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

The subordinate shuddered and quickly said, "Um, Lord Xie, it seems your wife is calling you. You should go back now."

"Remember, General Zhang Shi's reply can't be delayed. Our future rests entirely on your shoulders, Lord Xie. You can't let us down..."

"I know, I know..." Xie Liu didn't wait for his subordinate to finish speaking before he strode home. His head was buzzing, and all the past events of the past few days were automatically flooding in. He was already analyzing them as he rushed back.

"That's strange. I haven't done anything to offend her these past few days, so why is she throwing such a tantrum?"

"She hasn't lost her temper this badly in a long time."

Unable to find an answer, Xie Liu quickened his pace. When he finally arrived at the place, he stood across the threshold, looking at his wife, Wang, but dared not go in.

"What are you standing there for? Come in."

Wang shouted, then turned around and revealed a small box to Xie Liu.

The box was dilapidated and old, devoid of any color, and basically ready to be thrown away, yet it was locked.

At this point, the lock had been opened.

The contents of the box were revealed.

It was...

Copper coins!

"No!!!"

Xie Liu screamed inwardly, like a groundhog screeching, and sprinted to the inner hall with lightning speed, his face already drenched in cold sweat.

He was about to take the box when Wang swatted it away with a feather duster: "Well, well, Xie Liu, you've really grown some guts! You actually dare to hide money from me?"

"Are you asking for trouble?"

"Want to get beaten up?"

"Do you know that hiding money from your wife is a sign of not loving her? That's the law in Yunjing. You have no virtue as a husband, you deserve to be drowned in a pig cage!"

Whether or not Xie Liu is submerged in a pig cage, he doesn't care.

He just stared intently at the copper coins.

There are 327 coins in total, which he has saved up one by one over the years by living frugally.

It was money saved up behind Wang's back.

But now... it's been discovered.

That means... it's over!

Years of hard work, gone!

There's a saying: "Nothing is more sorrowful than a broken heart!"

Xie Liu felt exactly that way at that moment.

However, Wang Shi did not sense Xie Liu's despair; on the contrary, she became even angrier.

"Xie Liu, Xie Liu, I was truly blind back then to marry you."

"The men she marries either get promoted or become rich."

"You're the most useless one. Even now, you're still just a lowly agricultural commissioner, earning a monthly salary of twenty taels. It hasn't increased by a single coin in all these years."

"That's fine then."

"I've suffered so much following you, and you dare to hide money from me behind my back?!"

"Do you dare to have your own secret stash of money?"

Do you even know how to write the words "male virtue"?

Wang's insults grew increasingly vicious, leaving Xie Liu numb with rage.

Yes, after all these years, how come he hasn't improved at all?

Is it because he's not diligent?

Is it because he didn't work hard enough?

Or did he fail to do a good job?

No, he once had the opportunity. If he had just spent more money on entertaining guests and giving gifts to his superiors, he wouldn't be a mere agricultural commissioner now!

But how much of the money he earns actually ends up in his hands?

His constant financial constraints left him with neither the confidence nor the courage to do anything beyond his job description.

How could he possibly have the courage to even make the slightest attempt?

At this moment, Xie Liu suddenly felt extremely devastated and numb, and even felt like he had no will to live. He had clearly done his best, he had clearly worked so hard, he had clearly handed over all his monthly salary, he had done his best.

But the result?

In return, I received only insults and humiliation!

It's not enough to just make him lower his head; he has to lower it to the ground!

They live a life that's neither human nor ghost!

"Speak up, are you mute?"

"Hmph, don't think you can get away with this by staying silent."

Wang's shrill cries lingered in my ears.

Xie Liu's thoughts have drifted back to the past.

Wang Shi wasn't always like this, at least not when she first married him. But as romantic relationships became more prevalent in Yunjing over the years, and rumors and behaviors spread more and more wildly, Wang Shi changed.

Some people say: If they don't give you money, it means they don't love you.

Therefore, he had to hand over all the money.

Some say: The person who truly loves you will accept everything about you.

Therefore, his wife, Wang, became increasingly indifferent to him.

He's living more and more like a dog!

"Xie Liu..." Wang's ultimatum was issued: "Today, you must give me an explanation, or else..."

"Let's get a divorce!"

Xie Liu's heart began to calm down.

The past is like smoke, it can never be retrieved. His willing sacrifices over the years can be considered as repaying Wang Shi twenty years ago. Thus, Xie Liu, who had been a coward all his life, suddenly raised his head.

His gaze was intense: "Fine, let's get a divorce!"

"Um?"

His wife, Wang, was taken aback.

Unexpectedly, Xie Liu dared to talk back when she was angry; he clearly didn't love her anymore. So many people in Yun Jing have said, if it's not right, break up!

Then...

"good!"

"Xie Liu, you've got guts!"

"Divorce, we must divorce!"

The two signed a contract on the spot, and as soon as Xie Liu pressed his fingerprint, Wang said impatiently, "It's good that we're divorced, but this house is compensation for me."

"From now on, you no longer belong to this house."

"go out!"

The next moment, Xie Liu was kicked out of the house.

The door slammed shut with a creak, leaving him exposed to the cold wind.

The night was deep, and the night wind was getting stronger.

Xie Liu was dressed neither lightly nor thickly, shivering in the cold wind. He felt unbearably cold, but more than the cold in his body, the desolation in his heart made him feel hopeless about life.