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

"Thank you for saving me, young lady." The man coughed twice, blood seeping from the corner of his mouth.

Pei Ran smiled and said, "Forget about thanks. I've bought you, so you're mine now. Would you do me a favor?"

The man said, "Please tell me, young lady. I will do my best to help."

Wei Zhaoning's lips began to curl upwards.

Pei Ran cleared her throat and asked, "What do you think of me?"

"The young lady is quite charming."

"Alright, then I'll take that as a yes. Come back to the palace with me and be my husband, but we won't get married."

She rephrased it, making the matter of keeping male lovers more euphemistic.

The man's expression changed. "Miss... forgive my bluntness, but I, Xue, do not do such dirty things."

Pei Ran took a deep breath, pressed Xue Jin's head against the back of his head, and kissed him directly.

"Now you've done it."

"Girl! You!" Xue Jin's face flushed red, his heart pounded, and he looked at Pei Ran in disbelief.

Pei Ran curled her lips into a smile and turned to Wei Zhaoning, saying, "See? I told you he was clean; he's never even kissed anyone."

Wei Zhaoning pursed her lips into a straight line and quietly gave a thumbs up.

"Young lady, I admit you are beautiful, and perhaps you are even wealthy, but even so, you shouldn't try to take advantage of someone else."

Xue Jin, enraged and embarrassed, said...

Pei Ran asked, "What did you say?"

"I told you you shouldn't have acted so impulsively, you shouldn't have forcibly taken people away."

"The previous sentence."

"I said I admit you're beautiful..."

"I know, you like me."

"Someone! Escort the young master home!"

Before the man could react, the guards led him to the Prince's mansion.

"Sister-in-law, let's continue shopping." Pei Ran was satisfied and seemed to have a kind heart.

Wei Zhaoning still felt something was amiss. "Aran, isn't this a bit too much to ask?"

Although many men like to do this, it is still wrong.

Pei Ran said indifferently, "I'm not going to do anything to him."

Wei Zhaoning then realized that Pei Ran was aware of the situation, so she stopped caring.

The two continued their stroll when a figure ahead made Wei Zhaoning pause.

It was a small spice stall, a simple board made of a few wooden planks pieced together, on which all sorts of spices were displayed.

What surprised Wei Zhaoning were the few figures busy in front of the stall.

Everyone in the Marquis's residence was there, braving the scorching sun, eating flatbread to stave off hunger, and diligently shouting out their wares.

"Spices for sale! Ladies and gentlemen, come and take a look!" Lu Zhufeng put aside his pride and shouted loudly in the middle of the market, sweating profusely.

Wei Zhaoning was stunned.

Pei Ran was also somewhat surprised, "I didn't expect them to actually be able to put aside their pride; it's quite unexpected."

Wei Zhaoning nodded and prepared to leave.

At this moment, Lu Ze called out to Wei Zhaoning, "Sister-in-law... Princess!"

Wei Zhaoning glanced sideways.

Lu Ze's eyes darted around, and he looked a little nervous. He carefully picked out the best spice from the shop and brought it over.

"Your Highness, this is for you."

Wei Zhaoning said, "No need."

"I didn't mean anything by it, I just wanted to say thank you. Thank you for your help to me a long time ago, that's all."

Lu Zhufeng looked at Wei Zhaoning, his eyes welling up with tears.

"Your Highness, please accept this. Our whole family owes you, but this is all we can offer right now. Whether you forgive us or not, we simply want to express our gratitude."

Wei Zhaoning's heart stirred, and she accepted the spices.

Lu Zhufeng's lips trembled. "How are you doing?"

Wei Zhaoning: "Very good."

Lu Zhufeng lowered his head in shame. "Okay, as long as you're doing well, that's good. As long as you're happy, that's all that matters."

He no longer has the right to pester Wei Zhaoning, and he knows how much he owes her. He only hopes that Wei Zhaoning is doing well. Seeing her doing well will allow him to truly let go.

Wei Zhaoning chuckled softly, "Goodbye."

She turned around and led Pei Ran back.

Everyone grows up. Perhaps the growth of the Hou family is like this: after weathering the storms, they let go of their obsessions and live a down-to-earth life. Everyone says goodbye to the past, and hopefully they do too.

Time does not exist, the past does not exist, and the future does not exist; only the present moment is the most important.

After experiencing so much, Wei Zhaoning has let go of the past. She no longer has such complicated feelings for them. From a distance, they seem like old friends.

Everyone has their own tasks to complete, but fortunately, she has grown up and is now very happy.

Pei Ran said, "Sister-in-law, you're not going to soften your heart, are you? You can't go back again. If you go back again, my brother will definitely not survive."

Wei Zhaoning laughed and said, "How silly! The past is gone. What I want is now. I love your brother, and I will never leave him again."

For her, the best solution to happiness is to put all the good or bad memories of the past into a trash bag, throw it in the trash can, and delete it from her world, move forward, and never look back.

Seeing her resolute expression, Pei Ran felt relieved.

"That's good, that's good."

Back at the Prince's Palace.

The two saw Pei Yi was in a fit of rage, looking like he was about to throw a tantrum, and were waiting for Pei Ran to come back and teach him a lesson.

Xue Jin appeared righteous and indignant, accusing the Seventh Princess of forcibly kissing him in the street in front of the Regent, and then forcibly taking him back to the palace, intending to make him a male concubine.

"Pei Ran, you're becoming more and more outrageous!"

Pei Ran hid behind Wei Zhaoning, "Brother, you can't say that. Is it wrong for me to like him and want to keep him? Just like you, if you hadn't already fallen for sister-in-law, why did you deliberately approach her?"

Pei Yi retorted angrily, "I'm not like you! Where did you learn this nonsense from? You have absolutely no manners!"

Wei Zhaoning said, "Husband, you can't say that."

This young master was redeemed by Xiao Ran, so according to their relationship, he belongs to Xiao Ran.

Pei Yi glanced at that Young Master Xue.

Young Master Xue was also speechless.

Pei Ran said, "Besides, I won't force him or do anything to him before he falls in love with me. Brother, I'm not some lawless outlaw."

Young Master Xue looked at her in surprise, "You won't hurt me?"

Pei Ran nodded. "Of course. What kind of person do you take me for? I won't touch you unless you want to."

If you haven't fallen for me within six months, I'll let you go, okay?

Pei Yi's vision went black. He looked helplessly at his domineering little sister, but when he saw Wei Zhaoning's supportive gaze, he chose to shut up.

Forget it, I'm too lazy to talk about it.

Young Master Xue made up his mind: "It's a deal. If I don't like you after six months, you'll let me go!"