Chapter 2 - : Turns Out to be a Lunatic
Xia Weibao, "..."
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The immense pride she'd just felt froze on her face as her body plummeted to the ground, falling like a stiff board.
Her Majesty the Empress always considered herself a civilized person, who never cursed, but at that moment she couldn't help but let out a series of expletives!
Hadn't she died? Hadn't she been reborn a thousand years later? Why was the Dog Emperor here as well!!!
Once she regrouped, she sprang up with a carp's flip and performed a standard courtly bow, "Your Majesty."
Lu Hualiang glanced at her indifferently and walked in, taking a seat on the sofa expressionlessly.
He leaned back, legs naturally crossed.
His demeanor cold and noble, unbearably indifferent and distinguished.
With eyebrows like sharp swords and stars, a straight nose, and thin lips lightly pursed, his features seemed even more cutting.
His eyes, cold as a frigid pool, fell upon Xia Weibao.
This sent Xia Weibao's heart pounding; had Emperor Xia Liang traversed time, or was this man merely a look-alike?
With the authority of long-standing power, even a look-alike was enough to scare her substantially.
Special Assistant Yang Su, who followed Lu Hualiang, watched Xia Weibao's bizarre behavior with silent disdain.
A lunatic indeed...
"Sign it."
Lu Hualiang withdrew his gaze and spoke coolly.
Yang Su immediately tossed a contract her way.
Xia Weibao accepted it and, possessing the original host's memories, found understanding the simplified characters easy enough.
"Divorce Agreement..."
Quickly recalling what a divorce agreement was, Xia Weibao's eyes widened in shock.
In this era, divorce was akin to a separation agreement, akin to dethroning for someone of her status—a demotion from Empress!!!
Her head shot up, incredulous, "Your Majesty, are you really going to demote your Empress?!"
Lu Hualiang, "..."
Yang Su, "..."
Mental case...
Assistant Director Yang's face twisted in disbelief, first sending Xia Weibao a look of concern befitting someone mentally challenged, then filled with awe for his own master, who could remain unruffled in the face of a mentally ill patient; truly a divine being!
Lu Hualiang maintained his tranquil demeanor; to him, Xia Weibao was but a stranger, merely a means to an end.
She wasn't worth his attention at all!
"Sign it, be Madam Lu for a year, then divorce. That's the condition for the master to take you out of the mental hospital; otherwise, you'll be sent back!" Yang Su threatened.
Idiots are so easily fooled, "Xia Weibao, you should be clear about your own status, don't delude yourself..."
Before Yang Su could finish his sentence, he saw Xia Weibao unhesitatingly bite her own finger and press it onto the divorce agreement.
"Signed. A deal is a deal; let's part on good terms."
Lu Hualiang's eye twitched at her eccentric signing method. Pressing a fingerprint—what an old-fashioned way of signing; how on earth did she think of that?
A glint of darkness flitted through his inscrutable eyes.
This woman was known for climbing the ranks through vanity and underhanded methods; now that she had finally managed to latch onto the prominent Lu Family,
she agreed to the divorce so readily?
Quite the surprise.
Moreover, she seemed rather eager to rid herself of him?
Lu Hualiang's frosty gaze grew heavier, a touch of displeasure tinging his brows.
Yang Su glanced up at Xia Weibao, obviously surprised at her readiness to agree to the divorce.
This mistress was not quite like the rumors suggested...
"May I leave now?"
Xia Weibao looked at Lu Hualiang with a touch of indifference.
The tone of breaking ties made the displeasure on Lu Hualiang's face deepen, significantly lowering the pressure in the vicinity.
Hah! Playing hard to get.
His gaze deepened; this woman was indeed clever, choosing a path unlike other women who exhausted themselves trying to share his bed; she did the exact opposite.
True to her reputation as a famous actress, she had a sharp mind!
Lu Hualiang looked at Xia Weibao with a mix of contempt and inquiry.
This person didn't seem genuinely insane.
Probably just an act.
As Xia Weibao regarded the divorce agreement in her hands, the corners of her lips turned up slightly, and she couldn't help but chuckle softly.
Then immediately, she reined in all expression.
Keep it low-key, don't let the Dog Emperor realize you want to be dethroned.
No, divorced.
Adopt the modern mindset; be trendy.
Just thinking about being free in a year made her so happy she was almost delirious.
It looked like she needed to spend a few days in the mental hospital to cool down.
After all, in her previous life she had entered the palace at sixteen; despite the thousands of beauties in the Imperial Harem, the emperor favored only her!
Aside from attending to his sleeping quarters, what else? Damn it, ten years in the palace yielded one Crown Prince, four princes, and a princess!
Six children in ten years!
Even a sow isn't bred like that!
One could imagine how torturous her life in the palace had been!
The chance to escape the dragon's clutches excited her to the point of near insanity.
Seeing her nervously excited state, Lu Hualiang's disgust intensified.
Quite the performance!
He didn't dislike a woman with strategies, as long as those schemes weren't used on him.
Yang Su didn't have his master's vanity or wandering thoughts; at the moment, his mind was filled with one constant refrain: Lunatic...