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

"Ashu, stop looking, it's dirty," Wei Zhaoning said with some concern.

Shen Shu just sneered. Over this period of time, she had already figured out many things.

As for feelings, they had long been exhausted before, and now seeing Li Changming like this, he only felt a sense of satisfaction.

However, after looking at him for a while, his inhuman and ghostly appearance made her feel a little nauseous, and she didn't want to ruin her good mood for going out today.

"Let's go."

Li Changming was completely unable to get up. The stubborn voice in his mind grew weaker and weaker. He struggled to his feet and pleaded, "Please, give me some food, or even just some water."

"I will never forget you all when I get to high school. Saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-story pagoda. I almost made it, and I won't break my promise. I will turn things around soon. Whoever saves me, I... I will appoint them as my most capable subordinate."

He endured the excruciating pain in his throat, wishing someone would give him a handful of water to help him regain his strength.

"Hahaha! That's hilarious! Did you hear that? He's going to appoint someone as his subordinate!"

"Keep dreaming! You're not even in your right mind."

The once refined and cultured Lord Li is now worse off than a beggar on the street.

At least a beggar can get some food, and even if he's in a bad situation, he's not as pathetic as he is.

Li Changming fell into despair.

He couldn't understand—were these people's hearts made of stone?

He climbed all the way to the capital just to participate in the imperial examinations and to benefit the people.

Why, when he was only one step away from the finish line, would they not even give him a handful of water?

What did he do wrong? Even cats and dogs on the street would be helped, so why can these people still laugh when he is a living person who is about to die?

They're just a bunch of hypocritical scoundrels!

As the light gradually faded, Li Changming vaguely seemed to see a middle-aged man wearing armor.

"Young man? Are you alright?"

The man fed him water, gave him some dry food to fill his stomach, and then took him to a restaurant where he ate a lot of delicacies.

"I am a scholar who has come to the capital to take the imperial examination. Thank you for saving me, sir."

My parents are gone, and I have no money on me..."

He ate it all up, he had never eaten anything so good in his life. Every bite made his blood rush to his head and inspired him. Or maybe he had been hungry for too long. He felt that having such a delicious meal was enough.

"Alright, I'll take you back to the manor. You can stay there until the exam." The man's eyes were filled with pity.

This man's house is huge! He must be very rich. It's even more luxurious than the county magistrate's house.

Li Changming was timid and hesitant. Several servants bathed and perfumed him, but he kept thanking them.

"Thank you, thank you, sir."

He changed his tune after a moment, "I'm sorry, sir, I'm too dirty, I can do it myself..."

The servants chuckled, as if they were mocking him.

He put on a brand new set of clothes, and the man came to pick him up in person.

"You can stay in this room from now on. I have many strategies and plans for you to study. Don't feel pressured. You're so young; you might become a pillar of society someday."

He didn't understand why the man had saved him and let him live in a big house.

He nodded blankly, and only relaxed a little after the man left. He sat on the animal skin rug, only daring to put his buttocks down a third of the way, his body tense, bouncing up as soon as he put them down.

How can he be worthy of sitting on such a nice bed?

Fear and unease overwhelmed him; he was terrified and heartbroken.

So this is what life is like for the rich?

Why is it that some people can't even afford to eat and almost starve to death on their way to the capital for the imperial examinations, while others have dozens of servants at their beck and call, eat delicacies every day, and sleep in such soft beds?

The room was warm and cozy, a stark contrast to the bleak and biting weather outside.

It's like another world.

Suddenly, he caught a glimpse of a girl in red outside the house. She had a smile on her face and delicate features, as charming as a doll in a New Year's picture book.

He was stunned.

Where did this fairy sister come from? Is she a fairy? How can there be such a beautiful person?

He was stunned, and for a moment, he even forgot to breathe.

The person outside smiled gently at him, nodded, and then left.

All that remained was a bright red silhouette.

Suddenly, he regained consciousness.

Someone saved him! Someone gave him food! He has strength now! He's only a short distance from the examination hall, and he'll soon be able to take the imperial examination!

Without thinking it through, he excitedly rushed out; Heaven had been kind to him.

He thought to himself that once he achieved success, he would definitely make this rich man his subordinate and would certainly not mistreat him!

He rushed out of the mansion, only to see the three large characters "Duanwang Mansion".

He suddenly felt a sharp pain in his brain and abruptly opened his eyes.

He was still lying on the streets of the capital, surrounded by countless unfamiliar faces mocking him. His throat was still dry and sore, and his body was still weak and powerless.

Even opening my eyes is so tiring.

Where is his benefactor? Where is that fairy sister?

Was it a dream?

He struggled to lift his eyelids and looked into the distance, where he saw a familiar, bright red figure.

It was that fairy sister. She had grown taller and become more elegant. The only difference was that she no longer turned around and smiled at me.

His consciousness grew increasingly hazy, and he thought, "If only that dream were real."

Suddenly! He snapped back to reality.

Prince Duan's Residence, Prince Duan, Princess Duan, Shen Shu.

It's all true.

He just ruined that kindness with his own hands.

My heart was in excruciating pain, and my nearly dried-up blood turned into tears that flowed uncontrollably.

My benefactor...His Royal Highness Duan Wang...

Father-in-law, mother-in-law, wife...

Could you please save me one more time...?

I was really wrong.

No one could hear what he was saying.

In everyone's eyes, the former Lord Li had closed his eyes forever, his mouth still covered with disgusting, filthy white foam, curled up in a ball, like a dried corpse.

"He's dead? Men, throw him into a mass grave!"

The voices of officers and soldiers rang out.

This farce has finally come to an end.

Hatred, resentment, distortion, pain, hope, and regret all turned into a rotting corpse, devoured clean by maggots.

Fortunately, Shen Shu's mood was not affected, and the two had already arrived at the plum garden.

"You're so beautiful, Ningning. By the way, have you ever thought about remarrying? You're still young. You and Lu Zhufeng haven't even consummated your marriage, have you? If you don't run away now, when will you?"

Shen Shu broke off a plum blossom.

Wei Zhaoning was taken aback. Wei Jiaruo had been making very little movement lately, so she would probably have to stay at the Marquis's residence for a while before she could get away.

However, he couldn't tell Shen Shu about his rebirth, so he could only vaguely say:

"Now..."

A deep, magnetic voice suddenly came from behind.

"Now is not the time, then when will it be? Miss Wei."