"Hmph, I know exactly what you did. Now that everything has been brought to light, it's better to explain it as soon as possible. You and I have been married for so many years, and you have no children. This is already against the seven grounds for divorce. I don't want to make things difficult for you because of our long-term friendship, but you...Okay, let's end it today. I will write you a letter of divorce immediately and allow you to leave my house so that you don't have to make trouble again!"
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Ming Rulan's blood rushed to her head when she heard these words, and it felt like her chest was torn open, causing her tears to roll down in pain.
She looked at He Dongming, who was very familiar to her yet seemed like a completely different person, and felt that everything that happened yesterday seemed like a lifetime ago. When did these changes begin?
She had no way of finding out, but everything came true!
"Lan'er, there's no need to cry for such a person."
Madam Ming felt sorry for her daughter. While wiping her tears, she said, "A man like him has no heart at all. We don't have to care about him, but we can't let him divorce his wife, otherwise it will be your fault."
Madam Ming's words reminded Ming Rulan in time. She had been in the mansion for so many years, how could there be no evidence? He wanted to divorce his wife?
impossible!
"Since the prefect is so shameless, I'll just speak out. Don't you know why I haven't had any children in all these years? How much fertility soup have I drunk? Did you personally serve it to me? Now you're blaming me!"
Everyone was shocked when they heard this. They didn't expect He Dongming to be so cruel that he gave his wife contraceptive soup. It was obvious that he didn't like his wife to be pregnant. Now he wanted to use the seven grounds for divorce to divorce her. This was clearly too much!
Ming Rulan immediately asked someone to call the maid in the mansion over. Upon hearing what she said, the maid nodded and told the truth: "Madam is right. The master did ask me to make the contraceptive soup. He also said... that if Madam doesn't drink it, I will add it to the tonic soup for her to drink. I really couldn't bear to see Madam swallow her anger any longer, so I told her everything."
As she spoke, the old woman took out the prescription written by the doctor.
The presence of both witnesses and physical evidence is sufficient to prove that what Ming Rulan said is true.
For a moment, everyone was in an uproar.
Madam Ming's heart also tightened. Her daughter had indeed suffered over the years. They had never asked about her situation because of what happened back then. She didn't expect that she would run into such an evil creature who not only favored his concubine and neglected his wife, but was now turning the tables on her!
Fortunately, there are witnesses and evidence, otherwise even a hundred mouths would not be able to explain it. It shows that people's hearts are vicious. He Dongming is a man with a ruthless heart and a cruel heart.
Ming Rulan saw He Dongming's eyes wide open but he was speechless. Knowing that he had no way to explain, she smiled coldly and continued in a slow voice: "Dongming, you have changed. No, maybe you have been like this from the beginning, but I didn't notice it. I am sober now, and the evidence is here. You don't have to write a divorce letter, just write a divorce letter. From now on, you and I are strangers, and we will never have any contact with each other again!"
"Ming Rulan, forget it. If you want a divorce, then divorce. It's not that easy. Today, either you admit that you slandered Jiaojiao and apologize, or I will give you a letter of divorce. It's your choice."
He Dongming naturally refused to write a divorce letter. If he wrote it today, he would be laughed at by other officials when he went out for drinks in the future.
Favoring concubines and neglecting wives is not new. It has happened to other officials as well, but it has never been exposed to the public. However, this is the first time that he has been forced by his wife to write a divorce letter, and in front of so many people. How can he gain a foothold in the capital in the future?
Seeing that the two of them had openly fallen out in such a situation, Hua thought that it was probably the end of their relationship. She thought that if Ming was divorced, wouldn't she be able to become the wife of the prefect in name only?
Thinking of this, Hua started crying and pretending to be weak.
"My husband, my sister, after all, everything that happened today is my fault. I know I have let you down. At worst, I will die. If I die, you will be at peace and will not be at odds with me anymore."
"Bah, whether you live or die has nothing to do with us. You are just a lowly concubine. Even if you enter the prefectural government, you can't escape slavery and your identity as a prostitute. You have harmed my daughter to such an extent, and I have not yet settled the score with you!"
Madam Ming's voice was stern and her eyes were extremely cold. If she had known that her daughter had suffered so much in her husband's family and was being bullied by a concubine, she would have taken her back to her parents' home long ago, and she would not have almost committed suicide.
Ever since she married He Dongming as a concubine, Hua hated people calling her a prostitute the most. Now that her identity had been exposed by Madam Ming, she was laughed at by several other ladies standing by. Especially when she felt their contemptuous and disgusted looks, she wished she could kill her on the spot.
However, now was not the right occasion, and Hua could only maintain a stiff smile, revealing a look of grievance when He Dongming looked over.
He Dongming looked at the aggressive lady and clenched his hands into fists under his wide sleeves.
The atmosphere became increasingly tense, and He Dongming still refused to agree.
"Today, either I write a letter of divorce, or you come and apologize to Hua. There is no other possibility."
Madam Ming was so angry when she heard this. What nonsense was this? The more she thought about it, the angrier she got. She knelt on the ground and asked Princess Shou to make the decision.
As the saying goes, it is difficult for an honest judge to judge family affairs. Princess Shou never expected that this incident would lead to divorce. She couldn't make the decision. She could only appease Madam Ming and immediately order someone to invite Prince Shou.
Prince Shou was somewhat surprised when he heard about it. He didn't expect that He Dongming would do such a ridiculous thing as favoring his concubine and killing his wife, and that it became known to everyone.
As soon as he arrived, the prefect started crying.
"Your Majesty, I don't know what I did wrong, but Madam Ming actually used the power of the Ming family to pressure me and force me to divorce."
"What on earth is going on?"
Prince Shou looked gloomy.
Madam Ming quickly explained, "Your Highness, my daughter has been married to He Dongming for so many years. I never thought that after he got a concubine, he would no longer treat my daughter as a human being and actually drove her to a desolate and dilapidated courtyard."
Then she told me all the details one by one.
Unexpectedly, He Dongmin was still stubborn at this time and even retorted, insisting that the famous people were bullying others by taking advantage of their power.
Just as the two were arguing, Mr. Ming hurried over.
He first glanced at his daughter and saw that she looked haggard. He couldn't help but sigh and then said,
"Since things have come to this, let's get a divorce. This way everyone can be at peace."
This is tantamount to confirming his reputation of using power to suppress others, but Mr. Ming no longer cares about that.
When Prince Shou saw that the famous master had come in person, he stopped getting involved on the grounds that it was difficult for an honest official to judge family affairs.
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