Flip the table! The reborn villainous woman takes down her entire family and seizes her life.

Chapter 70 Liu's Livelihood

Fearing that he would divorce Lady Liu, the Duke's mansion went to the palace overnight to plead with the Imperial Noble Consort and His Majesty, presumably to use the Imperial Noble Consort and His Majesty to pressure him.

Even if he kept her in the mansion, he couldn't live with her.

He turned to look at the Duchess.

"Hmph, the Duke of Protectorate is quite capable. In order to prevent me from divorcing her, he actually went to see His Majesty overnight."

"Since Your Majesty has spoken, I have no choice but to accept my fate. However, I cannot tolerate everything."

"From now on, Liu is not allowed to step out of the villa without my order."

"As for my marital relationship with her, it ended yesterday, and her life or death in the other courtyard is none of my concern."

“If she is malicious and wants to do something dirty, I, the Marquis of Zhenyuan, am not a soft-hearted person.”

"When the time comes, how we deal with her will be a matter for the Jiang family, and it has nothing to do with your Liu family!"

The Duchess calmed down after hearing these words.

Seeing that the Marquis of Zhenyuan was still angry, she said nothing more, as saying more would only backfire.

As long as they don't divorce, Liu will have the right in the future.

She stood up from her chair, glanced at Old Madam Jiang, and then lightly swept her gaze over Jiang Zhi.

Jiang Zhi, who was sitting in her seat eating candied fruit, felt a little uncomfortable under that gaze, but she ignored it and continued eating.

The Duchess said, "If Huizhi makes another mistake, then let your Zhenyuan Marquis's Mansion handle it. There's no need to notify our Duke's Mansion."

"But whether this matter is true or false is really hard to say."

“I heard that the Jiang family beat her so badly yesterday that she couldn’t get out of bed. I’ll go see her.”

After saying that, the Duchess turned around and went to the side courtyard where Lady Liu was imprisoned, her eyes cold as ice.

After making a mistake, Liu was beaten bloody and left in the woodshed overnight, and then taken to a side courtyard.

She was originally the powerful matriarch of the Marquis's mansion.

He thought that by holding great power, he could control the Lu family's children and make them disappear without anyone noticing, but little did he know that his scheme would be exposed so quickly.

The side courtyard was not as luxurious as her bamboo pavilion, and her food, clothing, and daily necessities were not as good as before; instead, it had a touch of desolation.

The door creaked open, and Liu Shi, enduring the pain, struggled to lift her eyes.

Then the Duchess, dressed in magnificent robes, walked in.

The Duchess turned to look at the maid beside her, and the two maids then closed the door.

But they didn't notice at all that there was a crouching figure under the window.

"Mother... Waaah..." Madam Liu choked up as she saw the Duchess arrive.

When the Duchess saw Liu's appearance, she thought she was extremely foolish.

She walked to the bedside, her face full of anger, and suddenly raised her hand and slapped him hard across the face.

She angrily said, "What a useless thing! You can't even do something yourself, and you still let a prostitute find something to use against you. How can you be so useless?"

"Is this how you came to be the mistress of the Zhenyuan Marquis's household?"

"I really don't know how your mother could have given birth to such a stupid thing like you. All the good food and drink went into the dog's belly."

Liu felt a sharp pain in her cheek, covered her face with her hand, and looked at the person in front of her with a sob in her eyes.

"Mother, what should I do now that the Marquis of Zhenyuan wants to divorce me? What should Luan'er do?"

The Duchess sat down to the side.

“I received the news yesterday and went to the palace overnight. He wants to divorce you, but it won’t be that easy. He’ll have to consider the feelings of the Imperial Noble Consort and His Majesty.”

Upon hearing this, Liu felt a little comforted.

She sobbed, "Madam, I'm afraid this matter with Xiangyi isn't so simple. I must have been framed."

"Although the letter on Xiang Ran's body is in my handwriting, it was not written by me."

The Duchess frowned slightly and said, "Something is not right about this. Can you guess who is plotting against you behind your back?"

Madam Liu shook her head. "I don't know, but in the entire mansion, besides Madam Lu's children, who else could it be?"

"But ever since Jiang Zhi returned, our Jiang family has been in turmoil. My plans have failed time and time again, and the evidence is still in someone else's hands."

"Jiang Zhi is like a completely different person after he came back from Liangzhou."

The Duchess sat in her chair, her expression subtly shifting.

She looked around and saw that the door was closed. She slowly took out a letter from her sleeve and handed it to Liu.

"I think you're really useless; you can't even beat a child."

"They're all so old, they eat more than them, yet their minds still work so well."

The letter landed steadily in Liu's hand. Liu's face stiffened, still unaware of the Duke's Mansion's intentions.

Then the Duchess said, "This is the will of Prince Jing and the Imperial Noble Consort."

“When the Prince of Liang married Jiang Zhi, the Prince of Jing and the Imperial Concubine began to suspect something. They didn’t expect that they would let the Marquis of Zhenyuan go in Linlangfang.”

Jiang Zhi, standing by the window, pressed his ear against the wall and faintly heard the conversation between the two.

Inside the room, the Duchess looked at Madam Liu and slowly spoke.

"Moreover, if Luan'er's identity is ever exposed, he will also give you a cup of poisoned wine."

"Don't forget, that child was killed by Jiang Zhi. She's the stumbling block to you gaining control. What else do you need to consider?"

"Now, the only thing you can do is get pregnant as soon as possible, leave the father and keep the child, and you will eventually be able to take control of the Jiang family."

"The child in your womb will also be able to inherit the title in the future."

Liu held the letter tightly in her hand, her eyes changing slightly as she looked at Zhao in disbelief.

"Madam, is this really the right thing to do?"

"If things are exposed, I'm afraid..."

The Duchess rolled her eyes at her and said coldly, "This is the Imperial Concubine's wish."

"Now that you're in the side courtyard, Her Majesty can only rely on you for this matter."

Haven't you thought about your future?

Liu's hand holding the letter trembled slightly, and her eyes suddenly turned cold.

Thinking of how heartless the Marquis of Zhenyuan had been to him yesterday, he felt a chill in his heart.

She said softly, "Since he treats me this way, why should I show him any mercy?"

"How can I conceive a child while I am currently in the inner courtyard?"

The Duchess glanced at Madam Liu, then sat in her chair with her head tilted back.

Her voice was faint and cold, deliberately lowered.

"That depends on you. If you want to live and want to gain absolute power in the Jiang family, you'll find a way."

"By then, you'll be in complete control of the Jiang family. Why would you need to be afraid of a few children?"

"Even the old lady will be under your control. Haven't you always thought she was too nosy? Will you still need to treat her differently then?"

Liu calmed herself down, her eyes darkening.

Her voice was indifferent, "My lord, you forced me to do this, so don't blame me."

"I just want to survive, I really just want to survive."