Now, every time Shen Shu sees him, she cries very sadly and feels wronged, but Wei Congwen doesn't feel any pity or soften his heart. Instead, he only feels annoyed.
What's most irresistible is the desire for something you can't have. Because you've never obtained it, everything about it feels wonderful and regrettable.
However, once you get your hands on it, once you peel away that beautiful exterior, all the flaws are revealed.
Once the passion fades, it becomes dull and tasteless.
He told his parents about his desire for a divorce, thinking that since they disliked Shen Shu so much, they would definitely support him, but he was wrong.
"We can't leave!"
Wei Changgeng was resolute.
"Why?" Wei Congwen didn't understand why he would object, since he had said last night that Shen Shu was a menace.
Wei Changgeng's expression was grim, his cloudy eyes filled with calculation and ambition: "Imperial Censor Lu's mother is seriously ill and probably won't last more than a month. Once his mother passes away, he will definitely have to go home to observe the mourning period, and the position of Imperial Censor will be vacant."
Wei Congwen's mind stirred, but he still had concerns: "But if His Majesty asks us to stay, we can use days instead of months, and only need to observe mourning for thirty-six days to replace three years."
Wei Changgeng narrowed his eyes: "So, we have to make sure he can't come back after these thirty-six days."
Wei Changgeng was the Vice Censor-in-Chief, a third-rank official, and he had been in this position for seven or eight years.
Although he was only one step away from becoming the Grand Censor, official positions in the court were highly competitive, and unless the person in front of him stepped down, no one could expect to be promoted. Another Vice Censor-in-Chief had died of old age in that position.
He didn't want to remain a third-rank official for the rest of his life; he wanted to be promoted, and now he had this opportunity, which he had to seize.
Wei Congwen: "What does this have to do with my marriage?"
Wei Changgeng had a shrewd look on his face: "The Shen family's dowry includes three imperial gifts. With these three items, your father could climb another rank. So you can't get a divorce. You have to make Shen Shu willingly give you these three items."
At this point, he couldn't help but get angry again: "Shen Ning put these three things into her dowry, presumably to help my Wei family rise to prominence, but unfortunately you ruined them all."
“Look at the state of our family. If you had married Shen Ning, our family would definitely not be like this now.”
Wei Congwen now regrets it.
He didn't like Shen Ning, but now he was tired of facing Shen Shu. If he had to choose, he would choose Shen Ning now.
Even without feelings, she would definitely be a virtuous wife.
But now he can't get a divorce, and he has to continue to be entangled with Shen Shu.
"I see."
Wei Congwen was thinking about how to appease Shen Shu, but little did he know that with the Liang family around, he would never achieve his goal, and the family would only become more and more chaotic.
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