Chapter 273 Chu Yan is leaving the Prince's Palace

"Does the King of Chu really want to kill me? What have I done to make the King of Chu hate me so much?"

Just as Xiao Churen finished speaking, Xiao Wang's voice suddenly came from behind.

Xiao Churen froze, turned around, and saw that Prince Xiao was walking over from the other side, looking disheveled and haggard, accompanied by several guards.

Since Prince Xiao was imprisoned in the palace prison not far from the palace, he was released soon after Emperor Wenjian issued a pardon.

He was planning to visit Consort Zhang first to tell his mother not to worry anymore, but he didn't expect to hear Xiao Churen's words.

Originally, he was somewhat bothered by Xiao Ye's request to risk being disliked by his father by reporting the Prince of Chu, but now that he saw Xiao Churen like this, he no longer felt pressured.

This King of Chu certainly deserves to be taught a lesson.

Otherwise, all the suffering he endured would have been in vain.

"Prince Xiao, you...you came out so quickly?"

Xiao Churen looked at King Xiao with some embarrassment.

It's embarrassing for anyone to be caught talking badly about someone.

"I'm so sorry to have disappointed the King of Chu."

King Xiao snorted coldly, then passed King Chu, greeted the Crown Prince, and turned away coldly.

After glancing at the backs of King Xiao and King Chu, Xiao Ye's lips curled into a sarcastic smile. He then ignored King Chu and walked away.

"Damn it!"

Xiao Churen slammed his fist heavily against the palace wall, his face full of resentment.

Originally, he wanted to scheme to make the Crown Prince suffer and have Prince Xiao take the blame, but he didn't expect Xiao Ye's inexplicable change of attitude to ruin his entire plan.

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Consort Zhang was overjoyed to see Prince Xiao successfully released and excitedly looked him up and down.

"Chu Yan is really fast! Son, are you alright?"

"What Chu Yan? What does this have to do with her?"

When Prince Xiao entered the room, he was somewhat puzzled when Consort Zhang mentioned Chu Yan.

"Yes, it was Mother who asked Yan'er to plead with the Crown Princess on your behalf. I didn't expect you to be able to get out so quickly."

Consort Zhang coughed lightly. She didn't want to tell Prince Xiao this bad news as soon as he came out, so she could only try to cover it up subtly.

She had always thought that Xiao Wang's quick release was thanks to Chu Yan.

"Heh, my ability to get out has nothing to do with her."

Prince Xiao did not doubt Consort Zhang's words. After all, it was perfectly normal for his mother to ask Chu Yan for help when he was in trouble.

He just assumed that Chu Yan would only verbally agree but wouldn't actually do it, so he didn't take it to heart.

Consort Zhang did not suspect the implied meaning in Prince Xiao's words, and thought that he was just concerned about his image and did not want to admit it, so she did not say anything more.

It wasn't until Prince Xiao left Consort Zhang's palace and returned to his own residence that he saw Chu Yan having her servants reprimand Chu Yun, and that's when he learned the truth.

"Chu Yan, what are you doing!"

As soon as Prince Xiao stepped into the hall, he saw Chu Yun kneeling on the ground, being slapped by servants, while Chu Yan sat high on a stool.

"Oh, Your Highness is back. I was just disciplining a ignorant concubine. Why are you so nervous?"

Chu Yan saw the furious Prince Xiao and smiled coldly.

She was just taking stock of her dowry in the storeroom, preparing to have it loaded onto a cart and taken away, when Chu Yun saw her and immediately accused Chu Yan of trying to steal things from the Prince's mansion.

The two got into a conflict, so Chu Yan had Chu Yun arrested and punished.

"Waaah, Your Highness, please save me! The Princess Consort is going to steal things from the Prince's mansion to sell!"

When Chu Yun saw Prince Xiao appear, she excitedly cried out to him.

King Xiao turned his head and saw Chu Yun's swollen face, feeling extremely distressed.

"Let go of me! Chu Yan, you've gone too far!"

Xiao Wang scolded Chu Yan, then kicked the servant who was holding Chu Yun and pulled Chu Yun into his arms.

Why did you steal things from the Prince's mansion?

King Xiao questioned him, without a shred of doubt in Chu Yun's words.

"Steal? Your Highness, you must not have understood the facts. I was merely taking my own dowry, which is perfectly reasonable. Your lowly concubine is preventing me from taking my own things. Shouldn't I teach her a lesson?"

Chu Yan gave a cold laugh.

"Why are you taking your dowry for no reason?"

King Xiao frowned, a vague sense of foreboding creeping in.

"Of course we should leave!"

"Leave? You are my queen. Without my permission, what right do you have to leave?"

"Because I have already divorced you."

Chu Yan looked calmly at Prince Xiao and said.

At that moment, after she spoke, she felt incredibly relaxed, as if the shackles that had been binding her had suddenly shattered.

When King Xiao heard Chu Yan's extremely calm words, it was like a thunderclap in his ears.

He was stunned for a long time and didn't react.

"What nonsense are you spouting? I have never agreed to a divorce with you. What are you dreaming about?"

Xiao Wang's voice trembled slightly.

Actually, he suddenly remembered the time when Consort Zhang came to the prison to find him, and he had a bad feeling, but he dared not admit it.

“I’m not talking nonsense. Your fingerprint is on the divorce papers.”

As Chu Yan spoke, she took out a piece of paper from her sleeve and handed it to Prince Xiao.

After King Xiao read the contents, his expression changed from astonishment to anger.

Then, he snatched the paper from Chu Yan's hand and tore it into tiny pieces.

"You'd better not even think about leaving me!"

Chu Yan!

You can only ever be my Princess Xiao!

King Xiao laughed maniacally as he looked at the torn-up divorce papers, finally feeling a sense of satisfaction.

However, when he saw that Chu Yan remained unmoved, his laughter gradually stopped, and he realized that something was wrong.

"Why aren't you in a hurry? Now that the divorce papers are gone, the divorce is invalid. You still have to be a good Princess Xiao!"

King Xiao asked nervously.

Chu Yan pursed her lips, her eyes seemingly filled with pity and mockery as she looked at Prince Xiao.

After a moment, she spoke softly: "Your Highness, the divorce agreement I just showed you was a printed copy. I have several more copies here. I submitted the real divorce agreement to the government a long time ago, and I'm sure His Majesty is already reading it now."

"What did you say?"

King Xiao staggered back two steps, his expression a mixture of surprise and disbelief.

“You heard me, I don’t need to repeat myself.”

Chu Yan's expression was indifferent.

"No, I didn't sign a divorce agreement. Where did you get one?"

Xiao Wang shook his head violently; he still couldn't believe it.

"This is all thanks to Consort Zhang. If you have any doubts, go ask her. I'm moving out of Prince Xiao's residence today."

Chu Yan had no interest in explaining to him anymore, and after speaking, she turned and walked towards the warehouse with Che Yi.

Two incense sticks' worth of time has passed, so the warehouse should be almost cleaned up by now.