Chapter 212: She drew her sword and committed suicide. Everyone was happy when she died.
Shen Yuanwei didn’t know what the Xiao family was thinking. She was so angry at Xie Junlin that she was laughing!
She simply stopped kneeling and stood up, staring at Xie Junlin.
"I don't know where the emperor got the confidence from. He dared to say calmly that it was our Xiao family who let you down for what happened today!"
"Ask yourself, who is wronging whom between us, Your Majesty?"
"If you hadn't forced me to take my wife away from you, would I, Shen Yuanwei, have been so shameless as to offer myself to be your concubine and give birth to the Xiao family's child in your Xie family?"
"If I had been so shameless as to give birth to someone else's child in your house and trick you into raising it, I would be guilty of a thousand deaths. But between us, you took me away by force. I don't want to enter your house and be your concubine at all!"
"My child, you haven't committed any unforgivable crime!"
"If his father hadn't taken his mother away from his biological father, he would have been born in his biological father's home. He would have considered himself the eldest son of the Xiao family. He would have grown up bathed in the glory of his father, the God of War. He would have been proud of being a member of the Xiao family, and he would not have dreamed of being the second prince at all!"
"Now you come to blame me and my child for causing you such humiliation. Ha, how can you say that? Wasn't it you who fought and fought for this humiliation? Who forced you to do that?"
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Xie Junlin tightened his hands around the swaddling baby.
He stared at the merciless Shen Yuanwei with his dark eyes. There was no anger in his eyes, but instead a strange feeling of nostalgia emerged...
Long time no see.
It feels terrible to be criticized.
It was the same four years ago. For every word he said, his Concubine Zhao would say ten words back at him. Relying on the fact that she was pregnant with his child, she would speak mercilessly, causing him pain in his heart and head.
After four years of peaceful life, I suddenly started to be criticized again. It feels quite strange.
Xiao Lingzhao had been staring at Xie Junlin. Seeing that Xie Junlin was about to scold Shen Yuanwei, he immediately took the lead and pretended to pull Shen Yuanwei's arm.
"Yuan Wei, don't be disrespectful to the emperor."
He shook his head to signal Shen Yuanwei not to say anything, and then he bowed to Xie Junlin.
"But Your Majesty, although what Yuan Wei said was unpleasant to hear, it is true. In this matter, it has never been the Xiao family that caused Your Majesty to suffer great shame and humiliation. It has always been the Xiao family that has suffered great shame and humiliation, not this humble minister."
When talking about the past, his eyes dimmed slightly.
"Your Majesty, you should have read the reports submitted to you by the border guards in recent years, right? Then you must also know how the enemy troops cursed and humiliated Yu Wei and Yuan Wei every year during the battle."
"They called me a weakling and a living bastard. A great general cannot even protect his own wife. They said that common people would kill the playboys who stole their wives with knives, but I, a great general, not only dare not use knives to fight against the person who stole my wife, but I will continue to guard the country for him like a slave and continue to work for him!"
"Even the son born to me and my wife will be used as a slave for the emperor in the future. They asked me if I still have any manly blood in me. If I really have blood in me, I should join hands with them to attack the capital!"
"They not only cursed me, but also my wife Yuan Wei."
"They say Yuan Wei is unfaithful and impure. How can she bear a child for the emperor when she is married to me? She should have committed suicide to clear her name when she was taken into the palace. A woman who survived and served two husbands should be thrown into a pig cage and drowned in a pond!"
"These are just some nice things I said. The enemy also used more disgusting words to humiliate me and Yuan Wei. This has never stopped for the past four years. Thanks to these insults, my husband and I are well-known at the border—"
"Your Majesty, do you still think that you are the one who suffered the greatest humiliation?"
"You took your humiliation from my family yourself, but my and Yuan Wei's humiliation was inflicted by the emperor. My husband and I suffered innocently, and I haven't even cried out in humiliation, Your Majesty!"
Xie Junlin frowned and looked at Xiao Lingzhao.
Of course he was aware of the humiliation Xiao Lingzhao had suffered in recent years, and he felt bad about it.
But Xiao Lingzhao actually said it so mercilessly in front of everyone. Every word was condemning him as the emperor. Where could he put his face?
His expression could not tell whether he was happy or angry.
"What do you mean, Xiao Aiqing? You said that the enemy troops at the border are inciting you to rebel. You are threatening me. If I force you again, you will join forces with them to invade the capital and rebel, huh?"
Xiao Lingzhao kowtowed and apologized.
"I dare not."
"The Xiao family has been loyal to the emperor and patriotic for generations. I, a humble servant, also respect the emperor and am loyal to the country. I would rather die than rebel."
He slowly raised his head and looked at Xie Junlin.
"But Your Majesty, I can no longer bear the humiliation of having my wife taken away from me. Four years ago, I was already criticized and spitted at by countless people, and Yuan Wei was also cursed as an unfaithful and unclean person. If it happens again, the self-esteem and pride of me and Yuan Wei will be crushed to pieces."
He glanced sideways at the long sword hanging not far away.
He was ready to die.
"I dare not betray the emperor, I dare not hurt the emperor, but I am also a man, and it is my duty to protect my beloved wife. If the emperor wants to snatch my wife a second time, then I will have to persuade the emperor to stop with my life!"
After saying that, he immediately stood up and strode towards the hanging sword!
His sudden action scared the Xiao family!
The old general and his wife's eyes were red with anger. "Ling Zhao! Don't do anything stupid! You are not allowed to do this!"
Shen Yuanwei didn't expect Xiao Lingzhao to be so stubborn!
In order to protect her, he even wanted to commit suicide!
She immediately strode over, "Xiao Lingzhao, stop it!"
When she rushed to Xiao Lingzhao, Xiao Lingzhao had just taken the sword down and had already grasped the hilt and pulled out the sword!
Shen Yuanwei hugged Xiao Lingzhao's arms tightly with both hands, anxious and angry, "Why are you so stupid! How can you die? I won't let you die. Even if I have to die, it should be me who should die!"
She quickly turned her head and looked at the emperor sitting on the throne.
Xie Junlin had not expected it to turn out like this. He had already stood up, holding the swaddling clothes and staring sullenly at Xiao Lingzhao who was threatening him with death.
Shen Yuanwei stared at Xie Junlin.
"Your Majesty, you have repeatedly forced the Xiao family, isn't it all because of me? Before I came, you and your subjects were in harmony, but as soon as I showed up, Your Majesty repeatedly made trouble for the Xiao family because of me!"
"I am a person who should not exist. As long as I die, everything will be over. When I die, there will be nothing left for you and your subjects to fight over!"
"Today, I will use my life to put an end to this war without gunpowder!"
After saying that, Shen Yuanwei reached out to grab the sword in Xiao Lingzhao's hand!
Xiao Lingzhao's face changed.
"Yuan Wei, let go!"
"Let me go!"
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