The mistress just wanted to be bad, but she took off after being replaced

As the daughter-in-law of the prime minister, even if she had no interest in state affairs, she could be drawn into the treacherous palace and court struggles at any time because she was in Kyoto, the center of power.

In life, there are some disasters that you cannot escape even if you try your best to avoid them.

Unless you are willing to be an unknown passerby from the beginning.

However, she was not born into a wealthy family. Although her parents-in-law showed some affection for her when she first entered the prime minister's residence, that was not enough to become a solid support for her to stand firm in the complex family.

In her heart, she has someone she wants to protect. For that love, she must become strong and become someone who can protect herself and the one she loves from wind and rain.

Does she really want to stay out of it, stay out of it, and be a carefree bystander?

If there really is such a carefree life, who wouldn't want to be a little princess loved by everyone?

Pei Yu's brows were locked even tighter: "Look back now, there's still time for everything."

Sheng Junwei's eyes slowly focused on Pei Yu's face, with a mixture of determination and teasing in her eyes: "Pei Yu, I suddenly realized that the title of Doctor Sheng actually has a unique charm."

At this point, her tone turned relaxed and confident, "Perhaps soon, I will be able to become Minister Sheng, or even Minister Sheng... Don't you think it's a pretty cool thing for a wife to hold important positions in the country?"

Then, she shrugged lightly, with a sly smile: "Of course, if you mind that my brilliance overshadows you, then we can sign a divorce agreement. You can pursue your beautiful wife, and I will continue on this road full of challenges and opportunities. In this way, we can each be wonderful. Isn't it the best of both worlds?"

Pei Yu raised a cold smile, and his voice was full of sarcasm: "Your wishful thinking is too loud. Behind your confidence, have you ever considered the impermanence of life?"

"Forget it. From now on, it's better to let such words disappear in the wind." Sheng Junwei frowned slightly, wanting to say something but stopping herself.

However, the commotion outside Prince Qing's mansion interrupted his thoughts, and a crowd began to gather and talk.

Soon, a group of servants surrounded a man in a wheelchair and slowly came into everyone's sight like stars surrounding the moon.

The man seemed to be about thirty years old, with a calm face and extraordinary temperament, but there was an indelible sadness in his furrowed brows and eyes.

Facing the eunuch Yu who came, he did not show any humility as a subject should have, and said calmly: "With this imperfect body of mine, please spare me those red tapes."

Eunuch Yu was stunned at first, but he reacted quickly and bowed in response, with a hint of surprise in his tone: "Your Majesty is seriously ill, your honorable body is exempted from the ceremony of kneeling."

Prince Qing said nothing more, but just sat there quietly, as if everything in the outside world had nothing to do with him.

Suddenly, his eyes inadvertently swept across the carriage parked not far away. A sharp light flashed across his eyes for a moment, but then he returned to calm.

Eunuch Yu was unaware of this and just unfolded the imperial edict in his hand and read it aloud.

The content of the imperial edict was not surprising. It was nothing more than the emperor's magnanimous grace, bestowing a bunch of symbolic rewards on Prince Qing.

However, anyone with a discerning eye could see that behind these rewards was actually a test of Prince Qing. Through Sheng Junwei's observation, she tried to find out whether Prince Qing had a rebellious heart and whether he was the mastermind behind the assassination that shocked the court and the public.

After all, the so-called "Loyal Prince" was just a scapegoat who was pushed out to take responsibility.

With the end of the reward ceremony, Eunuch Yu was preparing to leave, and Sheng Junwei was about to return to the palace to report. The atmosphere seemed a little subtle.

At this moment, a cold and deep voice broke the silence: "Eunuch Yu, don't you plan to invite that distinguished guest into the mansion for a talk?"

Eunuch Yu looked bewildered: "Hey, where did this distinguished guest come from?"

The corner of Prince Qing's mouth curled up into a meaningful smile: "Could the person in the carriage be the legendary Madam Pei who is praised as a divine fortune teller for her perfect calculations?"

Eunuch Yu's body trembled and his expression froze, while Prince Qing's men were quietly approaching the mysterious carriage.

Sheng Junwei sighed softly, and saw two powerful guards walking towards the carriage step by step. He said calmly: "Your Highness, please come with me to the palace. Some things are more important if they are explained face to face."

Prince Qing snorted coldly, his eyes flashing with complex hatred: "Humph, I want to see what tricks he can play!"

The people around him were horrified when they heard this: "Your Majesty, this cannot be done!"

No matter how others tried to persuade him, Prince Qing's determination was as solid as a rock.

At the same time, deep in the palace, the emperor's eyes fell gently and complicatedly on the man in the wheelchair, and his voice was full of nostalgia and a trace of barely perceptible loneliness: "Huai Ting, you are finally willing to come to see me."

The man called Chu Huaiting responded with a sneer, his words full of disdain: "Your Majesty deliberately set up a trap and invited Madam Pei to come to your house. It's nothing more than to force me to show up and find a good opportunity to eliminate me, a hidden danger with 'evil intentions'? Your Majesty is worrying too much. My life has already been put aside. If you really want to take it away, I will never resist."

"Chu Huaiting, you know in your heart that I have never had such an idea!" the emperor explained anxiously.

On the side, Sheng Junwei and Pei Yu stood side by side, watching the dramatic scene before them, feeling that everything was too bizarre.

It was rumored that the reason Prince Qing broke his leg and nearly died on the frontier was all a conspiracy carefully planned by the emperor. However, the situation before him seemed to reveal a completely different truth.

Looking at the two people, one of whom seemed to be hesitant to speak, and the other who refused to communicate, Sheng Junwei spoke up to break the deadlock: "My Lords, perhaps it would be more appropriate for us to step aside for the time being and give each other some space to think?"

The emperor suddenly realized that there were foreign guests in the palace, and he felt a little embarrassed. Then he changed his mind and said to Madam Pei: "Since Madam Pei has the ability to predict the future, why don't you explain to us what misunderstandings there are between Huai Ting and me?"

After saying this, the entire hall fell into silence again.

Sheng Junwei looked solemn and said slowly, "It's OK. In order to make a more accurate calculation, I need your birth dates as an aid."

There was a hint of amusement and disdain in Prince Qing's eyes, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth. "I've heard that Madam Pei can tell a person's life trajectory just by looking at their face. Why do you need to use something as mundane as their birth date and horoscope in front of me, Prince Qing, today? Is this a unique test for me, or is it another carefully designed trap?"

He secretly speculated in his heart that this was just an excuse for Sheng Junwei to ask the emperor for his birth date and horoscope. His suspicions were like the turbulent and complicated past many years ago, which made him alert.