The Rebirth of the Prince: Starting from Not Being a Doglicker

The dawn is coming.

Two carriages stopped in front of the gate of Shenwei Hou Mansion.

"Miss, why don't you tell the prince to go to the palace later so that you can get some rest. You slept so late last night."

Xiao He looked at Sima Yue, who looked unwell, and said with some heartache.

"It's okay." Sima Yue waved her hand.

Sima Yue sat there until midnight last night and had nothing to eat in the morning. She looked a little haggard, but her outstanding appearance and temperament could not be concealed.

Su An and Sima Yue boarded the carriage, which drove out of the street where the Shenwei Marquis Mansion was located and entered Xuanwu Avenue.

This time he went to the palace to formally divorce his wife. Compared with the grand procession during the last visit, this time he went with only two inconspicuous carriages, and he did not notify the Runan Palace in advance.

The carriage was traveling on Xuanwu Avenue. Sima Yue looked out the window at the street scenes along the way, lost in thought.

When the carriage passed by a tall and imposing pavilion, Sima Yue's eyes moved and she recognized it. It was Songhe Tower.

Songhelou is the most luxurious restaurant in the capital, frequented by wealthy and noble people. The dishes there are very delicious, and they also provide various precious monster ingredients, but the prices are expensive and not affordable for ordinary people.

One time on her birthday, King Runan and her mother forgot about it and forgot to celebrate her birthday.

When she was feeling very lost, Su An had already ordered a table of food at Songhe Tower and prepared a birthday gift for her, waiting for her arrival.

Sima Yue still remembered the cautious tone he used when he came to the palace to invite her, as if he was afraid that she would refuse.

From then on, Su An would take her to Songhe Tower on every holiday, and he would always book the No. 1 box. He would take her to eat, listen to music, and listen to storytellers telling stories about kings, princes, generals, and the love, hatred, and swordplay of the martial arts world.

That place carries too much of her and his past.

As the carriage moved forward, Songhe Tower gradually faded away in Sima Yue's sight, becoming blurry until it disappeared completely.

Sima Yue looked back blankly, his face silent.

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Kuiyuan Street, Runan Palace.

"Is that the prince's carriage?"

"Hurry up and tell Manye and the princess that the prince and the second young lady are back."

As the carriage approached, the gatekeeper at the main entrance of Runan Prince's Mansion also saw the mark on the carriage and quickly sent someone into the mansion.

Su An and Dan Qing got off the carriage, and a man who looked like a butler came forward to greet them first.

"Prince, Second Miss, welcome home." The butler smiled and bowed respectfully to Su An.

Su An nodded calmly. Sima Yue's pretty face was expressionless, too.

The two entered the palace one after the other, with a distance of one body length between them.

"The next time the prince and the second young lady come back, you might as well have someone inform me so that I can be prepared to welcome them."

The butler followed Su An closely with a flattering smile.

He was just an ordinary steward in charge of the stable in the Prince of Runan's Palace. He didn't expect to meet the prince and the young lady when he went out.

If the prince and princess knew that the prince would come today, they would definitely send the butler to greet him in advance.

But apparently no one knew about this, and he was lucky enough to meet the prince and the second lady.

If you can use this opportunity to establish a relationship with the prince or the second young lady and gain their appreciation, you might be able to rise to great heights.

"This prince is looking for the prince and princess, you just lead the way." Su An thought he was a bit noisy and said lightly.

The housekeeper was stunned. Why did the prince call the Prince of Runan "Prince" instead of "father-in-law"?

He noticed that Su An and Sima Yue, who were so close last time, were now somewhat distant from each other.

Besides the groom, the only people who came to the Prince of Runan's Palace this time were Su An, Sima Yue, Danqing and Xiaohe.

Normally, when Su An and Sima Yue returned to the palace, they would at least bring a few servants and prepare some gifts.

Could it be that the prince and the second young lady had a quarrel?

Seeing Sima Yue's expression looking a little strange, the butler didn't dare to say anything else and led the way obediently.

At this time, the doorman who had gone to report earlier came back, followed by Sima Yue's elder brother, Sima Jing.

"Brother-in-law, second sister, why are you here?" Sima Jing greeted them with a smile. "You didn't even inform me in advance."

Sima Jing did not receive Su An's usual enthusiastic call of brother-in-law.

Su An said calmly, "If you have any questions, bring her to see the prince and princess."

Sima Jing was stunned by his address, and then said, "Father and mother are already waiting in the lobby."

Everyone walked towards the lobby of the palace.

In the lobby of the palace, Prince Runan and his princess sat in the main seats.

Looking at Su An and others entering the lobby, the princess smiled.

"Xiao An, Yue Er, please sit down. Have you had breakfast? Do you want me to bring some?"

"No, I've already eaten."

"Xiao An, are you and Yue'er here to talk to us about something so early in the morning?" asked the princess.

Last night she received news from the prince that the prince's meeting with Su An was not smooth.

As a recognized member of the prince's camp, the prince wanted to formally accept the son of the Marquis of Shenwei, let Su An help him insert people into the army, and propose marriage to Su Wan, so as to completely tie up the relationship with the Marquis of Shenwei's Mansion.

But unexpectedly, both of these requests were ruthlessly rejected by Su An. The princess just wanted to find Su An to ask about the situation.

"I came here this time for something, and I need the prince and princess to be witnesses." Su An took out a divorce letter and placed it on the table.

"Today, I am here to formally ask Sima Yue to divorce me."

When these words were spoken, everyone in the hall was visibly stunned, suspecting that they had heard wrongly.

The princess subconsciously thought that Su An was joking. When she sent someone to propose marriage, Su An was ecstatic.

But Su An looked serious and even prepared a divorce letter.

After a brief moment of shock, the princess came back to her senses and chuckled, "You and Yue'er had a fight, right? Just talk it out if there's any conflict. Why does a couple have to go to this extent?"

She had tried every possible means to arrange a good marriage and win over Marquis Shenwei to help the prince ascend the throne, so this marriage cannot be broken just like that.

"There is no room for maneuver in this matter. Princess, there is no need to persuade me anymore." Su An shook his head.

The princess saw Su An's firm attitude and felt a little confused and even more anxious, but she pretended to be calm on the surface, "Xiao An, what did Yue Er do to make you so angry?"

There are seven grounds for divorcing a wife: disobedience to parents, childlessness, adultery, jealousy, serious illness, talkativeness, and theft.

If any one of these seven grounds is met, the man can unilaterally divorce his wife.

"Alas." King Runan sighed.

He roughly guessed why.

When Prince Runan saw Sima Yue crying so sadly yesterday, he felt that there was a big conflict between his daughter and son-in-law, so he went back to the palace to find Sima Yue's biological mother to find out the situation.

At first, Sima Yue's biological mother pretended to know nothing until the Prince of Runan lied to her that Su An wanted to divorce Sima Yue, and then she told the truth.

It turned out that Sima Yue and her distant cousin actually still had that kind of relationship, and they maintained it even after marrying Su An.

Sima Yue said she was not feeling well on the day she came home to visit her parents, and she also wanted to go to the back garden to look for Lu Chuan.

King Runan found it hard to believe. Even though his daughter had some character flaws, she was not a bad person by nature. How could she do such an unchaste thing?

Prince Runan still wanted to find Sima Yue to learn more about her and Su An's situation, but just now he heard from his servants that Su An had come to visit unexpectedly, and Prince Runan had some guesses in his mind.

He thought Su An came to discuss divorce, but Su An came up and firmly stated that he wanted to divorce his wife.

What happened between them might not be as simple as he understood.

In response to the princess's question, Su An said.

"Sima Yue is still a virgin, because she refused to consummate the marriage with me on our wedding night."

"What?" The princess's face froze, and then she forced a smile and said, "Xiao An, are you kidding me? How could Yue'er not spend her wedding night with you?"

"We need to ask what the relationship is between her and her distant cousin." Su An said indifferently.

Sima Yue lowered her head and her shoulders trembled slightly.

Distant cousin.

The princess thought for a while before she remembered that there was such a person, named Lu Chuan, a young man who looked quite elegant.

Wasn't he having an affair with Sima Yu? How come he is involved with Sima Yue now?

"Xiao An, maybe you have misunderstood something. Yue'er, please explain it quickly. Someone might have deliberately spread rumors to alienate your relationship." The princess looked at Sima Yue.

Sima Yue, however, acted as if she hadn't heard it, her pretty face expressionless.

Seeing her reaction, no matter how hard it was for the princess to believe it, she knew that this was the truth.

At this time, King Runan, who had been silent, spoke.

"Xiao An, Yue'er was wrong in this matter. She has let you down."

"But I assure you that Yue'er and Lu Chuan are completely broken up. I will have Lu Chuan's legs broken and kicked out of the Marquis' Mansion."

"Can you forgive Yue'er once and give her a chance?"

King Runan sighed and said, "After all, you two have known each other for so many years and have come this far. It's not easy for you to be able to tie the knot."

The "lust" in the Seven Grounds for Divorce refers to the corruption of morality and the destruction of ethics, that is, the wife having sexual relations with men other than her husband.

According to Prince Runan's understanding, Sima Yue and Lu Chuan had not yet done anything inappropriate, so Sima Yue had not completely violated the "lust" in the Seven Causes of Divorce. He still wanted to win over Su An as his son-in-law.

"Your Majesty, you have always been upright and have a clear sense of right and wrong."

"Maybe you should ask what she did before and after I got married to her. For the sake of her distant cousin, she was unwilling to consummate the marriage with me at all costs." Su An said.

"He also wants to give Lu Chuan the precious cultivation resources of the Marquis' Mansion."

"I have given her many chances, but she didn't cherish them."

Sima Yue still kept her head slightly lowered and didn't say a word from beginning to end, as if all this had nothing to do with her.

The King of Runan remained silent.

He knew very well how deep Su An's feelings for Sima Yue were. If Sima Yue hadn't done something really excessive, how could he be so determined to divorce her?

Sima Yue's refusal to consummate the marriage was simply a disgrace to the Shenwei Marquisate.

Su An did not divorce his wife right away, but pretended to be in harmony with his wife and came to visit his parents in the Marquis' Mansion. Probably because he did not want this shameful matter to become a big deal in the capital.

King Runan sighed and felt disappointed with Sima Yue.

Her mother said that Lu Chuan was a veteran in the world of romance and that he gave Sima Yue a love potion, which made Sima Yue so devoted to him.

Lu Chuan immediately hooked up with Sima Yu. Sima Yue was deceived by Lu Chuan, a man who would abandon her after having fun with her.

But is Sima Yue really just a victim? When Lu Chuan and Su An both expressed their love for her at the same time, did she have some intention of selling herself at a higher price?

Especially after getting married to Su An, she should have calmed down and not done such a thing as not allowing the marriage to be consummated, which was extremely humiliating to the man.

Just looking at Sima Yue's haggard appearance, King Runan felt a little bit of pity in his heart. After all, she was his own daughter, and he had lacked love and care for her over the years because of her unreliable mother.

If Sima Yue was really divorced, how would she, a concubine's daughter, get married in the future?

Looking at the divorce letter on the table, King Runan said,

"Xiao An, we all know what you're thinking, but I have a request. Can you please consider the friendship between you two in the past?"

"Change the divorce to amicable divorce?"

"Yes, Xiao An, you have had such a good relationship over the years, you should always remember the old friendship." The princess also said. She didn't care how Sima Yue would marry after being divorced, but she didn't want the Runan Palace to be disgraced because of Sima Yue's divorce.

Su An shook his head, he had decided to divorce his wife.

However, before he could speak, Sima Yue, who had been silent, spoke.

"No, father, no need for divorce."

Sima Yue looked at Su An and smiled sadly.

"You said that this was my own choice and I have to pay the price for it."

"I am sorry for you. I owe you this. I am willing to accept this result."

Prince Runan's eyelids twitched. Sima Yue looked so sad and heartbroken. Could she be unable to get over it?

Sima Yue had thought of all the ways to keep Su An last night, including committing suicide.

However, even if she tried to commit suicide, she could only get Su An's mercy for a moment.

After that, he would become more and more annoyed with her, and Su An would still drive her away. What could she do?

Threatening him with your own life again and again will only wear away the little sympathy he has for you.

By then, he would not care about her as a person or even her life.

It’s better to give yourself a decent exit.

Sima Yue signed the divorce letter and put his fingerprint on it.

The divorce is officially effective.

From then on, Su An was no longer her husband, and she and Su An became complete strangers.

Sima Yue felt a piercing pain in his chest.

"I'll send someone to deliver the things Sima Yue left at the Marquis' Mansion."

"This matter is over, I won't say more."

Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Su An bowed to the King of Runan and the Princess, and prepared to leave the hall with Danqing.

"Su An."

Sima Yue called out to him.

"Let me see you off one last time, okay?"

Su An turned his head to look at her, remained silent for a moment, and did not refuse.

Sima Yue followed Su An and walked towards the main gate of the palace.

Why can't this road be longer? Sima Yue looked at Su An's back. He thought that all his tears had run out last night and he could be more relaxed today.

But the feeling of being cut by a knife in my heart could never be shaken off.

The two men arrived at the gate of the palace, outside which was parked the carriage of the marquisate.

"Can I hug you again?"

Sima Yue greedily made a request. Without waiting for Su An's reply, she whispered, "Don't worry, my body is clean. You are the only man I have ever touched."

Su An didn't say anything, just stood there in silence.

Sima Yue took a step forward, hugged him gently, and buried her head in his arms.

He had a pleasant smell, like the fresh air of a bamboo forest, or a faint scent of sandalwood.

Sima Yue greedily sniffed the scent of Su An. She knew this might be the last time she would hug him.

The hug did not last long and Sima Yue let go of him.

She watched Su An and Dan Qing board the carriage. As the carriage moved forward, they gradually moved further and further away from her sight, becoming blurry until they were completely invisible.

At this moment, Sima Yue could no longer hold back and tears burst out.

"Bye now,

Su An."

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