The only child of the eighth prince in the palace got into trouble again.
This time he fell off the swing while playing on it.
According to the servants at the time, the swing was originally fine, but the rope suddenly broke while the boy was playing. The servants did not have time to support it, and the young master fell from it. Fortunately, he did not hit his head, but his arms and legs were broken, and a tooth was knocked out.
The child's biological mother, Concubine Consort, cried bitterly while holding the child, and knelt outside the study in the front yard, begging the Eighth Prince to save the child's life.
She also said that if her existence was an eyesore to the Eighth Lady, she would be willing to give her child to the Lady to raise and then kill herself.
Lao Ba had warned Guo Luoluo again and again about the child's matter.
Tell her not to harm the child again, otherwise she will go to Kangxi to complain.
Guo Luoluo had been quiet for a long time, but this time she attacked the child again for some unknown reason. The eighth brother was so angry that he rushed to the main courtyard after settling the concubine and the child.
Without giving Guo Luoluo a chance to explain, he raised his hand and slapped her in the face. He glared at her and cursed with deep sorrow, "You and I have been married for many years. Although the marriage was arranged by the Emperor, I have always felt that we have a deep bond. Your family has been of great help to me, and I believe I have never treated you harshly. It's a pity that the little bond we had as husband and wife will be wasted on our child."
"You have been childless since entering the palace, and I have never said anything about it. Every time the Emperor asked about this, I tried my best to protect you. I know you don't like other women to bear my children, so I never allowed any of my concubines to have any. But this child's mother is the concubine bestowed by the Emperor himself. This child has already appeared before the Emperor, so he must live well. Do you know that if anything happens to this child, you will be the one to suffer, not me?"
"I once told you that if you dared to lay a hand on the child again, don't blame me for telling the Emperor about your past abuses against concubines and harm to the child. But you didn't listen, and now you dare to do such a despicable thing. Guo Luoluo, what do you want?"
Guo Luoluo didn't know what to say for a moment, she just stared at Yinsi blankly. She wanted to explain and say something, but what the Eighth Prince said was the truth, what else could she say.
Even so, she still felt wronged.
It was a blessing for Lao Ba to marry him with someone of her status. If he didn't have the support of the Guo Luoluo family, what could Lao Ba have accomplished?
She had also told herself that the royal family could not be without heirs, and she had thought about treating the child well, but she really couldn't do it.
She just couldn't do it. Every time she saw the child, she wanted to strangle him. Tears streaming down her face, she looked at Lao Ba and choked up, saying, "Maybe you don't believe it, but I want to tell you, among all the brothers you have, I'm the only one who truly loves you. The others' marriages are all about profit."
"I truly love you. I'm willing to do anything for you. It's precisely because of this love that my heart and eyes cannot tolerate other women, let alone the children born by those women. I don't mean to be so vicious. I also know that it's my fault that you haven't had children. But I really can't convince myself."
"I have also warned Concubine Jin to take the child away from me. I have already stopped thinking about the child, but why does he still appear in front of me?"
She squatted on the ground, holding her head in pain, and the servants serving in the room also cried.
Lao Ba was silent for a while. He knew that Guo Luoluo really loved him and was willing to do anything for him, but this was not a reason to hurt the child.
He thought for a long time before saying, "Guo Luoluo, I still say what I said before. What I said to you counts. I said that if you hurt this child again, I will tell the emperor about your past evil deeds. Now that child has broken arms and legs, and a tooth has been lost. He is so young, but he lives in fear every day."
"He's the only heir in the mansion, and he should be living a life of luxury. But look at him now, he lives in fear. He doesn't even live as freely as the children of the servants."
"You have brought him nothing but harm, no respect or love. This time, I will not tolerate you."
After saying this, Lao Ba turned around and left. He went directly to Changchun Garden and told Kangxi everything that Guo Luoluo had done. Kangxi was furious and directly ordered Lao Ba to divorce his wife.
When the news of this incident reached the palace, Guo Luoluo's face was filled with disbelief.
She looked at the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict, and after a long while she murmured, "Does the prince know this imperial edict?"
The one who delivered the decree was Liang Jiugong. Seeing Guo Luoluo's current state, he simply sighed and said, "In reply to the Eighth Lady's words, the prince is naturally aware of them. The prince is currently accompanying the retired emperor in Changchun Garden."
After saying that, he added, "The Emperor's intention is to take the young master from the palace to Changchun Garden to be raised there."
After saying this, he handed the divorce letter written by Yinsi to Guo Luoluo and said, "The Emperor's intention is that you and the Eighth Prince no longer have any relationship. You can rest in the Prince's Mansion for a few days. After you have counted your dowry, you can return to the Guo Luoluo Mansion."
Guo Luoluo looked at the thin piece of paper and refused to believe that it was the divorce letter written by Yinsi to her.
But the handwriting on it is indeed Yinsi's, it cannot be faked.
She knelt on the ground holding the divorce letter. Seeing this, the housekeeper had no choice but to personally send Liang Jiugong away and gave him a generous reward.
Guo Luoluo just sat on the ground in a daze, and the wet nurse and the maid who came with her as a dowry also tried to persuade her when they saw this.
"Miss, this palace is a place where people are eaten alive. Even if the Eighth Prince cannot understand your heart, let's go back."
The head maidservant also advised, "Yes, you are the eldest daughter of the Guoluo family. With your status, if you had not sincerely fallen in love with the Eighth Prince, how could his mother, the concubine, marry you?"
"Shut up!"
Guo Luoluo glared at the head maid fiercely, "With your status, you dare to question the Eighth Prince's biological mother."
The head maid was startled at first, then she knelt on the ground and slapped herself, "It's all my fault."
Seeing this, the wet nurse didn't say anything more.
After an unknown amount of time, Guo Luoluo stood up from the ground and returned to her room in a daze.
"I want to be quiet for a while, you all don't have to follow me."
After saying that, he went into the house alone and closed the door.
That night, flames shot up into the sky in the Eighth Lady's room, and the thin divorce letter turned to ashes in the fire.
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