latelenovela Chapter 137 Requesting a Divorce Decree
Chapter 137 Requesting a Divorce Decree
"Hey, why are you leaving right after you arrived?"
The King of the City looked at Lu Ziqian's back as he galloped on his horse, his face full of confusion.
Lu Ziqian galloped all the way and rode his horse directly into the prince's tent, scaring all the secret guards out, thinking they had encountered an assassin.
The prince heaved a sigh of relief when he saw it was Lu Ziqian: "Cousin, what are you doing?"
"What if the secret guards accidentally hurt you..."
Lu Ziqian interrupted the prince: "Did she make the gunpowder?"
The prince's heart skipped a beat. Did his cousin know?
"Please speak."
"How did you know?"
Seeing his reaction, Lu Ziqian roared, "Why didn't you tell me?"
"I owe my cousin a favor, but she doesn't want you to know."
"Why doesn't she want me to know? Is she afraid that I'll take the credit for her work?"
After Lu Ziqian said this, he fell silent.
The prince knew from his reaction that he also remembered that he had taken away his cousin's wife and put the credit on Chen Yunniang.
"You're right. My cousin's wife is completely disappointed in you. She's just afraid that you'll steal her credit again and give Chen Yunniang some credit."
"Besides, what my cousin's wife cares about is not the credit, but the ability to use this credit to buy her freedom."
"You no longer have a chance. My cousin-in-law has performed two great deeds. One earned Su Yujing's freedom, and the other earned her own freedom."
Lu Ziqian's eyes suddenly widened, and the boiling blood in his body almost burst through his veins: "What is she going to do?"
The prince curled his lips and said, "Cousin, you ask even though you already know the answer."
"You're going to marry Chen Yunniang, so does my cousin want to stay and take care of her during her confinement?"
"My cousin's wife may seem weak, but she is actually very proud. She cannot tolerate any sand in her eyes, but you insist on touching her bottom line."
"My cousin's wife has gone back to ask for a divorce decree. No one can stop her this time."
Lu Ziqian's face lost all color and his mind went blank. He wanted to chase after her but his feet seemed to have taken root, making him stand there motionless.
"Cousin, let go. You can't give her what she wants."
"You two are husband and wife, so just part ways amicably."
"If she keeps going on like this, she'll really die!"
"She just fell in love with you, she's not a sinner, just let her go."
Lu Ziqian stared at the prince's mouth opening and closing, as if everything around him was silent.
He couldn't hear what the prince said, he only knew that this time he was going to lose her completely.
The man stumbled out, jumped on his horse, and galloped away.
"Don't chase him, just let him go."
"I'm afraid my cousin is going to fall flat on his face this time."
Two days after Lu Ziqian left, the prince also set off to return to the capital, and the King of the City stayed behind to wait for the garrison general to come and take over.
Chen Yunniang followed the prince back to the capital. The prince didn't care about her and let her follow if she wanted to.
After two days on the road, Chen Yunniang had her period. She invited all the imperial doctors, but they failed to save the baby in her womb.
The Third Prince would not let this child be born to ruin his plans.
He understood women. Once they had children, they would put the children first in everything, which would be detrimental to his plans.
What's more, he has no shortage of children, especially the children born by Chen Yunniang.
If Su Yujiao was pregnant with his child, he would consider staying with her.
Forget about Chen Yunniang, she doesn’t deserve it!
Chen Yunniang was depressed for a while after her miscarriage. She wanted to torture Su Yujiao through self-harm and make her life miserable.
But I am also afraid that I might harm myself during the confinement period, which would leave a root of illness and cause lifelong pain.
So, she thought about it and decided to give up. It was not worth it to hurt the enemy by 800 and herself by 1,000 just to teach a bitch a lesson.
When Su Yujiao arrived in the capital, she did not stop at all and went straight to the palace to ask for the imperial edict.
She couldn't stand any more trouble, so she decided to end it completely this time.
When the emperor learned that Su Yujiao had returned from the front line, he immediately summoned her.
Although he had received the urgent victory report sent over 800 miles a few days ago, the written description was limited after all. He still wanted to hear the great news from the people who had just come down from the battlefield.
"Your Majesty, long live the Emperor."
The emperor was so pleased that he personally walked over and helped the man up.
"Su, you are truly a blessing to the Daming Kingdom. Not only did you control the plague, you also developed gunpowder, forcing the Jin Kingdom to submit. You are the primary contributor!"
"Tell me about the situation on the battlefield."
Su Yujiao told the emperor the truth. The emperor was overwhelmed with emotion. He had never dreamed that they could take over most of the territory of the Jin Kingdom in three months, but Lu Ziqian had actually done it.
Although it was related to the Jin soldiers being infected with the plague, one has to admit that this kid was lucky.
"By the way, you came to the palace to see me, but do you have something important to report?"
Su Yujiao knelt solemnly and said, "Your Majesty, I would like to ask for a reward for my merits."
The emperor smiled and nodded: "As you should, you have made great contributions and deserve a generous reward. Tell me what you want."
"I beg the Emperor to grant me an imperial decree of divorce. I wish to divorce Lu Ziqian."
The emperor was stunned, obviously not expecting her to ask for such a reward.
"Why?"
"Did Lord Lu bully you?"
"Although he has made great contributions this time, I, as your elder, will make the decision for you."
Su Yujiao prostrated herself on the ground: "Your Majesty, I only want a divorce."
Seeing her persistence, the emperor frowned slightly: "Su, do you know what you will face after the divorce?"
"I have made up my mind. No matter how hard life gets, I will have no complaints."
"Why is this happening? What did he do?"
"I remember that the Lu family has a rule that men are not allowed to take concubines. It was set by the Queen herself."
"Could it be that he has a woman outside? This is not a big deal..."
The emperor looked at Su Yujiao's ugly face and sighed. He could never understand why these women attached so much importance to love.
Knowing that it is normal to have three wives and four concubines, you still fantasize about having one exclusively in love. You are just asking for trouble.
The emperor was too lazy to persuade him, so he directly asked Wei Zhong to take the man to the queen's palace and let the queen persuade him.
After all, the Queen is Lu Ziqian's aunt, so it would be more appropriate for her to mediate this matter.
"How come everything went so smoothly that it came to this point of divorce?"
"Did that brat Ziqian bully you? Auntie will take care of it for you."
The queen did not deliberately put on airs, but instead affectionately called herself aunt.
Su Yujiao looked at the queen's kind appearance and her gentle tone, and the strength she had pretended for many days collapsed in an instant, and she burst into tears.
She told the queen that Lu Ziqian was going to marry Chen Yunniang, and that Chen Yunniang was pregnant with his child.
He also used the child to force her to protect Chen Yunniang's pregnancy, otherwise her child would be adopted by Chen Yunniang.
She will be left alone in her old age and lonely for the rest of her life.
The queen listened to Su Yujiao's crying and her face turned ashen with anger, which also reminded her of the emperor's ruthlessness.
Could it be that all men in the world are so heartless?
"Who gave him the courage to take a concubine? Could it be that he turned a deaf ear to my words?"
Su Yujiao shook her head: "He is not taking a concubine, but marrying a wife."