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

The Duke's chopsticks trembled, and he asked with a forced smile, "What is it, Your Highness?"

Pei Yi's face was gloomy. "I'm curious, how could such a young child say such vicious things?"

Aunt Qin quickly explained, "Your Highness, please calm down. The child is just being ignorant."

Pei Yi glanced at Aunt Qin indifferently, his aura turning icy. This one glance was enough to frighten Aunt Qin into silence, and she looked at the Duke with a pitiful expression.

The Duke smoothed things over, saying, "This child is indeed a bit lacking in discipline. Once she's older, we can hire a tutor to keep her in line. Why is Your Highness getting so worked up over a child?"

Everyone was certain that the Duke was a senior official in the court, and the Prince would give him some face. Besides, he was an elder, and the Prince wouldn't be so petty about a child's matter.

Unexpectedly, Pei Yi chuckled lightly, but the smile didn't reach his eyes. "Father-in-law is right."

"But what the child says is basically what the elders say. It seems like Aunt Qin is the one who takes care of the child most of the time, isn't it?"

Aunt Qin trembled slightly. "Yes, Your Highness."

Wei Jiaruo and Aunt Qin both looked at Pei Yi warily.

"Father-in-law, if the child says something outside that affects the Duke's mansion or the Prince's mansion, what are your plans? Will the excuse of 'children's words are innocent' still be effective?"

Pei Yi's voice grew increasingly cold, and the atmosphere around him became extremely tense. He put down his chopsticks and stared intently at the Duke.

The Duke felt a chill in his heart. "Yes, yes, Your Highness is right."

The implication had already been quite clear, so he had no choice but to turn around and scold Aunt Qin, "The child is so young! What kind of nonsense have you been teaching her! Take her away now and take her back to the ancestral hall to kneel and beg forgiveness from the ancestors!"

Aunt Qin gritted her teeth, her fingertips digging into her flesh, and said, "Yes."

She left the table with her child in her arms.

Wei Jiaruo, however, became furious and glared fiercely at Wei Zhaoning.

Wei Zhaoning smiled calmly and raised her chin, as if to provoke her.

Pei Yi smiled kindly at the Duke, then picked up his chopsticks and placed a plate of food from the Duke's doorway on Madam Wei's plate. "Eat, Mother-in-law."

"Good, good, good." Madam Wei was quite satisfied with her son-in-law. She felt so relieved just now. That little vixen finally got her comeuppance.

During the banquet, whenever the Duke wanted to pick up a dish, the Regent would take it first and put it in his mother-in-law's bowl.

Wei Zhaoning could tell that Pei Yi was warning the Duke to keep his disreputable women in check and not to offend Madam Wei.

Otherwise, if things fall apart, the Regent will firmly stand on Lady Wei's side and become the Duke's enemy. The Duke should know who will suffer the most in that situation.

The Duke felt incredibly aggrieved after the meal.

If it were Lu Zhufeng here today, he would have already thrown them out.

Unfortunately, the emperor's younger brother, the esteemed regent, was sitting there. He could only suppress his anger. He and Wei Jiaruo exchanged a glance and both saw the deep resentment in Wei Jiaruo's eyes.

Wei Jiaruo was furious. She had gone to great lengths to steal Wei Zhaoning's husband and even gave birth to a daughter. Now she was being rejected, beaten half to death by Lu Zhufeng, and had returned to her parents' home. She didn't have much time left to live.

Wei Zhaoning not only has those ungrateful wretches in the Marquis's mansion fawning over her, but she has also married a noble prince. With the prince coming home to support her, her life is incredibly comfortable.

She truly resented the injustice of fate. She was clearly a reborn, favored daughter of heaven, so how could she never defeat Wei Zhaoning?

After Wei Zhaoning died in his previous life, Lu Zhufeng also regretted it and even despised her later.

Therefore, the first thing she did after being reborn was to do her best to win over Lu Zhufeng's heart, win over everyone in the Marquis's mansion, and secure her position as the mistress of the mansion.

But why is it that no matter what the circumstances, in the end, Wei Zhaoning is the person everyone loves?

But no one ever cared about him?

The Duke didn't dare to vent his anger on Pei Yi, so he resorted to moral blackmail against Wei Zhaoning, calling her "Ningning."

"Look at the wonderful husband you've married now, and you're living a comfortable life. You should also keep an eye on your sister when you have time. See if you know any suitable second-marriage candidates and introduce them to someone."

The Duke knew that Wei Jiaruo didn't have much time left, but he couldn't let go of his daughter and worried about her. He thought that if she could find a man who truly loved her and live a happy life, her mood would improve, her health might improve, and she might live a little longer.

Wei Zhaoning casually ate a bite of food, chewing it countless times in her mouth. The Duke was getting impatient before Wei Zhaoning finally spoke.

"Father, you are a Duke, a man of great stature. If you cannot accomplish this, how could I possibly do it?"

The Duke suppressed his anger and said patiently, "Good child, you are a princess now, you should also show some care for your sister."

Feeling sorry for Wei Jiaruo? Then who will feel sorry for her?!

Wei Zhaoning sneered, "Father means I should use the prince's prestige to force someone to marry me?"

The Duke fell silent.

Wei Zhaoning looked at Wei Jiaruo with a mocking expression. "Father, forgive my bluntness, but no one would want a slut who steals other women's husbands and has affairs everywhere. Our Prince is not so kind as to ruin his reputation for such a thing."

Wei Jiaruo slammed her chopsticks down, "Wei Zhaoning! What did you say! How dare you humiliate me!"

She could no longer bear it and raised her hand to slap Wei Zhaoning across the face.

The Duke didn't stop him, but simply shook his head and said, "You child, your words are too rude! Where has your manners gone? Have they been eaten by a dog?"

Wei Zhaoning suddenly turned and slapped Wei Jiaruo hard across the face.

"This slap is for you."

"I don't need to list all the scum you've done before, do I? How dare you ask me for help? If you can't afford to live anymore, I'd be happy to help you get a quick death."

Wei Jiaruo covered her face, looking at Pei Yi's gloomy expression behind Wei Zhaoning, and lowered her head guiltily, "You!"

Wei Zhaoning turned to look at the Duke, "Father."

"Actually, the person who has the least right to lecture me is you. There are some things I don't want to say too explicitly, but we both know that I'm here today because of my mother."

At the same time, I hope you will remember how to behave in the future; otherwise, we will have long since lost any father-daughter relationship.

"My husband, let's go."

The Duke was so angry he almost shouted out loud, while Madam Wei smiled softly as she saw the man off.

"Mother, let's leave here. We'll head back now. You can come to the Prince's Mansion whenever you want to see us again. I get annoyed just looking at these people."

Wei Zhaoning held Madam Wei's hand and gave her some instructions.

Madam Wei beamed with joy, "Well done! You are truly worthy of being my daughter."