Cold-faced Empress

Miss Xia has loved Prince Mu for many years and worked so hard for him; her sincerity is undeniable. Miss Fu, on the other hand, did nothing wrong, yet she gained a huge advantage by becoming Prince Mu's consort simply because of an imperial decree of marriage. This is utterly unfair!

Xia Suxi bent down and cried for a while, wiping away her tears: "Fu Siying, I rarely have contact with you and don't know your character and temperament, but I think that since Prince Mu and the Emperor chose you, you must have your own extraordinary qualities. It's my fault that I can't compare to you."

"I am not a self-degrading woman, and I would never do such a shameless thing as stealing a man. But the thought of not being able to stay by Prince Mu's side in the future is heartbreaking and makes it hard to breathe! So, I only ask for death! I hope that after I am freed from this torment of love, you will take good care of Prince Mu and not let me die with regrets!"

Xia Suxi's words were brilliant. Although she couldn't have Prince Mu, she didn't fight for him; she only sought death! This perfectly demonstrated the integrity and pride of the Xia family's daughter.

The more sympathetic and sentimental people looked at Xia Suxi, the more accusatory and resentful they were towards Fu Siying.

Fu Siying stared blankly at Xia Suxi's act. She had to admit, it was a convincing performance, almost embarrassing.

After speaking to Fu Siying, Xia Suxi kowtowed three times deeply in the direction of Chief Minister Xia and Madam Xia.

"Father, Mother, I am an unfilial daughter who has failed you both in your kindness in giving me life and raising me! If there is an afterlife, I will be even more filial to you both!"

After kowtowing to his father, he then kowtowed to the Emperor.

"Your Majesty, I acted rashly today and disturbed Your Majesty's presence. I know I am guilty, and if there is an afterlife, I will serve Your Majesty like a slave, attending to your every need!"

Finally, I thanked King Mu.

"Your Highness, I cannot grow old with you in this life, but in the next life I will always stay by your side and never give another woman a chance!"

She finished by smearing Fu Siying one last time, then tilted her head back, tears streaming down her face and neck, her posture aloof and exquisitely beautiful.

"farewell……"

He tilted his body, as if about to plunge into the lake.

In an instant, people on the lake and on the shore were all shocked and shouted in surprise. The shouts rose and fell.

The Xia family members were all deathly pale. The maids and servants of the Xia household who knew how to swim jumped into the lake like dumplings being dropped into boiling water, swimming desperately towards their young mistress in hopes of a timely rescue.

At the critical moment, Fu Siying suddenly announced loudly, "I break off the engagement!"

Instantly, the chaotic scene fell silent. Everyone turned to look at Fu Siying, their expressions filled with shock.

What did she say?!

Li and Yunzhi were extremely surprised, but they couldn't say anything else. Xia Suxi, who had been waiting for this sentence, naturally stopped her action of jumping into the lake, panting heavily, and stared blankly at Fu Siying.

Others thought Xia Suxi was frightened, but only Fu Siying knew that Xia Suxi must be breathing a huge sigh of relief right now.

Ah.

If she hadn't said "I'm breaking off the engagement," and caused such a huge scene, how would Xia Suxi have handled it? Even if she hadn't planned to jump into the lake to commit suicide, she would have jumped into Wangyue Lake anyway!

Indeed, at this moment, a huge weight was lifted from Xia Suxi's heart.

Fu Siying kept her word and promised to help her, that's good!

"I'm breaking off the engagement!" Fu Siying repeated loudly once more, trying to comfort Xia Suxi, "Miss Xia, it's best to live a peaceful life!"

Once it was confirmed that Fu Siying had said she was breaking off the engagement, the discussions erupted like boiling water, never ceasing.

Miss Fu dares to break off the engagement in front of the Emperor and Prince Mu?!

After Fu Siying finished speaking, under everyone's gaze, she turned around and knelt down facing the direction of the dragon boat.

"Your subject, Fu Siying, pays her respects to Your Majesty and Prince Mu!"

For a long while, there was no movement inside the dragon boat, and no eunuch came out to convey the emperor's message to the chief eunuch.

The chief eunuch stood at the bow of the dragon boat, both surprised and anxious, sighing repeatedly.

What kind of mess is this?!

Fu Siying's expression was calm yet moved as she spoke, word by word: "Your Majesty, when you bestowed the marriage between Prince Mu and me, you certainly did not know of Miss Xia Suxi's affection for Prince Mu, so Your Majesty was not wrong. I accepted the imperial decree to express my gratitude, but I was also unaware of Miss Xia's deep feelings for Prince Mu, so I was not wrong either. And Miss Xia, out of modesty, has never dared to express her feelings, which is even more true."