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

Shen Mengyao got on the sedan chair and the bearers carried her. After they had walked a few steps, Li Junfeng rushed out and blocked their way.

"The county lord."

The number of times he called himself "Princess" can be counted on one's fingers.

Shen Mengyao opened her eyes, too lazy to lift the curtain, and only asked faintly across the sedan: "Who is outside?"

A bitter smile flashed across Li Junfeng's face: "Have you forgotten my voice so quickly, Princess?"

"Oh, it's Li Junfeng. What do you want from me?"

Shen Mengyao's lazy voice came out calmly.

The more distant they were, the more uneasy Li Junfeng became.

Only now did he fully understand that he had Shen Mengyao's love for him, but he had never cherished it.

Sensing the long silence outside, Shen Mengyao smiled faintly.

"If you don't tell me, then this princess doesn't have the time to spend here with you."

Li Junfeng took a step forward, suppressed the humiliation in his heart, knelt on one knee, clasped his fists and said, "I want to borrow some money from the princess, and I will definitely pay you back double in the future."

Shen Mengyao sneered.

"When we divorced, it was not very decent. Now you ask me to borrow money. Are you stupid?"

Li Junfeng bit his lips tightly and said in a low voice: "If I hadn't been desperate, I wouldn't have asked you, Princess, we have been husband and wife for several years. Now my mother is seriously ill and dying. I hope you can lend me some money so that I can save my mother."

Shen Mengyao sneered: "Are you asking me to repay evil with kindness?"

Li Junfeng's face changed, and he said hesitantly: "My mother may be a little arrogant sometimes, but she is not a bad person. I hope the princess can save his life. I will repay her for her hard work."

"She is more than arrogant, she is just bad." Shen Mengyao exposed mercilessly, smiled coldly, and said in a deep voice: "As for me, I don't need you to work like a slave. Your future is clear at a glance. There is no point in investing in you. I will not repay evil with kindness. How can I repay kindness if I repay evil with kindness? Go away."

Li Junfeng never expected that she would be so heartless.

He gave up all his dignity just to ensure his mother's safety, but even so, Shen Mengyao still rejected him harshly and trampled on his dignity.

Li Junfeng bit his lip and asked fiercely, "Do you have to be so heartless?"

Shen Mengyao sneered, "If I'm not ruthless to you, I'd be cruel to myself. I forgave you once and asked you to kick out Meng Yuehuan, the one you were having an affair with, but you set up a yard to secretly raise her, exposing her to so many noble ladies in the capital, trampling on my face. At that time, did you ever think of the word ruthless?"

Li Junfeng was choked for a moment and was speechless.

Shen Mengyao's voice echoed in the silent air, with unquestionable determination and indifference, making the air around them seem to solidify a little.

"Do you think that kneeling down and admitting your mistakes now can erase the harm you have caused me? I, Shen Mengyao, am not a heartless person, but I cannot be gentle to someone who has hurt me so deeply. Your request today is just because you have suffered the consequences of your own actions, but you want me to clean up the mess for you. How can there be such a good deal in this world?"

Li Junfeng's face was as pale as paper, his eyes were slightly red, he knew he was in the wrong, but still refused to give up, and there was a hint of pleading in his voice.

"Princess, I know I was wrong and didn't cherish her well, but my mother is innocent. She is old and can't stand such a blow. I, Li Junfeng, am willing to spend the rest of my life to make up for the harm I have caused you. I only ask you to save my mother and give me a chance to reform."

Shen Mengyao sighed softly, and this sigh contained too many emotions - disappointment, anger, and a hint of barely perceptible sadness.

"Li Junfeng, do you think that life is a play that can be arranged at will and you can start over if you make a mistake? My sincerity, Shen Mengyao, has been trampled on by you time and time again, and now it has been turned to dust. I deeply sympathize with your mother's illness, but the Princess's Mansion does not have the spare money to help you. You should find a solution yourself instead of pinning your hopes on me, who has nothing to do with you."

After saying that, Shen Mengyao gently raised her hand, signaling the sedan bearers to lift the sedan.

The sedan chair went away, cutting off all sights and sounds from the outside world, as if it was also cutting off all the grudges of the past.

Li Junfeng looked at the sedan chair going away, speechless.

Zhu returned to the yard dejectedly. She seemed to be better today. She sat on a lounge chair in the yard to bask in the sun, but her face was still pale.

"Where have you been? Why are you so downcast?"

Zhu asked.

Li Junfeng coughed and was about to find an excuse to get away with it when Zhu sighed.

"Are you trying to hide it from me? I can tell at a glance that you've been lying since you were a child."

Unable to hide the truth from his mother, Li Junfeng had to tell the truth.

When Zhu heard that it was about her own affairs, she burst into tears: "You are such a kind-hearted child, how could you let that woman bully you like that!"

Li Junfeng sighed: "Mom, don't say that. It was me who was the one who…"

Zhu understood what he meant and coughed heavily while covering her handkerchief: "Humph, which man doesn't take a concubine? She relies on her status as a princess to do evil things."

"Okay, stop talking." Li Junfeng was upset!

Now, he was in a very conflicted state. On the one hand, he still liked Meng Yuehuan very much, but on the other hand, he vaguely felt that he was sorry for Shen Mengyao.

Zhu held her chest and coughed heavily a few times, her sharp eyes showing shrewdness and calculation.

"If you can't persuade him, then I will go and beg him. I will sit at the door of his house. I don't believe she can watch me die."

"Mom." Li Junfeng looked at her worriedly: "You can't worry about your illness anymore."

"It's settled." Zhu narrowed her eyes and said coldly, "We're going to die anyway. She treated us like this. Even if I die, I want to die in front of her! Let everyone spit on her."

Li Junfeng couldn't persuade her, and he also thought this was a good idea, so he nodded and said, "Mom, that's the only way."

He felt mixed emotions. He was shocked by his mother's determination, but also worried about whether her body could withstand such an ordeal.

He knew Shen Mengyao's character very well, and knew that once she made a decision, she would not change it easily. However, his mother's words also made him realize that this might be their last chance.

The next morning, as soon as the sky turned pale, Zhu insisted on getting up and going to the Princess's Mansion.

Li Junfeng couldn't persuade her, so he spent a few cents to call a cart from the road and carefully helped his mother get on the cart.

"Mom, be careful."

"Don't worry, even if I die, I'd rather die in front of the princess's mansion." Zhu patted his hands and sneered, with a sinister determination in the depths of her eyes.