The beloved is reborn as a substitute, and the tyrant begs for forgiveness every night.

"I went in to take a look out of curiosity when I was browsing around before."

Xu Leyao spoke casually, glancing at Jiang Xiuxiu out of the corner of her eye.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xiuxiu paused for a moment, then hesitated.

She didn't send anyone to follow Xu Leyao.

After all, by the time Xu Leyao was able to go out on her own, Jiang Xiuxiu had already been rejected by her father.

She could only ensure that the maids serving her remained, let alone spare any manpower to follow Xu Leyao.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xiuxiu secretly regretted it.

If she had thought of this sooner, perhaps she could have made the arrangements by now.

However, it will take some more effort now.

As she pondered, Jiang Xiuxiu became somewhat distracted.

Seeing this, Xu Leyao didn't bother to pay any more attention to her.

She'll need to find a suitable reason sooner or later for her drastic personality change.

If she guessed correctly, Jiang Xiuxiu would give her an excuse to tell him soon.

Next, Xu Leyao doesn't need to rush; she just needs to wait patiently.

A moment later, Jiang Xiuxiu made up an excuse and left.

As lunchtime approached, Xu Leyao narrowed her eyes slightly.

She had no idea that Zheng Zhihe was so slow!

It's already noon, and he still hasn't sent anyone.

Either they don't know about the news, or they don't want to pay attention to it.

Xu Leyao ruled out the first possibility.

After all, Zheng Zhihe is currently head over heels for her.

Regardless of his reasons, he would express his opinion.

What's more, no sooner had she applied the eye drops than Zheng Zhihe showed no reaction whatsoever.

If that's the case, then Xu Leyao needs to consider whether there are any areas she has overlooked.

If it's the latter, she'll have to think about it carefully.

What exactly happened that made Zheng Zhihe give up the idea of ​​standing up for her?

As she was thinking, a commotion arose outside.

At this moment, Xu Leyao had no worries at all.

Although there weren't many to begin with.

Xu Leyao waited quietly in the ancestral hall.

She was still kneeling in the ancestral hall at this moment, so naturally she couldn't greet the person who came to deliver the imperial edict.

Li Huanian's experience of stepping into the Jiang residence again was completely different.

Last time I was just surprised, this time I'll take it calmly.

He had already witnessed firsthand how favored Xu Leyao was by Zheng Zhihe.

After all, there aren't many people who can get Zheng Zhihe to issue two decrees in a row.

Besides, Zheng Zhihe took the initiative to do it all.

Xu Leyao didn't say a single word from beginning to end.

Even though he already knew Xu Leyao's special place in Zheng Zhihe's heart, Li Huanian still couldn't help but be surprised.

She's so pampered!

Everyone in the world knows that the current emperor, Zheng Zhihe, is not interested in women.

But now that the things he did to Xu Leyao have been exposed, who would dare to say such things?

Of course, these are not things that Li Huanian should be considering.

Besides, even if they lost face, no one in the Jiang family would dare to tell anyone.

Aside from what happened at Jiang Xiuxiu's birthday banquet last time, which couldn't be kept secret, the Jiang family certainly wouldn't make a fuss about it this time.

After being reprimanded by Zheng Zhihe time and time again, Jiang's father is probably losing all face.

Despite having many thoughts in his mind, Li Huanian remained expressionless.

His gaze swept across the crowd receiving the imperial decree at the entrance of the Jiang residence.

Jiang's father returned from court at that moment, and upon seeing the scene, he immediately knew that something bad had happened.

Sure enough, the next moment, Li Huanian's question rang out.

"Lord Jiang, may I ask if the eldest daughter of the Jiang family is here?"

Father Jiang gave a bitter smile, overwhelmed with mixed feelings.

He regretted it as soon as he punished Xu Leyao last night.

However, the punishment had already been announced, and if he were to change his mind at the last minute, his position as the head of the family would inevitably be shaken.

But now that I'm in this situation, it would have been better to slap myself in the face last night!

"Yes, I'll have someone go and invite them right now."

Father Jiang answered immediately.

Seeing this, Li Huanian did not make things difficult for him.

But a few doubts remained in his heart.

Jiang's father usually seems like a shrewd man, so why does he keep doing such stupid things?

Zheng Zhihe is currently obsessed with Xu Leyao, yet he punishes her instead.

Isn't this a deliberate attempt to embarrass Zheng Zhihe?

How could Zheng Zhihe possibly give in to him?

Li Huanian really couldn't understand what Jiang's father was thinking.

He shook his head inwardly.

As soon as Li Huanian shook his head, Jiang's father's heart jumped.

Could it be that Zheng Zhihe got so angry because of his punishment of Jiang Yuwei last night?

Otherwise, why would Li Huanian look at him with pity in his eyes?

For a moment, Mr. Jiang's mind wandered, and a heavy weight was lifted from his heart, which he couldn't shake off.

He was now just hoping that Jiang Yuwei would come over soon so she could help him out of this predicament.

However, it's easy to invite a god, but difficult to send him away.

Xu Leyao was not about to give in to his wishes so easily.

Inside the ancestral hall, facing the servant who came to invite her to the gate of the Jiang residence, Xu Leyao pretended to be reluctant.

"Last night, my father ordered me to kneel in the ancestral hall all day. Now you're making me go to the gate without any proof. If my father finds out, won't he say I'm disrespectful to our ancestors? Or will he say you're someone sent to harm me?"

As she spoke, Xu Leyao's eyes were full of suspicion.

Seeing her like this, the servant almost knelt down and begged her.

"Miss Weiwei, even if I had eight hundred times the courage of a dog, I wouldn't dare to lie to you!"

The servant's wry smile and helpless expression were enough for Xu Leyao to judge the situation outside.

It seems that Jiang's father won't be able to get up unless she goes out!

The fact that this servant came to invite them is enough to show that Jiang's father and others have already received the imperial decree.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have sent just a stranger as a servant.

Xu Leyao sneered inwardly.

Does Father Jiang think he can control her with just a servant?

dream!

Today, Xu Leyao was determined to deflate Jiang's father's innate sense of superiority in front of her.

It is true that Jiang's father is Jiang Yuwei's biological father.

He gave birth to a child but didn't raise him, and now he's interfering in his affairs. In what way has he fulfilled his responsibilities as a father?

Moreover, the body in this body is not that of the timid and cowardly Jiang Yuwei.

Xu Leyao has no fear of him or respect for him.

“I don’t believe you. I won’t believe anyone else unless Father says it himself.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Xu Leyao knelt down on the prayer mat, pretending to be chanting scriptures earnestly.

However, Zhu'er could see clearly from her side that Xu Leyao hadn't even closed her eyes.

After what happened last night, Zhu'er will not expose Xu Leyao and will pretend she didn't see it.

She was just a lowly maid, and it was only natural that she wouldn't dare to look directly at her master.

The servant can't see it.

He only knew that he had messed up his job, and that his father would definitely punish him later.

The servant felt like crying at the thought.

With so many people kneeling around, why did Father Jiang choose him?

Xu Leyao could guess his fate, and her heart softened a little.

"If you were truly sent by my father, you should have some evidence, shouldn't you?"