Chapter 519: Looking Up Information from That Year
"Awake? Are you feeling unwell anywhere?"
The man’s voice came from behind her, and Xia Weibao raised her hand to wipe away her tears.
She didn’t turn around.
She didn’t want anyone to see such a vulnerable moment.
She shook her head without facing him, "I’m fine."
Lu Hualiang’s brows were tightly furrowed.
Her voice was laced with a cry, yet she claimed to be fine.
"Do you want a divorce?"
He didn’t know what kind of feelings he had when he spoke those words.
His heart felt as if it was hollowed out.
Xia Weibao did not respond; her mind was a mess, filled with thoughts of Emperor Xia Liang.
"Director Lu, could you go buy me some breakfast? I’m hungry."
Lu Hualiang gazed at her steadily for two seconds, then stood up, "Alright."
He knew that buying breakfast was just an excuse; she just wanted to get rid of him.
Perhaps once she had calmed down, they would be headed for divorce.
Thinking this, he grasped the doorknob to leave, his hand tightening slowly.
Now alone in the room, Xia Weibao propped herself up to sit.
Then she grabbed her phone and searched for information on Emperor Xia Liang.
The shock from last night was too great, causing her to overlook many things.
Now that she had calmed down, she realized there were too many inconsistencies.
That Imperial Mausoleum had obviously been carefully arranged.
And it must have been arranged by Emperor Xia Liang himself; otherwise, no one would be so aware of the intricacies of their relationship.
But how could that be? He had died so abruptly, without leaving a single last word.
How could he have had the time to arrange his affairs after death?
And looking at the scene in the Jade Coffin, it seemed he had long issued orders about how they were to be entombed together.
Hand in hand, and he was still holding that comb in his hand.
That comb was what could be considered a token of their love.
Back then, when she was outside the palace, she was a wandering healer in the Jianghu, oblivious to his status as Emperor.
She was capricious and careless, never styled her hair like a maiden’s, always just tying it back in a ponytail.
He had laughed, saying it wasn’t good, that a lady should look the part, so he personally made her a comb and began to comb her hair every day.
He had said at the time that he would use this comb to forever comb her hair, doing so life after life.
After she entered the palace, on the second day of their marriage, she was quite surprised when he brought out that comb.
And he had kept his promise, truly combing her hair every day.
Even in death, he had taken this comb with him, clearly holding true to his initial promise.
Without his prior arrangement, no one else would have thought of this detail!
This meant he knew he would die?
So he had arranged everything in advance.
But that shouldn’t be. He was only forty-two when he died.
Due to practicing martial arts throughout the years, he was very healthy, without any ailments or pain, so how could he possibly have predicted his own death so early?
The more she thought about it, the more confused she became, her head starting to ache. She took out her phone to check the historical data of the Great Xia Kingdom.
She had always been afraid to investigate this part of history for fear of stirring up sorrowful emotions.
The founding Emperor of the Great Xia Kingdom was Emperor Xia Liang. The online comments were very objective, less detailed than what she knew.
After Emperor Xia Liang died, Emperor Xia Wen ascended to the throne.
At this, Xia Weibao’s eyes moistened again; that was her eldest son, the former Crown Prince.
She checked the data on her other sons; all had been made princes and were living well.
The princess was married to the current Prime Minister and was also living well.
The neighboring country’s Emperor had wanted to marry the princess, but Emperor Xia Wen had refused.
Looking at this, Xia Weibao felt some relief.
That had been her wish too, not to let the princess marry into the Imperial Family.