After seeing the methods of Beichen Yuan, Prince Liang and Prince Huainan both decisively chose to hold back for the time being.

The two of them looked at the chaotic scene and exchanged a glance.

However, before they could leave, Beichen Yuan’s voice suddenly rang out behind them.

“Where are you two going?”

Prince Liang glanced at Prince Huainan beside him, a smile playing on his lips as he slowly turned around. “The matter has already been decided, and there is a warlord presiding over the situation here. I won’t stay any longer.”

Prince Huainan also agreed, saying, “My position is sensitive, and it is unwise for me to get involved in the struggle for imperial power. I too shall not stay.”

“You two have not returned to the capital for a long time. Now that you’re back, you should stay for a few more days. I have been under your care in the northern regions for these years, so now that we’ve met, I should return the favor,” Beichen Yuan said.

The “care” Beichen Yuan mentioned was understood by the two men.

After all, over the years, they had openly and secretly sent people to assassinate Beichen Yuan.

Now that they had arrived in the capital, how could Beichen Yuan let them go so easily?

“War King is too polite. It’s a pity that my 50,000 armored soldiers are still camped twenty miles outside the capital. It seems I won’t have the chance to enjoy the War King’s hospitality,” Prince Liang said.

Since he dared to enter the capital, he was prepared.

He didn’t believe that Beichen Yuan would dare to openly tear their faces off.

Seeing Prince Liang reveal his hand, Prince Huainan was naturally unwilling to fall behind. “I have also stationed 80,000 troops outside the city. It’s inconvenient to stay, so it seems I will disappoint the War King’s good intentions,” Prince Huainan added.

Beichen Yuan knew full well what these old foxes were scheming, so he naturally wasn’t intimidated by their threats.

“Rest assured, I have already sent someone to the camp to host the soldiers. You won’t be disappointed. Xuan Tian, please escort Prince Liang and Prince Huainan to the manor to stay for a few days,” Beichen Yuan ordered.

Since they were here, he naturally wouldn’t let them leave easily.

The poison that the Snake Lady had placed on him had still not been fully cleared, and this grudge had to be repaid.

“What do you want to do, Beichen Yuan?” Prince Huainan asked, his expression dark and filled with menace.

Prince Liang’s face also grew serious as he looked at Beichen Yuan, realizing that they had underestimated him.

Beichen Yuan was someone who didn’t play by the rules.

Beichen Yuan took out a tiger talisman from his chest and played with it in his palm.

The moment the two men saw the tiger talisman, they were stunned.

They never expected that the talisman had truly made its way into Beichen Yuan’s hands.

No wonder he dared to return to the capital alone and openly confront them.

“War King truly has a good strategy. Since you are so eager, it would be impolite to refuse,” Prince Liang said, hiding the shock in his eyes as if he were truly an old friend unable to refuse such hospitality.

Prince Huainan also realized that Beichen Yuan could easily keep them both here, so he didn’t want to make a scene.

He decided to go to the War King’s residence with Prince Liang and consider their options later.

As night fell, the banquet dispersed.

The next day, at the grand court assembly, the second prince, Xiao Ruici, successfully ascended to power with the War King’s support.

Prince Liang and Prince Huainan were invited by Beichen Yuan to the royal mansion as guests.

It was said that Beichen Yuan treated them with great enthusiasm.

That night, he even arranged for several beauties to accompany Prince Huainan.

By morning, news of Prince Huainan spending the night with many women had spread throughout the capital.

Prince Liang, who was a martial enthusiast, insisted on sparring with the skilled guards of the mansion.

As a result, Beichen Yuan had the mansion’s secret guards practice with Prince Liang for several days, leaving him exhausted and unable to rise from bed.

This showed just how warm Beichen Yuan’s hospitality was.

The imperial struggle in the capital seemed to have ended before it even began, and the final winner was naturally the second prince, Xiao Ruici.

After the spring banquet, Shen Qingwan immediately went to find Lu Wenxiao to seek a divorce.

Lu Wenxiao hated Shen Qingwan immensely and would not easily agree to a divorce.

He had made up his mind to keep Shen Qingwan by his side and torment her.

Lu Wenxiao’s reputation had already been tarnished, as he had abandoned his wife and children, leading to his father’s death by starvation.

So when news of Shen Qingwan seeking a divorce broke, everyone understood her actions.

Moreover, Shen Qingwan was now the daughter of the Protector General’s Mansion, a status that Lu Wenxiao was unworthy of.

When Shen Qingwan went to present the divorce papers, Lu Wenxiao was comforting Su Ruoyun. “Don’t worry, I won’t let that woman go. We’ll definitely find our child. Didn’t my father-in-law say he would send people to search for Yangyang?”

Su Ruoyun cried, covering her face. “Yangyang is still so young. I don’t know how he’s been surviving these days. I keep dreaming that he’s been beaten all over and had his hands and feet chopped off, but I can’t save him. Wenxiao, please beg that woman. I just want my Yangyang back.”

“Dreams are often the opposite. Yangyang will be fine. After all, he’s from the Lu family. That woman wouldn’t dare harm him,” Lu Wenxiao said, trying to comfort her.

He didn’t believe that Shen Qingwan would really sell Yangyang.

Just then, a servant came to report that Shen Qingwan had arrived.

When Lu Wenxiao thought of Shen Qingwan, his face twisted with anger, but he had no choice but to meet her.

“Shen, you dare come?” Lu Wenxiao stormed out, glaring at Shen Qingwan.

Shen Qingwan unfolded the divorce papers and showed them to him. “If you sign this, I won’t come back.”

Lu Wenxiao gritted his teeth. “Don’t even think about it. Unless you return Yangyang, I will never sign the divorce papers. You will always be my Lu Wenxiao’s woman.”

“Is that so? Since you don’t want to sign, I don’t mind being known as a widow,” Shen Qingwan said, playing with the dagger in her hand, her threat obvious.

“I am an official of the court. Do you dare to kill me?” Lu Wenxiao sneered, confident that she wouldn’t actually kill him.

Shen Qingwan clicked her tongue disdainfully. “If I wanted you dead without anyone knowing, there are many ways. Besides, I have the Grand General’s Mansion behind me, so protecting me is easy.”

She wasn’t foolish enough to openly kill a government official, but even if she did, the General’s Mansion could protect her.

“Shen, you shameless woman, do you dare to kill your husband?” Lu Wenxiao was genuinely scared now.

After all, this woman had already crippled him.

Assassinating him was not out of the question.

Shen Qingwan could not tolerate being insulted.

She raised her leg and swept it across, delivering a slap to Lu Wenxiao’s face.

He staggered, his lip splitting open, and for a moment, he had tried to avoid it but didn’t expect her seemingly light kick to be so powerful.

“Hubby,” Su Ruoyun hurriedly rushed to help Lu Wenxiao, but Lu Wenxiao turned, spitting out blood mixed with two teeth.

“I suggest you clean up your mouth, or I’ll break all your teeth,” Shen Qingwan said with a commanding tone, her words full of threat.

Lu Wenxiao instinctively took a step back and no longer dared to insult her.