Gerile was just sixteen years old when she married Alana.
Alana, however, was fifteen years older than her.
Perhaps because her maternal clan was too powerful, Alana had always been respectful but aloof towards her.
Ten years had passed, and she found that she seemed unable to understand this man's heart.
Although she didn't expect much, deep down in her heart, there was still a longing that she herself had never noticed.
Yes... a longing for love.
Although she felt a twinge of sourness in her heart when she saw Alana getting intimate with other women, she knew that she couldn't be too overbearing in controlling him.
So, she could only turn a blind eye and let him enjoy his romances with others.
He always had his own ideas. Every time she talked to him about something, although he readily agreed on the surface, he would still do things according to his own thoughts secretly.
Although he had failed a few times, he insisted on doing so.
Gerile had no choice but to let him be.
This time regarding the dispute with Blandow, she also didn't want to see him in a desperate situation.
However, he still did things according to his own will.
It was as if everything she did was to harm him.
Now, because of a woman named Xu Xin who suddenly appeared, he thought she had something going on with someone else. He believed this woman's words but was unwilling to listen to a single word of her explanation.
It was as if she was a cold and vicious woman.
Even outsiders could trust her, but he didn't trust her at all.
Moreover...
He even wanted to divorce her...
Gerile suddenly raised her head.
She actually... felt like crying.
However, she couldn't cry.
"Alana, do you really want to divorce me?" After hiding the tears, Gerile looked at him expressionlessly and asked coldly.
Alana frowned and didn't say anything else.
He seemed to have really been a bit impulsive.
Seeing this, Xu Xin coughed heavily a few times. Although she was a bit anxious, she had to continue to act like an innocent victim.
"My lord, don't be impulsive! If you divorce your wife, her maternal clan will probably separate from us..."
After staying in the Aqitu tribe for so many days, she naturally knew the importance of this wife's maternal clan to Aqitu.
However, just like all the relationships between a monarch and his ministers, the more power a minister had, the more the monarch would be wary of him.
Although she didn't understand the rules on the grassland, she could figure out that Alana was wary of and... disgusted with Gerile's maternal clan.
So, she had to fan the flames.
Only in this way could Alana make up his mind.
Only by stabilizing her own foundation could she deal with that bitch Chu Qing!
Sure enough, after hearing Xu Xin's words, Alana's face, which had just softened, instantly turned extremely gloomy.
Now... it seemed that he was in a dilemma?
This was unacceptable!!!
Thinking of this, Alana suppressed his resentment and said, "I can refrain from divorcing you. We'll have an amicable separation. But you must hand over the military power. I'm the chief of Aqitu."
"Amicable separation? Hand over the military power? Are you sure?" Gerile's face grew solemn.
Hearing this, Chu Qing beside her looked at Wei Ying.
Wei Ying immediately understood, stepped forward, pulled Ba Tel out, and then the three of them left together.
It wasn't suitable for them to stay here now.
Chu Qing originally wanted to help Gerile, but after seeing Alana's various reactions, she gave up this thought.
Because Chu Qing could feel that the other party actually didn't care about the truth at all.
All he wanted was an opportunity.
An opportunity that wouldn't affect himself and allow him to propose an amicable separation.
Once a person had such a thought, it was useless for others to say or do anything.
If she helped Gerile at this moment, it would be like pushing her into an abyss.
It might be a good thing for her to get out earlier.
...
As soon as the three of them returned to the tent, Ba Tel couldn't help but say, "Master! Why did you make me come back?! Lady Gerile is clearly innocent! If I hadn't been there to prove her innocence, Chief Alana would have divorced her!"
The young boy could understand the intrigues of power, but it was difficult for him to understand the complexities of feelings.
Wei Ying naturally wouldn't say much about this to him. Chu Qing could only gently ask him to sit down first, and then said seriously, "Don't you know that the more you try to explain there, the worse this matter will become?"
"Why!" Ba Tel still didn't understand.
"Because Xu Xin said beforehand that you and Gerile were by the river, a young man and a young woman... it was improper."
"What's wrong with that... Ah! No way?" Ba Tel was quite smart and quickly realized, but he was shocked: "Lady Gerile and I are innocent! Moreover... she... is ten years older than me!"
Chu Qing sneered in her heart. Her actual age was also much older than Wei Ying's.
This didn't matter at all, okay!
Well... alright, she was led astray by this kid.
"The adult world is not as simple as you think," Chu Qing continued seriously.
"I know the adult world is complex, but feelings..."
"Feelings are not complex, but this is based on mutual feelings. If only one person gives while the other is always looking for a way to leave, then it becomes complicated."
Ba Tel nodded as if he understood, but after a while, he still said unwillingly, "But what if we clear up this misunderstanding? Won't they reconcile?"
Chu Qing looked at Ba Tel, who was looking so serious, and gently sighed, "To reconcile... there has to be a 'good' foundation first, silly boy. Alana doesn't have much affection for Gerile in the first place. Now, he's probably eager to have an amicable separation from her. So... the truth of the matter actually doesn't matter anymore. Even if we prove that she didn't do anything, what about after that? What about when we're not around? So, let them solve this matter by themselves. You mustn't interfere anymore, or it will only get more and more chaotic."
At the end, Chu Qing reminded Ba Tel again uneasily. She was afraid that he would lose his head and go back to help prove that Gerile didn't do anything.
"But... but shall we just let that woman who framed Lady Gerile go like this? She has such a vicious heart!" Thinking of that woman just now, Ba Tel got angry.
He had never seen such a...
Such a...
He didn't know how to describe this woman!
Seeing Ba Tel looking so indignant, Chu Qing couldn't help but squint and smile, "Don't worry about this. That woman has been acting up for too long."
Chu Qing thought that Xu Xin would target her first.
Unexpectedly, she first framed Gerile?
Perhaps... she knew her current situation and was going to secure her own escape route first and then frame her.
It had been a long time since they last met, and she had become more patient than before.
Chu Qing originally didn't want to entangle with her anymore. So if she could just be honest and well-behaved, that would be fine. But if she still had those improper thoughts...
This time, she would never let her go so easily.