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Father

So reckless

How have I taught you usually?

It seems your stepmother is

especially lenient with Xiao Ning

What do you mean by that?

If your stepmother wasn't deliberately letting him off,

why has Xiao Ning still

not delivered the tea house contract yet?

Instead, he's acting all high and mighty,

inviting the tea masters from all the major businesses

to the tea house for a tasting

Even the Assistant Minister of Revenue and his son

ended up in prison because of him

He's truly arrogant

Hong'er

You must not be disrespectful to your stepmother

I just think

Who does Xiao Ning think he is?

Even his own wife doesn't like him

How is he worthy of such glory?

His wife doesn't like him?

How can you tell?

Every time his wife sees me

she looks at me affectionately

but is very dismissive of him

How could she like him?

Prime Minister

Hongzhi has just given us

a good idea

Luo'er, what good plan do you have?

Since he has someone backing him

then let's set a fire in his backyard

and see what happens

What do you think?

It's over, it's over

Everything is ruined

What should I do now?

Mother, what's wrong?

It's all that boy Xiao Ning's fault.

Now the Wei family is finished.

Even Lord Zhang has been offended.

Our Su family is completely ruined.

What are we going to do now?

Madam, Miss.

Young Master Han from the Prime Minister's residence requests an audience.

It's over, it's over.

Go and reply to Young Master Han.

Tell him the Su family has important matters today.

Ask him to visit another day.

Young Master Han.

Where is Young Master Han?

Hurry, take me to him.

Young Master Han.

Hurry, hurry, quick!

Young Master Han

Greetings, Young Master Han.

Xueyan

Miss Su, there's no need for such formality.

Greetings, Madam Su.

Very well.

Young Master Han, you are truly courteous.

May I ask what brings you here today, Young Master Han?

What is the reason for your visit?

The spring outing organized by the Imperial Academy

is about to finalize the list of participants.

I was worried Miss Su might miss the deadline.

That's why I came to the Su residence to trouble you.

Well...

Our family has been busy with affairs lately.

Xueyan has not yet decided whether to join the outing.

In the past, you loved reciting poetry and going on outings with your friends.

If you don't join this spring outing,

I'm afraid Hongzhi will lose all interest.

If Miss Su has any difficulties,

Hongzhi is willing to help in any way.

It's all that scoundrel Xiao Ning's fault.

He used the tea house to oppress our Su family's business.

That's why my Yan'er has been too distracted.

What?

Xiao Ning, as the Su family's son-in-law,

actually dares to oppress the main family?

Young Master Han

The marriage between Xiao Ning and Yan'er

was arranged many years ago.

Well...

They are married in name only.

In reality, they have no real relationship.

Is that really true?

Mother

Miss Su is both talented and beautiful.

Yet Xiao Ning doesn't know how to cherish her.

Hongzhi, there's something I don't understand.

Before Xiao Ning married Xueyan,

he was just an idle good-for-nothing.

He hasn't been the Su family's son-in-law for long,

yet he managed to open

a teahouse of this scale.

This...

Where did he get so much money?

This Xiao Ning,

he must have stolen money from the Su family.

Just watch me report him to the authorities.

According to the laws of Dajing,

Xiao Ning must not only return the Su family's money,

but half of this teahouse should also belong to the Su family.

I knew it.

This teahouse

at least half of it is ours.

Young master, young master!

Something's wrong, young master!

Another group of officers has arrived outside.

They've surrounded our teahouse.

These officers,

if they don't surround us a hundred times a week,

it's not normal.

No, that's not it—

I...

I'm coming, I'm coming!

Han Hongzhi

What else do you want to do to my Tea House?

Your Tea House?

The Court of Justice received a grievance from the Su family.

The Tea House was established after you married into the Su family.

It was set up using the Su family's money without permission.

So this Tea House

should have more than half of its ownership belonging to the Su family.

In your region,

you even have the concept of marital property?

Besides,

I paid for this Tea House myself.

The Su family didn't contribute a single coin.

You already squandered all the Xiao family's wealth.

Without the Su family, could you have any money?

The facts are clear, no need to argue.

Seal this shop for now.

We'll decide what to do after the Court of Justice makes a ruling.

Han Hongzhi, I realize that you

You really are

Dabai

Dabai

Dabai

Wake up

Dabai

To tell you the truth

Killing you

is as easy as crushing an ant.

Seal the Tea House.

No one is allowed to enter.

Yes

Dabai

Dabai

I'll take you to the hospital.

Let's go.

Today

Thank you, Young Master Han.

Yaner, there's no need to be so formal.

Call me Hongzhi.

My feelings for you are as clear as this bright moon.

Sincere and bright.

Could it be

that you want to

burn away my feelings for you?

No.

Young Master Han, you've misunderstood.

Although I have not shared a bed with him,

we are indeed husband and wife in name.

Xueyan is not worthy of Young Master Han.

Yaner, I don't mind.

I won't allow you to belittle yourself like this.

Hongzhi.

Han Hongzhi.

Su Xueyan.

Xiao Ning, you still have the nerve to come back.

That's true.

You have nowhere else to go anyway.

Han Hongzhi, don't push people too far.

Where I'm from,

someone like you,

who acts one way in public and another in private,

would have had their legs broken long ago.

Xiao Ning.

Don't speak so harshly.

You must not be rude to Hongzhi.

Xueyan and I have long been in love.

If you hadn't forced her with the engagement,

how could Xueyan have married

someone as low and despicable as you?

You secretly meet with another man's wife in the middle of the night.

So that’s not degrading?

You teamed up with the Su family to twist the truth.

Seizing my tea house isn’t despicable?

Is this how the Han family raised you?

Xiao Ning, you—

How dare you insult the reputation of my family?

You still have a reputation to speak of?

Xiao Ning.

Ever since you married into the Su family,

Ask yourself honestly,

haven’t all your needs been provided for?

Not only did the Su family not let you

end up destitute after ruining the Xiao family,

they even honored the marriage agreement.

But ever since you joined the household,

there’s been constant turmoil every day.

I’ve tried to persuade you

not to idle your days away.

Did you ever listen to a single word?

If you could be as refined as Hongzhi,

would I have ended up like this with you?

I idle my days away?

If you look down on me so much,

then your Su family shouldn’t have taken my tea house.

You—

And another thing—

If you’re so infatuated with that androgynous person,

why didn’t you divorce me sooner?

Why did you have to make me a cuckold?

You know full well there’s no love between us,

yet you still clung to that marriage contract

and forced me to marry into the Su family.

How am I supposed to back out?

Even though you've suffered some grievances,

compared to me losing a lifetime of happiness,

what does your suffering even matter?

Don't try to guilt-trip me.

In this kind of marriage,

both the man and the woman are victims.

If I had known it would be like this,

I...

It's too late for you to try to improve yourself now.

No matter what you do,

you'll never be a match for Hongzhi.

You made such a scene today,

isn't it just because you want to use my concern for my reputation

to threaten me?

Let me tell you,

Su Xueyan doesn't want anything to do with you.

I want a divorce from you.

Fine, I agree.

Stop being stubborn, Xiao Ning.

If you kneel and admit your mistake now,

I might still help you persuade Xueyan.

I only planned to stay at the Su family temporarily anyway.

It's just that you all underestimated me, Xiao Ning.

You...

You ignorant fool.

Don't ever think about entering the Su residence again.