After Mu Fulan went in, she said a few words to Mu's mother who came to greet her, and then returned to her room.
The maid knew that she had the habit of changing clothes when she came back from going out, so she didn't need to tell her and quickly brought out a set of clothes that she usually wore at home.
After Mu Fulan turned to the screen beside the bed, with the help of the maid, she was left with only a shirt except for her outer coat.
The soft, scarlet-colored close-fitting fabric tightly wrapped around her body, leaving only her fair back and two arms exposed. She wore a moon-white single skirt underneath. Her back was slender and her waist was slim, too thin to be held in one hand.
She was a little absent-minded, with her head down, her fair and smooth neck drooping, thinking about her own thoughts while stretching her arms to put on her clothes.
Just as I put my arms into my sleeves, the door of the room was suddenly pushed open.
She turned around and saw Xie Changgeng walking straight in.
Perhaps he didn't expect that she was changing clothes. The moment his eyes fell on her, he paused and stopped abruptly beside the screen.
The maids turned around and greeted him.
He neither continued to move forward nor retreated, but just stopped there and ordered his men to leave.
Seeing that he looked unhappy, the maids looked at Mu Fulan, and seeing that she did not object, they bowed and left.
Mu Fulan came back to her senses and turned around, still with her back to him, she put her clothes on, covered her lapels, and tied her belt.
He tried his best to control his emotions, but his face was stiff, his eyes were grim, and there seemed to be dark waves flowing in his eyes.
She was very familiar with Xie Changgeng. Others could not see this from him, but she knew it at a glance.
He is now very angry.
Something bad must have happened to me.
With her back to him, she ran through in her mind all the possible things that could have caused him to be so angry.
Was the news of my meeting with Zhang Ban during the day leaked
Or let him know the existence of Xier, who calls her mother
If it were these two things, it would indeed be possible for him to become so angry.
But she quickly denied it.
She was very careful in doing these two things, so even if there were any mistakes, he would never notice them so quickly.
But if it was something else, what had happened
She fastened the belt with her slender fingers and slowly turned towards him.
The two stood opposite each other, only a few steps apart.
She quietly raised her eyes and glanced at him. Just as she was about to test him, Xie Changgeng on the other side had already spoken, word by word: "Mu, if you want a divorce, then I will grant your wish!"
"I'll put the book away for you right now, so as not to hinder your relationship with your crush. How dare you do this in broad daylight, in front of everyone!"
After he finished speaking, he threw a piece of paper that looked like a letter at her head, turned around and left. His figure quickly disappeared along with the sound of footsteps.
The paper fell to the ground at her feet.
Mu Fulan was startled and bent down to pick it up.
It was indeed a piece of letter paper, and on it was a letter addressed to her. There was no signature, but after taking a look at the contents of the letter, one could tell it was written by Zhao Xitai, the prince of Qi.
Zhao Xitai said that he had met her again at Huguo Temple yesterday. After returning, he recalled the past and was troubled and couldn't sleep. Just last night, he accidentally overheard the conversation between his father, the King of Qi, and his staff. He learned that Empress Liu was only temporarily not moving Changsha and would definitely make trouble in the future. So he sent a letter to her, asking her to remember to remind her brother to take precautions.
He said he was very worried about her current situation. Xie Changgeng was born into a bandit family, a lowly person with no sense of shame. Now he has become a murderous knife in the hands of Empress Liu. If the villain gains power, he will sooner or later abandon her like a worn-out broom and she will not be able to rely on him.
Zhao Xitai finally said that if she encountered any difficulties in the future, she must let him know. No matter what it was, he would do his best to help her.
After reading the letter, Mu Fulan thought about it for a moment and understood.
The person who showed up just now and claimed to be delivering a letter to the Princess of Qi was actually sent by Zhao Xitai.
Before sending a letter with such content, Zhao Xitai should have repeatedly reminded Xie Changgeng to avoid it and deliver it to himself personally.
No wonder that when the man saw Xie Changgeng coming back, he didn't dare to take out the letter and ran away immediately.
Mu Fulan didn't have time to think about how the letter ended up in Xie Changgeng's hands.
She stood there holding the letter, lost in thought.
Although she already had Zhang Ban's assistance, to be honest, she was not completely sure whether this matter could be successfully resolved with Zhang Ban's help like the last Changsha crisis.
This time is different from the last time, as there is an additional variable, Xie Changgeng.
He was her husband. No matter what her reasons were, Empress Liu would definitely mention it in front of him and ask him to express his attitude if she wanted to take him hostage.
For himself, this matter was a matter of life and death, but for Xie Changgeng, it was nothing to be ashamed of, and had nothing to do with his direct interests.
Mu Fulan intuited that Cao Jin was Xie Changgeng's man. With such a pair of eyes and ears in the palace, Xie Changgeng would not be able to hide Zhang Ban's words for him. If he turned a blind eye, Zhang Ban should be able to succeed, and he could get away smoothly.
But if he is dissatisfied with me, or even resentful of me, and deliberately obstructs me, even if Zhang Ban comes forward to mediate for me, it will probably be difficult to work.
A few days ago, while she was thinking about how to make use of Zhang Ban, she was also considering how to eliminate this variable.
She didn't expect Xie Changgeng to speak for her in front of Empress Liu. As long as he didn't hinder Zhang Ban from helping her solve the problem, it would be fine.
In the days after she came back, she was driven by grief and hatred, and all she wanted was to break off all ties with him as quickly as possible and never see him again in this life.
But as the situation continued to change, she slowly began to realize that given her relationship with him, his current status and the current situation of Changsha, she couldn't completely bypass him for many of the things she wanted to do.
Blind hostility and assuming that they will never meet again in this life will not solve the problem.
She needs to rebuild her relationship with him.
This was extremely against her will, but she had to face it and accept it.
Just on the way back from meeting Zhang Ban today, she was still thinking about how to break the deadlock between her and him, but unexpectedly, this happened.
It looked bad, and it was making matters worse. His dissatisfaction with himself had probably reached its peak because of this letter, and he even said that he agreed to divorce.
But on the other hand, isn't this a good opportunity
Mu Fulan thought for a moment and quickly made up her mind.
She had promised Xier, who had just returned to her, that she would go back to be with him as soon as possible.
She couldn't be held here.
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It has been many years since Xie Changgeng killed someone in anger for his father at the age of fourteen. No matter what happened, he has never been so angry and out of control.
He was not concerned about the comments in the letter. If he cared about these, he would not be able to sit in the position he is today.
What made him angry was the strong hostility, repeated betrayal and humiliation that the Mu women inflicted on him.
It would have been fine in the past, a marriage contracted out of mutual benefit. Since she followed her father's orders and married him against her will, it was not surprising that she had been unfaithful before the marriage.
But now, she was in the capital, under the watchful eyes of everyone, and she didn't know how to restrain herself at all. First, they met in the Huguo Temple, and in just one night, she actually seduced that Zhao Xitai into writing her such a secret letter. Although there were no explicit words, the emotions were evident between the lines, and she was unbridled to this extent.
Xie Changgeng went to the study, picked up his pen and wrote a letter to divorce his wife.
After writing the last word, he exerted force with the five fingers holding the pen, and with a slight "click", the tough ebony pen in his hand broke into two pieces.
He threw down his pen, stood up, walked to the window, pushed it open and stood outside. After a moment, his expression finally relaxed.
He returned to the table and was about to ask someone to take the written document to her when he heard two knocks on the door.
He looked up and saw that the door was pushed open and a figure was standing outside.
Mu actually came by herself, stepped over the threshold and walked towards him.
He pushed the paper towards her and then walked out.
"Thank you for staying!"
A voice called from behind.
He acted as if he didn't hear.
Mu Fulan caught up.
Xie Changgeng stopped and looked at her coldly as she came to block his way. He said, "Mu, I have already written what you want. Take care of yourself from now on."
He was about to leave, but someone grabbed his sleeve again.
He stopped and looked in surprise at the hand she stretched out to hold his sleeve, and then a look of disgust appeared on his face.
Mu Fulan loosened her hand, not looking at the paper on the table with the ink not yet dried. She looked into his eyes and said, "Would you please listen to me first? I'm afraid you have misunderstood. The prince of Qi and I have no relationship except that we met in the palace when we were young. For so many years, he and I have had no contact. Meeting him in the Huguo Temple yesterday was an accident, and it was definitely not a private meeting between him and me there. As for the letter just now, I knew nothing about it."
"This is Shangjing. Even if I am ignorant, I dare not have an affair with anyone here. Even if I disregard your face, do I disregard the face of Changsha?"
Xie Changgeng had a cold face and did not react. He just straightened his sleeve which she had just held.
Mu Fulan looked at him and whispered, "You are leaving soon. This morning, the Queen Mother summoned me to the palace and asked me where I was going. You never told me anything. I was actually very panicked..."
Her voice became smaller and smaller, and she slowly lowered her eyes. She stood quietly in front of him, motionless.
After a long while, Xie Changgeng finally spoke.
"Mu, when I went to Yuecheng to pick you up, didn't you insist on breaking off relations with me? Now I will grant your wish. I will go to Hexi, and you can return to your Changsha country."
Mu Fulan said, "The Queen Mother has always regarded my Changsha Kingdom as an enemy. Since she summoned me to the capital, how could she let me go back so easily after you left? The questions she asked me this morning were just tests. Others may not know, but don't you, Xie Lang, know this?"
Xie Changgeng said expressionlessly: "How difficult is this? If I leave, there is still the Prince of Qi, right? He will help you."
"He doesn't have the ability. No one can help me."
She shook her head.
"Xie Lang, now I know that the only person in this world who can protect me is you."
Mu Fulan slowly raised her beautiful eyes, stared at Xie Changgeng opposite her, and spoke softly.
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