kingnovel Chapter 942 Husband and wife are one body
Chapter 942 Husband and wife are one body
Despite the many words of praise and admiration, Zhu Guanfeng wasn't particularly moved.
He has no plans to work for the Ministry of Justice for the time being.
I've been working like a slave in the Ministry of Justice for a while now, and it's really tiring. I think I'll go back to Jingzhao Prefecture.
Although the Jingzhao Prefecture also had many complicated matters, it wasn't as mentally taxing.
Zhu Guanfeng politely declined the Minister's kindness, indicating that his appointment still required the Minister's approval.
It means to politely decline.
The Minister was very sorry, but he had no choice but to let him go.
I had just been released when I heard someone report that Yiyang County was the main area for prison visits.
Zhu Guanfeng knew that the Grand Princess had privately asked Xiang Wencai to write a divorce agreement and had even specially sent the Princess of Yiyang County to the capital to rest and prepare for childbirth.
This happened so suddenly; there must have been a leak somewhere.
He thought for a moment and ordered someone to take the Princess of Yiyang to see someone, but instructed the jailers to keep an eye on her and to call a doctor immediately if she showed any signs of discomfort.
If the county magistrate gets into trouble in the Ministry of Justice prison, they won't be able to escape.
The jailer hurriedly complied.
The cell was damp and dark, and there was a musty smell all year round.
The county magistrate of Yiyang was visiting such a place for the first time. He subconsciously frowned but said nothing.
When they arrived at the cell, they saw Xiang Wencai dressed in prison clothes, sitting cross-legged on a straw mat, with a low table in front of him.
He was writing something at his desk.
Hearing footsteps, Xiang Wencai looked up and saw who it was. He was so surprised that he stood up.
She rushed forward and grabbed the prison door, saying, "Why has the county princess come here? This place is filthy and not a place for the county princess to stay. You should be careful of the child in your womb. The county princess should go back."
Through the prison door, the Princess of Yiyang could see the surprise, worry, and guilt in the man's eyes.
She raised her chin, signaling for someone to open the cell door.
The jailer thought for a moment, opened the door, but reminded her, "Princess, please speak quickly. You can only stay for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn."
As the Yiyang County Magistrate stepped into the prison cell, where there were thatch and stones on the ground, Xiang Wencai instinctively wanted to help her up.
He just looked down at his dirty hands and paused for a moment.
He knew that the county magistrate hated dirt and filth the most.
Besides, what right does he have to approach the county magistrate now?
Xiang Wencai smiled bitterly, lost in thought, while the Princess of Yiyang was unusually calm.
"Snapped!"
She swung her hand directly at Xiang Wencai's face.
Xiang Wencai looked up at her, but didn't say a word.
Given the county princess's temperament, it's normal for her to take action after knowing he had been deceiving her for years.
The delicate face of the Yiyang County Princess was filled with aloofness and indifference.
"Are you marrying me for the sake of the Xiang family, or because you love me?"
She asked, tilting her chin up, her demeanor like that of a proud cat.
Xiang Wencai looked intently into her eyes.
"It was arranged by my parents, and I also wish to marry into the county princess whom I admire."
"Have you ever considered taking my life?" Princess Yiyang looked back at him.
If, in his heart, his family is far more important than her, the county princess, then she wouldn't value such affection.
"Xiang never once intended to harm the county magistrate. But due to differing stances, he ultimately still ended up hurting her."
Xiang Wencai lowered his eyes.
The county princess nearly died at the teahouse last time, and almost miscarried afterward, which is what he feels most guilty about.
He thought that the clan only wanted to force the Dragon Hidden Guard out through Fang Nanzhi.
As for the county princess, although she is Chen Zijun's daughter, she has no feelings for Chen, and her family already knows that she is pregnant.
We never expected them to target the county magistrate.
After that incident, he devoted himself to taking care of the county princess at the princess's residence and never contacted his family again.
"Snapped!"
The county magistrate of Yiyang slapped her again.
"These two slaps are to punish you for lying to me and deceiving me."
“I am a county princess, not someone you can trifle with.”
Xiang Wencai smiled wryly: "It was I who made a mistake, and I deserve to be beaten."
Seeing his reaction, the Princess of Yiyang lost interest in taking further action and turned to leave.
She paused as she stepped out of the prison.
"I'll accept the divorce papers."
Xiang Wencai looked up, his eyes reddening, feeling a void in his heart.
"You say we have different positions, but husband and wife are one. You were wrong from the very beginning about this marriage."
The county magistrate of Yiyang clenched his fists.
"If one day you find that your stance aligns with that of the county magistrate and that you trust her completely, you may come to propose marriage again."
After saying this, the Princess of Yiyang strode out of the prison cell.
Xiang Wencai was left standing there, stunned.
He stood there for a long time, then couldn't help but slightly curl his lips into a smile, and tears fell at the same time.
With a wife like this, what more could a husband ask for?
When the Princess of Yiyang left the Ministry of Justice, prison guards had already prepared a carriage for her.
"Princess, are you going back to the Princess's residence? Riding a horse is bumpy, so why don't you take a carriage instead?"
Lord Zhu said that if anything happens to this young lady, their Ministry of Justice prison will be in trouble.
The county magistrate of Yiyang thought for a moment and nodded slightly.
"Thank you."
The jailer was flattered and wondered if he had misheard.
Everyone in the capital knows that the Princess of Yiyang is arrogant and has a bad temper. How could she possibly take such insignificant people seriously?
We drove the carriage carefully all the way to the princess's residence.
The princess's residence has received news that the county princess stole a horse and ran away, and is about to send people to look for her.
The county princess of Yiyang got off the carriage and went straight to the main courtyard. Upon entering the house, she saw her mother, who had become much thinner, lying half-reclined on the couch.
Her eyes immediately turned red.
With a thud, she knelt on the ground, her voice choked with sobs: "Mother."
Grand Princess Mingzhu tried to help her daughter, but the lingering poison made her weak and she almost fell off the bed.
The old nanny quickly helped the Grand Princess, and another maid went to pull the County Princess away.
“Princess, you are the princess’s only daughter. The princess can’t bear to see you kneeling. It doesn’t make the princess feel good to see you kneeling.”
The maids persuaded her to get up.
After this commotion, the Princess of Yiyang sent all the maids out of the house, leaving only the nanny to serve her.
She sat in front of the couch, nestled in her mother's arms just like when she was a child.
I said many things that I had never said before.
"Mother, am I too immature, which is why you treat me like a child? Whenever something happens, you always protect me under your wings."
"You didn't tell me about Xiang Wencai's matter, or your poisoning. Your daughter only found out now. How much of a failure I've been all these years."
"Having relied on your love and the prince consort's pampering, I've lived a muddled life, and when it really matters, I'm utterly useless."
Princess Yiyang felt guilty and aggrieved, and Grand Princess Mingzhu also felt bad seeing her like this.
"Nonsense, Yiyang is the most sensible. Mother only hopes that Yiyang is carefree and happy. Mother is keeping it from you because she doesn't want you to worry."
As a royal princess, she enjoys a level of glory that others do not have, and she also shoulders the responsibilities that a royal princess should bear.
She knew how hard it was.
Therefore, she always pampered her daughter, hoping that she would never grow up.
We may not have to face the many hardships of the world, but some things are simply unavoidable.
The mother and daughter talked for a long time.
When Chen Zijun was mentioned...
Princess Yiyang had never met her father, only heard that he was a treacherous minister who had forcibly married her mother. But in her heart, her mother was an incomparably noble princess, and for someone to forcibly marry such a person was a defilement.
Therefore, she loathed and ignored her father, hoping that this would make her mother see that she was different from that man.