Even the crown prince is getting a marriage of convenience? Why are you in such a hurry to stop bein

Upon hearing this, Jiang Heng's face contorted with rage.

"Xiao Lie! What nonsense are you spouting?"

"Am I talking nonsense?"

Xiao Lie chuckled and reached out to pull Lin Wan'er into his arms, his actions extremely domineering.

Lin Wan'er's body stiffened, but she dared not struggle.

Xiao Lie asked in front of Jiang Heng, "If that's not the case, why is Your Highness bothering me? Besides, Wan'er might not even want to go out with you...right?"

As he spoke, he looked down at Lin Wan'er, still wearing that ambiguous smile.

Lin Wan'er bit her thin lips so hard they almost bled, then nodded resignedly.

"Your Highness, Wan'er is not in a position to go out right now. Please...please return."

After saying this, Lin Wan'er seemed to have all her strength drained away.

Jiang Heng, who was originally full of confidence, was struck as if by lightning. It felt like a knife had been stabbed into his heart, and he felt a mix of sourness, bitterness, pain, and hatred.

How could this happen...

How could Wan'er refuse him?

"well……"

Jiang Heng gritted his teeth, his eyes filled with heartache, confusion, and even more so, the rage of betrayal.

Then, with a sudden flick of his sleeve, he turned and strode away.

That figure, staggering and disheveled, was completely devoid of its former elegance and composure.

Only after Jiang Heng's figure disappeared outside the courtyard gate did Lin Wan'er suddenly push Xiao Lie away.

Are you satisfied now?

She cried out, her swollen, red eyes filled with resentment, "Xiao Lie! You've gone too far! The more you do this, the more I hate you!"

Xiao Lie picked at his ear, nonchalantly: "Otherwise what? Continue to be your lapdog, offering my warm face to your cold ass? You think you deserve it?"

"I……"

Lin Wan'er was so angry she felt dizzy, but she still tried to maintain her pride. "Xiao Lie, I only cooperated with you today to save face. You should be grateful! From now on, you must obey me in everything, otherwise—"

"Otherwise what?"

Xiao Lie interrupted her, slowly walked forward, and looked down at her: "You rejected Jiang Heng just because you're afraid he'll find out you slept with me and look down on you, you used slut. Stop deceiving yourself."

"You—!" Lin Wan'er's face turned deathly pale.

"What do you mean, 'what do you mean, 'what do you mean'?" Xiao Lie scoffed. "You really think you're something special? You expect me to be completely subservient to you? You think you're worthy?"

Lin Wan'er trembled with rage: "Xiao Lie! I am the daughter of a high-ranking official, how dare you humiliate me like this!"

"Huh? You want to compete with me on family background?"

Xiao Lie couldn't help but laugh, a mischievous glint in his eyes, and suggested, "Since you're so dissatisfied, then I'll divorce you."

Lin Wan'er was taken aback at first, then hurriedly asked, "Are you telling the truth...?"

Before she could finish speaking, her body suddenly froze.

She had already lost her virginity to him. If she were to be divorced, not only would the Minister's mansion lose face, but the Third Prince might not even want her.

Moreover, given Xiao Lie's current temperament, he might very well use her disheveled state in bed last night as gossip fodder...

He doesn't want to divorce his wife; he wants to ruin her!

"No...no!"

Lin Wan'er bit her lip secretly, she hated Xiao Lie to death in her heart.

This man had leverage over her and was determined to control her.

That damned Xiao Lie.

Lin Wan'er twisted her sleeves, trying to hold back her anger and embarrassment, but the resentment and embarrassment in her eyes still showed.

Seeing that she was defiant, Xiao Lie smiled, took a step forward, grabbed her chin, and forced her to look up with a slight force, speaking in a slow and deliberate tone.

"But judging from your appearance, you seem very unwilling to stay here."

He immediately shouted, "Seventeen, prepare pen and ink, I will write the letter of divorce now."

In a panic, Lin Wan'er rushed over and grabbed his arm tightly, saying repeatedly.

"No, please, I'm begging you."

The woman's almond-shaped eyes were glistening with moisture, her eyelashes fluttering slightly, and her delicate, oval face, as smooth as mutton fat jade, made her look absolutely pitiful.

But Xiao Lie at this point was no longer the sycophantic Xiao Lie he once was; he wouldn't fall for that anymore.

He was determined to teach that woman a lesson today, to show her who was superior and who was inferior.

Seeing that Xiao Lie had actually picked up his pen and finished writing in one stroke, Lin Wan'er's face turned pale. She stopped pretending to be pitiful and immediately screamed.

"Xiao Lie, are you serious? This is a marriage bestowed by the Emperor. If you dare to divorce me, it will be the same crime as disobeying the imperial decree."

Xiao Lie held up the written letter of divorce, blew on it lightly, and smiled casually.

"It doesn't matter. You're promiscuous and have an affair. If His Majesty finds out, he'll only pity me and might even arrange another marriage for me. Your best outcome, on the other hand, will probably be to cut off your hair and become a nun at the royal temple."

Recalling the days when she was often accompanied by the dim light of the Buddhist lamp and ate only coarse food, Lin Wan'er's face turned pale, and she couldn't help but hug her arms and shiver.

She stared at Xiao Lie as if she had seen a ghost.

"You...you're slandering me! His Highness and I are completely innocent! What right do you have to defame us?"

If Xiao Lie really dares to do that, the rumors about her ambiguous relationship with the Third Prince will probably spread throughout the capital tomorrow.

The fact that she and the Third Prince were childhood sweethearts and had developed feelings for each other early on was common knowledge in the capital. If rumors were to spread, there would be no room for rebuttal; everyone would simply take it for granted and let the rumors intensify.

At that time, her reputation will be ruined, and the Third Prince will also be reprimanded by His Majesty.

Lin Wan'er glared at him angrily, her chest heaving, and after a long while she finally managed to utter a sentence.

"You...you're really crazy."

"Speak," she said, and fled as if her life depended on it, not daring to linger for even a moment longer, for fear that Xiao Lie, that madman, might do something else.

Seeing her leave, Xiao Lie flicked the paper triumphantly.

"Trying to pull me off, you little punk. You think you're something special just because I gave you a little face?"

"If I don't punish you, you won't even know who's in charge."

The more he looked at the letter of divorce in his hand, the more he felt it was a powerful tool.

He blew the ink off the paper, folded it with satisfaction, and carefully placed it in a jade box.

He might need this someday, so he should keep it safe.

"Sixteen, you keep a close eye on Lin Wan'er. If she does anything unusual, report to me immediately."

Lin Wan'er is the emperor's and the third prince's spy, so he has to be wary of her.

Sure enough, that very evening, Sixteen returned with a plump carrier pigeon and a letter to report back.

"Master, this is what the Madam released."

Xiao Lie frowned slightly. "Madam, does she even deserve to be called that? From now on, when no one is around, just call her Lin Wan'er."

He must be blind to let a woman who is constantly plotting to cheat on him become the Crown Prince's wife.

Sixteen's heart skipped a beat, knowing that his master was truly angry, and he became even more careful in his explanation.

"I intercepted the carrier pigeon halfway there. In my opinion, the direction it flew was probably towards the Prince An's residence."

Xiao Lie opened the letter and, as expected, it was addressed to the Third Prince, Jiang Heng.

Above, Lin Wan'er explained herself in a pitiful manner, saying how much she had compromised and considered the bigger picture. She explained that the reason she didn't leave with him today was to make Xiao Lie trust her more so that she could complete the task assigned to her by the Emperor as soon as possible.

The letter was filled with tender emotions and longing. She not only arranged to meet Jiang Heng at the teahouse the next day, but also reminded him at the end of the letter that Xiao Lie was extremely good at disguising himself and was a wolf in sheep's clothing, so he needed to be careful.

Xiao Lie clicked his tongue twice, "They really are a pitiful couple, their story is so touching, I almost want to wish them well."

Upon hearing this, Sixteen's spine stiffened, and he dared not even breathe.