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

Ah Xin smiled sweetly, but Liu Xingyuan felt a chill run down his spine.

Ah Xin had made this promise to him ninety-nine times, but every time she came back to bring up divorce, and every time he had to go through a lot of trouble to win her back.

Almost every time, the trigger for the incident was that Ah Xin would go to see her girlfriends, drink with them, and when she was drunk, she would listen to their advice and then come back to divorce him.

Living like this almost drove Liu Xingyuan to the brink of mental illness.

We must be on guard now!

"Really?"

"Ah Xin, you really won't divorce me?"

"You'll still love me, won't you?"

Ah Xin smiled again, her smile as radiant as a blooming flower: "That's right, I will always love you, and I will never divorce you."

"Alright, my husband, it's getting late."

"I have to go."

"Any later, and my girlfriends will be getting impatient."

Before he finished speaking, Ah Xin hurried out. When Liu Xingyuan chased after her, he saw Ah Xin get into a carriage. The carriage door was open, and inside were Ah Xin's close girlfriends.

They barely even glanced at him, and took Ah Xin away in a carriage.

Seeing this scene, for some reason, Liu Xingyuan felt extremely flustered, as if this might be the hundredth time.

"So, I have to pursue her a hundred times?"

"Please don't say that. I really haven't had any time lately."

Liu Xingyuan prayed.

Back at the mansion, after a quick meal, he resumed his work. In the afternoon, a relative from the clan sneaked in.

"Cousin, something big has happened."

"What's wrong?"

"Zhang Shi, the general under Ren Tianye, sent a letter."

Liu Xingyuan was instantly shocked.

The secret passage came very quickly.

Ren Tianye's army had not yet crossed the border into Pukou City when they came to persuade him to surrender. Therefore, there is only one reason: Ren Tianye had already begun to implement a plan to cut off Pukou City's food and water supply.

"Cousin, what do you think? Should we take this opportunity to seek refuge with Ren Tianye?"

"This way we'll be of great use to Ren Tianye, and he'll definitely treat us well."

The cousin was able to figure this out, and he said what he thought: "Ren Tianye treats people very well, especially since he's purging all the love-struck people in the world."

"If I were under his command, would he have allowed those who revere love to act so recklessly? I wouldn't be in this situation now, unable to even find a marriage partner."

"Cousin, your life is a little easier now."

What his cousin said, naturally, stirred something in Liu Xingyuan's heart about his previous ninety-nine grand attempts to win back Ah Xin.

To be honest, caught between the two major forces of Ren Tianye and Pukou City, he personally leans more towards Ren Tianye.

However, his decision was not firm.

Furthermore, the decision he was about to make represented the will of the entire Liu clan, so it required even more careful consideration.

He then said, "This matter is not urgent."

As he spoke, he opened the letter Zhang Shi had given him.

The content, however, surprised him.

He thought that Zhang Shi, as a general under Ren Tianye, would promise him and the Liu clan he represented some benefits.

However, the letter only told him that the Duke's men were very discerning and had zero tolerance for those who let love distract them from important matters.

Moreover, it is emphasized that he will see what a real romantic relationship is and what normal love is.

"Why is General Zhang Shi spouting such nonsense? How can he expect our Liu clan to surrender without offering sufficient benefits?"

Liu Xingyuan's face showed dissatisfaction, but almost involuntarily, the next moment, his mind was drawn to the scene described in just a few words in Zhang Shishu's letter.

A true romantic relationship?

In such a world, it's highly unlikely that a woman would so easily divorce me and ask me to pursue her again, right?

It wasn't until his cousin reminded him that Liu Xingyuan seemed to wake from a dream, saying, "Oh, oh, oh, General Zhang Shi didn't say anything. I think we should observe again."

After sending his cousin away, Liu Xingyuan resumed his busy work, but this time he could no longer calm his mind. His thoughts were like the wind, flying around involuntarily.

With a slight close of his eyes, he seemed to be able to breathe in truly fragrant air, a kind of air that freed him from having to put all his energy into the humiliating path of seeking reconciliation.

Thus, until evening, Liu Xingyuan woke up in shock for what seemed like the umpteenth time. After calculating the time, he hurried home.

After all, his Ah Xin might be coming back.

He had to go and keep Ah Xin company.

Otherwise, who knows what kind of trouble might arise.

As it turned out, Ah Xin still hadn't returned.

She simply sent someone a message saying that she was having a good time drinking with her close female friend and would talk to her later.

Having no other option, Liu Xingyuan could only wait.

They waited anxiously until dawn, but Ah Xin still hadn't returned. However, she sent a maid over.

"Where's Ah Xin?"

"Miss Ah Xin is having a good time drinking with my mistress and the others," the maidservant relayed, her voice haughty. "At the same time, Miss Ah Xin asked me to tell you something."

Geek!

Liu Xingyuan's heart skipped a beat.

He could almost foresee what the maid was about to say, but he still managed to ask with difficulty, "Ah Xin, what do you want me to say?"

"Miss Ah Xin said..." the maid said condescendingly, "She doesn't love you anymore and wants a divorce!"

A thunderclap seemed to echo in Liu Xingyuan's mind, but unlike the previous thunderclaps, this one was a muffled rumble. After all, he had already proposed divorce to Liu ninety-nine times.

Even if he's not used to it, he should get used to it by now.

But still, instinctively, she managed to ask with difficulty, "Where is Ah Xin?"

"At Li's Tavern," the maid said. "It's always there. Why pretend you don't know?"

"Alright." Liu Xingyuan mechanically got up, called the butler, and drove off.

The carriage creaked and groaned as it moved along the road. Liu Xingyuan felt empty, numb, and miserable inside.

"Master, don't worry. It's probably just Madam throwing a tantrum again. When you arrive, just coax her as usual, promise to listen to her for the rest of your life, and wait ten days or half a month. Once Madam is happy, she definitely won't divorce you."

The butler patiently advised him, and was very familiar with the whole process, after all, he had been through it many times. As the saying goes, practice makes perfect, and he had done it more than twice before.

This time, however, Liu Xingyuan did not agree.

The images that had been swirling in my mind all afternoon unconsciously resurfaced in my mind again.

"Could such a thing have happened under the Duke's command?"

As I was thinking about it, we finally arrived at our destination.

Liu Xingyuan got off the carriage and strode into the tavern. As soon as he pushed open the door, a loud bang suddenly rang out from inside.

Ah Xin's sisters were all laughing wildly.

"Hahaha, I knew it! Ah Xin, as soon as you mentioned divorce, Liu Xingyuan would definitely come running like a dog, begging to apologize. See, wasn't I right?"

"Hey, I've seen this scene many times before, but this time Liu Xingyuan's preparations are lacking. No gifts, no agate, he just came empty-handed? Ah Xin, this time we can't let him get back together so easily, that would be too easy on him."

"Hey, Clan Chief Liu, you're supposed to be the head of the Liu family clan. How come you're asking for a reconciliation without even offering anything? I know you're not as powerful as some high-ranking official, but you can't come empty-handed."

……

Amidst a chorus of mockery, all of Ah Xin's close friends instantly adopted an air of superiority.

Even their maids were included.

High above.

They all looked down on him with disdain, just as high-ranking officials looked down on ordinary people.

In reality, these people's families basically survived only because of their Liu clan.

Just because they had a good relationship with Ah Xin, these people who depended on the Liu clan could act arrogantly every time they saw him.

"You've arrived?"

Ah Xin stood up unsteadily. Having drunk quite a bit, her face was flushed, making her even more beautiful. She didn't look like a married woman at all; she looked no different from a young girl, and even more charming.

Unfortunately, her eyes were filled with deep disdain.

"Here we are, let's get this straight this time."

"Liu Xingyuan, my best friend is right, you are not good enough for me at all."

"A woman like me should be matched with royalty, with a domineering prince, or with someone better, not just someone like you who is merely the head of the Liu clan."

"So, let's get a divorce."

"This time, I mean it. There's no going back."

Even if you kneel down and beg me like before, I will never agree to get back together with you.

As Ah Xin spoke, all the young ladies and maids in the tavern crossed their arms, waiting with amusement for the next good show to come.

Like Liu Xingyuan's housekeeper, they had witnessed countless times how Liu Xingyuan begged Ah Xin to get back together with him.

This time, they didn't feel anything was different from before.

However, Liu Xingyuan suddenly felt tired.

I'm so tired!

It felt as if a thousand-pound burden had been placed on his shoulders.

Time and again they brought up separation and reconciliation, time and again they sought to get back together.

Ninety-nine times already!

He was exhausted, both physically and mentally!

At this moment, looking at Ah Xin's face, which he had previously thought was stunningly beautiful, he suddenly felt that she was nothing special. With his status, even if he couldn't find someone as beautiful as Ah Xin, he didn't know how many women who were slightly less beautiful than her could be found.

If one can't compare to Ah Xin, how many can?

Why bother hanging yourself on this crooked tree?

Liu Xingyuan then let out a slight sigh of relief.

He said, "Okay."

The "good" wasn't loud; in the tavern, it was almost inaudible to him, yet it was resounding.

"Wh-what?"

Ah Xin thought she had misheard, and her drunkenness subsided somewhat. She asked, "Liu Xingyuan, what did you say?"

"I said okay," Liu Xingyuan said calmly. "I agree."

"You...you agreed?"

"I agree." Liu Xingyuan's tone was indifferent, but his attitude was extremely firm. He said, "However, it's not that we're getting a divorce, but that I'm divorcing you."

"Our Liu clan is a prominent family in Qingchou Plain, with countless servants and maids under our command. As the leader, I am in charge of everything. Having married a peasant girl like you, I cannot allow you to file for divorce."

"It's me who's divorcing you; there's no such thing as a divorce."

As Liu Xingyuan spoke, his tone became stronger and more resolute, gradually revealing an unquestionable decisiveness and firmness that increasingly resembled his usual demeanor in handling clan affairs, until they became one.

"Now, did you hear me clearly?"

Ah Xin stood there, stunned.

The hangover is gone.

That's not right. Shouldn't it be Liu Xingyuan constantly begging him to get back together?

What... did you agree to a divorce?

He... wants to divorce her?

Was she hallucinating after getting drunk?

Yes, it must be a hallucination.

So Ah Xin said sternly, "Fine, Liu Xingyuan, you said it, so don't regret it and come begging me to get back together."

"I'm telling you, I'll never talk to you again!"

Ah Xin unleashed her most powerful attack.

Faced with this overwhelming pressure of "never talking to you again," Liu Xingyuan, who was terrifying before, now seems ridiculous.

He didn't even glance at Ah Xin, but instead scanned the surrounding young ladies and maids who were already dumbfounded.

His tone was low and filled with unquestionable authority as he said, "Your families mostly depend on my Liu clan for survival."

"How dare they repeatedly, no, not even repeatedly, but countless times, disrespect me? This is simply disregarding my Liu clan."

"snort!"

"Then go back and tell your fathers and brothers, and your family heads, that from today onwards, our Liu clan will no longer have any cooperation with your family."

"All previous collaborations have been cancelled."

"Furthermore, you could add that this is entirely due to your own actions."

Now it was the young ladies and maids' turn to explode.

What does that mean? Are you trying to cut off their family's source of income?!

If I tell them this, won't I get beaten half to death?

No, no, Liu Xingyuan isn't like this. He's become like this now. Is there something wrong with him?

Yes……

Playing hard to get?

Based on the knowledge of these young ladies and maids, this was the only one they could think of.

Playing hard to get!

So, someone took the lead.

"Oh dear, has our Liu clan leader changed his tactics? Instead of pleading for mercy, he's resorting to playing hard to get? Heh, our Ah Xin may be a little naive, but we're not. We won't let Ah Xin fall for your tricks."

Someone reminded them, someone else took the lead, and suddenly there was a lot of noise.

"Our Ah Xin is such a good woman. It's only because your Liu family's ancestors were blessed that she was able to marry you. Now, instead of thinking about how to treat our Ah Xin well, you come up with this kind of method. It's so disappointing for our Ah Xin."

"Numerous nobles and domineering princes who pursue Ah Xin dare not use the tactic of playing hard to get with us. You are just a minor Liu clan leader, yet you dare to use such methods? Let me tell you, our Ah Xin doesn't fall for that."

……

Ah Xin instantly snapped out of her daze and immediately shouted along.

"Yes, I'm not buying it."

"Liu Xingyuan, your performance tonight was extremely disappointing. I swear, I will never forgive you again!"

Ah Xin's shouts were loud enough to reach Liu Xingyuan's ears, but they grew weaker and weaker as Liu Xingyuan turned and strode away from the tavern.

Upon reaching the entrance, he gave an order that from now on, the tavern should not entertain any more customers.

The tavern owner dared not defy Liu Xingyuan and immediately nodded in agreement.

Liu Xingyuan strode into the night.

I felt an unprecedented sense of ease throughout my body, as if the mountain that had been pressing down on me had suddenly collapsed.

What he had expected to trigger a chain reaction like an avalanche and tsunami, turned out to be nonexistent. Apart from a faint sense of joy, he felt no sadness whatsoever.

"So, letting go of Ah Xin is such a simple thing. It seems I was too deeply immersed in it before."

Liu Xingyuan let out a soft breath and instructed the steward, "Go back to the clan and gather everyone. I have an important decision to announce."

"Oh, and remember to avoid the people from Pukou City."

The butler, who had been by Liu Xingyuan's side for a long time, immediately understood the implied meaning in Liu Xingyuan's words. He looked up in surprise, his young master, who was always cautious, was now...

Why did they make that decision so quickly?

So resolute?

Unbelievable!

……