Jiang Jiaojiao was also unwilling to go to the dye shop to look for someone; the bowl of vegetarian noodles she had for lunch had long been digested.

As the clouds on the horizon darkened, a night wind rose.

Jiang Jiaojiao swallowed hard, wondering whose chicken soup was being made. The aroma wafted over on the breeze.

The lights in the surrounding houses gradually came on, and under the night sky, the lights were dim.

Looking at the myriad lights of the homes, but not a single one was left on for her, Jiang Jiaojiao felt a pang of melancholy.

Just when I thought I was about to escape this sea of ​​suffering, a strange sense of loss rose in my heart.

A chilly night wind swept over her, and she tightened her cloak around her neck.

Unsure when her cousin would be able to prepare the goods and depart, she had to hand over the divorce papers to Su Peng tonight.

After a while, the familiar figure finally appeared at the alley entrance.

As the figure passed by the light shining through the neighbor's window, Jiang Jiaojiao recognized it as Su Peng and went to greet him.

Su Peng recognized Jiang Jiaojiao as the person blocking his way and asked, "The night wind is blowing. Why don't you come inside, my wife? Be careful not to catch a cold."

“Su Peng, you can only say these kinds of words of concern to Sunflower in the future. I, Jiang Jiaojiao, can’t accept them.”

"Why do you say that, my lady?"

This was the first time Su Peng had seen Jiang Jiaojiao so frighteningly calm, and a bad feeling suddenly rose in his heart.

Jiang Jiaojiao took out the written divorce agreement from her bosom, pulled Su Peng's hand, and slapped it into his palm.

"This is the divorce agreement. I have already signed it and put my fingerprint on it. You just need to write your own name, take it to the government office to get an official seal, and then we will have nothing to do with each other anymore."

"No, I've never thought about divorce. Why do you bring it up, my wife? Have I not treated you well?"

In Su Peng's opinion, he had treated Jiang Jiaojiao very well.

After taking a concubine, he never mentioned Jiang Jiaojiao's lack of virginity again, nor did he ever beat or scold her.

Why did she bring up divorce?!

Does she have someone else on the side?

Su Peng forcefully pulled his hand back, refusing to take the divorce papers that Jiang Jiaojiao handed him.

"My wife, shall we go back and talk this out properly? Caiyan has already left. I'll have Kuihua continue drinking the contraceptive soup until you give birth to your eldest son, okay?"

Su Peng spoke softly and patiently, offering his advice.

The divorce papers fluttered to the ground, and a gust of wind blew them away.

Jiang Jiaojiao didn't have time to argue with him and quickly chased after him to grab the divorce papers.

Su Peng belatedly followed and grabbed Jiang Jiaojiao's hand, pleading, "Wife, please stop making a fuss. I promise to treat you well from now on. I will no longer give my monthly salary to my mother; I will give it all to you to keep."

"Su Peng, calm down. This decision to divorce you is one I've made after careful consideration."

"Our marriage was the beginning of a mistake. It would be best to end this mistake before we have children."

As Jiang Jiaojiao spoke, she handed the divorce papers to Su Peng.

Su Peng retreated repeatedly, "No, I don't want to divorce you. This marriage was proposed by my mother-in-law herself. My parents-in-law have already left the capital for another place. You have nowhere to go if you divorce me."

"My darling, come home with me and let's live a good life, okay? Sunflower doesn't compete for favor anymore, and I won't take any more concubines. Isn't that enough?"

Su Peng retreated step by step, while Jiang Jiaojiao approached step by step.

"Su Peng, to tell you the truth, I've already transferred the shop. Since I'm planning to divorce, I have my own place to go. You don't need to worry about this."

Without saying a word, Jiang Jiaojiao shoved the divorce papers into Su Peng's arms.

Before Su Peng could even react, he turned and ran.

Jiang Jiaojiao ran out of the alley and looked back. Su Peng hadn't caught up. She patted her chest and took a few deep breaths.

She couldn't bear to live a single day longer in the impoverished life of the Su family.

Finally freed from her burdens, and with a bright future beckoning her, Jiang Jiaojiao felt a great weight lifted from her shoulders.

Su Peng watched Jiang Jiaojiao's figure disappear into the night and sighed deeply.

"Has this woman gone mad? Why does she have to divorce him when she can live a perfectly good life?"

Seeing that it was getting late and the food had gone cold, Qin asked Sunflower to go check at the front gate.

As soon as Sunflower opened the door, she heard Su Peng talking to himself.

"Why don't you come inside now that you're back, sir?" Sunflower didn't understand what Su Peng was muttering, so she stepped out to greet him.

Caiyan left first, and then Jiang Jiaojiao broke off her relationship with him.

A sense of frustration welled up in Su Peng's heart.

"Sunflower, am I really that bad?"

"ah!"

"I don't understand what you mean, sir." Sunflower mistakenly thought Su Peng's words had a hidden meaning, and her face immediately turned red.

"Sunflower, tell me, have I been good to you?"

Sunflower looked completely bewildered. "Why do you say that, Master? I remember all the kindness you've shown me."

Su Peng didn't answer Sunflower's question, and then asked, "Do you think I'm good to the young mistress?"

Sunflower replied without hesitation, "Of course it's good. Master has never embarrassed the young mistress, nor has he ever beaten or scolded her."

"Then why did they leave me?" Su Peng shook his head and sighed, then walked straight towards the east courtyard.

It took Sunflower a while to realize what was happening. She closed the door and quickly chased after him.

"Sir, do you mean Miss Caiyan and the young mistress?"

Su Peng didn't say a word. He went into the east courtyard and put the divorce papers in front of Qin Shi. "Mother, she's not coming back."

"What do you mean?"

Qin looked at Su Peng in astonishment.

Su Peng slumped down dejectedly. Although Sunflower couldn't read, she pieced together what Su Peng had said earlier and immediately understood what the piece of paper on the table was.

"Please rest, my lord. I'll go heat up the food."

Sunflower knew Qin's personality all too well; she was sure Qin would start yelling at her, so she had to get out of the way as soon as possible to avoid being caught in the crossfire.

After Sunflower left, Madam Qin picked up the divorce papers and looked at them again and again. Coming from a merchant family, she knew how to use an abacus, but she didn't recognize a single character on them.

Just as Qin was about to turn around and ask Su Zhengxing, Su Peng frowned and said, "Mother, this is a divorce agreement."

"What! A divorce agreement? Has she lost her mind? She actually wrote you a divorce agreement!"

Qin stood up abruptly, her eyes widening in disbelief.

Su Peng rubbed his temples. "Mother, stop arguing. I'm upset. It's alright that she left, but it's a pity that she took the money from selling the shop with her."

Madam Qin also looked pained, "That's right, that bitch is really heartless, she wouldn't even leave you a penny."

“Even our family didn’t look down on her for being a ‘broken shoe,’ yet she still acts all high and mighty.”

Qin spoke softly, clearly lacking confidence.

According to the laws of Wanling Kingdom, a woman's dowry was not to be taken by her husband's family.

Whether divorced or abandoned by her husband's family, she could take all her dowry with her.

Su Zhengxing put down his teacup and glanced at Qin Shi. "Who cares about her meager possessions? Our family is a well-off family, we can't afford to lose face like that."

Qin was heartbroken and slammed the divorce papers on the table. "What do you know! With our family's current situation, where are we going to find another daughter-in-law who doesn't cost money? No matter how bad Jiang is, at least we didn't spend any money to marry her."