Guo Song held a piece of paper in his hands, his usually steady hands that could easily wield a long spear without trembling now shook like a leaf: "Young Madam, the General has made a grave mistake. You can punish him, forbid him from coming ho for half a year, or even kick him out, but why resort to such a heartless asure? It takes ten years to cultivate the virtue of sharing a boat and a hundred years to share a pillow! Why do this?"
Fu Zhen took the paper from his hands and looked it over. It was indeed a divorce paper, clear as day with black ink on white paper. She said, "He did nothing wrong; it’s who doesn’t want to continue. The doctor said I can’t have children, and I don’t want him to take a concubine. I can’t let him end his line."
Until last night, she had never wavered from her initial thought about how to finally deal with this marriage.
Regardless of how much Pei Zhan acted like a big man before, in Fu Zhen’s mind, he still appeared as the childish boy who used to cry loudly over a string of candied hawthorns.
See, he even thought of such a thod to trick her into marriage—wasn’t that further evidence of his childishness?
So for a long ti, all his flirtatious gestures were t by Fu Zhen with a smile that dismissed them.
But today—the day where everything she wished was so easily achieved, where her wishes were granted without any effort—today, she couldn’t bring herself to smile.
Not only could she not smile, but even the lightweight piece of paper in her hand felt as if it had turned into a burning hot stone, heavy and scalding!
"Is what you said true?" Guo Song cried out again, "But the General said it was his fault. He said he committed an unforgivable mistake, that he had fallen for soone else and that he wronged you! Why do your words not match what he said!"
Fu Zhen lifted her head and then reproached, "Don’t speak nonsense! When did he fall for soone else? The reason clearly lies with ! Don’t believe him."
How could she not know that Pei Zhan was using his own reputation to exonerate her?
He wanted to take the bla and be seen as the bad guy?
This guy really thinks beautifully.
"I’m afraid it’s already too late," Guo Song spread his hands, "The General has already gone to see the Master and Madam. He might have already confessed everything to them by now."
"What?" Fu Zhen stood up imdiately, "He already told them?"
Clearly, she was the one determined to divorce, so why was he more anxious than she was? At the very least, he should have waited until she signed the paper, right?
"Yes! He sent over just now and went straight to see the Master and Madam himself."
Fu Zhen gritted her teeth, grabbed the paper, and dashed out the door!
...
In the main house, Pei Yu and Mrs. Pei had just received news that Pei Mu was about to return to the mansion. The couple had just finished their al and were chatting when Pei Zhan arrived.
The couple imdiately put down their tea, urgently reflecting if they had recently offended him, but as soon as he walked in, he said he wanted to part ways with Fu Zhen!
Pei Yu’s hands trembled, spilling half a cup of tea: "What did you say?!"
Pei Zhan remained calm, looking at them: "You heard correctly. I’ve already had Guo Song deliver the divorce paper to her. By now, she should have signed it.
"Next, the household will need to move her dowry; it will cause much disturbance, so I ask you and mother to avoid it.
"Also, even though this marriage was organized by , just like the wedding, so formalities cannot be neglected. Please go to my mother-in-law’s side and inform her accordingly—"
"Nonsense!" Before Pei Zhan could finish speaking, Pei Yu slamd the table and jumped up, then pointed at him, "You’ve gone through the marriage rites of heaven and earth, and without any reason, you dare to break off the marriage?!"
Mrs. Pei also stood up: "What nonsense are you pulling? I told you long ago, our family believes in lifelong monogamy. If you dare to act halfway, you will be kicked out of the house!"
Pei Zhan paused for a mont, then said softly, "She and I have already reached a consensus. It’s what she thinks as well. Your opposition is futile."
"You unfilial son!"
Without another word, Pei Yu lunged forward: "You’ve grown arrogant! This daughter-in-law is wise and courageous, how many like her are there in the world? You wouldn’t find another even if you searched with a lantern. You were hell-bent on marrying her back then, and now you think you can just let go? How can I allow you to have your way?
"I’ll break your legs first!"
Fu Zhen barely reached the door and rushed forward like an arrow to stand between them: "Great General, stop!"
Pei Yu lowered his head, glanced back at his wife, then looked at her: "What did you call ?"
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