Chapter 469 Killing the Wife

Xiao Qingyuan was shocked: "How could my affairs involve you?"

Seeing his innocent look, Xiao Qingxi was furious: "You're my own brother! How can you do something so shameful without implicating me? You've lost all face, do you think I have any pride?"

“My mother-in-law has been making sarcastic remarks to me all day long, saying that our Ning Prince’s Mansion has a bad family style, and that like brother, like sister. She even urged Huo Yunzhou to divorce me!”

"And that damned Lin Rouxin, she's laughing at me too, even Huo Yunzhou is laughing at me together! Even the servants of the Huo family are gossiping about me, you've ruined me!"

Xiao Qingyuan felt a lump in his throat, unable to expel it or expel it, making him feel extremely uncomfortable.

After a long while, he said, "Since you're having such a bad time in the Huo family, why don't you just get a divorce from Huo Yunzhou? That way you won't be tormented by your wicked mother-in-law, and you won't have to argue with Lin Rouxin."

"I don't want a divorce! If I get a divorce, wouldn't that just be letting that bitch Lin Rouxin have it easy? As long as I don't get a divorce, if she wants to marry Huo Yunzhou, she'll always be a concubine! I'll be the one to keep her in check, even if it kills me!"

Xiao Qingxi gritted her teeth and said, "Originally, Huo Yunzhou was going to take Lin Rouxin to the Spring Banquet, but how could I let them have their way? I had someone give Lin Rouxin a laxative, so she couldn't go! I'm going to torture her like this every day from now on. Let's see how long she can be so smug!"

Looking at her thin and pale face, Xiao Qingyuan felt a pang of heartache for his younger sister: "Qingxi, is it worth it? By tormenting others, aren't you just ruining yourself as well?"

"Hmph, so be it. Since I can't have Huo Yunzhou's love, then Lin Rouxin can forget about being Huo Yunzhou's legal wife! Huo Yunzhou's legal wife will always be mine, and can only be mine!"

Xiao Qingyuan frowned: "Qingxi, you should let go when it's time to let go. Why are you like Shen Wantang, clinging to the position of the legal wife and refusing to give it up? If you both just take a step back, wouldn't everyone be happy?"

Xiao Qingxi's face instantly darkened: "You're comparing me to Shen Wantang? Shen Wantang isn't worthy of being your Crown Princess, so am I not worthy of being Huo Yunzhou's legal wife? What's wrong with me clinging to my position as the legal wife? This is rightfully mine! Xiao Qingyuan, you men change your minds so quickly, you're all the same! You all deserve to die!"

Xiao Qingyuan realized he had misspoke and quickly comforted her: "I misspoke. How could you and Shen Wantang be the same? I'm not saying it's wrong for you to hold onto the position of the legal wife. I'm saying it won't do you any good. Huo Yunzhou doesn't like you anymore. If you force yourself to stay in the Huo family, you won't be happy."

Xiao Qingxi's expression was icy: "Not everything in this world is beneficial to oneself! There are plenty of things that harm others without benefiting oneself. How can others do it, but I can't? My happiness is not important. What's important is that I can't let Lin Rouxin and Huo Yunzhou be happy! They don't deserve it!"

"You...you really don't want a divorce? Don't you want to move back to the Prince's Mansion? I'm trying to find a way to divorce Shen Wantang. Don't you dislike her? Once I divorce her, there will be no outsiders in the house, and you'll be very comfortable living here when you come back."

"Hmph, you make it sound so easy. Huo Yunzhou racked his brains trying to find a way to divorce me, but he couldn't. How could you possibly divorce Shen Wantang? She's so cunning, she's completely fooled Father and Mother. You can't find any fault or evidence against her. Saying you want to divorce her is simply a pipe dream!"

Xiao Qingyuan froze. Even his sister knew he couldn't divorce his wife. It seemed that the path of divorce was truly blocked!

What should we do?

He was extremely anxious: "I have already promised Nan Shi that I will divorce Shen Wantang and marry her as my princess consort. If I can't do it, how heartbroken and disappointed will Nan Shi be? I am really useless. I can't even handle such a small matter!"

Xiao Qingxi suddenly lowered her voice and said, "If you want to change your wife, you don't necessarily have to divorce her. There are other options."

"What road? Divorce?"

Xiao Qingyuan shook his head: "Shen Wantang refuses to divorce. No matter how much I beg or threaten her, she refuses to leave the palace."

"Nonsense, she finally managed to get into our Prince Ning's mansion, of course she won't easily divorce you. If she did, where would she find a sucker like you?"

"Then what do you suggest we do?"

"Kill her!"

Xiao Qingyuan's eyelids twitched in shock: "What?!"

Xiao Qingxi said nonchalantly, "Why are you reacting so strongly? Besides killing her, do you have any other quicker or simpler way?"

"Qingxi, what you've done... murder is a crime!"

"Then why don't you just find a scapegoat to do it for you instead of doing it yourself?"

"How can this be? Other people's lives matter too!"

"Tch, the lives of ants don't matter at all. Our lives are what matter. Brother, don't be so naive and merciful! Kill Shen Wantang, and just say to the outside world that she died of a sudden illness. Then you can marry Liu Nanshi in peace. We are the Prince's Mansion, with the Emperor and Empress Dowager behind us. No one will dare to investigate this case thoroughly. Shen Wantang's death will be in vain!"

Seeing how casually she spoke, Xiao Qingyuan couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine!

When did my sister become so ruthless? She kills people without a second thought, showing no regard for human life whatsoever.

Xiao Qingyuan touched the goosebumps on the back of his hand and shook his head repeatedly: "No, this is absolutely not allowed. I can't kill anyone! I especially can't kill my wife! Otherwise, if word gets out, I will have no place to stand in the capital!"

Xiao Qingxi scoffed at him, "You're utterly hopeless. You'd be scared out of your wits if I asked you to kill someone. You're cowardly, timid, and useless!"

Xiao Qingyuan's face flushed red: "I, the dignified heir of the Prince of Ning, do not need to prove my bravery and fearlessness by killing my wife! That is a crooked and evil way!"

Xiao Qingxi, somewhat bored, pulled her cloak tighter around herself: "Fine, you're righteous, you're kind, you're the best person ever, and I'm the one who's crooked and evil, okay? I was originally thinking of helping you with some plans, but looking at you like this, I've wasted my time. I'm leaving, you can argue with Shen Wantang yourself!"

Xiao Qingyuan hesitated for a moment, then followed her: "What are you planning? Qingxi, you mustn't do anything reckless!"

"It's nothing. I just found you a perfect scapegoat and came up with a perfect plan for you, but you don't want to kill your wife, so my plan is useless."

"What plan? What scapegoat?"

"Didn't you say you didn't want to kill Shen Wantang?"

"I... I was just curious and wanted to hear what perfect plan you could come up with. You're not as smart as me, so you can't possibly have a perfect plan. You must be lying to me, right?"