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

Wei Zhaoning's eyes widened. Qin Jingshu was dressed very formally and did not avoid suspicion. She went up and grabbed Pei Yi's hand, gently shaking Pei Yi's shoulder. Her whole person was sticky and cuddly, making people feel a little nauseous.

A hint of displeasure flashed through Wei Zhaoning's mind. Before she could even think about it, her body reacted faster than her brain.

"Husband, who is this?"

She grabbed the Regent's hand and pulled it to her side, forcefully pushing Qin Jingshu away.

Pei Yi's heart skipped a beat, a dark and unreadable emotion flashing in his eyes. "Don't you recognize me? Have we met before?"

Qin Jingshu looked at Wei Zhaoning with resentment, thinking that what Sister Jiaruo said was indeed true. This bitch was a vixen, shameless, and still seducing the Regent even though she was a second wife.

"Brother Yi, have you forgotten? You even helped me with the pitch-pot game at the garden party last time. How come you're saying you don't know me now?"

"Oh, I see. Are you worried about upsetting your sister?"

Pei Yi's face darkened, and he was about to say something when Wei Zhaoning spoke first.

"How could I be unhappy? My husband is a good man. He'll lend a helping hand to anyone he sees, even the smallest cat or dog. It's normal that he doesn't remember you. Sister, you're overthinking it. My husband is always on the go, so he probably really doesn't remember you."

Qin Jingshu's face immediately fell.

"However, sister, you and I are somewhat related. You run to the Duke's mansion every day. As the master, I should give you a few pointers."

An unmarried woman cannot have intimate relations with a man, let alone my husband who is already married. If others see this, they will say you are a mistress and that you will be smeared with dirty water.

I will inform Aunt Qin and have her teach you proper manners. Don't let anyone see you like this; it would be embarrassing for you, little sister.

Qin Jingshu was choked with anger, but she couldn't show it in front of the Regent. She could only cry weakly and pitifully, looking towards the Regent as she cried.

"Sister, your words are so vicious! You're really making malicious assumptions about me. I'm not even married yet, how can you smear my reputation like this?"

She was crying and gasping for breath; she looked extremely pitiful.

But at this moment, Wei Zhaoning was thinking that if she didn't have such slanted eyebrows and upturned eyes, if it were Lu Zhufeng, he would definitely soften his heart and coax her, and then scold him for being ignorant.

Thinking of this, she looked up at the Regent. Pei Yi was standing with his arms crossed, a smirk on his lips, staring intently at her without glancing at Qin Jingshu.

"Shall we go, Your Highness?" Pei Yi smiled, put his arm around Wei Zhaoning's waist, and left as if Qin Jingshu didn't exist.

Wei Zhaoning felt a sense of relief after saying what was on her mind. She subtly curled the corners of her lips and walked out of the Duke's mansion hand in hand with Pei Yi.

Qin Jingshu burst into tears, this time for real. How could the Regent treat her like she was invisible when she was standing there like such a grown woman?

This is utterly humiliating! Is it because she doesn't look good when she cries? She specially used the most expensive makeup today; it won't smudge even if she cries!

What's so great about secondhand goods?

Once inside the carriage, Wei Zhaoning snapped out of her euphoria and felt ashamed; the tips of her ears turned as red as if they were bleeding.

What right or standing did she have to say those things to Qin Jingshu?

The Regent and she were just a fake, so how could she possibly occupy this position and drive away all the women around the Regent?

She rarely acts without thinking, and at this moment she only felt that she had no sense of boundaries.

She glanced cautiously at Pei Yi, "I'm sorry, I just now..."

"Jealous?" Pei Yi raised an eyebrow, leaned closer to Wei Zhaoning, and spoke in a magnetic and pleasant voice.

Wei Zhaoning's throat tightened. Was she jealous? She simply didn't like seeing Qin Jingshu and Pei Yi being so intimate. But why?

Her heart is not pure; it has been impure for a long time.

But she couldn't say a word at that moment. Should she nod and say that she was really jealous? That would be too presumptuous, and she didn't want to ruin this relationship like that.

The atmosphere grew cold; you could hear a pin drop inside the carriage.

After a long silence, Pei Yi finally said, "I told you long ago to kill her. Why keep her around to upset you?"

Wei Zhaoning's heart pounded wildly. "No, no, I didn't want to kill her, I just... I just..."

She could barely speak, and her feelings were even more complicated. She couldn't tell whether she was afraid because the Regent was so indifferent to her fate, or happy because the Regent tacitly approved of her presumptuous behavior.

Pei Yi chuckled lightly, "You did a good job. I don't like that kind of thing."

"Um......"

Silence fell again inside the carriage.

Wei Zhaoning spoke first, "You and I used to..."

"You remember now?"

Wei Zhaoning shook her head, unsure of what to say.

Pei Yi smiled faintly, "It's all from my childhood, it's okay if I don't remember it, it's not important."

"Um."

Wei Zhaoning was somewhat disappointed.

Childhood memories are not important.

That's true. Saying I'd marry her was something I said when I was a child and didn't know any better. How could I possibly still have feelings for her now?

If these promises were truly important to the Regent, then she wouldn't have missed seeing him in her previous life.

All this talk is just her own wishful thinking and needless worry.

"Did you learn anything today?" Pei Yi asked.

Wei Zhaoning explained everything in detail: "I smashed my head and don't remember many things, but I learned from chatting with my mother today that we used to have a pretty good relationship. However, I've been keeping my amnesia a secret from my mother, so please don't let it slip."

Pei Yi's eyes were unfathomable, and it was unclear what he was thinking.

"The past is not important, what matters is the future. Let bygones be bygones."

After a long time, he said calmly.

Wei Zhaoning nodded. She felt a trace of resentment, but everyone said it didn't matter. What right did she have to be resentful?

She was somewhat at a loss, so she changed the subject and immediately noticed the large jade pendant on the Regent's waist.

"So this is what it looks like. I never paid attention to it before. I only realized today how come I never noticed such a big jade pendant before?"

Pei Yi coughed a few times, then took off the jade pendant and handed it to her.

Wei Zhaoning examined the jade pendant for a while, "It's definitely not an ordinary item, it's really beautiful."

Once you've slept together the first time, you'll want to do it again.

After a few days, Wei Zhaoning no longer felt awkward and naturally lay on the same bed with the Regent.

And every night, the jade pendant warmed the two of them.

After lying in bed for several days, Wei Zhaoning had just woken up and hadn't even had a chance to open her eyes when a pair of hands covered them.

"who....."

"Your Highness?"

Wei Zhaoning had barely uttered the words when she realized her mistake and quickly added, "Husband?"

But the hands holding her tightened their grip, showing no intention of letting go. The Regent would not treat her like this.

Who is it...?