Chapter 665 Desiring a Divorce

"Therefore, if this method is to be used, Your Highness must be genuinely ill, and the illness must be terminal."

Upon hearing that the illness was terminal, Princess Chuxia immediately shook her head in denial: "No, we can't let my husband really get sick."

Her original intention was simply to give an explanation to the emperor. If this caused Lu Hexuan to fall ill, she would rather let the emperor continue to be suspicious.

As long as Wei exists, she will not let Lu Hexuan get into trouble.

Seeing that Princess Chuxia seemed to be about to give up, Gu Shuyan smiled and added, "Actually, there are other ways, but if I help the princess, how will she thank me?"

Princess Chuxia was delighted to hear Gu Shuyan's words. "As long as we can get through this, my husband and I will grant Miss Gu one request."

In Princess Chuxia's eyes, Gu Shuyan was just a woman, and as long as she could make up for her mistakes, it wouldn't hurt to do something for her.

Gu Shuyan had been waiting for these words, and upon hearing Princess Chuxia say them, she immediately replied, "Deal."

He whispered a few words in Princess Chuxia's ear, and Princess Chuxia's eyes lit up. She then bid farewell to Gu Shuyan and the other person and hurriedly left.

After inspecting the banquet venue and finding everything ready, the Empress was led back to her bedchamber by a palace maid to change her clothes.

Before she could finish styling her elegant hair, a palace maid came to announce that Princess Chuxia had arrived.

What is she doing here?

Princess Chuxia, as a princess of a vassal state and the only princess consort of the Great Zhou Dynasty, was not much different in status from the empress.

In addition, Princess Chuxia was still young, and the Empress was already a woman in her forties, so apart from meeting this princess at the wedding and when visiting the ancestral hall, the Emperor had never really had any contact with her.

"Bring the person in."

As the Empress spoke, she took her seat in the main seat, and then Princess Chuxia, dressed in royal attire, strode in from outside.

"Your Majesty, I beg Your Majesty to grant me justice."

Princess Chuxia, her face streaked with tears, knelt before the Empress as soon as she entered.

The Empress was startled when she saw Princess Chuxia in such a state.

"What's wrong? Why are you crying like this?"

Hearing the Empress's words, Princess Chuxia slightly suppressed her sobs and replied, "Your Majesty, I beg Your Majesty to grant me permission to divorce Prince Xian."

Upon hearing Princess Chuxia's words, the Empress was immediately startled.

Looking at Princess Chuxia's aggrieved expression, could it be that the Prince Xian did something to her?

With this thought in mind, the Empress's expression softened, and she quickly gestured for the palace maids to help Princess Chuxia sit up.

"Princess, please speak slowly. If the Prince has done something wrong, His Majesty and I will stand up for you. However, you must not mention divorce again next time."

Hearing the Empress's words, Princess Chuxia cried even harder.

"Why can't I say it again? This princess wants to divorce him and return to Wei."

Princess Chuxia spoke in a spoiled, girlish tone.

The Empress was utterly bewildered. She even wondered if the Wei princess had lost her mind. How could a princess who had already been sent on a marriage alliance possibly utter words like "divorce"?

Does she still consider the prince of the Great Zhou as a subject of her Wei Kingdom, so she can divorce him whenever she wants without having to consider anything else?

"I know the princess has been wronged, but after all, the Prince Xian is now the princess's husband. Whatever the matter, we can sit down and resolve it slowly. How can the words 'divorce' be so easily uttered?"

"But Prince Xian, Prince Xian actually hit me. I've never even laid a hand on my father in all my life, how dare he hit me? Empress sister-in-law, I really can't live like this anymore."

After Princess Chuxia finished speaking, she covered her face and cried bitterly. Anyone who didn't know the situation would think she had suffered a great injustice.

Upon hearing this, the Empress rolled her eyes inwardly, but then she remembered that Princess Chuxia was Emperor Wei's most beloved youngest daughter, who had been pampered and spoiled since childhood, so she felt relieved.

"Princess, don't cry. I'll teach him a lesson another day."

The Empress and Princess Chuxia were not familiar with each other, and she didn't know what to say to comfort her. In the end, the Empress could only blurt out that sentence.

"Your Majesty keeps your word? You haven't lied to me?"

After all, she was just a teenage girl, and Princess Chuxia had often pleaded with the emperor in this way before, which stirred a sense of pity in the empress.

"Princess, rest assured, I would never lie to you."

Although Princess Chuxia did not say what it was about, the fact that a princess could cry so bitterly must mean that it was something serious.

Furthermore, Princess Chuxia brought up the past and continued to cry and demand a divorce. The most important thing right now is to appease Princess Chuxia.

After the Empress's words of comfort, Princess Chuxia, who had been crying incessantly at first, gradually calmed down.

Seeing that it was almost time, a palace maid came in from outside and reported: "Your Highness, it's getting late, it's time to attend the banquet."

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty, I've delayed you."

Princess Chuxia, who had stopped crying, immediately bowed apologetically to the Empress upon hearing this.

The Empress felt somewhat tired, but due to Princess Chuxia's status as a princess consort, she had to give her some face.

So the empress could only say, "We're all family, what's the big deal about delays?"

After saying that, the Empress thought that the young couple had been arguing and probably had forgotten that it was New Year's Eve, so she added, "His Majesty has prepared a palace banquet today. Princess, please come with me!"

"New Year's Eve? Is today already New Year's Eve?"

Princess Chuxia seemed to be just realizing what was going on, which made the Empress feel much better because she had guessed what Princess Chuxia was thinking.

"You young people are really absent-minded. You're so busy bickering and arguing that you've even forgotten about New Year's Eve."

The Empress's seemingly scolding words made Princess Chuxia blush. "It's all my fault. If I had known it was New Year's Eve, I really shouldn't have told the Prince that I wanted a divorce."

"Did the princess tell the Prince that she wants a divorce?"

The Empress was so busy comforting her that she was shocked to hear Princess Chuxia say that she wanted a divorce.

Princess Chuxia hadn't changed much; apart from a hint of annoyance in her eyes, she looked no different from before.

"Fine, he's already said it! He was the one who made the mistake first, so it's only right that he reflects on his actions."

The Empress then had hot water brought over and helped Princess Chuxia to wash and put on makeup again before the two of them went to the flower hall together.

Two flowers bloom, each representing a different aspect.

After Gu Shuyan dismissed Princess Chuxia with a few words, Meng Wei couldn't help but look at her with some curiosity.

"Is my sister speaking to the princess in this way because she has some difficulty and wishes to ask for your help, Princess Chuxia?"