Chapter 614 Even an upright official like Wei Jie finds it hard to settle family disputes!
Wei Jie turned to look at his wife, who was gazing at him with eager eyes, her face filled with longing for family affection.
He regretted it!
I was so busy with official duties all year round that I didn't even notice.
His eyes fell on the box on the table. Wei Jie gritted his teeth, took a deep breath, and made a decision.
"Madam, please pack your things and go back to your parents' home!"
Mrs. Wei was taken aback for a moment, then overjoyed.
"Master, have you granted me permission to go back and visit my father and mother?"
Wei Jie nodded, clenching his fist tightly.
"When you leave, don't take too many things. I'll have someone send you a letter of divorce later. From now on, let's both take care!"
Madam Wei froze, staring at Wei Jie in disbelief.
"Sir, what did you say? I didn't hear you clearly?"
Chen Gaoshi, who was standing to the side, was also incredulous. Wasn't she supposed to be going back to her parents' home to visit relatives?
Why did they send out divorce papers?
Thinking of Wei Jie's previous severing of ties with his family, Madam Chen's face turned grim.
“What you heard is true. Only I will report to His Majesty and ask him to send people from the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Personnel to your home to investigate. If they find any wrongdoing, you will not be implicated even if you have the divorce papers.”
Mrs. Wei was so frightened that her legs went weak and she collapsed to the ground.
"My lord, I do not want a divorce. I will never go back to my parents' home again, and I will never see my family again. Please, my lord, do not grant me a divorce."
Seeing her like this, Wei Jie felt heartbroken, helpless, and frustrated.
"It's no use. Do you know why I came back early today?"
Mrs. Wei Jie's tears kept rolling down her cheeks as she looked up at him with a wronged expression.
"It was His Majesty who reminded me."
“I heard everything you were saying outside the door.”
"His Majesty knows about this, which means this isn't the first or second time."
"It's laughable that I considered myself upright and incorruptible, yet I've been ruined by you women confined to the inner quarters."
"You all witnessed His Majesty's execution of the Wu family. If you wish to live, take the divorce papers and leave. I will then go to the palace to plead guilty to His Majesty."
"Your choice is between living or sharing the responsibility with me!"
After Wei Jie finished speaking, he looked at Chen Gaoshi.
"The Wu family's downfall has implicated three entire clans. Our two families are so close; if something happens to me, your Chen family won't escape either!"
Chen Gao was so frightened that her face turned deathly pale, her legs trembled uncontrollably, and her body slid down little by little.
"Sister, we need a divorce agreement! We need a divorce agreement from him!"
With the divorce agreement in hand, the Chen family and the Wei family will have no further connection. Even if Wei Jie is found guilty of a crime, it will not implicate the Chen family.
"No, I don't want a divorce, I don't want a divorce..."
Madam Wei Jie cried so hard she could barely breathe. She couldn't understand why she was guilty when she had only met with her family a few times and helped them with a few small favors.
How did they end up getting a divorce?
"My lord, I don't want a divorce. I was wrong. I shouldn't have disobeyed you. I will never have anything to do with my family again."
"Please, sir, don't divorce me. I was wrong, I'll never do it again," Madam Wei cried, clinging to Wei Jie's leg.
Wei Jie looked down at his wife, with whom he had shared many years of life's hardships. His wife was good in every way, except that she was easily swayed and easily influenced by others.
Years ago, she was misled by her elder brother and almost caused him to commit a wrongful conviction. Because of this, he forbade his wife from having any contact with her family.
In recent years, he has been highly valued by His Majesty and has been in charge of all affairs of the Dali Temple. The Chen family, like vultures attracted by the smell of rotting flesh, have clung to him again.
"If you don't want a divorce agreement..."
Before Wei Jie could finish speaking, Chen Gaoshi had already started shouting.
"We want a divorce agreement!"
"Little sister, Father and Mother are so old, how can you bear to see them get dragged down by your husband?"
"And your brother and the children in the family. Your brother was already being demoted to the southwest, and if he is implicated at this time, his punishment will be even more severe."
"And what about your poor nephews and nieces? Think about the fate of the Chen family's children, and then think about your nephews and nieces. Can you bear to see them exiled and sent to the army?"
"Sister, for the sake of our Chen family, please accept the divorce papers!"
Chen Gaoshi spoke with tears streaming down her face, unable to speak clearly.
"Sister, your sister-in-law is kneeling down and kowtowing to you!"
This sister-in-law is muddle-headed, but she's not stupid. When it comes to the things she tricked her into doing, Wei Jie was unaware of them. He might not die, but it's different for her.
She tricked her sister-in-law into doing all those things; she definitely has no way out.
His Majesty is ruthless and will definitely not let their family off the hook.
"Sister, please, I'm begging you, your sister-in-law is kowtowing to you..."
Chen Gaoshi really kowtowed, and her forehead was bleeding after just a few kowtows.
The thumping sound terrified Mrs. Wei Jie.
She was completely at a loss and caught in a dilemma.
Torn between divorce and her family, what should she do?
“Sister, I’ll go and get Father and Mother to come and plead with you!” Whenever Chen Gaoshi mentioned her parents-in-law, her sister-in-law would soften up.
The same thing happened this time.
"Stop talking, can't I just ask for a divorce agreement?" Mrs. Wei felt as if her heart was being cut by a knife.
"Sir, I'm sorry. But I can't let down my parents and family either."
"They gave me life and raised me, I can't be unfilial..."
Wei Jie was heartbroken.
"You may leave. Do not take anything from the house. I will request His Majesty's permission to search the house. Anything obtained that exceeds my salary will be considered stolen goods and will be confiscated by the national treasury."
"As for the money already spent at home, the Ministry of Revenue will intervene and investigate. If the amount of money at home does not match the figures, the Ministry of Revenue will trace its whereabouts. The Chen family had better be prepared!"
Madam Chen's face turned deathly pale. It was all over; the Chen family was about to face a great calamity.
Wei Jie immediately wrote the divorce papers and handed them to Chen.
"You should go now, before your children finish school."
As Chen looked at the divorce papers, tears streamed down her face and fell onto the papers.
“Master, if the children ask me anything, just tell them I went to burn incense outside the city.”
Having weathered many storms together and having children, Wei Jie didn't want things to get too ugly.
"I understand. Go ahead, I need to prepare to enter the palace too."
Upon hearing that she could leave, Madam Chen Gao abandoned her sister-in-law and ran outside.
When Chen met Wei Jie, she looked embarrassed and ashamed.
“Sir, whether you believe it or not, my sister-in-law only asked me for help. I’ll go back to my parents’ home right now and find out.”
Wei Jie didn't want to say anything more.
He finally saw the true colors of his wife of many years.
...
Wu Yanzhi never imagined that before he even reached the Northwest, his home in the capital would be gone.
He has been in the northwest region for three days, and will reach the border in two more days.
"Let's take a good rest today, and tomorrow we'll press on with full force and reach the border!"
They enjoyed a hearty meal of fine wine and food at the inn and had the best rooms prepared for them to stay in.
I was just asleep in the middle of the night when the door was kicked open with a bang.
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