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

It was already late at night, and Lu Zhufeng and Wei Jiaruo were fast asleep.

Lu Ze appeared furtively at the door and said to the servant on night watch outside, "Call my brother out; I need to speak with him."

Seeing Lu Ze's reeking of alcohol, the servant frowned instinctively and went into the inner room.

Lu Ze paced back and forth at the door, impatient. He was preparing to settle a score with his brother.

A moment later, Lu Zhufeng's drowsy voice could be heard from inside.

"What's wrong, Aze? Why aren't you asleep so late? What do you need me for?"

He didn't come out; he was still lying in bed, showing no sincerity whatsoever.

Lu Ze was already feeling frustrated, and this only made him angrier.

"I have something important to discuss with you. Please come out!"

His tone of voice became somewhat harsh, and he stopped calling his elder brother.

Lu Zhufeng was not fully awake yet and did not take it to heart. He said nonchalantly, "Let's talk about whatever urgent matter is tomorrow."

His Highness the Crown Prince has invited me for tea early tomorrow morning; we can discuss it when I return.

Lu Ze opened his mouth, and when the Crown Prince was mentioned, it really reminded him.

Now that Wei Jiaruo has brought this connection to the Marquis's residence, we must not sever our ties with His Highness the Crown Prince.

His original idea was that since it was a curse, he would find a Taoist priest to break the curse and make his brother divorce Wei Jiaruo.

In this way, outsiders will no longer say that the elder brother started a relationship with Wei Zhaoning and then abandoned her, that he was fickle and betrayed her feelings.

Judging from the current situation...

Even if the elder brother is to make changes and compensation, it shouldn't be Wei Jiaruo who leaves.

Wei Zhaoning was never the person her brother liked. She usurped his place and brought trouble upon herself, which made her brother bear the reputation of starting something and then abandoning it, betraying his feelings.

If anyone should be leaving, it should be Wei Zhaoning.

Thinking this, he replied hesitantly, "Then I won't disturb your rest, brother."

"it is good."

After saying that, he went to Wei Zhaoning's courtyard.

*

"Miss, Lu Jieshuang has gone out again," Dongxu whispered.

A sinister glint flashed in Wei Zhaoning's eyes. "Heh."

"Don't alert her yet. Let her hop around like a grasshopper in autumn."

Dongxu: "Yes."

Just then, a terrifying banging sound came from outside the door.

"Wei Zhaoning! Come out!"

Wei Zhaoning frowned slightly. "Who?"

Lu Ze had no patience whatsoever. He kicked the door down and solemnly said as soon as he entered, "Leave the Marquis's residence."

Wei Zhaoning was puzzled by this. "What did you say?"

"Leave the Marquis's residence, don't you understand?"

"Whether my brother likes you or not, you should have known it in your heart long ago. Is it really meaningful to occupy this position and annoy all of us?"

Wei Zhaoning paused for a moment, then said, "Fine, go ask your brother for a letter of divorce."

Upon hearing this, Lu Ze sneered, "You don't need to use this as a shield."

If Wei Zhaoning left the Marquis's mansion through a divorce, then it doesn't count. Outsiders will only think that her brother went too far, that Wei Zhaoning suffered a lot, and that she left here heartbroken.

My elder brother remains a cold-hearted and ungrateful person.

"Isn't your general's mansion supposed to be incredibly powerful? Even if you were divorced and sent back home, no one would dare say anything to you. You know perfectly well that my brother can't write a divorce agreement. Are you deliberately using the divorce agreement as a pretext to try and stay in the marquis's mansion any longer?"

Wei Zhaoning didn't speak, but just sighed.

Lu Ze: "I really don't understand the point of what you're doing. What did I do to offend you? Don't you think you've destroyed enough of my things? Don't you feel guilty?"

"Then tell me, how did I ruin you?"

Lu Ze swallowed his words back. Rebirth was something that couldn't be discussed openly.

But he had drunk quite a bit today and wasn't very clear-headed, so he told Bai Yunxiao about it.

Wei Zhaoning smiled. So he had been dumped and was now using her as a scapegoat.

"Aze, even if Young Master Bai wants male prostitutes, he won't choose you. Is that my fault too?"

As if his sore spot had been touched, Lu Ze suddenly roared, "Don't even think about making excuses!"

"If you hadn't been occupying Wei Jiaruo's place and making the situation in the Marquis's mansion so awkward, how could my brother be such a heartless and ungrateful person? How could he have brought this retribution upon me?"

"Just consider it a good deed, okay? Our Marquis's mansion really can't afford to be dragged down like this. What's the point of clinging to things that don't belong to you? Do you really have that much shamelessness?"

As Lu Ze spoke, his tone became pleading.

It was as if Wei Zhaoning was truly an ominous person, and all the suffering in the Marquis's mansion was caused by her.

Wei Zhaoning felt a chill in her heart. Although her heart had stopped hurting when she died in her previous life, she still couldn't help but feel sad now.

It wasn't that she was upset about why this family treated her this way, but rather that she was upset about the version of herself who had once worked so hard and given everything.

Doesn't she want to leave?

But on what grounds?

Why should she have to be like a stray dog, losing everything and slinking home to warm herself?

"That's an easy way of putting it."

"Please go back. If you really want to change the situation, go and persuade your brother to write a letter of divorce. I will not stay here a moment longer."

Lu Ze sprang to his feet like a lit firecracker, his hair standing on end in a disheveled mess, his eyes burning with a fierce rage as he stared intently ahead, his teeth grinding together.

"You won't listen to a polite toast, so you'll have to suffer the consequences?"

"Wei Zhaoning, I'll only say nice things once. If I see you wandering around this courtyard again tomorrow, then you can try it and see if you regret it."

His eyes grew increasingly deep and unfathomable, making Wei Zhaoning's scalp tingle.

"What are you going to do?"

Lu Ze didn't say anything, but a strange smile appeared on his lips, like a madman.

"My dear sister-in-law, please think carefully about what I said today."

After saying that, he laughed loudly and went out.

Wei Zhaoning felt uneasy, and Dongxu brought her a cup of tea.

"Miss, the Second Young Master is acting very strangely today. He usually smashes things before leaving, but today he didn't touch anything, and what he said was also very confusing."

"But don't think about it, Miss. You've been working so hard these days, you look a bit haggard."

"I've prepared a beauty-enhancing soup. Would you like to have some before bed, Miss?"

After she finished speaking, she brought over a bowl of crystal-clear, very delicious soup.

Wei Zhaoning relaxed, her gaze sharpening as she noticed the blisters on Dongxu's hands from the scalding.

"Didn't I tell you not to do these things? You fainted from exhaustion in Jiangnan last time. Your health isn't good to begin with. Take a rest first."

Dongxu pouted, "Miss, you look so haggard these days, I really can't bear it."

"Just drink it. It's my good intention after all. I won't brew it next time, I won't brew it again."

Wei Zhaoning glared at her, "If you continue to treat yourself so casually, I won't take you with me when I leave. I'll leave you at the Marquis's residence."

Dongxu feigned surprise, "Ah."

"I won't do it again, I won't do it again."