0p0 Chapter 282 The Divorce Agreement Issued by Lin Xingliang
Chapter 282 The Divorce Agreement Issued by Lin Xingliang
Madam Lin stared blankly at the ashes scattered everywhere after being kicked to the ground. After catching her breath, she jumped to her feet, her eyes red, and glared at Lin Xingliang, demanding an answer through gritted teeth.
"Lin Xingliang, she called you 'Dad' for twenty years. Now that she's dead, we'll never see her again. Are you really so heartless that you won't even burn a few pieces of paper money for her?"
Lin Xingliang angrily flung his hand away and coldly snorted.
"She almost caused the entire Lin family to be executed, and you still care about her? I think you're crazy."
"I'm insane, I'm insane! You've driven me mad! If you hadn't lost my daughter, would I be raising someone else's child? Lin Xingliang, all you've ever cared about is your reputation, you've never considered me. In this house, I don't even have the right to burn a few pieces of paper money. What am I then? You might as well just divorce me..."
"Fine, you're threatening me? You think I wouldn't dare divorce you?"
"You dare? Then break up with me right now. I'm telling you the truth, I've had enough of you, I've had enough. You only think of yourself in everything, and you've never considered my feelings. Rather than living this pathetic life with you, I'd rather go up the mountain and become a nun..."
Upon hearing this, Lin Xingliang's face turned ashen with anger. He nodded furiously, panting heavily.
"Okay, okay, you wait here. I'll go write the letter of divorce right now. You wait here, don't go back on your word."
As if she had made up her mind, Madam Lin put her hands on her hips, gritted her teeth, and nodded, saying:
"Okay, I'll wait. Go write it now..."
At this moment, both of them were angry and neither was willing to give in.
Lin Xingliang is stubborn, the kind of stubbornness that ten oxen couldn't pull back.
Mrs. Lin is usually good-tempered, but when something really happens, she is the kind of person who is stubborn and won't back down.
A moment later, Lin Xingliang threw a letter of divorce in front of Madam Lin. Holding the letter, Madam Lin suddenly revealed a bitter smile.
"Alright, from now on, my surname is Feng, my given name is Yuanyuan, and I will have no further connection with your Lin family."
Upon hearing this, Lin Xingliang, who had just been angry, suddenly felt a little regretful.
He didn't know how long it had been since he had called her name. Ever since she married him, the world only knew her as Madam Lin, and her name was almost forgotten.
However, he still forced a grunt.
"Both of your sons have the surname Lin. It seems impossible for you to sever all ties with the Lin family..."
His words not only failed to change Madam Lin's mind, but also made her laugh mockingly.
“You said it yourself, both of my sons have the surname Lin. Since they have the surname Lin, what does it have to do with me? From now on, I, Feng Yuanyuan, and you, Lin Xingliang, will each live our own lives in peace.”
As she spoke, she tucked the letter of divorce into her bosom and whispered:
"Please allow me to stay one more night, for the sake of our many years of marriage. I will leave at dawn tomorrow."
Seeing that she showed no sign of backing down, Lin Xingliang flew into a rage and flung his sleeves, saying:
"it's up to you."
He turned and left, and Feng Yuanyuan gave a bitter smile.
She had lived in this house for decades and raised three children. If her daughter hadn't been lost, Lin Yuwei wouldn't have come into the world, and things wouldn't have turned out this way.
Whose fault is it all? Blame Lin Xingliang's selfishness, blame your own carelessness, blame God for playing tricks on you.
She suddenly thought of the pair of silver bells. Yes, they were her daughter's only keepsake, and even if she were to leave, she would take them with her.
She immediately decided that she would go to Lan Zhi first thing tomorrow morning and get those silver bells back no matter what.
Early the next morning
When Lin Xingliang ordered the servants in his mansion to check on his wife's room, they found that she had already left.
Lin Xingliang was furious and smashed the teacup in the study, the inkstone on the table, and all the books.
At this moment, Feng Yuanyuan was dressed in simple clothes and wore a floral scarf. At first glance, she looked like an ordinary country woman. If she walked down the street, no one would notice her.
However, her forlorn face seemed out of place on the bustling street.
Prince's Mansion
People from the palace have arrived. The Empress has issued an imperial decree that the deadline for Lan Zhi to find her family has passed. She has not been able to find her family and cannot prove her innocent origins. The Empress wants her to bring her child to the palace to explain the matter.
Anyone with common sense could tell that the Empress's decision to summon her to the palace during her postpartum period was clearly an attempt to make things difficult for her.
Wei Jianning immediately dismissed the palace staff and paced angrily around the room, muttering curses incessantly.
"This is outrageous! How dare the Empress bully me? Does she think my politeness makes her easy to bully?"
"My lady, you stay here and don't go anywhere. I'll go to the palace to find her later. I want to see what she dares to do to me, the Crown Prince Regent?"
"Whether your background is clean or not is none of her business. What right does she have to issue an imperial decree to summon you to the palace?"
'hehe! ’
Hearing this civilized man swear, Lan Zhi couldn't help but laugh out loud. Wei Jianning frowned at her, looking quite puzzled.
How can you still laugh?
"Because you swore, you used foul language?"
“I don’t just want to curse me, I also want to kill someone. Anyone who dares to lay a finger on you, I, Wei Jianning, will make her bleed on the spot.”
His words were tinged with helplessness and resentment.
Lan Zhi hurried over, put her arm around his waist, and gently comforted him:
“My husband, I know you feel sorry for me. I will go and explain to the Empress that we are now pregnant and she will not do anything to me.”
“You are my wife. You don’t need to explain to an outsider like her. Leave this to me. You stay home and wait patiently.”
"My lord, please don't be angry."
Lan Zhi was afraid that he might make a big mistake in the heat of the moment, so she quickly pulled him back and gently reminded him.
"My lord, there is a solution to everything, except for the use of force, do you understand?"
Wei Jianning raised his hand and gently stroked her cheek, comforting her with heartache:
"Don't worry, my wife, our good days have just begun. I won't cause any trouble for our family."
Although he hadn't figured out how to resolve the matter, his desire to protect Lan Zhi remained unchanged.
He turned and left, but Lan Zhi's heart remained in her throat.
She knew that the Empress, Consort Liang, and several other concubines in the palace had always disliked her, probably because she had risen from a country girl to become the Crown Princess, and they were jealous of her!
But why doesn't anyone see what she did for Wei Jianning?
She shook her head helplessly, and was about to turn around and go back to bed to rest when she heard Ah Qi's voice from outside.
"Master, Madam Lin wishes to see you."
Mrs. Lin?
She hadn't seen Madam Lin since Lin Yuwei died, so why did she suddenly appear today?
"Please ask her to wait for me in the hall. I'll come right away after I've put on some clothes."
"Yes."
Hearing Ah Qi's reply, Lan Zhi sat in front of the bronze mirror, applied some light makeup, tidied her slightly messy hair, then got up, took her coat from the hanger, and walked out the door with composed steps.
As soon as she stepped out the door, Ah Qi quickly draped a cloak over her shoulders and thoughtfully put a hat on her.
She smiled helplessly.
"It's so hot outside, why are you making me wear such thick clothes?"