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

Wei Zhaoning was speechless. No matter what she said now, the Seventh Princess wouldn't believe her. She sighed.

Pei Ran raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean by sighing? Do you think I've wronged you?"

Dongxu's face turned red, and she finally couldn't help but say, "Seventh Princess, our young lady and the Regent are truly innocent. You can't just make things up. You can ask the Prince for the specific details."

"Besides, the prince didn't help our young lady for no reason; our young lady also gave the prince many benefits."

"Snap—"

Pei Ran slapped Dong Xu across the face.

"What benefits? Physical benefits? Wei Zhaoning, you were born into a prominent family, how did you end up doing things in brothels and theaters?"

Wei Zhaoning blocked Dongxu's path, her brows furrowed. "Seventh Princess! Watch your words!"

Pei Ran gave a sarcastic laugh, "How dare a servant interrupt when her master is speaking?"

"I heard from someone that you cherish your maid very much. To put it nicely, it means you are loyal and righteous. To put it bluntly, it means you are stupid and don't manage your servants well."

"Well, if even the master doesn't follow the rules and does such a thing, how can the servants be any better? If the upper beam is crooked, the lower beam will be crooked too."

She glanced at the nail polish on her fingers. "That's all I have to say. I'll give you three days. Don't make me think you're shameless."

She got up to leave when suddenly a stern voice came from behind her.

"Pei Ran, kneel down."

Pei Yi appeared behind him at some unknown time.

Pei Ran's face drained of color, and she turned to glare at Pei Yi.

"I said, kneel down."

Seeing that she didn't move, Pei Yi casually drew the sword from Yun Ce's body and struck Pei Ran's knee with the hilt, making her kneel down with a thud.

Pei Ran groaned in pain, "Royal brother!"

"You hit me last time because of this woman, are you going to do this to me again this time?"

What's so great about her? She's a divorced woman, she's not good enough for you!

Upon hearing this, Pei Yi's face darkened more than ever before, and in a fit of rage, he slapped Pei Ran hard across the face.

You could hear a pin drop in an instant.

"Pei Ran, apologize to your sister-in-law."

Wei Zhaoning was startled and hurriedly advised, "Your Highness! She's just misunderstood. She doesn't mean any harm. Don't do this."

Pei Yi exuded a chilling aura, but when he turned his head, his eyes regained their gentleness. "I said I would protect you. Your people were hit, and she deserved the slap."

Pei Ran's eyes widened. "Royal brother!"

"How could you be so blinded by lust! Don't you know who she is?! This really breaks my heart that you would hit me for her!"

Pei Yi: "Your disrespect for your elders is a failure of my discipline. What, you're not satisfied?"

"Now, apologize."

Pei Ran's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and tears welled up in her eyes. Taking advantage of Pei Yi's inattention, she scrambled to her feet and ran out the door.

Pei Yi sighed and said to Yun Ce, "Have someone follow them secretly."

"Yes."

Pei Yi walked towards Wei Zhaoning. "She has a bad temper and needs to be disciplined. I'll talk to her when she gets back, so don't take it to heart. I apologize to you on her behalf. Yun Ce, take Dong Xu downstairs to check if she's hurt anywhere."

Wei Zhaoning's heart was filled with complex emotions. The Regent had been too good to her, and he couldn't bear to hurt even one of her maids.

"Your Highness."

"Let me see your back."

Pei Yi paused for a moment, then said, "You know."

Wei Zhaoning sighed, "Your Highness, you shouldn't have kept it from me."

"I'm the one who's dragging you down..."

Pei Yi didn't let Wei Zhaoning finish speaking, "Then compensate me."

Wei Zhaoning's heart skipped a beat. "How would Your Highness like me to make amends?"

Pei Yi: "First of all, stop calling me 'Your Highness.' Have you forgotten what I taught you the other day? What should I call you?"

Wei Zhaoning stiffened, biting her lip, "Husband... Husband."

"Hmm, and then?"

Wei Zhaoning's face was so red it was almost bleeding, and her eyes darted away. "Husband... how do you want me to make it up to you?"

The addition of the word "husband" to an ordinary conversation creates a romantic atmosphere.

Wei Zhaoning couldn't help but think in other directions.

Pei Yi was clearly pleased, a smile playing on his lips. "Let your husband think about it."

You said that no matter what happened, you would never leave the Prince's Mansion, never leave your husband, and never look back.

Wei Zhaoning thought that leaving was inevitable, but since the Regent said he would not turn back, she immediately agreed. Moreover, the Regent was seriously injured, so she couldn't bring herself to say anything unpleasant.

"No matter what happens, I will not look back, I will not... leave... my husband."

After saying this, she felt extremely ashamed and quickly made an excuse to leave.

Before leaving, she felt a pang of reluctance and had the Regent take off his clothes so she could personally apply the medicine to him.

She dared not apply the medicine carefully, as it reminded her of a time long ago when she had also applied medicine to the Regent.

Back then, she even touched the Regent's abs. For some reason, now, in this ambiguous atmosphere, even knowing that the Regent likes men, she can't feel comfortable.

Yun Ce had already returned. Pei Yi looked at Wei Zhaoning's retreating figure and smiled, "Xiao Heng, did you find him?"

Yun Ce sighed, "Oh, Your Highness, Young Master Xiao is as elusive as a dragon, leaving not a trace whatsoever. Please give me some more time."

"No matter what method I use, I want him to come to the Prince's Palace in a month."

"yes!"

*

Lu Ze spent a long time seeking help from various people and finally managed to bring together several powerful figures.

Before leaving, he looked at Lu Zhufeng's half-dead state and said with a sense of superiority, "Brother, don't worry. If things go smoothly today, my business will reach a turning point. With enough money and connections, I will be able to find clues about the Regent and catch him off guard."

He used to have little say in the Marquis's mansion, but this feeling of becoming the hope of the whole family made him burst with joy. The pleasure he felt was incomparable to drinking and gambling.

Lu Zhufeng had lost a lot of weight and spent his days drowning his sorrows in alcohol. When he got drunk, he would curse wildly in the courtyard, calling Wei Zhaoning a little whore and the Regent a dog.

When he went to see the Crown Prince before, the Crown Prince didn't pay much attention to him, only saying that he knew and that he would be given the task if there was anything to do.

The feeling of not being able to find a way out, watching helplessly as his wife was taken away, was extremely painful for him.

At this point, they could only place their hopes on Lu Ze. He lifted his eyelids and glanced at him, saying, "Success is the only option; failure is not an option."

Lu Ze smiled and waved his hand, straightened his appearance, and went out.

Recently, good things have been happening one after another. The annoying Wei Zhaoning is gone, and his business will soon pick up. His annoying older brother has now been reduced to asking him for favors, which has boosted his confidence.

God gave him a second chance to be reborn, just to test him first, and then let him bounce back and give him an even better gift.