Along the way, he inexplicably met many women who depended on him, and without exception, these women looked a bit like his deceased wife.
Shen Qinghuai was unwilling to accept these women, but they followed him closely.
He felt something was wrong, but he just thought it was because he had recently gained the trust of the emperor and some people in the court disliked him.
Seeing those women's faces that resembled his wife, Shen Qinghuai admitted that he was slightly touched.
But after being touched, he suddenly realized that it was just an emotional fluctuation.
The love of that time seems to have gradually faded away with the passage of time.
When he saw them, the first thing he thought of was Xu Lingyi's face.
She has a weak personality, and since she is not in the capital, she wonders if her mother will make things difficult for her.
The next day, he almost fell off a cliff. At the moment of life and death, he thought of Xu Lingyi.
Thinking of her stunning face, the food she cooked herself, and her daily concern for him.
After his wife left, he felt the warmth that he had not felt for many years from Xu Lingyi.
Only when he was dying did Shen Qinghuai finally understand his heart.
He also understood that it was time to say goodbye to his deceased wife.
He will still remember the mutual support they had in the past, but he also wants to live a good life with Xu Lingyi in the future.
With this idea in mind, he decided to explain it clearly to the children; sooner or later they would have to accept it.
But Shen Rou was almost hysterical.
She simply couldn't accept this fact.
Shen Qinghuai watched her angrily smashing everything in the house. He frowned slightly and could only let her calm down temporarily.
"Which farm was the lady sent to?" Shen Qinghuai called the housekeeper.
He planned to pick up Xu Lingyi in person.
The housekeeper quickly said, "It's the one outside Beijing."
He never thought that the general would come back so soon. He thought that the old lady and the young lady would kill the lady before the general came back.
As the butler, he naturally didn't show any courtesy when he drove Xu Lingyi away.
The attitude towards her was not respectful at all.
If the Madam comes back in the future... the housekeeper didn't dare to think about it.
Shen Qinghuai was riding very fast. He rode at full speed without stopping. Only after leaving the capital did he realize how much he missed her.
When Shen Qinghuai arrived, Xu Lingyi was being held in the emperor's arms.
Since they had a relationship, the emperor became more unscrupulous in his approach to her.
Although it had been a few days since she was injured, the redness and swelling on her face had subsided and she no longer felt any pain in other parts of her body.
But the emperor treated her like porcelain and held her in his arms all the time except when he went to the toilet.
For the first time, Xu Lingyi felt the emperor's somewhat exaggerated possessiveness.
"I don't know how much I want you to live in my palace. I'm afraid I'll have trouble sleeping and eating if you live in the harem. But you're a concubine. If you don't live in the harem, it won't make sense. I plan to move you out later."
The Queen Mother would not agree either.
"Your Majesty, your harem is not a den of wolves and tigers. If I treat them well, they will not do anything to me. Besides, the Empress is here." Xu Lingyi pretended to be innocent.
Of course she had to live in the harem so that she could see clearly who were human and who were ghosts in the harem.
Moreover, if she remembered correctly, her stepmother had a younger sister who was still in the palace, but her rank was relatively low and she was not favored.
Xu Lingyi had to tease her somehow.
There are also the Queen and Princess Zhaoyang, Xu Lingyi also wants to meet them.
The emperor sighed, playing with her soft hands, and said with a smile, "You should rely on me instead of the empress. I will be satisfied if the empress doesn't act like a demon. I am most worried that she will harm you in this palace. I am in the morning court reviewing memorials during the day, so I can't watch over you all the time. This will give the people in the harem an opportunity. I think Yingqiu and Yingdong are not enough. I need to give you a few more maids. Otherwise, you are so naive, I am afraid you will be bullied by others."
Xu Lingyi chuckled and said nothing.
The emperor should be worried about the women in his harem.
After all, if anyone dared to deal with her, she would definitely pay double in return.
"Your Majesty, General Shen is here." Wang Bao said.
Xu Lingyi pretended to be nervous and hurriedly tried to get up from the emperor.
However, the emperor held her slender waist tightly and pressed her on his legs, making it impossible for Xu Lingyi to break free.
"Let him in."
Xu Lingyi shook her head: "Your Majesty, I...I want to be alone with my husband..."
The emperor's face darkened and he rubbed his hands on her waist.
Xu Lingyi quickly changed her tone, "I want to speak to General Shen alone."
The emperor suppressed his displeasure, smiled softly, and his eyes flickered slightly: "Yier, what is there to talk about with him? From now on, they will just be strangers."
"That's it."
The emperor gathered Xu Lingyi's long black hair, with a hint of smile on his lips, and held her in his arms in an intimate posture.
Xu Lingyi sat behind the screen.
"Madam, I'm here to take you back home. Mother and the others have already explained what happened before. I've already explained everything to her and her children. Let's live a good life together and be a real couple from now on."
"Chen Qing, come in and talk." The emperor said with a sneer.
Shen Qinghuai was shocked. He thought he had misheard, otherwise why would he hear the emperor's voice here.
This is the farm where Xu Lingyi is.
Shen Qinghuai thought of what Shen Rou said today. She said she saw Xu Lingyi cheating on her husband with her own eyes.
Shen Qinghuai still couldn't believe it. He walked past the screen and went into the inner room.
This is what I saw when I came in.
A tall, broad-chested man held a petite woman on his lap, with her head pressed in his arms. The two were in a very intimate posture.
Shen Qinghuai stood there in a daze, unable to come back to his senses for a long time.
"Madam, what's going on?" Shen Qinghuai's heart tightened. He always knew that Xu Lingyi liked him.
The way she looked at him used to be full of love, why was she looking at him like this with His Majesty now?
Before Xu Lingyi could speak, the emperor answered for her: "As you see now, I am already with Yi'er. The woman you did not cherish, I will cherish in the future. Please sign this divorce agreement quickly, and you two will have nothing to do with each other from now on."
The emperor looked at Shen Qinghuai with eyes as sharp as two swords, extremely sharp.
Shen Qinghuai shook his head: "She is my legitimate wife. I will not sign it, even if you are His Majesty."
The emperor's face was as gloomy as water. He looked indifferent and his voice was cold: "Oh, really? Shen Qing is sure not to sign. If you don't sign, then forget it. Since you can't divorce, you can only be widowed. Anyway, no matter what, the lady will enter the palace tomorrow. Besides, Shen Qing doesn't care about himself, doesn't he care about his family too?"
The emperor made a direct threat.
Shen Qinghuai's eyes turned red: "Your Majesty, you are now forcibly seizing my wife. Is this the behavior of a wise ruler? Aren't you afraid of being cursed and ridiculed by the world? Aren't you afraid of being criticized in the history books in the future..."
"Stop talking nonsense and sign it quickly!" The emperor said impatiently.
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