Chapter 431 (1/2)

Chapter 431 – Who did you love the most in your lifetime? (2)

Ning Yuxuan took a deep breath. “Your Majesty, this subject only wants Nie Sangyu. As for the other women, Your Majesty, there's no need to trouble yourself.”

He had to say everything in one breath to avoid being interrupted.

The great hall was quiet for a while.

Zhao Zhe chuckled, but his face was expressionless. “You want Nie Sangyu?”

Ning Yuxuan lifted his robe and knelt down. “Yes.”

Zhao Zhe sneered and turned his back to him as he said, “This emperor also wants Nie Sangyu. How many Sangyus does Nie Clan have?”

Marquis Moyu was shocked.

He had just… straightforwardly said those words?

“If you hadn't divorced her then, then no matter how much this emperor likes her, this emperor wouldn't s.n.a.t.c.h away your wife,” Zhao Zhe lowly said, “But, you've already divorced her, so she's marriable. You want her, this emperor also wants her. If this emperor helps you, who will help this emperor?”

Ning Yuxuan furrowed his brow as he looked at the emperor's back figure. Zhao Zhe had only recently ascended the throne, and he was saying these words to an important minister. It couldn't be that Zhao Zhe was genuinely in love with Nie Sangyu, right?

What should he do? No matter what, an official couldn't compete with the emperor. Although he had power, he couldn't defeat the emperor. If he chose to be unyielding, then he wouldn't be able maintain his power in this country.

What should he choose? Did he want her or the high position and wealth that he had spent half of his life to build up?

Only a teenager, who was full of love, would choose the former option without hesitation and take her away to futilely live out the rest of their lives together as smoothly as possible. But, he was Marquis Moyu. He had spent half of his life competing with others. He had gone through so much public and covert disputes and schemes for power. Was he supposed to give that all up?

Ning Yuxuan's gaze was somewhat complicated. Not knowing what to do next, he stayed kneeling on the ground

“This emperor remembers that when you married Wen Wan, you said that as long as you have her, you wouldn't have any regrets.” Zhao Zhe turned around to look at him. “Right now, Wen Wan is still by your side, so why can't you let go of Sangyu?”

This is why people should absolutely never say that their current love would be the one that they'll love the most for the rest of their life. Life is long. It's inevitable that you'll be proven wrong in certain things. And so, you should wait until you're on your deathbed to recollect your life. It's only then that you have the qualification to discuss who was is that you loved the most for a lifetime.

“This subject was ignorant.” Ning Yuxuan closed his eyes and said, “Sangyu and this subject already have a child. A child can't be without its mother. Wen Wan is this subject's former love. Feelings change with circ.u.mstances. Now that this subject has thought it through, it's time to let Wen Wan go, so that she can be free to live out her life.”

Zhao Zhe snorted. He lightly said, “You have a child with Sangyu? Marquis, you must be remembering wrong. Ning Jinchen's mother is Xis.h.i.+.”

Ning Yuxuan furrowed his brow.

“This fact is common knowledge. You shouldn't try to force your child onto Sangyu.” The emperor pursed his lips and continued, “She doesn't have any children, and you divorced her. This emperor can take her as my consort.”