Five years after her death, she awoke on the dragon bed.

Chapter 231 Harmony!

Xie Zhijie said good-naturedly, "I really have no right to divorce you, so let's part amicably. This is a divorce agreement, not a divorce settlement. You can take your dowry back to your parents' home. If you feel it's not enough, I can give you some money as compensation."

He originally intended to give her a letter of divorce to settle things, but he felt that Lou Suya would not agree. In order to save trouble, he just wanted to dissolve his marital relationship with Lou Suya as soon as possible.

As for material possessions like money, he could give her as much as she wanted.

Lou Suya's eyes widened in fury: "Have you forgotten that your current success is all thanks to me and my family's support?"

Otherwise, how could someone of his status have integrated into the circle of powerful and wealthy so quickly? If it weren't for her and the Suning Marquis's mansion, how could Xie Zhijie have had the opportunity to get close to the current emperor and then serve him?

It's fair to say that without her, Xie Zhijie wouldn't have been able to climb so quickly.

Now that he has achieved great success, she has lost her usefulness, yet he wants to divorce her. He has a very good plan.

"If you had no use to me, I wouldn't have married you." Xie Zhijie didn't think he had done anything wrong.

He chose Lou Suyi over Lou Suya precisely because she was useful to him. This was no secret to either of them, so why bring it up?

Lou Suya was so angry she could hardly breathe: "I would rather die than divorce you! If you remain obstinate, I will take legal action against you and let the world know your true colors!"

"Are you sure you want to file a complaint with the Emperor? Don't forget, it was you who orchestrated the kidnapping of Su Yi back then. If you file a complaint with the Emperor, I will expose this matter as well. And I will tell His Majesty that he cannot accept a wicked wife living by his side!" Xie Zhijie had already thought of a solution.

Lou Suya's face turned pale; she couldn't believe Xie Zhijie could be so vicious.

"You...you can't do this to me." Lou Suya's body swayed precariously.

So does that mean she has to be abandoned by him?

When he achieved great success, she became his divorced wife.
"Why not? Since you were capable of plotting against Su Yi, you should know that nothing stays hidden forever. While I can still speak to you properly, you should divorce me, and I will certainly not skimp on the compensation I give you." Xie Zhijie had already planned this.

He knew that Lou Suya wouldn't easily give up her position as Mrs. Xie, but he had his own way of getting her to agree to a divorce.

Lou Suya still didn't want to agree. She stepped forward and grabbed Xie Zhijie's sleeve: "Husband, we've been married for six years. Isn't it good to just continue living like this?"

Xie Zhijie brushed her hand away and replied decisively, "No! I've tolerated you for so many years, I can't take it anymore. I have no patience, I just want to divorce you as soon as possible."

Lou Suya laughed angrily: "Do you think that by divorcing me, you'll have a chance to get Suyi? She's the Empress now, do you think you're good enough for her?! Xie Zhijie, you'll never be able to have her in this lifetime!"

A flash of malice crossed Xie Zhijie's eyes: "This is my business, what does it have to do with you? You just need to sever your marital relationship with me."

As for Su Yi, he still has half a lifetime to plan ahead; there's plenty of time, so he's not in a hurry.

"You don't actually think you still have a chance, do you? Don't you know how much Su Yi hates you? No, she's disgusted by you. You asked me to deliver the hairpin to her, and she knew immediately it was your doing. Do you know how disgusted she looked when she saw the hairpin..."

Before Lou Suya could finish speaking, Xie Zhijie grabbed her by the neck. She couldn't breathe and was about to suffocate. At that moment, Xie Zhijie released her.

She collapsed to the ground like a limp rag doll, and Xie Zhijie looked down at her with an air of superiority: "Don't try to provoke me, it won't do you any good! You've signed the divorce papers, so go to the yamen today to finalize the divorce, and from now on we'll have nothing to do with each other!"

Lou Suya sat on the ground, coughing violently. Looking at the cold and ruthless man in front of her, she suddenly realized that she had no way out.

Even if she doesn't agree today, Xie Zhijie will still force her to divorce him tomorrow. She saw it long ago: Xie Zhijie is selfish, cold-blooded, and a monster.

The day he rose to prominence, he no longer needed to step on her to get ahead.

Years ago, she knew this all along, yet she still flew close to him like a moth to a flame, willingly letting him use her.

She gritted her teeth: "Fine, I agree! But the compensation you offer is up to me. If you agree, I'll divorce you!"

Xie Zhijie knew the principle of spending money to avoid disaster, so he readily agreed.

That afternoon, news of Xie Zhijie and Lou Suya's divorce spread throughout the streets and alleys.

When the Marquis of Suning learned of this, he was so angry that his face turned ashen. He severely reprimanded Madam Yin, saying that she had failed to properly educate her daughter, which was why the Marquis of Suning's mansion had suffered such a great loss of face.

This incident quickly became a topic of conversation among ordinary people.

There has been a lot of news about the Suning Marquis's Mansion lately. First, Lou Suyi, the unfavored concubine's daughter, became the Empress. Then, Lady Yin and Lou Suya were expelled from the palace while attending the Mid-Autumn Festival flower fair.

Before the dust had settled on this incident, Lou Suya was divorced by Xie, a powerful minister in the current cabinet.

The common people didn't care whether it was a divorce or a separation; in the end, Lou Suya was gone.

How many women once envied Lou Suya for marrying well? Now, how many sympathize with Lou Suya for being divorced when Xie Zhijie rose to prominence?

Lou Suya returned to the Suning Marquis's mansion with her dowry that evening. When the neighbors saw this, they pointed and whispered about her, but she pretended not to notice.

She had long anticipated that she would become the laughingstock of the entire capital, but she still had loving parents. She felt that going home after a divorce was better than staying with Xie Zhijie, that ungrateful bastard!
But to her surprise, as soon as she entered the door, the Earl of Suning made her kneel down.

"You unfilial daughter, how dare you return to your parents' home? You have disgraced the Lou family!" The Earl of Suning was so disappointed in his daughter that he wished he had never had her.

Lou Suya felt wronged and wanted to cry: "It's Xie Zhijie who is ungrateful, how can you blame your daughter? Father, you don't know how heartless he is..."

"You insisted on marrying him back then, and you chose him yourself. You blame him for being heartless? You can only blame yourself for being blind!!" Lord Suning had no interest in listening to Lou Suya's sophistry.

He felt that he would never be able to go to court again, and he wondered how many of his colleagues would laugh at him.

If he had known this would happen, he should have treated Suyi kindly from the beginning.

Look how successful Su Yi is! She actually married the emperor, became the empress, and even gave birth to a prince.

Suya had been married to Xie Zhijie for many years but hadn't been able to produce a single child, no wonder Xie Zhijie had divorced her. What man doesn't need offspring? Yet Suya hadn't been able to have a child to this day, so it's really no wonder Xie Zhijie couldn't blame her.

"He's the one who's thinking about Suyi, how can you blame me?!" Lou Suya roared.

The Earl of Suning was taken aback, then his face darkened: "Don't talk nonsense! How dare you casually mention the Empress's name? If you don't value your life, how do you think the entire Lou family wants to live!"

(End of this chapter)