He bent down, picked up the straw doll from the ground, and examined it closely.

Only then did they realize that something was wrong with the straw doll; there was another one on its back, and it even had Su Yujiao's birth date and time written on it.

When he saw the two dolls connected by the Eight Trigrams Formation of Life and Death, his expression changed drastically, and he abruptly threw away the straw doll in his hand.

"Did you get this from the Ghost Temple?"

"What's the deal with these two dolls? What do they represent?"

Su Yujiao gave a mocking smile: "You and Chen Yunniang put it in yourself, don't you know what that means?"

"If I'm not mistaken, you're hiding some talismans on you, aren't you?"

As Lu Ziqian listened to Su Yujiao's sarcastic words and connected the doll and the idea of ​​borrowing a life, he suddenly had a bad feeling.

"Xiao Tao, come in."

"Tell me in detail what happened yesterday."

He knew that Su Yujiao was angry and had completely lost her temper, so he couldn't get anything out of her by asking.

Lu Ziqian was furious when he heard what Xiao Tao said.

"Su Yujiao, do you even have a heart? Am I so despicable in your eyes?"

Do you think I would conspire with Chen Yunniang to curse you?

"What have I done to wrong you that you feel I'm not even as good as an animal?"

Su Yujiao was stunned by his angry expression. Didn't he admit it himself yesterday? Who is he pretending to be heartbroken for now?

"Are you trying to make excuses again?"

Lu Ziqian was so angry he wanted to hit someone: "What nonsense am I talking about? I didn't do it."

“I did go to the Ghost Temple with Chen Yunniang, because Chen Yunniang kept having nightmares after she killed Chen Yaozu.”

"She somehow learned that she could go to the temple to purify Chen Yaozu's resentment. She didn't dare to go by herself, so she asked me to go with her."

“I never believe in ghosts or gods, but since she was at ease, I went with her.”

"That place is very eerie; it doesn't look like a proper temple at all. It's best not to go near it."

"Xiao Liu is a chatterbox, so I told him not to talk too much, lest he come back and spread rumors, and someone would go looking for him out of curiosity."

"I didn't tell you because I didn't want to cause trouble. If you knew that I went to the temple with her, you would inevitably overthink it."

“Yesterday, my mother took out the doll, but I didn’t see it clearly at all. We ended up arguing and parting on bad terms, which led to the misunderstanding.”

Su Yujiao listened to his explanation and smiled sarcastically: "Lu Ziqian, you really went to great lengths for Chen Yunniang."

"I exposed their conspiracy, yet they still managed to salvage the situation."

"For her sake, you actually put aside your pride and explained to me in a humble manner."

"So you want to appease me and then continue to influence me with the talismans on your body until my fate is changed and I pass my life on to Chen Yunniang, is that it?"

Upon hearing Su Yujiao's mocking words, Lu Ziqian instantly flew into a rage and roared uncontrollably, "What talisman do I have on me?"

"Are you out of your mind? You'd rather believe your own wild guesses than my explanation?"

"Should I call Chen Yunniang here for a confrontation?"

Su Yujiao still spoke sarcastically: "You two are so close that you share a bed, so naturally you're a perfect match."

Lu Ziqian was furious. He reached out and grabbed her neck, but he didn't use much force. Looking at the woman's stubborn and mocking face, he felt both love and hate.

"Su Yujiao, believe it or not, it's up to you!"

"You always say I don't trust you and don't respect you, but do you trust me even a little bit?"

"Damn it! If I explain one more time, I'll take your surname!"

"I pamper you, coax you, and cater to you like a grandson every day, and you're still not satisfied?"

Have you ever seen a husband massage his wife's shoulders and back, wash her feet and wipe her hair?

"What man would shamelessly bark like a dog to please his wife? What more do you want me to do?"

"Is divorce absolutely necessary?"

"Then let's get a divorce! I'm not putting up with this anymore!"

Lu Ziqian kicked several stools away and stormed out the door!

As Su Yujiao watched Lu Ziqian's furious departure, tears instantly blurred her vision.

He was only nice to her for a month, and he already felt wronged?

She couldn't stand it after misunderstanding him just once?

Who could she vent her grievances and frustrations of the past three years to?

Xiao Tao comforted her with concern, "Miss, the general seems to be really angry this time."

"This servant believes that what the general just said is true."

"Although the general has a bad temper, he is a man of action and responsibility. Since he doesn't admit to that, he definitely didn't do it."

Su Yujiao turned her face away and wiped away her tears: "I know."

“I deliberately provoked him.”

"I just wanted him to experience what it's like to be misunderstood and misinterpreted."

"But...but it seems the General really wants a divorce from you." Xiao Tao said with a worried expression.

She felt that since it was a misunderstanding, it was enough to explain it clearly, and there was no need to make it to the point of divorce.

Su Yujiao didn't think so; she knew that a serious crisis of trust had arisen between her and Lu Ziqian.

He didn't believe her, and she didn't believe him.

He has a problem, and she has a problem too.

They might argue and misunderstand each other over a trivial matter today, and they might argue endlessly over another trivial matter tomorrow.

When she heard those rumors, her first reaction was not to find out the truth, but to easily believe them and hold them firmly in her heart.

She developed psychological problems; she had lost all hope for this terrible marriage, was always pessimistic, and was always preparing for the worst.

This kind of marital relationship is abnormal; it's better to end it sooner rather than later.

This way everyone can be free!

"Xiao Tao, pack your things, let's go."

Xiao Tao hesitated for a moment: "Miss, are we able to go back?"

"I'm afraid the young mistress won't let you in easily."

Su Yujiao felt a lump in her throat, and her eyes, which she had just wiped dry, became blurry again.

Since the failed attempt to save her older brother, it felt like the sky had fallen on her family again. Her sister-in-law even called her a liar and an egomaniac, and angrily kicked her out of the house.

Although her parents didn't say anything, their sighs and disappointed, reproachful eyes were sharper than swords, slowly torturing her.

She also blamed herself for not being meticulous in her work, for making a fuss about things before they were even done.

Therefore, she doesn't plan to go back to her parents' home for the time being and risk bad luck!

“Let’s go to the courtyard in the east of the city. We’ll live there after the divorce, so we won’t go back to your parents’ home and cause trouble.”

"My parents have already suffered enough!"

Xiao Tao wiped away her tears. No matter how hard their lives were, they couldn't compare to the young lady's. It was just that the young lady always reported good news and never bad news when she came home.

"This servant will go and tidy it up right away."

This time she didn't try to persuade her anymore. Since this would make things easier for her mistress, she would listen to her.

Madam Zhou did not stop them; she simply had people help escort them and sent several maids, servants, and guards over as well.

Once everything is settled over there, we'll let these people come back.

"Thank you, Mother."

Su Yujiao stepped forward and hugged Zhou Shi. There weren't many mothers-in-law in ancient times who could do this.

Just as I was about to leave, my two sisters-in-law came to see me off.

"Sister-in-law, is there really no room for negotiation?"

"My seventh brother was a bit out of line a few years ago, but hasn't he gotten much better recently?"

"You have to give him a chance to turn over a new leaf."