The general's carriage, after a slow journey, two breakdowns, and three traffic jams, finally arrived at the yamen gate.
After getting out of the car, Zhou looked left and right, but still couldn't see her son.
Well, well, fate is predetermined. The fact that the two of them have come this far only shows that they are destined to meet but not to be together.
Moreover, one cannot be too selfish. Although she likes Jiaojiao, she cannot imprison her in the name of love.
Her days in the general's mansion were indeed unhappy, even torturous.
She also has a daughter. If Qianqian were treated like this, she probably wouldn't be able to tolerate it for a moment and would go straight to her door to confront her.
"Why……"
Zhou glanced at Su Yujiao again. She really felt it was a pity. If the two had no feelings for each other, she would never have stopped them.
They both clearly still have feelings for each other, and if they impulsively get a divorce now, they will regret it in the future.
Especially her silly son, if he really didn't care about Jiaojiao, he would have let go long ago. He's not an indecisive person.
He will definitely regret it after today's divorce!!
That troublemaker's temper is just asking for trouble!
Sigh, it's all my own fault, I deserve to suffer!
"Jiaojiao..."
Zhou had just opened her mouth when Su Yujiao interrupted her: "Mother, we've arrived, so please don't try to persuade us anymore."
Zhou held her hand, her eyes red-rimmed, her voice choked with emotion: "Mother won't try to persuade you anymore, Mother will go in with you."
"Fate is predetermined. Since you and he are destined to be apart, your mother will not force it."
“I’m sorry for the trouble you’ve suffered these past few years. I’ve failed you and failed to raise him properly.”
"If you ever encounter any difficulties in the future, come to your mother anytime, and she will help you solve them."
Even if you have no relation to the seventh son in the future, your mother will still love you as her own daughter.
Su Yujiao turned her face away, wiped away her tears, and dared not look at Zhou Shi's sad and distressed eyes.
“These banknotes, shops, and land deeds are a token of your mother’s affection. It’s not easy for you to live alone out there. It’s better to have more money with you so that your mother can feel at ease.”
Zhou opened the box and carefully gave instructions on each item.
Although she had her own selfish reasons and didn't want her son to regret it in the future, she wouldn't be stingy with money now that things had come to this point.
Su Yujiao hurriedly pushed the box back: "Mother, this is your life savings, your daughter-in-law cannot accept it."
That thick stack of silver notes was worth at least ten thousand taels, and those shops and estates were all prime locations and fertile fields.
How could she not be shocked? You have to understand, an ordinary family of five only earns thirty or forty taels a year, and her mother-in-law just gave away ten thousand taels!
Has my mother-in-law emptied out the entire General's Mansion?
"Mother, where did you get so much money?"
“It was earned by my mother, without touching the General’s mansion’s treasury; it’s all legitimate money.”
"This is what Ziqian owes you, so take it without worry."
Su Yujiao quickly declined, but Zhou Shi was adamant: "If you don't accept it, I won't agree to a divorce."
Su Yujiao was moved to tears: "Thank you, Mother!"
"Hurry up and go in, don't waste time, it will be difficult if Lao Qi comes."
Su Yujiao gave her mother-in-law a grateful look.
Mrs. Zhou smiled kindly. Since she had already made up her mind, she might as well be more open-minded.
"Madam, I cannot stamp this divorce agreement."
Su Yujiao frowned: "Why not?"
The clerk glanced at Zhou Shi, and naturally recognized her identity.
Before General Zhenguo relinquished his military command, she was a first-rank imperial consort.
Therefore, he naturally recognized Su Yujiao's identity, and the signature on the divorce agreement also proved that his guess was correct.
Mr. Zhou also asked, "Why can't we affix a stamp?"
"My son is too busy with work to come, so even if I'm asked to prove that the two of them want a divorce, that's not allowed?"
The clerk bowed and smiled obsequiously: "Madam Lu, the general specifically instructed that no one is allowed to come unless he comes in person to stamp the document; otherwise, he will accuse me of abusing my power."
"As a lowly official, I dare not disobey the general's wishes."
"Furthermore, the Da Ming Law clearly stipulates that both spouses must be present for a divorce."
"Please forgive us, Madam Lu and Young Madam."
Su Yujiao stood there, stunned, unable to react for a moment.
Mrs. Zhou frowned: "When did he come to give these instructions?"
"I reminded them once six months ago, and then again a month ago."
"..."
That brat, he's putting all his energy into these things.
If you don't want a divorce, why not treat Jiaojiao better?
All this is pointless; if the heart isn't in it, the person who stays is just an empty shell.
Su Yujiao realized what was happening, her face darkening with displeasure. He was actually so wary of her?
Is he unwilling to divorce because he hasn't succeeded in borrowing life yet?
Does he really want her dead?
"Su Yujiao!!!"
Lu Ziqian rushed in like the wind, a vein bulging on his forehead, his eyes bloodshot, and he was panting heavily.
The man's gaze was filled with not only anger but also terror. Su Yujiao unconsciously stepped back; she had never seen him so angry.
The current Lu Ziqian made her feel slightly unfamiliar and intimidated.
Lu Ziqian approached, pinched the woman's chin, and almost gritted his teeth: "You want a divorce over such a trivial matter?"
"It seems I've been too good to you lately, spoiling you rotten."
Su Yujiao's lips trembled, her eyes fixed on him with resentment and humiliation, her eyes slightly red and swollen.
"Just for such a small thing?"
Is my life so worthless in your eyes?
"You're unwilling to divorce because you haven't succeeded in borrowing my life yet?"
"Does my life only have value if I die?"
By this time, the area was already crowded with onlookers.
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