Chapter 17: The Father is Gone, the Daughter is Left Behind
Jiang Wanning didn't even think about it.
He slapped her in the face directly——
"What wife are you losing? Who are you cursing?! Day after day, you can't spit out ivory from a dog's mouth..."
As he spoke, Jiang Wanning slapped the divorce agreement on the tea table in front of him and asked someone to bring a brush dipped in ink.
He grabbed Shen Yutang's ear and gave an order.
"You have to sign this divorce agreement today even if you don't want to!"
“…”
Shen Yutang thought his mother was crazy.
He finally couldn't hold back any longer and asked about the doubts that had been lingering in his heart for many days.
"Mother, are you really my mother?
These past few days, you've been hitting and scolding me at every turn, and now you're forcing me to divorce Qingqing... Do you still see me as your son?"
"I'm doing this for your own good!"
Jiang Wanning spoke earnestly, and couldn't help but put on a tone that sounded well-intentioned.
Sighed deeply.
"When a child is beaten, the mother feels the pain. Do you think I won't feel pain when I beat you?
But don’t you see how angry Qingqing is? If anything happens to the baby in her belly, I’m afraid you’ll regret it too late…”
“Ahem!”
At Jiang Wanning's signal, Murong Qing promptly covered her mouth with a handkerchief and coughed heavily twice.
Shen Yutang felt a little sorry when he saw this, and reached out to help her, but was pushed away by Murong Qing.
"Don't touch me."
“…”
Shen Yutang had never been treated so coldly.
Not knowing how to deal with the situation, he angrily tore the divorce agreement in half, left a harsh word, and strode out.
"Give up on this idea! I won't sign the divorce papers! You want to marry again, unless I die!"
…
inside the house.
Jiang Wanning waited until Shen Yutang left the yard before he asked someone to close the door.
Turning around, he saw Murong Qing sitting on the couch, staring blankly at the divorce agreement torn in two on the ground.
Seeing her like this, Jiang Wanning thought to himself that something was wrong.
really.
Before she could speak, Murong Qing was already a little shaken.
"Mother, he just said he'd rather die than divorce... Or how about just forget it? I don't want my child to be born without a father."
Jiang Wanning shook his head and walked over to sit next to her.
Decided to have a good talk with her.
"If you can't bear to give up your relationship with Yu Tang, then just make do with it. I can't control you if you want to endure hardships and suffer... But the child is innocent, don't use him as an excuse."
Upon hearing this, Murong Qing subconsciously denied it.
"I don't."
"It's no use arguing with me. To put it bluntly, as your mother-in-law, I shouldn't get involved in your affairs... But I'm a kind-hearted person and I can't bear to see you being wronged like this. Yutang is also ignorant, so I'm afraid that if you two continue to quarrel like this, the child will be lost sooner or later!
By then, you will be the one crying your heart out."
Jiang Wanning remembered.
In the original book, Murong Qing's first pregnancy was unstable and she lost the pregnancy. After the miscarriage, her body was severely damaged and she suffered from a lifelong illness.
Although her "evil mother-in-law" no longer tortured her, she could not guarantee whether the child could be born in the end.
Hearing Jiang Wanning say this, Murong Qing couldn't help but raise her hand to touch her lower abdomen, and a hint of worry appeared in her eyes.
She knows her own body well.
My mother-in-law's words are by no means alarmist.
If she had to choose between her husband and her child, she would still choose the child.
"Thank you, mother. I know what to do."
"It's good that you can figure it out... This child doesn't necessarily need a father. I'm not afraid to say something that hurts, but your biased father is worse than nothing. Think about how much suffering you've endured since childhood. You can't let your child go through it all again!"
This one sentence instantly made Murong Qing's eyes red.
"no way."
"That's it."
Jiang Wanning nodded, feeling slightly relieved.
Although her daughter-in-law is not particularly smart, she has one good thing, which is that she listens to advice.
Unlike Shen Yutang, that rebellious son, who wouldn't listen to a single word you said.
From then on, she was too lazy to preach and would never talk instead of taking action.
“I think there’s nothing wrong with leaving the father behind and keeping the daughter.
After all, we should love our own daughter, so how can we let her suffer any injustice? Without this annoying father, the little girl will only grow up to be more lively and cheerful. "
"...leave the father and keep the daughter?"
This was the first time Murong Qing had heard this statement. He felt it was new and interesting, but also somewhat confused.
"Mother, why are you so sure I'm pregnant with a girl? Didn't you always talk about wanting a grandson?"
In her memory, her mother-in-law gave birth to three sons in succession and was very proud of it.
Although he did not like his daughter-in-law, he hoped that she could give birth to the eldest son and grandson of the Marquis's Mansion, so as to expand the Shen family. He even gave her many folk remedies to take.
Once, she saw the cute rabbit lanterns for the Lantern Festival and embroidered a pair of small shoes, thinking that she could use them to make her daughter happy when she gave birth to her.
When her mother-in-law found out, she scolded her severely!
Not only did her mother-in-law order someone to burn the pair of shoes on the spot, she also forbade her to have the idea of giving birth to a daughter, and even forbade her to mention it, as she thought it sounded unlucky.
Now he calls her his good granddaughter all the time, as if he wishes she would give birth to a daughter.
"Ahem... well!"
Jiang Wanning's tone faltered. Unable to point out that her first pregnancy in the original book was a daughter, she could only laugh it off. "They say sour boys and spicy girls make for spicy girls. I noticed you've been liking spicy food lately, so I guessed that! What? You don't like girls?"
Murong Qing quickly said, "Of course I like it!"
Paused.
Recalling what had just happened, Murong Qing was in a dilemma again: "But if Yutang refuses to sign the divorce agreement..."
Jiang Wanning snorted coldly: "Then divorce him!"
Murong Qing: “?”
…
Left the house.
Nanny Lin had watched Shen Yutang grow up since he was a child. Seeing that this small family was about to break up, she couldn't help but give him some advice.
"Madam... the prince is actually kind-hearted. This matter doesn't have to come to the point of divorce, right?"
Jiang Wanning naturally knew that Shen Yutang had good intentions.
But sometimes, his mentality of wanting it all, wanting to have it all, can be more harmful.
Many things in this world cannot be perfect.
"You don't need to speak for him. This man's bad habits are all the same... He treats what he has like trash, and only regrets it when he loses it! If you don't let him suffer, he'll never know how to cherish. Expecting him to come to his senses on his own? Ha, it's impossible."
Nanny Lin still felt regretful.
"That's true, but I think the Crown Prince is not completely hopeless. Now that the Crown Princess is pregnant, and they've been together for a long time, the Crown Prince will eventually discover the Crown Princess's good points..."
Jiang Wanning disagreed with this.
He sneered.
"Belated love is cheaper than grass. If it were you... your husband would only realize he loves you after the baby in your belly is gone and you're buried. Would you want that kind of love?"
Nanny Lin waved her hands quickly.
"Oh, I dare not ask for it!"
Obviously, Jiang Wanning said this to Murong Qing who was in the room.
Murong Qing also heard it.
She felt...
What my mother-in-law said makes a lot of sense!
Thinking of this, her feelings towards Shen Yutang suddenly faded, and she felt that this man was tasteless and a pity to throw away, no different from chicken ribs.
…
The next morning.
The news that Murong Qing was asking for a divorce spread like wildfire and reached the ears of Liu and Murong Yan'er.
Liu couldn't help but gloat over the other person's misfortune.
"This damn girl is such a pig-brained girl! She's not going to be the Crown Prince's Consort anymore, and she's actually asking for a divorce! Who the hell does she think she is? She's putting on airs... If she really becomes an abandoned woman, I don't think any man in the capital would want her! She's not a princess from a wealthy family, she can remarry after a divorce."
A lowly creature is a lowly creature! Just like her mother who died young, she was born with a lowly fate and can’t enjoy any blessings.”
Murong Yan'er sneered.
"She is a lowly concubine's daughter, bearing the title of the Crown Prince's Consort. Her virtue is unworthy of the position, so naturally she can't sit firmly in it! I said it before, the Crown Prince's Consort of the Pingyang Marquis Mansion can only be me."
"That's right. My Yan'er was born to be rich and noble. How can a little bitch like her compare to her? What she stole will be returned to you sooner or later!"
"In that case... Mother, do we still need to stay in the Marquis' Mansion?"
"Of course I have to stay! The more Yu Tang cares about you, the more that little bitch will make trouble. How much patience can a man have to waste with her? Why do you think Yu Tang refused to divorce last night?"
Murong Yan'er guessed.
"Is it because of the child?"
Liu waved her hand and said disapprovingly.
"You're still too young and don't understand men! Yu Tang is only in his twenties and has such a noble status. If he wants a child, there are plenty of women to give birth to him. Why would he care about this... He's just upset because he's been humiliated.
After Murong Qing makes trouble a few more times, he will get annoyed and will naturally give in.
Just wait and see!"
Because Liu always had Murong Chao under his control, Murong Chao had never had any other woman except Yun, whom he demoted to a concubine.
Murong Yan'er naturally believed Liu's words without a doubt.
"Mother's reasoning is naturally not wrong.
But the Marquis has already spoken yesterday. Wouldn’t it be inappropriate for us to stay here and not leave?
What if Jiang shi really sends people to chase us away..."
Upon hearing this, Liu raised her voice and shouted towards the door.
“I’m just not leaving!
If she really sends someone to chase me away, I will crash my head against the stone lions outside the Marquis's mansion gate and let everyone in the capital come and see—
What an unfilial daughter your ungrateful half-sister is!
Your Majesty values filial piety above all else. I cannot believe that anyone would dare to commit such a heinous act before the Emperor's feet!"
…
Orchid Garden.
When the maid brought Liu's shouting, Jiang Wanning was hesitating whether to reveal Murong Qing's true life experience in advance.
Her status as a daughter-in-law is much more valuable than that of a mere prince's consort!
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