Chapter 1

Chapter 1

I summoned Xie Canghuai and told him, “You cannot take this concubine.”

Xie Canghuai frowned. “Why?”

I answered honestly, “Because I am going back to inherit the throne.”

Xie Canghuai was stunned. “…Huh?”

I cleared my throat and informed him, “I am-

“The biological daughter of the late Grand Holy Shunmu Empress Dowager.

“The biological younger sister of the Current Emperor.

“The niece of General Bai, who commands a million-strong army in the north.

“The soon-to-be-invested Crown Princess, Suining Grand Princess!”

I finished it all in one breath.

Xie Canghuai looked dumbfounded. “Aren’t you just the daughter of a hunter from Linjia Village?”

I scoffed. “A princess naturally has to hide her identity when she’s out in the world. Don’t you even understand that?”

Xie Canghuai: “…”

I said, “From now on, you are not allowed to look me in the eye, nor are you allowed to sit while speaking to me.”

Xie Canghuai stood up subconsciously.

He stood before me, struggling for a long time before finally choking out, “Our family has produced a princess… Such wonderful news, I have to go tell Mother.”

With that, he bolted.

He even tripped on his way out.

“Mother!” he screamed. “My wife has gone mad!”

A moment later, Xie’s Mother arrived.

She pulled out her handkerchief and gave it a practiced shake.

“My son…”

I interrupted her. “There is a distinction between superior and inferior. I’m afraid you shouldn’t call me that anymore.”

Xie’s Mother turned a deaf ear and began to wail.

“Mother knows that back then, you two were just children talking about being of one heart and mind.

“But you haven’t produced an heir in ten years. Based on that alone, we could have divorced you.

“You-you can’t be so ungrateful!”

As she grew more agitated, she let out a shrill, unrefined squawk.

I: “…”

She immediately covered her face with her handkerchief again, peeking out with one eye to glare at me with a hint of warning.

I said with a touch of guilt, “Regarding the matter of offspring, I indeed owe your family a debt.”

Xie’s Mother nodded. “Mhm! That’s more like it!”

“But it’s not actually that I can’t give birth.”

Xie’s Mother panicked instantly. “Don’t tell me you’re planning to shift the blame onto my son?”

I quickly explained, “It’s not that your son can’t sire children either, don’t worry.”

Xie’s Mother had just breathed a sigh of relief when I continued.

“It’s that your family’s status is too lowly. You truly cannot serve as the paternal family for my eldest son or daughter.”

Xie’s Mother: “…”

I added, “But it’s fine now. I’m going back to inherit the throne. Given Xie Canghuai’s background, only these ten years of fidelity serve as his bargaining chip to enter the palace. Rest assured, I will at least fight to get him a position as a Selected Attendant…”

In an instant, Xie’s Mother also stood up and rushed out.

A moment later, I heard her shouting outside, “Son! Your wife has gone mad! Hurry up and divorce her!”