Chapter 31 The Turn to Madness

"What? Is the Empress Dowager making things difficult for you?"

Tianheng stared at Tianyao's face, and suddenly asked.

Tian Yao's dark pupils suddenly contracted. She slowly turned her head to look at Tian Heng and asked in a dry voice.

You know?

"Just a guess."

"All I know is that the Empress Dowager summoned you the day before yesterday."

"So, do you need my help?"

Tianheng smiled, looked at Tianyao, and asked.

It seemed that as long as Tianyao spoke up, he would help her solve whatever it was.

Tianyao's heart stirred, and her eyes flickered.

Believe it or not, Tianheng really can help her completely resolve this matter.

The crux of the matter is Tianheng.

As long as Tianheng stops keeping an eye on her and expands his harem, the Empress Dowager will naturally stop forcing her to open a harem.

But... it's despicable to take advantage of Tianheng's concern for her to make him do things he doesn't want to do.

Tianyao shook her head in the end and replied softly.

"No need, I can handle it myself."

After saying that, she stood up and prepared to leave.

"Yaoyao, have you started braiding my bracelet yet?"

Upon seeing this, Tianheng's composure vanished instantly. He stood up hastily, reached out, grabbed Tianyao's wrist, and asked urgently.

Tianyao lowered her eyes, her gaze falling on Tianheng's hand that was gripping her wrist. She pursed her lips and gently tried to pull her wrist out of Tianheng's grasp.

"Yaoyao, answer me first."

Tianheng didn't let go, urging him on in a low, suppressed voice.

Tianyao: "..."

Why?

Why does everyone around her act so recklessly?

Tianheng casually sent Madam Cui and her family to the Ministry of Justice; otherwise, there wouldn't have been so many troublesome things that followed.

The Empress Dowager, unable to force Tianheng, resorted to pressuring her, insisting that she emulate Princess Shanyin.

Yunzhou threatened suicide, insisting that she unilaterally mark him.

Madam Cui, with the help of her family, went to her princess residence to slander her.

I have no choice in the matter.

Every single time, she was powerless to control her own destiny.

Sometimes, she even wondered if she was too normal, which was why these unscrupulous people were driving her almost crazy.

If being too normal drives you crazy, then just give up being normal, learn from them, and become a reckless, insane person.

Anyway, she has successfully divorced Cui Yunzhou, and she has already obtained the imperial decree for the divorce.

From now on, she will be all alone and will never be morally blackmailed by anyone again.

Thinking of this, Tianyao stopped using gentle force. She gritted her teeth and used all her strength to fiercely pull at the wrist that Tianheng was holding.

Tianheng was startled and hurriedly let go, but even so, it was too late.

Tianyao's fair and delicate wrist was now completely red.

"Yaoyao, you..."

Before Tianheng could finish speaking, Tianyao interrupted him, her voice cold and sharp.

"Your Majesty, please don't call me Yao Yao anymore. I don't want to hear those two words come out of your mouth."

“Your Majesty, if it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have been forced by the late Emperor to choose a husband and get married three years ago.”

“Your Majesty, if it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have been forced by the Empress Dowager to follow Princess Shanyin’s example and open a harem the day before yesterday.”

"It's your business if you like it, but if it affects me, then it's your fault, you know?"

"So please, in the future, no matter how much you like someone, don't show it at all. I don't want to be affected by you anymore."

After speaking in one breath, Tianyao turned around and walked out of the hall with a lonely and desolate back view, without waiting for Tianheng's reply.

As Tianyao stepped outside the hall, she immediately saw Cui Yunzhou, who had come to greet her.

"Yao'er, what have you and His Majesty been talking about for so long?"

With the gentle smile that Tianyao always loved most, Cui Yunzhou asked.

However, the gentle smile on Cui Yunzhou's face at this moment made Tianyao feel disgusted.

"Minister Cui, you and I are already divorced. It is no longer appropriate for you to call me Yao'er. From now on, please address me as Your Highness."

Tianyao looked at Cui Yunzhou expressionlessly, her voice cold and devoid of its usual warmth.

Cui Yunzhou was taken aback.

What?

What's wrong with Yao'er?

What did His Majesty and Yao'er say?

When Yao'er came out of the Inner Affairs Hall, she seemed like a completely different person.

Ignoring Cui Yunzhou's surprise, Tianyao walked straight ahead.

Cui Yunzhou frowned, stood there staring at Tian Yao's back for a moment, and then jogged to catch up with her.

"Okay, I'll do as you say. From now on, I'll call you Princess."

"Your Highness, please don't be angry, okay?"

Cui Yunzhou patiently coaxed her gently.

Upon hearing this, Tianyao glanced sideways at Cui Yunzhou.

He's surprisingly obedient.

"Go back to the princess's residence later and move all your belongings there."

Tianyao's expression remained cold, but her tone was gentler than before, and not as harsh.

Cui Yunzhou clenched his fist holding the imperial edict, the veins on the back of his hand bulging. His heart was in turmoil, but he finally nodded and obeyed.

"Okay, I'll listen to you, so don't be angry anymore, okay?"

Tianyao's bad mood improved somewhat because of Yunzhou's obedient behavior.

She crossed her arms, slowed her pace, looked straight ahead, and asked questions as she walked.

"Are you being so obedient and well-behaved now because you're afraid that I won't take care of you when you have a fever?"

Upon hearing this, Cui Yunzhou's tense heart instantly relaxed. Thank goodness, Yao'er wasn't really angry with him.

Although he didn't know why Yao'er suddenly changed her attitude, the fact that Yao'er was still willing to talk to him meant there was still a chance to salvage the situation.

See, isn't it almost time to win him back?

"Yes, I'm afraid that Her Highness will ignore me and be really angry with me."

Cui Yunzhou spoke frankly and truthfully.

The best way to communicate is to be sincere and frank.

He and Yao'er have already divorced. In a little while, he will move all his belongings back to the Cui family. After that, the chances of him and Yao'er seeing each other will decrease dramatically.

Therefore, he didn't want to upset Yao'er because of some misunderstandings in communication, and he didn't want to affect Yao'er's feelings for him because of some misunderstandings in communication.

Upon hearing this, Tianyao felt a little better.

It has to be said that Cui Yunzhou was quite good at coaxing her.

"Then, if I really ignore you, disregard you, and get truly angry with you, what will you do?"

Tianyao paused, turned her head, and stared intently at Cui Yunzhou, asking with her beautiful dark eyes filled with curiosity.

If Yao'er really doesn't care about him, really ignores him, and really gets angry with him, what will he do?

Cui Yunzhou had never thought about this question.

But since Yao'er asked, he didn't mind giving it a second thought.

Tianyao wasn't in a hurry at all. Anyway, there was still quite a distance to the palace gate, so she had plenty of patience.

However, Cui Yunzhou didn't keep her waiting long before answering.

"Then I will do as I just did, go along with you, coax you, beg you, again and again, until you take care of me, pay attention to me, and stop being angry with me."

Cui Yunzhou slowly uttered these words from her beautiful lips, her lovely eyebrows and eyes always carrying a gentle smile, just like the way Tianyao liked her the most.

"Hmph, that's easy for you to say."

Tianyao snorted coldly and turned back, but the coldness on her face had completely disappeared, leaving only a smile.

"Your Highness, I never speak recklessly."

Cui Yunzhou spoke each word carefully and earnestly.

"Hmph, you'd better be right."

Tianyao looked up at the bright sun in the sky and said softly.

Cui Yunzhou did not reply. He followed Tian Yao's gaze and looked up at the sky, a gentle smile still on his lips.

Time will prove that he was not lying.