After Rebirth, She Becomes the Revenge Queen-Chapter 463 - 326: The Agreement Has Expired (Seeking Monthly Votes)_3

Chapter 463: Chapter 326: The Agreement Has Expired (Seeking Monthly Votes)_3

However, the Emperor, preoccupied with state affairs, eventually neglected the harem, so much so that no more children were born.

If not for a considerable amount of trust, neither of them could have reached this stage.

Moreover, from the founding of Great Zhou to the present, it has faced multiple upheavals and once again plunged into turmoil due to Dayue’s border disturbances. If the couple had not been united, Great Zhou, which had barely established any foundation back then, could not have withstood it.

"Could it be that Yang Zhan made a mistake?" Fu Zhen frowned, "That guy has always been unreliable."

"Maybe."

Pei Zhan said this.

Because the words heard in prison today really made one want to scold him face to face, asking if he was out of his mind.

It would be unwise to let a mere few words from him shake one’s confidence in the affection between the Empress and the Emperor.

"It’s getting late," Fu Zhen stood up, "Let’s go back to the room."

Pei Zhan looked up, a slight twinkle in his eyes. "Let’s sit a while longer." With that, he patted the empty spot beside him.

Fu Zhen was slightly startled.

After a moment’s gaze, she walked over and sat down next to Pei Zhan.

Then looked at him: "Do you have something on your mind?"

She finally noticed that from the moment he appeared, his spirits seemed low. Earlier she was lost in her own thoughts and hadn’t paid attention.

Pei Zhan turned his head, taking a breath: "After Xu Yin was caught, have you settled everything you needed to?"

Fu Zhen hugged her knees: "I didn’t have much to handle in the first place."

Pei Zhan nodded, snapping a chrysanthemum branch beside him. "If that’s the case, let’s talk about us."

Upon hearing this, Fu Zhen’s body slightly tensed, slowly turning her gaze towards him.

"Initially, we agreed to marry to help you with your revenge. Now that the revenge is complete, what are your plans?"

Fu Zhen’s heart sank a little.

After all these days of delay, this issue finally lay bare before her.

How to put it, when initially setting this agreement, she was indeed resolute, devoid of any sentiment—that sort of thing never existed between her and Pei Zhan anyway.

But hearts are made of flesh, and over these months, Pei Zhan assisted her in every way without complaint.

Without his help, she could never have toppled Xu Yin so swiftly.

Though the bond was still far from one of deep affection, she found herself unable to resolutely state the black-and-white agreement now.

Initially, it was said she’d manage the Pei family’s household as a form of repayment, but the family’s steward and servants were highly capable, and Pei Zhan was very adept, leaving little room for her contributions.

According to the agreement, her input was vastly disproportionate to what Pei Zhan did for her.

If she suggested ending their ties at this point, she’d be tearing down the bridge after crossing the river.

Therefore, it was never brought up until today.

Yet now Pei Zhan raised the issue voluntarily...

Consider how he painstakingly schemed the "marriage deception" back then, was he trying to persuade her to change her mind?

Pei Zhan fulfilled all he had promised back then. Since marrying, Fu Zhen enjoyed immense freedom, also basked in the love from the unsuspecting Pei Yu and Mrs. Pei.

Living in such a family for a lifetime, Fu Zhen was delighted.

But she couldn’t comfortably continue taking advantage, and if a marriage could only be sustained by one-sided affection, it was unfair to the person who invested their feelings.

He should be released to pursue his own happiness!

Fu Zhen thus said, "Since we had an agreement beforehand, then, then... anyway, I have wronged you, and I ask for your forgiveness. Should you need my help in the future, just tell me!"

Blushing, she lowered her head as she spoke.

"Alright."

Unexpectedly, just as her head was about to drop, Pei Zhan readily responded.

He leaned back, hands behind his head, lounging lazily against the jade railing behind him: "Since this is the case, we’ll proceed according to the rules. Before those escorting the remaining criminals to Tanzhou arrive in the capital, I’m free these days, let’s get this matter done.

"I’ll have the divorce paper drafted, tomorrow morning someone will bring it for your signature, then send it to the government for sealing, and that will settle it."

Fu Zhen was rendered speechless. "What are you saying?"

"I’m saying," Pei Zhan squinted up at the sky, even amidst the hazy night, a faint ghastly light rippled across his eyes. "My plan is identical to yours."

Fu Zhen stared, speechless. His ready agreement, of course, saved a lot of trouble, but his pace was bewilderingly swift!

Back then, he had labored extensively for this marriage, even taking a few punches from Liang Chen! Now he agreed so briskly?

Her curiosity overflowed: "Why?"

Though Fu Zhen knew she wasn’t as good as he believed, indeed undeserving of his treatment, his change, however, was a bit abrupt.