Chapter 287 Divorce Letter and Severance of Relationship
In the end, Li Mu could not refuse Li Nanke's request and agreed to take her to Dali Temple.
Before going, the father and daughter visited Madam He.
He lay in bed, still listless and sickly.
After hearing Li Mu talk about opening the ancestral hall and revising the family genealogy, he simply nodded in silence.
"I want to see him one more time. Does Mother have any questions for him, or anything to bring him?"
After a long silence, Mrs. He struggled to sit up in bed.
"Ke'er, bring me paper and pen."
Li Mu quickly stepped forward to help her up.
"What does Mother want to write? Why don't you dictate it and I'll write it down for you?"
Mrs. He shook her head and insisted on getting out of bed.
"No, I want to write it myself."
Li Mu dared not disobey her and helped her sit behind the table.
Li Nanke had prepared paper and pen long ago.
"Grandmother, let me grind the ink for you."
He's lips twitched, as if she was trying to force a smile, but she failed.
The candlelight flickered in the night breeze blowing in through the cracks in the window, casting a cold, white light on the plain white letter on the table.
He took the wolf-hair brush, held it above his nose with his fingertips, and didn't put it down for a long time.
After more than twenty years of marriage, she married Li Yongfeng when she was just beginning to experience love. When she first married into the family, Li Yongfeng was always cold towards her, with a hint of impatience.
She naively believed that as long as she was devoted to him, she could warm his heart.
It wasn't until he got drunk later that he accidentally learned that the other person already had someone else in their heart.
It was because of their arranged marriage since childhood, and because of pressure from her father-in-law, that he had no choice but to marry her!
Have you ever had a big argument or fight?
It seems not.
He was just used to ignoring her, neglecting her, and turning a blind eye to all her needs and sacrifices!
Especially after Li Yao came into his life, he never shared a room with her again. In fact, he kept Li Yao on guard against her and kept his distance from her, rejecting her advances and advances time and time again!
They live under two different roofs, yet they live like strangers in two different worlds!
And Li Yao...
A wave of dryness rose in He's throat. She blinked hard, forcing back the tears welling up in her eyes.
When I picked up the pen again, my wrist was noticeably more stable than before.
The ink fell onto the paper and wrote the three characters "Letter of Divorce," the strokes of the pen carrying a sharp edge.
Only one sentence.
"I now sever ties with you, and intend to write you a letter of divorce, declaring that from this day forward, we shall never meet again, no matter how high the heavens or how deep the hells!"
When she wrote the last word, He's hand trembled slightly, but she still didn't stop.
Instead, she put the divorce papers she had written aside, picked up another piece of paper, and wrote down three words.
A letter severing ties!
He's hands trembled even more violently, and the ink fell onto the paper, forming a dark blotch.
She crumpled the paper into a ball and tossed it aside, then rewrote it.
The second one was still stained with ink.
Li Nanke felt extremely uncomfortable watching this.
She knew that compared to Marquis Anping, Li Yao was more deeply hurt by his grandmother's death.
I really want to tell my grandmother about Li Yao's background, but...
They still haven't found out where the grandmother's biological children are.
Li Nanke, with red eyes, held He Shi's hand.
"Grandmother, how about having Father or Ke'er help you write it?"
He steadied himself, took a deep breath, and then shook his head, remaining steadfast in his resolve.
"No, I want to write it myself."
Li Nanke then supported her arm.
"Then may I help Grandma?"
He forced a smile and uttered a single word.
"good."
This time, the pen was noticeably steady, and the three characters "severing ties" were written very firmly.
“Since your birth, I have cherished you as a treasure. Even though you are not close to me, I have done my best for more than 20 years, hoping that you will grow up and establish yourself in the world and never forget the kindness of your parents.”
However, the arson has caused me immense pain. From this day forward, I sever all ties with you and have no further connection with you!
From this day forward, your life, death, honor, and disgrace will be none of my concern. I hope you will take good care of yourself!
As she wrote the last word, He seemed to have exhausted all her strength, her hand trembling so much that she could barely hold the pen.
Li Nanke quickly took the pen and put it back.
Li Mu helped Madam He back to lie down. Just then, Song Yi brought in some medicine. After Madam He took the medicine, the father and daughter took the divorce papers and the letter of severance of ties written by Madam He and headed to Dali Temple.
The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review had already learned about this case in court today. Knowing that His Majesty was concerned, he dared not delay and came to hear the case on the afternoon of the first day of the month.
When Li Mu and Li Nanke arrived, the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review had just finished his questioning.
Upon learning that Li Mu and his daughter wanted to see Li Yongfeng and Li Yao, the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review hesitated slightly.
"Logically, since he has already been sentenced to beheading, his family can request visitation rights; however, the official has not yet compiled his case file..."
Li Mu expressed his understanding.
“I will never make things difficult for you, but he is using a concubine's son to impersonate the legitimate heir. I met with him to ask where he took my mother's biological children back then.”
Here's what we'll do: the adults can stay nearby and watch over things, or they can record these things.
The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review thought for a moment, then agreed and personally led the father and daughter toward the dungeon.
"Please, Your Excellency. Please, Princess."
Deep in the dungeon, where the sun never shines, only a dim oil lamp flickers in the corner.
The air was filled with a lingering musty and bloody smell, along with the sour odor of rotting straw, all mixed together, making one's throat tighten.
Li Nanke frowned slightly, looking somewhat uncomfortable.
Li Mu keenly noticed his daughter's expression and said, "Why don't you wait for me outside?"
She shook her head, exhaled, and continued walking.
"It's alright, Father, I can do it."
In the dream, before the whole family was exiled and their property confiscated, they had also been imprisoned in the Dali Temple jail.
She had experienced this scene in her dreams.
As they spoke, they had already reached the innermost cell.
Hearing the commotion outside, Li Yongfeng and Li Yao immediately stood up and rushed to the door.
The cell door opened, and upon seeing Li Mu and Li Nanke standing at the door, the light in Li Yao's eyes instantly vanished.
"Is it you?"
Li Yongfeng frowned and pointed at Li Mu, cursing angrily.
"You unfilial son, what are you doing here?"
Li Mu gazed quietly at the cold-faced Marquis Anping, a complex expression flashing in her eyes.
Even at this point, they still showed him no kindness.
He hasn't done anything wrong from childhood to adulthood!
Li Mu scoffed inwardly. Standing at the dungeon entrance, he didn't go in but instead took out the divorce letter written by He Shi and tossed it to Li Yongfeng.
"What is that?"
Li Yongfeng subconsciously took it, glanced at it, and his face immediately turned ashen.
"A letter of divorce?"
He gripped the divorce papers so tightly that the veins on the back of his hand bulged, clearly unable to accept the news for the time being.
In a fit of rage, she tore the divorce papers to shreds.
Then, with a flick of his wrist, countless scraps of paper fluttered down, covering the ground.
Li Yongfeng roared, "Since ancient times, there has only been the husband divorcing the wife, never the wife divorcing the husband!"
"How dare Madam He divorce me? This is against all moral principles! Let me tell you, I don't agree!"
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