According to the laws of the Dayong Dynasty, if a woman commits one of the "seven grounds for divorce," her husband's family can divorce her according to the law.
These seven grounds for divorce refer to seven crimes: filial impiety, childlessness, adultery, jealousy, serious illness, gossip, and theft.
Say it again.
Pei Zhixuan swept his hand across the table, and the beautiful Yue kiln lotus leaf cup on the table was smashed to the ground, shattering into several pieces.
Holy crap, does this guy have bipolar disorder?!
Shen Yunjiao took a deep breath, thinking that whether she stretched her neck or shrank it, she would be stabbed anyway, and gritted her teeth to repeat it again.
“I said, I have committed one of the seven grounds for divorce!”
Pei Zhixuan's expression was now chaotic and disordered, like a Yama who had lost control.
He couldn't imagine what this woman in front of him would look like when she was being pleasured by other men. Just the few illusory images that flashed through his mind gave Pei Zhixuan a desire to tear Shen Yunjiao to pieces.
Shen Yunjiao carefully recalled the Dayong Law she had reviewed a few days ago and said:
"I have no children."
"I am an unfilial son."
"I enjoy spreading rumors and gossip."
"Most importantly, I'm also jealous!"
Shen Yunjiao's clear voice entered his ears, gradually calming his chaotic emotions.
He listened carefully and found that among the so-called seven grounds for divorce from Shen Yunjiao, there was none that concerned him the most.
fine.
Pei Zhixuan breathed a sigh of relief, not even realizing how tense he had been just now.
"Pei Zhixuan, are you listening?" Shen Yunjiao raised her voice slightly, but Pei Zhixuan replied calmly, "We have never consummated our marriage, so how can we have children? This is not your fault."
"You have the Emperor's permission to not stay by your mother-in-law's side to serve her, so it is not considered unfilial."
“I heard you scolding the maids and servants for gossiping as soon as I was outside the courtyard gate, which shows that you despise this kind of thing.”
"And what about jealousy?" Shen Yunjiao asked hurriedly. In her haste, she bit her own tongue. The pain shot from the side of her tongue all the way to the top of her head, and her eyes reddened with pain.
Using this as a pretext, Shen Yunjiao put on a tearful expression.
She was originally extremely beautiful, but now, due to the pain, her eyes were glistening with tears, and even her slightly trembling eyelashes were wet. "Your Highness, I really can't bear to serve you with others. Just thinking about it makes me so jealous that I'm going crazy."
When Pei Zhixuan heard Shen Yunjiao's fragile and vulnerable confession for the first time, his heart was deeply moved.
This was a feeling he had never experienced before; his heart ached sharply, yet a sense of tenderness spread through him.
Seeing this, Shen Yunjiao seized the opportunity to press her advantage, saying pitifully, "Right now, everyone treats Fang Ziyu like a treasure. Perhaps in the future, her status will rise rapidly. You don't like me to begin with. What if she gives birth to a child or two? Wouldn't I be bullied and oppressed by her forever?"
Pei Zhixuan frowned and said coldly, "You're overthinking it. Ziyu isn't that kind of person. She's kind-hearted, and I wouldn't associate with her..."
Shen Yunjiao waited for a while, but found that Pei Zhixuan stopped talking halfway through his sentence.
"With her what?" she asked curiously.
Pei Zhixuan refused to say anything more, only leaving behind the words, "You will always be the mistress of the Pei family, and my wife, the heir apparent of Pei Zhixuan. Don't worry."
After saying that, he left quickly.
Shen Yunjiao: ? ? ?
What a joke! Does this dog of a prince think his wife is so great? She'd even consider it bad luck if he gave her a gift.
Shen Yunjiao recalled the plot of the novel. Fang Ziyu's life was quite tragic later on. Although she had two children after marrying the prince, she could never win Pei Zhixuan's true heart.
In the end, the position of the matriarch that she had longed for was snatched away by Shen Yunjiao's half-sister.
He was a pitiful person too.
Of course, I will do my best to help Fang Ziyu win true love in this lifetime.
Moreover, the more Pei Zhixuan loves Fang Ziyu, the greater the chance he will be of leaving the Duke's mansion.
After making up her mind, Shen Yunjiao called out to Fu Xia and the others who were secretly hiding behind the wooden pillar in the corridor, "Come out quickly, he's gone."
Looking at the mess of broken pieces on the ground, Shen Yunjiao felt extremely distressed; that teacup was one of her favorite items.
Prince Dog!
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The Ci'an Hall was filled with a subtle fragrance. As soon as Shen Yunjiao stepped into the room, she smelled a rich sandalwood scent.
Madam Xu was lying on the couch with her eyes closed, and two maids were serving her. When they saw Shen Yunjiao arrive, they bowed respectfully and said, "Greetings, young mistress."
Shen Yunjiao?
Madam Xu looked up at the brightly dressed woman, but did not beckon her over.
Although Shen Yunjiao used to be arrogant and self-important, she was still respectful, filial, and very obedient to me.
Now, because Xuan'er brought people back, she can't control her, so she takes her anger out on Xuan'er, embarrassing her in front of everyone at the birthday banquet.
Xu had no intention of giving her a friendly look.
Seeing that Xu Shi was ignoring her, Shen Yunjiao had no choice but to bite the bullet and walk over. Before she even got to Xu Shi, she was choked by the aroma.
Is Xu trying to become an immortal? Why is she burning such strong incense?
Shen Yunjiao was almost suffocated by the stench!
She stepped back a few paces, keeping a distance from the incense burner, and then said demurely, "Greetings, Mother-in-law. Your daughter-in-law has come to pay her respects."
"You don't come here unless you have a reason. What are you doing here?" Madam Xu's words were full of disdain for Shen Yunjiao.
Shen Yunjiao didn't care, as she had never cared about Xu's attitude towards her.
She curtsied and waved her hand, beckoning Fu Xia behind her.
Fu Xia handed the sandalwood box she was holding to the maidservant beside Madam Xu. When the maidservant opened it, she saw that on the layers of delicate silk was a complete set of thousand-petal gold peacock headdress. The peacock made of gold was carved so lifelike and vivid.
The maidservant beside Madam Xu gasped in shock.
Even Lady Xu, a woman of noble birth and the title of Duchess, had never seen such a dazzling treasure. A moment of surprise flashed in her eyes, but her tone was somewhat hesitant as she asked, "What is this?"
Shen Yunjiao, unlike her usual domineering self, smiled at Madam Xu with her eyes crinkling: "I heard that Mother-in-law wants to drive Fang Ziyu out of the Duke's Mansion."
So this was a thank-you gift from that little bitch.
Upon hearing this, Madam Xu's expression relaxed. "That is indeed the case."
"Thank you, Mother-in-law." Shen Yunjiao wiped away tears from the corners of her eyes as if she were grateful. "This is a set of jewelry that my father gave me. If you don't mind, please accept it. Consider it a belated birthday gift from your daughter-in-law."
"How can this be?" Madam Xu feigned composure, but gave her maid a meaningful look, signaling her to put it away.
"Mother-in-law, please accept it," Shen Yunjiao quickly said.
Xu snorted lightly, "I'm just trying to help you. It's because you're not good enough for my son and I can't control him."
Upon hearing this, Shen Yunjiao inwardly spat a few times, but her face remained full of gratitude.
“Mother-in-law, I just spoke with Zhixuan, and he refuses to send Fang Ziyu away!” Shen Yunjiao pretended to be troubled again. “There’s a lot of gossip in the capital saying that our Duke’s family has bad morals and accepts all sorts of people.”
Madam Xu was immediately enraged. Recalling the scene of being mocked by a group of women at the Marquis's residence yesterday, she was filled with rage. She stood up and slammed her hand on the table, shouting, "That shameless hussy is a deadbeat! I'll get rid of her today!"
Shen Yunjiao thought to herself: This is exactly the reaction I wanted.
She nodded immediately: "Daughter-in-law, go with your mother-in-law!"
The vicious mother-in-law and daughter-in-law team up, raising the level of hatred.
She didn't believe Pei Zhixuan wouldn't feel sorry for his innocent little flower!
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