Chapter 21 Divorce
The voice was sharp and tolerant of negotiation.
The wife of the Yongqing Earl was shaky and could barely stand. She forced herself to speak, "Back then, Bowen saved Yu'er's life, so he had no choice but to marry her. Now, it has come to the point of going to court!"
have to……
As soon as these three words came out.
Shen Li clenched his fists, and his bones made a creaking sound.
Shen Wan suppressed the anger that was rising to his head and sneered, "They had no choice but to marry my eldest sister. The Yongqing Marquis's Mansion was forced into this situation."
The wife of the Yongqing Marquis said, "Bowen and his cousin have been childhood sweethearts, and our two families have already made a verbal engagement. If the Duke of Dingguo breaks off the engagement and marries someone else, how dare the Yongqing Marquis refuse to marry her? Bowen made a mistake, but the Yongqing Marquis has absolutely no intention of harming Yu'er. We cannot bear this accusation!"
Even though Yun had a good temper, she wanted to order someone to kick the entire Yongqing Marquis's family out.
She said in a roundabout way that the Duke Dingguo's Mansion was ungrateful and forced the Prince of Yongqing and his cousin to be separated. Her daughter had a good marriage canceled and fell into the den of the Yongqing Marquis' Mansion, where she almost lost her life. They felt wronged.
Yun was so angry that smoke came out of his head.
Chen Wan supported Yun, "Mom, don't get angry and make yourself sick. There's no need to waste your breath on these shameless people!"
"you!"
The wife of the Yongqing Earl was furious.
She had lived for decades and had never been scolded like this by anyone, let alone a junior.
Chen Wan looked at her, his eyes filled with undisguised contempt and ridicule, "Childhood sweethearts, so what if we once had a verbal engagement? Since you've married my eldest sister, you shouldn't have been having an affair with your own cousin without a matchmaker!"
"Not only was he unfaithful to my elder sister, but he also humiliated his own cousin!"
"My eldest sister broke off her engagement and remarried because she saved my life. Even if giving yourself as a token of gratitude wasn't enough, the horse-scare yesterday was more than enough!"
"Sign up the divorce agreement. From now on, we'll have nothing to do with each other. If you still want to get entangled, then go to the Ministry of Justice and get it clear. Father, please ask for permission to grant my eldest sister a divorce!"
In short, there is no room for negotiation on the matter of divorce.
Madam Yongqing gnashed her teeth, a look of disappointment on her face as she said, "I didn't believe the rumors outside, but they're not groundless."
Originally, Chen Wan still remembered that Zhou Bowen had saved Chen Yu two years ago, and didn't want to make things too ugly, so she wanted to part ways amicably. But since Zhou Bowen was shameless and didn't appreciate the favor, she shouldn't blame her.
The words of Lady Yongqing were harsh, and Shen Wan's were even harsher. "What are those rumors about? No one knows better than the Yongqing Marquis's Mansion. The prince and his cousin are pregnant before they even get divorced. Why can't my eldest sister get married again after the divorce?"
"Not only to marry!"
"It will be even more glorious than the one I got married to back then!"
The wife of the Earl of Yongqing was about to faint from anger.
Chen Wan said, "Father, my eldest sister's kindness has been repaid. There is no need to be polite to them. They must lose face before divorcing. Please help them."
Shen Ji spoke again, "Take him to the Ministry of Justice."
Manager Li came over immediately and picked up Zhou Bowen who was kneeling on the ground.
Yongqing Bo's forehead veins bulged as he looked at Shen Ji, "Can't you give Bowen a chance to reform?"
Shen Ji clenched his fists, "Give him a chance? How do you want me to give it to him?"
"If it weren't for the Prince of Jingbei yesterday, I would have lost my daughter!"
There is no conclusive evidence to prove that the frightened horse was caused by the Yongqing Earl's Mansion, but there are some things that everyone knows, so don't treat the other party as a fool.
There was no way Shen Ji would let his daughter go back to a place that would kill her.
Even if his daughter divorced and never remarried, it was not like he, Shen Ji, could not afford to support a daughter, and Shen Li would not be unable to support a younger sister, and his nephew would be able to support an aunt in the future!
Yongqing Bo knew that there was no room for negotiation on this matter, so he turned his head away.
"Let's write a divorce letter."
Manager Li let go, and Zhou Bowen, who was pulled up, fell down and hit his knees on the ground, almost killing him with pain.
Zhou Bowen knelt on the ground, wrote the divorce agreement, signed his name, and pressed his fingerprints.
After receiving the divorce letter, Chen Wan helped Yunshi back into the mansion. Catching a glimpse of the vicious look in the Yongqing Marquis's wife's eyes, Chen Wan instructed Steward Li, "Take someone to the Yongqing Marquis's mansion to get the eldest sister's dowry and bring it back without missing a single item."
Chen Wan and Yun Shi went back to Mingyue Garden, asked Chen Yu to sign the divorce agreement, and then sent it to the government office to formally divorce.
Halfway through the journey, he was called by the old lady to Shou'an Hall.
"Why didn't you tell everyone yesterday that Prince Yongqing and his cousin were secretly pregnant?"
The old lady's tone was somewhat reprimanding.
Because of Shen Wan's concealment, the old lady felt that there was a misunderstanding and scolded Shen Li for it, which hurt the relationship between grandfather and grandson and also damaged her own prestige.
Shen Wan said, "I want to say it too, but few people believe what my eldest sister saw with her own eyes. Moreover, this matter was only revealed to me by someone else. If I can't produce any evidence, wouldn't it be considered slandering others?"
"There are so many people in the mansion, and if word gets out, the Yongqing Marquis's Mansion will be on guard. I don't know when I can get the divorce papers."
The Second Madam asked, "Just because someone told you about it, you believed it?"
Shen Wan looked at the Second Madam, "If someone tells Second Aunt one day that someone wants to harm Second Uncle and Third Sister, will Second Aunt dare not believe it?"
The second wife was speechless again.
When did the second girl become so eloquent that she could refute her and leave her speechless.
The old lady pinched the Buddhist beads in her hand and sighed, "Yu'er was saved by the Yongqing Earl's son, but her life was ruined by him. This child has a miserable life. The Zhaoping Earl's son was destined to marry a divorced woman, but he didn't know..."
Chen Wan interrupted her, "I deliberately said something to anger Madam Yongqing. Grandmother, you don't have to take it seriously. Back then, my eldest sister just fell into the water and was rescued. Madam Zhaoping even came to cancel the engagement. You said this, isn't it a joke?"
"Even if the Prince of Zhaoping still wants to marry my eldest sister, if he can't convince the Lady of Zhaoping to come and propose marriage in person, my parents will never marry my eldest sister to him."
"Father won't allow anyone in the house to criticize this matter."
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