Like coaxing a child.

Then he felt a pair of cautious arms slowly climbing up, onto his back, and patting him gently.

Are you coaxing him?

The Duke, with red eyes and crying for no apparent reason, no longer had the dignity of a royal relative.

The Duke, who appears majestic and aloof in front of outsiders, is no different from an ordinary man.

Just as I got over the grievances caused by my sweetheart, I saw my beautiful wife and her ex-husband's family living in harmony, happiness and as close as a family.

As for himself, he felt like an outsider, following his wife without any status or position. The more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt.

Her eyes were red, with red corners at the back. She buried her head in the man's neck and complained about her grievances in a buzzing voice.

"You ignored me and sat with him. Who am I? Who am I?"

"You don't have me in your heart at all, let alone status. Can't you take me out with you?"

"Why are you so cautious in front of outsiders? What's wrong with me? How am I worse than that Leng Ning'an? Tell me, explain clearly."

Speaking of status, Yu'er's hand that was patting the man's back soothingly felt as heavy as a thousand pounds and she could no longer lift it.

Her eyes wandered, and she looked very uncomfortable.

Well, a woman who has just successfully escaped from a failed marriage, a rational woman will never rush into the next marriage.

As for Yu'er herself, compared with the constraints brought by the previous wives.

She prefers her current unrestrained life, which is comfortable, free and without burden.

For now, although escape is shameful, it is useful.

Facing Zheng Peizhi, who is very confident and intends to get promoted.

The beautiful lady pushed the man away and remained calm in the face of his incredulous and hurt gaze.

She brushed past his shoulder naturally and sat down in the carriage.

Zheng Peizhi narrowed his eyes and looked at the beautiful lady who sat down, boiled water and drank tea, as if he had forgotten the conversation between them just a second ago.

During the silent confrontation, as if sensing her resistance, he didn't dare to force her anymore, fearing that things would backfire.

He returned to the mansion in silence for a while.

After that day, the man came more frequently, for some unknown reason.

Whenever he has free time, he goes to Yu'er's house.

There is no wall that is completely airtight, and rumors gradually spread outside.

Even the Queen Mother in the palace knew about this.

The empress was so angry that she didn't care about anything else. She immediately sent people from the palace to a grand court meeting. After all the officials left the court, they caught the man.

Everyone looked at their noses, their noses at their hearts, and their peripheral glances at the chief steward of the Cining Palace who had been waiting outside the palace for who knows how long.

"This servant greets the Emperor, Uncle. The Empress Dowager has been waiting for you in the Cining Palace for a long time. Please come in."

At this time, all the officials who came out of the hall, whether they were walking in front of the Duke or two steps behind him,

Without exception, everyone's pace automatically slowed down a lot, commonly known as marking time.

Zheng Peizhi's gaze fell coldly on the ministers who were watching the excitement in front and behind. The man who stayed where he was finally snorted coldly and walked away.

The chief steward of the Cining Palace, who was left behind by him, wiped the non-existent sweat from his face.

She was worried and thought of the angry Empress Dowager in the Cining Palace. She wanted to cry and call for her mother.

After the people walked away, some of the officials who were watching the fun put their hands in their sleeves, while others rubbed their hands together, discussing gossip in a very obscene manner.

As the saying goes, there is no wall that is completely airtight.

Everyone knows that the divorced wife of the Leng family is a delicate flower.

After only a few appearances, he attracted countless dignitaries, widows and widowers, who were delighted and secretly fulfilled their ambitions.

These men who coveted the lady's beauty and drooled over her secretly have not yet taken any action.

It was intercepted by the Duke who had already taken action.

Men brazenly walk into the houses of beautiful single women every day without any hesitation. We are not fools.

Now that one of the parties involved has left, everyone's eyes have unanimously fallen on a place not far away.

The official in the Ministry of Personnel, Leng Siqian, is on the body of Lord Leng.

Leng Siqian in front seemed to sense the ambiguous gaze from behind him.

He quickened his pace and stumbled twice, falling forward unsteadily.

Fortunately, someone in front turned around and helped him up.

Everyone saw Lord Leng, who looked disheveled, and walked away quickly without even having time to apologize.

Well, it seems that the rumors are not groundless, guaranteed.

Zheng Peizhi came to the Cining Palace in silence.

The Cining Palace is located in the center, with corridors in front and back, and a double-eaved hip roof covered with yellow glazed tiles.

It is 7 rooms wide and occupies a large area. The interior is luxuriously decorated, solemn and majestic.

It symbolizes the silent and respected status of the winner of the previous generation of palace fighting.

In the main hall of the Cining Palace, the restless empress dowager heard approaching footsteps outside.

The woman came to her senses, turned around hurriedly, and listened attentively.

To make sure she had heard correctly, she hurriedly straightened her luxurious palace dress.

When the Duke entered the main hall, he saw his sister sitting majestically at the top seat, sipping tea.

The teacup covered half of her face, and he looked over, as if he felt someone coming.

The woman sitting at the top raised her eyelids and glanced indifferently at the annoying brother who had already walked into the hall.

Then he put down the teacup, and the Duke, who was standing in the hall, seemed not to feel the dissatisfaction in his sister's eyes.

His expression was normal, and he knelt down to pay his respects calmly.

Looking at her brother's silent face, the Queen Mother gritted her teeth, but ultimately couldn't resist the softness of blood ties and told him to get up.

The servants in the hall had left early, leaving only two people in the hall.

The Duke stood there with his head lowered, pretending to be mute. His sister, the Queen Mother, seemed calm, but was actually extremely anxious.

Didn't you see any blisters on her mouth from the heat? I called the imperial physician to see her yesterday, and he just said that she had excessive heart fire and prescribed chrysanthemum tea to reduce the heat.

The Empress Dowager drank several cups in a row, but her anger did not subside at all.

Now that she has seen the culprit, the Empress Dowager can no longer bear it.

He sneered at his pretentious brother and challenged him directly.

"You know why I asked you to come here."

"Sister, I just want to ask you if you are possessed by a ghost. I will help you today."

As he spoke, he spread out the portraits of ladies that had been prepared on the table and placed them in front of Zheng Peizhi one by one.

In front of his brother's indifferent eyes.

"These women are all carefully selected by me. They are all top-notch in appearance and family background. If you find any one you like, I will immediately issue an imperial decree to grant them marriage!"

The Duke, who pretended to be deaf and dumb, knew that his sister was furious.

If you weren't so angry with yourself, why would you call me "ai" all the time?

But the Duke obviously had no remorse and didn't even look at the portraits.

A man who was unwilling to pretend to be nice until the Queen Mother was over.

She raised her head and directly pointed out her sister's intention.

"The Queen Mother's actions must have revealed that I have someone else in my heart. I ask for nothing more than for the Queen Mother to help me."