Leng Xi turned around and looked at her coldly. This woman, whose face had become much rosier after not seeing her for a few days, seemed to be in Prince Xi's Mansion. It seemed that she really did not like to stay there.
He stood with his hands behind his back and said calmly:
"Take Xiaobao with you and follow me back to Prince Xi's Mansion."
"impossible."
Yu Qiaoqiao immediately interrupted him, "The divorce agreement has been sent to Prince Xi's Mansion. I'm sure you've received it. Please sign it. From now on, we will keep our distance."
"Oh, the eldest daughter of the Shangshu Mansion wants to divorce, aren't you afraid that this will get out and people will laugh at you?"
"Prince Xi, are you afraid of being laughed at?"
Yu Qiaoqiao suddenly looked up, her almond-shaped eyes staring straight at Leng Xi, and she sneered disdainfully,
"I, Yu Qiaoqiao, am not afraid of anything. I ask Prince Xi to sign as soon as possible so that we can have a break and it won't delay you from marrying someone else."
"What if I don't sign?"
Leng Xi's voice suddenly softened, but Yu Qiaoqiao still replied bluntly:
"If you want to waste time, I won't accompany you. I have decided to go to the palace to see the emperor as my Princess Xi and let the emperor make the decision."
“You dare…”
Leng Xi suddenly became furious. The emperor already had a grudge against him. If she went to the palace again to ask for a divorce, it would be the same as submitting a petition against him.
"There's nothing I'm afraid of."
Yu Qiaoqiao didn't want to retreat. This was in the Shangshu Mansion. What could Leng Xi dare to do?
Leng Xi was so angry that he paced back and forth, his chest heaving.
Yu Qiaoqiao just stood there quietly, neither anxious nor impatient, and without saying a word.
After a while, he finally stopped, came to her and discussed in a low voice.
"It will be the same as before. You take Xiaobao back to Prince Xi's Mansion and become Princess Xi. Everything that is yours will be yours, and we can still keep our distance."
"Haha! What good will this do me? Become a widow? Why should I go to your Xiwang Mansion to stay? My father and mother can support me. Prince Xi, you'd better give up this idea! I won't go back. Please go back and don't waste your time here."
"you……"
Leng Xi bit his lips tightly with his teeth, looking annoyed.
Yu Qiaoqiao's expression remained calm. She couldn't tell whether she loved or hated Leng Xi.
Maybe he had always been too indifferent to her, and the love she had for him in her heart was worn away by hatred.
The two people were deadlocked there, and time seemed to stand still for a moment. There was no sound at all, as if you could hear an embroidery needle falling to the ground.
Leng Xi turned his head, and when he saw the embroidery on the table, he took two steps forward and raised his hand to pick it up.
There was a picture of mandarin ducks embroidered on it, with clear lines and bright colors.
"Did you embroider this?"
He seemed to be making conversation.
Yu Qiaoqiao lowered her eyebrows and replied:
"yes."
"A mandarin duck pillow?"
Yu Qiaoqiao didn't reply to him, but just stood there quietly.
He said to himself again:
"Do you long to find someone to live with you forever like these two mandarin ducks?"
His words may have touched a nerve in Yu Qiaoqiao. She rubbed her fingers together, bit her lips tightly with her teeth, and replied in a cold voice:
"I dare not hope for this. This is my fate, Qiaoqiao."
"Come back with me."
Yu Qiaoqiao was a little surprised by Leng Xi's sudden words, but she still shook her head slightly.
Leng Xi suddenly strode over to her side, looked at her, and said kindly:
"I know I've been sorry for you and neglected you all these years. Come back with me, and I'll try to accept you."
"Need not."
Yu Qiaoqiao suddenly felt it was a little ridiculous. He wanted her to go back with a flattering face and let him try to accept her?
She had had enough of the humble life she had lived before.
"Now that I've returned to my parents' home, I don't want to go back. Please, Prince Xi, sign the divorce agreement as soon as possible and give me my freedom."
"I won't sign it."
Leng Xi felt that he was very patient today, but when facing Qiaoqiao, he actually felt a little guilty.
Just now in the main hall, Yu Shiming had made it clear that for the sake of the overall situation, he did not want him and Yu Qiaoqiao to divorce, which was exactly what he wanted. He had considered it for a long time before deciding to come to find Yu Qiaoqiao. Before coming, he had decided that no matter what, he must suppress his anger. As long as Yu Qiaoqiao agreed to go back to Xiwang Mansion with him, everything would be fine.
Thinking of this, he exhaled lightly and said again with a pleasant face:
"I know you hate me in your heart. You hate my indifference and my ruthlessness. The Xi Palace has been very quiet recently, and I've figured out a lot of things during this time. I, Leng Xi, am afraid that I will only have Xiaobao as my child and you as my woman in this life. So, I came to you today, hoping that you would come back with me and become your Xi Princess again. Just now in the main hall, your father and I mentioned this matter, and he supports you coming back with me..."
Yu Qiaoqiao stood there, rubbing her fingers with both hands, but her heart was extremely nervous.
She had prepared countless retorts to Leng Xi, but at this moment she was speechless.
In reality, she had only been stubborn just now. Her father had already laid out all the pros and cons before her. If she divorced Prince Xi, the Shangshu Mansion would lose face. As the Princess of Xi, she couldn't possibly marry anyone else. Xiaobao would eventually return to Prince Xi's Mansion, and she would be alone for the rest of her life. The Shangshu Mansion couldn't possibly support her forever. Her only way out was to find a place where she could live by the light of a lamp, eat vegetarian food, and chant Buddhist scriptures...
Her mother, who had always supported her divorce, dared not speak these days. She was afraid that her precious daughter would end up alone. If that happened, she would go crazy, but she, as a mother, would not be able to bear it.
Yu Qiaoqiao was not afraid of such miserable days. What she was afraid of was that Leng Xi would forcibly take Xiaobao away from her.
After all, he is Prince Xi of Daning Kingdom, and Xiaobao's surname is Leng, so he can't stay in the Yu family forever.
If she wanted to watch Xiaobao grow up, the only possibility was to follow Leng Xi back to the Prince Xi's Mansion and continue to be the Princess Xi in name only.
But she had had enough of that kind of life, the long nights, alone in an empty room. She was a woman, how could she endure it?
Neither left nor right, what should she do?
She didn't know what to do. Two lives, two extremes, neither of which she could accept, but she still had to choose one.
Just now she signaled Chuntao to go find her mother, but such a long time has passed and her mother still hasn't come.
Maybe, mother doesn’t know what to do about this matter!
In the end, she has to face it herself and make her own choice.
She stood there blankly, not knowing where to go.
Suddenly, Leng Xi took two steps forward, put his hands on her shoulders, stared at her with his handsome eyes, and said impatiently:
"Yu Qiaoqiao, come back with me. You can do whatever you want. I'm a man. If you need me, I can accompany you..."
“Bang!”
Yu Qiaoqiao raised her hand and slapped Leng Xi hard on the face. Leng Xi didn't react at all and just stood there in a daze.
"Why... did you hit me?"
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