Chapter 643 Shen Guannian, you ungrateful wretch!

Madam Qi never expected him to divorce her so directly. She thought that since she had given birth to two sons and a daughter, Shen Guannian would at most beat and scold her severely and confine her to the house for a while. She never expected him to be so ruthless.

She hurriedly crawled to him and hugged his leg: "Master, please, for the sake of me bearing your children, don't divorce me! I know I was wrong, I will never dare to do it again, I will listen to you obediently from now on!"

"This household still needs the mistress to manage it, especially since Tang'er is about to get married. If you divorce me, you'll have to worry about all these messy things all by yourself!"

Shen Guannian kicked her away in disgust.

The adulterer has already admitted that his affair with Qi has lasted for a long time, and he has been cuckolded by Qi countless times without his knowledge!

Therefore, he felt dirty and disgusted whenever Qi touched him.

"You don't need to handle Tang'er's wedding!"

Shen Guannian's voice was as cold and hard as could be: "You summoned this adulterer just to have him ruin Tang'er's reputation so that she can't marry into the Duke's family? Do you really think I, Shen Guannian, am that stupid?!"

"Furthermore, do you think that just because you let this adulterer ruin Tang'er's reputation, I would just go along with it and marry Tang'er off to such a despicable scumbag?"

Madam Qi was taken aback. Could it be that she wouldn't? If Shen Wantang had really been taken by Wei Dazhang, who else could she marry if not Wei Dazhang?

Shen Guannian could tell what she was thinking just by looking at her expression. He immediately sneered, "I, Shen Guannian, am a court official, a fifth-rank official, and a genuine Jinshi graduate! I have studied hard for more than twenty years, all for the sake of one day rising above others, transforming myself, and never being a lowly commoner again!"

"If Tang'er's innocence is truly ruined, I would rather drown her than marry her off to a lowly commoner! Because a lowly commoner is not worthy of marrying my daughter!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Wantang had no reaction, because she had long anticipated this outcome. For the sake of his reputation, Shen Guannian might very well drown her and then claim to the outside world that she had committed suicide because she could not bear the humiliation.

Shen Mingxuan's face turned pale instantly. She cried out in terror, "Father, I don't want to die! I...I...I'll listen to you, Father. I'll marry whoever you want me to marry!"

Shen Guannian looked at her coldly: "Originally, I should have drowned you when you were sold to Chichun Lane. If I had been ruthless enough, I wouldn't have lost face again today! But fortunately, it's not too late to drown you now."

"No! No, no, no! Father, spare me! I'm still young, I don't want to die! Mother, Mother, save me!"

Madam Qi never expected Shen Guannian to be so ruthless. She panicked completely: "Master, Xuan'er is your own daughter! How could you drown her? Today's events are not her fault, they are all my fault. Master, punish me if you want. I will take any beatings or scoldings. Please, Master, spare Xuan'er's life!"

Shen Guannian closed his eyes in disgust; he felt nauseous even at the sound of this woman's voice.

After a long while, he finally suppressed the disgust in his heart and said coldly, "The biggest mistake I ever made in my life was listening to my mother and marrying you, this stupid woman!"

"I passed the imperial examination and became a Jinshi. I should have had a better marriage. I could have married a daughter of an official. I could have had a better future!"

"You've ruined everything! You should die with your daughter!"

Madam Qi's face turned deathly pale: "Master, have you forgotten that it was all thanks to my family's financial support that you were able to pass the imperial examination and become a Jinshi? Our marriage was also arranged long ago. When I married you, I was marrying down!"

"Now that you're an official, have you forgotten the kindness my family showed you? Do you want me dead? Have you already divorced your wife and remarried? Don't you already have a woman you want to marry as your second wife?!"

"Shen Guannian, you ungrateful wretch! No wonder you never rose to a high official position! No wonder you can't be reinstated!"

Shen Guannian suddenly stood up and slapped her hard across the face!

His low official rank was always his biggest pain point, even more painful than being cuckolded by the Qi family.

He'll fight anyone who dares to touch his sore spot.

Qi screamed in pain as she was beaten, blood seeping from the corner of her mouth, and even a tooth falling out!

With a gloomy face, Shen Guannian wiped his hands with a handkerchief and ordered the servant, "Men, tie up this adulterous couple and throw them into the woodshed in the backyard!"

As he spoke, he looked at Shen Mingxuan and said, "I wonder whose child this little bitch is. Maybe it's this adulterer's. Tie her up too!"

Sanshui and Santu knew that Shen Guannian was truly furious, so they didn't dare to utter a sound. They took the ropes and quickly tied them all up.

Shen Mingxuan looked at Shen Guannian in disbelief: "Father! What nonsense are you talking about? I look so much like you, of course I'm your daughter! How can you doubt me? If we're talking about who doesn't look like you, Shen Wantang is the least like you, why don't you suspect she's not your biological daughter?!"

Shen Guannian glanced at Shen Wantang and said, "Tang'er is intelligent and loves reading. She can even teach herself medicine. This talent is clearly inherited from me!"

"However, you've reminded me. I was wondering why your two older brothers are so stupid and incompetent in their studies. Maybe they aren't even my biological children!"

Shen Mingxuan stared in disbelief: "Father, you're insane! How could my eldest and second brothers not be your biological sons!"

"Mother, speak up! Tell me quickly, when did you and this adulterer get together? How old is he? He's clearly only a few years older than my eldest brother!"

"Eldest brother and second brother, you can't bear such a bad reputation because of your foolish deeds! You must explain this to Father!"

Qi didn't say anything, she just kept crying.

Shen Guannian clearly intended to kill her, which is why he used this tactic that would kill a thousand enemies but also harm eight hundred of his own, claiming that neither his son nor his daughter was his biological child.

He must have used the marriage with the Duke's family to climb the social ladder! He has a woman he likes!

This time, she's really finished!

Shen Guannian ignored Shen Mingxuan's shouts and ordered his men to drag them all away.

Inside the room, only Shen Wantang and Shen Guannian remained.

Shen Guannian's gloomy expression softened slightly, and he said in a gentle tone, "Tang'er, you were also frightened today, but fortunately you are all safe and sound. Go back and rest!"

Shen Wantang responded and turned to leave when she heard Shen Guannian say again:

"You should understand the principle of not airing your dirty laundry in public, so don't tell Second Young Master Gu about this, and definitely don't tell the Duchess. If something like this happens to your sister, you'll be looked down upon too. Just keep this to yourself!"