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

Li Junfeng's face turned pale in an instant. How could he bear to see his sweetheart become dust stepped on by others?

He stared at Shen Mengyao with cold eyes: "Isn't your request too absurd? Yue Huan is a guest, how can she do rough work?"

Shen Mengyao sneered: "Guest? Li Junfeng, don't forget that every penny of this house is my dowry! She eats and lives here for free, and spends my dowry lavishly. Do you think I will endure it forever?"

Meng Yuehuan hurriedly grabbed Li Junfeng's hand, pleading in her eyes: "Brother Junfeng, Huanhuan is like a floating duckweed, stranded here, penniless, where can I get money? Besides, I just spent a little money!"

Shen Mengyao interrupted her, "Do you think I don't know about your extravagant spending? Clothes, jewelry, furnishings, which one wasn't bought with my dowry money? Meng Yuehuan, since it's just a little, I think you and your brother Junfeng are able to pay me back?"

Li Junfeng was speechless after hearing what Shen Mengyao said. He knew that what Shen Mengyao said was true, but he didn't want to lose face in front of Meng Yuehuan. He took a deep breath and tried to calm the quarrel: "Mengyao, let's have a good talk."

"What are you talking about?" Shen Mengyao raised her eyebrows. "How did you squander my dowry?"

"I..." Li Junfeng was speechless. He found that he couldn't answer Shen Mengyao's question at all. He had always thought that Shen Mengyao was a weak and vulnerable woman.

But now it seems that she has become tough and decisive.

Meng Yuehuan watched the quarrel between the two people become more and more intense, and felt secretly proud in her heart.

Now it seems that the conflict between Shen Mengyao and Li Junfeng is getting deeper and deeper. This is a good opportunity for her to get promoted!

"Brother Junfeng," she said softly with tears in her eyes and sobbing, "Why don't I leave? I don't want you to quarrel because of me."

Li Junfeng held Meng Yuehuan's hand tightly: "You can't leave. I will take care of this matter." Then he turned to Shen Mengyao: "Mengyao, where are you going to let her go, she is an orphan?"

Shen Mengyao narrowed her eyes and refused to give in: "Either leave, or stay and work as a maid to pay off the debt!"

Meng Yuehuan bit her lips tightly, her eyes hesitant.

Li Junfeng's face flushed, and he clenched his hands into fists, as if he wanted to pour all his helplessness and anger into them. After a long while, he said solemnly, "Okay."

"Brother Junfeng." Meng Yuehuan looked at him aggrievedly.

Li Junfeng felt distressed but helpless: "I think Mengyao won't make it too difficult for you. She also promised to save your father, and she will definitely not break her promise."

Hearing him mention this, Shen Mengyao trembled slightly. In her previous life, she allowed Meng Yuehuan to deceive and anger her with her pitiful appearance. She spent all her efforts, wasted her face in the royal family, and carried the infamy of favoritism and bending the law, but she got out a family of ungrateful people!

She remained calm and said, "Don't worry, I will think of a way. Sister, come to my yard to work earlier, and we will settle the accounts. Don't worry, for the sake of our family, I will not treat you too harshly."

She did her superficial work perfectly, but Meng Yuehuan's lips trembled slightly and she couldn't utter a word.

Shen Mengyao was not polite either. She asked someone to take the dowry list and count it in front of her. After counting, Bicui walked to her side and said, "Madam, we are still missing a pair of jade rings and a gold hairpin."

Fortunately, it’s nothing serious.

Shen Mengyao was also generous: "Since she is gone, I won't care. I will convert it into silver and put it in the account, and deduct it from the monthly salary. Miss Yue Huan must have no objection to this solution, right? If she really can't pay it back, it will be real theft. Considering that Sister Yue Huan is Junfeng's cousin, I will be magnanimous and not make a fuss about this matter to the government office. It's not decent!"

Meng Yuehuan clearly felt that she was at a disadvantage, but on the surface, Shen Mengyao acted as if she was being very kind to her. She was extremely angry, but there was nothing she could do.

Having established his authority and regained the upper hand, Shen Mengyao did not stay long and left in a mighty manner, taking her things.

Along the way, maids and old women glanced and whispered.

Shen Mengyao had no intention of avoiding anyone. Instead, she wanted everyone to see clearly who was the mistress of the family who was in charge of the household affairs. The whole family depended on her for their survival, so they had to be careful not to go down the wrong path.

When they returned to the courtyard, Bi Cui was extremely happy: "Madam, you finally got it. Today I am really proud of you. From now on, Meng Yuehuan will never dare to step on your head."

When Shen Mengyao thought of the maids and old women in her previous life, she realized something was wrong and they reminded her in various ways. However, she was blinded by the promises she made in her youth until the end.

She held Beatrice's hand and said, "I'm really sorry for the injustice you've suffered these days!"

She must get back everything that couple owed her.

Compared to that couple, Shen Mengyao is more worried about Qi Sui'an now. This is a sword hanging over her head, and she doesn't know when it will fall. This man is unfathomable and she must not get close to him.

She didn't want to go, and she was worried until late at night. Bitui saw that the candle in the room had dimmed, so she lit another one.

Seeing a figure swaying in front of her, she came back to her senses and asked softly, "What time is it?"

Beatrice replied softly, "It's already midnight, it's late, the lights in other courtyards are all off, Madam, you should go to bed early."

Shen Mengyao nodded thoughtfully and made up her mind that she could not go today. She was about to undress and take a rest. When she turned around, she suddenly saw a person standing in the yard, and he disappeared in a blink of an eye.

That was a woman, and it seemed like she had seen her before somewhere. Shen Mengyao suddenly remembered that she seemed to be the attendant who accompanied Qi Sui'an to the banquet yesterday.

She suddenly appeared here, apparently to remind herself that she had to go, otherwise Qi Suian would not know what trouble she would cause. She made up her mind, found a hat, put it on her head, carried a lantern, and went to the corner gate.

She opened the door effortlessly and shone the lantern outside. There was a carriage parked at the corner of the street, with a faint light coming from inside.

Shen Mengyao took a deep breath and walked over quickly. The servant lifted the curtain of the carriage, inviting her to get in.

She lifted her skirt and got into the carriage. The carriage was spacious. The man leaned on the seat, resting his head with his hands and closing his eyes. The bright light of the palace lanterns reflected on the man's face, outlining his deep eyes and shrewd thin lips.

"I'm here to keep my appointment."

Qi Sui'an opened his eyes, and a deep smile flashed in his dark and deep eyes.

"If my people hadn't shown up, would you still have come?"

Shen Mengyao was touched by the truth, raised her face, chuckled and said: "Your Highness knows it clearly, why do you still ask when you know it?"

Qi Sui'an narrowed his eyes slightly, his voice cold and steady: "Very good, I like your frankness."