Why My Domineering Prince Regretted Filing for Divorce?

The clamor hadn’t yet awakened too many people but it startled Little Yuan Qian first, and as the child’s cries began, the entire Qianqiu Palace awakened immediately. Before long, even the neighboring Jinyu Garden seemed to have heard some unusual commotion, and someone lit a lantern.

Shang Ruyi was in a daze, half asleep, but now she was somewhat unable to wake up. It wasn’t until she heard Tushere’s footsteps already at the door and saw shadows flickering that she frowned, struggling to pull her mind out of the chaotic abyss-like dreamscape and turned her head to look at the chaotic shadows outside, asking, "What’s going on?"

"Princess!"

The moment Tushere heard her voice, she hurriedly came in and lit the candlestick by the bed: "You are awake."

With the light, Shang Ruyi was a bit more awake. While rubbing her somewhat swollen temples, she struggled to sit up and saw Tushere with a flustered expression walking to the bedside, taking a piece of clothing to her, and letting her put it on. She then asked, "What is happening outside? Why is it so noisy?"

Tushere sat by the bed and whispered, "I don’t know, but it seems to have something to do with our Qianqiu Palace."

"What!?"

Upon hearing this, Shang Ruyi immediately became alert and leaned forward to look outside. Tushere whispered, "I just got up hearing the noise and found quite a few patrolling imperial guards behind our Qianqiu Palace."

"Imperial guards? What are they doing behind there?"

"It’s still unclear now. I’ve let Wo Xue listen on it."

Shang Ruyi frowned, thought for a bit, and immediately got out of bed, asking Tushere to dress her. By this time, the noise outside grew louder, and she asked Tushere to take a lantern and support her out of the main hall, only to see the lights outside flaring, and shadows flickering intensely.

And even louder, was Little Yuan Qian’s crying.

The child usually wakes up hungry around this time, but after a couple of grumbles, Nanny Feng and Tushere would tend to him, and he would calm down after feeding. But tonight, he was startled awake by the noise outside, not accepting Nanny Feng’s feeding, and crying ceaselessly.

Seeing that Nanny Feng was sweating profusely, holding and trying to console the child yet to no avail, Shang Ruyi said, "Bring him to me so I can have a look."

Nanny Feng had no choice but to hastily bring Little Yuan Qian.

Shang Ruyi reached out for the child, seeing his face flushed from crying, almost out of breath, evidently scared by the midnight clamor. Shang Ruyi hugged him tightly, gently rocking, whispering into his ear: It’s okay, it’s okay, Mommy’s here, everything’s fine. She gently pressed her cheek to the child’s cheek.

This closeness proved effective. Little Yuan Qian whimpered for a while longer and finally calmed down.

However, he still sniffed, his nose red, ready to cry again.

Nanny Feng glanced and whispered, "The young master should still be hungry, let me go feed him."

Shang Ruyi nodded, "Alright, don’t let him be frightened again. Also, he seems a bit warm, fan him a little later on."

"Yes."

Just as Nanny Feng was taking Little Yuan Qian away, Wo Xue hurried back from the backyard, approached Shang Ruyi immediately for a courtesy bow. Shang Ruyi said, "No need for formalities, what’s really happening outside?"

Wo Xue took a step forward, whispering, "Princess, I was just in the corner eavesdropping on people outside talking, it seems tonight, just now, the imperial guards saw someone climbing out from our Qianqiu Palace."

Tushere widened her eyes hearing this: "What?"

And Shang Ruyi also instantly furrowed her brows, thinking logically, saying in a deep voice, "Someone climbed out? Are you sure you heard it right?"

Wo Xue shook her head: "I listened very carefully, although those people spoke cautiously, I heard it clearly, they did say climbed out. And—"

"And what?"

"Moreover, from what it seemed, it was a—man."

"...!"

Shang Ruyi’s pupils suddenly shook.

A man climbed out from Qianqiu Palace, and it was ’climbed out,’ what does that imply!

She thought about it, suddenly saying, "She’er, Chang Wan, quickly look into my things."

Tushere was momentarily stunned, though still confused, instinctively responded immediately to go inside, while Chang Wan, not yet understanding what was happening, quickly followed inside. Wo Xue went over to Shang Ruyi and whispered, "Princess suspects, a thief?"

Shang Ruyi said, "Not sure, but I feel..."

Meanwhile, Yu Wenquan at Liangyi Hall was also alarmed.

The older someone gets, the lighter their sleep, plus he had always been vigilant, even though it’s been a long time since he last went to the battlefield, that martial instinct remained, any slight movement could awaken him, let alone tonight’s clamor, which was no ordinary movement.

He sat on the bedside, waiting with furrowed brows for news from outside.

Before long, Eunuch Yu hurried back, appearing slightly pale as he knelt before him, "Emperor."

Yu Wenquan asked, "What on earth is going on?"

Eunuch Yu panted before stating with difficulty, "Tonight, the patrolling imperial guards said, just now, they saw someone, someone climbed out of Qianqiu Palace’s backyard."

"What?"

Yu Wenquan’s eyes widened in an instant: "An intruder in Qianqiu Palace? What about Princess Qin and Yuan Qian? I must—"

As he spoke, he was about to get up to personally check, just about to have Eunuch Yu lead the way, when he saw Eunuch Yu glance at him anxiously from the ground, hesitating, not daring to speak or move. Hearing this, Yu Wenquan realized something, sat back again, and furrowed his brows tighter, saying in a deep voice, "Not a thief?"

Eunuch Yu said, "Still, still unclear."

Yu Wenquan took a deep breath.

Just now, instinctively he thought there was an intruder in the Imperial Palace, in Qianqiu Palace, but looking at Eunuch Yu, evidently not.

Someone climbed out of Qianqiu Palace, yet wasn’t a thief...

A thought, unbelievable, arguably terrifying, flashed through Yu Wenquan’s mind. He immediately shook his head, as if to discard the thought, yet once such a thought arises, it’s not so easily dismissed, especially with the anxious look of Eunuch Yu, indicating the likelihood that things were...

Just then, another burst of commotion emerged from outside.

This time, Yu Wenquan remained calmer, "What happened this time?"

Eunuch Yu dared not delay, hastily got up to go outside, and shortly returned hurriedly, his face paler than before, saying, "Emperor, the imperial guards captured someone in the Inner Court Garden."

"Who is it!?"

"..."

Eunuch Yu hesitated, yet knowing he couldn’t refrain, approached to whisper in Yu Wenquan’s ear.

Yu Wenquan’s expression suddenly darkened.

He thought for a moment and said, "Bring the person to me!"