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

Seeing that Prince Rong has already started a family, Pei Yi has been hinting at his intentions to the Seventh Princess these past few days.

With those two around, constantly bothering Wei Zhaoning, he and Wei Zhaoning had less time alone together.

Fortunately, now that Prince Rong is married, the attention has shifted, leaving only the Seventh Princess.

These two practically treat Wei Zhaoning like their mother, constantly calling her "sister-in-law," and he can't even be intimate with her.

"Brother, why are you looking at me like that? Let him get married. Don't even think about marrying me off. I've made up my mind to stay in the Prince's mansion. If I'm going to get married, I'll have to find a son-in-law to live with me."

Pei Ran saw through her brother's thoughts and said sullenly.

She finally found a sister-in-law she liked in every way, and she wanted to stick with her for the rest of her life.

Pei Yi's face darkened. "If no one comes to our door, you're not going to get married?"

Wei Zhaoning clicked her tongue. "What are you talking about? So what if you don't want to get married? Is it something shameful for a woman not to marry?"

Pei Yi realized he had said the wrong thing and immediately shut his mouth, not daring to provoke Wei Zhaoning any further.

She might kick him out tonight and make Pei Ran sleep with her instead.

Pei Ran laughed heartily and teased, "That's right. Brother, you'd better not make my sister-in-law angry. You men should be gentle and considerate, and always do what the women in your family want. You must never go against or argue with them. Your wife is your heaven; that's how you keep a woman's heart."

Pei Yi: "..."

These words pleased Wei Zhaoning again, and she said, "Let's go, I'll take you out to play."

Then she turned to Pei Yi and said, "Don't wait for me, I might be back very late."

Pei Yi looked utterly dejected. "But Ningning, I have a day off today! Aren't you going to spend time with me?"

Wei Zhaoning said nonchalantly, "You have plenty of days off, let's talk about it later."

Pei Ran raised her eyebrows triumphantly at Pei Yi, "Sister-in-law, let me go change my clothes!"

Pei Yi felt that he shouldn't have let these people get along in the first place. Now look what happened, his wife is nowhere to be found all day. She's either out having fun with this person or that person.

He was like a desperate widow, waiting for his wife to come home every day after court. But when she came home, he would say he was tired and fall asleep immediately.

Okay, he waited, waiting for his day off. Well, when his day off finally came, his wife went out to play with someone else again.

He had to find a way to deal with Pei Ran, that troublesome fellow!

Wei Zhaoning also had a great time. She thought Pei Ran was a very interesting girl with advanced ideas and interesting behavior.

The two arrived at the bustling street corner, ready to take a stroll.

"Sister-in-law, look at this, this suits you."

Pei Ran picked up a hairpin and held it up to Wei Zhaoning's head.

"Really!" Wei Zhaoning quickly bought it. "You have excellent taste."

Actually, she felt that sometimes, being with close friends was better than being in a romantic relationship. Her relationship with Pei Ran was like that of friends, and they had endless things to talk about every day.

Lovers, after all, are separated by gender, so they may not see things as delicately as friends. Moreover, in the little things in life, they may not provide as much emotional value as friends.

"Sister-in-law, you should stay with me for the rest of your life. I'm so happy and comfortable with you. I don't know what those fools in the Marquis's mansion were thinking. None of them were destined to enjoy a good life."

Pei Ran sighed.

Wei Zhaoning paused, recalling those things from her past life. Sometimes it really is like that; you have to find someone who is compatible with you, otherwise no matter how much you do, it will be in vain.

"Let's not talk about them anymore; it was their fate."

Pei Ran hummed in agreement, then cheerfully led Wei Zhaoning to see other stalls.

"I don't even want to get married anymore, it's pointless, I'd rather stay with my sister-in-law."

Wei Zhaoning was startled. "Then we won't get married. We can keep a few male concubines for you to play with. The Prince's mansion can afford to support you for the rest of your life."

"Really? I can really keep male lovers?"

Wei Zhaoning laughed and said, "Isn't this normal?"

"My elder brother said that such behavior is immoral and cannot be allowed."

"Pah! What do you mean by 'immoral'? Men can have multiple wives and concubines, so it's not immoral. Listen to your sister-in-law, give him whatever kind he likes, and I'll back him up. What's there to be afraid of!"

Pei Ran's eyes widened. She held up one finger. "I'll only raise one, is one okay? Just one."

Wei Zhaoning narrowed her eyes. "Do you have someone you've taken a fancy to?"

"It's not that I'm attracted to him, it's just that he seems to suit my taste, and he's a clean person."

So it turns out she already had someone she liked.

"Then why not just have him marry into the family?"

Pei Ran said, "I don't want that! What if I end up like my little niece, raising an ungrateful child who plots against my family and tries to seize my property? I want everything to be under my control."

Wei Zhaoning could understand her thinking; it was normal. In this world, it was never a bad thing for a woman to be a little more shrewd.

"Your elder brother is the regent, or even higher, His Majesty. What are you afraid of? Hahaha, fine, let's do it your way. Your elder brother probably doesn't like fickle behavior, and it has nothing to do with whether you keep male concubines or not."

The Regent's family had strict rules, as can be seen from the young Prince Rong. When they were studying in Meishan, their classmates all had a few maids to help them with their needs, but he never had one.

"Sister-in-law, you're truly the best person to me. I'll bring him back then! Anyway, my brother wouldn't dare to challenge you!"

Wei Zhaoning said, "Wait, you need to make sure that person is clean. You have to find out the details of this kind of thing."

Pei Ran said, "Of course, chastity is a man's best dowry. I naturally don't like unclean men. My elder brother and younger brother are both good men, so I wouldn't fall for a bad one."

Wei Zhaoning suddenly thought of Lu Jieshuang and Lu Jieyue.

The reason they fall in love with the kind of men who take their lives is probably because the men they've been around since childhood haven't been good men, which is why they're attracted to them.

In comparison, Pei Ran is much less of a worry.

Pei Ran took Wei Zhaoning to a treasure pavilion.

As soon as Wei Zhaoning stepped inside, she was dumbfounded. Inside the iron cage was a man with a handsome face, but covered in wounds.

"It's him, sister-in-law. I liked him at first sight. I've done my research, and it seems he offended someone he shouldn't have, which is why he ended up like this."

Wei Zhaoning asked, "Didn't you ask him if he was willing?"

Pei Ran said, "I'm so pretty and interesting, he wouldn't want to be a fool."

She went up and paid the ransom directly, then brought the person out.