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

In front of the Princess's Mansion, the morning mist was lingering. With the help of Li Junfeng, Zhu slowly got out of the car and sat beside the pedestal of the stone lion in front of the Princess's Mansion, her body as firm as a pine tree.

Although she was physically weak, her eyes revealed a shrewd and calculating commercialism. The spiritual people around her noticed this scene when they passed by, and whispers gradually arose.

"Isn't that the old lady of the Li family? I heard that she moved out of the Princess Mansion with Li Junfeng after the divorce. Why is she sitting at the door of the Princess Mansion?"

"I heard that he wanted to ask the princess to borrow money for medical treatment. Tsk tsk, what a world this is..."

Several people were discussing enthusiastically, not caring at all whether Zhu could hear them!

Zhu turned a deaf ear to him and just stared at the tightly closed door of the Princess's Mansion, as if she wanted to penetrate it with her eyes. Li Junfeng stood aside, with mixed feelings in his heart, both heartache for his mother and hesitation of not wanting to do things too drastically.

Time passed bit by bit, the sun rose gradually, but the door of the princess's mansion was still closed.

More and more people gathered around, and there were constant discussions. Many people looked at Zhu with sympathy, but some people began to point fingers and talk about Shen Mengyao's "unkindness".

"It's true that the couple divorced amicably at the beginning, but this is a matter of life and death. Isn't the group leader a little too cruel?"

"That's true! Nothing is more important than life."

"Don't say that. I remember that the incident was a big deal and the princess almost lost all her face. Fortunately, with the support of the Queen Mother, she was able to get out of the marriage. Now I see that Madam Li is quite energetic and has the energy to sit here for an hour. Maybe she did it on purpose."

Just as the atmosphere was becoming increasingly tense, the door of the Princess's Mansion finally opened slowly, and Shen Mengyao walked out in gorgeous clothes, surrounded by her maids.

She glanced at the crowd and finally her gaze fell on Zhu. The eyes that were once full of tenderness and expectation were now filled with indifference and alienation.

"What do you mean?" Shen Mengyao's voice was cold and firm, without any emotional fluctuations.

Zhu struggled to stand up straight and said with all her strength, "Princess, I know you have resentment in your heart, but considering that we were once relatives, I beg you to save my life."

"You're forcing me to submit in this way?"

Shen Mengyao clapped her hands.

Immediately, a servant came out quickly, carrying a table and the account book.

Zhu's face changed when she saw this: "What do you mean? Are you going to settle old scores?"

Shen Mengyao said nothing, but sat down, the beads on the abacus clacking very quickly, and while calculating the accounts, she said: "In January last year, you took one hundred taels of silver in the name of praying for blessings, and in February..."

There are a lot of bad debts, all of which are money that Zhu embezzled privately.

She has been kind-hearted enough. She didn't even carefully calculate the bad debt at the beginning. It's up to them how much they can hide. It's only been more than a month since the separation, have they become so poor?

After she finished calculating the bill, she sneered, "With four hundred and ninety taels of silver, an ordinary family could live a life of luxury and even buy a maid to serve them. But I heard that you even dismissed all the servants in your mansion?"

Zhu's expression changed: "You..."

"These are all from my dowry, I never cared about it, but now you are scolding me for being cold-hearted. If you really know your mistakes, shouldn't you return the 490 taels of silver to me? Just write me an IOU, and I will lend you today's money."

Shen Mengyao said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

Everyone was in an uproar.

"I didn't expect that Li Junfeng was so incompetent that he actually used his wife's dowry money."

"This old woman is really shameless. She still has the nerve to come here."

The two of them stood there, feeling like they were being stabbed. Li Junfeng suddenly exploded: "Enough, Shen Mengyao, are you trying to force us to death? You know that under this situation, we can't take out the money."

Shen Mengyao stood up and held up the account book.

"Your accounts are all recorded here. If you admit it, I will lend you the money. If you are worried that I have made a mistake in my calculations, you can ask the government to calculate them one by one!"

Li Junfeng was furious: "Shen Mengyao, don't go too far. Do you really want to force us to die in front of your door?"

Shen Mengyao sneered: "What I said is reasonable and well-founded. If you want to make trouble here, I can't do anything about it. Anyone can come to the land in front of the Princess's Mansion. If you want to control me in this way, you're dreaming!"

Shen Mengyao's eyes were as sharp as ice. She stood up slowly, her sleeves fluttering in the wind, looking particularly aloof and resolute. The discussions of the people around her seemed to be isolated from her. In her eyes, there were only Li Junfeng and his mother, and their ugly attempt to use moral kidnapping to gain benefits.

"Li Junfeng, we have long since severed our friendship. What happened today is not my ruthlessness, but your own humiliation. How you treated me in the past, I will treat you the same way today. This is the cycle of cause and effect, and God will repay you."

After saying that, Shen Mengyao turned around and was about to go back, but seemed to have thought of something. She stopped and faced the crowd again. Her voice was not loud, but every word was clear.

"My fellow villagers, today's incident was caused by the improper behavior of the mother and son of the Li family. They tried to use family affection as bait to blackmail me. Although I, Shen Mengyao, am not a saint, I also know propriety, righteousness, and shame. If someone uses this as an excuse to make false accusations against me in the future, I will not sit idly by."

The people did not expect her attitude to be so firm. They immediately fell silent and dared not comment any more.

After she finished speaking, she waved her hand again, signaling the servants to put away the account books and tables and chairs. Then, surrounded by her maids, she slowly walked into the princess's mansion. The door slammed shut, shutting out all the noise and disturbance.

Li Junfeng and his mother stood there in a daze, looking at each other. The pointing and whispering coming from all around made them feel uneasy.

Zhu's face turned from green to white, and she finally coughed violently, almost suffocating. Li Junfeng hurried forward to support his mother, feeling mixed emotions, anger at Shen Mengyao's resoluteness, and regret for his own incompetence.

"Mother, we..." Li Junfeng's voice was choked with sobs. He never thought that things would develop to this point.

Zhu panted, a fierce look flashed in her eyes: "Junfeng, we will not give up like this. Shen Mengyao thinks that this will make us surrender? Humph, I have lived for most of my life, what have I not seen? The more she says this, the more I will let her know that our Li family is not to be trifled with!"

Li Junfeng was shocked when he heard this: "Mom, what are you going to do?"

Although he asked this, he guessed in his heart that his mother would probably use some drastic measures, but her body could no longer withstand any more torture.

Just as he was hesitating, Zhu suddenly pushed him away with all her strength and staggered towards the gate of the Princess's Mansion.