"My dear Zhao, I may have done wrong, but I was thinking of our future."
"She's already so powerful. If she gives birth to a legitimate son, you'll spend your entire life under her thumb."
"Why not make me your co-wife? That way, our son would be legitimate too, and he could carry on your legacy."
Zhao Qing watched her coldly without a word.
The two deputy generals' hearts rose into their throats. They knew their general was easily swayed and particularly bad at handling matters between men and women.
If she really talked him around, the First Madam would either die of anger or lose all hope.
Both men broke into a cold sweat for Zhao Qing.
He reached out to help Cheng Ting up. Delight flooded her face. "My dear Zhao, you-you forgive me? Then about making me your co-wife..."
Zhao Qing suddenly tightened his grip and snapped Madam Cheng's wrist.
"Aah!"
Madam Cheng screamed and tried to pull her hand back, but Zhao Qing held it in an iron grip, keeping her firmly restrained.
Cheng Ting screamed in pain. "My dear Zhao, what are you doing? It hurts! Let go!"
"It hurts? When you harmed my wife and child, did you never think they would hurt too?"
"You venomous woman, listen to me. When I was at my lowest, Huixin helped me. He didn't look down on me for being a mere foot soldier. He defied the Bai Family's pressure and insisted on marrying me."
"Huixin showed me kindness, and he is the only wife I acknowledge."
"You bitch, you actually dream of standing on equal footing with Huixin? Dream on! Never mind that you aren't pregnant-even if you gave birth to eight or ten children, even if Huixin couldn't have any, he would still be the