Meanwhile, on the other side, within the Crown Prince's Palace in the Ninth Heaven, Jiang Qing breathed a sigh of relief as she watched Jun Ruochen depart for his morning court session.
Ever since their unpleasant confrontation at the entrance of the palace that day, he had become a completely different person. The gentle warmth he once showed her had vanished, replaced by a cold, icy demeanor. He didn’t yell, he didn’t strike her, and he certainly didn’t bully her—he simply demanded that she follow him everywhere, twenty-four hours a day. She had to be right by his side for every meal, every nap, and even every trip to the latrine. He offered her no personal time at all; she had to be within his line of sight at every single moment. He wouldn't order her to do anything, nor would he speak a single word to her. It was cold violence—he treated her like nothing more than empty air.
Jiang Qing felt as though she were on the verge of a breakdown; she truly couldn't endure another minute of it. She had tried to resist him, but he simply ignored her entirely, refusing to respond no matter what she said. When her frustration reached its peak, she would turn and walk away, thinking, *Let him rot! Does he have the guts to banish me to the mortal realm?* Of course, she knew deep down that Jun Ruochen would never do that; otherwise, she would never have dared to act that way. While he wouldn't banish her, he did have the heavenly generals drag her back, effectively restricting her mov…
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