any major trouble."

Although the two of them were disgusted by Wen Yitong, since it was their granddaughter's idea, they simply turned a blind eye.

Meanwhile, at Prince Jing's residence.

Wen Shuyao learned from Granny Qi what Old Madam Chu and her companion had done in the prison.

She was somewhat surprised to hear that.

Granny Qi carefully observed Wen Shuyao's expression, assuming that Wen Shuyao had softened her heart. She was about to say a few words to comfort Wen Shuyao when Wen Shuyao clapped her hands and exclaimed, "How could I not have thought of that!"

As Wen Shuyao spoke, she sighed, "My maternal grandparents were more experienced and knew how to torture them in this way, while I only thought about taking their lives."

What could be a better punishment than making Duke Wen and his wife suffer the pain of being hit by a red needle?

Granny Qi breathed a sigh of relief: "This old servant thought you were kind-hearted and couldn't stand these kinds of things."

“I’m kind-hearted?” Wen Shuyao chuckled. “Granny, I’m afraid only you see me that way. In the mouths of other noble families in the capital, I’ve long since become a female demon alongside the prince.”

"So what?" Granny Qi waved her hand. "If these things were done to them, they would be even more ruthless than Your Highness."

"However, Your Highness, this old servant thinks..." Granny Qi lowered her voice, "Wen Yitong cannot be allowed to live. When do you plan to make your move?"

“Just today, Wen Yitong returned to the Chen family.” Wen Shuyao’s eyes flickered slightly as she looked up and met Qi Mama’s gaze. “The Chen family must be quite lively right now.”

In an instant, Granny Qi's eyes widened: "You just let her go back like that? Without sending someone to keep an eye on her?"

"Of course we sent people to keep an eye on it." Seeing her worried expression, Wen Shuyao quickly comforted her, "Don't worry, this is all handled by Si Qing. You can trust Si Qing to do things."

“That may be true, but…” Granny Qi frowned, “Before Madam Wen died, she must have left Wen Yitong with a lot of things. If you just let Wen Yitong go back like this, wouldn’t that be too easy on her?”

"The good life those two, mother and daughter, have enjoyed all these years has been earned by stepping on Miss Chu's corpse." Granny Qi added, "Please don't think I'm being harsh, it's just that..."

“I know all that,” Wen Shuyao said softly. “The old lady was thinking of me, but since I promised Zhang, I will naturally keep my word.”

"As for Wen Yitong's future fate..." Wen Shuyao chuckled, "That depends on her own destiny."

However, based on her understanding of Wen Yitong, she knew that Wen Yitong's ending would not be good.

Sometimes, living is a form of torture—for someone as proud and ambitious as Wen Yitong, what could be more painful than the shattering of her princess dream?

……

The Chen family at this time.

Chen Che and his wife stared in disbelief at Wen Yitong, who had appeared before them: "How are you still alive?"

Upon hearing this, Wen Yitong's face was filled with resentment: "Why can't I live? You all want me dead, but I'll live!"

Although she didn't know why Wen Shuyao had released her, she was absolutely confident—it must be that Wen Shuyao was afraid of her.

Wen Yitong's arrogance grew even stronger: "Hurry up and give me a bath and change my clothes."

After spending several days in that small courtyard, she felt like she was about to stink.

Hearing Wen Yitong's words, Chen Che laughed angrily: "Wen Yitong, how dare you be so arrogant in front of me, a mere bastard of Prince Xin! If I go to the government office now and say that Prince Xin's daughter is in the Chen family, guess what will happen to you?"

Upon hearing this, Madam Chen's heart skipped a beat. She glanced at Chen Che secretly and whispered a reminder: "We're in the same boat now."

With Wen Yitong's true identity exposed, her in-laws will not fare much better.

Chen Che's face was grim, but he still refused to budge.

After seeing the two of them look at each other, Wen Yitong knew that she had them under her control.

"Hurry up and prepare the bathwater..." Wen Yitong said arrogantly, "I want to take a bath and change!"

Chen Che's face was grim. Seeing Wen Yitong's arrogant attitude, he became even more dissatisfied.

However, a sudden idea flashed through his mind, and as Wen Yitong walked arrogantly toward him, he grabbed her hand and forcefully pulled it behind her back.

"So what if I can't report you to the authorities?" Chen Che sneered. "Do you still think you're the second young lady of the Duke of Wen's mansion? The Duke of Wen... and your dear mother... have long been imprisoned!"

"The dirty deeds that the couple committed have long been exposed. You've lost your only support, yet you still dare to act arrogantly in our Chen family?"

“Now you are just a dog of the Chen family. You have to do whatever I tell you to do.”

"The ground from yesterday hasn't been cleaned yet, go and clean it now." After saying that, Chen Che immediately pushed Wen Yitong onto the open ground in the yard.

Wen Yitong looked at Chen Che in disbelief: "You dare ask me to do these things? Are you crazy?"

She had already had enough of being bullied by Wen Shuyao, and in a fit of rage, she scratched Chen Che's face.