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"You don't understand," Dugu Xiu shook her head.

"Huh?" Dugu Jingtian pointed to his own nose, his face full of surprise, "I don't understand? What do I not understand? Wasn't what I said correct?"

"What you said is quite correct," Dugu Xiu nodded, "Indeed, many people envy my life, but..." She sighed softly, "You've overlooked something."

Dugu Jingtian frowned, "What have I overlooked?"

"You've overlooked my spiritual world."

"Spiritual world?"

"Yes! You only pay attention to my material enjoyment, yet you've overlooked my spiritual world."

"What nonsense are you talking about? What exactly are you trying to say?"

"I'm trying to say..." Dugu Xiu took a deep breath and then said in a melancholy tone, "My spiritual world is very empty. Although I live a life of luxury, I am not at all happy. I need someone to unlock my spiritual world, to bring comfort and fulfillment to it."

"I don't understand what you are talking about."

"It's okay if you don't understand, I can explain it to you."

"Fine, explain it to me. I really want to hear what you're going to say."

"First of all, I am thankful to Heaven for allowing me to be born into the Emperor's family and to live a life of luxury from childhood. In terms of material needs, I am already very satisfied... Now, speaking of my spiritual needs, I have lived for decades without a true friend by my side. It's not that I am lofty and do not wish to make friends but rather that others do not want to be my friends. More precisely, they dare not befriend me. Because I am a princess, one of the most noble women in the world, my status means I cannot have true friends... You can imagine how lonely and boring it is to not have a single friend..."

"The world seeks balance; you gain some, you lose some. There is no perfect life," Dugu Jingtian said blandly.

"If I could choose for myself, I'd rather give up my princess title and become an ordinary citizen."

"Ridiculous!"

"It may seem ridiculous to the Emperor, but what I'm saying is the truth. Every day I live in the palace, what I see most are the walls. The high walls that I'm surrounded by make me feel trapped. I am like a canary, seemingly noble but actually very lonely."

"The more you talk, the more absurd it gets! What on earth are you trying to express?"

"As I just said, I need someone to unlock my spiritual world and give it comfort and fulfillment so that I will no longer be lonely."

"To put it bluntly, you just want to find a husband! That's simple, I can arrange a grand matchmaking event for you, inviting all the young talents from all over the world to come, and you can choose anyone you like."

"How can I just casually choose a husband? This concerns my lifelong happiness."

"After all this talk, you are fixated on that Dongfang Jian!"

"Yes," Dugu Xiu nodded seriously, "I am very happy with Dongfang Jian. I am always smiling, a smile that comes from the heart. Dongfang Jian knows how to charm me, he speaks with wit and humor, is talented, handsome, and in all respects meets my requirements." She added, "The most important point is that Dongfang Jian can make my spiritual world vibrant and colorful, never again to be lonely and empty."

"Do you think Dongfang Jian truly likes you?" Dugu Jingtian snorted coldly, "He's after your princess status! If you weren't a princess, he wouldn't bother pursuing you! My dear daughter, wake up. There are plenty of better men in the world than him."

"Even if Dongfang Jian approached me with some ulterior motive, I would still accept him."

"Have you gone mad?"

"Affection can be cultivated slowly. I have the confidence to win over Dongfang Jian!"

"You... you are really infuriating me..."

"Father, I truly like Dongfang Jian, please bless us!" Dugu Xiu knelt down, forehead touching the ground, "If Father does not agree, I will not rise."

"You think you can threaten me with this?" Dugu Jingtian laughed coldly, "Let me tell you! It won't work! If you have the guts, just stay down there!" With those harsh words, Dugu Jingtian left in a huff.

To Dugu Jingtian's surprise, Dugu Xiu actually stayed kneeling without getting up...

A day had passed.

Dugu Xiu was still kneeling inside the great hall.

Two days had gone by.

Dugu Xiu remained kneeling, showing no intention of rising.

Three days, four days... ten days... A half month flashed by, and Dugu Xiu was still kneeling motionless within the great hall as if she had turned to stone.

Emperor Dugu Jingtian finally could not sit still any longer. He walked into the great hall with a gloomy face, "Do you intend to kneel to death here?"

"Please grant my wish, Father. I really like Dongfang Jian very much," Dugu Xiu's voice was not loud, but her tone was very determined, "If you do not agree, then I will kneel to death right here!"

"You..." Dugu Jingtian's face turned a ghastly shade, "You... you are really something... Your wings have grown strong, daring to defy even me... Well then..."

"Father," Dugu Xiu spoke slowly, "Have you ever heard this saying: 'Descendants have their own luck?' It means that... the older generation should not interfere too much with the younger generation's life, let them make their own way. Even if they fail, they will not have regrets because they have pursued and striven for it, and thus they will have no regrets in this life."

No regrets in this life?

Dugu Jingtian fell silent.

After a long time, Dugu Jingtian finally spoke, "Have you really thought this through? No regrets?"

"I have thought it through," Dugu Xiu nodded, "Regardless of the outcome, I will have no regrets!"

"Good," Dugu Jingtian nodded, "Since you are intent on having your way, then I shall no longer interfere... I just hope you won't regret it in the future!"

"Thank you for granting my wish, Father!" Dugu Xiu was overjoyed, having finally gotten her father's approval; the suffering of the past few days was worth it!

"Now get up," Dugu Jingtian said with a stern face, "You're grown up and yet you still play such childish games; I really am at a loss with you."

"Father, you won't go back on your word, will you?"

"A monarch's word is bond!"

"I'm going to find Dongfang Jian right now and tell him the good news!" Dugu Xiu ran off, overjoyed.

"Alas..." Dugu Jingtian sighed deeply, "I just hope I have not made a mistake."

...

The Prince's Mansion.

Inside the hall.

Bai Mudan sat dazedly in her chair, her complexion very pale. On the table in front of her lay a letter, and the first two characters read "Divorce Decree."

"I've always said that Dongfang Jian was no good! But you would not believe it! Now you reap what you've sown!" Prince Bai Daqing glared with livid anger as he bellowed, "How shameful! This is truly disgraceful! The daughter of a prince being divorced by a worthless man, if word of this gets out, where would I put my face?"

"Drip! Drip!"

Bai Mudan suddenly broke into tears, crying heart-wrenchingly, crying so fiercely that it seemed her heart and gallbladder were ripping apart, crying buckets!

"You still have the face to cry!" Bai Daqing shouted, "No crying! Hold back those tears! Shut your mouth! Do you hear me? No crying!!!"

"Waah..."

Bai Mudan burst into louder weeping, crying and cursing at the same time, "Why! Why is this happening! I was so good to him; why did he divorce me! Why!!! Dongfang Jian, you come out here and explain it to me face to face! Why did you divorce me!!! Why!!!" Bai Mudan couldn't make sense of it at all.