Tearing the Prince's Clothes after Withdrawing Marriage
Chapter 163: It’s All Over

Chapter 163: Chapter 163: It’s All Over

Thud, Chu Huaiyu’s head hit a stone pillar.

Qin Liuyan was terrified, and everyone else panicked.

"Huaiyu, Huaiyu, how are you?"

Chu Hongtao rushed over and, together with Qin Liuyan, helped Chu Huaiyu up.

Fortunately, she only hit her head and had not bled, so her beauty wasn’t ruined.

Chu Huaiyu, looking at Qin Liuyan with a hoarse and fragile voice, said, "Even if... you are not... my mother, but you... raised me... for many years, I... I can’t watch you... die."

After speaking, Chu Huaiyu’s eyes closed, and she fainted.

Chu Hongtao knelt on the ground and said to the Emperor urgently, "Your Majesty, Huaiyu is injured, may I..."

"Quick, save her!" Before the Emperor could speak, the Empress Dowager stood up and said anxiously, "Quick, take Huaiyu to my bedchamber, Linglong, you go and treat her immediately!"

"Alright!" This time, Yu Linglong glanced at Chu Qianli with a visibly improved mood.

A group of people took Chu Huaiyu to the Empress Dowager’s bedchamber.

Chu Hongtao and Qin Liuyan followed as well.

Before leaving, the Empress Dowager, who was almost stomping her foot in anger, looked at Chu Qianli, who maintained an expressionless face.

"Although Huaiyu is not Qin’s daughter, she knows gratitude for the nurturing she received, what about you?"

"Seeing your own birth mother seeking death, you remain indifferent, you... you are simply... simply..."

She was naturally kind-hearted and not used to scolding others, even less able to find harsh words to use.

But tonight, Chu Qianli had been such a disappointment.

How could she have allowed Xuanxuan, in the past, to marry this woman, she regretted it so much.

"Your Majesty, the day Xuanxuan decided to marry this woman, it was only because of the gratitude he felt for the kindness Long Qianyue had once shown him."

"Now that we know Huaiyu is actually Long Qianyue’s daughter, this Chu Qianli should no longer stay in the Prince Residence."

She looked at the Emperor, her chest still filled with frustration, "Your Majesty, why not grant them a divorce?"

Afterward, supported by Jin Momo and Yao Momo, the Empress Dowager left in a huff.

She also went to her own bedchamber to see the injured Chu Huaiyu.

Yu Linglong was feeling a bit conflicted.

On the one hand, she was pleased that the Empress Dowager intervened and asked the Emperor to grant Chu Qianli and Prince Yexuan a divorce.

But on the other hand, did the Empress Dowager seem to like Chu Huaiyu a lot?

Doesn’t that mean, she now had yet another rival?

Feeling conflicted, she left too.

Long Ye and Long Feifan were still in the hall.

Suddenly, Long Ye stood up and knelt on the floor.

"My lord..." The Emperor started to speak but then held back.

With his head lowered, Long Ye said in a heavy tone, "The incidents of the past were all triggered by Qin, and Lili was just an infant at that time; she knew nothing."

"I implore you, Your Majesty, to see the truth."

Long Feifan also immediately knelt down and said, "Please discern the truth, Your Majesty."

Only Chu Qianli remained, still standing not far from them.

Her expression was, as always, very indifferent.

Long Ye did not look at her, his feelings indescribably complicated.

Long Feifan couldn’t help but glance at her, his mood heavy as well.

The Emperor waved his hand and said, "My lords, rise. As for this matter, I will not pursue Chu Qianli’s faults."

At this, Long Ye was relieved and stood up with the support of Long Feifan.

"My lord, it’s getting late; you should return and rest soon," the Emperor said.

Hearing the Emperor’s implicit order to leave, Long Ye understood.

"Then, this old official shall take his leave first."

Before leaving, he looked at Chu Qianli with a profound tone, "No matter what, you have grown up before your grandfather’s eyes, and you are still his beloved granddaughter, as you were in the past, so shall you be in the future."

Long Feifan also looked at her deeply, told her to take care, and then left with Long Ye.

After their departure, only the Emperor, Eunuch Qing, and Chu Qianli were left in the hall.

Eunuch Qing’s face suddenly darkened as he rebuked, "Chu Qianli, you left the city without permission to join the Xuanwu Army, causing Prince Yexuan to suffer severe injuries, do you realize your crimes?"

"Your Majesty intends to find a charge against this official’s daughter, to force her to agree to a divorce with Prince Yexuan?"

Chu Qianli’s demeanor remained calm as she looked up at the Emperor, the corners of her lips maintaining that semblance of a smile.

Eunuch Qing was taken aback.

The Emperor’s face burned with shame, and for a moment, he couldn’t respond with a single word.

This damned girl is so smart!

But as the sovereign ruler of a nation, how could he possibly admit to such a despicable act?

Eunuch Qing’s face immediately darkened with anger, and he scolded, "Chu Qianli, if you continue to be so stubborn, don’t blame us..."

"The divorce papers, I’ll sign them."

What... what did she say? She... she’s willing to sign the divorce papers?

Even the Emperor was stunned.

How could it be so smooth?

This damned girl devised countless schemes and traps, all just to marry Yexuan.

This time, she pursued him to Duanhun Valley without regard for her life, also for Yexuan.

How could she agree to a divorce so easily?

Could there still be some plot within this?

However, upon seeing the expressions on their faces, Chu Qianli couldn’t help but smile faintly.

Her smile held a touch of irony.

"Your Majesty, I am but a weak woman without power or influence, what plans could I possibly have?"

The divorce papers, she had written them long ago and given them to Feng Yexuan, but he had refused to accept them.

Although she was being coerced to divorce Feng Yexuan today, and it indeed left a bad taste in her mouth,

resentful as she was, they had actually done her a great favor.

"Eunuch Qing, I wonder if the divorce papers are ready? If so, please bring them out so that this humble woman can sign."

"This humble woman knows she is unworthy and incompetent, unfit to be Yexuan’s wife, and now she only wishes to return to the Duke Residence to care for her gravely ill grandfather."

"Whether the Prince gets married or not in the future, it will have nothing to do with this humble woman, does Your Majesty think this is good?"

The Emperor, with a stiff face, although the girl’s look and even her tone seemed somewhat contemptuous,

decided to avoid further complications and sign the divorce papers first.

Eunuch Qing immediately presented the divorce papers.

Indeed, they were prepared in advance. How much must this so-called Imperial eunuch despise her?

Chu Qianli picked up the pen and merely glanced at the document before swiftly signing her name.

Eunuch Qing heaved a great sigh of relief.

He thought this girl would cause trouble, but unexpectedly, she signed that smoothly.

He quickly secured the divorce papers and returned to the Emperor’s side.

Chu Qianli said, "Your Majesty, allow this humble woman to return to the Duke Residence."

The Emperor looked at her.

At this moment, Chu Qianli’s smile, although constant, was unsettling.

But finalizing someone’s divorce today was still a significant matter.

She was just a girl of barely ten years.

He didn’t wish to make things difficult for her anymore.

As long as the objective was achieved, it was enough.

The Emperor waved his hand, and Chu Qianli, without bidding farewell, turned and left.

Outside, a fine drizzle started to fall—a delicate rain.

Stepping out of the hall, she looked up at the gloomy night sky which seemed quite fitting.

She just hadn’t expected that after wanting a divorce for so long, now that she had signed the divorce papers, she felt none of the anticipated excitement or exhilaration.

Why, instead, was there a faint sense of melancholy?

Was it because during the poison fog array, that guy was hurt by the Illusion Technique, and the person in his illusionary eyes was her?

But what did that matter?

Everything was over.

His marrying her was initially just to repay a favor.

The divorce was what she had wanted from the start.

Everything, really was over.

Chu Qianli took a deep breath and slowly exhaled, then began walking towards a new Chapter in her life.

She returned to the Duke Residence.

But before she could enter Chu Buqu’s bedroom, someone blocked her way: "Did you really sign the divorce papers?"