The Marquis of Zhenbei raised his head, looking at the tall, imposing, and noble Regent before him, and thought of Ye Lanyin's three bastard children.
“Your Highness, Ye Lanyin now has a family to support. How could she possibly meet your standards? You are of noble birth and should marry a virtuous woman.”
“I have been married to Lan Yin and I still love her. She also loves me. I came here today to ask to remarry her.”
"I have made up my mind. This time, I will treat Lan Yin's children as my own sons and will never show favoritism again."
The regent pulled a dagger from his sleeve, weighed it in his hand for a few moments, and then suddenly pulled it out.
The dagger scraped against its sheath, making a grating sound.
The Marquis of Zhenbei was so frightened that his legs went weak. "Regent... Your Highness... This humble official..."
“Marquis of Zhenbei, you know me. I am cold-blooded and ruthless, and I kill without hesitation…” The Regent King pressed the dagger against the Marquis of Zhenbei’s cheek, saying this with each slap.
The Marquis of Zhenbei could not bear it and felt a warm, wet sensation in his lower body.
Hearing the dripping sound on the ground, the Regent looked down and then smiled:
"Oh? You wet your pants?"
The Marquis of Zhenbei's legs trembled, and he knelt down with a thud. "Regent, this official... is sincere this time. You can have as many princesses as you want. She and I are husband and wife."
The Regent's dagger slid down until it reached the Marquis of Zhenbei's neck.
"For the past ten years or so, I have been loyal to you. I thought you would treat her sincerely, and I would have been able to fulfill a wish. I never expected that you would not only scheme against her and hurt her, but also take from her, covet her dowry, and humiliate her."
"How dare you still say you genuinely want to remarry?"
"You think I'm being disrespectful?"
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