740 Domineering Consort Yun, Announced to the World (5)
“I…”
Consort Yun continued, “Did Your Majesty feel that you owe me less after you gave me the position of empress? Why? Because the position of empress is the most expensive thing Your Majesty can give! I should be grateful for this! Let the grievances of the past disappear and let my complaints to Your Majesty be written off! What right does Your Majesty have to make things difficult for me?!”
“I… I’m making things difficult for you?” The Emperor was in disbelief. He was already willing to give her the throne, but she actually said that he was making things difficult for her? Was there such an ungrateful person in the world?
People of different aspirations cannot get along together. No matter how much she explained, it was useless. He would never understand.
The Emperor said, “You can’t blame me for what happened back then. I was also the one who was kept in the dark. Yes, I was stupid. I was muddle-headed. I shouldn’t have treated the fish eyes as pearls and let you and your daughter suffer for so many years for no reason. I was wrong. I sincerely regret it. I hope that I can make it up to you and my daughter next. What do you want? If I haven’t thought of it, just say it. As long as I can give it, I will give it all to you!”
“Is Your Majesty serious?” Conswort Yun suddenly asked thoughtfully.
She was furious for a long time before her expression changed. The Emperor was stunned for a moment before he looked at her and said solemnly, “I’m the emperor. I won’t go back on my word easily. What do you want? Even if you want to go out of the palace to visit Dabao and the others, I’ll agree to it.”
The empress and consorts were not allowed to leave the palace without permission. Even the Empress did not have such privileges. However, the Emperor did not even care about the rules of his ancestors for Consort Yun.
In the eyes of the Emperor, he had already made a huge concession, but he never expected Consort Yun to say such words to him.
“Your Majesty, let’s divorce.”
Her voice was not loud. However, such a casual sentence stunned the Emperor. He was speechless for a long time before he found his voice with difficulty. “You, you, you… What did you say just now?”
Consort Yun’s expression was very calm. When she looked at him, her gaze was not as unreasonable and wild as before, nor was it careless, nor was she angry with anyone. She said seriously, “Divorce, Your Majesty.”
The Emperor suddenly stood up. “Shen Yun! What madness are you going on again? Why did you suddenly make such an unreasonable request to me! You are a great-grandmother! No matter how much you blame me, you should know what you can and can’t say! I’ll pretend that I didn’t hear it today! Take back your words!”
She dared to propose a divorce with the ruler of a country. Was she tired of living?!
Consort Yun shook her head gently. “It’s not sudden. I thought about it a long time ago, but it was useless to say it in the past. But since Your Majesty asked me what I wanted just now, this is my answer.”
The Emperor was furious. “Consort Yun! There’s never been a case where a consort was divorced in all the dynasties!”
Consort Yun said, “Then I’ll be the first.”
The Emperor gritted his teeth and said, “If you want to leave the palace, there are only two ways. One is to die, and the other is to be deposed!”
Consort Yun was neither servile nor overbearing. “I don’t want to die. I didn’t do anything wrong. I shouldn’t be deposed either.”
The Emperor was almost angered to death. “You… I think you’ve eaten a bear’s heart and leopard’s gall! Do you really think that you have a good daughter to back you up so you dare to say all kinds of nonsense? Also, you… you’re already so old! Why are you still arguing about a divorce? Do you still want to get married after a divorce?”
Consort Yun said, “What’s wrong with my age? Should women at this age accept their fate? Can’t they live for themselves? Must a woman divorce to find another man to marry? Must a woman marry?”
The Emperor could not interrupt at all.
Consort Yun continued, “You don’t have many years left to live. Why are you still messing around? You’re old and disrespectful… Is that what Your Majesty thinks of me?”
Consort Yun rendered the Emperor speechless. That was indeed what he thought.
Consort Yun smiled faintly. “Your Majesty, if you had said to me decades ago that you would make me your empress, I would definitely have agreed. Not only would I have agreed, but I would also have been overjoyed and grateful. Because at that time, I admired Your Majesty and looked forward to Your Majesty.”
The Emperor’s heart skipped a beat.
“But these admiration and expectations have already died together with my heart. Your Majesty, do you know what’s most important when two people are together? Does Your Majesty think it’s trust or affection? I don’t think it’s either.” Consort Yun paused and looked at him steadily. “It’s respect.”
The Emperor was completely speechless.
Consort Yun removed the tiger skin and walked down to bow. “Your Majesty, take care. I won’t see you out.”
The Emperor came out of the Vermilion Bird Palace with a dark expression. He had thought that Consort Yun would not forgive him easily, but he never expected her to say such things to him. These three generations were each more capable of angering someone to death!
Eunuch Wang clicked his tongue and shook his head. The Eldest Princess and Commandery Princess Wan had yet to acknowledge him, and Consort Yun was making a fuss about divorcing again. Man, you’re finished. You’re really finished!