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

At this, all color drained from Lu Zhufeng's face, and a chill settled in his eyes as he looked at Wei Zhaoning.

"Just do your job; this is none of your business as a woman."

Ever since Wei Zhaoning returned, his tone of voice towards her has been disdainful, always looking down on her.

Wei Zhaoning didn't say anything, but silently went to the kitchen.

Lu Ze said to Lu Zhufeng with great interest, "Brother, your concubine doesn't seem to be very obedient."

Lu Zhufeng coldly said, "She can only resort to empty words."

Actually, Lu Jieyue did come to see him after he was promoted.

A month later, Lu Jieyue was completely unrecognizable. She looked even more miserable than when she left. The shocking scar from before was nothing compared to what she had now.

Meng Yun forbade her to go out and see people, so he beat her without restraint. She now looks like a completely different person. Even the prisoners who are tortured in jail would pale in comparison to the scars on her body.

All he remembered was that Lu Jieyue cried and begged him that day: "Sister, please, Zhufeng, I really beg you, please save me. What I said before was just said in anger. I don't blame you. I know you have your reasons. You are afraid that the Marquis's mansion will be affected by this matter. But now you have been promoted, even higher than Meng Yun's official position. You don't have to be afraid of him anymore, right? We don't have to be afraid of him anymore, right?"

"If you save me now, I won't blame you, and I'll take back what I said before. I really can't go on living. I'd rather die than not die. But he won't even give me a chance to die. Zhu Feng, please save me. I watched you grow up. You...you save me..."

Lu Jieyue was an arrogant person who used to look down on everyone, but now she knelt all over the Marquis's mansion and was so humble and subservient to her juniors.

Lu Zhufeng also longed to rescue his elder sister from her suffering.

The problem is that Meng Yun is now also one of the Crown Prince's men.

If the Crown Prince finds out about the infighting between the two of them, he will be in a very difficult position to handle the situation.

He knew very well that the Crown Prince was initially unwilling to even speak to him and had no intention of using him. If he hadn't risked his life to impress the Crown Prince, the Crown Prince wouldn't have even glanced at him, and how could he have achieved his current status?

He had worked so hard to achieve all of this, and after waiting for so many years, he was finally able to hold his head high and wipe away his shame. How could he possibly anger the Crown Prince at this critical juncture?

After weighing his options, he finally shook his head at Lu Jieyue, "I'm sorry, sister, it hasn't been easy for me to get to where I am today."

"The Marquis's residence is doing well now, so please consider this an act of kindness and don't come again."

"I still have my elderly mother and Aze at home. I can't let the Marquis's mansion fall into dire straits for your sake alone."

Lu Jieyue's heart sank completely. She cried out in despair, "Why!"

"Aren't you a newly rich guy now? Aren't you all the rage in the capital? And you're afraid of something like this? Are you afraid of Meng Yun? Are you just going to watch me suffer a fate worse than death?"

After venting her emotions, Lu Jieyue stared blankly at Lu Zhufeng and then softened.

"Please help me, let me be free, let me die, give me a chance to die, give me a cup of poison, I beg you, this is the last thing I can ask of you."

"Just consider it helping your sister. If I die, you won't be in trouble anymore."

Lu Zhufeng remained silent in the wind for a long time, and finally...

He did something that even he himself finds chilling to the bone now—

He personally sent someone to tell Meng Yun that he had betrayed Lu Jieyue, explaining in detail how she had run away, and pledged his loyalty by detaining Lu Jieyue in the Marquis's mansion, waiting for Meng Yun to come and take her away in person.

Without a doubt, Lu Jieyue was beaten half to death this time, and almost lost her life. Even the maid named Qingque next to her almost didn't survive.

However, Meng Yun is now the Crown Prince's man, so there are many things he still needs to be careful about. The deaths of his two previous wives were not exactly something to be proud of, and if another murder were to occur, it would definitely not be a good thing.

So, Lu Jieyue, who was on the verge of death, was kept alive by him with ginseng, and a divine doctor was secretly invited to treat her, thus saving her life.

This constant back and forth torment, wanting to die but unable to, wanting to live but unable to, without a soul, merely serving as a human punching bag, at Meng Yun's mercy, devoid of any human dignity.

Lu Zhufeng was undoubtedly upset, and even felt some blame for Meng Yun.

In fact, a dark thought deep in his heart was, why did Meng Yun have to torment Lu Jieyue and his heart as well?

If, he meant if.

If he had been able to make the ruthless decision to kill Lu Jieyue, wouldn't all these problems and the torment and suffering have been avoided?

At least he could have someone to blame, someone to blame Meng Yun for being violent and killing his older sister who had doted on him since childhood. It was all Meng Yun's fault.

Why torture his older sister like this when he's recovering? Why make him suffer the torment of his conscience in the dead of night?

Why not just kill him? Wouldn't that solve everything?

He did nothing wrong. He is the head of the family and the pillar of the Marquis's mansion. Why should he have to suffer this?

He felt really tired and life was really hard, with everyone coming to make things difficult for him.

As for Lu Jieyue, she was very surprised that her own brother would go to such lengths. She thought that even if he refused to help, he would still have some consideration for her. But he actually reported her for running away and subjected her to inhuman torture time and time again.

Does true affection really exist in this world? That's what she wondered.

Dinner time arrived, and Wei Zhaoning had indeed prepared a large table of dishes, all of which looked and smelled delicious. The expressions on the faces of everyone in the Marquis's residence were quite interesting.

Lu Zhufeng is truly remarkable; he managed to tame someone as unruly as Wei Zhaoning into such a person.

As a concubine, Wei Zhaoning was not entitled to eat at the table. She was well-behaved and knew how to please Lu Zhufeng.

These days, however, her desire to kill Lu Zhufeng has grown stronger. Now it's about time. Trust has been established enough, and it's time to test the waters.

She served the food without a single complaint, which pleased Lu Zhufeng. "You've become much more sensible."

Wei Jiaruo almost laughed herself silly. She found it so satisfying to see Wei Zhaoning like this. She even felt that if Wei Zhaoning was going to be this pathetic for the rest of her life, there was no need to waste any more effort dealing with her. The scenery was so beautiful that she wanted to see it for the rest of her life.