The Female Lead Decides to Act Wickedly

Chapter 902 - 351: Screw Your Tragic Beauty (Part 21)

Now that the war is finally over, He Jue’s sworn brothers and sisters are laden with military honors, while He Jue is dragging cart loads of gold and silver jewelry, ancient books, and paintings.

However, He Jue is quite young and exceedingly handsome, so even though he is as greedy as a pixiu, people do not find him repulsive.

Many military leaders, such as Duke Qin who cooperated with Ms. Hetian this time, quite like He Jue and are willing to turn a blind eye to his various acts of avarice.

Otherwise, no matter how much of a debauchee He Jue was, he wouldn’t dare to openly transport the spoils of war.

"Oh dear, it’s been over ten years since I’ve seen Xiao Bao, I wonder what kind of young man he’s become now."

"But, he must be a promising and good child. He was good-looking as a child, and with a capable mother like you, he must be even better!"

Mr. Tian spoke the praises half-heartedly.

Though he said these things aloud, in his heart he didn’t believe them.

An external grandson, no matter how promising, has no connection to the Old Tian’s Family.

But in order to win over his daughter, Mr. Tian had no choice but to feign concern.

"Xiao Bao is extraordinarily handsome, skilled in both literature and martial arts, like a banished immortal!"

When Ms. Hetian mentioned her precious son, she was immensely proud, without a hint of modesty.

Mr. Tian & Tian Yaozong:...

A countryside bumpkin being praised as if he were a blooming flower.

Just because you put on dragon robes doesn’t mean you’re the crown prince, right?

But the words in their hearts couldn’t be spoken aloud, and the father and son had to hypocritically agree and flatter!

"Yes! Xiao Bao must be exceptionally promising!"

"Xiao Bao knows martial arts too? Well, his father practiced martial arts—"

Mr. Tian finally steered the topic towards the He Family.

But looking around, he felt saying these things on the street wasn’t appropriate, so Mr. Tian kept signaling Ms. Hetian with his eyes.

Only then did Ms. Hetian seem to realize that after meeting her father, in her "joy," she even forgot to invite him inside.

"Dad, little brother, let’s go inside and talk!"

Ms. Hetian called out, like a filial daughter and loving elder sister, leading the Tian Family father and son into Prince Pingliang’s Mansion.

"Oh, great, we’re finally home!"

Mr. Tian finally stepped into the grand gates of the mansion, and at last, half of his heart was at ease.

Why only half?

Because if the matter of the divorce letter was not solved, the other half would never be at rest.

"Daniu, there’s something I must tell you!"

After entering the pavilion and being shown to the seat of honor, Mr. Tian gathered his words and began skillfully explaining about exchanging the wedding contract for a divorce letter.

Of course, Mr. Tian would definitely not say he did all this for himself, for the Tian Family.

He pretended to speak indignantly, "...After arriving in the Capital, I started inquiring about your and the child’s whereabouts. Not finding you, I heard about He Erniu!"

"That scoundrel He Erniu, he’s not dead! He changed his name to Guozhong! Ha, what kind of ’loyalty’ is that supposed to be?"

"Daniu, you have no idea, he actually married another woman long ago, his boss’s daughter, and by relying on his father-in-law, only then did he have the opportunity to campaign across the lands with the Saint..."

Mr. Tian recited his fabricated story while berating the scoundrel He Erniu for abandoning his wife and son.

In his own words, he was just a loving father feeling sorry for his daughter, yet a principled one.

Although He Erniu became Marquis Pingnan, he abandoned his wife and child, making him an undeserving rogue in Mr. Tian’s eyes.

"...I took charge and made him write a divorce letter. Our Tian Family’s daughter would not want such a vain, unfaithful, and shameless fellow!"

At this point, Mr. Tian’s tone softened considerably, cautiously watching Ms. Hetian, "Daniu, you, you won’t blame me for taking matters into my own hands, right?"

Ms. Hetian’s eyes lit up, oh ho!

Dad, well done!

Before returning to the Capital, Ms. Hetian was mulling over, when mother and son returned to the Capital, He Erniu would also return from war.

They would inevitably confront each other.

Coincidentally, after establishing a connection with Emperor Tiantai, Ms. Hetian hadn’t met He Erniu, now known as He Guozhong.

For though He Guozhong was a confidant of Emperor Tiantai, he was always fighting on a different front.

Emperor Tiantai went to the Capital to establish a new dynasty, Ms. Hetian went off to mingle with other leaders, and He Guozhong went to the Southwest.

Almost two years passed, yet under Emperor Tiantai’s banner, Ms. Hetian and He Guozhong never crossed paths.

Ms. Hetian knew He Guozhong was He Erniu, but He Guozhong did not know the "Prince Pingliang" was his former wife.

Yet Ms. Hetian knew clearly, their reunion was just a matter of time.

Ms. Hetian did not take the initiative to reunite, nor did she deliberately avoid it.

When introducing herself to Emperor Tiantai, she mentioned her husband went off to repair the riverbanks and then never heard from again.

However, so many people worked on the riverbanks, and several had the last name He, so Emperor Tiantai didn’t connect it to He Guozhong.

Perhaps, subconsciously, Emperor Tiantai thought that a woman with Innate Divine Strength like Ms. Hetian couldn’t be matched by ordinary men...