Regent, please maintain your aloof image.

Yanxi Palace

Su Qianrou sat on the couch, silently drinking her tea.

Chunzhu, Qiulan, and Yingyue stood quietly to the side, none of them speaking.

Not long after, Mu Jinchen walked in.

Su Qianrou slowly put down her teacup.

Mu Jinchen walked up to her and called out, "Rou'er."

"So Your Highness still remembers me. I thought Your Highness had forgotten that there was still a princess in the manor."

"sorry".

Su Qianrou looked at him and asked, "What is Your Highness apologizing for?"

Mu Jinchen did not answer.

Su Qianrou didn't care. "You should know that what I want has never been your apology. I just want an answer. Can you give it to me?"

"Ok".

"Before that, I have a few questions for you, and I would appreciate your honest answers."

"You ask."

"You were clearly moved many times before, but you held back and never took the final step. Why?"

"Because you don't like it," Mu Jinchen knew that if she knew he had touched other people and done that kind of thing with her, she would feel disgusted. So, no matter how much he wanted her, he just endured it. Of course, there was another reason, which was that he felt he was no longer worthy of her.

"Since you know I don't like it, you shouldn't touch me, not even hug me, let alone kiss me."

Mu Jinchen remained silent.

Su Qianrou then asked, "Was the child she miscarried yours?"

"Yes".

"You like her."

"dislike".

“You didn’t like her, yet you had a relationship with her,” Su Qianrou mocked, then ordered, “Chunzhu, go and get the box from the cabinet. Qiulan, bring me pen and ink.”

"Yes".

A moment later, Chunzhu brought the box over, and Qiulan also came in carrying a brush and ink.

Su Qianrou opened the box, took out an imperial edict, and said, "You should know the contents of this better than I do." She then placed it on the table and picked up a pen.

Mu Jinchen couldn't help but reach out to stop her, "Rou'er."

Su Qianrou said calmly, "You know me."

Despite his reluctance, Mu Jinchen had no choice but to let go.

Su Qianrou filled in the missing date on the imperial edict, then picked it up and handed it to him, saying, "From now on, let's part ways and wish each other happiness."

Mu Jinchen stared at the imperial decree of divorce before him, hesitating to take it for a long time. From the moment he brought Zhang Taohong back, no, it should be said that the day he saw Zhang Taohong sleeping in the same bed with him, he knew that this would be the outcome. That's why he had never dared to come and see her.

Of course, he could force her to stay by his side, but if he did that, she would definitely not be happy and would resent him. He didn't want that; he wanted her to be happy, so he chose to let her go.

Mu Jinchen accepted the imperial edict and said with remorse, "I'm sorry."

"I'm sorry" is the most useless sentence in the world because it changes nothing and even means harm.

Su Qianrou looked at Juxia and Qiulan and said, "You two stay here to check the dowry. I'll have someone come and move it tomorrow."

"Yes".

Then, Su Qianrou looked at Yingyue.

Before she could speak, Yingyue said, "From the moment Your Highness handed me over to you, I have been your person."

"Then come with us... Chunzhu, let's go," she said, and walked out without looking back.

Chunzhu quickly followed.

Mu Jinchen watched her walk further and further away, his eyes filled with reluctance.

"Your Highness, what kind of mess have you made? You've ruined such a wonderful princess, and now my wife is gone too," Yingfeng sighed.

Su Fu

After Su Qianrou returned from the Regent's Palace, she summoned everyone to the main hall.

Lin Rong asked, "Rou'er, what happened? Why did you call us all here?"

"Mother, please sit down first. I'll talk to you when Father and my eldest brother come back."

Upon learning that she had called Su Jing'an and Su Mingxuan back, Lin Rong knew that things must be complicated, so she sat down and waited quietly.

"Sister-in-law, Xinyue, please sit down as well."

Neither Song Shiyu nor Liu Xinyue said anything; the two walked over and sat down.

Not long after, Su Jing'an and Su Mingxuan returned one after the other.

"Rou'er, what happened? Why did you call us back in such a hurry?"

Su Qianrou stood up and said, "Father, Mother, Elder Brother, Elder Sister-in-law, Xinyue, I have something very important to tell you... I'm getting a divorce."

"What, divorce?" Lin Rong exclaimed in surprise.

"Rou'er, are you serious?" Su Jing'an asked.

"Yes, Rou'er, divorce is no small matter. Have you thought it through?"

“Brother, I’ve thought it through. I can’t share a husband with someone else.”

“Since it is your choice, I respect it. I will go to the palace now and ask His Majesty to issue an edict to allow you and the Regent to divorce.”

"Father, no need, I already have the imperial decree for divorce."

“It’s been around for a while now,” Su Jing’an didn’t quite understand what she meant.

"Mu Jinchen knew that what I wanted was a life of one love for life, so when he expressed his feelings to me, he gave me a decree for divorce, saying that if he failed to keep his promise in the future, I could leave at any time."

For a moment, no one spoke; some were still processing what had happened.

"Father, Mother, I'm sorry that I didn't discuss such a big matter with you beforehand."

"There's nothing to be sorry about. You make your own decisions about your life, and your father supports you."

“If you’re unhappy in the Prince’s mansion, you should naturally come home. We won’t make ourselves suffer,” Lin Rong said, patting her head tenderly.

"Mother," Su Qianrou hugged her tightly.

"My Rou'er has been wronged," Lin Rong gently patted her back, her eyes welling up with tears.

Everyone else felt bad and sorry for him. If Mu Jinchen weren't the regent, Su Jing'an and Su Mingxuan would probably have come knocking on his door long ago.

It took a while for Su Qianrou and Lin Rong to separate.

Liu Xinyue comforted her, "Sister, don't be sad, you still have us."

Song Shiyu chimed in, "Yes, from now on you can stay at home without worry. It's nice that our whole family is together."

“That’s right, so what if she’s the Regent’s wife? We don’t care. We’ll just be Miss Su.”

"Yes, at worst, Dad will support you for the rest of your life. Dad can afford it."

"Father, Mother, Eldest Brother, Eldest Sister-in-law, Xinyue, thank you."

"No need to thank me. If we don't stand by you when you need us, then we don't deserve to be your family."

"Mother is right, we are family, there is no need to thank me."

Su Qianrou felt that the greatest luck of her life was coming here and meeting a group of family members who loved her.

"Alright, let Rou'er go back to Youlan Courtyard first. We still need to pack some things," Su Jing'an said.

"Yes, Rou'er, if you need anything, just tell your mother."

"Okay, then I'll go back first."

"Well, go ahead."

After she left, Su Jing'an said with a serious expression, "Xuan'er, tomorrow you and Xiao Yu will go to the Regent's Palace to retrieve Rou'er's dowry."

His only purpose in doing this was to tell everyone that even though Su Qianrou had divorced, the Su family was still there to support her.

Su Mingxuan naturally understood his intention, so he replied, "Yes."