Return of the Phoenix Lady

Upon hearing this, Mei Ruo couldn't help but glance at Liu Hexian with resentment, explaining, "The master has extraordinary cultivation. He passed by here and saw that you treated me badly. He took pity on me and gave me this idea."

Liu Hexian couldn't help but open his eyes wide, and said angrily: "He gave you the idea to steal the contract?!"

"Xian...Xian, don't be angry! The contract...the contract is very safe..." Mei Ruo hurriedly said when she saw that Liu Hexian showed signs of anger again.

"Safe? Why do you say it's safe? The contract isn't in your hands, and you... you idiot! You actually gave such an important thing to a stranger!" Liu Hexian glared at Mei Ruo with disappointment and anger. After a pause, he said hatefully, "You said the contract is safe. Then I have to ask, how did that expert know about it? If it wasn't a premeditated plan, what was it? Only you, an idiot! You actually believed him and gave him the contract!"

"This...the contract matter was calculated by the master himself! The master has superb cultivation, so it is natural for him to be able to calculate such a small matter. Besides, the master has no grudge against you, so why would he want to harm you?" Mei Ruo asked back in disbelief.

"Idiot! How do you know that he has no grudge against me? You believe everything he says?... Tell me quickly! What does that bastard look like?" Liu Hexian yelled at Mei Ruo angrily, without any of the tenderness and affection he had in the past.

"I... I don't know... I... I haven't seen it..." Mei Ruo replied in a lingering voice. She was unsure in her heart. She used to think that the master must just want to help her, but now after hearing what Liu Hexian said, she felt something was strange.

"What! You...you haven't seen it before?! You...you..." Liu Hexian was so angry that he didn't know what to say. He could only stare at Mei Ruo who was breathing heavily.

"I...I...I'm sorry! Xian! I was wrong! Xian! I'm sorry! I...I just love you too much. I get confused when it comes to your affairs. I actually believed that person so foolishly! Xian! I'm sorry! I was wrong! Can you forgive me? Xian! Xian!" Mei Ruo begged for mercy quickly. She also realized the seriousness of the matter. If that person really just wanted to help her out of kindness, then it would be fine; but if he had planned it in advance and came here just for the contract, then not only Liu Hexian, but the entire Liu family would be in danger.

"Forgive? Meiruo! I really liked you before, but I didn't expect that you would betray me! For the so-called life of luxury, you actually chose to betray me! You loved me before, and I didn't care if you killed those two women and my son for me. But today, I see through you, Meiruo, you are so cruel! And so greedy! I, Liu Hexian, actually fell in love with a vicious woman like you. I am really blind!" In Meiruo's shocked eyes, Liu Hexian spoke slowly, his tone was calm, and his cold eyes revealed a determination.

Meiruo shook her head in disbelief, her eyes wide open, red and tearful, her lips opening and closing, and after a long moment she trembled, "No... no! How... how could you know? This is impossible! Impossible! I did it so secretly, how could you know?"

"How would I know? Haha! Meiruo, you told me this yourself! Have you forgotten?" Liu Hexian sneered.

"No! No! How could this happen? How could this happen? No..." Meiruo shook her head in pain, muttering to herself.

Liu Hexian looked at Meiruo's half-crazy appearance with cold eyes, and the disgust in his eyes became even stronger. He said mercilessly: "Meiruo, you stole my important contract and gave it back to someone else. You deserve death. However, considering that you have served me for many years and gave birth to my heir, I will spare you the death penalty. However, the death penalty can be spared, but the living punishment cannot be escaped!"

Having said that, he returned to the desk, took out a piece of rice paper, and picked up his brush to write.

Mei Ruo just woke up from a dream at this moment, as if she had just seen something incredible. She rushed forward, and when she saw the words on the paper, she went crazy. She grabbed Liu Hexian's hand without caring about anything else, and begged in a sad voice: "No! No! Xian! Please don't! Don't divorce me! I know I was wrong! I really know I was wrong! Xian! Please! Don't leave me! Xian! Please! Please! I will definitely get the contract back! Believe me! From now on, I will do whatever you want me to do, and I will never resist you! I will listen to you in everything! Xian! Please don't leave me! No!..."

Liu Hexian frowned. Facing Meiruo now, he no longer had any affection for her. He was lucky enough to have spared her life. He didn't expect that she actually wanted to continue being his third wife? How ungrateful!

With a cold snort, he shouted towards the door, "Someone come!" Soon, two servants walked in from outside, looking at them in surprise as they saw that the third wife, who was usually the most favored by the master, was grabbing the master's hand in a mad and embarrassed manner, and the master's eyes were so cold that it made people tremble.

"Catch this crazy woman!" Liu Hexian didn't even look at Meiruo, and ordered the servant coldly.

The two servants were even more surprised. They had never expected the master to call the Third Madam a "mad woman" and demand that they catch her! It seemed that the Third Madam's good days were about to end!

"Why don't you do it now!" Liu Hexian's eyes became colder.

The two servants responded in a low voice and walked towards Meiruo.

Upon seeing this, Mei Ruo immediately glared at the two servants fiercely and screamed, "Who dares to touch me! I am the Third Madam! You lowly people have no right to touch me! Get out! Get out!"

The two servants couldn't help but stop in their tracks after hearing Mei Ruo's roar, and looked at Liu Hexian again.

"What are you looking at! Why don't you catch this crazy woman!" Liu Hexian narrowed his eyes and said gloomily.

The two servants did not hesitate any longer and reached out to pull Meiruo, trying to pull her off Liu Hexian's arms.

Meiruo struggled frantically at first, trying to break free from the two hands while holding onto Liu Hexian's arm. But she was only a weak woman after all, and she had always lived a pampered life, so she didn't struggle for long before she was pulled down.

Liu Hexian didn't even look at Meiruo who was still struggling in vain. He took out another piece of rice paper and started writing again.

Meiruo, who was being held by two servants, twisted her body desperately, trying to break free from the restraints, crying out loudly: "No! No! Xian! No! Please don't! From now on, I will listen to you in everything! I will be obedient! It doesn't matter even if you take another concubine! Please! Don't abandon me! No! No!..."

As Meiruo cried, Liu Hexian also stopped writing, picked up the divorce letter he had written, and walked back to Meiruo, saying, "You'll have to pay the price for betraying me! Come here! Give this crazy woman forty lashes! And then kick her out of the Liu Mansion! From now on, there will be no more Third Madam in the Liu Mansion!"

Soon, servants holding sticks came in. They teamed up to trap the still struggling Meiruo, and then started fighting!

As the stick hit her flesh, Mei Ruo screamed and begged for mercy, hoping that Liu Hexian would spare her because of their past friendship.

By the time the beating stopped, Meiruo had been beaten until she was covered in blood. The fine silk was soaked with blood, which looked quite shocking. Meiruo was now only half alive and had no strength to make a fuss. She was in so much pain that she couldn't move and could only lie on the ground gasping for breath.

Liu Hexian watched all this with a cold expression, showing no sign of sympathy. After the fight was over, he threw the divorce letter at Meiruo and said impatiently, "Throw it out!"

At this time, Meiruo seemed to have lost her soul and did not move. Just as the servants were trying to lift her up, a sudden burst of applause was heard, which scared everyone.

"Pa! Pa! Pa! Prime Minister Liu is so powerful! He is so cruel to teach his own wife a lesson!" Han Xing, dressed in a flowing white robe, appeared silently, leaned against the door, clapped his hands leisurely, and spoke with a hint of sarcasm.

"You...you...you are...Xinghan?" Liu Hexian almost couldn't believe his eyes. He widened his eyes, shook his head, and said in disbelief.