Chapter 95: Severing the Marriage
Xu Huiran and Jiang Yuanzhou were both stunned.
After a moment, Xu Huiran laughed sarcastically.
"You're so resentful, it seems you don't understand your parents' difficulties. Well, if you want to blame us, blame us. Your brother loves you with all his heart, are you really so heartless?"
Jiang Yingli stood up from the main seat and looked at them coldly.
"I thought you might have some remorse, but you keep talking about your hardships and your future, without even considering whether I would be implicated by you. Who is truly heartless? Am I your daughter, or your enemy?"
Jiang Yuanzhou's face flushed with anger. "How dare you question your elders? You are unfilial, unfraternal, and unrighteous. How could the Jiang family have a daughter like you?"
Jiang Yingli sneered, "Did you ever treat me as your daughter? Before I came of age, I was a bargain, and after I came of age, I was a stepping stone. How ridiculous that I was so foolish to think sincerity could be exchanged for sincerity. Now I finally understand that some people have rotten hearts and should roll in the mud. You will spend your whole life toiling in that man-eating mine until you die!"
Seeing that Jiang Yingli had really changed her personality, Xu Huiran and Jiang Yuanzhou were completely stunned.
In the past, Jiang Yingli would soften her heart with just a few soft words.
If all else fails, they'll just say a few harsh words and she'll get scared and rush to please them.
Today he has completely rebelled!
They came with the determination to force Jiang Yingli to beg for mercy, and were not panicked about the exile, believing that they could be pardoned.
But now, Jiang Yingli's attitude completely scared them.
That was the Youzhou mine. Once people went in, their hands and feet were chained and they had to work day and night!
"Li'er! Father and Mother certainly don't care about you. You're living in the palace now, pampered and enjoying a life of luxury. How could you possibly understand the hardships at home...ah!"
"Shut up! If you say one more word, you won't be exiled to Youzhou. Go to the guillotine and reunite with your uncle!" Jiang Yingli picked up the teacup at hand and smashed it in front of them.
Xu Huiran and Jiang Yuanzhou looked at Jiang Yingli in horror, stunned.
Jiang Zhao also looked up in surprise.
Jiang Yingli finally saw her brother's face, and her heart seemed to be twisted tightly. He was so frightened and helpless, which reminded her of her childhood.
She subconsciously took a step back, but lost her balance and fell to the ground.
Jiang Yuanzhou saw Jiang Yingli's weakness. He knew that she felt sorry for her brother. When he was about to take the opportunity to say something, a person walked out slowly from behind the screen.
Looking at the dragon robe, Xu Huiran and Jiang Yuanzhou's words got stuck in their throats and they trembled like sieves.
The emperor in front of them looked at them with eyes as cold as ice, as if warning them that if they dared to say another word, he would kill them on the spot.
Xiao Chenglan looked at Jiang Yingli who was a few steps away and stretched out his hand towards her.
"Jiang Yingli, stand up and come to me."
Jiang Yingli wiped her tears, stood up, and held Xiao Chenglan's hand.
Xiao Chenglan held her in his arms, wiped her tears, and then looked at Jiang Yuanzhou and Xu Huiran with disgust and cold eyes.
"Jiang Yingli really shouldn't be the daughter of the Jiang family, because you are not worthy of being parents."
"I tell you, from now on, Jiang Yingli has nothing to do with you. If you don't support her, I will."
Xiao Chenglan's words shocked the three members of the Jiang family to the extreme.
Although they had vaguely heard that Jiang Yingli was favored before, they didn't believe it in their hearts. They subconsciously thought, what's so good about her?
Jiang Zhao felt that the royal family was ruthless.
But His Majesty's reaction just now was indeed to protect his sister firmly and support her.
Jiang Yuanzhou began to think with regret that if he had known Jiang Yingli was so favored, he should have been nicer to her.
I missed many opportunities to pursue wealth and glory.
Xu Huiran also regretted her decision, and she gradually shed tears of regret.
"Li'er, I know I was wrong. It was my mother who didn't take good care of you. But do you know that your father and I are also pitiful people? You were born with a weak condition because your mother took medicine. It's not because she didn't want you, but because her health was not good at the time. If she had insisted on giving birth to you, it would have easily resulted in two deaths. This is the only other choice."
"As for why I'm not in good health, it's because your mother, like you, has always been neglected since she was a child. Even now, she has to curry favor with your uncle to get a break. Your father is the fourth child in the family, the most insignificant one, just like me..."
Xu Huiran was crying with tears streaming down her face, and Jiang Yuanzhou's eyes were also red, as if he really knew he was wrong.
Jiang Yingli came out of Xiao Chenglan's arms and took a step closer to them. There was no more resentment in her eyes, only ridicule.
"So, you clearly know what hell is, yet you still want to push me in. Do you think that only by watching me suffer can you be redeemed?"
Xu Huiran was stunned and even forgot to cry.
Jiang Yingli said calmly, "At this point, I have nothing more to say to you. Our fate is over. We don't need to see each other again while we're alive, and after we die, we don't want to see each other again in this life or the next."
After saying this, Jiang Yingli ignored Xu Huiran and Jiang Yuanzhou's cries of regret and said resolutely: "Come here, bring up the letter of severance written by me."
"A letter of severance?!" Jiang Yuanzhou was stunned. "Li'er, what are you talking about?"
Jiang Yingli didn't waste any words and ordered someone to show them the letter of severance, which was written clearly.
They are no longer related to each other and Jiang Yingli no longer recognizes them as her parents.
"You guys in Youzhou, don't try to take advantage of me by using my name anymore. If I get wind of you claiming to be my relative, don't blame me for having you killed."
Listening to Jiang Yingli's relentless talk of ending things without any scruples, and His Majesty not rebuking her for overstepping her bounds, Xu Huiran was completely despairing.
She originally thought that even if she could not be pardoned today, Jiang Yingli would eventually show some mercy in the future, and they should be able to come back in half a year at most.
But she actually didn't recognize them!
Xu Huiran exerted all her strength, snatched the letter of severance from the palace maid's hand, and tore it into pieces.
"What do you mean by breaking off relations?! This isn't something you can joke about!"
Jiang Yingli remained indifferent. She ordered the palace servants to bring a new one and instructed, "Hold them down and stamp them."
Several eunuchs rushed forward, pressed Xu Huiran and Jiang Yuanzhou to the ground, raised their hands, dipped them in ink, covered the paper, and then presented it to Jiang Yingli.
"My lady, it's done."
Jiang Yingli also stretched out her finger and pressed her own fingerprint.
After being released, Xu Huiran and Jiang Yuanzhou were completely exhausted and almost collapsed.
"Your Majesty, we have realized our mistakes! Please forgive us this time!"
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty! Please, Your Majesty and Your Majesty, give us another chance!"
Xiao Chenglan didn't even look at them, saying indifferently, "Drag them away and immediately send them to the Youzhou mines."
Jiang Yuanzhou and Xu Huiran were gagged and dragged away, along with Jiang Zhao.
Jiang Zhao didn't say a word from beginning to end, but when he was about to disappear at the door, he silently turned around and glanced at his sister.
This is a good thing for my sister.
Jiang Yingli stood in the hall, quietly looking at the broken letter in her hand, her expression both sad and relieved.
Xiao Chenglan walked up to her and said, "So this is why you met them today."
Jiang Yingli nodded. "After so many years, perhaps I have already seen clearly that there are indeed parents who don't love their children. I just didn't want to accept it. Now I finally accept it. I found that I am not as sad as I thought. It was me who lacked courage."
Xiao Chenglan held her hand. "Li'er, you're very brave. I didn't expect you to come up with this. I'm impressed. Instead of bleeding profusely, it's better to cut out the rotten flesh and wait for it to scab over."
Jiang Yingli hugged Xiao Chenglan tightly, unable to cry, but her heart was very calm.
She whispered softly: "Your Majesty, you are the only one I have left."
Xiao Chenglan hugged her back, his eyes showing heartache, relief, and a subtle joy.
He patted Jiang Yingli's back and said softly:
"Don't be afraid. From now on, Li'er and I will depend on each other. Everyone else is not worth mentioning."
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