Sima Heng harbored ambitions to usurp the throne, but he was so brutal and powerful that everyone dared only to seethe in silence.
Anyone who plotted against him was executed by being cut in half at the waist in the eastern marketplace, and their entire clan was wiped out.
Only with his nephew's wife, Princess Jincheng Zheng Ruizhu, did he show mercy, allowing her only to request a divorce.
Later, in a dark chamber, Zheng Ruizhu's fingers trembled as she gathered her clothes. In a hoarse voice, she asked him, "Uncle, when do you intend to let me go?"
Sima Heng gave a cold laugh.
In her eyes, being with him was worse than dying.
If she considered this sort of thing a punishment, then he would never let her go for the rest of her life.
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When she first married young Master Sima, everyone said Ruizhu was a beauty in the making, destined to become breathtaking once she grew up.
But before she had even blossomed, she had already caught the eye of a ferocious tiger.
His nephew worshipped his wife.
He, on the other hand, took whatever he wanted, treating her like a caged bird to toy with at his leisure.
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When Sima Lang insisted on marrying Princess Jincheng, his uncle warned him that women were like poison, and he must be on his guard.
But later, Sima Lang's eyes nearly split with fury when he saw his uncle, clothes hanging open, pull her into his arms and shower her with affection.
Sima Heng calmly covered her snowy-white shoulder, his gaze sharp and his tone casual. "Her fate is too precious. You are not a suitable match for her."
Her fate was too precious, and she would bring misfortune to her husband, so his good uncle was taking the calamity upon himself. Truly... what a good uncle.
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