Ex-Wife is a Big Villainess
Chapter 128 - 98 Empress Luo Wanqing_2

Chapter 128: Chapter 98 Empress Luo Wanqing_2

After the late Emperor passed away, a highly chaotic struggle for succession known as the "Nine Dragons’ Fight for Inheritance" took place.

At that time, Zhou Chang, who was the frailest in terms of power, decided to win over the Luo Family, which was quite influential in the court and political arena, to emerge victorious from this "Nine Princes’ Fight for Inheritance." Hence, he married Luo Wanqing, the precious daughter of the Luo Family, to form an alliance with them.

Seeking revenge on Jiang Wan, Luo Wanqing agreed to this marriage, marrying a man she did not love.

Before the wedding, Luo Wanqing made Zhou Chang swear that he would never have any entanglements with Jiang Wan in the future, or she would not agree to the marriage. However, in the end, Zhou Chang broke his oath and had clandestine dealings with Jiang Wan.

Upon learning of this, Luo Wanqing was furious and openly sought to annul the betrothal.

Only after persuasion from Mr. Luo and after Jiang Wan married into the Ran Family did she reluctantly complete the marriage with Zhou Chang.

After Zhou Chang successfully seized the throne, she smoothly became the Empress.

But those who knew the inside story were aware that although they were husband and wife, Luo Wanqing lived alone since marriage, even as Empress, she chose to reside in the Fengluan Palace, maintaining an attitude of having nothing to do with each other until death.

In her own words: "You touched that woman Jiang Wan, I find it repulsive!"

This illustrated the extent of her hatred for Jiang Wan.

This behavior also caused dissatisfaction among some ministers in the court, hence the subsequent proposal from an official to depose the Empress and install Consort Lan as the new Empress.

"Do you think Wanqing would care about these matters?"

Zhou Chang smiled wryly with a sense of helplessness, "She holds a grudge against the Luo Family for forcing her to marry back then, and whatever affection she had for the Luo Family dissipated with the death of the previous head of the Luo Family. Now, even if all the members of the Luo Family died, she wouldn’t bother with them."

Seeing Jiang Yi’s cold, silent face, Zhou Chang continued, "Currently, the Luo Family doesn’t hold as much sway in the court and political circles as it did in the past, but even a starving camel is bigger than a horse. I still have to show some partiality. Especially since Yanrong has been sending troops to harass our borders recently, and there is a possibility of another invasion. In such times, we cannot do without General Luo at the border."

The court is not very stable at the moment, and the struggle between the third Prince and the Crown Prince’s factions cannot be stopped anytime soon. As a father, I can only try to mediate and maintain some balance. In short, we need stability externally and even more so internally; we cannot have any more turmoil."

Listening to the Emperor patiently explain, Jiang Yi finally spoke indifferently, "I’ve already brought the person back, and it won’t be a problem as long as they don’t come looking for trouble. Of course, that’s assuming they don’t bother me first."

Zhou Chang nodded smilingly, "Of course."

Hesitating for a moment, Zhou Chang decided to be direct, "You might think this is making a mountain out of a molehill, but it’s not. Mainly because of your special status, it might lead the Luo Family to believe... that I’m scheming behind their backs, testing them to start suppressing them."

Jiang Yi paused, muttering in a low voice, "They must be so bored to imagine that."

Zhou Chang sighed with a sense of helplessness, "In this small world of the court, the slightest stir can cause people to panic, so everyone has become cautious and hypersensitive. It’s not easy for anyone; after all, everyone wants to stay alive."

Sensing the other party’s exhaustion, Jiang Yi softened her expression and changed the topic, "I heard rumors that the Ran Family married Ran Qingchen to someone from the Liushan Division, is that true or false?"

Zhou Chang said with a smile, "I owe the Ran Family, so I won’t interfere in any of their affairs. Whether it’s true or false, I don’t want to know. If you want to find out, you can investigate it yourself."

Jiang Yi curled her lips, "I don’t have that idle curiosity."

Looking at Jiang Yi who seemed somewhat like a little girl, Zhou Chang spoke tenderly, "Yi’er, you’re not young anymore, you should also think about your own future. I once promised your sister that I would take good care of you and help you find a good match. If there is someone——"

"Visitor, leave!"

Jiang Yi stood up and left.

Zhou Chang rubbed his forehead helplessly, his gaze drifting to the clear blue sky outside the window, slightly lost in thought, murmuring softly, "Wan’er, the world says I abandoned you for the realm and wouldn’t regret it. What do you think?"

The man lowered his head and slowly clenched his fists, "Actually... I have never regretted it either."

——

After leaving the Silver Moon Tower, Jiang Shouzhong hurriedly returned home and took out the swordsmanship manual from his bosom, unsure whether to call it "Invincible" or "Peerless," and began to browse through it.

The first sentence of the swordsmanship manual read: "Everyone in the world possesses a unique sword, capable of reaching the heavens, standing firm on the earth, harboring the power of wind and thunder, able to stir the heavens, solidify the cosmos, and swing the sun and moon..."

"Not bad, not bad, indeed a magnificent spirit."

Jiang Shouzhong nodded to himself in approval.

Reading on.

"Sword practice is like painting, with intent preceding the stroke. The sword movement is continuous, like the mountains and rivers, endless and unceasing. When one’s Qi is concentrated in the heart and the intent controls the sword, merging body and sword as one, only then can one unveil their edge amidst the flowing clouds and water..."

Well, impressive, impressive.

What surprised Jiang Shouzhong, however, was that a manual that was barely over twenty pages long spent more than ten pages in verbose descriptions of how formidable the swordsmanship was, creating an atmosphere and mindset that was too abstract.

It lacked detailed records on how to move one’s Qi or how to execute the sword techniques.

Jiang Shouzhong read on patiently.

Flipping to the penultimate page, his heart skipped a beat when he reached the last line of small text.

It read:

"To train in this technique, you must first——"

The rest of the line continued on the next page, but Jiang Shouzhong now felt his hands shaking and cold sweat dripping down.

Brother, please no.

Jiang Shouzhong dared not flip any further, wishing he could return it.

No wonder Miss Xia He’s gaze was off.

Still, Jiang Shouzhong clenched his teeth and turned to the last page, gathering courage to read the rest of the line, only to discover that the remaining words were:

"...own a sword!"

To train in this technique, you must first own a sword?

Jiang Shouzhong nearly choked on his own exasperation at this banality.

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