91 Imperial Edict (Please vote~)
The food he ate in prison was all rotten, and now seeing the sumptuous meal prepared by his wife, Du Qiushi felt his stomach churning and was extremely hungry.
After he sat down, he couldn't wait to pick up a bite of his favorite side dish and put it in his mouth.
"Yeah! That's the taste! I've been missing its taste every day in prison for the past few months. Only a good wife can make this taste!"
Mrs. Du smiled and reached out to add another bowl of rice to Du Qiushi's bowl.
After finishing the meal, the couple spent a few moments together, enjoying this hard-earned time together.
Then, the topic naturally turned to the recent rumors in Phoenix.
Although Princess Chong'an was not mentioned in the rumors, the Du couple knew that it was Princess Chong'an who helped them behind the scenes.
If it weren't for the secret help of Princess Chong'an, it would be extremely difficult for Du Qiushi to clear his name!
After Madam Du finished speaking, she said carefully: "Let's go to see Princess Chong'an in the next two days and thank her properly."
Du Qiushi nodded and said, "It should be."
Guo family.
Before Zhao Shu left the Guo family, her father had already brought the elders of the Zhao family to seek an explanation.
When the housekeeper of the Guo residence brought the news to her, Zhao Shu was in the yard counting the dowry brought in by the servants one by one.
Hearing this, he went straight to the front yard.
As soon as Zhao Chengsheng saw Zhao Shu's eyes that were swollen like walnuts, he burst into tears.
The father and daughter hugged each other and cried bitterly.
Zhao Cheng said angrily: "That bastard Guo Qing is really too much! Your father knows that you are wronged, so he specially brought the elders of the clan to take you home."
Zhao Shu wiped her tears and said, "Okay, my daughter's dowry has been counted and she can leave at any time!"
Zhao Chengsheng smiled and nodded, "Okay!"
"The in-laws are here! How come no one informed an old woman like me?!"
Suddenly, the voice of Old Lady Guo was heard from outside the hall. The voice sounded strong at first glance, but upon closer listening, one could tell that the owner of the voice was bluffing.
As soon as she heard the voice, Zhao Shu's face was full of worry.
She was not worried about Mrs. Guo's health, but she was worried that Mrs. Guo would not let her leave the Guo family easily.
Soon, a woman in a light blue dress came slowly into the hall, supporting Old Lady Guo.
As soon as Zhao Shu saw the woman, his eyes were filled with humiliation.
This woman was none other than Su Lian'er, the concubine whom Guo Qing took into his house as his cousin!
It’s a pity that she was too stupid before and was so kind to Su Lian’er with all her heart!
Even the light blue dress that Su Lian'er is wearing now was given by her! !
Thinking of how good she had been to Su Lian'er in the past, Zhao Shu wanted to slap herself hard a few times.
How blind and stupid must she have been to be deceived by this couple?
Su Lian'er seemed to be unable to see the anger on Zhao Shu's face. She smiled and squatted down to salute Zhao Shu.
"Your concubine Su Lian'er pays respect to elder sister."
Then she glanced at Zhao Chengsheng and the other elders of the Zhao family, and then at Zhao Shu, "I heard that my sister wanted to divorce Brother Qing and take all the dowry with her. I was really worried, and I was afraid that there was any misunderstanding, so I specially brought the old lady here to discuss it together."
As they were talking, Su Lian'er had already helped Old Lady Guo to sit in the main seat.
She returned to Zhao Shu's side again.
Su Lian'er's eyes were full of malice.
Why was Zhao Shu able to escape and return to the Zhao family after Guo Qing died? Can get out of this quagmire!
She wanted Zhao Shu to rot to death in the Guo family like her!
Zhao Shu ignored her and raised her hand to slap Su Lian'er twice.
Su Lian'er was stunned.
She looked up at Zhao Shu in disbelief, "How dare you hit me?!"
Zhao Shu smiled happily.
"What? Can't I slap you in the face? Don't mention that we are still in the Guo family. I am the mistress and you are the concubine. It is only natural for the mistress to take care of the concubine!
Even if I leave the Guo family, I am still the eldest daughter of the Zhao family. My father is a fifth-rank official. Can't I beat up a commoner who speaks foul language? ”
Su Lian'er was furious, but she didn't know how to respond.
Helplessly, she had to bite her lower lip and looked at the old lady with a pitiful look.
Guo Qing was going to be executed.
The Guo family is finished!
Old Mrs. Guo no longer has the energy to care about this mistress.
She ignored Su Lian'er and looked at Zhao Shu and asked, "I heard from the servants, Shu'er, do you want to divorce Qing'er?"
Zhao Shu nodded, "Yes!"
"Nonsense!" Old Mrs. Guo pounded the ground with the cane in her hand and looked at Zhao Shu fiercely.
"My son just got into trouble, and you, as his wife, are abandoning his mother and going out to have fun alone! How disloyal and unfilial!!"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Shu wanted to retort, but was stopped by Zhao Chengsheng.
Zhao Chengsheng stepped forward and said in a cold tone: "Mrs. Guo, what you said is wrong. As the saying goes, a loving mother makes a filial son. A loving mother makes a filial son. Your Guo family has been scheming against my daughter and my Zhao family, and has driven my son crazy. Do you think we will keep Shu'er in the Guo family to suffer?!"
"Oh! Since she married into my Guo family, she will be a member of my Guo family in life and a ghost of my Guo family in death! If I don't let her go, she must be a good daughter-in-law in the Guo family and serve me well!!"
"You old woman, you are dreaming! You have harmed my daughter Zhao Chengsheng like this, and you still want to continue to harm my daughter! I tell you, today, I will definitely take Shu'er away!"
"Try bringing one along! Without a divorce, she will always be the daughter-in-law of the Guo family. If I ask her to take care of me when I'm sick, she has to do that!"
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The two of them started arguing with each other.
Until a chuckle was heard from outside the door.
"Oh, I didn't expect this place to be so busy! Looks like I've come at an unfortunate time."
Zhao Chengsheng, Old Lady Guo, and everyone else in the room looked towards the door.
Then Gong Qi, Shaoqing of Dali Temple, was seen holding a yellow imperial edict with dragon pattern on it, smiling at everyone.
Seeing everyone looking at him.
Gong Qi raised the imperial edict in his hand and said, "The imperial edict has arrived! Madam Zhao Shu of the Guo family is here to receive it."
Everyone knelt down in front of the imperial edict, and Zhao Shu walked to the position in front of Gong Qi and knelt down.
After seeing that everyone was kneeling, Gong Qi opened the imperial edict and began to read it.
"The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims:
I have heard that all the happenings in the world, including joys and sorrows, separations and reunions, are determined by fate and human efforts. Today, there is Mrs. Zhao from the Guo family, whose name is Shu. Since she entered the family, she has been gentle and virtuous, with noble character, good at managing the household, and friendly with her neighbors. She is truly a model of female virtues and is praised by everyone. However, her fate was unfortunate and she was cruelly killed by her husband for no reason. It was a pity that she had such a deep love but such a short life.
When I heard about this, I felt very sorry. The husband is the head of the wife, and they should respect each other like guests and build a harmonious family together. However, now they do the opposite, which is against the principles of nature and human ethics. Zhao Shishu suffered innocently and I feel uneasy. Considering her noble character, she should not suffer such humiliation. Therefore, we hereby grant her a divorce from her husband, so that they can each accept their fate and not interfere with each other from now on.
Also, Zhao's dowry was her pre-marriage property and should belong to her. Therefore, Zhao was granted full authority to take away all the dowry as a means of living in the future.
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