Chapter 54

Shangguan Hao remained silent, but did not refute the fact that he did not love Wen Xin.

Even though Wen Xin knew very well that her husband was cold and heartless towards her, at this moment, all the color drained from her face.

She forced a smile and lowered her head dejectedly.

The girl didn't cry, but the sorrow and sadness she exuded were even more heartbreaking than when she shed tears.

The man in purple frowned, his dark pupils tinged with a crimson killing intent, so gloomy that he wanted to snap the necks of the two people chattering away.

However, before he could even lash out to kill, he found that the girl was instinctively grabbing his sleeve tightly, as if he were the last straw she could grasp.

"Shangguan Hao, did you marry Wen Xin for Wen Xian's sake? She's already my brother's concubine, and you're still thinking about her? Are you crazy?"

"Your Highness, please be careful with your words!"

Shangguan Hao's tone turned serious, full of apprehension. It was unclear whether he was worried that these words would be detrimental to Wen Xian if they got out, or whether he was afraid that the emperor would cause him trouble.

But clearly, compared to his perfunctory attitude towards Wen Xin, he genuinely cares about Wen Xian.

Wen Xin bit her lip, her eyelashes glistening with tears, looking both self-deprecating and pitiful.

She was never taken seriously by anyone.

Her blood relatives treated her harshly, and her husband neglected her because he had someone else in his heart.

But she really doesn't understand what she did wrong?

Or is the world just so cruel and heartless to her?

A large, cold hand landed on the back of her neck, gently squeezing it, with a hint of comfort in its gesture.

Wen Xin seemed oblivious, sitting there blankly, lost in self-loathing.

The man in purple looked even more somber.

The two on the other side were still unaware of their fate when Princess Qinghe suddenly hugged Shangguan Hao and kissed him.

"Your Highness, please don't do this!"

Shangguan Hao seemed to be avoiding her, so Princess Qinghe suddenly burst into tears, "Shangguan Hao, I've even abandoned my royal dignity for you, why can't you look at me more? Is Wen Xian really that good?"

If that woman were truly good, her brother would have simply left her in the harem, casually bestowing upon her the title of "Xian Meiren," never favoring her, and not even bothering to glance at her.

Princess Qinghe couldn't understand how she, a princess of noble birth, could be inferior to the Wen sisters.

This man can never see her true feelings!

“Your Highness, I am not worthy of your kindness. You deserve a better man.”

"I don't care, I've chosen you!"

The sounds of clothes rustling and the intimate kissing of the male and female protagonists could be clearly heard inside the artificial hill.

Wen Xin: "..."

She barely managed to maintain her image as a submissive and weak person!

Those two scoundrels!

Wen Xin may not love Shangguan Hao, but she is still holding the title of Shangguan Hao's original wife. Her husband is being affectionate with other women in front of her. Isn't this just putting a green hat on her head?

This is intolerable!

Since men can't control their lower bodies, let's just cut them off for a permanent cure!

Xiao Jin shivered instantly, feeling a chill down below.

When the master becomes ruthless, even the ancient gods of the Great World are afraid of him.

Wen Xin transmitted her voice to Xiao Jin, sneering, "Xiao Jin, go get it cut!"

Xiao Jin exclaimed in horror: "!!!"

Master, what terrifying nonsense are you spouting? Little Jin is still a child!

Wen Xin asked calmly, "Are you going or not?"

Yamete!

If you let its noble, divine companion butterfly cut that filthy thing, it'll get dirty and you won't be able to clean it properly later, boohoo...

Little Gold was internally shaking its head and crying, but it simply didn't have the guts to disobey its master's orders!

Do you really want it to be cut?

Fortunately, at that moment, the man in purple suddenly leaned close to Wen Xin, his long, pale fingers hooking a strand of her soft hair, and whispered in her ear, "What's there to be sad about? I'll help you castrate that good-for-nothing, hmm?"

The man's uniquely hot breath brushed against her ear, and Wen Xin's body trembled involuntarily, her earlobes turning bright red.

She opened her eyes slightly, looking blankly at the man so close to her, making him even more tempting to bully her.

The man in purple's eyes darkened, his Adam's apple bobbing. "That kind of trash, is he worth your sadness?"

Wen Xin hesitated, as if she wanted to say: Shangguan Hao is my husband, isn't it right for me to be sad?

The man in purple narrowed his long, narrow eyes and pinched her earlobe with his fingers. "Husband? Hmph!"

The girl was confused and innocent.

Shangguan Hao is indeed her husband in name only!

The man became even more agitated, "I'll go kill him right now!"

Wen Xin was so frightened that she quickly grabbed his sleeve and shook her head.

The man in purple was filled with murderous intent. "You still dare to be reluctant to part with him?"

Wen Xin opened her mouth, but didn't know what to say.

She lowered her eyes listlessly, unable to hold back her tears.

Purple-clad man: "..."

Just then, a palace servant came from outside the artificial hill to remind Princess Qinghe that the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet was about to begin.

The couple, who almost had sex on the spot, quickly straightened their clothes and left.

Wen Xin was also a little anxious and said uneasily, "The Empress Dowager's birthday banquet is about to begin, I... I need to go to the Hall of Preserving Harmony."

The man in purple didn't seem to care. "What's the rush?"

Wen Xin stammered, "I can't bear the blame from the Empress Dowager. If I'm late, my mother-in-law will be angry and she'll scold and beat me."

The girl's eyes were filled with tears of fear, clearly because she had been tormented by the Lady of Xuanwu in the past.

A flash of ferocity crossed the purple-clad man's eyes. "What are you afraid of?"

With him around, would that old hag dare to lay a finger on her again?

Kill them!

Wen Xin looked at him, wanting to say something but then seemed dejected.

He wasn't the daughter-in-law of the Marquis of Xuanwu's wife, so of course he wasn't afraid.

Do you know how many ways mothers-in-law in the world to torment their daughters-in-law?

The man in purple looked at the soft, timid white ball of dough, pinched his brow, and clapped his hands.

A palace attendant walked in, startling Wen Xin so much that her face turned pale.

However, the eunuch kept his head down, not daring to look at Wen Xin at all, and knelt respectfully in front of the man in purple.

“Send her to the Hall of Preserving Harmony.”

"Here you go."

The eunuch respectfully said to Wen Xin, "Madam, please."

Wen Xin came to her senses, glanced at the eunuch, and then looked at the man in purple.

His thin lips curved slightly, and a wicked glint appeared in the corner of his eye. "What? You can't bear to part with me?"

Wen Xin blushed, hurriedly curtsied to him, and walked out of the artificial hill.

The man in purple looked at the girl who was running away in a panic, like a frightened little rabbit, and clicked his tongue meaningfully.

After Wen Xin left, a young eunuch with a white face and no beard, dressed in a dark robe, walked in.

He bowed and greeted the emperor.

"The man in purple..." Emperor Cheng Yuan responded casually.

"Your Majesty, is your injury?"

The young eunuch, Mo Zhi, the head of the Western Depot, looked worriedly at the wound on his master's shoulder.

Emperor Chengyuan's voice was cold. "It's alright."

"Did you get the item?"

Mo Zhi replied, "Yes, Your Majesty."

Emperor Chengyuan: "Go and bring Xu Yong's head in as well. I'll bestow it upon my third brother at the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet later!"