Shen Yunjiao's eyebrows and eyes relaxed and she smiled.

"Since Your Highness dislikes me, why don't we just part ways now?"

Pei Zhixuan's face was ashen as he asked, "Shen Yunjiao, is it fun?"

"How many letters have you written home in the past two years saying you want a divorce? Aren't you tired of using this tactic?"

Whenever she wanted to gain his attention, Shen Yunjiao would propose a divorce, but in the end she would still stubbornly stay at the mansion.

Utterly ridiculous!

Shen Yunjiao frowned slightly, about to speak, but was interrupted by Pei Zhixuan: "I'll only say one thing to you, if you dare to lay a finger on Ziyu—"

Pei Zhixuan didn't finish his sentence, but he knew that Shen Yunjiao should be able to understand.

He looked down at Shen Yunjiao, his long, straight black eyelashes giving Shen Yunjiao a sense of superiority.

Shen Yunjiao was also annoyed.

She replied coldly, "I don't have time for these things."

After saying that, she turned to go back into the house, but Pei Zhixuan grabbed her arm.

Shen Yunjiao turned around and glared at the icy man: "What?"

Pei Zhixuan was caught off guard and bumped into Shen Yunjiao's eyes, which were as bright and dazzling as stars.

For a moment, his mind seemed to be drawn in, and he fell into a brief daze.

Two years ago, Shen Yunjiao would only pretend to be gentle and virtuous in front of me.

If things don't go her way, she'll cry, throw a tantrum, and never be so calm.

She's incredibly cunning; she's definitely up to something again!

Pei Zhixuan glanced at Shen Yunjiao with disgust and immediately shook off her hand:

"Today is Mother's birthday banquet, and we must all be present; it is customary."

"Go quickly and bring the longevity embroidery you just finished weaving along with it."

"What longevity embroidery? I've never seen it before."

Shen Yunjiao looked completely innocent.

She had seen him, but she didn't want to tell the truth.

To celebrate her mother-in-law's birthday, the original owner painstakingly embroidered a longevity picture for three months.

Shen Yunjiao knew that in the novel, this embroidery was eventually given to a servant by her mother-in-law.

A gift should be appreciated; otherwise, it's a waste.

Pei Zhixuan looked at Shen Yunjiao and impatiently repeated, "Didn't you say in your letter home that you would prepare a birthday gift for Mother?"

"Oh." Shen Yunjiao looked as if she had just realized something. She patted her forehead and said in a deliberately heavy tone, "It's too difficult. I'll throw it away if I can't continue embroidering it."

"You!" Upon hearing this, Pei Zhixuan's brows furrowed with barely concealed anger, and he forced out a single sentence through gritted teeth, "Excellent!"

He then turned and left.

When Pei Zhixuan passed by Shen Yunjiao, she could feel a murderous aura brushing against her face.

Ugh, what a madman! It seems all the male protagonists in angst-filled novels are madmen.

Shen Yunjiao could only quickly pick a crabapple blossom from the courtyard and silently follow behind Pei Zhixuan.

As she stepped out of the door, she saw a girl in a plain white dress standing under the pear tree outside the courtyard.

From a distance, she thought it was a sculpture.

Pei Zhixuan quickened his pace upon seeing the girl in the white dress.

"Ziyu, why are you standing here?"

Fang Ziyu looked at the tall man walking towards her with a gentle expression.

"Ziyu would like to ask Your Highness, do you have any plans for today? Would you mind taking Ziyu to a nearby clinic?"

Pei Zhixuan's deep and cold gaze was now surprisingly gentle.

He replied, "Today is my mother's birthday banquet, and I have to attend. I'll accompany you tomorrow."

As Shen Yunjiao approached, she heard Pei Zhixuan utter these words, his tone filled with indescribable tenderness.

Yue felt nauseous.

It wasn't that Shen Yunjiao wanted to come and be a third wheel; she just wanted to see what kind of woman could bewitch the male lead so much.

Upon seeing this, Shen Yunjiao felt that she had let her imagination down a bit.

She thought the supporting actresses would all be stunningly beautiful, but she never expected them to be so plain-looking.

Fang Ziyu saw the woman who followed Pei Zhixuan. She was dressed in luxurious clothes, with skin as smooth as cream and a face as beautiful as a peach blossom.

In the sunlight, her figure was graceful and slender.

Fang Ziyu concealed the jealousy in her eyes.

She bowed her head to Shen Yunjiao and said, "Greetings, Princess Consort."

Shen Yunjiao smiled sweetly at her: "Greetings, Miss. Are you feeling lonely since you just arrived at the manor? Why don't you come with us to the family banquet?"

Fang Ziyu was taken aback, seemingly not expecting Shen Yunjiao to be so enthusiastic.

"Enough!" Pei Zhixuan said sternly, "Shen Yunjiao, what tricks are you planning to use now?"

Seeing that there were other people present, Shen Yunjiao was no longer afraid of Pei Zhixuan. She replied irritably, "I was thinking of taking her out for a meal. We can't have all this laughter and chatter while Miss Fang's place is all cold and quiet, can we? Miss Fang, don't you agree?"

She turned her gaze to Fang Ziyu.

Unexpectedly, Fang Ziyu smiled calmly, with a hint of self-deprecation, and said, "What kind of status do I have? How can I casually attend the Duke's family banquet? Since Your Highness is not available, then I will rest first."

These words touched Pei Zhixuan's heart, causing his brow to furrow slightly, as if he were feeling heartache.

Even Shen Yunjiao secretly applauded her, thinking how clever Fang Ziyu's method of yielding and compromising was!

Pei Zhixuan must be heartbroken right now, wishing he could drag her to meet him in real life immediately.

Shen Yunjiao secretly wished he would do that.

She immediately urged, "Miss Fang, how can this be? Let's go together!"

Upon hearing Shen Yunjiao's words, Pei Zhixuan's anger resurfaced: "You want to deliberately embarrass Ziyu in front of everyone? Don't dream about it."

Shen Yunjiao: ? ? ?

You scoundrel, I'm actually trying to match you two up.

You can't reason with this person.

She turned to Fang Ziyu and said, "Tell me what you need. I have jewelry and cosmetics."

Dressing up nicely has its advantages; it will attract more of the prince's attention.

Otherwise, just like in the original text, even if you have a child two years after entering the manor, you will still be forgotten by this dog prince.

Pei Zhixuan's lips curled into a mocking smile: "Do you think Ziyu is as vain and beauty-loving as you, spending all her time dressing up?"

Okay, okay, I'll say something and you'll immediately criticize, right?

"At such a beautiful age, if you don't dress up, do you think you have to dress like you're going to a funeral to be considered beautiful?" Shen Yunjiao smoothed her hair and slowly replied to Pei Zhixuan.

But then he noticed that Fang Ziyu's face stiffened slightly.

Oh no, I've accidentally hurt someone.

Shen Yunjiao smiled apologetically at Fang Ziyu: "I wasn't talking about Miss Fang. Miss Fang looks beautiful even without makeup."

Unexpectedly, she knelt down directly in front of Shen Yunjiao and said, "Your Highness, Ziyu's ambition lies in practicing medicine and upholding justice, not in her personal affairs, so she naturally does not wish to dress up."

Shen Yunjiao was startled.

The ancients had a bad habit: they would kneel down at the drop of a hat!

Shen Yunjiao quickly stepped aside; she didn't want to shorten her lifespan.

Pei Zhixuan immediately reached out and helped Fang Ziyu up, his face ashen: "Shen Yunjiao, you are vulgar and ignorant yourself, do you expect everyone to be like you?"

His gaze was fixed on Shen Yunjiao, his tone full of warning: "I will reiterate, Shen Yunjiao, if you dare to harm Miss Fang in the slightest, I will not let you off."

Upon hearing this, Fang Ziyu immediately advised, "Your Highness, please don't be angry. Your Highness's Consort is kind and generous; how could she possibly hurt Ziyu?"

"Even if she just mocked Ziyu for not knowing how to dress up, it must have been unintentional."

"Ziyu, you are always so understanding," Pei Zhixuan said softly and gently.

The atmosphere became somewhat ambiguous the moment their eyes met.

It's unbearable to look at.

Fine, since the prince wants to show off in front of the woman he loves, let him show off to his heart's content!

No matter how strong she is, words can't really hurt her.

So Shen Yunjiao changed her attitude and nodded vigorously, "I understand, Your Highness, I will definitely stay far away from Miss Fang."

After saying that, she immediately took off running.

Damn, I don't want to see strangers showing affection; it makes me uncomfortable after a while.

"You!" Pei Zhixuan was furious when he saw Shen Yunjiao dare to be so arrogant and abandon him.

"Ziyu, I'll go first."

He followed the red figure with a somber expression.

The smile on Fang Ziyu's lips vanished without a trace after the two left.

She seemed to have underestimated the Crown Princess's methods.

Having spent so much time with Pei Zhixuan, she knew very well how difficult it was to make the young master Pei's emotions fluctuate so much in a short period of time.

But no matter what the Crown Princess is like, if she dares to block her way, she shouldn't blame her for being impolite!

Pei Zhixuan can only be hers!