Chapter 43: Two Choices

As expected, Dongli Lucang’s face darkened again upon hearing this, and he said, “Since you like slaves so much, then go live with them.”

“Your Highness!” An Xiuyuan immediately shouted upon hearing this. Wang Yuzhen was his newlywed wife, how could he give her to a slave?

If this got out, would he still be able to show his face in public?

“Your Highness, forgive me!” An Xiuyuan knelt down and kowtowed to Dongli Lucang, begging him to show mercy. At this moment, he was actually quite angry, angry that Wang Yuzhen had invited Yunzhi, and even more angry that she was so hasty.

Even if she wanted to step on Yunzhi, there was no need to rush it. But she, on the other hand, couldn’t even wait a day and directly made such a scene on their wedding day.

If she had succeeded, it would have been fine. But not only did she not succeed, she also offended the Regent. As a court official, he knew very well that the Regent’s words were more effective than the Emperor’s. In other words, the Regent’s power was far greater than the Emperor’s.

Even though the Regent did not take over, the court officials were still willing to listen to him. This led to the Emperor having to act according to the Regent’s wishes.

Of course, this couldn’t be blamed on the officials, after all, the Emperor was still young, only fifteen years old.

“What, you want to plead for her?” Dongli Lucang looked at An Xiuyuan coldly and said, “If you really want to plead for her, it’s not impossible.”

An Xiuyuan was overjoyed upon hearing this and said, “Yes, Your Highness, Wang is my newlywed wife, it’s only right for me to plead for her. I hope Your Highness will show mercy, and in the future, I will serve you like a horse and a cow.”

“This King doesn’t need you to serve like a horse and a cow.” Dongli Lucang looked at An Xiuyuan with disdain, feeling that this man’s brain must be broken.

He couldn’t even ask for someone, but An Xiuyuan had luckily married her home, and yet he didn’t cherish her properly.

He even wanted to divorce her for a woman who wasn’t even worthy of being mentioned.

Of course, it was good that An Xiuyuan divorced Yunzhi. Otherwise, how would he have had the opportunity?

In that case, he should actually be grateful to the other party for mistaking a pearl for a fish eye. However, while he was grateful, he would not allow An Xiuyuan’s woman to bully Yunzhi.

“Your Highness is righteous.” An Xiuyuan was quite happy, so he directly flattered Dongli Lucang.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, he heard Dongli Lucang say, “Seeing as you are so loyal and righteous, this King gives you two choices. First, this King will pardon her crime, but will take back your title. Second, this King will punish her, give her to a slave, and you will still be the Marquis of Dingyuan, and this King can even promote your official position. You have one cup of tea to decide.”

Upon hearing this, An Xiuyuan and Wang Yuzhen instantly turned pale. Wang’s face was also bad, she didn’t know whether she was regretting it or what, but in any case, the look in her eyes towards Wang Yuzhen no longer had that loving look.

She even thought, the old man was right after all, her son really shouldn’t have married Wang Yuzhen.

Yunzhi didn’t know about Wang’s regret, at this moment, she was enjoying the ugly expressions of Wang Yuzhen and An Xiuyuan.

She wanted to see how An Xiuyuan would choose, would he choose love or his future?

It had to be said that Dongli Lucang did a good job.

Thinking of this, Yunzhi turned to look at Dongli Lucang, her eyes full of joy.

Seeing her happy look, Dongli Lucang’s mood also became happy, and he slightly curled his lips. He looked at Yunzhi with gentle eyes and said with a smile, “Zhizhi, let’s go out and have a look.”