As they were talking, the Duke of Zhenguo had already accompanied Lu Xiaoyun into the gate of Tongjia Courtyard.

Lu Yucheng strode outside and closed the door behind him.

Zhu Yu's heart skipped a beat inside the room. What if the two of them started fighting? Who should he help?

Outside, Lu Xiaoyun forced a smile, but failed. She glanced at the closed door and said, "Brother-in-law."

Lu Yucheng snorted coldly and gave a perfunctory bow: "Your Highness Prince An must have mistaken me for someone else. My younger sister, Lu Xiaoyun, is still unmarried, and my other two sisters are not yet engaged. I am unworthy of being called Your Highness's brother-in-law."

The Duke of Zhenguo's face hardened, and he shouted, "Acheng, what nonsense are you spouting? Quickly apologize to His Highness Prince An!"

Lu Yucheng stubbornly turned his face away. Ha, he'd be lucky if he didn't break his legs after he apologized!

The Duke of Zhenguo had no choice but to apologize: "Your Highness Prince An, please forgive me. It is my fault for failing to properly educate my son."

Lu Xiaoyun smiled awkwardly and said to the Duke of Zhenguo, "It's alright, it was my fault to begin with, and my brother-in-law is just protecting his sister."

Lu Yucheng snorted coldly.

Lu Xiaoyun said, "I came here today to escort the Princess to the palace for a banquet. It's getting late, so let's take the Princess away now."

The Duke of Zhenguo nodded: "Alright."

Lu Yucheng blocked the doorway: "Your Highness, please have some self-respect. This is my sister's private room. Your unauthorized intrusion is against the rules and will tarnish my sister's reputation."

Inside the room, after hearing Lu Xiaoyun's voice, Zhu Yu quickly lowered his voice and said to Li Feng, "Quickly, take off this bun and replace it with the hairstyle you just styled."

Li Feng was somewhat intimidated by Lu Yucheng and stammered, "Miss, didn't the young master... the prince give you a divorce agreement?"

"What divorce book? Hurry up!" Li Feng hoped Lu Yucheng could hold her back a little longer, just half a cup of tea would be enough, as she combed her hair very quickly.

"Get out of the way!" came the Duke of Zhenguo's authoritative voice. "Xiao Yun has already married His Highness Prince An, so she is Princess An. How can a husband entering his wife's room be considered bad for her reputation!"

Lu Yucheng was terrified of his father, but to protect his sister, he stood firmly at the doorway and declared, "They've already divorced!"

Lu Xiaoyun said awkwardly, "Brother-in-law, you're joking. That divorce agreement is not to be taken seriously. I haven't even set a date yet. An incomplete divorce agreement is naturally invalid."

The Duke of Zhenguo retorted angrily, "What nonsense are you spouting? Royal divorce? Do you think it's like a commoner's marriage? It's not that easy! Your sister's name is already on the royal family genealogy, and their marriage was bestowed by the Emperor. Even if they want a divorce, it will only be valid if the Emperor issues a decree!"

It requires an imperial decree.

Zhenguo Gong thought.

"Get out of the way!"

Inside the room, just as Li Feng removed the tricolor jade hairpin from Zhu Yu's head, the door was pushed open by the Duke of Zhenguo.

Li Feng was startled and hurriedly put the hairpin back into Zhu Yu's hair.

Zhu Yu frowned.

With that, there was no way to re-style his hair. Helpless, Zhu Yu could only stand up and give a slight bow to the Duke of Zhenguo: "Father."

When the Duke of Zhenguo looked up, he saw Xiao Yun's current attire. To an outsider, it would be impossible to tell whether she was married or not.

He merely frowned slightly, said nothing, and then said, "Now that everything is ready, let's set off."

Zhu Yu looked over at Lu Xiaoyun and saw that she was also looking at him. He smiled helplessly, then remembered the passionate kiss between the two of them last night. His ears turned red, and he quickly lowered his head and followed behind the Duke of Zhenguo.

Two carriages were already parked outside the mansion gate.

Just as Lu Xiaoyun was about to pull Zhu Yu into the carriage of the Prince of An's mansion, Lu Yucheng was one step ahead and pulled her to his side, dragging and hugging her into his carriage.

Lu Xiaoyun watched helplessly as the warm, soft beauty in her arms was snatched away, and had no choice but to get into the car alone.

Just as the Duke of Zhenguo was about to get into his carriage, an old woman hurriedly came from the backyard. Her hair was disheveled, and her face was covered in scratches and bloodstains. As soon as she saw the Duke of Zhenguo, she knelt down with a thud.

She choked back tears and kowtowed, saying, "Your Excellency, Madam caught a cold last night and is burning up with fever, but she refuses to take medicine. She's also insisting that you take the Second and Third Misses to the palace for a banquet. We servants really can't stop her. Please, Your Excellency, go and take a look."

The Duke and his son had finally returned to Shengjing, and were supposed to be beaming with joy, but their wife's outburst...

The Duke of Zhenguo frowned in displeasure, stepped off the carriage, and bowed to Lu Xiaoyun, who had already lifted the curtain: "Your Highness, I still have matters to attend to at my residence. You and my son should go to the palace first, and I will follow shortly."

Lu Xiaoyun nodded and instructed Xi Yi to drive the carriage. When she came last night, Zhu Yu told her that Fang Shi had been locked up in Cuizhu Residence, and she guessed that there was really trouble going on now.

She didn't want to hear about it either.

Lu Yucheng also lifted the carriage curtain. Seeing the bloody scratches on the old woman's face, he understood immediately. He threw down the curtain and coldly ordered Luo Wang, "Let's go."

The two cars drove towards the palace, one after the other.

Inside the car, Lu Yucheng said to Zhu Yu, "Xiao Yun, listen to your brother's advice. This Prince An is ruthless and is not a good match for you. Since you two are already divorced, you might as well sever this relationship with him."

Last night, in his father's study, Lu Yucheng reached an agreement with his father.

Today, Father will go to the Emperor to request a decree for divorce.

"Moreover, all your injuries are because of Consort Duan. As a subject and junior, you shouldn't speak ill of the imperial concubine behind her back, but Consort Duan has gone too far in this matter."

Lu Yucheng sighed softly, "Sister, besides the fact that the person you marry is a good man, his family is also very important. But with such a mother-in-law in the Prince An's mansion, how can your brother and father feel at ease?"

Before long, they will set off back to the southern border. At that time, in this vast city of Shengjing, the younger sister will have no relatives.

Lu Yucheng's eyes reddened as he said this: "How can your mother, who risked her life to give birth to you, rest in peace in heaven?"

Zhu Yu slowly lowered his head. Yes, he was not a good match for Lu Xiaoyun at all; he was not worthy of such a wonderful person as Lu Xiaoyun.

He was vicious, a ruthless killer, and had many enemies.

Even more so, his father, the emperor, wanted to take his life and cut off his lineage.

But do I really have to divorce Lu Xiaoyun like this?

The warmth of their passionate kiss from the previous night still lingered on their lips.

Lu Yucheng tucked a strand of hair behind Zhu Yu's ear and said softly, "Actually, even if His Highness Prince An hadn't divorced you this time, I was already planning to do so on my way back to Shengjing City."

“If Prince An treats you well, that’s fine. My father and I will hand over the military power of the Lu family army and become civil officials in Shengjing. Whether we have real power or not is not important. But Xiaoyun, your days in Prince An’s mansion have been more than just bad.”

Lu Yucheng's eyes reddened again.