Forced to die for his loyalty, he was reborn in the arms of the cold and cruel regent!

The Queen Mother looked at her with satisfaction, took her hand, patted it gently, with a very doting expression.

"Since we are divorced, it is not appropriate for you to live alone. Why don't you return to the palace and live with me?"

Shen Mengyao shook her head and chuckled as she refused: "Empress Dowager, I'm already married, how can I live in the palace? It's better for me to live in the Princess's Mansion to avoid the outside world's gossip."

"You have really become much more sensible." The Queen Mother sighed. Having lived in the deep palace for many years, she knew in her heart that behind one's sensibility, there must be hardships and pains that ordinary people could hardly understand.

Shen Mengyao leaned in the Queen Mother's arms and nodded slightly: "It was because Mengyao was too ignorant in the past, and made the Queen Mother worry about Mengyao."

The Queen Mother said nothing more, but her phoenix eyes were filled with mixed feelings.

She returned home that same day.

The mansion had been cleared out to ensure that there were no remnants of the Li family. She only kept a small number of people, who were either her confidants or had just entered the mansion.

I thought everything would be fine, but unexpectedly, something went wrong at night!

The night was as dark as ink. Shen Mengyao sat alone in the study, flipping through some ancient books, but her heart was not at peace. Since the divorce, she seemed to have been freed from the shadow of her past life, but the heaviness in her heart was still difficult to dissipate.

Suddenly, a slight noise came from outside the window. Shen Mengyao frowned and put down the ancient book in her hand. She quietly got up, walked to the window, and gently pushed it open. She saw a black shadow flash by quickly and disappeared into the night.

She did not alarm the other party and was about to go forward to find out what was going on, but suddenly she heard a loud noise outside the main door.

Cuiwei also heard the noise, and immediately got up, found a cloak to put on her, held the lamp, accompanied her to the door, and pricked up her ears to listen to the noise outside.

There was another round of banging on the door, followed by the rough but teasing voice of the big man.

"I heard that the young lady lives alone at home and is lonely at night. I, your brother, will come and spend this beautiful night with her!"

Cuiwei, who had never been in love, had her ears turned red when she heard this.

"How dare they tease the young lady like this? I will tear their mouths apart."

Seeing Cuiwei about to rush out impulsively, Shen Mengyao stopped her and narrowed her eyes coldly: "They are just some hooligans."

"Are we just going to watch them bully the young lady like this? If the news gets out, the rumors will be terrible!" Cuiwei bit her lips tightly, feeling angry and anxious!

Shen Mengyao narrowed her cold eyes: "You are doing this! Isn't it playing into their hands?"

She gently patted Cuiwei's hand, signaling her to be patient: "There are few people in the mansion, this is not a good opportunity to fight hard."

Shen Mengyao turned back to the study and continued to read the ancient books in her hand. She knew that there might be someone behind these hooligans, whose purpose was to make her lose her reputation in the capital and make it impossible for her to gain a foothold.

Cuiwei was so anxious that she was running around, but she could only watch the villains shouting outside the door.

What Shen Mengyao was more concerned about was the mysterious figure that suddenly appeared outside her yard.

After much thought, she decided on a strategy to lure the enemy in and set up a trap outside the door.

She decided to pretend that she was at a loss and stayed indoors all day, but she secretly sent someone to deliver a letter to Lord Liu of the Jingzhao Yin Mansion, asking him to catch the ruffians.

Fortunately, the family reputation in the past was still useful.

During the day, she set rules for the rest of the people in the mansion, deliberately revealing the news that there were important properties in the yard, and told them not to appear in her yard.

In the middle of the night, there was indeed a noise outside the yard. It seemed that the noise was attracted by what he had said during the day.

Shen Mengyao did not alarm the other party this time, but held her breath and concentrated. After a while, a shout suddenly came from outside the door.

She opened her eyes and waved her hand, and the servant hiding in the house immediately came out with a stick.

The man had been trapped in the simple mechanism she had made. She expected that he would come in through the window, so she set a mousetrap there. After being caught, he would inevitably step back in pain. This time, he would fall into the deeper mechanism she had set.

It was someone who did rough gardening. She sneered, "Who ordered you to do that?"

The man suddenly fell to his knees, kowtowed and begged for mercy: "Princess, I was just bewildered for a moment! That's why I had such evil thoughts. I won't dare to do it again."

Shen Mengyao suddenly understood that the thief in the mansion was acting so boldly just because he saw that she was a woman living alone.

She narrowed her cold eyes and said loudly: "As long as the Queen Mother and the Duke's Mansion are here, this princess will stand firm. If you have such a crooked mind and want to get something for nothing, it is better to leave as soon as possible to avoid being shackled. Don't blame this princess for being cruel!"

Everyone said yes tremblingly.

Just then, there were sudden noises coming from outside the door, like the sound of well-trained footsteps.

Then, there were shouts of arrest and beating. Not long after, there was a gentle but powerful knock on the door: "Princess, these hooligans have been arrested!"

Following her gesture, Cuiwei went forward and opened the door.

Lord Liu bowed and walked in, greeting her: "Princess, the last time I saw you was when you were a child."

"At that time, my father was still in Beijing. Uncle Liu, how are you these days?" Shen Mengyao felt that everything had changed and people had changed. These people and things really seemed like a lifetime ago!

"Thank you for your concern, Princess. Everything is fine." Lord Liu glanced at the gangsters who were tied up outside the door and bowed slightly: "Princess, what do you think? How should we deal with these people?"

Shen Mengyao lowered her head and smiled: "Uncle Liu, of course, we should deal with it according to what the law says. I don't understand these things, so it's not easy for me to make a conclusion rashly."

Lord Liu understood: "Princess, please rest assured!"

After saying that, he was about to take the people away. Shen Mengyao stepped forward, nodded slightly and reminded him: "Uncle Liu, these people's appearance is strange. I suspect someone is behind them."

Lord Liu nodded: "Don't worry, Princess."

He flicked his sleeves and immediately led his men away.

The outside calmed down temporarily. She breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Cuiwei: "Close the door and go back!"

Cuiwei nodded and closed the vermilion door.

And all of this can be seen by people far away.

Qi Suian sipped tea and listened to the melodious flute music with his eyes closed.

Queyue walked in from outside the tall building and reported: "The princess has resolved all the issues."

"Really? I underestimated her." Qi Sui'an opened his eyes. He expected that this was just the beginning. How could a person like Li Junfeng give up if he could get some benefits?