âDonât attack me with words, I wonât fall in your trap. As far as this matter is concerned, the Jiang family gave you quite some dowry, you should take some gold and silver objects thatâll be easy for you to sell into cash. If youâre afraid that youâll get caught selling these items, just take some from the manorâs storage room. Although Iâve been stripped of my power over the years, I do still have quite the savings, itâll be able to cover your expenses for the rest of your life.â
âWhy?â Mu Mingtang said stubbornly and asked, âWeâve already gone through the marriage ritual, weâre a married couple. If I leave, either Iâll become a widow after your death and remarry someone, or youâll repudiate me. From then on, weâll have nothing to do with each other. My prince, youâre doing fine now, Iâm not remarrying, then do you want to repudiate me?â
âIf you wish to think of it this way, Iâm okay with this.â Xie Xuanchen said, âIf you donât fully trust me, then take a copy of our divorce agreement with you, if the imperial court finds out in the future, you can say that I let you remarry. You go to the drawer of the cabinet in the study, get me a penâ¦â¦â
âAre you not finished yet!â Mu Mingtang was fuming with anger, and she stood up with a flick of her sleeves, âIf you have the strength then you can get the pen yourself, Iâll not help you.â
After Mu Mingtang finished speaking, she picked up the food container and went back to her room. Xie Xuanchen sat there for a long time, and he finally confirmed that she was angry at him just now.
Not many people had dared to throw a tantrum at him before. He had always been the big boss in the family since he was a child. His dadâs stick couldnât even control him, the emperor didnât expect him to become more obedient. But just now, Mu Mingtang threw a tantrum at him?
Xie Xuanchen was very shocked, and he still couldnât take it in after a long period of time.
After a while, Mu Mingtang finished her meal and placed the food box outside the door. The chief guard as usual checked up on her, and Mu Mingtang glared at him.
The chief guard was suddenly glared at, whatâs wrong? He didnât even do anything?
After Mu Mingtang came back, she walked straight into her room angrily. After a while, she heard what seemed to be a noise outside. She ran out and saw Xie Xuanchen standing as he steadied himself with the bed frame. Mu Mingtang stepped forward to help him, and said in a business-like tone: âYou canât move around as easily now. If you hit something, itâll alert the people outside. Iâll help you.â
Xie Xuanchen gave a low âumâ. The two of them didnât speak, and walked slowly, they both finally found a way to ease the awkward situation.
Xie Xuanchen always had to walk around after dinner, he walked and stopped as he needed, and Mu Mingtang would help him when he was about done. Mu Mingtang assisted him to sit down, and hurriedly cushioned him with her other hand, her movements were swiftly done in one go.
After Xie Xuanchen sat down, Mu Mingtang sat by the bed, she didnât leave immediately. Instead, she paused for a while and said, âMy lord, I remember a saying from Zhuangzi, but I forgot the exact words to it. Itâs around the lines of two people who were looking at fishes on the bridgeâ¦â¦ân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Her hints were way too obvious, Xie Xuanchen couldnât take it any longer, and said, âJust get straight to the point.â