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

The two men held Lu Jieshuang down and forcefully tore open her thin clothes, giving her no chance to struggle.

"Wow, that's really nice, so tender."

"It's a real shame that he died like this."

The two men, driven by lust, took turns torturing Lu Jieshuang.

Lu Jieshuang screamed for a long time, until her voice became hoarse and tears welled up in her eyes.

"My sister-in-law is Wei Zhaoning, how dare you..."

Seeing that the two men were about to continue, she couldn't bear it any longer and cried.

Of all the people she knew, Wei Zhaoning was the only one with any status, so at this moment she could only invoke Wei Zhaoning's name.

The man chuckled, finding it amusing.

"Don't dream about it. Everyone knows how eccentric your Marquis's mansion is. You always favor the other Marquis's wife so much, how could she possibly come to your rescue!"

"I'd rather you die a quicker death. Madam Wei didn't react at all; she even went to a restaurant with the princess and her maids for a nice meal!"

"So, be good, don't be stubborn, it'll be over soon, don't resist."

*

The Yongxin Marquis's Residence.

The old lady wept uncontrollably, pleading, "Ningning, please save Shuang'er! I'm begging you on my knees, please!"

Lu Zhufeng also couldn't bear it. Although the scene had greatly shocked him, this was, after all, his little sister whom he had watched grow up since childhood, and his most beloved little sister.

Only Lu Ze looked gloating. He didn't care about anyone in his family at all; he felt that Lu Jieshuang deserved what she got.

Wei Zhaoning looked at her calmly and said, "Mother, what you said is strange."

"This isn't something I can solve just by begging. For a young girl like Ashuang to do something like this is already outrageous. But don't you think about it? She has nothing. Where did she get so many places to meet with Li Changming in secret?"

"If Mother wishes to save her, she might as well find the person who aided and abetted the evildoer, hand them over to His Majesty, and argue with him. Perhaps then Lu Jieshuang could avoid death."

As she said this, she made a pointed remark, raising an eyebrow as she looked at Wei Jiaruo.

Wei Jiaruo's brow twitched, her eyes darting away. "What do you mean by that!"

The old lady and Lu Zhufeng looked puzzled, but only Lu Jieyue saw through Wei Jiaruo at a glance.

Previously, Wei Jiaruo had promised to help her ease her relationship with Meng Yun, but that was just to curry favor with her and get her on her side so that she could compete with Wei Zhaoning.

Since that's the case, she certainly won't overlook Ashuang's side either.

Her tone was sharp, "Wei Jiaruo."

"Those disgusting clothes we found in Ashuang's room, were they a gift from you?"

Wei Jiaruo's heart suddenly jumped to her throat, and this strange, guilty behavior was noticed by everyone.

"Are you mute?! Tell the truth now!"

"And the last time I ran into Ashuang in front of that house under your name, could it have been you too?"

Seeing that she could no longer hide it, Wei Jiaruo burst into tears.

"My lord, my lord, please let me explain."

"Those clothes were indeed gifts from me, but Ashuang herself came to ask me if I had any clothes that would enhance her charm. I thought she was just a little girl who had grown up and was curious, so I gave her a few sets..."

The old lady's brows could trap a fly.

"How dare you teach her to seduce men!"

Wei Jiaru knelt down with a thud, "No...no, I didn't!"

It was Ah Shuang who kept pestering me; I just thought she was curious, so I...

As for that house, I only gave it to Ashuang because she was in a bad mood for a while. She just said she would go there to stay for a few days to clear her head.

"Ignorance is no excuse, my lord, and my mother!"

Lu Zhufeng's face was darker than the bottom of a pot. What sins had his Lu family committed?

Wei Zhaoning chuckled lightly, "Sister, you say ignorance is no excuse?"

"Then tell me, what is this?"

At that moment, she took out a letter from her sleeve.

Lu Zhufeng snatched it away abruptly. It read: [The musk has been made into a sachet; find an opportunity to have it worn by Lord Li.]

"This was found in Lu Jieshuang's room, sister. Look, isn't this your handwriting?"

Wei Jiaruo's eyes widened suddenly, her mouth agape but she couldn't speak, her palms sweating profusely.

Lu Zhufeng slapped her so hard she fell to the ground.

"How dare you! Princess Changning suffered a miscarriage, and you were involved too! You instigated a young girl like Ashuang to do such a thing; you're trying to bring the Marquis's mansion to its knees!"

"My lord...my lord...it wasn't me, I didn't."

The old lady had a splitting headache.

Lu Jieyue said, "Come with me to the palace now to see His Majesty! If you can't bring Ashuang back, I won't let you off the hook!"

She grabbed Wei Jiaruo's ear, her grip tightening.

Wei Jiaruo cried out in shock, "I'm carrying the Marquis's child! Are you really willing to do this! Marquis, you've even chosen a name for the child, are you really willing to let him die with me?!"

Lu Zhufeng angrily retorted, "With a mother as wicked as you, I think even the birth of a child is a sin!"

"You've truly misjudged me by harming the Marquis's mansion!"

Wei Zhaoning pursed her lips and smiled, "Not bad, Lu Zhufeng, you've finally made some progress."

The old lady remained silent, neither agreeing nor disagreeing, but Lu Zhufeng and Lu Jieyue were relentless towards Wei Jiaruo.

"Don't always use a child as a shield. You're not the only woman in Zhu Feng's life. You can get pregnant, but others can't?"

You're just putting on an act! I think you did it on purpose! Half of what Ashuang did was deliberately instigated by you!

"Guards! Grab her and drag her to the palace!"

Wei Jiaruo's legs went weak. She had planned everything, but she never expected things to develop to this point.

Soon, the guards came and roughly lifted the person up.

The old lady felt sorry for the child in her womb, raised her hand and sighed, but in the end she didn't say anything and let her be.

"My lord!"

"etc!"

"I confess, I did it, I did it!"

"But Lord Marquis, you might consider this: if it's now revealed that other members of your household were involved in Princess Changning's miscarriage, will His Majesty spare your household?"

"Even if you divorce me, His Majesty will remember that it was you who insisted on bringing me into the mansion as a secondary wife!"

His Majesty has already shown extraordinary leniency by only pursuing Lu Jieshuang's case and not extending his anger to the Marquis's residence. If I were handed over now, I don't know if Lu Jieshuang could be saved, but can the Marquis's residence truly remain uninvolved?

The action stopped, and Lu Zhufeng ordered the guards to put Wei Jiaruo down.

"Princess Changning is His Majesty's own niece! Is the Marquis really going to ruin the entire Marquis's mansion for the sake of Ashuang alone?"

Everyone was speechless, except for Lu Ze, who smiled and shook his head.

He initially hated Lu Jieshuang, but now he realized that he and Lu Jieshuang were essentially the same kind of people.

It's a discarded pawn.