After dinner, Su Yuntian sat in a chair, holding a cup of tea, lost in thought.
Shen Qianqian couldn't bear to see Su Yuntian like this. She walked over to him with a hint of sadness, took the teacup from his hand, and leaned against him.
Shen Qianqian hugged Su Yuntian's waist: "Is Your Highness thinking of Your Highness?"
Su Yuntian frowned and instinctively denied it: "Don't overthink it. Everyone in the capital knows how much I despise Mu Jin."
Shen Qianqian raised her pitiful face, her expression both sincere and sorrowful.
"I didn't think too much about it. Actually, I'm happy that Your Highness and Your Highness are able to live in harmony. In any case, I just hope that Your Highness can be happier."
Su Yuntian's expression softened, and he hugged Shen Qianqian even tighter.
"Don't overthink it. I was just thinking about official business. Did I neglect you?"
Shen Qianqian shook her head, biting her lip, looking delicate and pitiful.
"Your Highness, I just want to hear the truth from you."
Su Yuntian couldn't help but sigh: "She is still a member of the General's Mansion. Even if I don't care about her, I still have to consider the relationship with the General's Mansion. It's just that sometimes I've wronged you."
With tears in her eyes, Shen Qianqian said, "I'm not wronged. I just envy the Princess Consort for having the General's Mansion as her backing. But as long as Your Highness lets me stay by your side, I'm already very happy. Even if one day I no longer have a place, being able to receive Your Highness's love is a blessing I've accumulated over several lifetimes."
"Don't talk nonsense. Our friendship has lasted since childhood, and no one can replace your place in my heart."
Su Yuntian seemed to want to prove something, or perhaps he wanted to reassure Shen Qianqian.
"No one can replace you in my heart."
In the Green Bamboo Courtyard, Mu Jin had just finished eating and was weeding a small patch of newly cleared medicinal herb garden in the courtyard to aid digestion.
A faint medicinal fragrance filled the air. Before long, the sound of a maid greeting Su Yuntian could be heard.
Mu Jin didn't stop weeding, nor did she turn around to greet Su Yuntian.
Su Yuntian walked towards Mu Jin's herb garden. He was tall and aloof, and the hem of his black robe fluttered as he walked.
He stood behind Mu Jin for a long time, observing Mu Jin working diligently in the herb garden.
After talking things out with Shen Qianqian, he originally intended to return to Yunjingyuan to handle official business, but somehow he inexplicably walked into Cuizhuyuan. It wasn't until the sound of the maids from Cuizhuyuan bowing reached his ears that he realized he had unknowingly entered Cuizhuyuan.
He stood behind Mu Jin for a long time, but Mu Jin ignored him. She only stood up straight and turned to look at Su Yuntian after she had finished weeding the last weed.
"Oh, Your Highness, what an honor to have you here! Have you eaten yet?"
"Qianqian personally cooked a feast for you tonight. It's one thing for you to be late returning home, but why are you putting on airs like a princess?"
Mu Jin walked out of the herb garden and stood in front of Su Yuntian. She vigorously patted the dust off her hands, some of which got onto Su Yuntian's clothes. He instinctively turned cold and wanted to reprimand Mu Jin, but then he held back.
Seeing that Su Yuntian was covered in dust, Mu Jin was in a very good mood.
"I was just worried about disturbing your time together. What am I, an outsider, doing here? It's all for your own good, so why are you blaming me?"
Su Yuntian snorted coldly.
"You can be that kind?"
Mu Jin raised an eyebrow: "Think what you want! But what I find funny is that you don't believe me, so why bother coming here to find answers? Or do you just want to hear me say that I'm not giving Chen Qianqian face, and that I can't eat or feel nauseous looking at you guys?"
Upon hearing Mu Jin's reply, Su Yuntian's face turned extremely ugly: "Mu Jin, how dare you! This is what you really think, isn't it?"
Hearing Su Yuntian's roar, Mu Jin covered her mouth with her sleeve and laughed so hard she bent over backwards...
Su Yuntian's face darkened further! He stepped forward and grabbed Mu Jin's arm: "What are you laughing at? Explain yourself to me."
Mu Jin forcefully shook off Su Yuntian's hand and said expressionlessly.
"I've already told you, you'll only believe that I treated you cruelly, so why bother coming to me to prove anything else? Anyway, we both loathe each other, so why pretend to respect and love each other and insist on dragging me over to dinner to put on an act with you two?"
"Qianqian isn't that kind of person. She's already given you the position of the principal wife, can't you treat her well?"
Mu Jin walked to the sink to wash her hands, and Su Yuntian instinctively followed.
After washing her hands, Mu Jin deliberately shook off the excess water from her hands as she turned around, causing the water droplets to wet Su Yuntian's clothes again.
Mu Jin smiled and pretended to apologize, "I'm sorry, I really didn't expect Your Highness to be standing behind me."
After Mu Jin finished speaking, she stepped forward and kindly helped Su Yuntian pat his wet clothes. This time, Su Yuntian's clothes were not only not dried, but also soaked in a large area. On the contrary, Mu Jin's hands were dried by Su Yuntian's clothes.
When Mu Jin's hand touched Su Yuntian's body, Su Yuntian's body reacted noticeably. He disliked the strange reaction his body instinctively had towards Mu Jin, and it was obvious to everyone that Mu Jin was doing it on purpose.
He awkwardly took a few steps back: "Enough!" Then he continued to glare angrily at Mu Jin.
Mu Jin smiled and said, "Since Your Highness feels so sorry for Shen Qianqian, let's go to the Emperor tomorrow and ask for a divorce. That way, the position of the principal wife will be hers."
Hearing Mu Jin mention divorce again, Su Yuntian felt inexplicably irritated.
"You think I don't want to, but Mother has already mentioned the matter of divorce to Father, but Father hasn't expressed his opinion. As long as you know your place and don't cause trouble for Qianqian, the people in this mansion will still respectfully call you Princess and give you the honor you deserve."
Mu Jin gave a cold laugh.
"Heh~ Well then, thank you, but I don't need this honor, nor do I deign to accept it."
After saying that, Mu Jin turned around and walked back to the main room.
"you!"
Su Yuntian couldn't stand Mu Jin's disregard for him.
"As long as you are still Princess Yun, you will still be my woman. What I give you, you have to take whether you want it or not!"
"Su Yuntian!"
Mu Jin turned around and called out his name expressionlessly.
"Let me reiterate: First, I have no interest in being your Princess Yun; second, even if this marriage was my own wish at the beginning, it was ultimately bestowed by the Emperor's decree! You want to save face, and the General's Mansion also wants to save face. I just want to ask the Emperor for a divorce as soon as possible, so that we can have nothing to do with each other from now on. Whether you support Chen Qianqian or Chen Wanwan to be your Princess Yun, I wish you all the best. Until then, I hope you will keep your promise and not come looking for trouble every now and then."
In the end, Su Yuntian was still angered and left. Neither he nor Mu Jin knew why he came to Cuizhu Courtyard.
Seeing Su Yuntian's unhurried attitude towards the divorce, Mu Jin was very annoyed.
Mu Jin racked her brains trying to figure out how to meet the Emperor of Dongyue and how to plead for a divorce while maintaining the dignity of the royal family.
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