The Scumbag favors his concubine and eliminates his wife? The tyrant invites me to indulge in an affair.

Summary

The chapter depicts a tense exchange between the Empress Dowager and her son, Cen, the Emperor. The Empress Dowager mocks Cen's apparent concern for her health, revealing her frustration with their strained relationship. She expresses her intention to summon Xiao Song, the Prime Minister’s daughter, but Cen informs her that he has taken Xiao Song to see a doctor after she fainted. The Empress Dowager reveals her plan to adopt a woman named Princess Ke Rou, who is to marry her son, Xiao Zi Jian, indicating her dissatisfaction with his current marriage to Xiao Song. Cen sarcastically critiques her motives, suggesting that if she wishes to be benevolent, she should focus on her own son’s lineage. After Cen leaves, the Empress Dowager angrily reacts to his defiance. Meanwhile, Xiao Song, recovering in the back hall, is attended to by palace maids. When Cen returns, he is flustered by her attire and scolds her for exposing her legs, revealing the era's strict decorum regarding women's modesty. Their conversation reveals that Xiao Zi Jian is to take Princess Ke Rou as a secondary wife, which devastates Song Yao Zhi, who realizes this could lead to her losing her status. In a moment of desperation, she kneels before Cen, pleading for a divorce from General Xiao.

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