I had been married to the princess for five years, yet we had no children.
Then, after I was injured protecting her one day, the imperial physician took my pulse.
That was when I learned that years of poisoning had left me with little hope of ever having children.
An investigation revealed that the poison had been in the sachet I carried with me.
But that sachet had been sewn by Princess Ye Zhenzhen herself on our wedding night.
I was on my way home with it, ready to confront her,
when I unexpectedly caught the princess in an intimate embrace with a hostage prince from an enemy kingdom.
“Chu Jiang's mother has been pressuring us hard these past two years. We really should give him a child.”
“What is there to be afraid of? Now that you're carrying my child, the Chu family will be mine one day.”
After witnessing that scene, the last shred of affection I had for my wife vanished.
That night, heartbroken and dazed, I went to the emperor and asked for permission to leave.
“Your servant is willing to guard the frontier and never return until the Xiongnu are defeated. I ask only for a divorce.”
