Chapter 211 Choice
Sure enough, Xia Jian spoke up: "Eunuch Jia, the Crown Prince's Consort is my wife, what are you talking about?!"
"No?" Jia Nanren sneered and raised his foot: "Then the prince and the prince can do whatever they want. I'll excuse myself."
"Wait, wait," Prince Zhao said anxiously, "Eunuch Jia, everything has to be discussed beforehand. This, this..."
"Eunuch Jia, you must know that the Crown Prince's Consort is the daughter-in-law of the royal family. Even if you accept her, if the Emperor finds out, wouldn't you be committing a capital crime?"
"If you really want it, doesn't the prince have two concubines? Come, call out Miss Shen and Aunt Wen and let the eunuch take a look."
However, Song Yunshu, as the heroine, is much more beautiful than Shen Lixin. Jia Nanren is even more determined to humiliate the palace, so how could the two concubines possibly fool him?
"If Your Majesty is so insincere, we will not waste Your Majesty's time."
Xia Jian was immediately furious when he saw his arrogant look.
"Jia! Nan! Ren! This prince will ask you one last time, do you really dare to want my prince consort?"
"What else?" Jia Nanren sneered, almost saying that you, a figurehead prince, have no use to intimidate our family.
Xia Jian was so angry that he punched him in the face.
"Ouch, ouch..." Jia Nanren lay down and said, "Someone, come here, I came to the palace by order, but the prince not only refused to give me the tiger talisman, but also beat me up. This is outrageous..."
"Xiao Dezi, go and tell His Majesty that this slave is about to be beaten to death. This slave can no longer serve His Majesty..."
Now, for beating up the emperor's envoy, forget about wealth and glory, he'll probably be exiled to the northern desert to herd sheep.
Xia Jian had just been blinded by his dignity as a man, and now that he had come to his senses, he was stunned.
"No, Eunuch Jia, I didn't..."
Snap! King Zhao slapped him hard.
"Xia Jian! Unfilial son, why don't you apologize to your father-in-law?"
"Song, my palace is no longer your home. Come, Song is weak and no longer able to manage the palace. Escort her to the manor to recuperate!"
Song Yunshu felt as if a bucket of ice water was poured over him, and his heart went cold.
If I go to Zhuangzi to recuperate, I will be isolated and helpless, like a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth, right?
"Prince, please speak." For the first time, her voice contained a hint of urgency. "I am your Crown Prince's Consort. Do you really...really agree?"
Xia Jian opened his mouth and murmured: "Of course not..."
But…
Dignity is certainly important, but compared to wealth, compared to life...
Song Yunshu...she is just his wife, not his sweetheart. Does she want him to protect her with his life?
She is his wife, isn't it her duty to put him first?
But, he is her husband, he should protect her...
"No..." He stood up in vain, trying to pull away the servants who were dragging Song Yunshu, but he had no strength in his hands.
Bang! King Zhao was so angry that he slapped him to the ground.
"Evil son! You still want to save her?! Open your eyes and look, are you going to let your parents suffer for a woman? You unfilial son!"
Xia Jian rolled to the ground. He couldn't get up. He glanced at Song Yunshu with a look of deep pain and guilt.
I'm sorry, I wanted to save you, but I can't let my family suffer because of you.
It is true that a husband has responsibilities to his wife, but a son should be even more filial to his parents.
I can't bear to see my parents suffer, so I can only... apologize to you.
Song Yunshu watched Xia Jian without saying a word, his heart colder than ice.
"No, let me go... How dare you! I'm the Crown Prince's Consort, who dares to pull me? How dare you—"
She, who was always calm, felt panic for the first time.
She really wanted to calm down and think of a solution, but she knew deep down that she had no solution at all.
Jia Nanren was the emperor's most trusted eunuch, with great power in the court and the country, not much less than the former King of Zhao.
The protagonist in the play can always catch the bad guys' faults, but the reality is that a woman like her who lives deep in the backyard, no matter how smart she is, where can she find a life-saving talisman that can threaten such a powerful eunuch?
She only knew that Jia Nanren loved torturing women using all kinds of dirty methods.
In his hands, you'd be lucky to survive more than two months.
Why...
Why should she have to pay for their whole life with their own mistakes?
"No, you...you let me go. I am the Crown Prince's Consort. You have no right to take me away!"
She was like a mad woman, she threw the servant away and used all her strength to say: "Xia Jian, I am your wife. You have no right to drive me away for no reason!"
Xia Jian was shocked by her unprecedented shrillness.
The King of Zhao sneered, "How can it be without reason? You've been married into the palace and haven't had any children. Let alone just sending you to recuperate on the farm, even if I divorce you, my palace wouldn't be at fault at all!"
There was disbelief in Song Yunshu's eyes.
Indeed, many people who cannot afford to eat will divorce their wives and sell them to avoid legal punishment.
But she never imagined that one day the royal palace would threaten her like this.
But it is also true that she has no children.
She had been married into the palace for more than a year, but she had not given birth to a child.
One of the seven grounds for divorce is "no children". If a wife does not give birth to a child for her husband's family, the husband has the right to divorce her.
Although one year seems too short to divorce his wife, with Jia Nanren's help, how could she have a chance to turn the situation around?
Even if she brings the matter to the emperor, I'm afraid no one will stand up for her!
"Do you understand the seriousness of this?" Prince Zhao's voice sounded indifferently, "I am only sending you away temporarily. If Eunuch Jia is willing, you can return to the palace in the future."
"If you refuse to leave, I will report this to my brother and officially divorce you."
Song Yunshu's eyes were burning red.
Is there any difference between taking a break and not taking a break?
When she arrives at the farm and is insulted by Jia Nanren, even if she doesn't die herself, the people in the palace will force her to die, right?
Then, they would just casually say that the Crown Princess had passed away. They would have gotten through the hard times, but what about her? What about her whole life?
Why should she bear the consequences for their own mistakes? Why?
"No—let me go, let me go, let go of me!"
“Ugh! Ugh!!”
Pulled by countless hands of the servants and under the lustful gaze of Jia Nanren, she struggled painfully and in vain like a trapped beast, but even her mouth was blocked.
The servants who used to respect her were now dragging her around. Except for Anshun, who came with the dowry and was willing to cry and beg the prince, no one else dared to say a word.
Even the princess who had always been kind to her turned her back and said nothing when she came and witnessed this scene.
They all knew the importance of this matter. If they saved the Crown Princess, they would be the ones who would suffer.
I'm sorry, Crown Princess. Isn't it customary to protect the Supreme Being at the critical moment?
Everyone does this.
"Ouch! Ouch!!!" Song Yunshu's eyes were bloodshot, but his body was clamped by countless hands and he couldn't break free at all.
Tears suddenly rolled down her eyes, like hot molten iron, washing away the illusion of being the mistress.
No--
I was wrong, Shen Lixin, I am indeed just a sheepdog, and I have never been the real master.
I have never, ever been in control of myself.
But I am so unwilling, so unwilling...
Help--
In a flash, just as her body was about to be dragged onto the carriage, a figure came down from the eaves against the light and shouted loudly.
"Who dares to touch her?!"
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