41: He only got my body.

Upon hearing this, Ling Jiu was so enraged that smoke seemed to billow from his seven orifices. He raised his hand, ready to strike: "You hussy, you betrayed this Crown Prince, and you still have the nerve to quibble."

Lingxi, quick-witted, swiftly grabbed Ling Jiu's wrist: "Big Brother, Big Sister-in-Law is pregnant now. Even if the child isn't yours, you've been husband and wife for many years. You shouldn't hit her."

Ling Jiu's hair stood on end, and he furiously snapped: "Lingxi, let go! This Crown Prince will beat this hussy to death today!"

Zhao Ling Shuang righteously declared: "Ling Jiu, you repeatedly said you loved me, that you would protect me for a lifetime."

"Now I've only made a mistake that any woman might make. Can't you forgive me?"

"What do those past vows of eternal love count for? Are they just idioms?"

"You, a dignified man, don't you have any sense of responsibility?"

Ling Jiu was extremely agitated, roaring with uncontrollable fury: "Zhao Ling Shuang, you are simply shameless! What woman in this world is like you, shamelessly going out to find...."

Ling Jiu immediately thought of something, and his voice abruptly stopped.

Zhao Ling Shuang righteously pressed: "Speak! Why did you stop? Am I the only woman in this world? Is Mother not a woman?"

"Go ask Mother if we both made mistakes that women make?"

"What's the harm in forgiving me once? Even Imperial Father can forgive Mother, why can't you?"

Ling Jiu and Lingxiao Emperor's faces alternated between white and green.

Su Yunxia was so astonished she couldn't close her mouth. She felt as if she was meeting Zhao Ling Shuang for the first time.

Too amazing!

She managed to twist black into white.

She was several levels above her.

If she and Zhao Ling Shuang were both Lingxiao Emperor's women, she would definitely be played to death by Zhao Ling Shuang.

Su Yunxia turned her gaze to Lingxiao Emperor, pleading bitterly: "Your Majesty, Ling Shuang is right. We merely made a mistake that any woman might make. Please be lenient and forgive your concubine this once."

"Your concubine promises never to have any dealings with him again."

Lingxiao Emperor's hair stood on end, and he roared: "Silence! If it weren't for the last shred of affection, I would have torn you to pieces long ago!"

Su Yunxia was so frightened she didn't know what to do.

If she could rekindle her past with Cao Nie, who would willingly die?

Seeing Ling Jiu's silence, Zhao Ling Shuang grew increasingly presumptuous: "Ling Jiu, my love for you has never changed, and your love for me is the same. Since this has already happened, why not let the mistake continue, as long as we love each other?"

"After all, he only got my body. You got both my body and my heart. What more could you not be satisfied with?"

"You need to learn to think in reverse. Didn't you cuckold him?"

Ling Jiu and everyone present's brains suddenly crashed.

This seemed to make sense.

But why did it still feel wrong?

Su Yunxia was the first to react.

She silently gave Zhao Ling Shuang a thumbs up.

What a master of PUA.

She was far inferior.

Ling Jiu froze for a few breaths; it sounded so reasonable.

He then reacted, his eyes bloodshot, furious beyond measure.

"Can your single phrase 'I love you' pay for everything you've done?"

"Then what do you want from me? Putting aside the facts, it is indeed inappropriate for me, Zhao Ling Shuang, to have an affair with another, but you, Ling Jiu, didn't fulfill your responsibility as a man. Are you completely blameless?"

"You, you, puff...."

Ling Jiu's finger trembled as he pointed at Zhao Ling Shuang, retreating repeatedly.

Finally, a mouthful of fresh blood spurted out, and he rolled his eyes, directly falling unconscious.

He, the dignified Spiritual Firmament Crown Prince, was so humiliated by his own Crown Princess. How could he swallow this indignity?

Revenge, he must have revenge.

"Big Brother, Big Brother!" Lingxi cried out, her face full of worry.

Lingxi looked at Zhao Ling Shuang, feeling at this moment that the other person was so unfamiliar.

"Big Sister-in-Law, how could you do this!"

Zhao Ling Shuang sneered, her tone mocking: "Facts are facts, why hide them? Your Big Brother is impotent in conjugal matters, making me suffer terribly every time. Am I supposed to pretend nothing happened?"

Lingxi couldn't help but think of Cao Nie, then turned to the unconscious Ling Jiu.

Cao Nie was robust and imposing, while Big Brother was... sigh.

Thinking of this, she suddenly realized.

Big Sister-in-Law had endured silently for many years, never betraying him. She must have truly loved Big Brother.

Lingxiao Emperor watched everything before him, his fingertips trembling, his body swaying, almost unable to stand steady.

"Someone!" His low voice echoed outside the Imperial Study.

A moment later, dozens of Imperial Guards arrived outside the hall.

"Your Majesty," the dozens of Imperial Guards respectfully said.

Lingxiao Emperor looked at Su Yunxia with a face full of pain.

"Imprison the Empress in the Heavenly Prison. Spread the news that the Empress is a spy planted by the Great Xia Immortal Dynasty beside me, and she will be executed in three days."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Two Imperial Guards stepped forward, escorting Su Yunxia towards the Heavenly Prison.

Su Yunxia understood Lingxiao Emperor's intention.

This was clearly to lure out Cao Nie, so they could be caught in one fell swoop.

"Your Majesty, for the sake of our many years of marriage, please grant your concubine death now."

The two Imperial Guards stopped, looking at Lingxiao Emperor, awaiting his signal.

Lingxiao Emperor roared: "Take her away! I will personally wield the blade!"

Seeing this, the two Imperial Guards dared not hesitate for a moment, forcibly leading Su Yunxia away from the Imperial Study.

Lingxiao Emperor then turned his gaze to the unconscious Ling Jiu.

Then he looked at Zhao Ling Shuang, trembling with rage.

"Someone, take the Crown Prince away and care for him meticulously. Imprison the Crown Princess in the Crown Prince's Residence. Without my decree, she is not allowed to step out. As for her life or death, let the Crown Prince decide after he wakes up."

Lingxiao Emperor had originally intended to execute Zhao Ling Shuang on the spot.

After some thought.

He decided to let Ling Jiu decide after he woke up.

Several Imperial Guards received the order and left with Zhao Ling Shuang and Ling Jiu.

Lingxiao Emperor slumped to the ground, instantly aging considerably.

Lingxi's face showed sorrow, and she stepped forward, concerned: "Imperial Father, are you alright?"

Lingxiao Emperor's eyes welled up with tears, his voice hoarse: "Xiao Xi, why is this? Your Mother and I have been together for hundreds of years, our love deep and unwavering, yet now... it cannot compare to her momentary new love."

"I only asked her to tell the truth, and I would spare her life, but she wouldn't even say a word."

"Is that person really more important than me?"

Lingxi felt lost and didn't know how to comfort him.

In just one day, such a huge upheaval had occurred.

Just then, a dark shadow projected in from the doorway.

Both of them looked over in unison.

Lingxi was overjoyed, throwing herself into the newcomer's arms: "Xiao Bei, it's so good that you're alright."

Cao Nie looked at Lingxiao Emperor in surprise, his tear-filled eyes completely devoid of any imperial majesty.

"Xiao Xi, what exactly happened?"

After hearing Commander Yu's transmission, Cao Nie slowly made his way over.

Who would have thought he'd witness Su Yunxia being escorted into the Heavenly Prison halfway there?

He already guessed that Su Yunxia had definitely been exposed.

Lingxi sighed softly, recounting everything that had just happened.

Cao Nie outwardly showed a hint of sadness.

In reality, he was thinking of ways to get them out of there.

He came before Lingxiao Emperor, comforting him: "Imperial Father, it's not that you weren't good enough, it's that Mother didn't know how to cherish."]}