Jiang Qingwan coldly swept her gaze over the crowd.

"Although the Qin family mansion cannot compare to that of a county princess, it is not an unknown place in the capital. When Qin Minglang married me, he used an eight-bearer sedan chair. In the past five years, everyone in the neighborhood knows who I am. You want to divorce me on the grounds of not having children? Why should I agree? If I don't agree, even if you are a county princess of the current dynasty, you can only be a concubine!"

"How dare you!"

The word "concubine" almost made Su Yulan explode with anger.

Jiang Qingwan, however, was not afraid at all, and leisurely pointed outside.

"The county princess left everyone outside the mansion, didn't she also feel ashamed of stealing someone else's husband? If this matter blows up and reaches the Emperor's ears, you know better than I what the consequences will be. It's just a matter of me betting my life, but you... dare to take the risk?"

Su Yulan choked half to death, grabbed a teacup, and smashed it on Qin Minglang.

Are you dead?

Qin's father was about to reprimand him when Zhang stopped him.

Although she disliked Su Yulan's arrogance, her son's official position was still uncertain, and she still needed to rely on the Su family.

Qin Run, standing to the side, rolled up his sleeves in anger.

"Father, if she goes crazy, let's lock her up! Let's see how she'll report to the authorities then!"

These words reminded Qin Minglang.

He was so shocked that he almost forgot that there was no need to go to such great lengths to deal with Jiang Qingwan, who had no background whatsoever.

Invitations to the victory celebration banquet have been sent out long ago, and there is much to prepare at the manor.

He had no time for entanglement, so he simply stopped pretending and revealed his murderous intent.

"Jiang Qingwan, do you think I have no way to make you disappear silently from everyone's sight?"

Jiang Qingwan froze, her eyes filled with a desolation as if she had lost all her strength in an instant.

When a man's heart changes, it's not just because he's forced by power.

She looked at Qin Minglang's waist.

There hangs a piece of half-blood red jade there.

It was a token of their love that she gave him.

It contained a talisman she had risked her life to carve, ensuring his safety on the battlefield and a prosperous career.

If he dies, she will surely suffer a backlash, vomiting blood and dying.

This is the highest secret technique of Zhuge Liang's school.

My master repeatedly warned me that I must never use it.

In the past five years, she has fallen ill three times for no apparent reason and almost died.

She knew that Qin Minglang had been seriously injured on those three occasions.

Even on her deathbed, she had no regrets.

But the man she believed was her destined match became a renowned general, yet he harbored murderous intentions towards her.

All feelings vanished at this moment.

She was too lazy to explain any further and reached out her hand.

"Give me back the red jade, and we'll divorce."

Her sudden change in attitude startled Qin Minglang. He looked down at the jade, but suddenly felt reluctant to part with it.

It wasn't that the jade was of particularly high quality, but for some reason, whenever he went into battle with this jade, he would feel at ease.

Upon hearing that the jade actually belonged to Jiang Qingwan, Su Yulan, before he could react, rushed forward, yanked it off, and threw it violently to the ground.

"What a piece of junk! And they treated it like a treasure!"

The red jade shattered, rendering the talisman useless.

Jiang Qingwan's body swayed slightly as the backlash struck suddenly, the intense dizziness turning her lips as pale as paper almost instantly.

Lian'er thought she was overwhelmed with grief, so she quickly supported her and, with tears in her eyes, softly comforted her.

"Madam, please take care of yourself."

Seeing her like this, Su Yulan proudly took Qin Minglang's arm.

A lowly commoner like him dares to compete with her? He's simply overestimating himself.

“Minglang, write her a divorce agreement.”

Qin Run immediately ran to the inner room to get the writing implements.

Zhang reminded him from the side.

"Make it clear: she is not allowed to take a single piece of her dowry with her!"

If it weren't for the lavish dowry list, she would never have let Jiang Qingwan into the family.

Although she looked down on Jiang Qingwan's background, she had to admit that Jiang Qingwan was quite good at making money. She managed those shops very well, and the dilapidated mansion had become luxurious and spacious.

You won't find another one like it on this street.

But now all of this belongs to the Qin family.

In the end, she even got the daughter-in-law of a county princess; she was truly born with a life of wealth and privilege.

Lian'er was furious at the shamelessness of this family.

"Those are all Madam's own things, why should they be given to you?"

Zhang glared at her and said, "You little slut, shut your mouth! If you dare to cause any more trouble, I'll drag you out and beat you to death!"

Lian'er wanted to argue, but Jiang Qingwan weakly raised her hand and pulled her aside, signaling her not to say anything more.

The divorce agreement was quickly written, and both parties signed and sealed it, thus parting ways amicably and having no further connection.

Qin Minglang looked at Jiang Qingwan's pale face and felt a pang of pity.

"Go to the courtyard and pack some necessities to take with you. If you really can't survive, you can stay in the Qin mansion as... a slave."

"General Qin is truly kind-hearted!"

Jiang Qingwan gave a cold sneer, then looked at him again. She took her copy of the divorce papers and, with great effort, helped Lian'er walk out.

Before she even stepped out of the hall, Su Yulan suddenly gave a cold rebuke.

"Who said you could leave? Guards! This vile woman has slandered this county magistrate! Give her thirty strokes of the cane!"

"What?"

Lian'er was terrified.

"Thirty strokes of the cane? Are you trying to beat my wife to death?"

Su Yulan raised her eyebrows sharply, "This county magistrate is going to beat her to death, and who dares to say a word against it!"

The moment Jiang Qingwan signed the divorce papers, she had no intention of letting her live.

In the capital, as long as this woman is alive, she will remain a stain on her marriage to Qin Minglang.

She had been exiled to a fiefdom for several years, and finally managed to get her grandfather's permission to return to the capital. She was determined not to lose face in front of the Su family.

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