The next day, the sixth prince issued Lin Haihai a divorce paper, releasing her from the title of princess consort. In the divorce paper, the prince expressed his deep regret and praised Lin Haihai highly. He explained how he had divorced Lin Haihai a few days after their marriage. Although he later regretted his decision, what was done was done, and he had no way of changing the past. He was now making the divorce paper public in order to return to Lin Haihai her liberty.

At the same time, stories about Lin Haihai and the emperor were spreading among the commoners, their tales told at dining tables and on the streets. The commoners had long grown frustrated with the sixth prince, displeased with the way Physician Lin had been treated. She was better than Chen Birou in all aspects!

In teahouses, taverns, and on streets, similar conversations could be overheard.

A number of burly men drank and pontificated around a table. A dark-faced man slammed the table and hollered, “I believe only His Majesty is worthy enough to be with someone like Physician Lin! It’s said that His Majesty has cut his ties with all women in the harem for Physician Lin. That shows how devoted he is to her!”

“Those women have nothing on Physician Lin,” a scholarly looking man said as he shook...