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

The Yongxin Marquis's Residence.

Wei Jiaruo was unable to move in bed and was due to give birth in a few days, but she was in an unusually bad mood.

"Liuxiang, has the Marquis not returned yet?"

Liu Xiang said, "Reporting to Madam, the Marquis went to His Highness the Crown Prince's place. He just sent word that he might be back very late today, and that Madam should rest first and not wait for him."

A surge of anger welled up inside Wei Jiaruo. "I'm about to give birth, and he's still fixated on Wei Zhaoning!"

She wasn't unaware of Lu Zhufeng's motives for approaching the Crown Prince and working for him; he simply wanted to use the Crown Prince's power to oppose the Regent and snatch Wei Zhaoning back.

She didn't want Wei Zhaoning to have an easy time. If the Regent got into trouble, then dealing with Wei Zhaoning would be entirely beneficial to her. So, she usually turned a blind eye, neither crying nor making a fuss, nor arguing with Lu Zhufeng.

But Lu Zhufeng hasn't even returned to the Marquis's residence these past few days, and she's about to give birth!

This made her very angry.

At this moment, Liu Xiang said, "Madam, Miss Qin has arrived."

Wei Jiaruo raised an eyebrow. "What's she here for?"

"Let her in."

She knew that Qin Jingshu was her cousin, but they weren't particularly close. They didn't interact much, but her mother liked to meddle with her.

After Qin Jingshu came in, she hurriedly closed the door. "Sister, please don't tell Aunt that I came. I'm so bored."

Wei Jiaruo had no patience for her rambling. "Liuxiang, get out. Tell me, what do you want?"

Qin Jingshu then realized that Wei Jiaruo's belly was already so big. "Ah, she's about to give birth. Congratulations, sister!"

After saying that, she changed the subject, "Oh, sister, you have no idea how miserable I've been these past few days. My aunt has put me under house arrest because of that Wei Zhaoning. All I did was say a few wrong things, why is it like this?"

Wei Jiaruo's eyes lit up at this moment, "What did you say? Wei Zhaoning? How did you get involved with Wei Zhaoning?"

She almost forgot that her cousin had been a huge fan of the Regent since she was a child. Who didn't know that she liked the Regent?

A hint of anger flashed in Qin Jingshu's eyes.

"Don't even mention it! She's a shameless slut who dared to lay her hands on the Regent and even called me a shameless mistress! It makes me so angry!"

"You didn't see it, the Regent protected her like she was his own son. I really don't understand, what does she have that I don't? Has the Regent gone blind?"

Wei Jiaruo said, "You're overthinking it. Doesn't the Regent like men? He's only protecting Wei Zhaoning because she's useful to him."

Qin Jingshu reacted strongly, "Sister, the Regent doesn't like men!"

"You don't know, do you? I had someone secretly inquire at the Prince's residence. They're all sleeping together! How could they possibly like men? Besides, the Regent is incredibly attentive to Wei Zhaoning; it's obvious he really adores this woman."

Wei Jiaruo's eyes flashed. "What did you say?"

"You slept together?"

Qin Jingshu nodded emphatically, "They sleep together every day. If this continues, she might even get pregnant with the Regent's child!"

"I've come to see you today, elder sister, because I can't deal with this vile woman anymore. I remember she couldn't fight you in the Marquis's mansion, elder sister, and only you can handle her. That's why I'm asking you for help to drive that shameless slut out of the Prince's mansion!"

Wei Jiaruo's expression grew increasingly grim. Could it be that the Regent really liked Wei Zhaoning?!

Why should Wei Zhaoning be allowed to marry the Regent?

She originally thought the Regent liked men and that Wei Zhaoning was just a widow in name only, so she didn't have any particular thoughts about it and just wanted Wei Zhaoning to stay as far away from her as possible.

But now it seems that things are clearly not as she imagined.

Anything is fine, but Wei Zhaoning's happiness is absolutely unacceptable!

She had this obsession: as long as she lived, she absolutely could not see Wei Zhaoning happy.

She glanced at Qin Jingshu and said, "You're smart enough to come after me."

Qin Jingshu became happy, "So, does that mean you've agreed to let me bring Wei Zhaoning back to the Marquis's mansion?"

Wei Jiaruo frowned. If she brought Lu Zhufeng back to the Marquis's residence, he would be constantly clinging to Wei Zhaoning. Wouldn't that just be asking for trouble?

She made up her mind and said, "Why bring it back? Why not just kill it? That would solve everything."

Qin Jingshu was taken aback. "But..."

"Stop talking nonsense. Bring her back to the Marquis's residence. The Regent likes her. Don't you think he'll bring her back? Just kill her. It'll save you trouble."

She's losing patience; Wei Zhaoning always manages to make her unhappy.

Whenever she thought Wei Zhaoning would never be able to turn things around and would suffer for the rest of his life, Wei Zhaoning would give her a surprise and live a successful life again.

She would rather just kill Wei Zhaoning directly; she simply couldn't handle such a rollercoaster of emotions.

"Leave this to me. You go back obediently and don't let my mother notice anything amiss. Behave yourself these next few days. I'll send you a message when I need your help, so you can have an excuse to go out then."

Qin Jingshu nodded, her heart pounding. She was both excited and scared. Was she really going to kill someone?

Will I suffer any consequences in the future?

But when she thought about the Regent and that vile woman sleeping together in each other's arms at night, she felt that it was better for her to listen to her elder sister!

After Qin Jingshu left, Wei Jiaruo touched her belly, her eyes darting around as she pondered how to handle the situation without leaving any loopholes or giving others any ammunition against her.

Liu Xiang entered at that moment, "Madam, there's news."

Wei Jiaruo said, "Speak."

Liu Xiang said, "The people the Madam sent to follow the Marquis said that the Marquis went to see... Wei Zhaoning today. He threatened Wei Zhaoning, demanding that she return to the Marquis's residence, or else it would be detrimental to the Regent."

Wei Jiaruo smiled and thought, "It's just like someone offering you a pillow when you're about to fall asleep."

If this matter had been handled by the Marquis, and he had believed that it was a mistake by his subordinates that led to Wei Zhaoning's death, she could have completely absolved herself of any responsibility and killed the person cleanly.

Seeing Wei Jiaruo smiling unnaturally, Liu Xiang became suspicious. After Qin Jingshu's visit, Wei Jiaruo seemed like a different person. Could there be something fishy going on?

"Madam, what are your plans?"

Wei Jiaruo was about to speak when she narrowed her eyes and realized what was going on with Liu Xiang. Whenever it came to anything related to Wei Zhaoning, she couldn't help but ask a lot of questions, but she was always decisive and efficient in other matters and wouldn't say a word more than necessary.

"Come here." Wei Jiaruo's voice was somewhat cold.

Liu Xiang trembled and stepped forward cautiously.

Wei Jiaruo narrowed her eyes, pinched Liuxiang's chin with such force that Liuxiang's face contorted in pain. She took a deep breath, "Madam... what's wrong...?"

"How long has it been?"