Best friends dressed up in ancient times to become mistresses? You run, I run too!

Shen Ningxue stiffened her neck, raised her chin high, and said in a self-righteous manner.

"How about that, scared now?"

"Let me tell you, the Prime Minister loves me dearly. He has already secretly sent betrothal gifts to my family. If he finds out that you have treated your future wife this way, he will definitely lock you up in the imperial prison, skin you alive, and make you wish you were dead."

Shen Erzhuang thought for a moment, and then said,

"It's true, little sister. Neither the Minister's mansion nor a big shot like the Prime Minister are people you can afford to offend. You'd better not try to fight a losing battle."

"Heh~~~" Liu Zhiyi sneered.

"Madam, that's not how it is."

Shuangyue Shuangxue hurriedly tried to defend her master, but Liu Zhiyi stopped her by raising her hand.

“I know exactly who he is.”

“Song Hanchuan’s taste isn’t that bad.”

She turned her head and said these words to Shuangyue and Shuangxue. Upon hearing her confirmation, the two of them instantly breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time, they looked at Shen Ningxue as if she were a dead person.

For some reason, Shen Ningxue suddenly felt uneasy. But then she thought that Liu Zhiyi was just a lowly servant girl, and even if she had servants to serve her, she must have married a merchant with some wealth.

Given her status, she would never have the chance to come into contact with someone of such high status as the Prime Minister in her entire life.

She couldn't verify whether what she said was true or false.

Thinking of this, she widened her eyes and shouted sharply.

"How dare you! Everyone knows that under heaven, apart from the Emperor, the Prime Minister holds the highest position and the greatest power, and is also the most handsome. How dare you speak of the Prime Minister like this? Wait until I tell the Prime Minister all this, and then we'll see if you're still so arrogant."

Liu Zhiyi clicked her tongue softly.

Insulting her best friend, coveting her man, and smearing her man—does she think she's easy to bully?

Before she could even exert herself, Shuangxue couldn't hold back any longer.

"Dare to slander the Prime Minister's innocence? You're asking for death."

Shuangxue kicked Shen Ningxue hard in the stomach, causing her to clutch her stomach and roll around on the ground in pain.

"I...I didn't, everything I said is true."

Even at this point, Shen Ningxue still stubbornly insists that she is Song Hanchuan's fiancée, oblivious to the danger.

Liu Zhiyi raised her hand calmly.

"Since she's so sure, let's send her to the Prime Minister and hear what he has to say."

The guards behind him immediately came over to arrest him.

Shen Ningxue was stunned. Could it be that she could really see the Prime Minister? No, impossible, how could this be?

Who is the Prime Minister?

She held a high position of power and was aloof and arrogant. Even noble ladies would find it difficult to get close to her. How could she possibly meet a lowly maid like her? She must have been deliberately bluffing her.

Shen Ningxue desperately tried to calm herself down, "How dare you! Don't you want to live? Try touching me!"

Shuangxue had a fiery temper and had long disliked Shen Ningxue. Seeing her rant and rave, she irritably picked at her ear.

He kicked the person over.

"Enough with the nonsense, take him away."

"Yes."

Liu Zhiyi raised an eyebrow and gave her an appreciative look, successfully making the other person blush.

"Madam, why are you looking at me like that?"

Shuangxue stammered, scratching the back of her head.

Liu Zhiyi: "It's nothing. You did a great job just now."

Upon receiving the lady's praise, Shuangxue's eyes immediately sparkled, and her cheeks turned even redder, as if she had applied rouge.

"you are great too."

Liu Zhiyi then spoke to Shuangyue.

Upon hearing this, the two were overjoyed.

The Shen family members weren't stupid; they naturally noticed something was amiss, and at this moment, they all looked somewhat bewildered.

"Xiaoyi, you..."

"Stop, Uncle Shen. You have already broken off your relationship with Zhuzhu. Now, please move your whole family out of here."

None of them were willing to agree.

She dared not cry or make a fuss, for fear of being dragged away like a dead dog, just like Shen Ningxue.

They had enjoyed three good years, living as landlords and their wives, holding their heads high outside and being respected in the village.

Making them go back to the days when they were trampled underfoot is worse than killing them.

Liu Zhiyi ignored them and went straight out to get into the carriage.

The rest was taken care of by the guards behind her.

The carriage slowly drove out of the manor, and behind it, the Shen family's cries were heart-wrenching.

Liu Zhiyi vaguely heard them say that they had land deeds and that the guards could not treat them like this.

Liu Zhiyi's lips curled into a mocking smile.

So what if it's a land deed? Can it stand against power? Zhuzhu is kind-hearted, but no one knows that Liu Zhiyi is a born scoundrel who is always vengeful.

If they dare to eat from a bowl and then curse their mother, then don't blame her for teaching them a lesson.

If they simply behave themselves, the matter will be over.

If they dare to cause trouble for Zhuzhu again, she wouldn't mind quietly taking care of them.

The group continued their tour of the estate as if nothing had happened. Fortunately, during their three-year absence, no trouble arose at the estate, and the minor issues were minor compared to the overall positive aspects.

Liu Zhiyi acted swiftly and decisively, resolving the issue in no time.

Before dark, the group hurriedly returned to the Prime Minister's residence.

Upon hearing Song Hanchuan say that during the three years they were away, Shen Ningxue occasionally learned that the Shen family had prospered.

She went back and cultivated good relations with them, using sweet words to gain the trust of Shen's father. With a little trickery, she transferred the Shen family's estate to her name and swindled more than a thousand taels of silver from them.

I returned to the estate this time because I heard that Shen Ningzhu and Liu Zhiyi had bought a large estate of over a thousand acres.

She planned to use her status as the daughter of a high-ranking official to find a way to get her into her own hands.

Before they could even make a move, they encountered Liu Zhiyi.

Liu Zhiyi angrily cursed Shen's parents for being blind and heartless, but Song Hanchuan smiled and said that he would take care of the matter.

The next day, the land deed for the estate was returned to Liu Zhiyi, who was finally satisfied.

In the following days, the two were extremely busy. Song Hanchuan was preoccupied with all the affairs of the court, while Liu Zhiyi was busy managing her businesses and accumulating wealth as quickly as possible.

With the national treasury empty and people in various regions struggling to feed themselves, these problems are urgent and must be addressed as soon as possible.

For several days in a row, Liu Zhiyi tried various methods to scare Pei Yun Chu away.

Over time, news spread that the young lady of the Prime Minister's residence had fallen in love with General Pei, and that she would go in and out of the city every day to create chance encounters. The news quickly spread throughout the streets and alleys of the capital.

When Liu Zhiyi heard the news, she couldn't help but twitch her lips a few times.

"Who's got nothing better to do than spread these nonsense every day? And that Pei Yun Chu, is he crazy? A great general, why doesn't he go to train his troops? What kind of gatekeeper is he?"

Song Hanchuan looked at Liu Zhiyi, whose cheeks were puffed out in anger, and smiled.

"With Prince Chen still at large and the Emperor not in court, we must be on guard."

"With me in the court, he felt at ease and focused his energy on the defense of the city gates, which is why he went to the city gates every day."

"So, he was a conscientious and responsible official?"

Liu Zhiyi said sourly.