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

Wei Jiaruo looked at the two of them coldly, a surge of anger rising in her heart.

"You're saying you killed Wei Zhaoning?"

Lu Jieyue nodded vigorously, "It's true, absolutely true, we did it ourselves!"

"Then how come Wei Zhaoning returned to the Marquis's residence unharmed?! Huh?"

Wei Jiaru swept her hand across the table, shattering everything on it. She was so angry that her chest heaved violently, and she almost couldn't breathe.

Even in such a deadly situation, Wei Zhaoning managed to escape. She had meticulously planned for so long, but every single plan fell apart. Wei Zhaoning lived like a cockroach, surviving for so long that she couldn't be killed no matter how hard she tried!

Every time her plans fell through, a sense of fear arose in her heart. Once she realized that Wei Zhaoning wouldn't be as stupid as she was in her previous life, and wouldn't be defeated by her so easily, she found it hard to accept and became increasingly insecure.

These two idiots have the nerve to come up here and claim credit, and try to negotiate with her!

Lu Jieyue and Lu Jieshuang were shocked, then said firmly, "Impossible! The servants must have seen wrong. We saw the person killed with our own eyes. He's completely dead. If you don't want to help, you can just say so. There's no need to beat around the bush like this. I really misjudged you. I thought you were a reasonable person!"

"I called you sister-in-law for nothing! If you didn't want to help, you could have said so from the beginning. Why did you have to lie to us and then kick us aside after you've used us?" Lu Jieshuang said angrily.

This is the last chance for the two sisters.

Wei Jiaruo's face turned ashen as she pondered how to get rid of these two troublesome good-for-nothings.

Just then, the maid named Hawthorn suddenly came to report, "Madam! Madam! I told you that Liu Xiang was acting strangely all the time! She's dead! Wei Zhaoning carried her body back to the Marquis's residence!"

Wei Jiaruo spat out her tea after taking a sip, "What did you say?"

She belatedly looked at the two sisters, Lu Jieyue and Lu Jieshuang.

The two sisters were also bewildered. Had they killed the wrong person? Had they killed Liu Xiang instead?

Wei Jiaruo was completely enraged, and the whole room was filled with earth-shattering noises, crackling and popping incessantly.

She muttered viciously to herself, "You also think Wei Zhaoning is better than me, right? You think so too! So you've been siding with outsiders all along!"

"You served her, and what a terrible end you got? If it hadn't been you that day, she would have been the one dead, you scapegoat! You short-lived wretch! Utterly foolish! You dared to betray me, good riddance! Good riddance!"

Wei Jiaruo completely lost her composure. She gritted her teeth and cursed at the air, completely disregarding the several people watching her. They were clearly stunned by her sudden reaction.

"You actually dared to secretly inform her behind my back?! No wonder I always make mistakes, you bitch! It would be too good for you to die like this!"

Wei Jiaruo wasn't feeling sorry for Liuxiang, or even having any feelings for her. She simply felt she had lost to Wei Zhaoning, that even her own maid was fawning over and submitting to Wei Zhaoning, which deeply hurt her pride!

Actually, she had noticed Liuxiang's strange behavior a long time ago, which is why she kept Liuxiang around later.

But Liu Xiang had been by her side for far too long, almost since she could remember. For so many years, Liu Xiang had been helping her deal with Wei Zhaoning. Liu Xiang's hatred for Wei Zhaoning was no less than hers.

In a sense, the two of them were fighting side by side.

She preferred to believe that Liu Xiang was just trying to make a little money, which was why she did some strange and incomprehensible things, rather than believe that she had truly betrayed her and followed Wei Zhaoning.

So even though she had many doubts in her heart, she did not punish Liu Xiang. She always kept a glimmer of hope, thinking that Liu Xiang could not have done such a thing, or rather, she was afraid to expose this secret.

Yes, she was afraid.

She was afraid to face the fact that she had once again lost to Wei Zhaoning, especially to someone who had been close to her for over ten years. It made her seem so incompetent, so utterly defeated compared to Wei Zhaoning. It was as if she herself was unworthy of anyone's kindness.

Throughout her life, she did many things to get rid of this feeling of being inferior to Wei Zhaoning. Now that she has stolen Wei Zhaoning's husband, she has succeeded. She has no intention of letting this feeling reappear and shatter the dam she has painstakingly built up over the years.

Why should we let her know these things?

She would rather deceive herself forever, rather believe forever that Liu Xiang had not betrayed her, even if it was just turning a blind eye, rather than revealing it or bringing it to the forefront, because that would be too embarrassing for her.

Even someone as clear-headed as Wei Jiaruo, who dares to admit her wrongdoings, has things she fears and things she dares not face. In the face of these things, she is no longer sober, but wants to pretend to be crazy while drunk, never to expose the truth, and to pretend not to know. In that way, she will not have lost to Wei Zhaoning.

Fear makes people weak, even the toughest person.

After she vented, she calmed down, stared at one spot for a long time, and remained silent for a long time.

No one dared to speak; they just watched as Wei Jiaruo held her head in her hands, looking very distressed.

Lu Jieyue and Lu Jieshuang were a little intimidated, but they dared to speak only after seeing Wei Jiaruo become increasingly calm.

When they spoke, they were very careful with their voices and spoke very softly, as if afraid of offending the person in front of them.

"We...we didn't mean it. It's our fault for not seeing who it was. Please give us some time. We will kill Wei Zhaoning, as long as you can keep your promise. We are sorry for killing your maid this time..."

Lu Jieshuang chimed in, "That's right, sister-in-law. That maid was a shameless traitor. Wei Zhaoning must have given her some benefits. Killing that slut is a way of relieving your worries and cleaning up the house, isn't it?"

Wei Jiaruo was even angrier. These two kept walking into the line of fire. She couldn't do anything to Wei Zhaoning now, but these two were just offering themselves up for nothing.

Originally, I wasn't planning to do anything to these two, but why did they have to bring up things that were hard for her to hear? They couldn't do anything else, they just kept doing things that made her feel terrible, and they just had to tear down that thin veil of secrecy!

Wei Jiaru glared at the two of them for a while, then sneered, "How could I bear to blame you? You are Zhu Feng's family."

After she finished speaking, she revealed a wicked smile, "Hawthorn, see the guests out. Go and send a message to Lord Meng. Sister-in-law, I look forward to your performance. I'm ready to rescue you at any time. I can't bear to let you stay in there for too long."