That night, beneath the apparent tranquility of the Rui Palace, there were different scenes in each courtyard.

Some are still suffering, while others have already fallen asleep.

At this time, in another small courtyard next door.

Xie Mio lifted the veil and took off the pearl pins and gold hairpins from her hair one by one.

The maid who was assigned to serve her saw this and hurriedly stopped her, saying, "Mrs. Xie, this is against the rules..."

Xie Mio didn't answer. She let her long hair down and then tilted her head to ask her, "What time is it now?"

"The hour of midnight."

"If he hasn't come yet at this late hour, it's impossible for him to come. It would only make me look ridiculous if I just sit there and wait until daybreak."

The noise from next door could be heard, and the maid didn't know how to comfort her for a moment.

Xie Mio, on the other hand, looked nonchalant. She tidied up, turned off the lights and went to bed.

Anyway, she didn't want to enter this palace, and she didn't care who the King of Rui liked or favored. It was better if he didn't come, so she wouldn't have to rack her brains to curry favor with him.

In the courtyard of Qingyu.

Jiang Muyu was sleeping soundly. When she turned over, she suddenly touched something hard and woke up suddenly.

She opened her eyes in the darkness and vaguely saw a human-shaped shadow in front of her. The familiar breath was so close that she was stunned: "Why are you in my bed?"

"Awake?" His voice was a little hoarse. "You are my princess. What's so strange about me being in your bed?"

"No...shouldn't you be with Wu Lianxu now?" She frowned, and her originally confused thoughts gradually became clear.

She still remembered what Yun Ping had told her: "The prince stayed at Madam Wu's residence. I don't know if it was because Madam Wu was weak as she was having her first time, but her ecstatic screams could be heard from miles around."

Although her words were exaggerated, Jiang Muyu could hear them vividly.

She was already very familiar with Liang Qingchen's body, and the size of the object was indeed a bit...

She realized that her thoughts were going in the wrong direction, so she quickly retracted her thoughts and shrank back inside, "Don't touch me."

Liang Qingchen had been closing his eyes but hadn't fallen asleep. Now that she was pulling him like this, he felt even less sleepy. He pinched his brows helplessly and said, "I didn't have sex with her."

"Nonsense, I clearly heard it..." She said this and her face suddenly turned red.

It’s so annoying that he even exposed himself!

Liang Qingchen found it funny, propped himself up and sat up, looking at her, "Is it because I haven't favored you for too long that you can't even recognize my voice?"

"No, Wu Lianxu was making so much noise that I didn't even hear the man's voice."

"It's a shame that you still have the habit of eavesdropping on this kind of conversation."

"I didn't!!" Fortunately, it was pitch dark around, otherwise Liang Qingchen would have been able to see the embarrassment on her face clearly.

"Haha...if you want to hear it, I can yell for you right now. It will definitely be more pleasant to the ear than anyone else's voice." He turned over and pressed on top of her.

"No... I don't want to listen..." Jiang Muyu turned his head away.

"You say one thing and mean another. You clearly want to hear it very much." He moved closer and closer, and Jiang Muyu had no way to retreat.

"Wait... the emperor said I can't sleep with him during my confinement."

"Who cares what he does? When the previous emperor passed away, he had just ascended the throne, and during the mourning period, he favored three palace maids."

Although it was not clear, the man's aura was full of oppression. Jiang Muyu stared at him blankly and swallowed hard, "Uh... can we compare something else? I misunderstood you before. If you say there is no, then there is no. I believe you can't do it."

"I think you still don't quite believe it, so I'll prove it to you with my own body."

His breath was hot and it touched her neck, causing an itch.

Jiang Muyu hid to the side and said, "No... no need."

Sensing her resistance, Liang Qingchen stepped back a little and explained softly, "I really didn't touch her. I asked someone else to do it for me. I sat inside and waited to fool the emperor. And I took a shower and changed clothes before getting on your bed. It was absolutely clean."

"I know." She pursed her lips, closed her eyes with determination, and said, "I have already written the divorce agreement and put it in the study. You can take a look at it tomorrow and sign it."

"Huh?" Liang Qingchen was stunned for a moment, "Divorce from what?"

"I just don't want to be your princess anymore. I've had enough of this life. I want to divorce you."

He stepped away completely, sat aside, and brought in an oil lamp from outside, illuminating her face with warm yellow light.

He just stared at her, he was sitting, she was lying, for a long time, he finally spoke in a hoarse voice: "Look at me and tell me again, what do you want to tell me?"

"I..." Jiang Muyu looked into his eyes, feeling a little hurt. The words that had been repeated dozens of times in her throat could no longer be uttered.

"If it's because they are hurting your eyes, I will deal with them tomorrow and never let them appear in front of you again, okay?"

"It's not because of this." Jiang Muyu sighed and said, "I just feel a little tired. I can no longer distinguish between truth and falsehood. Intrigues disgust me, and hypocrisy makes me feel wronged. I don't want to live like this anymore."

"Do you think it's that easy to divorce me?" he asked annoyed.

"As long as you agree, it won't be difficult to get past the Queen Mother. As for the fact that I can't marry another man in the future, then don't marry. It's not like I have to have a man by my side to live on."

"I don't agree!" His voice even trembled a little.

Jiang Muyu didn't expect his reaction to be so dramatic. She sat up, looked at him and said, "Didn't you think I was a nuisance and wanted to get rid of me a long time ago? If that's the case, wouldn't it be just what you want if I take the initiative to leave now?"

"No, I just wanted to fake your death and send you out of the house. The difficult birth was an accident. Someone offered my uncle's information in exchange for your life, so I had no choice but to do this."

Jiang Muyu was stunned: "You still have an uncle?"

"He is my only uncle. In order to protect me, Wanqi Youhui cut his tendons in his hands and feet and demoted him to a commoner. I have been looking for his whereabouts for many years."

"Did you find it later?"

His pupils shrank, and there was an indelible sorrow in his eyes, "Found it...dead..."

Jiang Muyu didn't know what to say for a moment. He suddenly changed the subject to something else. It would seem a bit inhumane to try to bring the subject back to the topic at this time.

She touched her nose and said awkwardly, "I'm sorry, I didn't know about it beforehand. My condolences."

He reached out his hand and gently pulled her sleeve, his tone carrying a bit of grievance: "Zhao Zhao, you are all I have."

In the light of the candle, his drooping eyelashes appeared thicker, casting an arc-shaped shadow under his eyes, which made him look even more lonely.

Jiang Muyu was speechless for a moment, looking at his pitiful appearance. Even though she knew that he was suspected of selling out, she still couldn't say those words of rejection in a tough tone.

The psychological defense she had built up over the past ten days collapsed in an instant. She held her forehead helplessly and sighed, "What a sin."