"Do you think that I can still let you leave safely now that you know this secret?"

Xie Mio felt the suffocating pressure from the man in front of her, swallowed hard, and asked, "How do you think I knew this, Your Majesty?"

Liang Qingchen sneered: "Of course, the person behind you told you that the reason you were able to enter the palace was because of the Queen Mother."

"Yes." Xie Mio said, "The Queen Mother knows that you, Prince, are not her biological son, so she hates you. She thinks you killed her son and impersonated him. But you are now in a high position and she dare not confront you openly, so she sent me to be with you."

He had anticipated this the moment he guessed that the Queen Mother knew his identity.

When did it start?

He recalled the change in the empress dowager's attitude towards him after the death of the previous emperor. She used to feel guilty towards him because the mistakes she made forced her son to leave the capital and live alone outside for ten years.

Over the years, she had become increasingly distant from him. She used to call him Ling'er, but later she only called him King Rui.

No one knew when it started, but the Emperor and the Empress Dowager began to be wary of him, fearing that he was too powerful and that his achievements would overshadow theirs.

From time to time, some of their spies would be placed around him. After dealing with one batch, the next batch would soon take over.

Whenever he made a mistake, no matter how insignificant, there would be ministers in the court who would come forward to report him.

Looking back now, there are indeed many clues.

Liang Qingchen frowned, then relaxed his brows.

Perhaps, the plan should be advanced a little.

He lowered his eyes to look at Xie Mio and asked, "I can let you leave, but you can never return to the capital, and you can no longer have any contact with the people in the capital. From now on, you will hide your identity and there will no longer be a concubine's daughter Xie Mio of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, nor a concubine Xie of the Prince of Rui's Mansion. Are you willing?"

She was stunned for a moment, then understood what he meant. After a moment, she nodded: "Yes."

Xie Mio's identity has put too many constraints on her. Being the concubine's daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo has almost become a shackle that she cannot break free of for more than ten years. Her hands and feet are shackled, like a bird in a cage.

She wanted so badly to escape from this life that she could see the end of, and now there was an opportunity in front of her, she wanted to give it a try even at the risk of her life.

Liang Qingchen nodded: "Then do as I say."

"yes."

…

That night, after Prince Rui came out of Lady Xie's room, he returned to Qingyu Courtyard and started arguing with Princess Rui. Things all over the room were thrown to the ground, making crackling sounds.

The maids, servants, and guards outside the courtyard did not dare to come forward. They were all silent when they heard the shouting and cursing coming from the closed door.

"Liang Qingchen, you only believe her one-sided words and come to question me. Okay, there is no love anymore, right? You can go with her. You two are in love with each other, and I am just being sentimental. Let's get divorced tomorrow!"

"Well, you are getting angry, you must be feeling guilty. Just go find your lover. I will write a divorce letter tomorrow! No, a divorce letter!!"

"You dare!" After the words were spoken, there was a noise, and through the reflection on the door, one could see that the princess had picked up a broom and was chasing Prince Rui around the room.

As he ran, the King of Rui said, "Why not? You have committed jealousy, one of the seven grounds for divorce. I am afraid that if I stay away for a while longer, you will commit adultery. What is wrong with me divorcing you? Look, you are actually hitting me! How can a wife chase her husband around the house? How can it be so disgraceful!"

He spoke in a tough manner, but his confidence was somewhat lacking, and he was still chased all over the house.

"I've already beaten you, so why would I care about whether it's proper or not? If you dare to divorce me, I'll be a widow tonight!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone listening outside took a deep breath.

Inside the house, Jiang Muyu was really tired after running for a while. With one hand on the broom and the other on his waist, he looked at the man who had already sat on the beam and said helplessly, "Why did you climb so high?"

Liang Qingchen shrank his neck: "I'm just afraid that you will hit me."

"You're cheating... How can I continue to act like this?" She threw the broom away, sat down on the stool, and quickly poured herself a glass of water and drank it down in one gulp.

After shouting at the top of her lungs for so long, she was really thirsty.

Liang Qingchen jumped down from the beam, took the cup of water she had just poured from her hand, and smiled: "Zhao Zhao, the performance is not over yet."

Jiang Muyu rolled her eyes in an indecent manner: "I'm really tired."

Liang Qingchen raised his head and drank the water in the cup in one gulp. He threw the cup to pieces and shouted, "You fierce woman! I will not live with you anymore. I will definitely divorce you!"

After saying this, he suddenly reached out, pinched Jiang Muyu's chin and pecked her lips lightly, and whispered: "I'll have to let you stay alone in the empty room tonight."

Jiang Muyu waved his hands: "Go ahead."

Afterwards, he turned around very coolly, opened the door, walked out angrily, and slammed the door very hard.

The wooden door slammed shut with a loud bang and shook several times.

Jiang Muyu's eardrums hurt from the noise. When she turned around and saw the mess in the room, she sighed helplessly.

To act out the whole scene, she casually ruffled her hair, messed up her clothes, squeezed out a few tears, and cried out loud on purpose.

Yunyan heard the noise and walked in, shouting in a very exaggerated voice: "Don't be sad, my lady, everything will pass."

She choked up and accused: "Yunyan, he actually wanted to divorce me. He wanted to divorce me just based on that little bitch's one-sided statement..."

Yunyan also spoke with sorrow: "My queen, that's not the case. The prince was just angry and said something he didn't think of. Go and explain it to the prince tomorrow and he will understand."

"He doesn't understand. He doesn't understand anything! I thought that our love for each other was deep enough over the years. It turns out that I overestimated myself."

Jiang Muyu hugged Yun Yan's neck immediately, buried his little face in her shoulder and cried softly, crying until his heart was broken.

The maids and servants outside couldn't help but feel sorry for her when they heard this.

However, inside the house, Yun Yan couldn't help but whispered, "My Lady, please be gentle, or you're going to strangle me to death."

"Oh, don't interrupt me. I'm almost unable to cry." Jiang Muyu complained, but he loosened his grip a little.

"My lady, I think this drama has reached its limit. It is too much."

"I think what you said makes sense. If I keep crying my eyes will be swollen tomorrow, and then I'll become a big-eyed frog." After saying that, Jiang Muyu let go of her, stood up and walked into the inner room.

But she walked very slowly, and her back looked full of frustration and sadness, desolate and lonely.

Yun Yan wanted to give her a thumbs up and thought, "The Queen is indeed a professional."

Afterwards, Yunyan ordered someone to come in and clean up the house, and told everyone: "What happened tonight must not be spread to anyone else, otherwise it will be a waste of your time. Do you understand?"

Everyone responded in unison.

At this moment, a figure swayed behind a big tree not far outside the yard, and then disappeared.