Chapter 176 The Scheming Young Man 19
"Where did I go wrong?" Xu Qiuqiu was completely confused.
"My father lectured me today, saying I'm too clingy to my wife, making her stay in my room every night..."
"But I only wanted to serve my wife well..." Shen Yuchen grasped her hand, his eyes showing a hint of vulnerability, "My wife, was I wrong..."
His eyes were like flowing water, looking at her with a vulnerable yet dependent gaze, as if she were his everything, which aroused her tenderness.
Xu Qiuqiu immediately softened and quickly coaxed him, "No, Achen did nothing wrong. Don't take Father's words to heart, okay?"
"What does my wife think?" Shen Yuchen looked nervously into her eyes. "Will my wife dislike me for being so clingy?"
Xu Qiuqiu quickly replied, "I like him. I like Achen no matter what."
As soon as she finished speaking, the boy in front of her smiled, his eyes crinkling with a bright and dazzling smile.
[Ding! The female lead's happiness level has increased by 10%, currently at 80%]
Hearing that his happiness level had increased, Xu Qiuqiu couldn't help but pat his head. He was still as easy to coax as ever.
As the night deepened and the moonlight shone through the window, Shen Yuchen gazed at the sleeping girl in his arms with a greedy and infatuated look. After a long while, he gently kissed her eyes.
After a reluctant hug, I gently let go, got out of bed, put on my clothes, and quietly left the room.
Three-quarters of an hour later, he returned, his body radiating cold and faintly reeking of blood. Sensing something was amiss, he left the room, cleaned himself up, and then returned.
Looking at the still-sleeping girl, his heart softened, and he pulled her into his arms.
The touch of her warm, delicate skin soothed him; all he wanted was to be inseparable from her forever, to be together forever.
As dawn broke, Xu Qiuqiu woke up feeling utterly exhausted. She buried her head in Shen Yuchen's chest and snuggled against him affectionately.
"My lady..." Shen Yuchen called out to her in a hoarse voice, responding with even greater passion and kissing her face affectionately.
Noticing his reaction, Xu Qiuqiu suddenly woke up, "Achen, stop fooling around, I have to go to the academy."
"Yes, I know." Shen Yuchen loosened his grip on her slightly. "I won't delay your affairs, so I'll be as quick as possible..."
"You—" Xu Qiuqiu was about to retort when her lips were captured by a kiss, swallowing all the words she wanted to say.
She felt as if she had fallen into a vast net of lust, every part of her body opened up, intensely penetrating her nerves and stimulating her weak senses.
Afterwards, Shen Yuchen helped her wipe her body, his movements were very skilled. Xu Qiuqiu was so embarrassed that she glared at him fiercely.
But in Shen Yuchen's eyes, she was exceptionally alluring, her eyes and brows radiating a vibrant color, a color tinged with his own.
He couldn't resist leaning in and kissing her lips. "My wife, you look so beautiful."
"I don't want to talk to you. How am I supposed to go to the academy if you're like this?" Xu Qiuqiu pushed him away and quickly put on her clothes.
"My dear wife, I'm sorry, there's still enough time. Please don't be angry, okay?" Shen Yuchen immediately clung to her, apologizing ingratiatingly.
That's enough, but is that a reason to bully her so early in the morning?
No, she couldn't let him push his luck any further; she had to reassert her authority as his wife.
Therefore, Xu Qiuqiu did not say a word to Shen Yuchen until she got into the carriage.
Standing at the gate of the mansion, Shen Yuchen looked forlorn, like a small animal abandoned with nowhere to go.
He didn't understand what he had done wrong, or why Qiuqiu was ignoring him.
He clearly sensed that she liked him too, and when the emotions were intense, she would hug him and cling to him.
After arriving at the academy, Xu Qiuqiu listened attentively in class, and even her classmates were amazed by her serious attitude towards learning.
In fact, Xu Qiuqiu was also helpless. In this world, women take the imperial examinations to obtain official titles. The original female lead's mother, Ning Wenxiu, was the prime minister of the court. Therefore, Ning Wenxiu's only requirement for her was to pass the examinations to obtain an official position.
Thinking that she couldn't let A-Chen stay in the Prime Minister's mansion and suffer the injustice from her father, she decided that she should take the imperial examination, obtain an official position, and move out.
So she needs to focus on her studies.
After school, she borrowed Chen Nishang's notes, planning to study them at home.
Chen Nishang was particularly surprised by this, "Little Qiu, this is the first time I've seen you so serious."
Xu Qiuqiu smiled faintly, "Now that I'm married, I can't live like I did before."
"It seems that Xiao Qiu's two husbands deserve a lot of credit."
"No." Xu Qiuqiu shook her head, remembering that Chen Nishang was an indigenous person and should know a lot, she thought of a tactful way of saying it, "Sister Nishang, I have always been at odds with Young Master Lin, and I don't know how to continue living together. What should I do?"
Thinking that she was troubled by love, Chen Nishang, remembering her usually taciturn nature, suggested directly: "Buy some small gifts to please him, say some sweet words or something, don't men like these things?"
Knowing that she had misunderstood, Xu Qiuqiu quickly explained, "Sister Ni Chang, you've misunderstood. I just feel like I can't go on like this anymore. He doesn't care about me anymore, and I want to give him his freedom."
"You want to divorce your husband?" Chen Nishang was surprised for a moment but quickly recovered. "As long as he commits one of the seven grounds for divorce, just divorce him."
"Seven grounds for divorce? Not abandonment, but separation."
"That's simple. Just write a divorce agreement and have him sign it."
Xu Qiuqiu nodded as if she had been taught a lesson.
After bidding farewell to Chen Nishang, she boarded the carriage and asked 003, "Why do I always feel that the Third Princess is quite disdainful of men?"
003 explained, "That's how it is in Li Kingdom. Men have a low status. Only the original female lead doted on the male lead like a treasure. Moreover, the Third Princess only brought the male lead back to the palace because of the original female lead. Otherwise, he would have been beheaded long ago for the crime of poisoning the princess."
Xu Qiuqiu continued, "Then what did the Third Princess mean by the seven grounds for divorce?"
003 glanced at the data and quickly replied: "The seven grounds for divorce are: first, childlessness; second, adultery; third, disobedience to parents; fourth, talkativeness; fifth, theft; sixth, jealousy; and seventh, serious illness."
After listening, Xu Qiuqiu fell silent. She felt like she had seen this somewhere before. It seemed to be an ancient regulation that restricted women. After being gender-swapped into a man, it was truly heartbreaking.
Upon arriving at the Prime Minister's residence, Xu Qiuqiu had just alighted from the carriage when the servant attending to Lin Yexuan knelt before her, begging her to see Lin Yexuan.
Although she didn't want to go, the thought of divorcing him made her decide to go, and she could write a divorce agreement while she was at it.
She followed the servant to Lin Yexuan's room. It had been a long time since she had been there, and the room smelled strongly of medicine as soon as she entered.
Half a month later, when Xu Qiuqiu saw Lin Yexuan again, she could hardly recognize him.
He was much thinner than before, with some unhealed red spots on his face, and his whole body exuded a deathly aura, as if he had lost all vitality and was on the verge of death.
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