ushernet Chapter 323: A final act of revenge for Xia Mo
Chapter 323: A final act of revenge for Xia Mo
Huangfu Qian abdicated, and a new emperor ascended the throne.
The entire court was against it. Huangfu Qian looked only thirty years old. How could he step down? With Huangfu Qian's strong physique, he should be able to stay in his position for at least another forty or fifty years, right?
The opposition from the entire court was to no avail.
Huangfu Qian and Xia Mo, dressed in formal attire, held a formal ceremony for abdication and succession.
This was a precedent, and therefore, Huangfu Qian allowed all officials in the capital and their wives to participate in the grand ceremony.
Wei Zhishu, who was already a marquis, and Ma Yiyi also arrived.
When the main demon took away the live streaming system, Xia Mo deliberately used her divine sense to protect Ma Yiyi's head, saving Ma Yiyi's life.
Of course, she wasn't doing it out of kindness; she did it on purpose.
Xia Mo was the Empress, and she deliberately did not grant Ma Yiyi an official title. As a noblewoman without an official title, her status was even lower than that of the wife of a sixth-rank official in the capital.
Wei Zhishu became increasingly distant from Ma Yiyi, even sending her to a corner of the Marquis's mansion to fend for herself. Wei Zhishu also refused to let Ma Yiyi see his only legitimate son, who was Ma Yiyi's biological son.
Every day, Ma Yiyi listened to stories of how beautiful the end of summer was, and she lived in such an environment, each day feeling like an eternity.
Twenty years have passed. Wei Zhishu still has a few black hairs on his head, while Ma Yiyi has a full head of white hair and many wrinkles around her eyes and mouth, making her look like a seventy-year-old woman.
If it weren't for the requirements of this inversion ceremony, Wei Zhishu would never have wanted to bring Ma Yiyi, who looked as old as his mother, to the event!
Ma Yiyi, along with all the noblewomen, knelt outside the main hall, gazing at the incomparably noble woman. Xia Mo felt as if a thousand ants were gnawing at her heart.
Ma Yiyi thought that as a Marquis's wife, she was living a better life than Xia Mo, the infertile Empress, but today...
She saw it.
Xia Mo looks like a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl; she hasn't aged a bit!
Xia Mo was cherished by Huangfu Qian. Since Xia Mo couldn't have children, they adopted one from the clan!
Xia Mo had no biological son, so the new emperor knelt before her, loving, valuing, and respecting her as if she were his own mother!
"puff……"
Ma Yiyi coughed up blood, overwhelmed by pain, anger, and jealousy, and collapsed to the ground.
Immediately, palace servants, as if they had been prepared, carried Ma Yiyi away, keeping her alive.
Since Ma Yiyi has decided to betray her best friend, she should be made to live a life worse than death. How can she be allowed to die?
For Ma Yiyi, death is a relief; living every day is torture. Xia Mo's revenge is to make Ma Yiyi wish she were dead every day!
Originally, when Huangfu Qian passed the throne to the new emperor, it was not necessary for officials to bring their female relatives to pay homage.
It was Huangfu Qianxiang's way of getting revenge on Xia Mo before leaving, and he specially arranged it.
Their feelings for each other have remained unchanged for twenty years.
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The next day—
Xia Mansion —
Xia Mo and Huangfu Qian appeared hand in hand inside the Xia residence.
Overjoyed, Xia's parents greeted them with smiles.
Twenty years have passed, but Xia's father and mother still look the same as they did twenty years ago.
"Are we going back to Anjia Village?" The light in Xia's father's eyes almost turned into stars.
“Yes, we will go back to Anjia Village with you,” Huangfu Qian said, a smile playing on his lips as he thought of the place where he first met Xia Mochu.
"That's wonderful! I'm so tired of living here. There are so many rules and regulations in the capital. It's not as good as our countryside, where we can grow our own food and be self-sufficient. That's what life is all about!" Xia's mother said excitedly.
"Father, Mother, what's wrong with the capital?!"
Princess He had just arrived, and before she even stepped into the hall, she heard what Xia's mother said.
She simply couldn't understand it.
The capital city has good food and drink, good accommodations, and you're treated with respect. What's wrong with it?! How can it be inferior to a poor rural place?
Princess He has different lifestyle habits from Xia's father and mother, and even after living together for twenty years, there are still many small problems.
Princess He is assertive, and Xia's parents, not wanting a fight to break out at home, would cooperate and back down. This is how Princess He felt she was in the right, which made Xia's parents back down.
"Greetings to the Emperor Emeritus and Empress Dowager," Princess He noticed Huangfu Qianchu's presence, her lips twitched slightly, and she respectfully bowed her head in greeting.
Huangfu Qian could tell that Princess He had a problem with Xia Mo, so he simply ignored her.
Princess He saw that Huangfu Qian did not let her get up, so she kept her legs bent. The discomfort in her legs was nothing compared to the pain in her heart.
When Brother Xia entered the room, he found Princess He still kneeling and frowning.
"Eldest son, quickly tell your wife to stand properly, and also, call the other two families over," Xia's father urged.
Before leaving the capital, he decided to divide his family property.
It's clear that since their three sons got married, the three of them are still close brothers and sisters, but each of their daughters-in-law has her own agenda, trying to sow discord among them.
Now, with Xia's father and mother mediating, they are planning to leave the capital!
We can't let them continue living in the same house.
“Okay,” Brother Xia nodded.
Princess He glanced at Brother Xia with a wronged expression, then lowered her eyes, looking as if she was waiting for him to comfort her.
Brother Xia glanced at Xia's father and mother, then looked at Xia Mo, asking her with his eyes what had happened.
“My parents want to go back to the countryside to farm, and my husband and I plan to go with them,” Xia Mo glanced at Princess He and said nothing more.
Brother Xia understood instantly.
Princess He was a noblewoman born and raised in the capital. Like many noblewomen, she looked down on people from the countryside. It was probably because of this flaw that Huangfu Qian did not call her to rise when she was bowing.
"I'll go call my second and third brothers right now," Brother Xia said, and rushed out like a whirlwind.
Princess He watched Xia's departing figure with a heavy heart. She had been wronged! Why didn't her husband stand up for her?!
Princess He couldn't help but steal a glance at Huangfu Qian, her heart aching as she thought: If Xia Mo were wronged, Huangfu Qian would definitely jump out to protect her, right?
Why is her husband not as good as Xia Mo's husband?
Princess He felt resentful. She lowered her head and looked down, thinking she had hidden her feelings of resentment and jealousy.
Fifteen minutes later—
Second Brother Xia, Third Brother Xia, Second Sister-in-law Xia, Third Sister-in-law Xia, and several nephews and nieces all came.
Apart from the eldest brother Xia taking a concubine, neither the second nor the third brother Xia took any concubines.
When Princess He saw Xia Erge and the others, she thought of how Xia Erge and Xia Sange had not yet taken a bride, while her husband had taken a concubine, and she felt sad and unbalanced.
They're clearly brothers, so why does Brother Xia need to take a concubine?!
Princess He was pampered by the eldest princess and grew up in a good environment. Although she received a good education, she did not know how to reflect on herself. Over time, her personality became somewhat distorted.