When news of Zhou Shiyuan reached Yuan Zhao, she didn't react much; she simply said:

"He got off too easily."

She never killed Zhou Shiyuan, not out of kindness, but because she wanted him to live a life worse than death.

Death is far too lenient on him.

Unfortunately, Zhou Shiyuan ultimately did not survive.

However, Yuan Zhao did not know that Zhou Shiyuan was not dead, and that he had crawled out of the pile of corpses despite having already died.

Yuan Zhao no longer paid attention to Zhou Shiyuan's affairs; she was now focusing her energy on the banquet at the Princess's residence.

Rong Ruo hasn't come over these past few days, but she knows clearly that Rong Ruo won't let her off easily.

She was no longer willing to tolerate it.

Soon, it was Princess Chaoyang's birthday. Yuan Zhao got up very early and had gifts prepared in advance.

She and her sister-in-law went to the Princess's residence together.

The residence of the Princess was naturally far superior to that of ordinary families, and she stood at the entrance, somewhat bewildered.

She attended very few banquets in her previous life.

They had never come to the capital before. After they came, their father and brothers were often away from the mansion, and their mother had passed away early, so she rarely went out.

Even when she received invitations, they were all from military officers. At that time, she disliked swords and spears the most and preferred the elegance of scholars.

Later, after marrying into the Yongning Marquis's household, she did attend two banquets at first, but upon returning, she was severely reprimanded by the Yongning Marquis's wife for not knowing etiquette and disgracing the Yongning Marquis's household.

After the incident at the Yongning Marquis's residence, she never went there again.

Seeing her lost in thought, her sister-in-law couldn't help but remind her:

"Zhaozhao, we've arrived."

Yuan Zhao snapped out of his daze and smiled at his sister-in-law:

"Let's go."

In this life, she will no longer care about other people's opinions as she did in her previous life.

Moreover, she learned a lesson from that dead eunuch.

Power can suppress everything!

When you're at the top of the food chain, you can do whatever you want!

She used to be naive and didn't know how to take advantage of the General's Mansion's power, but now she knows that as long as the General's Mansion still exists, she doesn't need to be subservient.

With that thought in mind, she straightened her back and walked towards the Princess's residence.

In this life, she will never again tarnish the reputation of her father and brothers.

They weren't the first to arrive; quite a few people were already there when they went in.

The ladies gathered together and chatted.

Yuan Zhao glanced over and realized she didn't recognize any of them, which showed that she had truly never been involved in this circle before.

When she entered, the ladies stopped talking and all looked at her, after all, Yuan Zhao had been 'in the limelight' these past two days.

Historically, only men have divorced women, and women have divorced their husbands; Yuan Zhao is definitely the first person to do so.

Yuan Zhao walked straight ahead without glancing to the side and bowed to the woman at the head of the table:

"This humble woman greets Your Highness, may Your Highness live a thousand years!"

The eldest princess carefully examined Yuan Zhao and noticed that although she was bent over, her back was very straight, which showed her pride.

The eldest princess then nodded:

"Rise, Miss Yuan, there's no need for such formalities."

"Speaking of which, I met your mother a few times back then, and we had some connection, but unfortunately..."

The eldest princess exchanged pleasantries with Yuan Zhao, and then had someone lead Yuan Zhao to Princess Chaoyang's side.

"You're about the same age, chat more."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Yuan Zhao followed the maid to the backyard, where she saw a group of women playing pitch-pot.

The woman at the head of the group wore a fiery red pleated glass dress, and her hair was tied up in the same way, making her stand out from the crowd.

This person is Princess Chaoyang.

Only she dares to be so reckless.

Upon hearing the maid's announcement, Princess Chaoyang glanced in her direction, her gaze full of scrutiny.

As Yuan Zhao stepped forward, Princess Chaoyang's scrutinizing gaze became even more undisguised.

"I heard that you wrote a letter of divorce to your husband?"