A hint of coldness flashed across Yu Qiaoqiao's eyes. At the same time, a deep look shot out from her eyes. She looked directly at Leng Xi with sadness in her eyes and sneered in despair.
"Do you think I, Yu Qiaoqiao, left you for those trivial matters between men and women? You're wrong. A woman's life is not just for the pleasure of sex, and a woman doesn't look for a partner to satisfy her own selfish desires. I want to leave the Prince Xi's Mansion because I feel it's like a big ice cellar. Everyone there has become cold under your leadership. There is no laughter or joy in the huge Prince Xi's Mansion. Even my six-year-old son has become serious under your education. I'm tired of this kind of life. I really am tired of it..."
Yu Qiaoqiao's words left Leng Xi stunned. He originally thought that Yu Qiaoqiao was angry because he didn't sleep with her, but he didn't expect that she would have so many thoughts in her mind.
He looked at her, and the half of his face that she had hit him just now felt a little hot.
Being slapped in the face? This was the first time for Leng Xi, but considering that he had ignored her for so many years and she was angry, he did not blame her for it.
He pursed his lips tightly and nodded heavily.
"Okay, Yu Qiaoqiao, let me tell you, I'm not here to beg you for anything. I just feel that if we divorce, it will be disgraceful for me, Leng Xi, you, Yu Qiaoqiao, and your father, Lord Yu. I hope you can consider the overall situation. I'll give you three days. If you think it through within three days, send someone to inform me. I can give you a way out and personally come to take you and Xiaobao back. If after three days, you still want to divorce, I, Leng Xi, will definitely not persuade you any further."
Leaving these cold words behind, Leng Xi flicked his sleeves without hesitation and pushed the door open.
Watching his back as he left, Yu Qiaoqiao's tears kept falling down her cheeks.
She always felt that she must have done something wrong in her past life, otherwise, why would God torture her like this and make her live a life worse than death?
How could she go back to Prince Xi's Mansion, the place that suffocated her?
But before she could think too much, as Leng Xi had just left, Madam Yu came hurriedly.
There was an embarrassment on her face. Yu Qiaoqiao knew that her father must have asked her to persuade him.
Mrs. Yu sat on the chair opposite her, looking at her daughter with a worried face, and sighed.
"Qiaoqiao, mother..."
"Mom, I know what you want to say. You want to say that for the sake of the Yu family's reputation and my father's career, let me return to Prince Xi's Mansion!"
Mrs. Yu didn't expect that her daughter would guess what she was thinking before she even opened her mouth.
She sighed somewhat embarrassedly.
"Mom, there's nothing I can do. Your dad...we still have your brother. He's still young. If your affairs affect his future, it wouldn't be worth it."
"But mother, you agreed to my divorce from Leng Xi back then. Why are you regretting it now? Do you want me to go to Prince Xi's mansion and suffer that punishment again?"
Mrs. Yu's eyes were red. She raised the handkerchief in her hand and wiped the corners of her eyes, muttering,
"Ah! But mother can't do anything. If you really divorce Leng Xi, you can live in your parents' home, but you can't live there forever. Besides, Leng Xi can't be said to be bad to you. He doesn't beat you, scold you, or treat you badly. Most importantly, he has never taken a concubine. You have always been the only mistress of the Xi Palace. He is just a little indifferent to you. Just think of it as a little injustice for the sake of our Yu family. Just bear with it!"
Her mother's words were like a needle, piercing Qiaoqiao's heart and making it difficult for her to breathe.
The saying "a daughter once married off is like water spilled" is very appropriate for her.
She originally thought that her parents would protect her because of her misfortune, but unexpectedly, it was all her fantasy.
She thought for a while, gritted her teeth and nodded.
"Mom, he gave me three days. Can you let me stay for another three days?"
"So you agree to go back?"
There was a hint of joy in Mrs. Yu's eyes, or more accurately, excitement, but to Yu Qiaoqiao, this was a mockery of her.
She suddenly changed her mind, stood up from the chair, and said dejectedly:
"Mom, I agree. I'll go back now. Please go and call Xiaobao."
Her answer surprised Mrs. Yu.
She looked at her puzzledly.
"Well...you're going to stay for three more days, right? Besides, Leng Xi said he'd come pick you up personally. Just wait, I'll send someone to notify him now."
"No need."
Yu Qiaoqiao's voice was unusually cold, and a frosty smile appeared at the corner of her mouth. She then continued:
"Why do we need him to come pick us up? Please prepare a carriage for me, mother."
Her tone became unusually polite. Mrs. Yu knew that she would definitely blame her as a mother for not caring about her.
But what could she do? During the time Qiaoqiao had been living in her parents' home, under Yu Shiming's advice, she had also figured it out. After all, she was the principal wife of Prince Xi's Mansion, and letting her return to Prince Xi's Mansion was the right thing to do.
Seeing Yu Qiaoqiao packing up her things, Mrs. Yu sighed and turned to leave.
As she listened to her mother's footsteps fading away, the tears that Yu Qiaoqiao had been holding back finally burst out, falling like raindrops that had broken off their string.
She didn't blame her mother for being cruel, nor did she blame her father for being ruthless to her. She only blamed herself for her bad luck in marrying such a man.
Before going back, she really wanted to see someone. She saved Xiaobao's life and agreed to go to the mansion to express her gratitude. However, since Prince Yu's mansion had been busy recently, she didn't feel comfortable disturbing him.
Now that Prince Yu's Mansion has returned to normal, she should take Xiaobao and go to thank Princess Yu in person.
Thinking of this, she called out to the outside,
"Chun Tao, Chun Tao."
"Miss, the servant is here."
Chuntao responded as she trotted in.
"Pack all my things and let's go back to Prince Xi's Mansion."
Chuntao looked at her in surprise.
"Miss, should we inform Prince Xi to come pick you up? That way, you can save face."
"No need. He doesn't have me in his heart. What's the point of sending a sedan chair to pick him up? Since I can't fight him, I might as well face it calmly."
She breathed a sigh of relief, walked slowly to the door, looked at the falling leaves outside, and felt sad.
Autumn is coming, which is supposed to be a season of harvest, but why does her heart feel empty?
She stepped out of the door, picked up a leaf and held it in her palm, looking at it constantly, with the corners of her mouth slightly curved, and no trace of emotion on her face.
Chun Tao spent half an hour packing her things. Yu Qiaoqiao looked at the bundles piled on the ground and suddenly laughed at herself.
"We came clean, and we should leave clean too. It's better not to take these things with you. Let's go."
"Miss, these are all your belongings. You packed them all when you came back. If you don't take them back now, what will you wear?"
"How could such a dignified Xiwang Mansion be short of clothes for a Xiwang Princess like me? I said I don't want to take them, so I won't take them. Let's go!"
I came here with so many bags, and it would be a bit embarrassing to go back with the same baggage. Besides, when I return to Prince Xi's Mansion, I will buy new clothes every month. I should throw away these old ones, just like letting go of the past.
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