My brother is so cunning

Chapter 964 What is a match made in heaven?

When Princess Longji heard the Queen Mother ask her whether she and Longde Xingjun were still as loving as before, her heart sank. She truly believed that the Queen Mother already knew something.

Otherwise, why would you ask that question?

She and Longde Xingjun were the model couple set by the Queen Mother of the West.

Is it her decision whether or not they are in love?
Even if you're not in love, you must still be in love.

Longji's first instinct was to answer "loving," but then she thought it wasn't right. Why ask Wen Rui a question that didn't require her answer and whose answer was already predetermined?
Could there be a deeper meaning? If she answered "I love you," would the Empress Dowager immediately fly into a rage, pull out some evidence of her adultery with Wen Rui, and angrily rebuke her for not only being unchaste but also daring to lie openly?

Then, using this as an excuse, he severely punished himself, killing a chicken to show Wen Rui, intending to use himself to threaten Wen Rui and force him to submit.

Thinking about it this way, Longji suddenly understood, and the more he thought about it, the more sense it made.

Based on Princess Longji's understanding of Wen Rui, this man is not afraid of any threats. His own strength and profound background are there for all to see. He would even dare to cause trouble if a saint came. Ordinary saints really can't do anything about him.

The Empress Dowager threatening Wen Rui with her own life might actually have a chance of successfully forcing him to back down.

The reason why it is only a possibility and not 100% certain is because Princess Longji knows very well that the man in front of her, who has a handsome appearance, is a scumbag and is not someone she can entrust her life to.

She boldly defied public opinion and got involved with Wen Rui, convinced that Wen Rui was only playing along and would never develop any possessive desire for her, thus causing trouble and exposing their affair.

However, nothing is absolute. The possibility of feelings developing over time is low, but it's not zero either.

This is similar to the idea that while rabbits have a low but not zero chance of killing someone.

It's not fair to blame Princess Longji for overthinking. Born into an imperial family, if she were just a naive and clueless girl, she wouldn't have been able to survive. Back then, she made a mistake by not thinking things through and took a wrong step, which led to her being banished to the mortal realm.

Just as Princess Longji was brainstorming, wishing she could split her personality and hold a policy seminar in her mind, Wen Rui's simple and direct words, "Divorce me and marry me!" hit her right in the face.

She was completely knocked unconscious on the spot.

what's the situation?
So crazy?

No longer avoiding people?

Even a saint wouldn't dare to be so brazen as to force someone's daughter to divorce and remarry right in front of the Queen Mother of the West, who holds the supreme authority over marriage and childbirth!
Princess Longji stared blankly into her clear, innocent eyes, looking at her mother and then at Wen Rui, just like a cat whose eyes had been drawn to a cat toy.

The Queen Mother's expression was somewhat tense, but not angry, as if she was waiting for him to give her the answer she wanted.

Wen Rui, on the other hand, looked confident, as if he had already expected her to agree. He was just going through the motions and asked the question without any regard for the Queen Mother of the West beside him, and he didn't care about the Queen Mother's thoughts at all.

"me……"

Princess Longji, still somewhat confused, stammered and couldn't utter a complete sentence after a long time.

"Longji, you don't need to be afraid of him at all. Just follow your heart and tell the truth!"

Seeing Longji hesitate, the Queen Mother quickly seized the opportunity to loudly remind him. She was genuinely afraid that Longji would be threatened by Wen Rui's domineering "Divorce him and marry me!" and choose to sacrifice his happy marriage to compromise!
In the Queen Mother's eyes, Wen Rui's domineering declaration was a blatant threat to Long Ji, and he certainly had the power to do so. Little did Long Ji know that the Queen Mother had already signed a contract with Wen Rui, stipulating that if Long Ji herself did not wish to marry, Wen Rui was absolutely forbidden from forcing her, let alone taking any retaliatory action.

"I...will marry him!"

These words, however, awakened Longji from her chaotic thoughts. Her long-term psychological trauma had led her to blindly obey her mother, and she subconsciously took the Queen Mother's words to heart. She simply gave up thinking, followed her nature, and blurted out her truest feelings.

Wen Rui laughed it off, as if it were perfectly reasonable, and didn't think there was anything unreasonable about it at all.

The Queen Mother of the West was struck dumb, completely stunned. She could no longer maintain her composure, her mouth forming an "O" shape, and she blurted out a single "Ah?"

"You stupid girl, do you know what you're saying?"

The Queen Mother's voice suddenly became sharp and shrill as she hissed, "You... how could you agree to him? Didn't I tell you not to worry about his threats and just tell the truth? Tell the truth now, and don't worry about me and your father!"

Princess Longji had never seen her mother so out of control before. Startled, she shrank back and instinctively hid behind Wen Rui, whispering, "Mother, I'm sorry, I know I'm guilty... but... this is what I truly wanted... I blurted it out without thinking because of your provocation."

The Queen Mother was stunned again. She forced herself to calm down and seemed to have an epiphany. She then remembered that Longji had worked with Wenrui for a period of time and went to the mortal world together to investigate the whereabouts of the missing fairy.

When she returned, she didn't seem as distraught as Yueying and Jiangyun. She appeared perfectly normal, with nothing unusual about her.

Occasionally, when they visit the Jade Pool Immortal Palace, they never speak well of Wen Rui, showing disdain and contempt, and even expressing a sense of hatred and loathing.

Little did the Queen Mother know that Princess Longji was acting out of guilt, having caused a great disaster and daring not to make a sound. She was being extremely careful and deliberately putting on an act.

Of course, her scolding of Wen Rui was also from the bottom of her heart. Wen Rui had taken such a big advantage of her, but after returning to the Heavenly Court, he immediately forgot about her and was busy with all sorts of trivial matters. He didn't even come to her for a tryst again. It was inevitable that she would feel some resentment and want to vent it.

"There's nothing we can do; it's hard to explain things like karma."

Wen Rui remained calm and composed as he rose to his feet, respectfully bowing to the Queen Mother as a junior: "Heaven has its own corrective power. What is wrong is wrong, no matter how it is interpreted. In the end, everything will return to the correct trajectory of destiny."

He said with a slightly wistful tone, "I didn't have high hopes for my relationship with Longji, but I never expected that even God would help me. My mother-in-law was a great help. I am grateful to my mother-in-law for making this happen."

The Queen Mother opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but didn't know where to begin.

She felt something was wrong, but she couldn't figure out what the problem was.

"You two... could it be that you've been having an affair all along!"

The Queen Mother of the West, being an ancient goddess who had attained enlightenment for many years, was only puzzled for a few seconds before she quickly sorted out the chaotic information and hit the nail on the head.

"Hey, old hag, stop swearing all of a sudden!"

Wen Rui immediately became displeased, pointing his finger at her and scolding, "What do you mean by illicit affair? This is a match made in heaven, a perfect union, a perfect match in terms of social standing, mutual affection, and a deep connection of body and soul..."

(End of this chapter)