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

If all else fails, she will do everything in her power to rise to a higher position, crush him under her feet, and make him kneel and sing "Conquer".

"Then will you still threaten me with their lives?"

"Not anymore."

"I don't believe it. You are the emperor, you can turn the world upside down with a wave of your hand. Even if you go back on your word, no one can do anything about it. If you are sincere, then let them all leave."

Shen Ningzhu glanced at Chen Aniu indifferently, then looked away and spoke slowly.

"it is good."

This time, Jiang Xuan Yan agreed very readily.

Chen Aniu had completed his mission and knew that Shen Ningzhu had her own plans, so he was not opposed to leaving.

Lingzhi and peony could not have imagined so much.

Seeing that Shen Ningzhu was in a bad situation, they all knelt on the ground and refused to leave, crying and begging Shen Ningzhu not to drive them away. Chen Aniu tried to pull them away, but it was no use.

Shen Ningzhu realized that she couldn't be left without anyone by her side, so she let them stay.

Shen Ningzhu finally breathed a sigh of relief after watching the remaining people leave.

The group made no attempt to conceal their whereabouts. After leaving the villa, they immediately joined a merchant caravan and traveled to the capital together.

Except for the old woman who had her arm cut off, who didn't leave because her family was still in Luoshui Town.

Chen Aniu returned her indenture to her, gave her the deed to thirty mu of high-quality paddy fields, and three hundred taels of silver before leaving.

Before leaving, he told her that if she encountered any difficulties, she could seek out any property under the Shen family's name and ask someone to send him a message; he would definitely help.

The old woman returned home, tears of gratitude streaming down her face.

With the clouds clearing and the fog lifted, Shen Ningzhu no longer had any weaknesses, and it was time to teach this scumbag a lesson.

"Zhuzhu~~~"

For the next few days, Shen Ningzhu ate and drank without any disturbance.

So indifferent that he seemed to have no desires or wants, like a puppet.

This was quite different from the previous woman who was bold, passionate, and flamboyant—the most beautiful woman in the capital. Looking at her like this, Jiang Xuan Yan couldn't help but feel uneasy and called out softly.

"Xiao Bao, stop going against me, okay? You have to be okay, even if it's just for the child's sake."

Shen Ningzhu found it amusing.

How dare he even mention the child to her?

But she really needs to be okay. She didn't do anything wrong. It's not her who should die, but this idiot next to her.

"Damn it, you're an old woman, stop making such disgusting noises. I want to eat."

"Okay, I'll have someone prepare your favorite dishes right away."

The man ignored the first half of the sentence and, with a normal expression, instructed his servants to set dinner on the stone table under the pear tree in the courtyard.

Before long, more than a dozen dishes, each with its own unique color, aroma, and flavor, were served on the table, and Shen Ningzhu took a small bite.

"This is too bland, this is too sweet, this is too soft and chewy, and this looks unappetizing."

Just like the past few days, after picking and choosing, I couldn't find a single dish that suited my taste.

Jiang Xuan Yan didn't say anything, but had someone make it again. After a while, twenty dishes were placed on the table.

Everything is exquisite, and the materials used are of the highest quality.

But Shen Ningzhu always managed to find fault with everything, and the servants serving her were all sweating profusely, afraid that Jiang Xuan Yan would get angry and blame them.

Fortunately, the other person just looked at Shen Ningzhu with doting eyes.

"It's alright. If it's not to your liking, just tell the kitchen to keep making it until Zhuzhu is satisfied."

Shen Ningzhu's face fell.

The man remained unmoved by her obviously deliberate behavior, his face filled with doting affection and his eyes brimming with deep, unyielding love.

Do you perhaps enjoy being tortured?

Abnormal?

"Never mind, I won't eat it. Take it with me."

I was starving for half a month, so I can't eat much right now. I just took a few bites and I'm already full. It's one thing to cause trouble, but wasting food going back and forth is immoral.

"Alright, take it away first. We can tell the kitchen to make it whenever Zhuzhu wants to eat it," Jiang Xuanyan instructed the maid beside him.

Shen Ningzhu ignored him and continued speaking to herself.

"It's too stuffy in this courtyard, I want to watch a performance."

"Okay, I'll have someone..."

"I want to see you come in person."

Jiang Xuan Yan froze on the spot, his eyes suddenly sharpening, veins bulging on his forehead, and an aura of impending storm emanating from his entire body.

"Zhuzhu, don't go too far. Being spoiled and arrogant will not end well."

Snapped--

Before he could finish speaking, a loud slap landed on his face.

"You're so arrogant, so arrogant! I've put up with you for a long time."

"Arrogant because of favor?"

"You bastard, you call all the suffering I've endured 'pampering'?"

Shen Ningzhu's chest heaved violently with anger, her palms burned, and two blazing flames shot up in her fox-like eyes, as if she wanted to burn two big holes in the person in front of her.

She had been itching to touch her breasts for a long time, even though she had been trying to avoid it.

Judging by the time, Ah Niu and the others have already run far away. Now she is all alone. At worst, she will die. So why should she endure it?

The sky was gradually darkening.

A vast expanse of sunset glow painted the horizon, a deep, vibrant red, and it was exceptionally beautiful.

Jiang Xuan Yan's body was half-hidden in the dim light, backlit, making it impossible to see his specific expression. Only his deep eyes were clearly visible.

His eyes gleamed with a fierce light, and his aura was so powerful that it was almost suffocating.

At this time of year, Shen Ningzhu would have been trembling with fear, but this month of torment almost drove her crazy.

In his rage, he couldn't care less about anything else.

After a long silence, Jiang Xuanyan took a deep breath and squeezed out the words, one by one.

“Zhuzhu, I did imprison you and threaten you, but you were the one who first tried to escape from me by faking your death.”

"So what?"

"Our relationship was a mistake from the very beginning, okay?"

"Fine, as long as you eat well and don't hurt yourself anymore, I'll do anything you ask."

Shen Ningzhu raised an eyebrow.

"Alright, didn't you want to make up for it? Then dance for me and liven things up."

"you……"

"What, or are you just saying that for show? It's ridiculous that I took it seriously. Now it seems you're just heartless. You're so unwilling to make such a small request."

Jiang Xuanyan closed his eyes.

"Would you like to hear the sound of a piano or a flute? I can do both, but I can't dance."

Shen Ningzhu curled her lips in a wicked smile.

"I want to see dancing."

"..."

"Striptease, the kind where you take off your clothes while dancing."

Jiang Xuan Yan's pupils widened, he gritted his teeth, and growled.

"Shen Ningzhu"

"If Brother Yan isn't going to jump, fine, but why be so mean to me?"

Jiang Xuanyan:? ? ?

"Shen Ningzhu, get this straight. You're the one who abandoned me, fled the capital, and even found a fake husband to cheat on me with. Even so, I didn't hurt you in the slightest."

"Now, I've even let those who aided and abetted the evildoers go, just to please you. What more do you want from me? Do you have to humiliate me like this?"

Here we go again, when will this ever end?

Shen Ningzhu picked at her ear in annoyance.

"Qingfeng only claimed to be my husband to make things easier; it was all a lie."

“With me, even nominal appointments are not acceptable.”

Shen Ningzhu: ……