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

"It was Wei Jiaruo who did it."

Lu Zhufeng jumped to his feet. "How could this be! Jia Ruo is gentle and kind-hearted; she would never do such a thing!"

"I believe my sister-in-law. I don't think anyone is deliberately framing her," Lu Ze said.

The old lady frowned deeply.

Only Lu Jieshuang, with a dazed look in her eyes, remained silent, staring at her surroundings.

"Someone, go and invite Wei Jiaruo," Pei Yi said calmly.

Wei Zhaoning looked out the door, wanting to see how long Wei Jiaru could keep up her act of fainting!

After a while, it was Liu Xiang who arrived.

Liu Xiang knelt down with a thud, "This servant knows her mistake, this servant knows her mistake, this servant was bewitched."

"This servant just can't stand it. The Lady of the Marquis always puts our lady above her and is always making sarcastic remarks. Even when she was still in her boudoir, the Lady of the Marquis always bullied our lady. This servant is just speaking up for our lady..."

Lu Jieshuang breathed a sigh of relief.

Lu Zhufeng and the others stared at Wei Zhaoning with eyes that seemed to pierce her.

They knew that Wei Zhaoning was bullying Jia Ruo by putting on airs as the legitimate daughter. If she hadn't been pushing her so hard, how could this girl have done something so desperate?

"Drag him away and beat him to death," Pei Yi said indifferently.

Liu Xiang's pupils dilated suddenly, and her body trembled violently. She looked around for help, but no one cared whether she lived or died.

Everyone thought she was just a servant girl, and that her death was no big deal.

My heart sank to the bottom of the water; the lady had said she wouldn't let anything happen to her...

"Your Highness, the victim in today's matter is my sister. Since she didn't harm me, it's a private matter between her and her mistress. Her indenture is with her mistress, so it should be her mistress's decision."

"I believe her master will not let her off easily once he finds out what she did." Wei Zhaoning spoke up at the right moment, giving Pei Yi a look.

Pei Yi understood and said nothing more.

"Go to the ancestral hall and kneel as punishment for two days. Then go back and await your master's judgment."

Wei Zhaoning said indifferently.

Liu Xiang froze, her eyes filled with confusion. She looked at Wei Zhaoning. She... had saved her?

Why did she save her? What evil scheme was she plotting?

"What are you standing there for? Get out of here! You lowly servant!" Lu Zhufeng kicked her, but fortunately, she escaped this ordeal, and the Regent did not pursue the matter further.

Liu Xiang kowtowed several times, weeping, "Thank you so much, Your Highness, for your mercy! Thank you so much, Your Highness, for your mercy!"

After saying that, he immediately crawled out of the main hall.

"Your Highness, I have discovered some other things."

Yun Ce presented all the accounts of the Marquis's residence.

half an hour.

The Regent scoffed, "Lu Zhufeng, has this Marquis's mansion fallen so low that it has to spend women's money?"

His eyes were dark and unfathomable.

Lu Zhufeng's face suddenly flushed red, a surge of intense humiliation welling up inside him. He glared at Wei Zhaoning with hostility.

The other members of the Marquis's household felt the same way, all believing that Wei Zhaoning had said something.

Wei Zhaoning looked innocent and pretended to plead, "Your Highness, this...this is, after all, a family matter."

Pei Yi ignored him, saying, "Article 36 of the Da Yong Law stipulates that the husband's family may not use the woman's dowry without permission."

"Lu Zhufeng, do you want me to invite you to the Dali Temple?"

Lu Zhufeng's mind went blank, anger surged, and his cheeks burned. Yun Ce had already come up to arrest him.

But when faced with this situation, he couldn't even bring himself to plead for mercy; it was a matter of a man's dignity.

"Your Highness! It was Wei Zhaoning who insisted on spending the money herself! It has nothing to do with Zhufeng!" the old lady said anxiously.

"Yes, we can prove that Wei Zhaoning offered to pay because he wanted to curry favor with his brother!"

"My brother said it wasn't necessary, but Wei Zhaoning insisted. It has nothing to do with my brother!"

Pei Yi paused, then turned his gaze to Wei Zhaoning, who was expressionless, his eyes filled with unreadable emotions. She often heard such words in the Marquis's residence.

His handsome face was framed by sharp, piercing eyes. His tone carried a hint of anger as he asked, "So you used it?"

Lu Zhufeng's face grew hotter and hotter, and he couldn't utter a single word. The people in the Marquis's mansion were also speechless.

"Take him away!" The Regent's gaze was as if he were looking at a long-time enemy, tinged with personal grudges.

Yun Ce rarely saw the prince with such an expression, and he was secretly sweating bullets.

The people in the Marquis's mansion felt as if their hearts were being fried in oil. If they were to enter the Dali Temple, they might not even be able to keep their titles!

Seeing that the time was ripe, Wei Zhaoning hurriedly stepped forward to plead for mercy, "Your Highness, everyone is right, it was I who forced it."

I never imagined that my good intentions would bring trouble to my husband. It is all my fault.

Please, Your Highness, have mercy and spare my husband this time, for the sake of the General's Mansion.

We'll settle this privately. I'll get back all the money I spent at the Marquis's residence, and I promise this will never happen again.

The people in the Marquis's mansion felt a little more at ease, thankfully Wei Zhaoning still had some conscience.

Pei Yi did not answer. He sat in the darkness, his fingers lightly tapping the armrest. His aura was powerful and intimidating, as if he was waiting for something.

Lu Zhufeng clenched his fists, as if trying to suppress all the humiliation in his heart, and said with difficulty, "This humble official... knows his mistake. This humble official should not have let a woman support the family... I beg Your Highness... to have mercy."

He was like someone nailed to a pillar of shame.

"Have your maid bring the list, check it against the list, and take it all back."

Pei Yi turned his head slightly, speaking to Wei Zhaoning.

"Thank you for your mercy, Your Highness." Wei Zhaoning thanked him and winked at Dongxu.

His face showed signs of relief, but a hint of smugness lingered in his eyes.

She said she would get it back.

The people in the Marquis's mansion were terrified and all knelt down to thank Lu Zhufeng.

Dongxu led the Regent's men and dispatched more than a dozen carriages to move things into the Marquis's residence.

From large decorative items to small gifts like jewelry and clothing for the two girls.

Take everything, down to the last penny.

The old lady felt a pang of heartache when she saw her favorite mica screen being moved out of Shou'an Hall.

This Wei Jiaruo failed to supervise properly, allowing her servants to do such a thing.

If this hadn't happened, things wouldn't have come to this!

The others were somewhat dissatisfied with Wei Jiaruo, and at the same time, their hatred for Wei Zhaoning increased.

If she hadn't been constantly going against Wei Jiaruo, how could Wei Jiaruo's maid have been so foolish as to do such a stupid thing!

Ultimately, it was Wei Zhaoning who caused the trouble.

Lu Zhufeng maintained a respectful demeanor on the surface, but turned his head away, refusing to look at Wei Zhaoning, as if he were sulking with her.

The entire Marquis's mansion, even the bed boards and mattresses in the young masters and ladies' courtyards, were moved out.

The Marquis's mansion instantly became dilapidated, even worse than the residence of a lowly ninth-rank official.

"Madam, the account book records that there are also floor tiles, which may be difficult to move..." Dongxu suppressed her smile and stepped forward to reply.

The old lady took a deep breath. Did they even have to move the floor tiles?!

Pei Yi took the account book, sneered, and said, "The total is two thousand taels of silver. Marquis Yongxin, please."