The Eighth Prince's wife saw disgust in his eyes; it was such a terrifying look.
Guo Luo Minghui clearly felt her heart sink. She had always thought she was doing her best to assist this man, but she never expected that he would actually despise her!
"Your Majesty, have you done something wrong all these years? Have you long felt that Minghui has failed to give birth to a legitimate son, causing Father Emperor to dislike you for being childless?" the Eighth Prince's wife said, choking back tears.
Looking at this woman who had always been strong-willed, the Eighth Prince sighed and said, "Minghui, I don't mind that you have no children. My other sisters-in-law also couldn't give birth to a prince, but they all allowed their concubines to have children, and Father Emperor didn't say anything!"
The Eighth Prince's wife's tears fell. She had finally heard these words from this man's mouth. She realized how much her heart ached!
Although in the past, during every court gathering, the sisters-in-law would always advise her, as the principal wife, to be more tolerant, and that even if she couldn't have children, she shouldn't prevent the concubines from having them!
However, she truly did not want to share a man with another woman. Therefore, when she was betrothed to the Eighth Prince as his primary wife, she came with the intention of marrying down and the hope of being the prince's favorite.
Since Madam Mao and Madam Zhang existed before, they cannot be added to the household anymore. Because of Consort Yi, no more people have entered the Eighth Prince's inner quarters.
“I understand your thoughts, Your Highness! I never imagined you would harbor such resentment towards me! I thought you were truly devoted to me, but I was just being delusional!” said the Eighth Prince’s wife. Everyone thought the Eighth Prince was gentle and humble, so they called him “Eighth Wise Prince.” But the Eighth Prince’s wife knew that he was only pretending. In reality, he craved power more than anyone else, and longed to be above those who had once looked down on him as a prince.
“You don’t need to say that. I just don’t want you to be put on the hot seat!” said Eighth Master.
"Minghui thanks you, Eighth Prince! Minghui is tired, so I won't serve you dinner," the Eighth Prince's wife said, refusing to lie to herself.
When Eighth Master realized he couldn't reason with him, he turned and left.
After he left, two streams of tears rolled down the Eighth Prince's wife's face. Although the Eighth Prince had only favored one princess, to her, it was almost tantamount to betrayal!
"My lord, don't be sad about the secret. It's normal for men to have multiple wives and concubines, especially since Your Highness is a prince! He's already very self-disciplined," said the maid Qiuwen.
“Qiuwen, he never loved me at all, yet he pretended for so many years! And I knew perfectly well that his reputation outside was all an act, yet I still believed that he felt differently about me,” said the Eighth Prince’s wife.
"My lady, it's been so many years, please don't make things difficult for yourself," Qiuwen advised.
"Qiuwen, this lady wants to leave the mansion and return to my maternal grandparents' home!" The Eighth Princess still couldn't accept this reality, and she cried silently.
"Madam, please don't do this. If word gets out, you'll lose all face!" Qiuwen said.
The Eighth Prince's wife was somewhat surprised; she never imagined that she would end up in such a predicament.
“Madam, none of the people in my maternal grandfather’s family are here anymore and can no longer make decisions for you. Since Prince An passed away, have you ever seen any of them come to inquire about you regularly?” Qiuwen continued.
The Eighth Prince's wife collapsed onto the warm couch, never imagining that the once noble lady had fallen to such a state!
Seeing that the Eighth Princess Consort had calmed down, Qiuwen said again, "Princess Consort, one should act in accordance with the circumstances!"
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