Quick Transmigration Hoarding: My Selfishness Leads to a Killing Frenzy

Chapter 494 The Unfaithful and Unjust Son 5

Liu Ruyan was still waiting for the Duke to avenge her.

Unexpectedly, the two of them ended up lying on the board together.

His back was covered with countless needle marks.

Qingmo also had someone deliver a message to the Imperial Concubine in the palace.

The next day, the emperor's edict arrived.

"By the grace of Heaven, the Emperor decrees: Wei Jinyuan, Duke of Wei, has neglected his wife in favor of his concubine, violating the fundamental principles of morality. He is hereby ordered to confine himself to his quarters for three months to reflect on his actions and to have his salary reduced by half a year. So be it—"

As soon as the eunuch's shrill voice finished speaking, Wei Jinyuan collapsed to the ground, his face ashen.

It wasn't that I was scared, but rather that I was injured and in pain.

Qingmo gracefully accepted the imperial edict, a faint smile playing on her lips: "Thank you for making this trip, Eunuch."

As she spoke, she subtly had Jinzhu slip a heavy purse into her hand.

The eunuch weighed the item in his hand and beamed, "Madam, you're too kind. Her Highness the Imperial Concubine specifically instructed that you should visit the palace more often when you have time."

After seeing off the eunuch who delivered the imperial decree, Qingmo turned to look at Wei Jinyuan, who was still kneeling on the ground, and disdainfully kicked his boot: "Lord Duke, the ground is cold, get up quickly."

Wei Jinyuan suddenly looked up, his eyes filled with resentment: "You wretch! How dare you..."

"Shh-"

Qingmo raised a finger and pressed it to her lips.

"Lord Duke, please be careful with your words."

"Walls have ears. Every word you say may reach the ears of the Imperial Concubine tomorrow."

Wei Jinyuan shuddered and swallowed the rest of his sentence.

Qingmo straightened up and clapped her hands: "Someone, help the Duke back to Concubine Liu's room."

"Tell her to serve the master well. If anything happens to the master, I will not let her off the hook."

In the Xilan Courtyard.

The two men, both covered in wounds, stared at each other in bewilderment.

"My lord..."

Liu Ruyan lay on the bed, tears welling in her eyes, looking at Wei Jinyuan, who was also lying on the soft couch. "Why did you..."

Wei Jinyuan gasped in pain: "Shut up!"

Liu Ruyan bit her lip in grievance, but in her heart she hated Qingmo the most.

Just then, Qingmo arrived in a grand procession with a group of maids and servants.

"Oh, are you two playing the roles of star-crossed lovers?" Qingmo stood at the door with a smile.

Wei Jinyuan struggled to his feet, shouting, "You wicked woman! You..."

"Snapped!"

Rong Momo slapped Wei Jinyuan across the face.

"Lord Duke, please watch your words when speaking to your wife. Our lady is the younger sister of the Imperial Concubine."

After the emperor's decree, everyone in the manor realized that the world of the Duke's manor was about to change!

With the Imperial Concubine backing her up, what is the Master?! He wouldn't dare to challenge the Madam.

Those who serve as servants are naturally wise to be pragmatic and opportunistic.

An Ning gave Rong Momo an approving look.

Immediately, Rong Momo straightened her back even more, and in a few quick steps, she went and slapped Liu Ruyan on the bed twice more.

"You little slut, the Madam has come in person, how dare you not pay your respects to her?"

Liu Ruyan's cheeks were swollen from the beating, so she could only look at Wei Jinyuan, who was staring at Qingmo with a murderous look in his eyes.

Even the Duke was beaten, what could a lowly concubine like her say?

Tears streaming down her face, she could only rise and kneel on the ground, saying, "This concubine...this concubine greets Madam..."

Qingmo nodded in satisfaction, looking down at the ill-fated couple: "Lord Duke, look how well-mannered Aunt Liu is."

Wei Jinyuan trembled with rage: "You...you all..."

"What happened to us?"

Qingmo's face suddenly darkened. "Lord Duke, don't forget, His Majesty has still punished you by confining you to your quarters to reflect on your mistakes!"

She turned to Rong Momo and ordered, "Go, bring that unfilial son from the ancestral hall over here as well."

A short while later, Wei Ze was brought over.

Seeing his father and aunt in such a state, he, who hadn't eaten all night, immediately teared up: "Mother! How could you..."

"Slap!" Qingmo slapped him across the face with her backhand.

"Who gave you permission to call me mother?"

Wei Ze covered his face, looking at her in disbelief.

Qingmo said coldly, "From today onwards, you, Wei Ze, are no longer the legitimate son of the Duke's mansion. From now on, you will be registered under Concubine Liu's name."

"The son of a lowly concubine dares to call me mother?"

Upon hearing this, Wei Ze was struck dumb, staggering back two steps: "No... Mother, how could you do this? I am your own son!"

"Hmph! So what if they're my own children?"

"I will ask the Imperial Concubine to issue an edict, and we will invite the elders of the Wei family to open the ancestral hall another day."

"You should just be a good son of a concubine."

These words not only shocked Wei Ze, but also left Wei Jinyuan and Liu Ruyan utterly astonished.

It's understandable that she targeted them; she must have hated their betrayal.

How can they be so ruthless even to their own son?

Wei Jinyuan roared, "Madam, what's wrong with you? What do you want to do?"

“Ze’er is your own child, the eldest son of our Wei family, who will inherit the title in the future. Aren’t you trying to ruin him?”

At this moment, Wei Ze also panicked.

He noticed the indifference in his mother's eyes, which seemed genuine.

The look in his mother's eyes was no longer as loving as before; she meant it.

Wei Ze has always been fearless, relying on his status as the eldest son of the legitimate wife, and he is also his mother's only child.

So no matter what he did, he felt that his mother would not hold it against him.

But now he realizes he was wrong!

Wei Ze knelt down with a thud, his forehead hitting the ground heavily: "Mother! Your son knows he was wrong! Please forgive your son this time!"

Qingmo looked down at him coldly: "Too late. When you brought a mistress into your home, did you ever think of me as your mother?"

"When you repeatedly say to outsiders that I am jealous, have you ever thought that I am your mother?"

"Didn't you say I was cold-blooded and ruthless? I'm not even a fraction as good as Aunt Liu. Today I'll grant your wish."

"From now on, you will be her son."

Liu Ruyan was so surprised that her mouth dropped open. She was happy to see mother and son turn against each other.

But this kind of char siu son isn't actually what she wants.

Wei Ze's face was ashen. He knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing, blood seeping from his forehead.

"Mother! Your son truly knows he was wrong!"

"Please rescind your order! Your son is willing to accept any punishment!"

Although he used to think Aunt Liu was good, he was unwilling to be the son of a concubine.

I've only ever heard of demoting a wife to a concubine, never a legitimate wife to an illegitimate one. How will he ever be able to stand on his own two feet?

Qingmo didn't even glance at him, and turned to Rong Mama to instruct, "Go prepare pen and ink, I want to write a letter to the Imperial Concubine."

Wei Jinyuan finally panicked and struggled to get up from the soft couch: "Madam! You're going to ruin the Wei family!"

"Destroyed the Wei family?"

Qingmo sneered, "Your Excellency is joking. I'm saving the Wei family."

"How can such a good-for-nothing, who doesn't even care about his own mother, be worthy of inheriting the Duke's mansion?"

"Mother......"

Wei Ze called out repeatedly, the sound of his forehead hitting the ground growing more and more urgent, but Qingmo remained unmoved.

"Shut up!" she shouted sternly.

"From this day forward, you shall only call me Madam."

"Granny Rong, lock up this illegitimate son and that little bastard in the side courtyard together, and teach him a good lesson in manners."

Rong Momo revealed a sinister smile: "Stab!"