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

Lu Zhufeng had never felt so humiliated. His face turned red and white, and his ears burned.

Where would he get two thousand taels of silver?

He looked at Lu Ze, who avoided his gaze. The spice shop had just opened, and he was busy gathering resources. He needed money to manage everything, and he didn't have any.

Pei Yi's eyes were deep and his expression was even more sarcastic. "I understand. Then have someone pry it off brick by brick and let Miss Wei deal with it."

"yes!"

Dongxu struggled to suppress her laughter, but seeing the dark faces of everyone in the Marquis's mansion was truly gratifying.

Wei Zhaoning also longed to laugh.

Pei Yi caught her barely perceptible little smugness and the corners of his lips curled up slightly.

Only after everything was moved did the Regent prepare to leave.

The Marquis's mansion became empty and shabby.

Lu Zhufeng forced a smile and said, "Your Highness, this humble official will see you off."

Pei Yi: "Miss Wei, please see me off."

Wei Zhaoning nodded and immediately followed.

The room was filled with sighs and lamentations.

After walking a distance, Wei Zhaoning sincerely expressed his gratitude: "Thank you for your help today, Your Highness. Princess Tana has already replied, saying she will help persuade her."

Pei Yi's eyes were deep and unfathomable. "You really don't have to do this."

"What?"

"You don't need to go to such great lengths and go through all this trouble to get your things back."

"If you marry me, he won't dare keep those things."

His dark eyes were fixed on Wei Zhaoning without moving, striking straight to the heart.

Wei Zhaoning smiled. "The time isn't right yet, but I really can't wait to do my dowry. Don't worry, I will definitely keep my promise to you."

She cannot get a divorce now. In her previous life, her maternal grandfather's family declined, a major event occurred, and her mother later died of illness.

On the contrary, Wei Jiaruo's family rose to prominence, and her mother even replaced Wei Zhaoning's mother as the Duchess of the State.

She always felt it wasn't that simple.

It's possible that Wei Jiaruo and her mother were behind this.

Marrying directly into the Regent's Palace would save trouble; she wouldn't have to see the vicious faces in this Marquis's mansion anymore.

Once she was out of the Marquis's residence, it wouldn't be easy for her to investigate this matter.

She had to keep an eye on Wei Jiaruo.

Pei Yi's expression was complicated. "Just leave it here. I will send someone over, and he won't dare to take anything from you again."

Wei Zhaoning stopped and said with a smile, "Respectfully seeing off Your Highness."

Pei Yi turned and got into the carriage, his face grim.

I have a feeling that Wei Zhaoning has changed.

He became cautious, and the sorrow between his brows was as thick as ink that could not be dissolved.

She is not doing well.

The little girl in my memory, with her curved eyebrows and watery eyes, could always dispel all his gloom.

It's just that it's been too long.

So long ago, she might not even remember him anymore.

That year, he fought his way back from the border to assist His Majesty in ascending the throne.

Having not returned to the capital for five years, he wanted to see how the young girl was doing and proposed marriage to the Duke's mansion. This was the only belief that kept him going when he could no longer hold on at the border.

But when she returned, the little girl had grown into a young woman, with other people standing beside her. She smiled at Lu Zhufeng, her eyes brimming with happiness, "Brother Zhufeng, I'm so happy, I can finally marry you."

Thinking of this, his eyes darkened slightly, "Yun Ce."

"Your subordinate is here."

"Come with me to the palace."

Lu Zhufeng needs to learn a lesson.

*

Tonight, none of the people in the Marquis's mansion even have a place to sleep.

Where can I find so many bed boards so late at night?

They could only find a lot of thatch to spread on the ground for the night.

The old lady had a bad back, and when she saw the pile of thatch, she kept cursing and swearing.

Wei Jiaruo did have a bed to sleep in. Just now, when Dongxu asked someone to move things, the Lady Hou was "fainting".

Wei Zhaoning took pity on her and said, "She's a patient, so give her that bed."

Everyone in the Marquis's mansion began to have opinions about Wei Jiaruo. Just like now, everyone who was so precious and noble had actually condescended to sleep on thatch.

She, on the other hand, failed to discipline her children properly, causing trouble that made everyone lose face, while she herself slept soundly in bed.

When they went to see her, none of them looked well; the usual concern and flattery were gone.

She slowly woke up, looking completely innocent. After hearing what had happened that day, she gritted her teeth, and large tears rolled down her cheeks.

"It's all my fault. I should have destroyed the accounts that my sister had kept when I was in charge of the household. I caused trouble for the Marquis's mansion for no reason."

With a single sentence, the focus of the attack was shifted.

The crowd exchanged bewildered glances. Yes, that bitch Wei Zhaoning had already abandoned all responsibility for the household. Was she deliberately keeping those accounts to settle scores later?

Lu Zhufeng's heart softened when he saw the strips of cloth wrapped around her leg. "What did the imperial physician say? Is it still in pain?"

When the imperial physician said that Wei Jiaruo's left leg had a tendon injury and that she was at risk of becoming disabled, her inner collapse was like a tsunami.

She bit her lip tightly, and a trace of blood seeped out. Wei Zhaoning, it's all your fault!

She vowed to personally torture Wei Zhaoning to death!

"My lord, thankfully the child is alright. The imperial physician said there's a possibility of recovery, so don't worry about me. On this joyous occasion, be happy." She hid all her emotions and put on that understanding and considerate demeanor once again.

Hearing her say this, the others suppressed their anger for the time being and did not stay there any longer, leaving only the two of them.

No matter how you look at it, Wei Jia was unaware of this incident and was even injured.

Lu Jieshuang was the only one who kept cursing Wei Jiaruo as a jinx and decided to stay away from her, since she had almost been implicated today.

Lu Zhufeng felt heartbroken. "In the end, it's my fault. If I had discovered a few years earlier that Wei Zhaoning was bullying you in your private quarters, I would definitely have protected you."

It wouldn't have led to your maid standing up for you and causing this mess. Your maid is loyal; if Wei Zhaoning weren't so domineering...

"My lord," Wei Jiaruo said pitifully, leaning against him.

She thought of Liu Xiang; she was probably already dead.

This was her oversight; who knew a regent would suddenly appear out of nowhere?

We need to be more careful next time.

*

Wei Zhaoning's courtyard remained unchanged. She instructed, "Dongxu, everything we've collected, tomorrow we'll convert into cash, and half of it will be used for disaster relief, in the name of the Regent."

"Yes."

After all, this matter was outside of her deal with the Regent. Since he was willing to help her, she had to compensate him in some way.

"Miss, I was really scared to death today. How did you know Wei Jiaruo would do something bad?" Dongxu still felt lingering fear when she thought about it.

Wei Zhaoning pursed her lips. In her past life, she was the one who had lost a leg.

"I'm guessing your young lady's brain isn't completely damaged after the fall."

Dongxu quickly covered Wei Zhaoning's mouth, "Miss, ptooey! Don't say such unlucky things in the future!"

Wei Zhaoning had fallen and hit a big rock a few years ago, and forgot many things. Even after being reborn, she couldn't remember anything no matter how hard she tried.

"In short, getting the dowry back is good. Miss, you've killed two birds with one stone! You've gotten revenge on Wei Jiaruo and made the Marquis's mansion cough up the money!" Dongxu said with a smile.

"Wrong."

"It's killing three birds with one stone." Wei Zhaoning curled her lips.

Dongxu wondered, where was the third bird?