Chapter 75
Wen Xin looked at this domineering man and did not miss the unease hidden deep in his eyes.
He was afraid she would leave him for Shangguan Hao!
Wen Xin's nose stung with tears, and she shook her head. "I'm not trying to plead for Shangguan Hao. He has to bear the consequences of his own sins. Otherwise, who will those innocent people he hurt seek justice from?"
"I am not unconcerned about the misfortune befalling the Marquis of Xuanwu's residence, but..."
With tears welling up in her eyes, she helplessly questioned herself, "I wasn't in much pain, and I could even rationally believe that they should atone for their sins. I even considered standing with them because of my identity, but in the end, I still chose to live in Peach Blossom Manor. Am I... really so cold-blooded and heartless?"
"Nonsense!"
Emperor Chengyuan cupped her face in his hands, meeting her gaze directly, and said, word by word, "Listen to me, you are not cold-blooded or heartless. Not to mention that the Marquis of Xuanwu's mansion deserved their punishment, they have never treated you well in the slightest. Why should you pay for their mistakes? There is no such logic in the world!"
"You're not wrong, they've always been wrong!"
Wen Xin opened her lips, but hesitated, unsure of what to say.
Emperor Chengyuan's expression was serious. "From now on, you are not allowed to be sad for them anymore, nor are you allowed to pay any attention to them. Do you understand?"
She then obediently nodded.
Emperor Chengyuan's expression softened, and he patted her little head as a reward.
However, Wen Xin insisted, "I still wish to see His Majesty."
Emperor Chengyuan: "..."
A guilty glint flashed in the eyes of one of the emperors already present, but he maintained a serious, dignified demeanor and said, "You have to tell me what you want to see the emperor for?"
Wen Xin looked at him with brimming eyes, her pretty face slightly flushed, "I want to beg Your Majesty to issue a decree allowing me to divorce Shangguan Hao."
Emperor Chengyuan: "!!!"
What are we waiting for? Let's go now!
One of the emperors almost grabbed the girl and left.
But he managed to restrain himself and wanted to find out what she was thinking.
How did you decide to get a divorce?
Wen Xin bit her lip lightly. "Princess Qinghe just said that even a day as husband and wife is worth a hundred days of kindness, but Shangguan Hao has never treated me as his legal wife for a single day. Since I entered the manor, he has treated me like something dirty, never touching me, leaving me aside to be humiliated by others, as if it were something I was supposed to suffer."
Since Shangguan Hao has no affection for her whatsoever, his talk of a day as husband and wife being a hundred days of grace is utterly ironic.
This also made Wen Xin feel that she should indeed get a divorce, at least to live for herself once.
In the past two weeks, the man beside her has showered her with unconditional care and affection, making her realize that she was not born to suffer and be humiliated, and that she deserves a better life.
Moreover, she couldn't bear to let him down.
Let's get a divorce then!
What the world says is none of her business.
Emperor Chengyuan's eyes shone brightly, filled with unbridled joy. "Shangguan Hao has never touched you?"
Wen Xin gave a blank "Ah".
Then she realized what he meant and asked disappointedly, "He touched me, so you're disgusted with me now?"
Emperor Chengyuan denied it without hesitation, "Of course not."
He's heartless. He doesn't know that she and Shangguan Hao have been completely open with each other even though they're not husband and wife.
He held her tightly and whispered, "I'm just happy that you belong to me completely."
Wen Xin subconsciously said, "But aren't you a eunuch?"
Even if they do in the future... nothing can actually happen between them, right?
Emperor Chengyuan: "..."
Your Majesty now knows firsthand what it feels like to dig a hole for yourself to jump into!
He pinched her chin, a wicked smile playing on his thin lips. "Question my abilities? Even if I were a eunuch, I could still satisfy you!"
Wen Xin's pretty face turned bright red: "You you you..."
"Alright, are you really determined to divorce Shangguan Hao?"
Emperor Chengyuan coughed lightly, trying to be serious so as not to embarrass the little dumpling.
If she's so easily embarrassed, what will she do on her wedding night?
The heartless emperor sighed dramatically.
But it doesn't matter, he can take the lead.
He's definitely a scumbag!
Wen Xin turned her head to the side, not wanting to pay attention to this frivolous eunuch!
Emperor Cheng Yuan's deep, magnetic voice tinged with amusement, "Really not going to talk to me anymore, baby?"
Wen Xin's earlobes were bright red as she pushed against his chest, "Can't you be serious for once?"
Emperor Chengyuan was wronged. He had really been very proper. If he wasn't proper, would she still be sitting on his lap, fully dressed? Who did she think she was?
Wen Xin was so embarrassed by his dark, turbulent eyes that she could barely contain herself. Worried that he might do something else, she could only lower her eyes and nod.
However, she deliberately provoked him, saying, "After all, divorce is not a good thing. I will ask His Majesty to let me spend my days with the Buddha and the lamp."
His Majesty the Emperor would have to be insane to agree to that!
Emperor Chengyuan gritted his teeth, "Don't even think about it!"
Wen Xin looked at him, "You're not His Majesty, how do you know His Majesty disagrees?"
Emperor Chengyuan: "..."
Wen Xin added, "If a divorced woman becomes a nun, then the world has no reason to criticize her."
Emperor Chengyuan felt a mouthful of blood choke in his throat. It was that bullshit about ethics and morality again. He was determined to abolish all that nonsense in the future.
Look, they've corrupted his little dumpling!
...
Emperor Chengyuan finally gave in to her and allowed her to enter the palace.
For some reason, the emperor agreed to see her, but the time was set after the palace gates were locked.
In the dead of night, a lone man and woman...
But the emperor's decree did not allow her, the wife of a disgraced official, to resist.
Wen Xin had no choice but to agree.
At dusk, Mo Zhi prepared a carriage to take her to the palace.
Wen Xin couldn't see the person, and her eyes betrayed her disappointment.
Mo Zhi couldn't help but laugh; at least His Majesty wasn't just doing the barbering's work all by himself.
Knowing that His Majesty was a little sad because he couldn't bear to part with his wife, Mo Zhi quickly comforted him, saying, "Madam, the Lord is waiting for you in the palace."
Wen Xin paused, her face flushed, and stammered an "Oh".
But is His Majesty the Emperor really in the palace?
As dusk fell, the entire Prince Li's Mansion was shrouded in darkness, a somber and deathly silence, a far cry from the bustling activity that once filled the mansion when the late emperor was alive.
Since the late emperor's death and the execution of the deposed crown prince, Prince Li has lived like a coward, constantly fearing that Emperor Chengyuan will settle scores with him.
But he was unwilling to see those he had once trampled underfoot rise up to become the masters of the empire and arbitrarily control their lives.
Does that cold-blooded monster Yuwen Yu even deserve to be called one?
This empire should have belonged to his own brother; he could have been a powerful king, second only to the emperor, living a life of arrogance and glory.
It's all that bastard's fault!
Outside the main hall, Prince Li, forced to kneel on the ground by eunuchs, was deathly pale, his eyes filled with a mixture of fear and resentment.
His wives, concubines, and children knelt to one side, watching him lose his dignity and respect like a dead dog.
On the steps, Emperor Chengyuan, dressed in a black dragon robe, sat on a rosewood armchair, looking down at Prince Li with cold, dark eyes, like a ghost in the night.
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