Chapter 57 She is the eldest princess
"good!"
Murong Qing took her mother-in-law's words as her guiding principle and followed them to the letter.
After taking out the divorce letter from her arms, she threw it heavily on Shen Yutang's handsome face in front of the emperor and his ministers without hesitation!
"This is yours! Take it! Don't say I deliberately humiliated you. It's you who coveted the happiness of having two wives and refused to divorce. Then I have no choice but to divorce you!"
Emperor: “…” Oh no, even the divorce letter has been written.
Shen Yutang knelt there stiffly for a moment before he seemed to come to his senses.
He reluctantly took off the divorce letter stuck on his face and glanced down at it. After seeing the "crimes" listed one by one, he realized belatedly that -
Qingqing wasn't talking nonsense in a rage because of her request to marry a concubine, nor was she joking with him or playing hard to get. She really couldn't wait to kick him!
"What divorce letter? I don't recognize it!"
In anger, Shen Yutang tore up the divorce letter on the spot without thinking!
But Murong Qing curled the corners of his mouth and smiled coldly at him, then took out a letter of divorce from his sleeve and presented it to the emperor with both hands.
"You don't need to admit it! Just let His Majesty approve it!"
Fortunately, the mother-in-law was very foresighted and asked her to prepare several copies, so she didn’t have to worry about him tearing them up!
Shen Yutang looked at her in disbelief and wanted to reach out to grab the divorce letter from her hand. However, at Nangong Jing's signal, Eunuch Yang took the divorce letter in advance and handed it to the emperor.
"Your Majesty, look at this..."
Shen Yutang immediately looked at the emperor.
"Your Majesty! Qingqing is my first wife, and she's pregnant with my child. I've never considered divorcing her! She was simply angry and resorted to such rude actions... Please don't bother with her!"
Jiang Wanning sneered.
"You're anxious now? What happened earlier? Your Majesty, ignore him!"
Everyone present came back to their senses.
The recent corruption incident made them afraid to act rashly, fearing that it would bring disaster upon themselves, so they kept silent and dared not speak out.
But the current "divorce letter" issue is a pure farce in their eyes and is not worthy of being discussed publicly.
Then they started to ridicule each other again.
"Crown Princess, it's time for you to stop. How can a woman divorce her husband? Today is His Majesty's birthday banquet, and you are being so unreasonable and making a fuss. You simply don't take His Majesty seriously!"
"Your Majesty, be wise! Even if the Prince of Pingyang marries a concubine, it is to continue the bloodline of the Marquisate. If the Princess insists on divorcing her husband, not only will it chill the hearts of the meritorious officials, but it will also make the world laugh at the Royal Family for their incompetence in household management!"
"Since ancient times, 'the husband is the leader of the wife,' and women should uphold the Three Obediences and Four Virtues as the foundation of their conduct. The Crown Prince's Consort's actions are clearly a result of being misled by the heretical beliefs of the market, in a vain attempt to subvert ancestral etiquette and laws!"
"I have served three dynasties, and I have never seen anything so rebellious! If it becomes a rule for women to divorce their husbands, women will no longer respect their husbands, and how will the rules of the court be maintained?"
"Your Majesty, you must not set this precedent by condoning such an ignorant and evil woman!"
…
Just as everyone was righteously refuting, one by one they put a huge hat on Murong Qing's head, almost saying that she was a great sinner who brought disaster to the country and the people and overthrew the government.
Outside the main hall.
A deep voice suddenly came in, interrupting the ministers' discussion.
"Who said Qingqing can't divorce her husband?!"
Hearing this voice, everyone's tone suddenly stopped, and they all stopped talking and turned to look at the door of the hall.
The eunuch guarding outside the door immediately shouted.
"The Queen Mother has arrived!"
Jiang Wanning rolled up his sleeves, ready to engage in a debate, but upon hearing this, he silently lowered his sleeves and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, the Queen Mother finally arrived!
If she doesn't come soon, the flowers will be gone.
Seeing the Queen Mother step over the threshold, everyone stood up and saluted.
After she took her seat, the Emperor asked curiously, "Mother, why are you calling the Crown Prince's Consort by her maiden name? Are you acquainted with her?"
The Queen Mother lightly leaned on her phoenix staff and was in no hurry to explain.
Just said: "You will know it later."
Then he turned around and glanced at the ministers, and asked coldly.
"Who just called Qingqing a wicked woman?"
Jiang Wanning immediately raised his finger and pointed at the man on the opposite side who was jumping up and down the loudest and cursing the most harshly. He was a man with a pointed face and monkey cheeks. It was obvious that he was a lecher with countless concubines at home!
"It was him! He cursed the most! He even said that women like Qingqing who were unfaithful to their husbands should be divorced and tied to a cart and paraded through the streets!"
The Queen Mother said to the nanny beside her with a gloomy face.
"Slap him!"
"Yes, Queen Mother."
The housekeeper nanny walked quickly up to the man and slapped him several times in front of the emperor and all the civil and military officials, which stunned everyone!
The emperor was also confused: "Mother, what are you doing——"
The Queen Mother looked dignified and her eyes were fierce.
"Shouldn't you slap me in the face for making irresponsible remarks about our eldest princess?! Never mind divorcing her husband. Prince Shen has humiliated the eldest princess and trampled on the dignity of our royal family. Even if Qingqing beats him to death, he deserves it!"
The emperor was very surprised.
"What... Mother, are you saying that the Crown Prince's Consort is my Seventh Sister?"
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