"Father!"
Xiao Ye knelt on the ground in disbelief.
Emperor Wenjian actually decided to make him and Luo'er divorce!
"Father, I would never divorce the Crown Princess. This is utter nonsense from the Imperial Observatory. I beg Your Majesty to rescind your decree!"
He would never divorce Luo'er.
"Your Majesty, please reconsider! You are simply listening to the Imperial Observatory's one-sided account and breaking up a marriage just for some possibility. This truly frightens me!"
Su Zhen, risking being scolded, knelt down and begged again.
He was a bad father; he hadn't taken good care of Su Liluo all those years ago, and now he had to protect her properly.
If Luo'er and the Crown Prince divorce because of this, who in the entire Liang Dynasty would dare to marry her in the future?
She might become the target of ridicule among all the noble ladies of the Great Liang Dynasty.
"Your Highness, although the Imperial Observatory has not made any great contributions in the past, it has at least not made any major mistakes. Now that we have observed this celestial phenomenon, for the sake of the future of the Great Liang, we must also take precautions."
"You are the Crown Prince, the heir apparent. If you are unwilling to divorce your wife, does that mean you no longer want to be the Crown Prince?"
Emperor Wenjian said with a stern face.
He felt that he couldn't be blamed for being heartless; it was simply a message from Heaven.
Since even the heavens want the crown prince to divorce, and he can take this opportunity to obtain the Snow Lotus, why not do it?
He thought that the crown prince should be able to distinguish between the throne and the beauty. Surely he wouldn't give up his right to inherit the throne for a woman.
However, he really hadn't expected it.
“Father, if giving up the position of Crown Prince can dissuade you from the idea of divorcing me and the Crown Princess, then I am willing to give up this position and just be an ordinary prince, living a life of mutual support with the Princess.”
Xiao Ye spoke without hesitation.
The entire hall fell silent instantly, and everyone wore expressions of disbelief.
The crown prince was actually willing to give up his position for a woman?
Is he out of his mind?
She's just a woman; if he abandons one crown princess, he can have countless others.
Especially if he were to ascend the throne in the future, he would have countless beauties in his harem, and all the women in the world would have to let him choose first. How could he just give up like that?
Of course, King Chu and King Xiao were also pleased to hear this.
Xiao Churen never expected that this would make the Crown Prince voluntarily give up his position. If he really did give it up, it would be a good thing for him.
"Your Highness, are you serious?"
Emperor Wenjian also looked at Xiao Ye in astonishment.
At this moment, he was angry not only because Xiao Ye refused to divorce, but also because he saw that Xiao Ye was willing to give up the throne for a woman.
This kind of personality—loving beauty more than power—is not what he wants to see.
In his eyes, Xiao Ye's abilities were quite good, and if he were to inherit the throne in the future, he might even be able to expand the territory of the Great Liang.
"Father, I absolutely do not wish to divorce the Crown Princess."
Xiao Ye firmly expressed his thoughts.
Upon hearing this, Emperor Wenjian's expression turned grim.
He took a few deep breaths before saying, "No rush. You probably just found out about this today, and you need time to process it. I'll give you three days to think it over!"
As the emperor, he doesn't want to depose this capable crown prince yet.
Therefore, Emperor Wenjian gave them each a way out.
Emperor Wenjian then said little more and ended the morning court session in a somewhat angry manner.
After returning to the Crown Prince's residence, Xiao Ye told Su Liluo about what had happened that day and expressed his idea of taking Su Liluo away from the capital to her fiefdom.
“Luo’er, after you come with me to the fiefdom, you may not be able to come back to see your father often.”
Xiao Ye said with some guilt.
If he were to give up his position as crown prince, he would be destined to never have the throne in his lifetime.
When the King of Chu or the King of Xiao become emperor in the future, they will definitely not let him go.
Therefore, Xiao Ye wanted to go to his fiefdom because he planned to cultivate his own power there, a power that could rival the emperor.
Only in this way can we ensure that no matter who becomes emperor in the future, they will not be able to deal with us.
"Why are we going to the fiefdom? Just because of a single sentence from that lousy Imperial Observatory?"
Su Liluo thought differently from Xiao Ye; she had no intention of running away.
She hasn't even finished avenging herself yet, how can she just run away like this?
If she leaves, and Su Wanshi marries the Prince of Chu, and the Prince of Chu becomes emperor, wouldn't the second branch of the Su family thrive again?
Of course, she couldn't let that happen.
“Luo’er, of course I don’t believe their nonsense, but Father… he is the emperor, he is suspicious. Right now, Father is determined to make us divorce. We have no choice but to leave, otherwise we will…”
Xiao Ye said with difficulty and self-reproach.
This was the first time he felt useless since his leg recovered.
He cannot have full power as long as he is not in that position.
"Husband, don't worry, I have a way to change the Emperor's attitude."
Su Liluo noticed Xiao Ye's guilt and quickly comforted him.
What's your idea?
Xiao Ye asked.
“Three days later, I will accompany you to the palace to meet the Emperor. I can prove that the Imperial Observatory is a bunch of idiots who only know how to talk nonsense.”
Su Liluo said confidently.
Since it's about predicting the future, who can compare to her, a reborn person?
Moreover, she also knows some secrets that no one else knows, things that even the King of Chu, who was reborn like her, does not know.
*
"You want me to go to the palace with you to meet the emperor? And you want me to disguise myself as a Taoist priest?"
In a secluded private room of a restaurant, Su Liluo sat at the table, looking at Che Yi, who had a surprised expression on his face.
"That's right, just as you understand it."
Su Liluo nodded.
She planned to go to the palace with Xiao Ye to meet the emperor in three days. Naturally, she wanted to bring along a highly skilled person who could surpass the Imperial Observatory, and she chose the usually aloof Che Yi for that person.
"I don't know anything about fortune telling. Although I really want to help you, I seem to be powerless in this regard."
Che Yi said regretfully.
Ever since he learned who her mother was, Che Yi had regarded Su Liluo as his younger sister from the bottom of his heart.
"You don't need to calculate it, I can calculate it myself. It's just that my identity is not convenient for others to know. I will tell you what I have calculated. You just need to help me finish this act."
When did you learn fortune telling?
Che Yi was somewhat surprised.
Her younger sister had a hard life in the Su family since childhood. She was forced to learn medicine to protect herself, and now she has even learned fortune telling. How pitiful she must have been.
Thinking about it this way, he suddenly realized that all the hardships he had endured over the years were nothing compared to Su Liluo.
"I once met a master who taught me this."
Su Liluo said without blushing or skipping a beat.
She had thought of everyone around her and found that only Che Yi was most suitable to play the role of this master.
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