The lady thought she had taken a big step back and agreed to let Shen take Chu Yunmu away, but Chu Yunmu's surname must not be changed.

"I said, Brother Mu and Sister Chen should take my surname." Shen refused without saying a word.

The lady's face turned pale. She felt that Shen was taking advantage of her and was acting ungrateful. She wanted to say something more, but she saw Shen stand up.

Shen casually brushed off her sleeves and said in an unquestionable tone: "Now, the conditions are not set by the Chu family, but by me!"

"I said, I want a divorce, I want to take Sister Chen and Brother Mu with me, and whether they change their surnames or not is not up to the Chu family to decide."

Shen's words were too arrogant, and the lady's face darkened instantly.

The faces of the Chu clan leaders and elders present were not very good. They looked at each other in twos and threes, showing disapproval. They had gone to Duke Mu's mansion to persuade Shen, but Shen did not listen at all and was stubborn.

The matter of these two children changing their surnames is not only a matter for the Yongding Marquis' Mansion, but also concerns the Chu family. This is a humiliation for all, and the Chu family cannot afford to lose face like this.

"Madam Duke..."

The clan leader lowered his posture and tried to persuade Shen again. He knew that Shen would not listen, so he wanted to persuade the wife of Duke Mu.

However, Shen didn't want to hear a word and directly called out to Lady Mu and Chu Qianchen: "Mother, Sister Chen, let's go."

She turned around and was about to leave, and Lady Mu and Chu Qianchen also stood up.

Seeing that the Shen family's two main characters were about to leave, the old lady became anxious. She couldn't help but think of the many instructions her eldest son had given her yesterday and the suffering he had endured in the prison.

The lady gritted her teeth, quickly stopped Shen, and said resolutely: "Azhi, I promise you!"

The lady's expression was so helpless, so tired, and she looked so old. She had never felt so powerless before, and she knew very well in her heart that she or the Chu family had no choice.

However, in just one year, too many things happened to the Chu family, and each of them caused some trauma to the old lady, some minor or serious. Before the previous injury healed, she suffered a new injury. Until now, her body was like an old tree that had been hollowed out, full of holes.

Seeing that the lady agreed, the clan leader was like a punctured ball, deflated, and stopped talking. Several deep wrinkles appeared between his brows, and he sighed tiredly.

The air in the main hall became increasingly stagnant, and the atmosphere was strange.

The lady took a deep breath and quickly adjusted her mood. Once the words were spoken, they could be taken away. She felt a lot more relaxed and had a feeling of having nothing to lose.

That's it.

The fruit that is picked by force is not sweet. Since Shen insists on taking Chu Yunmu away, let’s go!

The lady then put forward her conditions: "Divorce is fine, Ah Zhi, you can take Mu Ge'er with you if you want, but after signing the divorce agreement, you must rescue Ling Xiao from prison and let the emperor pardon him."

She said this to Shen, but she glanced at Chu Qianchen from the corner of her eyes. If she wanted to rescue Chu Lingxiao from the prison, she had to rely on Chu Qianchen.

Shen had long guessed that the Madam would make this request, and she remembered what Chu Qianchen had said to her: "Mother, it would be better to let Chu Lingxiao return to the Chu family. When he comes out of the prison, the Chu family will be even more restless. We can slowly watch the show."

Yes, when Chu Lingxiao was not around, only the second branch of the Chu family was making a fuss, while the third and fourth branches were just watching; but when Chu Lingxiao returned, the entire Chu family would be in an uproar.

Shen deliberately made a thoughtful expression, and after a moment's hesitation, she responded, "Okay, I promise you."

Hearing this, the lady felt relieved. She suppressed her shame and said, "In addition, the Duke's Mansion must give the Marquis' Mansion some compensation..."

The Marquis's Mansion has been in financial difficulty recently, so the Lady wanted Shen to give some money. However, she couldn't continue her words halfway through. Shen's half-smile made the Lady feel like she was looking at a beggar who came to her door.

The lady's face felt burning and painful.

Shen said coldly: "Don't push your luck."

She no longer called the Madam Dowager mother. To her, although the divorce papers had not been signed yet, she no longer considered Chu Lingxiao her husband, let alone the Madam Dowager as her mother-in-law.

They are not worthy of each other!

The lady's face turned pale and blue after hearing what Shen said.

The situation is stronger than people. The Chu family is now in a low ebb and has nowhere to turn for help. The old lady really doesn't dare to offend Shen, so she can only say in a kind voice: "Azhi, you and Lingxiao are husband and wife after all."

The lady felt that Shen was truly heartless, and her resentment towards her grew even stronger.

As the saying goes, a husband and wife are bound by love for a hundred days.

But Shen had no regard for the love between husband and wife at all. She was ruthless and ungrateful to her husband and had no respect for her mother-in-law.

At this moment, the lady felt that her eldest son was right and that she should not have been allowed to marry into the Shen family.

Shen could guess what the lady was thinking, but she didn't care.

She is a human being, so why should she care about what an animal thinks? She smiled and said, "Think about it carefully. If Chu Lingxiao died in the prison, I could remarry. I am kind enough to save him. I am thinking of our old relationship and our children."

Shen said this calmly, but all the Chu family members present were stunned.

If Shen's words were to spread, it would be shocking.

"..." The lady was also stunned. She wanted to say that Shen was shameless, but she couldn't say such vulgar words. At this moment, she was so shocked and angry that she completely forgot that Shen's purpose was to take Chu Yunmu away.

The lady's lips opened and closed, and all kinds of feelings rolled together in her heart, and even she herself couldn't tell what the feeling was.

She had been forced into a desperate situation. There was no other way to go except the single-plank bridge ahead.

The lady clenched her fists, closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, her expression settled down, and she finally nodded and said, "Okay."

Shen heaved a sigh of relief, but remained calm and said, "Then let's sign the divorce agreement."

The servants were immediately sent to prepare writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstone. According to the laws of the Great Qi Dynasty, a mother could write a divorce letter on behalf of her son. Therefore, the lady wrote the divorce letter on behalf of Chu Lingxiao, and from then on Chu Qianchen and Chu Yunmu returned to the Shen family.

As she wrote, the lady had an idea and added a sentence at the end: from now on, the wealth and title of the Yongding Marquis' Mansion would have nothing to do with Chu Yunmu.

When the lady put down her pen, her eyes flashed.

Since Shen insisted on taking Chu Yunmu away from the Chu family, I hope she won't regret it in the future, and that Chu Yunmu won't hate her as his mother when he grows up!

The lady looked over the divorce letter again, and after making sure there were no mistakes, she put down her pen and walked away, looking at Shen with strange eyes, which contained some expectation and some malice.

Shen took a few steps forward and stood where the lady had stood before. She read the divorce letter at a glance, her eyes resting on the last sentence.

The corners of Shen's lips curled up in a mocking smile.

Title?

At the beginning, when she just found out that Chu Qianchen and Chu Qianhuang were swapped by Chu Lingxiao, she felt very angry. At that time, she often used the title to comfort herself, thinking that the title belonged to Chu Yunmu.

At this moment, Shen thought back to herself back then and felt as if it was a lifetime ago. She was so stupid back then.

It's just a title, what does it mean? If his son is useless, he will just be the second Chu Lingxiao, harming others and himself.

Shen had figured it out long ago, and without even looking at the lady, she picked up the wolf-hair brush on the pen holder without hesitation.

The room was completely silent, without a sound.

Under everyone's burning gaze, Shen decisively wrote her name on the divorce papers - Shen Zhi.

Then she pressed a bright red thumbprint heavily next to her name.

From then on, the dust settled.

In the Chu family's genealogy, she was just Shen, without even a name, but starting today, she became Shen Zhi.

It was obviously just a signature and a seal, but Shen felt her heart suddenly relaxed, as if the shackles that bound her were finally broken by herself.

She felt light all over, and the view in front of her was clear, giving her a feeling of having a vast ocean and a vast sky.

Shen Zhi raised her eyes and met the eyes of Chu Qianchen and Lady Mu, Chu Qianchen smiled brightly at her, and Lady Mu nodded slightly.

Chu Qianchen was really happy for Shen Zhi.

In her previous life, Shen Zhi became depressed because of Chu Yunmu's death and died early in the Chu family. In this life, Chu Yunmu survived that disaster, and Shen Zhi finally walked out of the Chu family and severed ties with them. In the future, she will definitely have a brand new future.

She is still so young!

The wife of Duke Mu supported her daughter's decision with practical actions and ordered her trusted nanny to take the divorce agreement to the Jingzhao government office for filing.

The lady asked impatiently, "Ah... Shen Zhi, when will Ling Xiao be able to come back?"

The lady tried hard to suppress the anger in her tone. After all, her eldest son was still in the prison.

Shen Zhiyun stroked her sleeves calmly, "It will take another day or two. Madam Chu, don't worry, I'm not Chu Lingxiao, I will keep my promise."

The tone in which Shen Zhi called Madam was as if she was calling a stranger, and the affection they had felt for the past ten years had long since disappeared.

Shen Zhi had no intention of staying in this disgusting place. She asked the wife of Duke Mu and Chu Qianchen to leave. The patriarch and elders of the Chu family also said goodbye.

Everyone had left, but the Yongding Marquis' Mansion was not at peace. The news of Shen Zhi and Chu Lingxiao's divorce spread quickly in the mansion. The servants were all talking about it, and they were restless. They felt that this spring was a turbulent time in the mansion.

Shen Zhi and Chu Qianchen left in the carriage of the wife of Duke Mu.

Shen Zhi drank half a cup of warm flower tea, and her whole body felt refreshed. Even her voice became clearer, and she said, "Mom, I plan to move into the house I got as a dowry."

Lady Mu frowned slightly and scolded, "You live well at home, why do you want to move out? Our Shen family is not so poor that it cannot accommodate another young lady!"

The wife of Duke Mu was worried about her daughter moving out, and she also wanted to make the Duke's Mansion's attitude known to the outside world.

Shen Zhi looked at Lady Mu Guogong with emotion and said, "Mother, I have my considerations."

Even if the Duke Mu's Mansion could accommodate them mother and son, Shen Zhi had her own considerations. She already had a son and a daughter, and her daughter was already married, so it was fine. But Chu Yunmu was different.

Chu Yunmu is a boy, he needs to be able to stand on his own feet. He cannot feel that he is dependent on others, nor can he be unable to hold his head up in the Shen family. He needs to support his own family in the future instead of relying on the Duke's Mansion.

This was what Shen Zhi had already thought of on the day she decided to divorce.

The wife of Duke Mu is a smart person and a mother. After a little thought, she can understand Shen Zhi's considerations.

Lady Mu touched her daughter's face tenderly and agreed, "Even if you want to move out, there's no need to rush. You can stay in the Duke's Mansion for a while longer. No one has lived there for a long time. I'll find someone to do some repairs. It won't take a few days."

She was also worried about finding outsiders to renovate her daughter's house, so she decided to find someone from her own family to help.

"Okay, I'll listen to you!" Shen Zhi responded with a smile, a gentle smile in her eyes that came from the heart.

She is very lucky to have such a pair of children, and the relatives of the Shen family always stand by her side.

Lady Mu Guogong said again: "Then Sister Chen and Brother Mu will be registered under the name of the Shen family."

Register them under Shen Zhi's name.

"Mother, this is inappropriate." Chu Qianchen shook his head, "I'm afraid the emperor will be dissatisfied."

Her life experience has been suppressed for so long, and until now, the emperor still doesn't know that her biological mother is Shen Zhi. If the emperor knew it, and heard that she was registered under the name of the Shen family, he would definitely feel that he was deceived by the Shen family and would be furious.

Chu Qianchen was not afraid of the emperor, but she knew that the emperor would vent his anger on the Shen family, and she did not want to implicate her grandfather's family because of her.

Lady Mu smiled calmly and said sincerely, "It's okay."

"I have discussed this with your grandfather."

Lady Mu, the Duke of Mu, did not act on impulse. The couple had discussed the matter long ago and considered the pros and cons and how the Emperor would react. This was their decision.

Chu Qianchen was originally the granddaughter of their Shen family, why couldn't they acknowledge her, why didn't they dare to acknowledge her?! Lady Mu and Shen Zhi each held one of Chu Qianchen's hands, both smiling expectantly.

Their hands were warm and strong, as if pledging their determination.

Chu Qianchen's lips moved slightly, and there was an indescribable feeling in his heart, warm and soft, and finally he said: "Then I will go back and discuss it with the prince."

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Lady Mu and Shen Zhi had not expected Chu Qianchen to agree immediately, so they both smiled, their smiles gentle, kind, and full of anticipation.

The carriage first sent Chu Qianchen back to Prince Chen's Mansion, and then went to Duke Mu's Mansion.

Chu Qianchen went directly to the outer study to find Gu Jue, and told him roughly that Shen Zhi had officially signed the divorce agreement today. Finally, he said, "Your Majesty, my grandmother said that she wanted me to take my mother's surname, Shen..."

As Gu Jue listened, he moved the piles of documents on the desk to the side, and placed several plates of snacks and candied fruits between the two of them.

Ever since Chu Qianchen married into Prince Chen's mansion, Gu Jue's study was always stocked with snacks, candied fruits, fruit syrups and other foods that girls like. The air was filled with a sweet scent and was no longer as solemn as before.

Gu Jue nodded at one of the plates of rose preserves, indicating that this one was good, and asked, "So what do you think?"

Chu Qianchen picked up a candied rose, stuffed one into Gu Jue's mouth first, then stuffed one into his own mouth, and shook his head.

She doesn't know.

To her, a name is just a title.

Chu Qianchen held his chin and looked at Gu Jue, with his elbows resting on the desk.

In the previous life, Gu Jue picked up Chu Qianchen and brought him back.

In this life, Chu Qianchen married Gu Jue.

Nothing else matters.

Chu Qianchen's eyes were clearly black and white. Facing Gu Jue, she did not hide her emotions at all, and her thoughts were all written in her eyes.

Gu Jue looked at Chu Qianchen, and the corners of his lips slowly curled up.

He walked over, picked up Chu Qianchen from the chair, carried her to the beauty couch by the window and sat her down. He let her sit on his lap and held her in his arms tightly, with their bodies pressed tightly together.

The warm spring breeze blew in from the window, blowing past the temples and ears of the two people, bringing with it wisps of floral fragrance.

Boom boom boom! Chu Qianchen's heart was beating like a drum. He leaned softly in Gu Jue's arms, playing with the plum blossom bracelet on Gu Jue's waist with one hand, as if he was acting coquettishly.

"Change it." Gu Jue leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Just let your mother fulfill her wish.

“…” Chu Qianchen raised his head, his black and white eyes were as clear as water, and Gu Jue’s face was clearly reflected in his pupils.

She found that she had indeed overlooked this point because she was involved in the matter.

My mother has always hoped that I could return to her arms. In the past, because I didn't want to, she had been enduring it. Even though she felt sad, she didn't say it for my sake.

However, put yourself in her shoes. If she were the mother, would she be willing to let her own daughter be registered under someone else's name?

My mother did nothing wrong, but she was the one who was punished for this.

"Yeah." Chu Qianchen nodded.

Gu Jue gently pinched the tip of her nose and smiled lovingly, "Leave Chu Lingxiao's affairs to me."

Chu Qianchen wrinkled his nose and rubbed his fingers affectionately, like a loving and well-behaved kitten.

"Is it troublesome?" Chu Qianchen's tone was a little depressed when he mentioned Chu Lingxiao.

"What do you think?" Gu Jue asked back with a smile.

Chu Qianchen laughed, rolled around happily in his arms, and his fingers restlessly played with his plum blossom bracelet.

"No trouble." Chu Qianchen said crisply, laughing happily, "The prince is so powerful, how can such a small matter be a trouble!"

Chu Qianchen coaxed Gu Jue with a smile, and kept praising him with words like "resourceful, outstanding, and unique", which made Gu Jue unable to hold back his laughter, and his clear laughter spread out from the study.

Jing Feng, who was standing outside the study, also heard it and couldn't help curling his lips. The princess is still the best at making the prince happy. Meeting the princess is probably the prince's greatest luck!

Gu Jue also felt that meeting Chu Qianchen was his greatest luck. He let her lean her back against his chest, rested her chin on Chu Qianchen's slender shoulders, and smiled, "Of course."

For Gu Jue, this matter was not troublesome at all.

From the very beginning, Xuan Jing had deliberately set up a trap using the marrow fragrant resin, and he insisted that it was because Chu Lingxiao bought the wrong marrow fragrant resin that had been processed with vinegar that caused the alchemy furnace to explode, and that was why the Bu Yuan Dan was scrapped.

The truth is actually very simple. The emperor believed in Xuan Jing, so he was blind in heart and eyes and was easily deceived by Xuan Jing.

They just need to let the emperor know the real reason, and the problem will be solved naturally.

As for whether the emperor can find Xuan Jing, it depends on his luck.

Anyway, with the prince around, Chu Qianchen didn't take it to heart at all and put Chu Lingxiao's matter out of his mind.

Two days later, when Chu Qianchen went to help Shen Zhi pack her things, he told her about this matter. Shen Zhi was so happy that she didn't even pack her things and took Chu Qianchen and Chu Yunmu to meet Duke Mu and his wife.

On that day, Duke Mu opened the Shen family's ancestral hall and changed the names of Chu Qianchen and Chu Yunmu in front of everyone in the Shen family.

The Shen family genealogy with countless names written on it looked very spectacular when it was spread out on the desk. The words and paper showed their unique charm at this moment. This thick genealogy represented the history of the Shen family when folded up, recording the names of the famous people in the Shen family in history. It is no exaggeration to say that it is the most valuable treasure of the Shen family.

Today, two more names will be added to the "Shen Family Genealogy".

"Qian Chen, why don't you change your name as well?" Shen Zhi suggested solemnly.

The name Chu Qianchen is also a concern for Shen Zhi.

Qianchen, Sister Chen, is like dust.

This name represents Aunt Jiang's dark and sinister mind. Shen Zhi feels heartbroken every time she calls this name.

Her daughter was certainly not dust.

Her daughter is clearly the brightest star in the night sky.

But this time, Chu Qianchen flatly refused without hesitation: "No, this is my name."

This is her name.

When she met the prince in her previous life, she had already been abandoned by the Chu family and had lost her surname, so she told the prince that her name was Qian Chen.

Before she turned fifteen and the prince gave her a nickname, he always called her:

"Qianchen, let's play the next round."

"Qian Chen, do you want to learn medicine from Lin Miao? If you want to learn, then study hard and don't embarrass me."

"Qianchen, do you want to go to the North?"

“…”

What if she even changed her name and the prince couldn't find her in the next life? Chu Qianchen emphasized word by word: "No change."

Unlike Chu Qianchen's indifferent look yesterday when she talked about changing her surname, Shen Zhi could also see that her daughter really didn't want to change her name.

Although her sister Chen is a girl, she has always been more opinionated than boys, and she sticks to her words and acts decisively.

Shen Zhi thought about it and let it go. She didn't force her daughter anymore and nodded with a smile: "Okay, if you don't want to change, then don't change."

What has happened cannot be erased by changing a name. Everything in the past is a part of my daughter and has made her who she is today. If she doesn't want to, then there's no need to change it.

So Duke Mu picked up his pen and wrote down the two names on the genealogy, stroke by stroke, concentrating fully on writing them down:

Shen Qianchen and Shen Yunmu.

Shen Zhi, who was standing by, watched her father write down the two names one by one, as if he wanted to engrave them in her heart.

When the wolf-hair brush was put down with such ease, a huge stone in Shen Zhi's heart fell to the ground, and the corners of her lips curved up.

She could finally protect her two children completely under her wings and would no longer let the Chu family abuse her children at will.

For Chu Qianchen, the last name doesn’t matter. Whether it’s Chu Qianchen or Shen Qianchen, it’s her anyway. But she can see that Shen Zhi is really happy.

Heart disease needs heart medicine. After today, the knot in my mother's heart should be completely untied. She can truly let go of the Chu family and that unbearable marriage.

Shen Qianchen stared at Shen Zhi quietly, and suddenly a thought popped up in his mind: Mother's divorce was one good thing, and the upcoming move was another good thing, double happiness, what gift should she give to her mother? Well, go back and ask the prince for advice! Afterwards, everyone offered the revised family tree to the ancestral hall.

An hour later, all the Shen family members left.

Next, Shen Zhi will move to a dowry house near Prince Chen's Mansion.

Moving is a big project. Anyway, Duke Mu and his wife are eager for their daughter to stay in the Duke's Mansion for a few more days. Therefore, Shen Zhi is not in a hurry. She moves part of the house bit by bit, just like an ant moving.

It was not until the first day of March that Shen Zhi officially moved out of Duke Mu's Mansion.

What she wanted to move was her dowry, her private property, which she would leave to her two children in the future. Even though a lot of things had been moved away in the previous few days, the remaining things still filled five carriages.

Shen Qianchen came in person to help, Shen Yunmu was there, and Pei Linye also came with their siblings to help.

"Cousin..." Shen Zhi looked at Pei Linye in surprise. Her first reaction was to think that it was her daughter Shen Qianchen who told Pei Linye.

I think after the divorce, you should change your last name and not take the scumbag's last name. But will you find it strange?

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