This is a man who, to curry favor with those in power, blatantly disregarded the bonds of marriage, and yet he is still admired.
An intense anger erupted from nowhere, drilling straight into Xie Wanqing’s heart.
She was infuriated.
Lu Ziyuan wasn’t faring much better.
His attention was solely on Pei Yuxuan, with a face that was terrifyingly dark.
Seeing this, Xie Wanqing felt even more dissatisfied. She shoved him, "Speak up!"
It’s truly outrageous!
Lu Ziyuan was so angry his eyes turned red. He turned his face away, gritting his teeth and said, "Say what?"
In any case, he would absolutely not step up for that sickly sister!
Xie Wanqing didn’t know how wronged he felt, hearing this she shoved him again, "Say whether you’re satisfied that Zhao Rui humiliated the Pei Family, or if you truly admire his character!"
If it’s the latter, she...
"If you truly admire such a heartless person, then I need to reevaluate you," Xie Wanqing bent down to hold his face, explaining: "It has nothing to do with Pei Yuxuan; no matter who the betrayed wife is, I just can’t stand people like that."
"..." Lu Ziyuan remained silent for a while, somewhat convinced but still displeased as he said, "You’re just trying to stand up for the Pei Family, using it as a pretext."
Even if the pretext sounded grand and dignified.
"Alright, alright!" Xie Wanqing laughed angrily, "Fine, I can’t make you understand, you continue to use and reward him then."
With that, she pinched his face hard and turned to leave, but was pulled back by her wrist.
"I don’t admire him," Lu Ziyuan said, pressing his lips, with a stern face, "You’re right, I was just happy to see him humiliate the Pei Family, it doesn’t mean I agree with his character."
A wife married for four years, discarded with a snap.
This kind of double-dealing, ungrateful behavior, how could he admire it?
No matter how jealous he was, he couldn’t let her misunderstand that he agreed with such behavior.
Upon hearing this, the anger in Xie Wanqing’s chest finally eased a bit.
She sat back down, her face relaxed as she asked, "Are you still going to use Zhao Rui?"
"... Regardless, he did show loyalty, even if I can’t stand him, just to show others, I must use him a bit,"
Lu Ziyuan wrapped his arm around her shoulder, pulling her onto his lap, patiently explaining: "Rest assured, such a villain can’t stand on big occasions."
Xie Wanqing finally understood.
This man fundamentally loathed Zhao Rui, there’s no way he would promote him just to show others.
He was accustomed to acting recklessly, never caring about others’ opinions.
As a dignified Emperor, he certainly wouldn’t lack people to show loyalty to him.
He’s simply doing it to make sure everyone knows.
Offending the Pei Family is akin to pleasing him.
He certainly didn’t suppress the Pei Family, but he would let the Pei Family gradually decline from its peak.
Does he have a fault?
It seems not.
He promised her he wouldn’t take Pei Yuqing’s life nor touch the Pei Family.
He fulfilled his promise.
Now it was just subordinates guessing his intentions, and he merely took the opportunity to promote someone who understood his mind.
Xie Wanqing said no more.
Lu Ziyuan waited a while, seeing her expressionless face, his heart suddenly sank.
"What’s wrong... unhappy? I promise I’ll send Zhao Rui away in a while, alright?"
As he spoke, he tilted her chin up, leaned down to kiss her, but Xie Wanqing instinctively turned her head away.
"Stop!" she frowned, "I’m feeling a bit unwell."