Steal my marriage? Turn around and marry the tyrant to take the throne

Yawen Garden.

Jiang Wange shouted to the outside, "Can you hear me, people outside?!"

"His Majesty promised that he would release me ten days after the Xiongnu were gone. A king's word is his bond!"

"It's been months, has he forgotten, or is he just lying to me?!"

"say something!"

"Go and tell His Majesty! Go and ask him!"

The two guards on duty outside the door exchanged a glance, their brows furrowing slightly.

This woman is causing trouble again.

So many major events have happened in the capital recently, His Majesty is so busy with state affairs, how could he possibly have the mind to remember such trivial matters?

One of the guards hissed impatiently, "Shut up!"

"If you keep making trouble, I'll cut off your food!"

Another, more composed guard raised his hand to stop his companion and leaned closer to the crack in the door, saying, "Madam Jiang, we will report what you said."

"But whether His Majesty still remembers when he dealt with you is not something we can ask."

"You'd better behave yourself and not make trouble for yourself."

Jiang Wange gritted her teeth and said, "Fine... I'll wait!"

"A promise is a promise... He can't lie to me!"

The footsteps outside the door gradually faded away.

……

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

Li Changde respectfully reported: "Your Majesty, the guards on duty at Yawen Garden have reported that the convicted woman Jiang has recently been crying and shouting inside the gate, saying that Your Majesty promised that she would be released from the garden ten days after the Xiongnu delegation left the capital."

Nangong Xuanyu finally remembered this promise.

However, too many things happened in the capital after the Xiongnu delegation left. If Li Changde hadn't brought it up, he would have forgotten about it.

A ruler does not speak in jest; promises must be kept to establish credibility.

Moreover, Jiang Wange does indeed possess some unusual talents.

Although the northern border was pacified, the need for gunpowder improvement and the research and development of various weapons and fortifications never ceased.

Jiang Wange has been imprisoned for many years, her mind is twisted, but her talent remains undiminished. Perhaps by briefly satisfying her, we can extract something unexpected.

Thinking of this, Nangong Xuanyu said, "Transmit my oral decree: Since I have already made my promise, I hereby grant Lady Jiang permission to leave the Yawen Garden for ten days. The guards are to keep a close watch on her and prevent her from causing any trouble. Once the ten days are up, she shall be imprisoned again immediately."

At this point, the emperor paused, then added, "Tell Lady Jiang that if she behaves herself, she may one day see the light of day again. If she doesn't know when to advance or retreat, Yawen Garden will be her final resting place!"

These words combined both kindness and severity.

Li Changde bowed and replied, "This servant obeys the decree!"

……

Yawen Garden.

The door was slowly opened.

A guard entered and said, "By His Majesty's decree, Lady Jiang is permitted to leave the Ya Wen Yuan (a literary garden), with a ten-day deadline, which must not be exceeded."

Get out...out?!

Jiang Wange blinked, her face full of disbelief!

The guard stepped aside to make way for her: "Madam Jiang, please!"

Outside the door is a spacious courtyard.

After realizing what was happening, Jiang Wange staggered and rushed out!

The real sunlight shone on her thin, bony body.

The air was no longer filled with the suffocating smell of mildew, but instead carried the scent of dust and vegetation.

Jiang Wange breathed deeply, tears streaming down her face without warning.

free……

Long-awaited freedom!

Jiang Wange laughed, and then suddenly burst into tears.

The guards simply watched coldly.

After an unknown amount of time, Jiang Wange slowly stopped crying and wiped her face haphazardly with her sleeve.

She supported her weak body, stood up unsteadily, and walked outside.

Outside the elegant garden are the familiar palace walls.

The sky in the distance is so high and so blue.

Jiang Wange saw scenery that was either similar to or different from what she remembered.

The flowers and trees were more lush, and some had even changed varieties. The attire of the palace servants coming and going also seemed to have undergone subtle changes…

Everything tells Jiang Wange that as time goes by, the outside world is no longer the way she remembers it.

She watched all of this with greed, her heart filled with hatred!

Nangong Xuanyu... Shen Zhinian...

They were the two people she hated most after transmigrating into this book!

One was an emperor who deceived her feelings and cast her into an endless hell. He was high above, holding the power of life and death.

The other is the woman who took everything from her and climbed to the pinnacle of glory by stepping on her; she is now the incomparably noble Imperial Noble Consort!

And what about Jiang Wange?

She was once the most favored concubine in the harem, so much so that people said she would only give birth to a girl, not a boy!

Now he is neither human nor ghost. He is emaciated, like a rat crawling out of a gutter. Only through the emperor's momentary lapse of judgment can he be granted a pitiful ten days of leisure.

what is this?

A slap followed by a sweet treat?

Or perhaps they felt sorry for her and gave her some leftovers?

Jiang Wange wished she could rush to the Hall of Mental Cultivation or the Palace of Eternal Longevity immediately, curse them with the most vicious words, and perish together with them!

But... reason prevented Jiang Wange from doing so.

The Duke of Zhenguo's mansion is long gone, and she is no longer the arrogant Jiang Wange who relied on the emperor's favor to act recklessly.

Years of imprisonment wore away her flamboyance, but also taught her the cruelest reality.

Being outnumbered and outmatched, like an egg trying to break a rock, it's pointless except for making your own death faster and more miserable.

Nangong Xuanyu is an emperor who controls the power of the entire Great Zhou Dynasty. He can reduce her to ashes with the flick of his finger.

Shen Zhinian's family gained power, and she firmly held the position of Imperial Noble Consort.

The Yongshou Palace is heavily guarded; any rash action would only result in your own demise.

She had finally been released from Yawen Garden, and she couldn't just go and die for nothing.

Jiang Wange bit her lower lip hard until she tasted the metallic sweetness, which finally suppressed the hatred churning in her heart.

These ten days, which we've waited so long for, are not for venting hatred.

……

There are never any real secrets in the palace, let alone something as bizarre as a convicted woman being released for ten days.

The news spread quickly.

For those newcomers who entered the palace through talent shows in recent years, the name Jiang Wange is quite unfamiliar.

They only vaguely knew from the occasional idle chatter of the palace servants that a deposed concubine was imprisoned in the Yawen Garden.

The deposed concubine has been released for ten days now, but it hasn't attracted much attention.

At most, the newlyweds would exchange a questioning or slightly curious glance during casual conversation.

The concubines who entered the palace early and experienced the palace coup a few years ago were quite surprised to hear about this.

Many years ago, in order to bring down the powerful Duke Zhenguo Mansion, His Majesty promoted Jiang Wange to an extremely high position.

Not only did the favors and rewards flow like water, dazzling everyone's eyes, but the ancient rule of the Great Zhou Dynasty that no concubine could be made a consort without a son was also broken, and she was exceptionally granted the title of Consort Wen.

Jiang Wange was so arrogant and oblivious to the truth that she believed the emperor was deeply in love with her. As a result, she became increasingly flamboyant and domineering, making countless enemies.

Later... the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion collapsed, and Jiang Wange, a pawn who had lost her usefulness, fell hard from the clouds and was smashed to pieces!

Regardless of His Majesty's current considerations, releasing her for ten days is hardly enough to stir up any trouble for a deposed concubine who has been imprisoned for many years and whose family has long since vanished.