Only after being reborn did I realize that I was the white moonlight of a powerful minister.

The Qingming Festival has just passed, and a long, drizzling rain continues.

Ye Wanning slowly stepped down from the carriage. Yunzhi held an umbrella for her and hesitated, saying, "Miss, you should think carefully. Once this door is opened, there will be no turning back for you and your husband."

"Knock on the door." A barely perceptible sneer appeared on Ye Wanning's thin lips.

Turn back? She couldn't have thought it through more clearly.

She came here today specifically to catch them cheating!

The servant knocked on the door, and after a while, an old woman opened the door and asked impatiently, "Who is it?"

Yunzhi stepped forward and took out the property deed. "My daughter is the owner of this house. She has come today to take back the house. Please move out as soon as possible."

The old woman was probably illiterate. She looked at the house deed again and again, her brows furrowed, and ran back. A young girl followed her out. When she saw Ye Wanning, her eyes trembled and tears streamed down her face.

"Wanning, what's wrong?" Xu Zhuling glanced at Ye Wanning hesitantly, wringing out her handkerchief.

Ye Wanning didn't move. When she saw Xu Zhuling again, her gaze turned cold. "This house was lent to Zhou Yu. Now I want to take it back. You don't need to look at me like that. Letting you live here for the past two years was the worst decision I ever made."

She and Zhou Yu were betrothed as children. Later, the Zhou family fell into ruin, but the Ye family, upholding morality, did not break off the engagement. When Zhou Yu went to the capital to take the imperial examination, they even provided financial and logistical support. Later, Zhou Yu became the top scholar in the imperial examination, and Xu Zhuling came to seek refuge with him, saying she was Zhou Yu's cousin. Ye Wanning took pity on her and allowed Xu Zhuling to stay there.

Who would have thought that these two were not cousins ​​at all, but an adulterous couple?

In his previous life, Zhou Yu used the Ye family's connections to gain a foothold in the officialdom, but then betrayed them and framed the Ye family, leading to their execution.

As for Ye Wanning, she was imprisoned in the backyard by Zhou Yu, contracted a sexually transmitted disease, and her reputation was ruined.

She remembered that it was a rainy day like this before she died. Xu Zhuling, supporting her pregnant belly, came to see her with a smug smile, "My sister really has backbone, she endured for so long. You want to see your husband? But your husband doesn't want to see you."

At that time, Ye Wanning only knew that Zhou Yu and Xu Zhuling had a past relationship, but she didn't know that Zhou Yu had harmed the Ye family, nor did she understand that her venomous disease was deliberately caused by Zhou Yu. She thought that Zhou Yu was being kept in the dark and wanted to see Zhou Yu one last time before she died to expose Xu Zhuling's venomous nature.

But Xu Zhuling looked at her and laughed even more heartily, "Little sister is really silly. Do you think that your husband misunderstood you and that you didn't actually have an affair, but were framed? Yes, you really didn't have an affair. Your husband had someone deliberately go to a brothel to find prostitutes' clothes because of your 'dirty disease.' Only when your reputation is ruined can he divorce you legitimately without affecting his reputation."

"As for the Ye family, they deserve it. If my husband wants to rise to power, he has to show the Right Prime Minister his sincerity. The Ye family has always been at odds with the Right Prime Minister, so the Ye family is my husband's pledge of allegiance to the Right Prime Minister."

Seeing Ye Wanning stunned, Xu Zhuling lowered her head and touched her swollen belly. "Look, you lost, and I won. I am now the matriarch of the Zhou family, and Feng-ge'er has become the eldest son of the Zhou family. From now on, I will take your place. Sister, go in peace. Use your death to restore your husband's reputation one last time."

With a single glance, the two old women walked towards Ye Wanning.

Ye Wanning suddenly burst into laughter, her manic behavior making people afraid to approach her. Her body was covered in sores, and the old women, fearing infection, hesitated and stopped.

"But Xu Zhuling, did you really win?" Her legs trembled as she lunged at Xu Zhuling. Before the old women could react, she slashed the broken porcelain shard in her hand at Xu Zhulin's neck.

Instantly, blood spurted out.

Xu Zhuling stared wide-eyed in disbelief, then clutched her neck and collapsed.

Ye Wanning had exhausted all her strength and collapsed to the ground. The curses around her were becoming increasingly indistinct. It was such a pity that Zhou Yu hadn't gone to hell with her. It was truly regrettable.

When she woke up again, she found herself reborn. There was still a month left before her divorce, and she could still salvage everything. After some planning, she brought her people here.

"Sister... Sister, what do you mean by this?" Xu Zhuling timidly raised her head, the breeze dampening her temples, making her look even more pitiful.

Ye Wanning sneered, "You haven't forgotten what you said to my grandmother three days ago, have you?"

"Sister, don't misunderstand. I was afraid you would overthink things, so I thought I would go and explain to Madam Ye that my relationship with my cousin is completely innocent and there is absolutely no romantic feeling between us!" Xu Zhuling said firmly, even raising her hand to swear, "Perhaps Madam Ye is overthinking things. I am just a weak woman, and I only survive because of you and my cousin. How could I possibly want to separate you and my cousin?"

She paused, seemingly unwilling, but still knelt down. "No matter what, it was my fault for upsetting my sister. I shouldn't have gone to see Madam Ye, and I shouldn't have let you misunderstand. Please don't send me away. I'm like a piece of duckweed; if I leave here, I'll only have death as my only option."

Although the courtyard was secluded, people still passed by.

They were talking in front of the door, making a commotion, and some people stopped to watch.

The neighbors all knew Xu Zhuling and Ye Wanning. Seeing them like this, someone said, "Miss Ye, you also lost your parents, how can you be so heartless? I think Miss Xu is a very good person, she is always polite to everyone, how come she is so wicked in your mouth?"

"Exactly, Miss Ye, you are far too narrow-minded!"

"Oh, how pitiful! Children without parents are easily bullied. We can't just ignore this. If the Ye family doesn't give us a proper explanation today, we'll take this to the authorities!"

......

While some spoke up for Xu Zhuling, others sided with Ye Wanning, saying, "This house originally belonged to the Ye family. They can take it back whenever they want. Does Xu Zhuling have any right to live here for free?"

But soon, the others condemned him, saying, "You're so immoral! The Ye family has plenty of houses, why would you drive someone to such a dead end?"

......

Seeing the onlookers start arguing, Ye Wanning had anticipated this scene and gave Yunzhi a wink. Yunzhi quickly pulled off the money pouch from Xu Zhuling's waist.

Ye Wanning opened her money pouch and took out a jade pendant to show to everyone. "My Ye family is not short of a house, but I have been feeding and taking good care of Xu Zhuling, yet she covets my fiancé. This jade pendant is the evidence. Whose cousin wears her cousin's jade pendant close to her body?"

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent.

The neighbors all knew that Ye Wanning had taken in Xu Zhuling, and now her kindness had backfired, instead giving birth to a vixen. Immediately, a woman picked up stones and threw them at Xu Zhuling, shouting, "Shameless slut, doing such a wicked thing, you should be dragged into the pool and drowned! I even spoke up for you just now, ugh, I was blind!"

The crowd was abuzz with gossip, all cursing Xu Zhuling for repaying kindness with enmity.

Xu Zhuling was stunned. She had just been having a secret rendezvous with her cousin at the mansion and was thinking of stopping Ye Wanning at the door for a while. No matter how hard she tried, she never expected that Ye Wanning was there to kick her out.

As for the jade pendant, she always kept it close to her body, so how could Ye Wanning know about it?

Before she could even process what was happening, several pebbles struck her, causing her real pain and bringing tears to her eyes. Xu Zhuling shook her head, her eyes red, "It's not this..."

"Then what is it?" Ye Wanning interrupted Xu Zhuling. At this point, she wouldn't give Xu Zhuling a chance to breathe. "The storyteller in the south of the city slandered the Ye family, and I also sent people to investigate. It was you who gave him the benefits. I really don't understand, when have I ever wronged you?"

The question, tinged with resentment from a past life, made Xu Zhuling's face turn pale again.

Xu Zhuling was filled with regret. If she had known Ye Wanning was there to cause trouble, she should have taken her inside. With her cousin there, there might have been room for maneuver. But in front of so many people, her jade pendant was found, and her reputation was completely ruined.

"It's a misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding!" Xu Zhuling endured the pain, knelt down and stepped forward, crying her heart out. No matter what, she absolutely could not admit her feelings for her cousin in public.

Her appearance evoked pity in the man. "Miss Xu has a dignified appearance; I don't believe she would do such a thing. There must be a misunderstanding. Miss Ye, please don't make false accusations and slander a young lady's innocence; you'll be punished!"

"Karma?"

Before Ye Wanning could refute, a cold snort came from afar.

Everyone turned around and saw Xie Bohuai from the Zhenfu Division riding over on horseback.

The Zhenfu Division, appointed by the emperor, had the power to execute first and report later, making them the most untouchable people in the capital.

Xie Bohuai was tall and imposing, with dark eyes that were slightly upturned at the corners, making his expression unreadable. His gaze swept over the crowd and landed on Ye Wanning. "Miss Ye, it's been a long time."

Ye Wanning had a bad feeling. Although she didn't know when she had offended Xie Bohuai, he had once publicly said that she was blind to talent. She silently prayed that someone as busy as Xie Bohuai would just give a heads-up and not interfere in her affairs.

She had barely bowed in response when she saw Xie Bohuai dismount and walk straight toward her. "I overheard something just now, and I never imagined there were so many blind and black-hearted people in the world." Xie Bohuai stopped at the bottom of the steps, turned to the person who had spoken up for Xu Zhuling, and said, "Since this brother cares about Miss Xu, why don't you take her home?"

He suppressed his smile; his dark official robes exuded an oppressive aura, making one's neck feel slightly chilled.

This is a man who kills without blinking an eye, and whose fearsome reputation is widespread.