Chapter 001 Scorpion Heart

Outside the window, a vast expanse of white snow covered the ground. Wei Qinglan lay on the heated brick bed, feeling a chill in her heart, a bitter self-deception.

The door creaked open, and a man entered, taking off his silver marten coat and tending to the almost extinguished stove.

"What do the people in this house eat? How could the stove be almost out?" The man's tone was stern, but not angry.

Wei Qinglan looked at the man, the man she had loved for over ten years, and a bitter smile tugged at the corner of her mouth.

"The divorce letter has been signed. How could this group of people continue to care about me, a worthless lady?" Wei Qinglan sneered, looking at the man in front of her with a hint of mockery.

Unexpectedly, they had come to this point.

The man's eyebrows twitched slightly. "Qinglan, it's not as you think! The crimes of the Wei family will implicate nine generations! If I hadn't signed this divorce letter in advance, the Qi Wang Mansion, and even our child, would have been implicated! You know the Emperor since you were a child, you know his thoughts!"

Wei Qinglan took a deep breath and coldly shouted, "Qi Changfeng." She didn't want to hear any more, she was exhausted.

Qi Changfeng looked at his wife, and for many years, he hadn't heard Wei Qinglan call him like this. From childhood, she had called him "Feng ge." Even Qi Changfeng hadn't expected to hear his name from Wei Qinglan's mouth, sending chills from the bottom of her heart.

"Qi Changfeng, we've known each other since we were three years old, it's been thirty years. I only found out today that you are such a decisive person?" Wei Qinglan's phoenix eyes were like sharp knives, staring at Qi Changfeng's face, causing him to lower his eyes with his thick eyelashes.

"Qinglan... I..." Qi Changfeng was at a loss for words.

"Who taught you? Come out! If you dare to do it, you should dare to take responsibility!" Wei Qinglan didn't want to waste any more words with Qi Changfeng. If she couldn't understand a person after thirty years, then she was useless.

"Sister, indeed clever!" A woman pushed the door open and walked in.

"Xiao Ya." Qi Changfeng immediately stood up. "What are you doing here?" Qi Changfeng shook his head, indicating for Xiao Ya to leave.

"Let her stay, let's make things clear!" Wei Qinglan shouted loudly, her imposing manner still intimidating, causing Qi Changfeng's hand to tremble.

Xiao Ya sneered, "Changfeng ge, look, this is the Qinglan sister you've always protected! If it weren't for your years of favoritism, would Qinglan sister have become increasingly arrogant in the Qi Wang Mansion? Think about it, the old lady who was driven out by sister, ended up dying in the temple! Do you still want to indulge her now?"

Qi Changfeng frowned, standing there, torn.

Wei Qinglan smiled, but the sound of her laughter was heart-wrenching. The old lady who was driven out? It was clearly Qi Changfeng's mother who had fallen ill. If she hadn't sent her mother to the temple for recuperation, she probably wouldn't have lived peacefully in her last three years!

Wei Qinglan was about to shout out, but seeing Qi Changfeng's hesitation and struggle, her heart died.

How did she fall in love with such a man?

"Qinglan sister, born into the Wei family of a hundred-year-old divine doctor, born with dual spiritual powers, everyone held you in the palm of their hands. But so what? Now, you've lost!" Xiao Ya's mouth curled up, standing in front of Wei Qinglan with a victorious posture.

"Now, it seems that you can't even protect the Wei family!"

What does it mean to not be able to protect? Wei Qinglan glared at Xiao Ya!

Pitiful people have their own hateful aspects! Now she was the one to be hated!

Xiao Ya had achieved what she had today with her help. Otherwise, how could Xiao Ya become the chief master sister of the Tianzhu Gate?

Wei Qinglan's mouth twitched, she was laughing at herself, at her foolishness!

If there were another life, she would never be so soft-hearted!

At that moment, the sound of the bell ringing for the afternoon prayers was heard.

"Jie jie, do you know that it's noon now?" Xiao Ya's mouth curled up. "Today, at three-quarters past noon, all the old and young of the Wei family will die outside the Wu Gate, and their heads will be displayed! And you, born into the Wei family, are lucky to not have died!"

Wei Qinglan trembled all over, completely ignoring Xiao Ya, and instead turned to Qi Changfeng, "Qi Changfeng, tell me, is it true or false?"

Qi Changfeng turned around, but didn't dare to meet Wei Qinglan's eyes.

Xiao Ya sneered, "Sister, you should be grateful. At least, as a member of the Wei family, you haven't died yet!"

Wei Qinglan trembled all over, completely ignoring Xiao Ya, and instead turned to Qi Changfeng, "Qi Changfeng, tell me, is it true or false?"

Qi Changfeng turned around, but didn't dare to meet Wei Qinglan's eyes.

Xiao Ya sneered, "Sister, you should be grateful. At least, as a member of the Wei family, you haven't died yet!"

At this moment, Qi Changfeng clenched his fists tightly, trembling all over. He knew that the debt owed to Wei Qinglan was not about wanting to divorce her, but rather, if he didn't, the matters of the Wei family would inevitably involve the Qi family. There was no escape for anyone in the Qi family!

"Enough! All this talk, isn't it just to praise how great you are? Wei Qinglan, haven't you received enough? The late emperor bestowed upon you the title of the top goddess physician, and you married into the Qi family as the princess! The Qi family went from being a grand general to a prince's residence, and your glory is unparalleled."

Xiao Ya saw Qi Changfeng hesitating again and quickly shouted, "Wei Qinglan, this time, Changfeng is divorcing you entirely because your Wei family's ambitions are too great! Relying on favoritism, you dare to interfere in the matter of the crown prince's succession! Since you chose to help the fifteenth prince, can the current emperor ascend the throne without eliminating your Wei family, which harbors evil intentions?"

Helping the fifteenth prince? Wei Qinglan furrowed her brows tightly, realizing that it was a completely fabricated accusation.

Suddenly, a flash of insight struck Wei Qinglan. Helping the fifteenth prince? Could it be referring to the time she went to see the fifteenth prince for an illness? But that time, it was Xiao Ya who came to ask for her help!

Wei Qinglan looked at Xiao Ya, and sure enough, there was a sly smile at the corner of her mouth.