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

"Are you even listening to me?! What are you looking at?!" Shen Shu looked and saw that Wei Zhaoning had been stunned for a long time, not listening to a single word and seemingly lost in thought.

Following Wei Zhaoning's gaze, Shen Shu immediately fell silent, a look of embarrassment and awkwardness appearing on her face.

Wei Zhaoning just watched the girl. The prince and she were very close. Even though she knew in her heart that it was impossible for her and the prince to be together, she still couldn't help but feel a little sad and her heart suddenly felt a little prickled.

The people below the teahouse were unaware that a pair of eyes were watching them from above. They chatted and laughed all the way, getting along extremely well.

The moment the Regent looked up, Wei Zhaoning quickly turned his face away to face Shen Shu, his heart pounding like a drum, and a thin layer of sweat appeared on his forehead.

She felt like a thief, secretly spying on others, unable to bear the light of day.

She quickly took a sip of tea, forcibly suppressing her myriad thoughts, and then looked at Shen Shu with feigned composure.

"You saw him? Who is that?"

Wei Zhaoning remained calm and composed, behaving as if he had just met an old friend and casually asked who was with him.

Shen Shu's face was somewhat embarrassed, or rather, somewhat guilty. Her expression was incredibly varied; in a short span of time, several different expressions flashed across her face, making for a truly fascinating display.

"Ningning..."

Shen Shu's voice was no longer as forceful as before; it now sounded like that of a child who had done something wrong, with a hint of barely perceptible grievance in her voice.

Looking at Shen Shu's strange appearance, Wei Zhaoning had a vague idea in her mind, and some of the things she had just guessed exploded in her head.

In an instant, she felt a ringing in her ears, a primal reaction of her body. She even wanted to get angry, smash things, and vent her emotions, but she was too tense and couldn't do it. In the end, she suppressed her emotions through willpower.

Shen Shu said, "That's General Xiao's daughter, and she's already an old friend of my uncle. They had a very good relationship at the border."

Wei Zhaoning hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Is she Xiao Heng's older or younger sister?"

Shen Shu shook her head. "It's not that Xiao family. They're two different things."

"But Ningning, actually, there were rumors circulating outside that my royal uncle and the Xiao family were engaged, but no one mentioned it anymore. My royal uncle married you, and now, probably the whole capital knows that you returned to the Marquis's mansion and divorced my royal uncle. At this critical juncture..."

"Oh, how should I put it, Ningning? I don't care why you returned to the Marquis's mansion, but I hope you can follow your heart. The two of you must not reach a point of no return."

What she was actually guessing was that if this matter continued to escalate, her royal uncle would probably marry someone else.

Xiao Jiaojiao comes from a military family, unlike ordinary women. She has even personally gone to the battlefield and is a very capable young woman. This fact has even been affirmed by the Regent.

In addition, she has a good personality, good looks, and a good family background, so there are very few people who don't like her.

Of course she knew that her royal uncle liked Wei Zhaoning, but Wei Zhaoning ran away first. Perhaps her royal uncle would only marry someone else for the sake of interests. Who knows what will happen next?

Wei Zhaoning knew what Shen Shu wanted to express. Deep down, she was actually terrified. Perhaps deep down, she was really afraid that this relationship would end like this, afraid of getting involved with other people. But even if there were no other people, what could she do?

Can this relationship really be salvaged? From her own perspective, the Regent has a new love interest, and he might marry someone else.

However, from the Regent's perspective, she had already betrayed him long ago, having an affair with Lu Zhufeng and abandoning him.

The relationship didn't end with this incident; it had already ended long ago, from either side's perspective.

So she laughed self-deprecatingly, "Ashu, we've already reached the point of no return, haven't we?"

"However, I'm wondering, doesn't the Regent like men?"

Shen Shu suddenly rolled her eyes inappropriately. "Are you really not smart, or are you just pretending? My royal uncle likes you, can't you see that? Don't tell me you ran back to the Marquis's mansion because you think my royal uncle likes men, so you want to end this relationship. If that's the case, I'll go and talk to my royal uncle right now, clear up the misunderstanding between you two, and you two can be happily together, and everything will be perfectly resolved!"

Wei Zhaoning shook her head, "What nonsense are you talking about? It's not about that."

Besides, she and Lu Zhufeng had already consummated their marriage with the Regent, and there was no going back.

Even if she now understands that the Regent doesn't like men, but likes her, there's nothing she can do.

In fact, she had already sensed it in her heart. If the Regent really liked men, he would never have made her feel misunderstood, nor would he have done many things that people who like men would not do.

However, perhaps due to her deep-seated inferiority complex and distrust of relationships, she has been using this excuse to deceive herself, as if by repeating this excuse, she can avoid facing many unnecessary things.

Now that I have a definite answer, and the time has come when I can no longer escape, I have already distanced myself from the relationship.

"Whether he moves on or finds happiness with someone else, we were never meant to be. Our relationship had already reached its end, and there's no point in forcing it. Don't overthink it. There's really nothing you can do to help with what happened between him and me. No one can. It's fate."

"Don't worry, I'm actually doing quite well in the Marquis's mansion. Although Lu Zhufeng is of bad character, I'm used to living here. I know everyone's character very well. I'm living a peaceful life now and don't need to dream of anything else."

Shen Shu was so angry she could hardly breathe. What she hated most was Wei Zhaoning's lying manner. It was as if living in a pigsty was something she made up to sound like she was living in a palace. Only she knew whether she was living a good life or not.

"Don't try that on me. I know you too well! Forget it, forget it, why should I argue with you? You're the kind of person who can do whatever you want, and nobody can stop you. I know you know your limits, but I still hope you can seriously consider this and not push away someone you don't want to push away. As for what you should do, I have no right to tell you what to do. Do whatever you want, and I will support you unconditionally."

Shen Shu said those words at the end because she had no other choice.