"Chu Yunfei!" Chu Yunjiao stared at her through gritted teeth, so angry that she didn't even call her sister anymore. "The Prince has already given you the letter of divorce; I hope you are sensible enough to vacate your position quickly! Marrying me is the will of the Noble Consort, but it is also what the Prince willingly desires. The Prince and I are in love and perfectly matched. If you are sensible, get out of the Prince's Estate immediately, otherwise, don't blame the Prince for being unkind to you!"
"Sheng Xia." Chu Yunfei had heard enough of the buzzing flies and coldly ordered, "Take this Concubine Sister of this Princess Consort away."
"Yes!" Sheng Xia walked in, easily restrained Chu Yunjiao, and forcibly dragged her out. "Second Concubine Sister, please forgive this servant for the offense."
"What are you doing? Let go of me! Let go!" Chu Yunjiao came to her senses, pulling at her swollen mouth as she clamored, "Chu Yunfei, you actually dare to hit me! I—"
Sheng Xia dragged her out, and Baochan thoughtfully closed the door, leaving only the Prince and the Princess Consort inside.
Chu Yunfei narrowed her eyes, her gaze landing on Rong Cang's face.
On his handsome and noble face were two clear, red, and swollen finger marks, one on each side; for this noble Prince, this was clearly the first time in his life.
The Study Room was terrifyingly calm, as if a storm were about to break.
"When the Prince sought to marry me, that was not what you said." Chu Yunfei's tone was calm and indifferent, completely devoid of the arrogance she had shown just now. "You changed your heart only a year after we married; shouldn't the Prince give me an explanation?"
Rong Cang looked at her coldly: "Chu Yunfei, what exactly do you want to do?"
"That is a question I should be asking you." Chu Yunfei narrowed her eyes slightly, a mocking curve appearing at the corner of her mouth. "Everything was fine, why are you acting crazy?"
"We were husband and wife, so let's just say I failed you." Rong Cang looked away, his voice indifferent. "These two slaps can be considered me paying you back. Take your letter of divorce and leave quickly; from now on, we will each go our own way and have nothing to do with each other."
Chu Yunfei stared at him fixedly, sorrow gradually appearing at the bottom of her eyes: "The Prince once said that you would never fail me in this life."
"How can words spoken when affection is deep count for anything?" Rong Cang's voice was cold, completely devoid of the lingering affection of the past. "Just consider that I owe you; if you have any conditions, feel free to propose them."
"The Prince does not owe me anything, because I will not accept the letter of divorce." Chu Yunfei narrowed her eyes. "Furthermore, every time the Prince mentions the letter of divorce from now on, you will receive a slap. If you don't believe me, you can try."
Rong Cang's handsome face darkened, and he gritted his teeth in anger: "You are simply unreasonable!"
After dropping these words, he flicked his sleeves and headed out.
"I am pregnant." Chu Yunfei stood still and said calmly, "Does the Prince truly want me to take your child and marry another man, letting your own flesh and blood call another man 'father'?"
Rong Cang's footsteps stopped abruptly. He closed his eyes, then raised his hand to pull open the door, intending to walk out.
"If I accept the letter of divorce and leave this Prince's Estate today, I will immediately find a place to dash my brains out." Chu Yunfei turned her head, looking indifferently at Rong Cang's tall and straight figure. "If you can accept the result of two deaths, you can continue walking forward."
Rong Cang clenched his hands tightly.
"Remember to collect my corpse before noon at the latest." After dropping these words, Chu Yunfei calmly stepped past his side and pulled open the door to leave first.
However, just as one foot crossed the threshold, she was pulled back by a great force.
"Chu Yunfei." A cold and ruthless voice sounded in her ear. "Are you threatening me with the child?"
Chu Yunfei was held in his arms and did not resist, only calmly correcting him: "I am threatening you with my own life. After all, only if I am alive can the child live."
Rong Cang's handsome face was covered in frost: "Do you just want to stubbornly stay in the Prince's Estate and not leave?"
Even though Chu Yunfei had been mentally prepared, she was still stung to the heart by these words.
She and Rong Cang had been married for only one year.
Back then, it was he who insisted on marrying her, he who lowered his status to coax her into happiness, and he who promised to love only her for the rest of his life.
It was also he who was as cold as a star of misfortune in front of outsiders, yet uniquely gentle in front of her, to the point where she could not resist.
Could such a man change his heart in just a few short months?
Chu Yunfei took a deep breath, forcing back the heat in her eye sockets, her voice indifferent and distant: "Since the Prince's Estate can no longer accommodate me, I naturally will not stubbornly stay. The Prince can rest assured."
After dropping these words, she turned and left without looking back.
Rong Cang froze in place, staring blankly at her resolute retreating figure, his hand hanging by his side clenching once more.
"Your Highness." His personal guard Chang Qing poked his head in, his face full of worry. "If the Princess Consort cannot think straight and does something foolish, what should we do?"
Rong Cang turned his head, staring at him gloomily.
Chang Qing's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly retracted his head and stood straight, still muttering under his breath: "Women are inherently weak, and a woman who is pregnant is even more delicate. If the Princess Consort cannot think straight after being divorced..."
Rong Cang's fingertips trembled. After a moment of hesitation, he still lifted his feet to chase after her.
However, just as he passed through the corridor, he heard Chu Yunjiao's cold voice: "Chu Yunfei, you are already a discarded wife of the Prince's Estate. If you are sensible, take the letter of divorce and get out of the Prince's Estate quickly. Don't be so thick-skinned that people look down on you!"
Rong Cang's footsteps paused just like that.
"Your mother is unfavored in the Chu Family, yet she occupies the position of Head Madam. You wouldn't be as thick-skinned as your mother, would you?" Chu Yunjiao's voice was cold, sounding like a viper's tongue. "One should have some backbone. The Prince doesn't even want you anymore, so why are you still stubbornly hanging on?"
"Whether I have backbone or not does not change the fact that I am the Princess Consort whom Rong Cang married through proper channels. Younger Sister looks down on me and my mother because you are just like that lowly concubine of yours, specializing in seducing other people's husbands. That is why a big lowly woman gave birth to a small lowly woman!"
Chu Yunjiao's face flushed red, and she was furious: "Chu Yunfei, you—"
"Since you are so eager to marry into the Prince's Estate, this Princess Consort can fulfill your wish." Chu Yunfei looked coldly at Chu Yunjiao, who was blocking her path, her voice cold and firm. "Let the Prince take you as a concubine. From now on, you will come for morning and evening greetings every day and serve me, the Head Madam, well."
"You are dreaming!" In a fit of rage, Chu Yunjiao raised her hand to hit her.
Chu Yunfei grabbed her wrist, her voice bone-chillingly cold: "Chu Yunjiao, it is you who are dreaming!"
"Chu Yunfei, what kind of power are you trying to show off in front of me?" Chu Yunjiao was indeed driven out of control by her anger. "I am marrying the Prince to be the main wife. You, this discarded wife, should quickly take the letter of divorce and get out of the Prince's Estate, otherwise, I will definitely have the Prince kick you out!"
Main wife?
Chu Yunfei raised her hand and patted her face, her eyes filled with pity: "Go back and beg your good father to make the decision for you first. Don't commit adultery with someone without any status or name. This kind of behavior is not at all like a noblewoman from an official's family who knows the rules; instead, it is more like those brothel prostitutes who sell smiles at the door!"
Having said that, she snorted coldly and turned to leave without hesitation.
"Chu Yunfei, you dare to call me a prostitute?" Chu Yunjiao's face was ashen. In a fit of rage, she suddenly pushed her from behind: "Go to hell!"
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