The Empress Kneels in Her Palace to Admit Her Mistakes After Slaying Her Ways in the Female-Oriented

It was only when they arrived at the study door that they learned the answer from the butler.

Pei Jingzhi went out.

"When will you be back?"

"I'm afraid it will take some time." The steward said with a smile, "Master went out to see Madam today. In all these years, this is the first time Master has gone to Liuyun Manor in the suburbs of the capital to see Madam."

"You wouldn't believe it, but for this visit to see Madam, Master dressed up quite nicely. He wore a brightly colored long robe, tied a colorful embroidered jade belt, wore a jade pendant and sachet, combed his hair meticulously, and even wore a carved gold hairpin."

"Master, he's dressed himself up like a young man."

"I went to see the lady with great joy."

"It will probably take some time before they return!"

Chen Liang felt a pang of regret; he should have come sooner.

His need to find Pei Jingzhi wasn't exactly a matter of life and death, but it was still quite urgent. Besides, he also had to deal with Hongxiu right now.

But when Pei Jingzhi went out, he would be gone for days at a time.

He could only wait.

"Hopefully, we won't miss the opportunity."

Thinking this, he went to see Hongxiu again, even intending to overstep his bounds and take charge of Pei Jingzhi's household for a while, to deal with Hongxiu first, at least to control her and throw her into the woodshed.

result……

"Where's Hongxiu?"

"My lord, Miss Hongxiu is going out, and we dare not stop her!"

Chen Liang couldn't help but sigh.

But soon enough, he didn't take it too seriously.

Firstly, the Pei family's valuables were not taken away.

Secondly, it doesn't matter if the Pei family's valuables are taken away.

Despite being squeezed out by Ren Tianye in the court, Lord Pei Jingzhi is still a pillar of the court. Once he returns, he can issue an order that, unless Hongxiu grows wings and can travel a thousand miles a day, she will not be able to escape.

"Never mind Hongxiu for now!"

"Just you wait!"

……

On the road leading to the outskirts of the capital, Pei Jingzhi sat inside a carriage.

Despite the swaying of the carriage, Pei Jingzhi still carried a bronze mirror.

Looking at himself in the mirror, he saw that he had aged considerably. In recent years, he had been dispatched by His Majesty to various places, working day and night, which had caused wrinkles to appear more and more, and his health was deteriorating.

He doesn't look like someone in their fifties or sixties, but rather like a very old man in his seventies or eighties.

Although he has changed into very bright clothes, with even the collar revealing an eye-catching lining, and his behavior is as flamboyant and extravagant as that of a noble family's scion, time waits for no one, and his gray hair can no longer be covered by his hat.

"Alas, I wonder if this attire will meet Madam's approval?"

Pei Jingzhi was somewhat worried.

His wife, Lady Liu, loved seeing him in his youth and would spend a lot of time dressing him up to make him look more dashing and handsome. Therefore, when Lady Liu was by his side, he would always be teased when he went out.

This displeased him, causing him to often appear unkempt when Liu was not around.

This trip was to ask Madam Liu to intervene and persuade the Liu family to provide assistance for his final gamble. Naturally, he had to dress up carefully according to his wife's preferences.

He was blushing as he tidied himself up.

"My lord, you and your wife are deeply in love, and it has been so long since you last saw each other. Your wife must be overjoyed to see you."

The carriage driver, upon hearing this, knew that Pei Jingzhi was quite kind to his servants, and quickly began to flatter him.

This made Pei Jingzhi feel much better.

It didn't take long to arrive at Liuyunzhuang on the outskirts of Beijing.

This is the private property of the Liu family of Hedong. It is located here and has a beautiful and unique landscape. However, when Pei Jingzhi looked at Liuyun Manor, he couldn't help but feel a little dazed.

"It's been more than ten years since I last visited Willow Cloud Manor."

"This used to be a place where my wife and I made our love, but now..."

"It reminds me of the loving times I had with my wife when we were young."

Pei Jingzhi chuckled to himself.

Perhaps it was because he was wearing extremely bright clothes and deliberately concealing the theme of old age, and tried his best to stand tall and walk lightly, that he managed to put on a bit of youthful spirit and a bit of youthful sentimentality.

Upon reaching the gate, the gate of Liuyun Manor was tightly shut.

He simply rang the doorbell.

A moment later, a voice came from behind the door: "Who is it?"

The door opened and a maidservant came out; it was Dongxiang, the personal maidservant of Madam Liu, wife of Pei Jingzhi.

"Master, sir, what brings you here?"

The maid Dongxiang's expression changed instantly, and her voice stammered, "You, you come here, does the...madam know?"

Pei Jingzhi, however, did not notice the change in the maid Dongxiang's expression, and said, "Madam does not know, I came to see her."

"Where is Madam?"

"Husband, Madam has gone out and will be back soon."

"Oh," Pei Jingzhi said dismissively, "Then let's go inside and wait for her..."

Before he could finish speaking, the maid Dongxiang opened her arms and blocked him from entering the doorway.

Pei Jingzhi was somewhat surprised: "Dongxiang, what are you doing?"

"Master..." Dongxiang stammered even more, "Madam will be back soon. You, you just wait for her outside the door, don't come in."

"Nonsense!" Pei Jingzhi's face darkened. "I am the lord, here to see the lady. How can I wait outside the door?"

"Master, Master..." Dongxiang was almost crying anxiously, "You, you'd better not come in, lest you make Madam angry again. You know how terrifying Madam can be when she's angry with you!"

"You, you should stop upsetting Madam."

"Furthermore, if you dare to enter this door today without Madam's permission, she will not only be angry, she might even be so angry that she divorces you!"

The words "divorce" startled Pei Jingzhi.

No, just entering the door, and we have to get a divorce?

Immediately, they completely disbelieved it!

How deeply he and his wife, Lady Liu, loved each other!

Back then, when Lady Liu's lover died in the army, Lady Liu's world seemed to fall into darkness, and she fell into a deep sleep from which she could not extricate herself. It was Pei Jingzhi who came to Lady Liu's side because of his resemblance to her lover.

During that time, he took care of her day and night, using every possible method, until he finally helped Liu Shi out of the darkness.

Afterwards, his affection and care for his wife did not diminish in the slightest.

He knew very well that he was able to get close to Liu because he looked like her former lover, but he had been working hard to make Liu forget her former lover, and over the years, he had succeeded.

He took good care of the Liu family, and without relying on the power of the Liu family in Hedong, he relied on his talent and hard work to rise step by step to the position of Guanglu Xun, which can be considered as restoring the Liu family's prestige.

He and Liu were deeply in love and affectionate.

Lady Liu even bore him one son and two daughters.

He and his wife, Madam Liu, have such a deep affection for each other. They are only going to Liuyun Manor for a short while. How could they possibly get a divorce?

So, Pei Jingzhi pushed Dongxiang aside and strode inside.

Before they had gone far, they saw a young man with a bare back, lifting a stone, displaying a well-developed and muscular physique.

I couldn't help but smile.

Madam Liu loved to make him young and flamboyant, and for this reason, she forced him to exercise a lot in the past few years.

I didn't expect that such rules would apply even in Liuyun Manor.

But... who is this young man, and why is he so exposed? Isn't that a bad influence?

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