Zheng Ruqing knew in his heart that he could not rely on his son who was so disobedient in the future, and Liu was also unreliable. Considering that Li Yingying was pregnant, Zheng Ruqing wanted to let Huang Wanzhen take over as the housekeeper and hand the responsibility over to Li Yingying after she gave birth to a son.
"Father, it's not that I don't want to, it's that I can't." Huang Wanzhen lowered her head and wiped her tears with a handkerchief. "You said I don't even have a brother. Once my grandfather and father die, my family will be wiped out. At a time like this, my sister is unwilling to come forward. How can I, a daughter-in-law who married out, have the confidence to fight with the Huang family?"
"Alas! I was born with a miserable life, what can I do? Since I can't go against them, I'll just let them be."
Zheng Ruqing originally thought that Huang Wanzhen was an ambitious person, but he never expected that she would say such words that would "boost the morale of others and destroy her own prestige". For a moment, he was extremely disappointed with his son and daughter-in-law, and felt that they were both useless!
How could he dare to entrust such a person, who didn't even take care of his own father's funeral affairs, to her? He couldn't count on her at all. He had indeed been inconsiderate when he had found a wife for his eldest son.
"Then the Zheng family won't tolerate you!"
Zheng Ruqing lowered his eyes and calmed himself. "My Zheng family has been passing down poetry and literature for a hundred years. We will never recognize an unfilial and unfraternal person..."
"Wow!" Huang Wanzhen burst into tears. She imitated a shrew in the market and sat down on the ground, slapping the ground continuously. "Father! You want me to die!" In her previous life, Huang Wanzhen had seen her grandmother throwing tantrums with others to prevent her private land from being occupied. At that time, she thought her grandmother was too shameful and had no dignity at all.
But now Huang Wanzhen doesn't think so. This society is really cannibalistic. In order to survive and not be bullied, she chooses to release indecent skills.
"My family has been wiped out. If you ask me to divorce you now, the elders will definitely sell me to a brothel. After all, I have been the young mistress of the Zheng family for a year. How will your Zheng family maintain its reputation then?!" Huang Wanzhen collapsed to the ground. She was wondering if the force was enough and whether she should roll on the ground a few times.
"Huang! Stop making a fuss! It won't do you any good if you make a fuss! Bring me the divorce papers, I'll sign them, and then go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to cancel your marriage registration. From now on, you and Sangge will marry separately and have nothing to do with each other." Zheng Ruqing sat steadily at the top, his expression cold but with a hint of arrogance.
Huang Wanzhen acted decisively, rolled to his feet, and grabbed his legs. Her voice was shrill and filled with despair, "Father! My daughter-in-law doesn't want to! My daughter-in-law doesn't want to..."
"The government has always promoted monogamy. My father, a government official, openly took a concubine, and my daughter-in-law sided with her mother-in-law. What's wrong with that?"
"If you divorce me for this, my mother and sister will definitely go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to seek justice for me..."
Seeing that her attempts to show weakness were unsuccessful, Huang Wanzhen began to utter threats. She said, "Although there were no male descendants in her family, as long as there was one left, she could go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and cause a huge uproar! Those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes. Come on! Let's see who dies first!"
"I am a member of the Zheng family in life and a ghost of the Zheng family in death. If you don't take good care of me, I will die sooner or later. Dying in the Zheng family will only preserve my dignity..."
"I won't live anymore, I won't live anymore..."
Huang Wanzhen grabbed Zheng Ruqing's trouser legs and cried, determined to let people outside hear it.
"What is the eldest young lady doing? Why can't you just say it nicely?" Li Yingying walked in gracefully, supported by a maid.
Huang Wanzhen shouted, "Madam! Please come and judge!" As she spoke, she rolled and crawled towards Li Yingying. Zheng Ruqing was horrified. "If she comes, stop her! Don't hurt the Second Madam!"
The long-servant came and wiped the sweat off his face with his sleeve. He took two quick steps and knelt down between Huang Wanzhen and Li Yingying. "Young Madam, I kowtow to you. Please stop making trouble."
Huang Wanzhen stopped there and kept crying, "My life is so miserable! I was born in such a family and married into such a family. Oh, God! Please strike me to death with thunder!"
"Jasmine, quickly send Madam back to her room!" Zheng Ruqing stood up and shouted sternly.
After Li Yingying left, Zheng Ruqing looked coldly at Huang Wanzhen, who was lying on the ground. "Ignorant woman! So stupid!"
"Go back to your parents' home and ask around. How many women in the world have divorced peacefully? Nine out of ten women who leave their husband's home are divorced. The Zheng family has already done you the greatest favor by allowing you to divorce peacefully. And you still want to make a fuss at the Ministry of Internal Affairs? You're so bold!"
A dark glint flashed in Huang Wanzhen's eyes. Without giving the servants and Zheng Ruqing time to react, she jumped up and came in front of Zheng Ruqing. The dagger in her sleeve was directly against Zheng Ruqing's neck. "Let's die together. Today, I will let you die before me!"
Huang Wanzhen thrust the dagger in her hand forward, leaving a bloody mark on Zheng Ruqing's neck. "Stop! We can talk it over. What do you want?"
Zheng Ruqing leaned his back tightly against the chair, his neck stiff and not daring to move.
Huang Wanzhen's face, which had just been cold and hard, showed signs of collapse. "What do I want? I just want a place to stay. If your Zheng family won't tolerate me, you should give me a house, a car, and money as compensation."
"I agree. I'll arrange all this for you. Put down the knife first!" Zheng Ruqing's lips turned pale and trembled up and down uncontrollably. If it went on for any longer, he was afraid that he would not be able to control even his teeth.
Huang Wanzhen cried and shook her head and shouted, "Don't play tricks. I have been forced into a desperate situation by your Zheng family. If you don't let me live, I will die with you." As she shook her head, the dagger in her hand kept shaking on Zheng Ruqing's neck, and shallow bloody wounds spread across Zheng Ruqing's neck.
"Calm down! Don't shake your hands! I, Zheng, absolutely keep my promises! The Huang and Zheng families have been friends for generations, and I've never broken my promise to you. You have to trust me." Zheng Ruqing raised his trembling hand, but Huang Wanzhen slapped it away. "Don't try to be so frivolous, or I'll cut your throat."
Huang Wanzhen deliberately pushed the dagger inward, and a big gash was immediately cut on Zheng Ruqing's neck, and the blood immediately soaked his lapel.
"Ouch! Put down the knife quickly. It's not that serious. Isn't it good to be alive? Why do you have to die?" Zheng Ruqing was about to collapse. How come the women of the Huang family are even crazier than those of the Liu family? Each of them has an abnormal brain.
"What compensation are you going to give me?" Huang Wanzhen's relentless attitude really scared Zheng Ruqing.
The ancestors said that a gentleman does not stand on a dangerous wall, and a wise man does not fall into an overturned nest. He did not dare to gamble with his life. "The second wife used to live in the house in Xuanwu. I will include it in your dowry list. You can take the carriage at home. As for the silver and money, how about five thousand dollars? It is enough for your expenses for the rest of your life." Zheng Ruqing spoke quickly and finished it in one breath without stumbling.
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