Chapter 6 Divorce
At this time, the onlookers all had different expressions. Some were surprised, some were sympathetic, and some were frowning at Gu Chuan.
"This Gu family..."
"Isn't this putting the blame on the Xiao family?"
"I've heard about this, too. I have a nephew who also went to the battlefield. General Xiao and General Wude each led their own troops. But after General Wude was defeated, Gu Chuan rushed to the border and had a big argument with General Xiao. He kept blaming General Xiao for not saving General Wude."
"Bah! This Gu Chuan is a general, how shameless! Victory and defeat on the battlefield are commonplace in the military. Since ancient times, there have been casualties in every war. Dying for one's country is an honor. How can you blame others?"
Liu Yue walked over and stood beside Xiao Fuguang at this time. The master and servant exchanged glances without saying a word.
Liu Yue loudly accused.
"Sir, how could you treat my young lady like this?"
"During the days you were at the border, my lady, mindful of your hardships on the battlefield, worried about you day and night. She used her own dowry to collect food, grass, and herbs and repeatedly sent them to the border to support you."
"When Madam Gu was ill, my young lady dragged her exhausted body and took care of her day and night without taking off her clothes. But what did you do?"
"You killed your brother, being unkind to your brother, and caused your parents to lose their child. This is unfilial. You framed the reputation of a loyal and righteous person. This is unrighteous. You didn't treat your first wife well. This is unfaithful. How could my young lady have a husband like you who is so unfaithful, unrighteous, unkind, and unfilial?"
Xiao Fuguang glanced at Liu Yue calmly. What a eloquent girl! Why didn't he let her give full play to her eloquence in his previous life?
Liu Yue spoke passionately, each word powerful and resounding. The people around him nodded one after another, and their accusations against Gu Chuan became stronger and stronger.
"Alas, this Miss Xiao is truly pitiful. She used her dowry to build her husband's reputation and personally took care of her sick mother-in-law. This is a rare example of virtue."
"That's right. This dowry is the foundation of a woman's livelihood. She actually used it to buy food, grass and herbs to send to the front line. What a noble cause! General Gu should cherish such a virtuous wife."
"What a pity! She mistook a fish eye for a pearl. Zhuang Linan is willing to lay hands on her own husband. Who knows, one day she might..."
Gu Chuan was surrounded by the crowd, his face was ashen, and a hint of panic and despair flashed in his eyes.
He never thought that he would fall into such a desperate situation and be despised by the world.
"No, that's not the case! I never wrote that letter, and I didn't have an affair with my sister-in-law! This is all a misunderstanding. Xiao Fuguang is slandering me!"
Xiao Fuguang's face was covered with tears. He looked at Gu Chuan, took two steps forward, and shook his head sadly.
"Gu Chuan, the facts are all before our eyes, and you are still blaming me for slandering you? This handwriting has been verified by so many adults. Could it be that all the adults present are also slandering you?"
Upon hearing this, Lord Zhao looked at Gu Chuan and spoke with a serious face.
"General Gu, I am just old, but I am not confused. I can't possibly make a mistake with this handwriting."
The other adults also spoke up.
"I've checked this handwriting over and over again, and it's definitely General Gu's."
At this time, Xiao Fuguang looked directly into Gu Chuan's eyes.
Gu Chuan, even if you have a thousand mouths you can't explain yourself today. I just want you and Zhuang Linan to be ruined and be condemned by thousands of people.
He heard it again. It was clearly Xiao Fuguang's voice. Gu Chuan no longer cared about anything else and rushed over to slap Xiao Fuguang.
"You bitch, I'm going to kill you..."
Just when his hand touched Xiao Fuguang's clothes, Xiao Fuguang fell to the ground again, spit out another mouthful of blood, and his face turned pale.
Liu Yue cried out in grief and helped her up.
“Miss, Miss…”
"Stop!" Lord Zhao shouted angrily, his voice filled with unquestionable majesty.
He took a step forward and stood between Xiao Fuguang and Gu Chuan, staring at Gu Chuan with sharp eyes.
"Gu Chuan, you are a military commander, yet you beat your wife in public. This is a disgrace to your dignity and even more of an insult to the military prestige! I will report today's incident to the court and ask the emperor to make a decision!"
Gu Chuan was so overwhelmed by Lord Zhao's aura that he couldn't move for a moment. He stared at his empty hands with wide eyes, his face filled with disbelief, and an unprecedented sense of doubt surged in his heart.
Although he was furious just now, he felt that the palm strike had not yet been delivered. Why did Xiao Fuguang get injured and vomit blood again? What on earth was going on?
Besides, doesn't she know martial arts?
Why not dodge?
The crowd around them burst into noisy discussions again, with voices of accusation, abuse and sympathy mixed together.
"This Gu Chuan is worse than a beast!"
"I've beaten Miss Xiao to the point of vomiting blood twice today."
"That's right, Miss Xiao is such a good person, why did she marry him?"
"I guess he was deliberately being nice to Miss Xiao when General Xiao was around. Now that General Xiao is dead, and Miss Xiao has no one to back her up, he's become unscrupulous."
“Is this still a human?”
"Alas, the Gu family actually raised such a heartless person. They are completely finished."
Xiao Fuguang leaned weakly in Liu Yue's arms.
"Gu Chuan, this is the second time you've tried to kill me today. I want to divorce you."
"It is my Xiao family that has fallen on hard times and cannot reach your Gu family. It is me who has stood in the way of your love with your widowed sister-in-law. I voluntarily give way to Zhuang Linan. I only ask that you spare my life for the sake of our marriage and the love I have devoted to taking care of the Gu family for you for so long."
Listening to Xiao Fuguang's tearful words, everyone looked at her with sympathy and heartache, and even the older ladies wiped their tears with handkerchiefs.
"Miss Xiao was actually bullied like this. If General Xiao saw this, he would be heartbroken."
"That's right. I have a daughter at home too. I can't even imagine it. If my daughter had encountered something like this today, I would have fought him to the death."
"Poor Miss Xiao, her father and brother died in the war, and she's about to be beaten to death, and there's no one to support her."
Some people even began to look at the censor and speak.
"Your Excellency, you oversee all officials. Today, you must speak a fair word for Miss Xiao. Her father died in battle protecting the people of Xuanyuan. We cannot bear to see such a loyal minister being bullied."
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