"Princess, Princess, something terrible has happened, the Prince Consort wants to divorce you!" Caiyue ran panic-stricken into Mu Yunchu's sleeping quarters, panting heavily, "The Prince Consort is in the Emperor's study right now, Princess, please go and see!"

In the magnificent palace, Mu Yunchu, dressed in vibrant clothes, stood in front of the bronze mirror in a daze. Caiyue's voice snapped her back into reality and after a moment of silence, she finally spoke, "You go ahead."

Only then did Caiyue noticed that the princess seemed a bit strange.

The Princess was deeply in love with the Prince Consort to the point where she used her power to force him to marry her, even knowing well that he did not like her. If she had heard about the prince's intent to divorce her on any normal day, she would have certainly been distraught. But today, she seemed oddly still, standing immobile in front of the bronze mirror.

"Princess, what's wrong? The prince consort is ironclad in his decision to divorce you this time, even going so far as to risk his life to pressure the Emperor. If you don't head over now, you may really be divorced..."

Before Caiyue could finish speaking, Mu Yunchu's voice suddenly became sharp, "Get out!"

Caiyue, frightened, did not dare to say anymore and promptly exited the room.

Standing in front of the bronze mirror, Mu Yunchu took a deep breath to calm her tumultuous heart.

She had actually been reborn!

Her husband, Fang Tiancheng, was the only son of the Prime Minister– educated, gentle, and recognized as the most handsome man in the capital.

From the first time she saw him, Mu Yunchu fell for him. After reaching the age of maturity, she disregarded whether he was betrothed to anyone else and forced Fang Tiancheng to marry her.

She thought that over time, Fang Tiancheng would eventually fall for her, but no matter how much she demeaned herself to please him, he only had eyes for his betrothed, Su Ningxue.

Eventually, he couldn't stand the Emperor's doting on her and chose to rebel...

The vivid disgust on Fang Tiancheng's face when he thrust his sword into her chest amidst the blazing fire was forever imprinted in her mind. But what haunted Mu Yunchu the most was the anguished roar of her father cradling her dead body.

Her actions nearly cost her father his kingdom!

The door suddenly swung open, and Cai Yue rushed over anxiously, but didn't dare to get too close: "Princess..."

She always felt a sense of sharp intensity surrounding the Princess at this moment.

Mu Yunchu looked at this young maid who was not much different from herself, her gaze softening a touch. Cai Yue might have been just a playmate arranged by Empress Fang for her, but having grown up together, Cai Yue was fond of her.

In her previous life, however, due to Su Ningxue's instigation, she just found a random man for Cai Yue to marry. By the time she realized that Su Ningxue had paid that man to torture Cai Yue to death, it was already too late.

Inside the Imperial Study, Mu Yunchu hadn't even walked in when she heard her father's thundering anger.

“Fang Tiancheng, don't be ungrateful! It’s the blessing your Fang family has been cultivating for many generations that my daughter, a royal spawn, is willing to marry you!”

Fang Tiancheng's attitude was firm: "This humble official cannot bear the Princess's deep affection, please fulfill my request, Your Majesty!"

Standing outside the Imperial Study, Mu Yunchu could hear the thudding noise of Fang Tiancheng's prostration, this man really didn't like her all that much.

She sighed lightly, an indescribable bitterness welling up in her heart. She owed everyone apologies, but she didn't owe anything to Fang Tiancheng.

In her past life, in order to beg him not to divorce her, she agreed to accept Su Ningxue into their home.

To cater to him, she studied music, chess, calligraphy, painting and even cooking. She took care of his life like a slave, but just because Su Ningxue sobbed a few words, he vented all his anger on her.

They considered her as a cherished pearl in the current emperor's hand, but in front of him, she was as humble as a dog. Yet he still felt that the royal family had mistreated him.

Mu Yunchu pushed the door and walked in: "Is the reason why my consort so eager to divorce the princess because I pushed Su Ningxue into the water?”

The two men in the study turned their gazes towards Mu Yunchu at the same time.

The emperor quickly suppressed his anger and rose from his seat: "Yunchu."

He felt helpless about his daughter. In his eyes, his little princess was both beautiful and sensible, and there was no need for her to become a maidservant by Fang Tiancheng. Unfortunately, she was willing, much to his headache.

Fang Tiancheng had expected Mu Yunchu to come. His wife, who had diligently served him for a year, his eyes were full of indifference. "Now that the princess knows, as a humble official, I ask for your understanding."

Had it been the old Mu Yunchu seeing such an indifferent look from Fang Tiancheng, she would have felt incredibly heartbroken. But now, she was utterly disillusioned with this man.

Without even glancing at Fang Tiancheng, her eyes focused solely on her father at this moment.

The current Emperor was not yet forty. His heroic appearance still revealed his handsome look that dazzled countless young girls in his youth. Despite his age, he was still a handsome uncle.

The Emperor was very astute in ruling the nation, and the Lièyáng Nation was also protected under his battlefield conquests when he was young. He was a decisive monarch, yet he always spoilt her, which added a stain to his glorious fame.

Mu Yunchu was filled with guilt: "Father, I didn't push Sour Ninging into the water. The lady jumped into it herself to frame me."

At these words, the Emperor was filled with mixed emotions.

Ever since his daughter married into the Prime Minister's mansion this year, she never told him about any grievances she had suffered. Whenever he asked her, she always said that the marital relationship was excellent, and everyone in the Prime Minister's mansion was good to her.

He knew his daughter was being looked down upon, but he couldn't flare up.

Feeling her dependence on him, the emperor was both overjoyed and heartbroken, and there was a rush of anger as well, "A good daughter of the Su family, playing tricks even on the current princess!"

"Your majesty, I plead for your judgement, Ning Snow is not at all the person princesses described!" Fang Tiancheng was anxious to protect his sweetheart, scolded Mu Yunchu with a cold face; "Mu Yunchu, how can you be so vicious! Ning Snow can't swim at all. Are you saying she would risk her life to frame you? I thought you had changed over the year, but it seems you were just putting up an act in front of me! At this moment, Ning Snow is still unconscious in her sickbed. Do you have a conscience at all?"

Conscience?

She took care of him conscientiously and tirelessly for a year, visited her mother-in-law every day to greet her kindly, not daring to show off her princess stature at all. Just because of a flippant plot by Su Ninging, he denied all her previous efforts and even questioned her conscience?

"Fang Tiancheng, what do you think gives you the courage to shout at me? Do you think you're being noble and fearless? Let me tell you, your courage is because of my love for you! No matter how much you try to rebel, you know this princess will protect you!"

In Mu Yunchu's eyes, there was deep sorrow, but it was not because of Fang Tiancheng, but her own father, the emperor.

Just like her characteristic willfulness, didn't it all stem from her father's pampering? Yet, in the past, she had never known what it meant to be grateful.

Fang Tiancheng was taken aback, looking at the pain in the eyes of the woman before him, as if his heart had been stabbed by something.

This princess was rebellious and capricious, using her royal status to get whatever she wanted, even forcing someone into a marital bond. He had always thought she was immune to hurt.

"You don't have to rush to defend Su Ningxue," she said. "I, the princess, have no intention of blaming her for anything. Since the bond between you two is unbreakable, I won't stand in your way. As for you, a man who can't tell right from wrong, I have no interest in wasting any more time on you!"

At her words, the emperor’s eyes lit up instantly, and he asked eagerly, "Yunchu, what do you mean?"

"Father, I request a divorce from my royal husband!"