The Chief Minister's Ferocious Wife

“Oh! Mrs. Xie! I’m glad that I chose to come to Ruyu Center. My husband now keeps saying that I look better than before and healthier too! He even wants me to give him another child!”

“My husband said that I didn’t change much. The only change is that my temper has gotten worse! It’s so funny! I get to warn him that he better not make me angry in the future and keep himself in check!”

“My man used to hit me for no reason. I finally can’t hold back any longer and hit him back! He’s been hiding from me ever since that. He tried to hit my daughter a few days back and got punished by me instead! He hasn’t been back for a few days. I finally get to vent my anger after all those hellish years.”

“I see! That’s why there’s a rumor about Ruyu Center recently. Could it be that your man is the one spreading it?”

“What rumor?

“Something about how Ruyu Center teaches women bad manners and how to hit their husbands. Some scholars even joined in and wrote articles about it to mock this place.”

Zhao Chuchu smiled as she listened to the women talking. The rumor didn’t even anger her.

Having people discuss Ruyu Center meant that the place was starting to do well.

If not, people would not even bother to talk about the place.

The married women all asked Zhao Chuchu if she planned to do anything about the rumor.

“It’s their mouth, after all. They can say whatever they want as long as you don’t believe it. No one Imows better than all of you why Ruyu Center exists. Don’t worry. They just like to run their mouths. Not a single one of them dares to come and make a mess here. If not, Ruyu Center would’ve been in a mess a long time ago. Rumors are bound to happen anyway.”

Seeing how calm and collected Zhao Chuchu was, all the married women found that her words made sense.

As long as their husbands did not mistreat them, they would never do anything to their husbands.

The one who got hit deserved what he got. He was known to strike people whenever he got drunk. Now that he got hit back, he started to spread rumors around the city. People like that would never be able to achieve anything.

Seeing that Xie Heng was about to return from the academy, Zhao Chuchu decided not to have her dinner at Ruyu Center and went back home with Xie Jun.

It seemed Chai Le had already informed Xie Heng about Zhao Chuchu’s return.

When she got home, she first smelled the tasty aroma of home-cooked food. Xie Heng was already home.

Being the foodies they were, the first thing that Zhao Chuchu and Xie Jun did was run toward the kitchen.

When Xie Heng heard the footsteps, he turned around, and a warm smile appeared on his handsome face. “Go wash your faces. Dinner will be ready in a few minutes.”

“Bro! I missed you!” Xie Jun ran over and hugged his brother from behind. “Did you miss me too?”

“Of course. How else would I rush home to make dinner the second I heard you two were back? Come on. You are too old to be this clingy anymore. Go and wash your face.”

“I’m not too old! You’re my brother! I can cling on to you whenever I want!” Xie Heng sighed. “You can, but I can’t cook if you keep hugging me like this. Aren’t you hungry?

“I am! I’ll be back!” Xie Jun let go of his brother and ran out to wash his face.

Xie Heng’s lonely heart for the past few days had been filled instantly.

Now that he thought about it, that was the longest time he had been separated from Xie Jun since he was reincarnated.

Although he missed Zhao Chuchu the most, he would still miss Xie Jun a lot since he was the one who raised the little boy.

After washing his face, Xie Jun returned to the kitchen to help carry the food to the dining table. He even told Xie Heng about everything that happened in Yuanjiagn County.

Xie Heng smiled as he listened to his younger brother recalling the journey without saying anything.

Zhao Chuchu looked at the man and the boy and felt that instead of being Xie Heng’s younger brother, the little boy seemed more like the man’s son.

The three of them finally had dinner together again after a long time.

Xie Jun did not stop talking throughout the meal.

In the end, Zhao Chuchu couldn’t help but say, “You should start eating, or I’ll finish everything.”

Xie Jun gulped and finally focused on finishing his food.

When the sun had fully set, Zhao Chuchu waited for Xie Heng to finish showering before telling him about the accident in Songyang Valley.

“The Fourth Prince?” Xie Heng frowned a little. “He’s not in the Imperial City but in Guangqing Province?

He had no information about that.

As most of his attention was on the Great Prince, he never thought that the

Fourth Prince, a nobody in his past life, would devise such a plan.”

“He’s already dead,” Zhao Chuchu calmly said, describing the prince’s face to Xie Heng.

“Does he have a mole here?” Xie Heng asked while pointing at his temple after a moment of silence.

“He’s the Fourth Prince, for sure.”

“Didn’t he force a couple of officials to commit suicide or something?”

“Yes, but they aren’t innocent either. It’s just a power struggle.”

“I see. I never thought Qiao Heting would lie about it.”

“The Third Prince doesn’t tell Qiao Heting everything. Naturally, he doesn’t know about it.”

“I’ve already killed the Fourth Prince. What now?

“You killed him?” Xie Heng asked. “Says who?”

Zhao Chuchu was stunned for a second and chuckled. “You’re right. It has nothing to do with me.”

Since there was no evidence or witness, no one would ever know how the Fourth Prince died.

“The princes are fighting each other now. They would gladly help you out here.

I’m just curious who will be the unfortunate one to take the fall for you.”

“What are you planning to do.”

“I’m going to make use of this situation. It would be wrong not to do that since he deserved to die. Don’t worry. The Fourth Prince is not innocent either.”

Even if Zhao Chuchu didn’t kill the Fourth Prince, Xie Heng would’ve done it himself.

As the Fourth Prince had set his eyes on Zhao Chuchu, it wouldn’t be long before he noticed who Xie Jun really was. There was no way Xie Heng would let that happen.

“Why would I worry about killing someone who tried to kill me?” Zhao Chuchu It was just like how she dealt with Zhao Zhizhi. She never regretted it.

She wasn’t a saint who would forgive and tolerate those who attempted to take her life.

Only Buddha would do that. Zhao Chuchu was nothing more than an average person and not a benevolent god.

Xie Heng was relieved that Zhao Chuchu was not lying about her feelings.

“The Third Prince has already returned to the Imperial City. No matter how the

Fourth Prince dies, he will handle the situation.”

“He went back? When?” “Right after the Mid Autumn Festival.”

“I didn’t even know that!”

“Are you angry that he left without saying goodbye?”

Zhao Chuchu could feel a hint of jealousy in the man’s tone. “Are you serious? Are you going to get jealous of this too? The Third Prince is nothing more like a brother to me. There’s no way he’s better than you in my heart.”

Xie Heng was comforted by her words, but he didn’t show it on his face. “It’s a good thing that he went back. He can take care of a lot of troubles for us. As long as he’s in the Imperial City, people will stop keeping an eye out on

Guangqing Province.”

“I know. I believe he can do that.” Zhao Chuchu nodded.

However, she hoped that the Third Prince would take care of his own body and not wear him out for Xie Jun.

Even though he could stay alive, he should not exert himself. If he happened to push his body too far, even Zhao Chuchu could not save him then..