"Excuse me, you're not worthy of even a divorce," Qiao Ci said, feeling bored.
"Heh, since you don't want to be divorced or have a divorce, then from now on, serve me well and show filial piety to my mother. Don't cause trouble like this again. I'll indulge you today, how about we consummate our marriage and become a real couple?" Zhao Shimei said confidently.
Upon hearing this, Mother Jiang realized it wasn't that the princess's womb was barren, but that her son refused to touch her. She looked at her son disapprovingly, thinking he was an idiot!
"Zhao Shimei, have you ever looked in a mirror?" Qiao Ci gestured to Cui Liu, who had just finished beating someone.
"What?" Zhao Shimei asked, not understanding.
Soon, a large mirror was placed in front of him. Looking at his hideous, swollen, bloodshot face in the mirror, Qiao Ci's cold voice echoed, "Not only is your appearance unsightly, but your heart is also dirty and you don't abide by marital duties. Most importantly, you've acted disrespectfully and insulted this princess. Therefore, congratulations, you are divorced!"
Then, a piece of paper with the words "divorce letter" was thrown onto his face.
Zhao Shimei stared at the glaring words "divorce letter," and the corners of his usually confident mouth trembled for the first time.
This was not what he wanted. He merely wanted to control Qiao Ci completely, to gain compensation and benefits. What had happened? Had his arrogance backfired?
He tore the divorce letter to shreds and put on a helpless expression, as if begging her to stop: "There has never been a precedent for a woman divorcing a man since ancient times. This is invalid! Qiao Ci, I'll pretend today's events never happened. If word gets out, your reputation will be ruined. I admit I had high expectations of you before, but I will try to consider your feelings from now on..."
Qiao Ci clicked her tongue. Did this scumbag not understand human language? With such a pig's head, how could he be so confident?
"Cui Liu, take people to clear out all the trash related to him. This princess doesn't want to see him in the Princess's Mansion anymore."
"Yes, Princess!"
After giving the order, Qiao Ci, not wanting to witness such an unsightly scene, walked towards Li Su.
Seeing her approach, Li Su quickly hid. Thinking of the methods she had just used to deal with her husband, he vowed to be obedient from now on and not anger her.
Zhao Shimei, being dragged away, finally realized Qiao Ci was serious. He thrashed, trying to turn back to find Qiao Ci, but the servants holding him gave him no chance, grabbing his arms tightly and dragging him out.
Zeng Honglian also quickly followed, looking back at the luxurious princess's mansion with unwillingness in her eyes. However, she dared not stay alone.
Mother Jiang was dumbfounded. Her princess daughter-in-law was gone? Unable to accept the outcome, she quickly went to help her son break free from the servants' control, and urged him: "Son, you can't be divorced! You are the驸马, the princess's man. Go and beg the princess to retract her decision. Our Zhao family cannot lose this daughter-in-law!"
Zhao Shimei knew this well. He thought Qiao Ci had lost all her self-respect and dignity in front of him. He never expected her disposition to change so drastically after being provoked by Zeng Honglian. However, no matter how angry someone was, they couldn't just stop loving someone, especially Qiao Ci. He had personally groomed her from a spoiled eldest princess into a subservient dog. For so long, he had kept her waiting without consummating their marriage, and then slept with his cousin. He figured she might not be able to accept it for a while. He believed that once she calmed down, she would miss him even more. A master could never bow down. He had only said a few soft words, and she had become even more hysterical. Heh, he would wait! He would wait for her to calm down and beg him to return!
Zhao Shimei felt reassured. With haughty pride, he lifted his pig's head and coldly snorted, "She was the one begging to marry me in the first place. Now, heh, forget it. Our fate has ended, and we can each find our own happiness."
He then stopped struggling and was thrown out of the mansion by the servants.
The surroundings finally became quiet, and Qiao Ci's mood improved considerably. Knowing Li Su was hiding here, she playfully walked closer and pretended to just notice him, saying, "What a coincidence."
"What a coincidence," Li Su coughed. He hadn't expected Qiao Ci to find him even though he was hiding so well. Thinking of his deliberate avoidance, he felt a little embarrassed.
"I was actually going to thank you. Fortunately, my mother-in-law's illness was discovered in time. Thank you."
"Your affairs are my affairs, no need for thanks," Qiao Ci said matter-of-factly.
Hearing this, Li Su felt his cheeks grow hot.
"Is mother-in-law getting used to her accommodations? If anything is inconvenient, tell the servants," Qiao Ci continued.
"She's used to it."
Little Spoon in the space was amused and teased, "Host, you're becoming more humane. Look how you've captivated him, making his face flush and his heart race."
Then, Little Spoon found itself banished to the dark room... The long-lost dark room made it tear up with emotion. It was truly despicable! It dared to tease the great boss, asking for trouble! It suddenly felt that making a few friends in the small worlds might not be bad...
Imperial physicians visited the mansion from time to time to treat mother-in-law, and her complexion improved significantly. For the past few days, Qiao Ci had not forced herself to do anything as she had said, and seemed to have become busy, making it difficult to see her often. Li Su felt a little awkward, thinking he had judged a noble person with a vile mind.
Zhao Shimei returned to his elder brother's house to recuperate peacefully. Mother Jiang kept urging him to apologize to the eldest princess soon, but he was not in a hurry at all. Given the eldest princess's deep love for him, she would definitely come back to beg him after her anger subsided, and he would then get back all the humiliation he had suffered in the past few days with interest.
Seeing his confidence, Mother Jiang knew he always had his own ideas and didn't persuade him further. Zhao Shimei, remembering that Zeng Honglian was the cause of this incident, took a dislike to her. In front of her, he took a beautiful young maidservant, which infuriated Zeng Honglian, but she dared not say anything.
In just three days, his elder brother's position as imperial merchant was replaced, his third brother was found to have abused his power and was removed from the Imperial Guard, and the eldest princess showed no intention of reconciliation. At this point, Chen Shimei couldn't sit still! He looked at his face, which had returned to its handsome state, put on an exquisite white robe, held a folding fan, and with a self-proclaimed graceful demeanor, went to find Qiao Ci.
Arriving at the Princess's Mansion, he was stopped by the guards as he tried to enter: "Mad dog and Zhao Shimei are not allowed in."
"How dare you! I am the驸马!" Zhao Shimei's anger flared up when the gate guards insulted him so.
"You have already been divorced by the eldest princess. Don't flatter yourself. Speak again and I'll have you thrown into the great prison," the gate guard said, as if watching a show.
Just then, Qiao Ci returned. Seeing this, Zhao Shimei quickly stepped forward and said affectionately, "Princess, these past few days, I've missed you so much that I couldn't eat or sleep, and only then did I realize how much I love you. I was wrong before. Shall we reconcile? From now on, whoever you don't want me to touch, I won't touch. I'll just stay with you and live our lives, okay?"