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Chapter 195 - 195: 195: Meeting the Dream Lover

Lin Zizi knelt down and performed a grand ceremony: “Your humble servant Lin Shi greets Your Majesty, wishing you eternal blessings.”

“Get up, get up quickly.” If not for Jiang Ning nearby, the Emperor would have probably helped her up himself.

Jiang Ning observed coldly, feeling that the Emperor’s gaze towards Lin Zizi was indeed different.

There were stars in his eyes.

It seemed that the rumors of Lin Zizi being the Emperor’s dream lover were true.

Lin Zizi stood up neither humbly nor arrogantly, and stood beside Jiang Ning, saying, “My daughter is unable to bow to Your Majesty due to her inconvenient legs. I ask for Your Majesty’s understanding.”

“Don’t worry, don’t worry.” The Emperor glanced at Jiang Ning.

Jiang Ning also glanced back at him.

The Emperor chuckled, “Young lady, it’s been a long time.”

Jiang Ning sneered inwardly, but her face remained unchanged: “Greetings to Your Majesty.”

The Emperor ordered a stool for Lin Zizi to sit on, “Zizi, you haven’t changed at all after all these years.”

“I’ve aged.”

“I have aged, but you are still the same as before.” The Emperor’s words were full of deep affection.

However, his slightly plump and vulgar appearance made his words seem less sincere.

Lin Zizi didn’t want to engage in idle talk about the past and bluntly said, “Your Majesty, today I came to make a request.”

“What is it? Tell me.”

“I request Your Majesty to allow Ningning to divorce the Prince of Yu.”

“What?” The Emperor frowned, “I know they have been having conflicts, but they have a child already. Quarrels and disputes are normal. If she’s angry, she can return to her mother’s home for a few days. Why have things escalated to the point of requesting a divorce?”

Lin Zizi stared at the Emperor, “Does Your Majesty still remember that you promised to fulfill a wish for me in this lifetime?”

The Emperor’s heart skipped a beat as he was stared at by her beautiful eyes, “Of course I remember. How could I forget the promise I made to you?”

Lin Zizi enunciated each word, “Very well, now I ask Your Majesty to fulfill my wish, allowing my daughter and the Prince of Yu to divorce.”

“Zizi, are you… sure?”

“I am sure.” Lin Zizi knelt down again, “I beg Your Majesty to grant my wish.”

The Emperor frowned and looked at Jiang Ning, “Girl, do you really want to separate from the Prince of Yu?”

“In reply to Your Majesty, yes.”

“I know the Prince of Yu has wronged you, and I will punish him. But why take it to the point of divorce?”

“How does Your Majesty intend to punish him?”

“Let him kneel in the Ancestral Temple and copy scriptures as penance for a full month!”

Lin Zizi spoke, “I still beg Your Majesty to fulfill my wish.”

She didn’t care how the Emperor punished his own son.

In the end, it was his own flesh and blood, and his seemingly considerate words were ultimately meant to bind his daughter-in-law to his son.

Lin Zizi was not buying into it.

She continued, “Your Majesty’s words are as good as gold, and I trust you won’t go back on your promise to me.”

“The words I’ve told you will always count.” The Emperor’s expression turned solemn, “Zizi, if it weren’t for your personal plea today, I would never have agreed.”

“Thank you, Your Majesty. This humble servant takes her leave.” Lin Zizi bowed again, stood up, and pushed Jiang Ning’s wheelchair.

“Zizi, are you leaving now?” The Emperor called out.

“This humble servant takes her leave.” Lin Zizi bowed again, and without looking back, she left along with Jiang Ning.

The Emperor looked lost.

At noon, he came to the Splendid Palace.

Concubine Jin was having her meal when she saw him arrive and said indifferently, “Where did you get upset? Your face looks awful.”

The Emperor sat across from her, staring intently at her face: “Lin Zizi came to the palace to see me.”

“Oh.” Concubine Jin’s expression remained unchanged.

“Do you know why she came?”

“I do.” Concubine Jin picked up a cloth to wipe her lips, “Will you issue a decree for their divorce, Your Majesty? After all, she personally came to ask for it..”