After the divorce, I was adorned in a phoenix robe, while my ex-husband's entire family dug up

"Miss! Something terrible has happened! Something has occurred at the Duke's mansion!"

Wei Zhaoning was still lying in bed when she heard Dongxu shout loudly.

"What's wrong?" Wei Zhaoning immediately sprang to her feet.

"I don't know the specifics of what happened. I only heard that the servant who went out to buy things today saw the Duke's mansion surrounded by a large crowd. As for who exactly did it..."

Without saying a word, Wei Zhaoning quickly put on her clothes, washed her face as fast as she could, and went out.

I never want to see my father's face again; my mother is still in the Duke's mansion!

When they arrived at the Duke's mansion, they saw a group of soldiers in armor guarding the entrance.

Wei Zhaoning tried to enter, but the soldiers remained silent, their faces cold.

Just as I was wondering how to get in, a cheerful voice came from inside.

"Miss Wei."

"Are you blind? Why aren't you letting Miss Wei through?!"

Yun Ce strode over, bowed respectfully to Wei Zhaoning, and then coldly reprimanded the soldiers.

The officers and soldiers lowered their heads and apologized to Wei Zhaoning.

Wei Zhaoning frowned. "Your Highness, what's wrong...?"

"Oh, Miss Wei, please rest assured. The Prince is simply investigating impartially; your household will not be affected in any way."

Yun Ce replied.

Wei Zhaoning paused for a moment, then immediately ran towards her mother's courtyard.

"Ningning? Ningning, what brings you here?"

Madam Wei is almost forty years old, but she is well-maintained and looks elegant and dignified.

Wei Zhaoning felt relieved. In her previous life, her mother was already dying at this time due to illness. Seeing her so lively and energetic now made her feel more at ease.

"Mother, what has the Regent sent people to investigate?"

Wei Zhaoning asked hurriedly.

Madam Wei hadn't seen her daughter for so long, and her eyes were already brimming with tears. She suppressed her emotions and said, "It's nothing, I just came to check on the properties under your father's name. Things have been very tense lately, and many officials who do dirty tricks behind the scenes will be investigated."

"Why did you go to all this trouble for such a small matter?"

Wei Zhaoning pondered for a moment. Business? Shops?

What is the Regent's intention in doing this?

And the mother's behavior—she had no doubt what the father might do.

That's true. Of course, Father wouldn't do anything underhanded with his own properties; he would only do things under the General's Mansion's properties.

"I don't like hearing that from my mother. Can't her daughter come home?"

Madam Wei let Wei Zhaoning act coquettishly for a while. As the mother and daughter chatted, Madam Wei could no longer hold back and choked up.

"Ningning, Lu Zhufeng, he..."

Although Wei Zhaoning looked radiant, Madam Wei was still worried.

How could she not know that Lu Zhufeng had married Wei Jiaruo as a concubine?

When Lu Zhufeng proposed to his daughter, he said that he would never take a concubine in his life.

Ah, indeed, he didn't take a concubine, but directly married a second wife!

When she heard the news, she wanted to come and make a scene, but Wei Zhaoning told her to calm down, so she had to swallow her anger and suppress her rage.

"Mother."

"I will get a divorce, but not now."

Don't worry about our daughter. Look, she looks so healthy and radiant; she'll be fine."

Wei Zhaoning also felt like crying, but she didn't want her mother to worry, so she smiled and spoke lightly.

Madam Wei's lips were pursed into a thin line, and her features were all scrunched up. Looking at her daughter like this, her heart felt like it was being pricked by needles, and she couldn't hold back her tears, crying for a long time.

After calming down, she said, "Alright, alright, divorce is fine. Your mother will always be there for you. Don't be afraid. Tell your mother immediately if anything happens."

"Since you've given up, come back more often in the future. Don't suffer humiliation there. That Lu Zhufeng, I'll give him a good beating when I get the chance!"

Seeing Wei Zhaoning's carefree attitude, Madam Wei knew perfectly well that her daughter's heart had already died once.

She knew how heartbreaking this process was.

Her daughter has always been very easy to take care of since she was little, and she is also very composed when things happen.

But it is precisely because of this that people feel they have truly owed her so much.

I always report good news and never bad news; I swallow all my grievances and bear all my pain myself.

At this moment, Wei Zhaoning was not saddened by Lu Zhufeng and the ungrateful bastards in the Marquis's mansion. She only felt that it was a blessing from heaven that she and her mother could continue to have heart-to-heart talks like this.

The mother and daughter had a long, intimate conversation.

Once things had calmed down enough, Wei Zhaoning finally came to her senses and asked, "Where is Father?"

Madam Wei's smile suddenly froze. "He's in the study."

The two have had a strained relationship for many years, and it remains so now.

Wei Zhaoning still remembers that when her mother died in her previous life, her father's face was cold and he showed no sadness at all.

"You haven't seen your father in far too long. Go, go see him." Madam Wei's expression was somewhat stiff.

In her heart, she felt that Wei Zhaoning was perfectly capable of not acknowledging Wei Xiao as her father.

If Wei Zhaoning only recognizes her as her mother, she will live a good life.

Over the years, she and Wei Xiao have become a pair of bitter enemies.

What angered her the most was that when Wei Zhaoning's husband asked to marry Wei Jiaruo, Wei Xiao's eyes were full of blessings for Wei Jiaruo.

They didn't consider at all whether Wei Zhaoning would be upset.

If she hadn't stopped him, Wei Xiao probably would have emptied the entire Duke's mansion to give to Wei Jiaruo as her dowry!

How can someone like that be worthy of being Ningning's father!

But Ningning, that child, always had this father on her mind; it had become an obsession.

Wei Zhaoning noticed her mother's resentment, playfully squeezed her hand, and smiled, "Mother, I'll only be gone for a little while, okay?"

"I will not leave today; I will stay at the Duke's mansion to keep you company."

Madam Wei was still somewhat displeased. "Why are you only staying for one day? I don't think you need to go back to the Marquis's mansion. It's a disgusting, filthy place. Stay with me a little longer."

"Just tell me when you've made up your mind, and I'll go straight to the palace to see His Majesty and ask for a divorce decree."

I'd like to see who dares to mistreat my daughter again; that Lu Zhufeng is a complete idiot!

Once Madam Wei started talking, she couldn't stop, and she gave Lu Zhufeng and Wei Jiaruo a long and rambling scolding.

That's just how she is—straightforward and unruly, spoiled by her maternal grandfather. She'll curse anyone she dislikes to their face, let alone behind their back.

Wei Zhaoning listened and said, "Alright, alright, stop cursing. You're only making yourself angry."

If the daughter isn't angry anymore, why should the mother be angry?

However, I really can't stay at the Duke's mansion for long. My eldest sister-in-law's wedding is tomorrow, and I have to go back.

A flash of disgust crossed Madam Wei's eyes. Lu Jieyue?

Is that the one who lost her virginity at the banquet?

The mere mention of this family only fueled her anger. What kind of people were they? Their family values ​​were so corrupt; it would be an eyesore for Ningning to marry into such a family.

Wei Jiaruo is just like them, and is the most suitable person for the Marquis's mansion.