Chapter 56: Asking for permission to divorce my husband! (Part 2)
When these words were spoken, everyone in the room was shocked!
Everyone couldn't help but whisper and talk in low voices.
"Divorce? Is she... is she crazy?!"
"The drinking hasn't even started yet, and some people are already talking drunkenly."
"Although the Marquis of Pingyang's son is indeed not a good person for requesting an imperial decree to marry a concubine, she has no regard for her husband's family's reputation and is actually making such a foolish statement in front of Your Majesty... She is too jealous!"
"Who does she think she is? Without the status of the Crown Prince's Consort, she can't even enter this palace. And she still wants to divorce her husband. It's ridiculous!"
"Such an ignorant and vulgar woman, no wonder the prince dislikes her and wants to marry someone else!"
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It was the first time the emperor heard such a rebellious request, and he obviously didn't react at once. He subconsciously turned his head to look at Nangong Jing, wanting to hear his opinion.
But Nangong Jing nodded at him, as if he did not object to Murong Qing's unorthodox behavior.
Clearing his throat, the emperor pointed to Shen Yutang who was kneeling on the ground and confirmed.
"The person you want to divorce...is it him?"
Murong Qing responded, "That's exactly the person!"
Shen Yutang was the last one to come back to his senses. If not everyone in the hall was looking at him, he would have suspected that he was dreaming.
After all, even if he broke his head, he could never have imagined that Murong Qing would say such a thing!
Shen Yutang hurriedly pulled Murong Qing's sleeve, his face darkened, and he scolded in a low voice.
"Qingqing, stop messing around! This is the Imperial Palace, not the Marquis' Mansion... I know I've been unfair to you by my actions today, but even if you're angry, you shouldn't bring this up before His Majesty! Besides, even if you do, His Majesty won't agree to your unreasonable request."
Jiang Wanning couldn't help but want to laugh when he heard this, and retorted coldly.
"What a bunch of bullshit! You're so shameless as to ask His Majesty to take you as a concubine. You're taking it for granted! Qingqing can't live with you anymore, so she wants to divorce you for some peace and quiet. But that's just unreasonable. What kind of logic is that?
In this world, are you the only one allowed to live happily as a thief and a whore, while Qingqing deserves to suffer the consequences?!"
emperor:"?"
Everyone: “???”
No, whose mother is this Jiang?
How could she be so ruthless that she even scolded her own son?!
Outside the main hall.
Murong Chao soon learned about the dispute in front of the emperor and hurried to the palace gate.
He had just warned that rebellious girl repeatedly not to cause trouble, but in the blink of an eye she caused such a big mess for him. She is really an ungrateful person who can never be tamed!
The young eunuch walked quickly to the emperor to report.
"Your Majesty, Lord Murong requests an audience!"
The emperor raised his eyebrows slightly, indicating that he could not remember this person.
Eunuch Yang, the attendant beside him, immediately whispered, "Murong Chao is a seventh-rank county magistrate in the imperial capital, and the father of the Princess of Pingyang."
The emperor's face darkened slightly. Although he felt it was a bit unlucky to deal with such trivial matters in the family of his minister at his birthday banquet, it was his own words after all, so he agreed to Shen Yutang's request for permission.
At this moment, he could only bear it and waved his hand.
"Let him in."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Eunuch Yang bowed and responded, then turned around and delivered the order, "Summon Murong Chao—"
Murong Chao lowered his head and hurried in from outside the hall.
He then knelt before the emperor and pleaded guilty.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me! It is because I have not taught my daughter well that I have offended Your Majesty! I will take my daughter away and explain things to her properly. Please do not disturb Your Majesty's leisurely mood!"
The emperor suddenly found it a little funny.
He couldn't help but look at Jiang Wanning and then at Murong Chao.
"You two are quite interesting. One of you protects your daughter-in-law, and the other protects your son-in-law... This is quite rare."
Jiang Wanning curled his lips and added coldly.
"Your Majesty, you don't know that the concubine this rebellious son wants to marry is none other than Qingqing's third sister, another good daughter of Lord Murong!"
emperor:"……"
Why does this melon seem to get bigger the more I eat it?
Before His Majesty could speak, Murong Chao grabbed Murong Qing's hand and pretended to take her away by force!
"Now that the prince has spoken, Yan'er's marriage into the Marquis's mansion is a done deal! Don't mess around here and ruin Yan'er's marriage! If you can't tolerate your own sister, don't blame me for not recognizing you as my daughter in the future!"
Hearing Murong Chao's threat, Murong Qing's eyes turned red, but he suddenly laughed.
Then she fiercely brushed his hand away!
"You've never considered me your own daughter, so why are you acting so hypocritically?"
When her mother-in-law gave her the evidence of Murong Chao's corruption and asked her to make her own decision, she was still a little soft-hearted and hesitant, not wanting to ruin her father's official career and reputation.
But my father forced me again and again, and allowed the Liu mother and daughter to bully me. It was obvious that he never had me in his eyes.
She even suspected that her father was not completely unaware of her mother's death, but simply turned a blind eye!
Seeing that Murong Qing refused to listen to the advice, Murong Chao's face suddenly turned cold and he put pressure on her.
"Qingqing, do you realize that your disobedience and unfilial behavior is treasonous? His Majesty values filial piety above all else. You are defying His Majesty!"
"Who said Qingqing is unfilial?"
Jiang Wanning stood up and walked to Murong Qing's side, put his hand on her slightly trembling shoulders, and supported her.
"Qingqing is incredibly filial to me! As for a selfish person like you, who talks a lot about morality but actually commits corruption and abuses power for personal gain, Qingqing naturally won't show any filial respect to me! Furthermore, not only is she not filial, she's also going to—sacrifice her own family for the sake of justice!"
Murong Chao was startled by her roar and felt a little panicked, but he still forced himself to remain calm.
He retorted.
"What's with all this corruption and abuse of power? You bitch... stop spitting bloody words at me!"
Jiang Wanning snorted coldly, exchanged glances with Murong Qing, and then, together with her, threw the stack of account books tightly clutched under their sleeves at Murong Chao's face.
"These are the evidence of your corruption. Take a good look at them!"
Murong Chao immediately lowered his head, picked up the account book on the ground and quickly flipped through it. Then his face turned pale and he rushed to the emperor's desk in panic.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty! I am innocent! These account books... are all fake. They were deliberately fabricated by the two of them to frame me!"
The emperor also looked a little unhappy. He didn't expect that while eating melon, he would end up eating up his own government affairs.
This melon is not fragrant at all!
"Yang Rong, bring the account book to me."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Eunuch Yang immediately stepped forward and snatched the account book from Murong Chao's hand. He then waved his hand to smooth out the wrinkles on it and presented it respectfully to the emperor.
The emperor frowned and said a few cold words, then with a "clang", he raised his hand and smashed the wine glass on the table to the ground.
"You're such a jerk, Murong Chao! A seventh-rank county magistrate, yet you dared to embezzle ten thousand taels of silver? You're such a jerk! Come, drag him away, give him fifty lashes of the cane, and throw him into jail! Investigate this thoroughly!"
"Your Majesty! I am wronged—"
Not long.
From outside the hall came the howling of Murong Chao as he was beaten with a stick.
Inside the hall, everyone held their breath and remained silent, fearing that they would accidentally anger the emperor and be implicated in the corruption case.
It was Jiang Wanning who spoke first.
"Alright, Your Majesty, let's get down to business... Since Murong Chao has committed a serious crime, then Murong Yan'er is the daughter of a criminal and must not be granted the title of Crown Prince's Consort. What do you think?"
Everyone: "..." Shut up! Why are you still talking about this?
The emperor was also speechless, not knowing whether to be angry or laugh.
However, considering that Shen Yan was his trusted minister, he decided not to get angry with his wife.
"Madam Hou, you are worrying too much. I never said I would grant you a marriage."
Jiang Wanning immediately smiled and complimented, "Your Majesty is wise and insightful, and you are truly a wise and benevolent ruler, a blessing to all the people!"
Emperor: That’s more like it!
Shen Yutang became anxious when he heard this: "But Your Majesty..."
"Shut up! You have no right to speak here!"
Jiang Wanning interrupted him directly.
Turning to Murong Qing, he said, "After dealing with the old man, it's time to deal with this idiot! Since he's so stubborn and doesn't care about your feelings at all, there's no need to save face for him! Throw the divorce letter in his face!"
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