Chapter 83 The Scumbag Regrets It
Upon hearing this, Xie Guidu closed his eyes in despair, and several guards quickly helped him down.
From then on, the wealth and power of the Xie family, the Duke of Dingguo's mansion, came to an abrupt end, plummeting to an all-time low.
People say that he remonstrated with the emperor in the Golden Palace, which angered the emperor. As a result, Xie Guidu went from being the powerful chief minister to a figurehead position as the crown prince's tutor. When the new emperor ascended the throne, there was no crown prince at all, and Pei Siyan didn't even have a prince!
After that, Xie Guidu's official position was repeatedly demoted, and he was even idle at home for a time.
All the opinions shifted quietly. After her death, Dou Wenyi not only became a princess, but also established her own household. Her reputation grew, and people spontaneously began to love and respect her again.
Years later, the story of Duke Dingguo Xie Guidu's divorce from his deceased wife was still talked about, and no one knew the reason for their divorce.
Xie Guidu often sits by his ex-wife's memorial tablet, rambling on and on, getting drunk. In a state between dreaming and lucidity, he recalls countless moments they shared, remembering her and their daughter, Nannan.
He would even sleep with her memorial tablet in his arms and her clothes, but no amount of repentance could win back her forgiveness...
Dou Wenyi is a woman of strong likes and dislikes; how could she possibly forgive him?
She wouldn't even come into his dreams. Later, the memorial tablet was smashed several times by the Duke of Zhenguo, Zhang Chengxian, who forbade him to inscribe the words "deceased wife" on it and even called him disgusting.
Countless times, he wanted to end his life and atone for his sins, but Pei Siyan forbade him to commit suicide. Otherwise, he would make the Xie family pay with their lives. He also said that he had to guard the beautiful land of the Great Zhou Dynasty and wait for the day when the sea and the river would be cleared.
Ultimately, he was too cowardly and timid, lacking even the courage to face death. Now that he was dead, how could he care about what happened after his death, or the fate of the Xie clan?
Pei Siyan wanted to see him become dejected, suffer, fall into depravity, be tormented by regret and unrequited love, and become as lonely and desolate as a walking corpse in the long river of time!
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The next morning, Dou Wenyi still went to Xie Guidu's room. She didn't want to owe Xie Guidu a life because of this life-saving grace.
"Don't smash it! Don't smash it! Please, don't smash it, Yi'er—"
In the dream, Xie Guidu cried his heart out, as if frantically protecting a memorial tablet.
A bitter tear streamed down his cheek, and he suddenly opened his eyes. Memories of his previous life flooded his mind like a tide. His gaze gradually focused, and he stared intently at the slender figure before him.
Her eyes held tenderness and sincerity; a thousand words ultimately condensed into one: "Yi'er, let's not break off the engagement, okay? I was wrong, so wrong..."
Xie Guidu's face was pale. He suddenly sat up, his Adam's apple trembling slightly, and his breathing became heavier.
Seeing that she didn't answer for a long time, the pain from the bandaged wound on her shoulder spread completely, and her whole body ached.
The room reeked of blood, and Dou Wenyi looked at him silently.
After a long silence, she slowly said, "Your Highness, I am very grateful for your saving me, that's all. As for this marriage, it's already a done deal, why bring it up again? The doctor just told me that your injury is not serious. If you need any nourishing medicine, I will send someone to deliver it to your residence."
Xie Guidu clutched the brocade quilt tightly. Her cold eyes and heartless words... a tremendous sense of powerlessness welled up in her heart.
In her previous life, she was in dire straits, and it was he who came to her door to propose marriage that saved her from her misery. She was filled with gratitude and regarded him as her everything. Even his slightest cough would touch her heartstrings, and she would thoughtfully arrange nourishing soups and medicinal meals for him.
What is he thinking?
Do I fantasize that the one who only has eyes for me will come back?
But in his previous life, he personally put her into the songstress's carriage and gave her to Wanyan Tai of the Northern Di.
Even though he later sent assassins to find her, but...
Once, she wholeheartedly loved him with a sincere heart.
He himself discarded it like a worn-out shoe!
Xie Guidu was filled with regret and dejection. Why didn't he remember the events of his previous life sooner?
When you're young, you don't know the value of love; it's too late to regret it!
Where exactly did things go wrong?
The events of the past three months flashed through his mind: the marriage proposal! From the moment the proposal was made, Dou Wenyi's attitude towards him was completely different. In the previous life, she longed to marry him, but in this life, she avoided him like the plague!
Xie Guidu tentatively asked, "Yi'er, why did you insist on breaking off the engagement when I came to propose?"
Dou Wenyi paused for a moment, then couldn't help but chuckle, "Isn't it obvious whether someone loves you or not?"
Xie Guidu longed to hold the woman he had been dreaming of in his arms, and became somewhat anxious, "No, Yi'er, I really regret it, the one I truly love is you!"
Dou Wenyi turned to leave, chuckling softly, "Xie Guidu, don't you find it funny? You are so deeply in love with Third Sister, how can you possibly have room for anyone else in your heart? Besides, I also have someone I admire, so please stop bothering me and don't try to use my kindness to repay me."
A flicker of disbelief crossed Xie Guidu's deep eyes. He hurriedly got off the bed and grabbed her arm. "How could this be! How could you have fallen for someone else in such a short time?"
"who?"
Dou Wenyi suppressed her disgust and glared at him coldly, "Who it is is none of your business!"
Xie Guidu's mind raced. She probably wouldn't like that idiot Zhang Chengxian. Then, an absurd thought flashed through her mind, and she couldn't help but ask, "Pei Siyan?"
Dou Wenyi frowned and took the opportunity to pull her arm back and create distance. She knew he was going to bring up Pei Siyan again, but she naturally didn't want to bring up Shen Yanzhou.
Thinking of this, she did not object.
Let him guess for a while. As long as they keep to themselves and don't bother each other anymore, everything will be fine.
"No, impossible!" Xie Guidu was shocked, his heart already filled with turmoil.
No wonder Pei Siyan's behavior was so abnormal in his previous life; he always thought that Zhang Chengxian was the one who pushed for his divorce from Dou Wenyi.
It turns out that Pei Siyan was also secretly coveting his wife!
Xie Guidu felt a sudden buzzing in his mind. He remembered that the eunuch who escorted Dou Wenyi back to the palace that night was from the Eastern Palace.
He's already beaten her to it, and he's even kissed her!
Xie Guidu's blood boiled, and he gritted his teeth, saying, "Dou Wenyi, are you really so depraved and shameless that you dare to provoke a man like him, and even go so far as to become his concubine?"
"Young Master Xie, in your eyes, what kind of person am I?" Pei Siyan, tall and radiant, suddenly appeared at the door.
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