Quick Wear: The Stunning Beauty is Forbidden to Be Pampered

Prime Minister's House.

Qingfeng Garden.

The Prime Minister's wife had to persuade Li Xiuxiu and Yi Changfeng to leave after much persuasion. She was extremely anxious but she pretended to be calm and composed.

After watching their backs gradually disappear, the Prime Minister's wife continued to knock on Xie Changling's door.

"Ling'er, Changling, open the door quickly!"

The Prime Minister's wife knocked for a while, but no one came to open the door. Finally, she could only order a few servants to kick the door together.

"Manager Liu, you came to knock on the door. I was really worried that Ling'er would be upset."

The Prime Minister's wife had a solemn expression on her face. She only had this one son. If Ling'er died, wouldn't it be like half her life was gone?

She looked more and more anxious, like an ant on a hot pan, running around in a panic.

"Yes, ma'am."

"boom--"

Manager Liu pushed the door open. The Prime Minister's wife didn't even bother to ask him what was going on and rushed in.

"Changling, Changling——"

The Prime Minister's wife thought Xie Changling was unconscious, but unexpectedly she saw him sitting upright at the desk, writing something.

Xie Changling's already thin figure looked even thinner now, and he wrote every stroke very carefully.

The Prime Minister's wife was stunned at first, but then she put her worries to rest. She slowly approached Xie Changling and wanted to pat his shoulder, but unexpectedly, she saw that the whole paper was filled with words.

It was filled with the big words "Xier, I was wrong", but what surprised her was not this, but that every word was blood red, and some had even turned dark.

"Changling, where did the cinnabar come from? No, this color, this smell..."

The Prime Minister's wife suddenly remembered something and grabbed his wrist. As expected, she saw cut marks on it, large and small, covering his entire arm.

"Changling——"

Her hands were shaking as she held Xie Changling. Her voice suddenly became sharp and her eyes were red. She had never thought that her son would actually hurt himself!

"Mom, I am really incompetent."

Xie Changling spoke, his voice was extremely hoarse. Only then did she notice that Xie Changling's eyes had already turned bloodshot and were swollen beyond recognition.

"I didn't protect Xi'er, Your Majesty...Your Majesty threatened me with your lives, and I compromised. I really deserve to die!"

Xie Changling recalled that scene countless times. Xiao Jin gave him two choices, but he abandoned Xier without hesitation and signed the divorce agreement.

He was irresponsible, he deserved to die, he was too weak and incompetent, he was as lowly as mud!

He didn't dare to imagine what Xier would do when she saw the divorce letter. Would she hate him?

"Mother, I am so useless. Why, why did you take Xier away from me?"

Xie Changling's voice was sorrowful and he choked up countless times, but he still spoke intermittently. His face was as pale as paper and his body was shaky.

The Prime Minister's wife's eyes were also moist. She didn't know how to comfort her son. She wanted to tell him that when the Emperor likes someone, he will not give her the chance to refuse.

Even if Xie Changling refused to compromise at that time, the emperor had countless ways to force him to submit. They were all the emperor's servants. How could servants be greater than their masters?

But she couldn't say it. Who should she blame? It should be her. She knew that the princess had bad intentions, but still took Lingxi with her. Couldn't she just refuse?

"Don't be like this, Mom loves you."

The Prime Minister's wife grabbed Xie Changling's arm, carefully avoiding his wound, and pulled him in front of her.

"It's my fault. I realized at that time that the princess had other intentions, but I still took Lingxi away because I was afraid of offending others."

"Don't blame yourself. If you want to blame someone, blame me. I am guilty. I shouldn't have underestimated the enemy."

The Prime Minister's wife's eyes were red, and she felt a thousand kinds of regret in her heart. Why was she so cautious when she could have clearly refused?

Just that one thought hurt Lingxi and her own son. She was the culprit.

"Mother, I don't know who to blame. You are doing this for Xier's own good and don't want to keep her at home."

Xie Changling knew that his mother had good intentions, and she even prepared a lot of clothes that day just to make Xier less conspicuous.

"It's my son who is useless. He doesn't dare to resist the emperor—"

The Prime Minister's wife interrupted him hastily. She didn't want her son to fall into eternal self-blame, blaming himself for being useless. Then who would be useful in front of the emperor?

"Ling'er! He is the emperor, the ruler of the world. No one can resist him, not to mention you. Even your father, the prime minister, dare not resist him!"

"You have to cheer up. Do you want to watch Xi'er die of old age in the palace?"

The Prime Minister's wife couldn't bear to see her son being ruined like this. If a person doesn't even have the desire to live, then what's the point of living?

She reached out and held Xie Changling's face, and her heart ached when she saw the despair in his eyes.

She knew very well that her son was sad and grief-stricken, but people had to cheer up and move forward, only then there was hope!

"Ling'er, mother knows that you feel guilty towards Xi'er."

Sure enough, when Xie Changling heard Song Lingxi's name, his eyes narrowed, and his originally desperate eyes suddenly glowed like a candle.

"Mother, what should my son do?"

Xie Changling's voice was hoarse and his eyes were pleading, but his spirit had recovered and he did not collapse completely.

"Silly son, take care of yourself first, and then pretend that you don't care about Xier. The emperor will definitely keep a close eye on you, so you have to get through this period."

When the Prime Minister's wife spoke of the Emperor, she spoke in a low voice and looked around. Not finding anyone eavesdropping, she felt relieved and added.

"You must know how to lie low and not confront the emperor head-on. Then, take up a military position and go to the frontier for training. The farther you go, the better."

"Mother, do you want me to try to take charge of the military power?"

Xie Changling's eyes lit up, and hope suddenly ignited in his heart. Yes, he could seize the military power, take the opportunity to rebel, and snatch Xi'er back!

"Uh……"

The Prime Minister's wife was embarrassed. She originally just wanted Changling to go away as far as possible and not stay in the capital, which would only add to the sorrow and might even anger the Emperor.

But she didn't expect her son to understand it this way. It was obvious that it was impossible for him to hold military power. Who would hand over military power to the enemy?

However, seeing Xie Changling getting excited and cheerful, the Prime Minister's wife swallowed back the words that were about to come out of her mouth. Forget it, it's a rare opportunity to make someone happy.

"But, mother, will the emperor really let them go?"

Xie Changling has not forgotten the emperor's words about granting him marriage, and he believes that the emperor has not forgotten them either. This sentence is like a guillotine hanging over his head, and no one knows when it will fall.

"Yes, your father told me that when he returns from the disaster relief mission, he will ask for a position for you. The emperor will certainly not refuse because of his merits."

The Prime Minister's wife gave him a reassurance, but before he could be happy for long, he heard the hurried footsteps of a servant. When he saw the two people clearly, he knelt down and said.

"Madam, Master, the eunuch from the palace has come. He said he is here to convey the emperor's decree and asked you to go and receive it!"

!

Xie Changling immediately realized that this was probably a marriage granted by the emperor. He didn't expect that the emperor would be so anxious, as only one day had passed.

He smiled bitterly and felt an inexplicable bitterness on the tip of his tongue. He didn't know how Xier would look at him, or rather, how the emperor would let Xier look at him?

"Ling'er, what does the emperor mean this time?"

The Prime Minister's wife was shocked. She was afraid that her words might have been heard by the Emperor, so she hurried to convey the order.

But on second thought, he felt that it was impossible. It would take at least half an hour to go back and forth from the palace to here. If there was really someone monitoring him, it wouldn't be that fast.

It seems that only Changling can answer her question. Could something have happened yesterday that she didn't know about?

The Prime Minister's wife nervously grabbed Xie Changling's hand, her eyes full of worry: "Ling'er, do you know what the emperor means?"

Xie Changling's face turned even paler. He felt dizzy. He didn't expect the emperor to press him so hard. He didn't have time to go to the border yet.

"Mother, the Emperor wants to grant me a marriage, can I refuse--"

"cannot!"

The prime minister's wife immediately interrupted him, her silly son: "Don't you understand? You have to reassure the emperor. Do you think that if you refuse the order, the emperor will be able to let you leave the capital?"

Xie Changling suddenly felt as if all his strength was drained away. His lips turned pale and he could only nod like a wandering soul.

"My son knows."

Even the last glimmer of hope that Xie Changling had was shattered by the Prime Minister's wife. He himself knew very well that he had to be obedient and respectful in order to have a future.

But he just felt unwilling in his heart. A deep sense of unwillingness surrounded him. But what was the use of being unwilling? He could only obey. There was no other way.

The light in Xie Changling's eyes flickered, but finally fixed on one point, and he followed the Prime Minister's wife to the gate of the mansion.

……

The main gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

A eunuch in a dark red robe was holding the imperial edict and speaking word by word.

"The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims: I have heard that the Prime Minister's son has divorced the daughter of the Song family. Now that they have divorced, they should part ways and have no further involvement."

"Although I feel it's a pity, I pity the Prime Minister's son who is alone. I heard that the second daughter of Minister of Rites Jiang Lu is unmarried. The two of you are of similar age and should be happily married. I will grant you two a marriage."

"I hope you will treat Jiang's daughter well, and I hope you two will live in harmony and work together. I order you to get married within a month. I hereby decree -"

Not until he said the last word did Xie Changling's dead heart finally die, and he looked as pale as death.

When he came to his senses, he saw the eunuch closing the imperial edict and walking towards him: "Thank you, Master. Accept the edict. I still have to go back to work."

The eunuch looked at him with a fake smile, his face was thickly powdered, looking eerily pale. Such a smile could scare people to death.

However, Xie Changling had already lost his soul. He tried hard to suppress the resentment in his heart, and did not show any emotion on his face. He responded: "Thank you for your grace."

The eunuch seemed to be very hopeful. Seeing Xie Changling's respectful look, he grinned slightly and said, "Then I will leave first."

"Sir, why don't you stay and have a cup of tea before leaving?"

The Prime Minister's wife took the opportunity to put a purse in his hand. Her action was very covert and the fabric was not noticeable, so it could not be seen without careful observation.

The father-in-law shook his purse, which was quite heavy, and a genuine smile appeared on his face, with a hint of smile in his eyes.

"No, no, thank you very much for your kindness, Madam. I have to go back and report to the Emperor, so I won't bother you any more."

"But don't worry, Madam. I am not the kind of person who would gossip and will tell you the truth."

After the eunuch finished speaking, he took his people away, leaving only the people in the Prime Minister's Mansion.

The Prime Minister's wife quickly helped Xie Changling up from the ground, brushed the dirt off his body, and held his hand, which was indeed terribly cold.

"Ling'er?"

The Prime Minister's wife looked at him worriedly, but Xie Changling shook his head and said nothing.

He just stared at the imperial edict in his hand, his expression was unclear and it was impossible to tell whether he was happy or angry.

He stood there for a long time before he returned to Qingfeng Garden step by step with the imperial edict.

The Prime Minister's wife looked at his back and her nose felt sore. Her Ling'er, his life was really bad. Why was it so unlucky?