TSWRLM -Chapter 199 The Lady Says She Will Never Leave Her Husband

[Father-in-law, your daughter, A-Xi, truly has no conscience.
Her young husband sincerely sought to marry her, and for several months after their wedding, he treated her with immense care. Even though she found him old, went to the Wuyou Pavilion to enjoy herself with young men, and even brought some of them home, he never complained. Yet, because of a small matter, she asked him for a divorce certificate.
As a man and as someone older than A-Xi by several years, isn’t he capable of shielding her from all harm? After months together, she actually regards him as a cold-hearted man who would abandon his own wife in times of trouble. A-Xi’s attitude truly chills him to the bone.
Her young husband now earnestly requests that father-in-law intervene in her dreams to properly manage her.]

After reading the entire “divorce letter,” Chun Xi was completely stunned.

This wasn’t a divorce letter at all—it was clearly a complaint letter addressed to her father! And she had been so sad, shedding so many tears over it!

All her sorrow vanished, and with red eyes, Chun Xi glared at Shen Qingyuan: “I was genuinely afraid of bringing trouble to you, and yet you write such a thing to tease me. This is too much.”

“Isn’t it far worse for you to decide to separate from me without even discussing it, and to treat me as a cold and heartless man?”

Shen Qingyuan countered, his expression and tone unprecedentedly serious.

Chun Xi’s resolve weakened immediately: “I do trust that you wouldn’t abandon me, but it’s precisely because you are so good that I don’t want to drag you down.”

“A husband and wife are like birds in the same forest. If I were demoted and exiled, would you want to abandon me too?”

“Of course not!” Chun Xi replied without hesitation. “If you were exiled, no matter how far, I would follow you. And if misfortune struck you at the hands of evildoers, even if I couldn’t clear your name, I would give my life to avenge you.”

“If you can hold such a heart for me, I will naturally never abandon you,” Shen Qingyuan said, stepping forward to take the divorce letter from her hands. “We are already husband and wife. No matter what happens in this life, there will be widowhood but never divorce. Do you understand?”

His voice was deep, carrying a hint of anger, but more so, immense love for Chun Xi.

Chun Xi’s eyes burned with tears again.

“But last night I hit so many people and caused such trouble. They will certainly act against you in court, and I cannot help you. Rather than gradually exhausting this bond and growing to resent each other, it’s better to…”

“Better to what?”

Shen Qingyuan’s gaze cut sharply, and Chun Xi dared not continue. The next moment, he grabbed the back of her head and kissed her fiercely.

The kiss carried a disciplinary tone; it was so intense that Chun Xi felt as if she would be devoured entirely.

After what felt like an eternity, Shen Qingyuan finally released her: “Being with me faithfully is the best way to help me. I promise we will never grow to resent each other.”

“But…”

Still uneasy, Chun Xi was lifted into his arms. “I had planned to wait a few more years to have a child, but since you cannot stop worrying, a little earlier won’t hurt.”

Ah???

What does this have to do with having a child?

Chun Xi tried to protest but was pulled into an endless sea of desire.

Perhaps provoked by her, Shen Qingyuan was unusually intense today, wanting to merge with Chun Xi completely, as if they were one person.

In the heat of passion, he grasped her hand, intertwining their fingers, and whispered in his low, slightly breathless voice: “Wife, you must say that you will never leave your husband.”

Chun Xi shivered uncontrollably, unable to think, and could only obediently respond: “Husband, I will never leave you.”

From evening until deep into the night, Chun Xi was exhausted and hungry, too afraid to mention the divorce letter again.

Fortunately, the small kitchen had been keeping food warm, allowing Chun Xi to replenish her energy before fainting from hunger.

Shen Qingyuan accompanied her to eat and then took the “divorce letter” and burned it.

Chun Xi thought the matter was over, but the next moment, she heard Shen Qingyuan speak seriously to the flames: “Father-in-law, please read this letter carefully. In the future, if your son-in-law is wronged, I will write to you again.”

Chun Xi: “……”

Father-in-law has been gone for many years; disturbing him like this is rather inappropriate.

Shen Qingyuan’s intensity left Chun Xi’s legs trembling the next morning. After he went to the Censorate, Chun Xi immediately sent someone to gather news outside.

No sooner had the messenger left than Princess Hengyang arrived with her attendants.

“I will stay here for a few days. A-Xi, arrange a room for me. No need for any special preparations; my people will fetch my usual belongings from the princess residence.”

Princess Hengyang wasn’t asking; she was simply informing.

Chun Xi’s eyelids twitched.

The princess is the emperor’s full sister—surely one drunken fight wouldn’t make her kick Chun Xi out. She had originally thought that with the princess’s protection, things would be easier.

“Did something happen at the princess’s residence? Why does the princess suddenly want to stay here?” Chun Xi cautiously asked.

Princess Hengyang waved the maids away and leaned her head on her hand, sighing: “I may have wronged my princess consort over the years. Ever since he presented the public clarification yesterday at the night watch, he has been loitering in front of me constantly. I suspect he wants me to apologize, so I came here to hide.”

Chun Xi was surprised: “The princess is avoiding the princess consort, not because the emperor scolded her?”

“I did nothing wrong. Why would my brother scold me?”

“But the other night, didn’t the princess fight with several noble ladies with me? How could they endure that?”

“Your elder Shen personally oversaw the night watch and confirmed they provoked me first. You acted to protect me. They were at fault; why should they endure silently?”

Chun Xi: “……” ???

So the matter had already been perfectly resolved, and she had foolishly asked Shen Qingyuan for a divorce letter?

Thinking of her stupidity yesterday, Chun Xi didn’t know what expression to make. Princess Hengyang, unaware of her thoughts, turned the topic back to Wen Yanshu.

“Actually, I cannot entirely blame myself for misunderstanding the princess consort. Although he posted clarifications all over the city, no one told me, nor did he ever say directly that he never liked Yun Wantang. I occasionally heard rumors between them, so misunderstandings were inevitable. Right?”

If the princess truly felt justified, she wouldn’t have needed to hide elsewhere.

Suppressing thoughts of her own foolishness, Chun Xi seriously asked: “Princess, over the years, did you ever treat the princess consort badly because of the misunderstanding?”

“Not really. I just didn’t allow him near me, liked to call him a dog, and after Wuyou Pavilion was established, I occasionally spent the night with the young men there.”

“……”

Hearing this, the princess consort actually sounded a little pitiful.

Chun Xi helped the princess strategize, while at the Wei family’s Lingfeng Courtyard, the atmosphere was tense and oppressive.