Oh! I asked my maid, and the kingdom worships the Holy Light Court, which forbids nobles from divorcing.
But when it comes to this, there's always a way to deal with things. I think Mrs. Rose and her husband are doing just fine! As long as the couple reaches a consensus, even without a divorce certificate, living separately is no different from being truly divorced.
So, from now on, our weddings and funerals will be none of our business. I also wish you a speedy recovery and hope you find a suitable wife to spend a wonderful life with!
Your wife—no, your ex-wife, Li Aili.—left this message.
Li Aili: "..."
“Tell me, my ‘friend,’ what should we do with this woman?” the man, or rather, Duke Arthur Cold Emerald, asked in his usual calm and steady tone.
But his mom is even scarier, okay?!
Li Aili slowly forced a smile, but her feet were inching backward. Then, taking advantage of the man's inattention, she rushed towards the back door of the shop at her fastest speed.
The mysterious guest, the Cold Jade Duke, stood there motionless, as if he knew his prey would have no chance of escape.
Li Aili rushed out of her small shop, and then she was stunned.
The once filthy and chaotic black market streets are now surrounded by knights clad in black armor.
The knights held high their dark blue military banners, embroidered with a coat of arms consisting of a shield, a sword, and a wolf's head. The people of the Kingdom of Clark would all tremble at the sight of this banner.
The people in the black market were terrified, trembling and utterly devoid of any will to resist. They looked like a group of groundhogs driven out of their burrows.
The street boss, Li Aili's biggest "backer," a man known as "Thomas the Ripper," was lying on the ground pretending to be dead. He lay sprawled at the feet of a knight, looking just like a corpse.
Li Aili: "..." Big brother, is this what you call being loyal and devoted to each other?!
Where are you taking pictures!?
Two knights from the Cold Emerald Knights stepped forward. They wore full-body dark mithril armor, with only a narrow slit in their helmets revealing their icy eyes.
The family crest of the Duke of Cold Emerald was branded on the chest of their armor, indicating that the two knights were "loyal dogs" sworn to serve the Duke to the death.
The two of them didn't say a word, but made a "please" gesture.
Li Aili: "..."
She was forced to return to the small shop.
Duke Cold Emerald slowly removed the hood of his cloak, revealing the handsome face known as "the most handsome man in the kingdom".
Inside the cramped and simple shop, a tall, noble, and handsome man was quietly looking at his "wife who left a note and ran away" with his sky-blue eyes.
But, as that "wife," Li Aili herself now only wants to die.
"Well, I think we parted amicably... right?" she said dryly.
She was a transmigrator, and she also had the original body's memories. Therefore, she couldn't understand at all how things had developed this way.
What kind of marriage did the original owner have with this husband? The husband was emotionally abusive all the time, never came home, and the original owner was still a virgin after getting married!
Of course, it wasn't just one person's fault that the marriage was so terrible; the original owner's wife was even more outrageous.
She's like a pervert all day long, either stalking her husband or on her way to stalk him.
The dark history is measured in tons.
A quick glance through the memories reveals how the original owner was "escorted" out of a noble gathering by male servants, kicking his feet and cursing all the way—a scene that is truly 'deeply ingrained in people's minds'.
The Duke's "madwoman"—that's how they secretly ridiculed the original owner.
Li Aili couldn't understand why this "couple" didn't get a divorce and were still keeping each other around.
Duke Arthur of the Cold Emerald Kingdom stared intently into Li Aili's icy blue eyes. "A clean break?"
Li Aili: "..."
She had thought that since Constantinople was so big, what if that scoundrel came back and couldn't see it?
To save trouble, they nailed it to the gate and even told the housekeeper that no one was allowed to take it off.
Thump, thump, thump, Arthur walked toward Ellie as his metal combat boots trod on the somewhat rotten wooden floor.
Li Aili stepped back until her back hit the wooden door.
The tall man stood before Li Aili in an overwhelmingly imposing manner, his shadow completely engulfing her.
His slightly cold fingers pinched the tip of Li Aili's chin.
"Darling, how come I never noticed before that you're so good at 'amusing' me?" Grand Duke Cold Jade sneered.
"If you weren't my wife, you'd be burning at the stake right now, not wasting my time here. Now tell me, what is our relationship?"
"???" Why is Li Aili suddenly talking about burning at the stake?
But she was very sensible and immediately called out sweetly, "Husband!"
He didn't look nearly as confident as when he wrote the "Divorce Notice".
Duke Cold Emerald: "..."
He withdrew his hand and said coldly, "Come back with me."
A faint red finger mark remained on Li Aili's porcelain-like skin. But she couldn't care less about that now; Duke Leng Feicui's words made her explode, "No way!"
She's currently in the prime of her career! Is it easy to rack up 76 reputation points?
Arthur calmly took out a bottle of alchemical reagent from his cloak and slammed it on the table with a thud.
It was the 'special edition' [libido reagent] that a certain flower fairy had previously bought to get revenge on her ex-boyfriend.
Li Aili's eyelids twitched.
"Balk".
The knight who had been waiting outside strode in with steady steps. Upon seeing the Grand Duke, he clenched his fist and pounded his chest, the metal armor clanging with a dull thud. "Duke!"
"What are the penalties for buying and selling witchcraft medicines according to the kingdom's laws?"
“Those who are hanged according to the laws of the kingdom shall be burned at the stake if their actions cause significant consequences.”
Li Aili was shocked: "This is alchemy, not some kind of witchcraft!"
Arthur nodded, seemingly having heard Li Aili's explanation, and then asked, "Is this the holy water of the Holy Light Court?"
"Uh, no."
"Is it a potion sold by the Potions Association?"
"...No, it isn't either."
Arthur said, "Then it is a witch's potion."
The Duke's meaning was clear: either he would take his wife away, or he would burn a "devil" who sold witchcraft potions.
Li Aili felt she could still salvage the situation. "But... but this isn't Clark Kingdom territory! Why are you using the kingdom's laws to punish me?"
Sir Balk said frankly, "Madam, this place has been occupied by the Cold Jade Knights. According to the Continental Convention, this is now His Excellency the Duke's private territory."
Li Aili: "..."
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