For some reason, Zhu Wuhuan suddenly felt a chill on his back and shivered.
She glanced around subconsciously.
Unfortunately, Feng Changye hid in a blind spot, so Zhu Wuhuan didn't see him at all.
She looked up at the overcast sky.
Maybe it's going to rain and be cold?
She wrapped her cloak tightly around her and left Changle Palace with two hundred imperial guards.
...The General's Mansion.
Four hundred imperial guards, armed with sharp swords and filled with murderous intent, surrounded the huge general's mansion, making it impossible for anyone to get in or out.
The queen's family home, which was once bustling with visitors, is now deserted.
Even though many people firmly believed that a loyal and brave man like General Zhu would never surrender to the enemy, when they learned that the emperor was furious and wanted to execute the entire Zhu family, everyone still kept silent and chose to protect themselves.
The entire general's mansion is wronged. If they continue to interact with the general's mansion at this time, they will be the next to be wronged.
Some people who had to pass by the general's mansion on their way to the street would rather take a long detour than pass by the general's mansion.
It was so desolate outside the general's mansion, and there was also a gloomy atmosphere inside the mansion.
The servants hid in groups of three or five in various places in the mansion and cried loudly.
The hosts also gathered together and shed tears.
The dignified and virtuous old lady Zhu sat upright, looking at her two daughters-in-law slowly.
"Yulan, Anqiao--" Old Madam Zhu called out.
The two daughters-in-law raised their heads to look at her, and she could see the emotions in their eyes clearly.
The eldest daughter-in-law's eyes were filled with sadness, fear, and despair, but no resentment.
And the second daughter-in-law...
Madam Zhu sighed and spoke slowly.
"Yulan, Anqiao, you are just daughters-in-law of the Zhu family. As long as the eldest and second sons each give you a letter of divorce, you can ask your father to plead with the emperor to take you home."
The eldest son Zhu Xuanyuan and the second son Zhu Longyuan were not surprised by what Madam Zhu said.
Zhu Xuanyuan held the hand of his wife Chen Yulan beside him, rubbed it gently with his thumb twice, and forced a gentle smile at her.
"Go back. If you can escape, then escape first. You are not a member of our Zhu family. You don't deserve to suffer this disaster."
Chen Yulan held his hand tightly, tears wet her whole face.
"Who said I'm not from the Zhu family? I am! Ever since the day we got married, I've been Zhu Chen! I bear your last name, so I'm a member of the Zhu family!"
She rested her cheek on the back of her husband's hand and sobbed.
"I would rather die with you and the child than live alone... I said when I married you that in this life, whether you live or die, I will be with you!"
Zhu Xuanyuan's eyes were red as he wiped her tears.
"How foolish! Don't you want to collect my body? You want to leave me and my child to die in the wilderness, huh? Be obedient and go back. Then my father and I will be counting on you to collect our bodies."
Chen Yulan became more and more grief-stricken, and her tears fell like beads from a broken string.
On the opposite side, Zhu Longyuan, with red eyes, took out the divorce letter he had already written from his sleeve and handed it to his wife with trembling hands.
"Take it, I've made you wrong..."
Song Anqiao's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she lowered her head to look at the divorce letter handed to her.
The hand hidden in her sleeve moved slightly, and she looked up at her sister-in-law who was crying and telling her brother that she would never leave her.
A complex look flashed in her eyes.
Isn’t it good to be alive?
Why do you have to rush to die?
She also loves her husband, but this love seems less important when faced with a life-or-death decision...
Seeing her sister-in-law's loyalty and righteousness, she felt annoyed.
Compared with her sister-in-law's behavior, wouldn't it look bad if she accepted the divorce letter so easily?
Do you want to perform too?
But now she just wanted to get out of this cage as soon as possible, and she didn't even have the mood to put on a show.
Lowering her eyes, she suddenly spoke.
"My day should have come a few days ago, but it hasn't come yet..."
She looked up at Madam Zhu who was sitting in the upper seat, then looked at her husband beside her, "Mom, husband, I might be pregnant again."
Madam Zhu was a little surprised. Zhu Longyuan was also a little stunned.
Even Zhu Xuanyuan and his wife across from them looked over.
Zhu Longyuan subconsciously asked, "Then why didn't you tell me?"
Song Anqiao whispered, "How can you talk about this kind of thing without seeing a doctor? I was planning to see a doctor in half a month..."
She reached out and stroked her belly. "Now it seems that it's better not to call a doctor. No one knows that I'm pregnant with my husband's child. I can preserve a bloodline for him."
She looked at Old Madam Zhu with tears in her eyes, smiling, "Mother, our Zhu family will not be extinct..."
When Mrs. Zhu heard this, her eyes looked complicated.
She hoped that what her second daughter-in-law said was true, and she hoped that the Zhu family could have an heir who survived.
But thinking of the resentful look in her second daughter-in-law's eyes just now, she began to doubt the truthfulness of what she said.
However, the Zhu family had already reached this point, and she had no time to investigate whether her second daughter-in-law's words were true or false.
If it is true, then it means that God has blessed the Zhu family and allowed them to have descendants.
If it's fake...let her be.
Anyway, both daughters-in-law have to go home, so it’s no big deal if the second daughter-in-law wants to find an excuse to leave.
Thinking of this, Madam Zhu didn't pursue the matter and smiled, "This is really wonderful! God is blessing our Zhu family!"
Zhu Longyuan was so happy that he cried, "Qiao'er..."
He was a simple and straightforward person, and had never thought deeply about it. When his wife said she was pregnant, he immediately believed it!
He stuffed the divorce letter into his wife's hand and hugged her.
He choked up and said, "You'll suffer a lot in the future, Qiao'er... If you're really in a difficult situation, just give the child away after it's born. Don't let yourself suffer for the rest of your life just for the sake of a child!"
Song Anqiao lowered her head, a trace of guilt flashing across her eyes.
But she had no choice!
She didn't mean to lie, she just wanted to survive!
"Qiao'er, hurry up and leave before the Emperor remembers this! If you're any later and the Emperor remembers and sends the imperial physician to check your pulse, you'll have an abortion right there and then!"
Zhu Longyuan pulled Song Anqiao's arm and asked her to get up and leave immediately.
Song Anqiao stood up, looked at her husband with tears in her eyes, then looked at her one-year-old son who was still ignorant in the cradle. She held the divorce letter tightly, turned around and walked out.
There was still some distance from the hall to the gate of the mansion. She met servants along the way, and they looked at her with strange eyes as the second wife was flying alone in the face of disaster.
She tried to straighten her spine.
Zhu's family didn't blame her, so why should she care about the looks of a few servants?
She had to leave in order to preserve the bloodline of the Zhu family. She shouldered a heavy mission!
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