SBCEJM -Chapter 66 Zhao Dequan’s Secret Manual for Raising Daughters: Marriage Is War!

【Host, the fourth son-in-law is even more miserable than Zhang Jin.】

The system lowered its voice, sounding excited.

【How miserable? Tell me about it.】

【Zhao Dequan’s fourth daughter, Zhao Tianmei, married the only son of the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works, Liu Wenxuan.】

【This Young Master Liu has a condition—he is terrified of women.】

【The root cause was that at the age of five, he was forcibly kissed by a girl next door and even had a mouthful of mud stuffed into him.】

Feng Zexuan was shocked: 【He’s afraid of women and still got married? Isn’t that basically killing him?】

【Exactly why Zhao Dequan specifically chose him!】

【After thoroughly investigating Liu Wenxuan’s background, he set a strategy for his daughter—first an angel, then a devil!】

In the grand hall, Vice Minister Liu’s face instantly turned pale, then flushed a deep purplish blue.

He suddenly remembered how, years ago, Zhao Dequan had visited with hands folded inside his sleeves, smiling kindly:
“My Tianmei is gentle and virtuous, and most considerate of others.”

Now thinking back, that smile had been hiding a knife!

【Zhao Tianmei went all-out from the very first appearance.】

【On their first meeting, she cried like a pear blossom in the rain, saying she was weak and only wanted a stable marriage with a good man, never daring to speak loudly.】

【When Liu Wenxuan saw her, her voice was so soft it sounded like a mosquito—clearly harmless.】

【Unlike the other women he had seen before, who all looked difficult to deal with. He thought: maybe this one is manageable.】

【After marriage, for the first three months, Zhao Tianmei remained gentle and considerate.】

【Every day she served tea and water, walked on tiptoe, afraid of making any sound.】

【Liu Wenxuan gradually relaxed and felt that life wasn’t so bad.】

Feng Zexuan already smelled a trap: 【Then what? This is about to get big, right?!】

【In the fourth month, Zhao Tianmei began revealing her true nature.】

【First, her voice would occasionally rise; she would sometimes “accidentally” slap the table, then smile and say it was “love encouragement.”】

【Next, she began “accidentally” touching Liu Wenxuan physically.】

【Every time he tried to dodge, she would giggle and lean in: “Husband, why are you hiding? I won’t eat you~”】

【Finally, she stopped pretending completely…】

Vice Minister Liu clenched his fists so tightly that veins bulged across his arms; his whole body trembled.

【Every night, Zhao Tianmei would change into a bright red wedding robe and, when Liu Wenxuan wasn’t paying attention, suddenly jump out from the wardrobe!】

【With disheveled hair and arms outstretched, she would scream in a sharp voice: “Husband, Tianmei is here to play with you!”】

【Liu Wenxuan was terrified every single time, curling up in the corner of the bed and shaking!】

Feng Zexuan felt a chill run down her spine: 【What the hell! Is this treatment or torture? Is this woman insane?!】

【This is Zhao Dequan’s plan!】

【He had his daughter deliberately stimulate Liu Wenxuan, performing a nightly horror show on schedule.】

【Until Liu Wenxuan completely broke down, even seeing red clothing in daylight would make him tremble.】

【At that point, Zhao Dequan brought in a so-called “miracle doctor” to examine him.】

【The fake doctor pretended to take his pulse for a long time, then solemnly spouted nonsense, calling it “treating poison with poison.”】

【To cure Liu Wenxuan’s fear of women, he must fully “get used to” his wife’s enthusiasm, otherwise his condition would worsen and he would go insane.】

Vice Minister Liu ground his teeth so hard it sounded like cracking bones.

So that was it!

No wonder his son used to come home crying in his arms!

All this time, he had been suffering such inhuman torment in private!

He now wanted nothing more than to rush home immediately and tear that vicious Zhao Tianmei apart!

Feng Zexuan worried: 【How is Liu Wenxuan now? Has he been driven insane?】

【Not insane—but completely obedient.】

【Now, whenever Zhao Tianmei so much as glances at him, he immediately drops to his knees and shouts “Please spare me, wife!”】

【The household finances are entirely under Zhao Tianmei’s control.】

【Most extreme of all—Liu Wenxuan is now afraid of all women except her.】

【He goes east when she tells him east, never dares go west; if she tells him to chase a dog, he won’t dare catch a chicken.】

Emperor Xiao Juechen glanced at the steaming Vice Minister Liu and felt speechless.

Zhao Dequan—was he marrying off daughters, or destroying entire families?

Feng Zexuan: 【What about the fifth one? The last one?!】

【Don’t rush, the last one is even more exciting!】

【Zhao Dequan’s fifth daughter, Zhao Tianyu, married Hanlin Academy Scholar Wang Wenchang.】

Feng Zexuan immediately scanned the crowd.

Soon, she found him.

A middle-aged man in Hanlin official robes stood there with a gray, lifeless face, motionless like a dried-out log.

【System, this scholar also looks like he’s been wrecked.】

【Of course—but his case is even more sophisticated. It’s psychological suppression at a higher level.】

【Wang Wenchang has a fatal weakness—he values reputation more than life itself.】

【He would rather die than let anyone point at his back and criticize him even slightly.】

【So Zhao Dequan used the ultimate move on him—public opinion “exaltation killing.”】

Feng Zexuan widened her eyes: 【What is that?!】

【After marrying in, Zhao Tianyu aggressively attended every ladies’ banquet and tea gathering, constantly building a “perfect wife” persona.】

【She frequently showed affection in public, portraying their marriage as a touching love story, moving all the noblewomen in the capital to tears.】

Feng Zexuan still didn’t get it: 【That… sounds fine?】

【No, Host—that’s exactly the trap. She is locking him in a persona cage.】

【She constantly tells others: “My husband dotes on me so much, he never refuses me anything.”】

【“He holds me in his palm and even speaks softly for fear of upsetting me.”】

【Word spread from one to ten to a hundred, until the entire capital praised Wang Wenchang as the “Number One Husband in the Capital,” elevating him to saint-like status.】

【Even the Empress herself once praised them as the model couple of the world!】

Feng Zexuan suddenly understood: 【I get it—he’s been put on a pedestal.】

【Exactly. Now the whole capital believes he is a perfect loving husband.】

【If he dares contradict his wife, his entire image collapses instantly—from model husband to hypocrite everyone despises.】

【To maintain his precious reputation, Wang Wenchang can only swallow his blood and continue playing the devoted husband.】

【At home, he doesn’t dare even fart; outside, he must cooperate in performing affectionate displays.】

Wang Wenchang listened as the young Feng exposed his last shred of dignity, and his entire body went numb.

His eyes were hollow, his mouth twitching uncontrollably.

It was over. Everything was over.

Now the entire court would know—he was nothing more than a hollow man completely controlled by his wife.

Emperor Xiao Juechen’s understanding of Zhao Dequan deepened once again.

One son-in-law lured into seclusion.

One frightened out of his wits.

One physically drained.

One psychologically controlled.

And the last one bound by reputation, unable to move.

Zhao Dequan truly was an expert at ruining sons-in-law.

Feng Zexuan couldn’t help but sigh: 【System, Zhao Dequan’s five daughters are basically walking manuals of warfare.】

【Exactly! Zhao Dequan’s core philosophy is one thing—】

【“Marriage is war. It’s either you die or I die. Strike first, and win.”】

【He will not allow his daughters to suffer even the slightest bit after marriage.】

【So he began special training when they were just three years old.】

【Ensuring that once they marry in, they can fully control their husbands.】

【The methods are ruthless, but from a father’s perspective, at least his daughters don’t suffer.】

【He anticipated all possible moves from the sons-in-law and eliminated any chance of his daughters being mistreated at the root.】

The court officials all secretly felt relieved.

Thankfully, their sons didn’t marry into the Zhao family—otherwise, the ones crying here today would be them.

At the same time, some began to consider whether they should also teach their daughters some “husband-control techniques.”

So they wouldn’t be bullied after marriage.

The system suddenly became extremely excited: 【Holy crap! Host, I just spent some energy digging into Zhao Dequan’s background!】

【I found out he has an earth-shattering secret!】

Feng Zexuan’s heart tightened: 【What secret? Hurry up!】

【He actually has a late-born daughter—and this daughter is unknown even to the Zhao family themselves!】

Feng Zexuan: 【What?!】