This woman's heart is in the phoenix robe. She's even had a child for it. She wants to wear it. But with her ex-husband standing before the court, reminding everyone that she's a second-married minister, His Majesty might not be so embarrassed as to make her empress. How awkward. Would she accept that?

Besides, others may not know, but Ye Zhou knows it in his heart. She was the one who slept with him twice and lied about being pregnant before becoming his wife. Although he did marry her because he liked her a little, he could have killed her or taken her as a concubine. After all, it was because he liked her that he fell into the trap.

But with such a dark history, she thought about the phoenix robe and worried about gossip, so she had no choice but to silence him. They used to be a "loving couple", and he had covered up for her, but the maids and servants were still there. Now she had turned against him and turned the table over, and with a guilty conscience, she was afraid she would not let him off the hook.

Even if he acts like a "gentleman" or a "coward" and says nothing, he might not be let off. Even if the pillow talk blows, Big Brother will find him annoying.

Ye Zhou summoned Tie Ren and the housekeeper and instructed them to move Huang Mengling to the west wing, where she would live alone. Her food, clothing, and maids and servants would not be reduced. However, she was to be monitored around the clock, whether she was out or in the mansion. She was to be informed of her absences once a month beforehand.

Tie Ren and the housekeeper have been Ye Zhou's confidants for many years. Tie Ren has made countless military achievements and has long been appointed as a general and has his own government office. He just goes to the battlefield when there is a war, and serves as Ye Zhou's attendant when there is no war. It is useless to persuade them, so Ye Zhou just lets him do what he wants.

Tie Ren and the housekeeper knew that Ye Zhou told Huang Mengling not to kneel, but she refused to get up. They treated her as his wife, so no matter how they tried to persuade her, they did not dare to use force.

Although Tie Ren came from a military background, he was not a reckless man. Later, he felt that there was something fishy about this matter, so he let it go. He let her kneel and just watched her words and actions.

Now, after listening to Ye Zhou's instructions, it was not difficult for one of them, who had been in the army for many years and the other was a housekeeper for many years, to arrange for the visible guards, covert guards, maids and servants to keep an eye on them. They all knew in their hearts that this matter was probably not a simple one.

Ye Zhou also asked the housekeeper to help Tang Shi manage the household and let everyone in the mansion know that Huang Mengling no longer had the power to manage the household and that Tang Shi would take over. He could no longer allow Huang Mengling to have the power to mobilize the people and money in the mansion, but she could still manage her dowry.

Xuanyuan Hao originally thought that since Ye Zhou favored his concubine, they could just get divorced. Divorce was out of the question. He favored his concubine and despised his wife, and now he wanted to divorce her? He would beat him and the concubine with a stick to vent Meng Ling's anger and let them get divorced. If he still protected the concubine, he would beat him twice. If Meng Ling was injured after kneeling, he would break the legs of that incompetent bastard.

He seemed to have completely forgotten about the flirting between him and Huang Mengling. She was Ye Zhou's wife. Maybe in his eyes, they were "innocent" and nothing unpleasant had happened between them.

Then, he thought, he would take Meng Ling into the harem. She and Zhang Ru had always gotten along well. Zhang Ru was a generous and gentle woman who would treat Meng Ling well. If she didn't tolerate Meng Ling, he could give her a few warnings and she would restrain herself. If she insisted on not giving Meng Ling face, Meng Ling was so pitiful that she could hardly survive because Ye Zhou favored her concubine over his wife. If she still couldn't tolerate her, then she shouldn't blame him, her husband, for supporting Meng Ling.

However, Zhang Ru was the girl he watched grow up. In terms of family background, character, appearance, talent, and the achievements made by the Zhang family, Meng Ling could not compare to her. Moreover, they had been friends for many years and had been together for a long time. The position of queen could only belong to Zhang Ru, and his position would be passed on to the eldest son in the future. But she had to understand that if she was a sensible and reasonable queen, he would not let her lose face.

Xuanyuan Hao had a good idea, but things turned out to be completely different. After Zhang Ru came back and told him about it, Ye Zhou hadn't intended to punish Huang Mengling. It was a moment of anger, and he immediately sent Tie Ren back to revoke the punishment. Besides, Meng Ling's leg was fine; the imperial physician said it would heal after a while. Most importantly, she was over two months pregnant.

Xuanyuan Hao was stunned when he heard this, but after a moment he smiled. He had been overthinking it. Aside from the fight with the other princes for Zhang Ru, he wasn't necessarily in need of anyone.

The world had just been settled, and there were many things going on in the previous dynasty, so he put this matter aside for the time being.

Huang Mengling was moved to the west wing and lost her power as housekeeper, but her food, clothing and service remained unchanged. She felt a little bit mocking of Ye Zhou in her heart, but she made it clear, and Ye Zhou didn't dare to do anything to her.

So, she lived steadily and took care of her legs. However, after waiting for a month, Xuanyuan Hao didn't make any movement, and she couldn't sit still any longer.

He first told the two female doctors that he was well again and wanted to go to the palace to thank the queen.

The two female doctors said that she would need to recuperate for at least two more months, and that she should just rest and not go out. They asked her to get herself back into good health first.

Huang Mengling found herself almost under house arrest. She had to get Ye Zhou's permission to go out and was not allowed to go out without a valid reason. Even if she went out, she had no chance to meet anyone alone.

Because of the lack of information, she had no idea the news had spread outside. She was the one who knelt and refused to get up. Tie Ren, the housekeeper, and the servants in the mansion were the first to witness the incident and tell the story in person. After that, the story spread. It was actually true.

Ye Zhou thought, although it involves His Majesty and cannot be said, this part can still be said.

The young couple quarreled, and Ye Zhou got angry for a moment, but he quickly asked Tie Ren to go back and revoke the punishment and let her go into the house to rest. However, Mrs. Ye was stubborn and refused to listen or get up.

Therefore, when the women still sympathized and understood Huang Mengling, they thought that she was just a little bit temperamental.

The men had already turned against him. They had originally thought that Ye Zhou was being unfair, saying how could he treat his wife like this? But now they thought that Ye Zhou had withdrawn the punishment, and that she was trying to force her husband to submit.

It was wrong for her to be angry and bickering with her husband in the first place. A married woman should obey her husband, and this was disobedience to her husband. Ye Zhou gave her a way out, so she should just take it, but she insisted on kneeling. Huang Mengling's background was what it was, and Ye Zhou's background was what it was. She was really spoiled by him. No wonder Ye Zhou wanted to divorce her.

Tie Ren begged her to get up, but she refused. She really treated Tie Ren as her personal attendant. Look at His Majesty, Ye Zhou, a general who had fought through bloody battles and was granted a military title and a government office. Who did she think he was?