Xia Muyan's behavior surprised not only the emperor but also Li Shushu.
On the way here, Li Shushu asked Xia Muyan doubtfully, "Your Highness, do you really think that His Majesty will agree to give me a divorce letter?"
Xia Muyan seemed to be confident at the time: "Don't worry, Shu'er, I have my own way to convince father."
However, he did not expect that he not only came to ask the emperor to write a divorce letter, but had already written the divorce letter and was just waiting for the emperor to nod and seal it.
It can be seen that he had been planning this for a long time...
Xia Muyan: That's right. Not only did I carefully write the divorce letter, I also thought that if my father passed away soon and I ascended the throne, I would personally stamp this divorce letter. If anyone dared to disagree, I wouldn't mind letting Shu'er become a widow and remarry.
However, since my father is now in better health and can stay with me for a while longer, let them get divorced first.
…
The emperor carefully read the contents of the divorce letter for a while, "Li Shushu?" He then read out Li Shushu's name.
"Your servant is here." Li Shushu had to quickly bow respectfully.
"The legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Jin'an?" the emperor asked again.
"Your Majesty, it is you, my servant." Li Shushu lowered her head again.
"Raise your head and let me see you," the emperor ordered.
Upon hearing this, Li Shushu had to take a deep breath and slowly raised his head, but his eyes were quite respectful and he didn't look at the emperor, but just lowered them.
After seeing her face clearly, the emperor couldn't help but be shocked. This woman was indeed a beauty that could topple a country. It would not be an exaggeration to say that she had the appearance of a disaster that could bring disaster to the country and the people. However, her beauty was that of a gentle and virtuous beauty, not like the bewitching beauty of the evil concubines in the legends that brought disaster to the country. She was very pleasing to the eye.
No wonder both of my sons are obsessed with her. If he were younger, maybe...
"If I remember correctly, didn't my Third Prince Yu'er ask me to arrange a marriage for you three years ago?
You should have just gotten married a while ago, right? How did you get involved with the Crown Prince? "The Emperor was seriously ill at the time, so he didn't go to the wedding and knew nothing about the substitution.
Li Shushu: ...
"Father, let me speak for you." Xia Muyan, unwilling to see Li Shushu embarrassed, rushed to answer for her, "It's true that you arranged for Shu'er to be married to my third brother three years ago, but on the day of the wedding, they didn't actually get married. Instead, someone kidnapped Shu'er, and my third brother only got married with a maid who was there to marry him in his place."
"What? How dare they do this?" This is a crime of deceiving the emperor. They are too bold.
However, the emperor did not say the second half of the sentence. As members of the royal family, they all knew it very well. If things came to that, they might have to take this approach.
As for the so-called crime of deceiving the emperor, he can be at peace if he wants to, or not if he doesn't want to. But the emperor never jokes, and once the words are spoken, it will be difficult to take them back.
Therefore, he developed the habit of not talking about things he was uncertain about.
"Hmm." Xia Muyan did not intend to delve into the matter. After all, if the crime of deceiving the emperor was really to be discussed, the Marquis of Jin'an's Mansion would probably not be able to escape responsibility.
"Fortunately, Shu'er managed to escape while being kidnapped, but she accidentally fell into a river while running because the road was slippery in the dark. She was washed downstream and was rescued by a farmer. Later, by chance, she was able to detoxify me. Even your health is now good because you took the detoxification pills Shu'er gave you."
For Shu'er's sake, Xia Muyan couldn't say that she had run away from the marriage on her own, so she had to play along and make up a story.
"Hmm." The old emperor held the scroll in his hand, listened to him patiently, nodded slightly, and looked at Li Shushu thoughtfully.
"Father, I was already deeply in love with Shu'er back then. Furthermore, last night... I was drugged with aphrodisiacs, and we've become husband and wife. I, therefore, boldly request that you sign this divorce agreement for my third brother and Shu'er."
"What?" The old emperor slapped his thigh again. "Who is so bold as to plot against the crown prince in the palace?"
"It's Bai Bingjing, Father.
At dinner yesterday, she put drugs in my son’s soup…” Xia Muyan looked at the emperor, and understood that his father was still somewhat tolerant of the Bai family. He did not hold out any hope that his father would punish her.
"This girl is being too naughty. I have ordered her not to enter the palace again for the next few days."
Sure enough, the old emperor just muttered something neither lightly nor heavily and frowned.
Fortunately, Xia Muyan punished her himself yesterday.
"Father, without Shu'er, there would be no son today. I will never marry anyone else except Shu'er in this life. I beg for your approval." Seeing that his father had almost understood the matter, Xia Muyan once again bowed his head to the ground to express his determination.
The old emperor felt guilty towards Xia Muyan and felt that he didn't have much time left, so he had readily agreed to everything he did a while ago. But this time...
"Miss Li has not expressed her opinion yet. What do you think?" The old emperor looked at her with burning eyes.
Forced to work once again, Li Shushu knew that this was not the time to drag things out. She quickly followed the Crown Prince and bowed her head to the ground, expressing her determination, "From the beginning to the end, this subject has only loved His Highness the Crown Prince. Now... I will not marry anyone but His Highness the Crown Prince..."
But I know that His Royal Highness is a noble and precious person, and it is not for me to covet him. I am guilty, and I ask Your Majesty to punish me."
The old emperor nodded. This woman was indeed sensible and decisive, not like other women who were timid and unable to let go. Perhaps she really was the Crown Prince's virtuous wife in the future, and she had also saved both the Crown Prince's life and his own...
Thinking of this, he suddenly remembered something, "Where did your detoxification pills come from?"
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