Yuan's father is furious!

When Yuan Zhao returned today, she didn't mention any of these things. She only said that Zhou Shiyuan had written a letter of divorce, which she tore up. He was still unaware that his daughter had suffered such an injustice.

He originally wanted to find Zhou Shiyuan, but thinking of his daughter's affection for him, he held back and vented his anger on Zhou's father instead.

"Old dog Zhou, tell me, is it true or not?"

Zhou's father: "..."

Mr. Zhou's lips moved as if he wanted to say no, but he also knew that this matter could not be kept secret.

The commotion last night was so loud that Yuan Zhao even had people break down the door; many nearby households must have heard it.

It's all that ignorant woman's fault!

She caused all this trouble, and now she has to clean up the mess herself.

Mr. Zhou cursed Mrs. Zhou a hundred times in his heart, but it was no use. Right now, he needed to appease Mr. Yuan first.

He quickly said:

"General, there is a misunderstanding. It is the servants in the manor who are ignorant. I will definitely give you an explanation."

"fart!"

Before Yuan's father could speak, Yuan Zhao stopped him and looked at Zhou's father.

“Father-in-law, this is not your fault. You are busy with official duties and naturally do not know about the affairs of the household.”

"However, my fate with the young master has come to an end. I hope my father-in-law will grant my request!"

Zhou's father: "..."

He didn't have much contact with Yuan Zhao. Not long after she and her son got married, something happened in the Marquis's mansion. For the past three years, they had been away from home and had no contact with Yuan Zhao.

His impression of Yuan Zhao came from his mother and his wife's accounts.

In their words, Yuan Zhao was stupid and easy to manipulate, and their own wives spoke of her with mostly disdain.

However, what the other person said at this moment did not seem foolish or easy to manipulate at all; on the contrary, she was very clever.

Although these words were ostensibly spoken in his defense, they actually sounded sarcastic and ironic.

Busy with official duties? Everyone knows he's in a sinecure these days, what official duties could he possibly have?

The implication is that he is unaware of the affairs of the household, implying that he cannot even manage a marquis's residence properly, let alone hold an important position.

When these words reached the emperor's ears, it became even more difficult for him to accomplish anything in the future.

Thinking of this, his gaze towards Yuan Zhao became increasingly different.

However, regardless of the circumstances, he absolutely could not agree to their divorce today. Thinking of this, he said:

"I know this matter has wronged you. Don't worry, your father will definitely give you an explanation."

"However, let's not bring up the matter of divorce again."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Zhao gave a bitter smile, his face filled with sorrow:

“Father-in-law, I know you love me, but a forced relationship is never sweet.”

"This morning, the Crown Prince wrote a letter of divorce."

“It’s not that I’m stubbornly refusing to leave, but if I’m going to leave, it should be a divorce. After all, I haven’t done anything to wrong the Marquis’s mansion in these three years.”

“When the family had an accident before, all the family property was confiscated. For the past three years, I have been managing the household with my dowry money.”

"That's why the daughter-in-law felt that she couldn't be divorced."

“I went to the prince to reason with him, but he didn’t even acknowledge me as his wife. He said he only had one wife, the woman he brought back.”

"May I ask, father-in-law, how can your daughter-in-law have the face to stay here after this?"

Yuan Zhao's eyes were red, and he looked like he had suffered a lot of grievances.

Zhou Shiyuan stared intently at her, his heart churning with turbulent emotions.

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have been able to connect the pitiful woman in front of him with the arrogant and domineering woman from before.

He suddenly realized that Yuan Zhaoshi had deliberately provoked him to say those words.

This woman has such a deep mind!

Before he could come up with a solution, he heard Yuan Gu let out a cold laugh:

"You don't acknowledge Zhaozhao as the Crown Prince's wife?"

"This marriage was bestowed by the Emperor, yet the young master now disregards even the Emperor's decree. He is truly remarkable."

Upon hearing this, both the Zhou father and son's expressions changed.

Mr. Zhou had no idea what was going on. He first glared at his son fiercely, then quickly said:

"Young General, you can't say things like that carelessly."

“My son absolutely did not mean that; it must be a misunderstanding.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Yuan Zhao stepped forward and added insult to injury:

“Father-in-law, these words were spoken by the young master himself, and I heard them clearly. How could there be any misunderstanding?”

Zhou Shiyuan: "..."

Zhou Shiyuan felt as if he were being roasted over a fire. He knew that if this matter wasn't clarified, the Marquis's mansion would likely face annihilation.

Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth and said:

"It's definitely a misunderstanding! I didn't say that at the time! Zhao Zhao, you misunderstood, didn't you?"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Zhao gave a mocking smile.

Seeing the smile on her face, Zhou Shiyuan felt a bad premonition. He was about to say something when he heard Yuan Zhao say:

"There are gods three feet above your head. Today, I, Yuan Zhao, swear here that if any of my words today are a lie, may I be struck by lightning and die a horrible death!"

"Your Highness, I swear, do you dare?"