"I don't need a divorce, and I don't need to marry someone else. I just need to break it off and I can have absolute control. This feeling is really addictive."
“Once I get it, I never want to lose it again in my life.”
"Chen Wei, I finally understand what kind of freedom you need."
"In the past, I scoffed at your decision to enter the Marquisate without a formal status. Everyone laughed at you. Instead of believing that a man would always love you, you should strive for a concubine's status while the favor still exists. At least it is much better than having no status at all."
"Only today do I understand that what you pursued back then was freedom and dignity."
"You don't want to be bound by rules and regulations. If you don't love someone anymore, you can just turn around and leave. Just wave your hand and leave at any time."
"If you had gone to great lengths to secure a concubine position then, it might have restricted you in the future."
"Now I understand. Oftentimes, our thinking is confined to a box. Only by breaking out of it can we see things more clearly, plan our plans, and ultimately win."
"turn out to be."
“This is what it feels like to have decision-making power…”
It was rare for Qin Shuyu to speak so much at once. She was really happy and grateful to Chen Wei.
If it weren't for Chen Wei's reminder, she would still be going back to her parents' home to complain, being scolded by her father, and being advised by her mother to be magnanimous as a person with experience.
Instead of being able to make decisions on your own like we do now.
Now in the Marquis' Mansion, she no longer had to be cautious with her words and actions, no longer had to ask for permission even to go back to her parents' home, and no longer had to have someone watching her to make mistakes no matter what she did or said.
Even the old lady needed her to support the mansion and never dared to punish her again.
Chen Wei listened quietly to Qin Shuyu, occasionally responding with a word or two.
The two talked for a while before Qin Shuyu finally got to the point.
Her expression suddenly became serious, and she spoke in a lower voice:
"The last sentence of the letter was given to me by the Empress."
"Tomorrow morning, I will take you to the palace. However... I need you to disguise yourself as my maid. After all, I need you to enter the palace quietly without being discovered by anyone."
Chen Wei pondered and said, "Why would the Queen suddenly summon me? And she's so mysterious. Shuyu, can you guess what it is?"
Qin Shuyu replied, "I asked my father about this, and everything in the court has been normal recently. I really can't guess why the Empress wanted to summon you."
After hearing Qin Shuyu's words, Chen Wei felt a little more uneasy.
Could it be that something unexpected happened to the Huns?
It shouldn't be...
That's all.
We'll know tomorrow.
The next day.
Chen Wei disguised herself as Qin Shuyu's maid and followed her into the palace.
The Queen Mother did not summon Chen Wei to the Queen's Palace, but chose to meet him in the Imperial Garden.
This made Chen Wei feel even more puzzled. Why was he in the Imperial Garden?
However, in the Imperial Garden, looking at all those colorful flowers, I guess the atmosphere won’t be too serious.
After Chen Wei and Qin Shuyu paid their respects to the queen who was sitting in the pavilion in all her elegance and grace, Chen Wei could feel a pair of eyes scrutinizing her carefully, as if they wanted to see through her.
Without looking up, Chen Wei knew that the owner of this gaze was the Queen.
She stood there neither servilely nor arrogantly, allowing the gaze to probe and examine her.
"Shuyu, accompany me for a walk around the Imperial Garden."
Her voice was steady and carried the unquestionable majesty of someone who had been in a dominant position for a long time. After she stood up, Qin Shuyu followed closely.
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