Chunfen was so frightened that his body kept shaking, and he stammered:

"No, I... didn't... I didn't steal the Crown Prince's wife's jewelry. This... this was given to me by the Crown Prince's wife as a reward."

Chunfen gritted his teeth, secretly glanced at Aunt Shen who was crying non-stop, and then looked away.

"You are talking nonsense! You are a third-class maid in Haitang Garden. If Aunt Shen had not given birth to the Second Young Master, how could you have had the opportunity to go to the inner chamber to take care of the Second Young Master? Since you are not serving him closely, why would the wife of the Crown Prince give you such a valuable hairpin for nothing?"

Green was furious and pointed at Chunfen's nose to argue with her.

"No, it was the Crown Prince's wife who said there was a way for me to serve the Second Young Master, saying that only when the Second Young Master was gone would the First Young Master's position be secure. As long as I help the Crown Prince's wife get rid of the Second Young Master, she will release my family from slavery."

Chunfen was unwilling to accept Lvyi's accusation against her. As a slave, Lvyi, as the personal maid of the prince's wife, could be arrogant, while she could only bow down and kneel. Or maybe her aunt was right, Lvyi must have been taken in by the prince a long time ago, otherwise why would she accuse her like this regardless of the occasion?

A cold light flashed in Xiao Yunrou's eyes. This happened in her previous life, but it was not at this time, but a month later. Pei Lingfeng was out at that time, so he did not catch Chunfen who escaped. She later took advantage of the power of the Xiao family to catch Chunfen back. At the time of the incident, her good mother-in-law favored her niece and accused her of being treacherous and intolerant of illegitimate children. If she were to start over again, she would not change.

Living a new life and taking advantage of all the opportunities, it can't be worse than the previous life, right? Xiao Yunrou looked at the farce in front of her coldly, and the look in her eyes became more and more mocking and disdainful.

"The slave girl slandered the Crown Prince's wife, she shall be beaten to death."

Before Xiao Yunrou could speak, Pei Lingfeng made the decision.

"Wind..."

Shen's face was full of disapproval. Even Aunt Shen looked up at the cold man in astonishment. When she saw the cold look in his eyes, she felt like she had fallen into an ice cellar.

"Mother, there is no need to say more. Yun Rou is my legitimate wife and the mistress of the Marquis's mansion. When could I allow a lowly maid to slander her like this?"

Chunfen trembled even more after hearing Pei Lingfeng's words. She looked at him in horror and was about to ask for mercy, but Liufeng quickly covered Chunfen's mouth and dragged him away.

"Sir, please wait for me to deal with it later. I have a few questions that I want to ask Chunfen."

Xiao Yunrou couldn't let Pei Lingfeng take Chunfen away and punish her like this. Although she could silence many people, she couldn't prove her innocence.

Pei Lingfeng looked at Xiao Yunrou's serious expression, nodded slightly, waved his hand and asked Liufeng to push Chunfen up again.

"Chunfen, since you said that I ordered you to do it, even the Jade-Inlaid Magpie Dance was a reward from me."

Xiao Yunrou walked towards Chunfen step by step, and in Chunfen's eyes, every step was like a death spell.

Seeing Chunfen nodding timidly, Xiao Yunrou said in a cold voice:

"I don't know how I ended up with two identical shackles in my hands."

Xiao Yunrou ignored Chunfen, whose face turned pale because of her words, and said to Shen and Pei Lingfeng:

"Mother, Prince, a few days ago, when I was packing up the dowry I brought with me, I happened to see this step-shake. I saw that it only had some scratches on the pearls and jade, so I thought of asking Fengyulou to repair it. But that was half a month ago. At that time, Concubine Shen hadn't given birth to a child yet, so how could I bribe her? And I don't know where the step-shake in her hand came from."

Xiao Yunrou asked Luyi to go back and get the receipt from Fengyulou to prove that what she said was true. Xiao Yunrou sighed in her heart. In her previous life, she had already taken the Busha back from Fengyulou, so she could only start with the one in Chunfen. It took her two days to find the counterfeiter and prove her innocence. Today, the Busha has not returned to her hands yet, which is much more convenient than in her previous life, and she doesn't have to bear that reputation.

But she would never let the person behind this go. If he wanted to use her son to gain a place for her, then she would lose everything.

Luyi quickly got the ticket back, Chunfen was already paralyzed on the ground, and Aunt Shen was even more resentful. She had worked hard to plan, but it was solved in just a moment. She couldn't get any benefit at all, and had to clean up the mess quickly.

"My innocence has been proven, but it is true that this servant caused the Second Young Master to catch a cold, and she even slandered me behind the scenes. Someone must have bribed her."

Xiao Yunrou looked coldly at Chunfen's panicked expression. She could only feel sorry for this smart person who wanted to run away because she knew that she would not be able to escape if this matter involved her, but she was caught in both lives.

God is watching what you do! If you hurt others, it will come back to bite you.

"Liu Feng, take him to the dungeon for strict interrogation. We must catch the person behind this. If anyone dares to stir up trouble in the mansion, we will not tolerate him."

When Pei Lingfeng spoke, his eyes were fixed on Aunt Shen. Under normal circumstances, she would have been extremely happy, but today she felt that the look was like a thousand needles piercing her, making her terrified.

"Mother, I just came back from Beijing and I'm a little tired, so I'm going to rest first."

Pei Lingfeng retracted his gaze and bowed respectfully to Shen, who naturally let him go out of pity for her son. Xiao Yunrou couldn't bear to look at Aunt Shen's face, so she left immediately. As for the seriously ill Second Young Master, Pei Lingfeng didn't ask a single question.

Pei Lingfeng entered Derou Garden, which surprised the people serving Xiao Yunrou. Although she and Pei Lingfeng had been married for two years, their relationship was not close. Although they treated each other with respect, they did not have the trust and tacit understanding of a married couple. Moreover, Pei Lingfeng always went back to the front yard to rest when he returned home, and never set foot in the backyard.

Xiao Yunrou did not find it as strange as her maid did. They had lived together for twenty years in their previous life. Pei Lingfeng often came to Derou Garden after returning home, and she was already used to it.

The two entered the inner room, and Xiao Yunrou ordered a basin of hot water to be brought in, and she personally helped Pei Lingfeng wash his face.

"Your Highness has been traveling a long way, please take a bath to relieve your fatigue..."

Before Xiao Yunrou could figure out how to face her husband, he came back. After thinking about it, she felt that Pei Lingfeng had never done anything wrong to her in his previous life.

Xiao Yunrou thought about it and decided to keep things the same as before. Since there was no tacit understanding between the two of them, it would be better for them to treat each other with respect as before.

Xiao Yunrou took out Pei Lingfeng's clothes and the hot water was ready. Pei Lingfeng glanced at his wife who lowered her eyes, and a faint smile appeared on his expressionless face.

After taking a bath, Pei Lingfeng felt refreshed.

Xiao Yunrou took a clean towel and walked to the couch to wipe Pei Lingfeng's hair. Looking at the familiar face and breath in front of her, she couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

Xiao Yunrou's movements were too natural. They had been together for twenty years, and although their relationship was not that good, it was not bad either. These actions happened from time to time, and neither of them thought there was anything wrong.

When Xiao Yunrou realized what was happening, she was shocked. At this time in her previous life, she and Pei Lingfeng had never been so close, but today...

Xiao Yunrou heaved a sigh of relief when she saw that Pei Lingfeng didn't seem to react much.

"Would you like to eat something before you rest?"

Since Pei Lingfeng didn't say anything, she pretended not to know. However, Xiao Yunrou forgot that Pei Lingfeng was such a cold and hard person. When he didn't trust her very much, he allowed her to get close to him without saying a word, which was already very puzzling.

"Well, you should use some too. They've been making so much noise over there all morning, and you must be tired."

If Xiao Yunrou was a little surprised that Pei Lingfeng said so many words at once, the people serving her could be said to be frightened. Even Liu Feng, who came back to wait for his master's instructions, was frightened and secretly wondered in his heart when his master could say ten words to others in one sentence?

Regardless of what the waiter thought, the two walked side by side to the main hall and had their meal together. The table was quiet, with only the occasional sound of clinking bowls and chopsticks. Pei Lingfeng noticed that most of the food on the table was his favorite, and his eyes became softer as he looked at Xiao Yunrou.

When Nanny Su came in, she happened to see Pei Lingfeng's expression and was shocked. She rubbed her eyes and looked over, only to see Pei Lingfeng eating with his eyes lowered.

Madam Su thought she had seen it wrong, but she felt that it was not the case. She was a servant of the Su family. She followed Su into the Xiao family in her early years, and now she followed the young lady. She had no children in her life, and she only treated Xiao Yunrou as her own daughter. She thought that if she was not dazzled, then the prince must treat his wife differently. She must take some time to test what Xiao Yunrou thought in her heart. If the couple can have a deep love, then it is true harmony and happiness.

A quarter of an hour later, Xiao Yunrou put down her chopsticks. Pei Lingfeng saw that she had finished eating and asked with concern:

"Are you full?"

Xiao Yunrou didn't eat much rice. Compared to Pei Lingfeng's two bowls of rice, she only used half a bowl. Pei Lingfeng frowned. He just realized that his wife used so little for every meal.

"Well, I don't eat much."

Xiao Yunrou was surprised by Pei Lingfeng's sudden concern, but she responded to him. She looked at her own bowl, wondering if Pei Lingfeng thought she had not eaten enough or if he was going to tell her something important later.

"I'm a little tired. Please take a rest with me."

Pei Lingfeng spoke with some difficulty. This was the first time he had said such words in all these years. Xiao Yunrou had been surprised too many times after Pei Lingfeng entered Derouyuan. This time, she didn't want to know what Pei Lingfeng meant. After all, she had to take a nap at noon every day. There was no difference between sleeping alone and sleeping with two people. After all, the man in front of her was her husband, right?

Xiao Yunrou nodded obediently. The two entered the inner room, Xiao Yunrou took off Pei Lingfeng's coat, and the two slept on the bed in their underwear.

Not long after her rebirth, Xiao Yunrou didn't feel it was strange to have someone by her side, and she fell asleep quickly.

Pei Lingfeng was different. After Xiao Yunrou fell asleep, he felt her fresh breath and looked at her familiar face. He couldn't help but stand up slightly and gave Xiao Yunrou a tender kiss on her forehead.

He stretched out his arms and put his arms around Xiao Yunrou. This woman who had made him worry about her all his life was now sleeping peacefully in his arms, and his heart was filled with satisfaction.

"Rou'er, I will never let you down in this life..."