The man’s tone carried an indescribable pain. Had it not been for the Emperor using Zhao Yue'er's life as a threat, he would never have married Shen Qingyan.
He had persuaded the Emperor to allow Zhao Yue'er to enter the household as a side consort, providing her with a formal status, but fate was unpredictable. On the night of his wedding, news arrived that she had gone missing, and her younger sister had taken her place in Prince Qin's Estate.
Because of this, he turned his disdain for Shen Qingyan into hatred—a hatred that reached a point of no return. He allowed the servants in the estate to humiliate her, tacitly permitted them to feed her leftovers, and even declared that she was nothing more than a dog. His purpose was simple: he wanted Zhao Yue'er to know his intentions, hoping that through these actions, she would have a change of heart and return to him.
Chapter 25