Shangguan Shu waved everyone away and stood at the door.
Listening to the noise inside, Shangguan Shu intuitively knew what had happened.
Zhao Ying was a good-tempered person. After being married for many years, he had never seen her fight or throw anything...
If he went in like this, it would inevitably embarrass her.
Shangguan Shu didn't move until the noise inside died down. He approached the door and asked in a low voice, "Ying'er, can I come in?"
No one inside answered.
Shangguan Shu slowly pushed open the door, and the first thing he saw was Zhao Ying's red, dull eyes...
At this moment, Zhao Ying fell to the ground, her hair was messy, and her unfocused eyes were looking somewhere unknown.
Shangguan Shu's heart tightened. He quickly stepped forward, squatted in front of Zhao Ying, and held her shoulders. "Ying'er, what's wrong with you?"
Zhao Ying gradually came to her senses after hearing the gentle call in her ear. She looked at the anxious man and suddenly thought of something. She grabbed Shangguan Shu's shirt and said in a trembling voice, "Shangguan Shu, let's get a divorce. I don't want anything this time. I'll give you the child. If you want Yue'er, I'll give her to you too..."
"I beg you, please divorce me...it will be too late..."
Shangguan Shu was now even more certain that Zhao Ying was hiding something from him. She didn't even want Yue'er anymore and looked like she was eager to confiscate the family's property and wipe out the whole family in order to get the child away.
Shangguan Shu held Zhao Ying's hand tightly, gently tucked the loose hair on her forehead behind her ear, and comforted her, "Ying'er, don't be afraid. Tell me if anything happens. We are husband and wife, and we should share happiness and hardship. And I have said it before, I will never divorce you, not in my entire life!"
Zhao Ying's eyes were red and filled with tears. She stared at Shangguan Shu blankly, her lips moving, but she didn't say a word.
Looking at Zhao Ying's appearance, Shangguan Shu suddenly felt as if he had returned to the past. They were so loving at that time. When he came back from the battlefield, she flew into his arms like a butterfly... Princess Chengqian, who was dignified and elegant in the eyes of outsiders, would also curl up in his arms like a kitten for comfort when she was sad.
The more Shangguan Shu thought about it, the more his whole body felt like it had been electrified, and it became numb and tight all over.
He couldn't help but hold Zhao Ying in his arms and patted her back.
This is a rare opportunity to show his affection to Zhao Ying, how could he let it go easily?
Shangguan Shu saw that Zhao Ying didn't push him away, and his hands trembled with excitement. He lowered his voice again, "Ying'er, what happened..."
Zhao Ying hesitated for a long time before she said in a muffled voice, "Shangguan Shu, if one day Huai'an and I had a conflict, who would you help?"
After saying that, she struggled out of Shangguan Shu's arms.
Shangguan Shu frowned slightly and spoke decisively, "Did Huai'an cause you trouble?"
Even Shangguan Shu himself didn't realize the coldness in his voice.
Zhao Ying lowered her eyes, hesitated for a while, and finally shook her head.
"No, just asking."
After saying that, she slowly stood up, holding on to the cabinet next to her.
"Ying'er, tell me what you want to say. I am your husband and I will definitely stand by you and help you vent your anger!"
Zhao Ying sneered and spoke incoherently, not even having the energy to speak. She looked at Shangguan Shu mockingly, "Can I still trust you? You've kept me in the dark about everything that happened in the past like a fool. Even now, you seem to be on my side, and I don't know how much of this is true and how much is false, especially when it comes to Huai'an..."
She seemed to have given up on herself, her voice choked with sobs, "I never thought I was unlucky, but now I know I was just stupid."
"My beloved husband has always been obsessed with someone else, even plotting a rebellion for her... I wanted to tell the truth, but no one believed me. Even now, the identity I was so proud of has..."
Zhao Ying lowered her head, her thin shoulders shook, and then a line of tears fell to the ground.
She is crying...
Shangguan Shu stared at her blankly, and slowly placed his big hand on his chest.
There, it seemed as if thousands of sharp thorns were piercing at the same time.
It hurts...
She seemed to be breaking...
He wanted to argue a little, but what she said was all true... If he argued again, he would just be continuing to lie to her.
She had always been a woman he felt was of no importance.
He doted on her and depended on her, just like the most enviable couple in the world, but... this was all just to satisfy his own desires.
It seemed like he had never fulfilled her wish...
For example, she just wanted to grow old with him and die together, but he had never thought about it that way.
Now, she just wants to protect her loved ones and keep her Zhao family's kingdom.
But what did he do?
He promised her repeatedly, handed in his military token and resigned from his post, but he knew that this was only temporary. He selfishly wanted Zhao Ying to love and miss him as before, so he did this. But in the end, his thoughts of seizing the throne had not stopped...
He suddenly realized that he might have done something wrong.
Even if Zhao Ying forced marriage back then, and ignorance is not to blame, what did she do wrong?
But he blamed Huai'an's pain and all his hatred on her.
Doesn’t he know that Huai’an has been bullying her?
He knew, not only did he know, he condoned it.
Originally, Zhao Ying didn’t know, but now, she knows everything.
He frantically demanded the love he wanted, but now, she refused to give it to him...
Maybe, it will never be given.
How could such a proud princess allow such despicable deception?
Shangguan Shu's face was pale, his throat felt heavy and he was choked and unable to make a sound.
He was in great panic and his thoughts were in a mess.
Suddenly, Zhao Ying's whisper came to my ears again, mixed with an imperceptible... despair.
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