At this point, Chang actually started to cry. After all, she was Leng Ming's mother. Seeing her wiping her tears, Leng Ming stepped forward with some reluctance.

"Mom, what are you talking about? I didn't abandon you..."

"Then why did you move out? You left me alone in Prince Ming's mansion. Do you know how painful it was for me?"

Seeing this scene, Luo Lan's brows immediately twisted together.

Luo Xue, who was hiding behind the screen, could no longer bear it. She rushed in and yelled at Leng Ming who was about to comfort Chang.

"Leng Ming, you are her son, and you have the obligation to accompany her, but it has nothing to do with me, Liu Luoxue. Now you must give me a letter of divorce immediately. From now on, you and I will have nothing to do with each other. No matter how you are filial to your mother, it has nothing to do with me, Liu Luoxue."

Luo Xue's words made Leng Ming freeze in his tracks.

"What did you say? You want to divorce me? Luo Xue, is this what you really think?"

Luo Xue gritted her teeth and nodded.

"Yes, that's what I really think. Your mother is too much of a troublemaker. If she continues to act like this, life will be difficult for both you and me. It's better to cut the Gordian knot and get rid of it now."

When Chang heard this, her heart was immediately filled with joy. She wished Leng Ming and Liu Luoxue would divorce, but she still said aggrievedly:

"Your Majesty, I don't want my son and daughter-in-law to divorce. I just want them to spend more time with me. Now, look, my daughter-in-law is accusing me of making trouble. I am truly wronged! You must stand up for me."

Seeing this, Luo Xue quickly came to Luo Lan, clasped her fists and saluted, saying:

"Your Majesty, please allow me to divorce Leng Ming. Let him be filial to his mother, and I will live my own life. We will not interfere with each other."

Leng Ming stood there in a daze, not knowing what to do.

Seeing this, Chang immediately raised his voice and shouted,

"Liu Luoxue, you're trying to scare Ming'er with divorce? Do you think Ming'er wouldn't dare? Ming'er is at least a second-rank official in the court, at least Prince Ming of Daning State. Don't think that just because your father is the Duke of the Protectorate and your sister is the Empress, and they're backing you up, you can trample Ming'er into the dirt. I, as his mother, have heard all about how you bullied Ming'er in the past. No one should ever think of bullying him in the future."

Liu Luoxue was so angry at her words that she pointed her finger at her nose and asked with a helpless smile,

"I bullied him? Ask him, how did I bully him? Can't he see how much I, Liu Luoxue, have contributed to this family? Now you say I bullied her? Can you please stop speaking against your conscience?"

"How dare you say you didn't bully him? In the first few years of your marriage, you kept him from sleeping, starving him of food, and even made him ride a donkey to guard the city gates. Doesn't that count as bullying? You've been married to him for years, yet you've only produced a daughter. Now that I'm your mother-in-law, you treat me like a thorn in your side. You don't even respect his own mother. Doesn't that count as bullying?"

Chang's words made Luo Xue feel dizzy. She waved her hands weakly and then looked at Leng Ming.

"Leng Ming, today in front of your mother, tell me clearly, have I bullied you over the years?"

Luo Lan tapped the armrest of the seat with his fingers, watching the scene quietly.

She really didn't know how to deal with this difficult family matter, especially one related to her own family. If she didn't handle it well, she would easily be accused of favoritism.

After pondering for a while, she saw Leng Ming standing there with his hands down, and asked:

"Leng Ming, what do you think about this matter?"

Leng pondered for a while, then suddenly gritted his teeth and clasped his fists.

"I beg the Queen to allow me and Liu Luoxue to divorce."

As soon as he said this, Luo Xue looked at him in astonishment. Luo Lan also asked again in confusion,

"Are you serious?"

"Really? I'm caught between my mother and my wife. If I can't handle the left side well, it would be unfilial, and if I can't handle the right side well, it would be unrighteous. I can't bear the worry, so I beg the Queen to allow me to divorce Liu Luoxue, give her freedom, and let me live a peaceful life!"

There was helplessness and unwillingness in Leng Ming's eyes.

Luo Xue gritted her teeth and looked at him, nodding angrily.

"Okay, Leng Ming, you and I will have nothing to do with each other from now on. Go back to your Prince Ming's Mansion and accompany your mother. Take everyone with you except Duoduo. I, Liu Luoxue, never want to see you again in this life."

After saying this, she closed her eyes tightly and tilted her head back, trying to control her tears from flowing out, but she found that she was already in tears.

The corners of Leng Ming's eyes also began to turn red. He didn't really want to divorce Luo Xue, but if he didn't, his mother would not be at peace and would come to cause trouble for Luo Xue. In that case, neither he nor Luo Xue would have peace.

As long as he and Luo Xue divorce, his mother will have no reason to trouble Luo Xue again.

Luo Lan could see what he was thinking. Her face darkened and she asked again,

"Leng Ming, think carefully. If you divorce Liu Luoxue today, it will be difficult to reconcile with her in the future, given her personality. Do you really want to do this?"

"Yes, please allow it, Her Majesty, and ask for His Majesty's approval."

Seeing that Leng Ming didn't hesitate at all, Luo Xue looked at him angrily and nodded heavily.

"Okay, Leng Ming, the love we've had for many years is now severed. Your Majesty, please issue an imperial decree allowing us to divorce."

A fierce look flashed in Luo Lan's eyes, and he said slowly:

"This matter is not something I can decide on my own. I will report it to the Emperor later."

At this moment, a sharp voice sounded from the door.

"I heard someone came to the Empress to accuse me. Who is it? How dare they? Do they think I, the wife of the Duke of Protector, am easy to bully?"

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