sbdcsierra Chapter 110: It's just a request for divorce, how can it be a stab in the back
Chapter 110: It's just a request for divorce, how can it be a stab in the back
Wan Zhou deliberately made the reason vague. If she didn't drag Ji Nanzheng into the water, the emperor would not agree to her unilateral request for divorce.
The emperor thought Wan Zhou would complain about how the Duke's Mansion or Ji Nanzheng bullied her, how she couldn't make ends meet, and make herself sound pitiful.
I didn't expect it was a private matter and I still can't tell you.
Privacy? A person has too much privacy, mental, physical, and all kinds of things. As long as you have a rich imagination, you can come up with a lot of them.
As it happens, the emperor is a very imaginative person.
His eyes flashed with excitement, and he thought, could it be that Ji Nanzheng had some hidden disease? Could it be that he couldn't be humane...
He couldn't help thinking that if Ji Nanzheng was really inhumane, God was a little too much. No matter what, if he had to punish Ji Nanzheng, even if he became a cripple, he couldn't be inhumane.
But when the emperor thought that Ji Nanzheng's imposing and handsome appearance might be inhumane, he felt secretly happy for some reason.
Realizing his inappropriate thoughts, the emperor coughed and said in a serious tone: "When a couple encounters problems, they should support and understand each other. How can they divorce at the slightest provocation?"
If it weren't for the inappropriate status, he would have wanted to teach Wan Zhou a lesson directly. Although Yanguo was relatively tolerant towards women and many of them divorced, it was too unreasonable for a husband to be inhumane and ask for a divorce.
Wan Zhou didn't know what the emperor was thinking about. She said it was Ji Nanzheng's privacy, just to drag Ji Nanzheng into it. Since it was a privacy, the emperor couldn't ask any more questions.
Although the emperor's words now sounded like he was trying to persuade her to reconcile, they were actually a reminder to her that if she wanted him to issue an edict, she had to give a solid reason.
She had been thinking about this for many days, so of course it was impossible that she had no preparation at all.
"Your Majesty, this is the common idea of the minister and the general. We had originally agreed to wait for the general to come back and ask for your permission in person, but I think if it was really the general who asked for permission to divorce, people who don't know the truth might think that the emperor helped the general to drive me out of the Duke Dingguo's Mansion."
"But if I ask for a divorce, I will be slapping myself in the face, and if the emperor agrees, it will be out of consideration for the people."
Wan Zhou's words were carefully prepared. The current emperor cherishes his reputation, Ji Nanzheng represents the meritorious and powerful, and their Gu family is at best a low-ranking family. She didn't make a big mistake, and it was normal for the emperor to decree a divorce and be said to be oppressed.
The emperor listened to Wan Zhou and agreed with his words. Moreover, he knew that if Ji Nanzheng was determined to ask for a divorce, he would have no choice but to agree.
But he still looked gloomy: "Gu Wanzhou, you are so bold. How can marriage be a joke? Do you think that I, the emperor, am here to arrange marriages and divorces for you?"
"I dare not." Wan Zhou immediately replied timidly: "Your Majesty, as the saying goes, a harmonious family brings prosperity. If the general is worried about family affairs, how can he devote himself to serving the country? The general is your favorite general, are you willing to let him go?"
The emperor was almost persuaded by Wan Zhou. Thinking back to the palace banquet held in the palace a few years ago, all the officials of the first and second ranks brought their families, but Ji Nanzheng, who was obviously a man of character, was alone.
Maybe that bastard had already wanted to divorce me. On second thought, I thought Ji Nanzheng might not have really wanted to marry me from the beginning.
angry.
The emperor pondered over and weighed the pros and cons, and came to the conclusion: if Ji Nanzheng was going to ask for a divorce, he would prefer it to be Gu Wanzhou.
But he still refused: "I can't agree to it. Can you change it?"
After all, he still wanted to force Wan Zhou to give a reason.
"Your Majesty, if it was the general who asked for permission, would you not agree? If so, just pretend that I never mentioned it."
Wan Zhou's words simply meant one thing: if you only agree after Ji Nanzheng asks for permission, then you are helping Ji Nanzheng to oppress others.
The emperor frowned and said, "Marriage is a big deal. I have to ask General Ji's opinion."
"Your Majesty, please forgive me for speaking frankly. If you ask General Ji for the order, everyone will think it was the general who asked for it."
emperor:"……"
Gu Wanzhou is really brave. But she is not wrong, it is true.
Wan Zhou felt frightened when he saw the emperor's gloomy face.
After thinking for a while, she raised her eyes and looked directly at the emperor, her eyes were sincere and firm: "Your Majesty, you are busy with all kinds of affairs, and I shouldn't bother you with private matters. It's just that my marriage with the general is a marriage granted by the emperor, and I have to bother you if I want to divorce you."
"I was passionate about the general before, but after marrying into the Duke's Mansion, I realized that I am incompetent and unfit to be the general's wife. I beg the emperor to help me."
Wan Zhou gave a reason.
After all, if the emperor wants to issue an order for divorce, he needs a reason.
After many considerations, the emperor finally agreed to Wan Zhou's request. After all, he still had some selfish feelings for Wan Zhou. It was no longer a matter of men and women. She was already the wife of an official, and he did not covet her. He simply appreciated and recognized her.
After all, as a woman, how many people can do what she does? She tries every possible way to get what she wants, and she also tries every possible way to get what she doesn't want. Although the methods she uses are opportunistic, she spends real money and does good deeds that benefit the people, which is rare.
In fact, the emperor knew Wan Zhou's thoughts. She asked for a divorce herself, which was equivalent to Ji Nanzheng not wanting her. Both were divorces, but one was not wanted by herself, and the other was suspected to be not wanted by others. This difference could affect the direction of the outside world.
It is difficult for a divorced woman, so he, as the emperor, should be partial to her for once. Anyway, Gu Wanzhou has done good deeds that benefit the people. If anyone dares to question it, he can donate 30 yuan to the national treasury first.
Wanzhou went to the Duke Dingguo's Mansion in the palace carriage with Eunuch Hong, who was there to announce the imperial decree.
Wan Zhou was standing behind Eunuch Hong. When he saw the Duke leading a group of people coming, he walked into the crowd and knelt down to receive the order.
Everyone in the Duke's Mansion looked puzzled, especially the Duke and Madam Wang, who knew the truth. They knelt on the ground and expressed their surprise and confusion to each other with their eyes.
"By the will of Heaven, the Emperor has personally issued an edict..."
The imperial edicts all had a format. First, Wanzhou and Ji Nanzheng were both recognized, then the person involved, Gu Wanzhou, felt that she was not fit to be the general's wife and asked for a divorce. Finally, the emperor summarized and approved it, allowing the divorce.
A sentence was added at the end: Because of Gu Wanzhou's repeated generous and kind deeds, he was specially awarded a house.
The emperor granted the house to his ministers for their own good. He wanted to let them know that the court would treat well those who truly contributed to the country.
Eunuch Hong finished reading the imperial edict in a shrill voice. Everyone in the Duke's Mansion stared with their eyes wide open.
"I, your wise wife, thank the emperor." Wan Zhou kowtowed solemnly to accept the order.
After Eunuch Hong took the reward money and left with his men, the whole place in the Duke's Mansion was in an uproar.
Several uncles, aunts and sisters-in-law didn't understand what was going on, so they started discussing it on the spot.
Fifth sister-in-law Shi Xuanting and Wan Zhou were at odds again, and she took the opportunity to ridicule him: "You are self-aware. You know that the Duke's Mansion cannot tolerate you, so you went to ask for a divorce."
"Shut up!" Mrs. Wang glared at Shi Xuanting fiercely.
"Come with me." Mrs. Wang looked at Wan Zhou coldly again.
Wan Zhou knew that Madam Wang would definitely look for her. After all, Madam Wang had said that she would wait for Ji Nanzheng to come back and ask for a divorce. Now she had taken the initiative to ask for a divorce, which was a loss of face for the Duke's Mansion.
But Mrs. Wang considers face more important than anything else.
It's really funny. They can't afford to lose face, but they have no qualms about losing the face of others.
As soon as she entered the room, Mrs. Wang could no longer control her emotions. She turned around abruptly and glared at Wan Zhou with anger.
He almost shouted angrily, "Gu Wanzhou, how could our mansion ever treat you unfairly? How dare you stab me in the back?"
"Madam, we are just asking for permission to divorce, how can it be considered as stabbing me in the back?" Wan Zhou said calmly.