The Empress Kneels in Her Palace to Admit Her Mistakes After Slaying Her Ways in the Female-Oriented

Wu Xingzhou was probably under thirty years old, with a dignified and handsome appearance. He was dressed in plain clothes to avoid being recognized, which only made him look more dashing.

Upon entering, they bowed respectfully.

"Wu Xingzhou, former garrison commander of Pinglingji, pays his respects to General Wang Ming!"

"I have come to surrender, and I hope General Wang Ming will appreciate my loyalty to the Duke and accept me as his retainer!"

After looking Wu Xingzhou up and down, Wang Ming did not make things difficult for him. He had someone bring a stool for Wu Xingzhou to sit down, and then eagerly asked the question that had been on his mind.

"Lord Wu, our army marched all the way into Yunjing, and you are the first officer to surrender voluntarily. I am quite curious."

"Logically speaking, with your abilities and the natural defenses of Pinglingji, even if you couldn't stop my army, you should have been able to delay until reinforcements arrived. How come..."

"Coming to surrender?"

"Could this be a ruse?"

Wu Xingzhou cupped his hands in greeting, not rushing to refute, but instead gave a bitter laugh and said quite sincerely, "Family matters are not meant to be discussed with outsiders, but since the general has inquired, I dare not refuse to answer."

"I……"

"I've been kicked out!"

"Huh?" Wang Ming was taken aback. "What did you say?"

"Evicted?"

"What do you mean?"

"And why were you kicked out?"

Wu Xingzhou's smile became even more bitter, and he said helplessly, "It's probably because I don't love her to begin with. For my wife Qin Shuyao, being with me is just a compromise for her."

Before Wang Ming could ask any further questions, Wu Xingzhou continued, "My wife Qin Shuyao and I were brought together by a matchmaker."

"The person who facilitated the match was my boss."

"He gave me, who was just a lowly soldier at the time, two choices."

"The first option is to promote me to garrison commander."

"My second option is to marry Qin Shuyao, a woman I don't even know, but whom he describes as extremely beautiful!"

At this point, Wu Xingzhou asked instead, "General, if you were in my shoes and had to choose, what would you choose?"

Wang Ming, heavily influenced by Ren Tianye, immediately replied without hesitation, "Any hesitation would be disrespectful to the position of garrison commander!"

Wu Xingzhou's face immediately lit up with admiration.

"General Wang Ming truly lives up to his reputation as a general under the Duke, having repeatedly achieved extraordinary feats. His level of expertise far surpasses mine. At that time, I hesitated..."

Wang Ming couldn't help but chuckle softly.

Then Wu Xingzhou said, "I didn't reply to my superior immediately, but first asked him about Qin Shuyao's identity."

"Knowing that her family holds a high position of power and influence in Yunjing, if I marry her, my achievements will not be limited to the position of garrison commander; I may very well be granted a fiefdom and become a marquis."

"Therefore, I chose to marry Qin Shuyao!"

Wang Ming: "..."

He immediately shouted in his heart.

Holy crap!

Brother, I've only ever seen this level of clarity in the Duke!

I was just laughing at you, but now I realize I was the clown!

"Although I only got together with Qin Shuyao, whom I didn't know before, for this reason..." Wu Xingzhou continued, "I know what kind of family responsibilities a man should shoulder."

"After we got married, I treated Qin Shuyao very well."

"I take meticulous care of her. She's a young lady from a wealthy family and has a rather strong temper, but as long as it doesn't involve anything serious, I'm always incredibly tolerant of her."

"She was good to me too. Although she would occasionally have some inexplicable mood swings, she was always cold to everyone else, but she was always passionate to me."

At this point, Wu Xingzhou sighed: "My original dream was to be with Qin Shuyao in a down-to-earth way, no matter how we became a family, we eventually became husband and wife."

"It takes a hundred years of cultivation to share a boat ride, and a thousand years to share a pillow."

"I cherish this rare and precious connection."

"I just wanted to stay at home with my wife and kids, enjoying a warm bed, and fight on the battlefield to make contributions to the country. That way, my life wouldn't have been in vain."

"Can……"

"Just three days ago, Qin Shuyao dumped me without any warning."

"They even gave me a box of gold."

"I got the position of garrison commander of Pinglingji through her connections, but three days ago, she had someone remove me from that post..."

"These days, I can hardly be considered the garrison commander of Pinglingji anymore..."

……

Three days ago!

Three miles outside Pingling Village, there was an extremely elegant mansion. The lights were dim, but shy sounds could be heard from inside.

In other words, the maids and old women had all been sent away long ago, otherwise they would definitely have huddled in the corner to listen to this gluttonous feast.

It took a long time for things to calm down.

Inside the room, Wu Xingzhou lay naked in bed, his eyes glazed as he watched his wife get up and dress. Even after a year together, it was still the same…

Like wolves and tigers!

Let him be captivated!

Make him feel that his life has been worthwhile!

"Clang!"

Just then, a loud noise startled Wu Xingzhou from his daze. Wu Xingzhou looked over in surprise and saw his wife, Qin Shuyao, pull a box from the foot of the bed and forcefully open it.

In the dim candlelight, the box shone with a brilliant gold hue; upon closer inspection, it was revealed to be a whole box full of gold.

Wu Xingzhou was still in shock when Qin Shuyao's icy voice suddenly rang out.

"Wu Xingzhou, here is one thousand taels of gold!"

"In the past year, I've slept with you nine hundred and ninety-nine times. Considering the current price of handsome male concubines in Yunjing, ten thousand taels of gold per time, giving you a thousand taels of gold is more than enough!"

"The extra amount is because you're good at it."

"Here's a tip for you!"

"Let's get a divorce!"

A faint blush lingered on Qin Shuyao's face, her eyes sparkled like water, and her slightly lowered neckline couldn't conceal her exquisite figure, slender and graceful—the very look Wu Xingzhou loved most.

But at this moment, his face was as cold as frost, and the words he spoke were like a thousand-year-old iceberg, exuding a bone-chilling coldness.

Wu Xingzhou jumped up from the bed with a "whoosh".

It was almost because he misheard.

He asked incredulously, "Madam, what did you say?"

"Did I hear that right?"

"I said, let's get a divorce!"

Qin Shuyao's voice remained cold, and carried an undeniable resolve.

"Why?"

"No, what happened to you? How did you suddenly become like this?"

"What? Has Yun Jing's propaganda about prioritizing love influenced you too? Even if it has, it shouldn't be this bad!"

Wu Xingzhou was puzzled, even confused.

At that moment, he had an impulse to immediately invite a Taoist priest to see if there was a problem with the feng shui of the house.

This is fucking...

Isn't this just like seeing a ghost?

Why is his wife talking such nonsense?

"Aping is back in Yunjing..."

Qin Shuyao said slowly, "I once swore that I would become better, more likable to Aping, and better than any other woman."

"Then, in the best possible way, I will marry Aping."

"I've practiced on you 999 times this past year, and I've finally done it!"

……