Lu Xingjian snorted coldly and squeezed the hand on her waist:
"Wait until tonight when we get back and you're in a position of authority as husband. Let's see how you beg for forgiveness then."
Su Wanwan curled her lips and said disdainfully, "If you're not going to say it now, then you should have some self-respect."
Lu Xingjian chuckled softly a few times, a smug satisfaction on his face, as if he had finally gotten his revenge.
“Someone once told me to be more respectful, so of course I had to show her respect, otherwise I would be scolded again, which would be very embarrassing.”
Su Wanwan watched as her Adam's apple bobbed up and down as she spoke, and chimed in:
"Okay, you're the one with the most face."
The man loved bickering with her like this; his voice deepened, and his thin lips brushed intimately against her ear.
"My wife, I want a kiss now."
"No kissing allowed."
"I want it."
Men never listen to her.
As he spoke, he grabbed her chin and tried to kiss her.
At this moment, Meng Yue spoke from outside the door: "Your Majesty, Minister of War Cao Yuan has arrived."
Lu Xingjian paused, his brows furrowing.
Meng Yue is so inconsiderate; he's such a spoilsport.
Su Wanwan chuckled twice, stood up from him, and tried to go to the next room.
Lu Xingjian stopped her, coughed lightly, and glanced at the inkstone: "Grind the ink for me."
Cao Yuannian was nearly sixty years old, but still vigorous. He spotted Su Wanwan standing by the imperial desk at a glance, and his expression turned strange for a moment.
He bowed respectfully:
“Your Majesty, Ma Ang, the deputy commander of Datong, has submitted a report concerning the Empress. This old minister has no choice but to report this urgently.”
Lu Xingjian's expression changed slightly. He glanced at Su Wanwan and said, "Bring it here."
Cao Yuan handed over a memorial to the emperor.
Lu Xingjian glanced at it briefly, and his face instantly darkened.
This left Su Wanwan completely confused.
"What's wrong?"
"You bastard!" Lu Xingjian's aura turned icy and terrifying as he handed the memorial to Su Wanwan.
The inscription reads: “A man who returned from the Northern Barbarians confessed that Xu Peng’an, the heir of the Duke of Wei, was not dead but imprisoned in the Northern Yuan Khanate. Dayan Khan ordered Xu Peng’an’s wife, Su, to personally go to the Northern Yuan to ransom him.”
Su Wanwan was also stunned.
Is Xu Peng'an still alive?
Her heart clenched instantly, and she understood why Lu Xingjian had suddenly started cursing.
According to the laws of Daliang, a divorce requires the signatures of both parties, their elders, and a neighbor as a witness to sign and affix their fingerprint for the divorce to be effective.
If Xu Peng'an hadn't died, their divorce would have been legally invalid.
Then Su Wanwan would still be Xu Peng'an's wife in name only.
If the scandal of this woman marrying two husbands were to spread, it would be a major scandal for the entire royal family.
If Xu Peng'an were in Daliang, that would be fine; we could just find a way to get him to sign and put his fingerprint on the document.
But he fell into the hands of the Northern Yuan Khanate.
If the Northern Yuan uses this as an excuse to cause trouble, the consequences will be severe.
Cao Yuan remained calm and composed, and then presented another memorial: "This old minister submits a memorial on eight matters concerning the reform of the horse administration, and requests Your Majesty's decision."
Lu Xingjian narrowed his eyes slightly, a dangerous glint flashing in them.
What is Cao Yuan trying to do?
Are we forcing him to implement the horse policy?
Generally, such memorials were first drafted by the cabinet and then submitted to him.
Now, handing it directly to him clearly implies a bargaining tactic.
In connection with Ma Ang's secret memorial, the matter here becomes quite intriguing.
Lu Xingjian left the memorial behind, but quietly added, "The fact that Xu Peng'an is still alive must not be spread."
Cao Yuan paused slightly, then smiled and said, "This old minister has done his best, but there are many things that are beyond his control."
This infuriated Lu Xingjian, turning his face ashen.
As soon as the door to the imperial study closed, he threw the brush washer out.
Are you waiting to see him make a fool of himself?
Su Wanwan's expression was solemn, and she remained silent.
She thought about it more deeply.
It's obvious that someone is planning to make a fuss about Xu Peng'an, and the target is directly her.
What a sharp and decisive move!
If Yan Ge'er wants to reclaim his status as a prince, it will be easy for people to question his lineage.
After all, she gave birth to Yan Ge'er after marrying Xu Peng'an.
She looked up at Lu Xingjian: "What does Your Majesty intend to do?"
Lu Xing stared at her intently. "What else can we do? Xu Peng'an is dead. If he wants to live, he can only change his identity. He can forget about ever being Xu Peng'an again in this lifetime!"
Su Wanwan was silent for a while, her tone low and her emotions unclear:
"Was it you who ordered Xu Peng'an's death in battle?"
“No.” Lu Xingjian frowned. “Although I also wanted to kill him, I didn’t have the time at the time.”
Su Wanwan breathed a slight sigh of relief, then quickly frowned again.
After all, they had been husband and wife, and Xu Peng'an had treated her fairly well. She didn't want to cause his death because of her.
If Lu Xingjian was the one who harmed Xu Peng'an, she really didn't know how to face Lu Xingjian.
Her expression was solemn, with a hint of pleading:
“Xu Peng’an has been kind to me. If it weren’t for his magnanimity, I don’t know what would have happened to Yan’er and me… Please don’t kill him.”
Lu Xingjian's expression turned even uglier.
"You still think about him, and you still think he's a good person, right?"
Su Wanwan paused when she heard the sarcastic tone in his words, then went over and sat sideways on his lap.
She wrapped her arms around his neck, trying to soften her voice:
"We've been husband and wife for a long time, and we've only met three times in total. We've never even held hands. What are you so jealous about?"
"Would you be happy if I were someone who is heartless, ungrateful, and unable to distinguish right from wrong?"
Lu Xingjian's expression finally softened considerably.
Su Wanwan added another sentence:
"Besides, I was not a virgin when I married him, so I was in the wrong from the start."
Lu Xingjian was enraged again: "He stole my wife, and I'm supposed to be grateful to him?"
Su Wanwan didn't say anything more, just quietly looked at him.
Lu Xingjian gradually calmed down and said reluctantly:
"You are not allowed to say anything good about him again before I will forgive him."
"Why would I say nice things about him?" Su Wanwan finally realized what he was bothered by.
"You're driving me crazy! Why don't you go back to your old relationship with him?" Lu Xingjian glanced at her lightly.
Su Wanwan lowered her head and kissed the man's broad forehead with her pink lips:
"He's not as good-looking as you. If I wanted to continue our relationship, why did I agree to a divorce in the first place?"
It has to be said that God really favored him; his face has sharp features and delicate skin.
Having lived a life of luxury for many years, she takes very good care of herself, and her skin is better than that of most women.
Lu Xingjian was flattered: "So, my only advantage is my good looks?"
His thin lips brushed against her ear: "I've been very good at serving you in bed, so why don't you ever say a word of praise?"
Seeing that he was talking more and more outrageous, Su Wanwan didn't want to coax him anymore.
He stood up, straightened his clothes, and said seriously:
"You go ahead with your work, I'm leaving."
If we keep talking like this, who knows what kind of inappropriate things might come up?
Lu Xingjian grabbed her hand and scratched her palm twice with his fingers:
"You're a mother now, how can you still be so thin-skinned?"
Su Wanwan ignored his teasing: "Yan-ge'er is out of school today, I'm going to pick him up."
Lu Xingjian's eyes darkened, but he said nothing more.
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