Chapter 390 - Let’s wait and see
After Breaking Off My Marriage, I Became A Powerful Minister's Treasure
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Shi Qingluo looked at Ge Chunruâs self-righteous expression and felt that it was funny.
She raised her eyebrows.
âIâm not slandering you. Iâm just recounting the incident of you having an affair at the flower banquet in the capital.
âDid you and Zheng Tongfeng not have an affair? Did he not kiss you?â
Ge Chunru glared at Shi Qingluo. âYou framed me.â
Shi Qingluo laughed.
âThose legs are yours. If you had nothing to do with Zheng Tongfeng, would you have gotten together with him?
âThat mouth is also yours. If thereâs nothing fishy between the two of you, why would you kiss him so passionately?
âI wasnât the only one who saw it. Everyone saw you two hugging and making out, and you want to blame it on me?
âIâm just asking, have you kissed Zheng Tongfeng?â
Seeing that Ge Chunru was about to refute, she said, âIf this isnât the truth, Iâll die without any descendants. If itâs the truth, then your brother will die without any descendants.â
Whether or not Little Lady Ge was doing it willingly, the two had kissed at that time, this was a fact.
Ge Chunyi remained silent.
What does this have to do with her? This woman was too vicious.
However, it was also because of Shi Qingluoâs words that Ge Chunyi looked at Ge Chunru in shock.
He really didnât expect his sister to have an affair in the capital and was even caught being intimate in public.
This was too embarrassing.
Xiao Yuanshiâs face darkened and he even felt embarrassed.
Ge Chunru was trembling with anger. âShi Qingluo, donât go too far.â
She had indeed kissed Zheng Tongfeng, so she did not dare to refute her.
It was Shi Qingluoâs fault for cursing her brother.
She did not dare to take the risk.
This wretched girl was very evil.
Shi Qingluo shrugged his shoulders. âIâm just speaking the truth. Is this too much?
âIs it as overboard as you getting people to beat up your in-laws?â
âYou!â Ge Chunru choked.
Old Lady Xiao looked at Ge Chunru with disdain.
âYouâre not only a jinx, youâre also a fickle and shameless b * tch.
âSecond Son Xiao, even if youâre blind, is your heart blind as well?
âDo you really have to keep such a troublemaker and make the deputy governorâs office more and more outrageous?â
Xiao Yuanshi was in great pain.
âMother, what should I say if others ask me why I divorced my wife?
âIâve just arrived in Northern City and havenât established myself yet.
âIâd better not do something thatâs not good for my reputation for the time being.
âIf Iâm dragged down because of my bad reputation, I wonât be able to take care of my brothers and nephews,â he added meaningfully.
Old Lady Xiao rolled her eyes. âDo you think Iâm a fool? Youâll be pulled down just because you divorce your wife? â
She snorted coldly.
âItâs fine if you donât want to divorce your wife. Iâll sue your wife for beating up your in-laws and beating up a court official.â
âMother, this place is so far away from the capital, how are you going to sue us?â Xiao Yuanshi said helplessly.
âIâll get Chunru to apologize. You can beat or punish her as you wish, but please donât mention the divorce again, okay? â
If this was in the capital, he would be afraid that the old lady would go to the capital magistrate to make a scene, but at Northern City, he did not have such concerns.
He did not believe that the old lady would really go to the capital to complain.
The old lady sneered.
âWhy should I go to the capital to sue? Iâll go to King Jinâs residence and find King Jin to complain. This is the fief under his jurisdiction.
âAlthough he canât deal with your status as a deputy governor, your wife neither received an imperial verdict nor gained any status. I believe King Jin can handle this fairly.â
Xiao Yuanshi didnât expect his own mother to say such words.
He couldnât help but look at Shi Qingluo.
This was definitely taught by his bad daughter-in-law.
Shi Qingluo raised her brows at him, giving him a âI taught her, what can you do to meâ look.
Xiao Yuanshi sighed, how did he end up with such a mother and daughter-in-law?â
If this matter was brought to King Jinâs attention, he could indeed punish Ge Chunru for beating up an official from the imperial court.
Most importantly, with King Jinâs temperament, it was very likely that he would use this matter to make things difficult for him.
âMother, please calm down. Donât be angry anymore.â
On the surface, he really couldnât let the old lady cause a scene with King Jin, so he coaxed her.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
âChunru knows that sheâs in the wrong. Sheâll make it up to you.â
âSecond Son Xiao, I think youâre really muddleheaded, â said Old Lady Xiao.
âThis woman has done so much harm to you, yet you still want to keep her.â
Xiao Yuanshi forced a smile. no matter what, she has been with me for so long. If she is divorced, how can she live?
âMother, please think from my point of view.â
Old Lady Xiao seemed to be touched by his words and fell into deep thought.
âAlright, Iâll let her go on your account,â she said after a while.
Xiao Yuanshi and Ge Chunru were relieved.
Then, the old lady changed the topic.
âIf you divorce her, you will be embarrassed. She wonât be able to face the world either.
âThen demote your wife to a concubine.
âSheâs a woman of no morals, no virtue, and canât give birth to children.
âSheâs a promiscuous woman. Sheâs not qualified to be your wife.
âLetting her stay in the deputy governorâs office as a concubine is considered giving her an easy way. Iâve shown mercy.â
Xiao Yuanshi was stunned, apparently not expecting the old lady to make such a request.
Ge Chunruâs expression changed again. âNo, I donât want to.â
It would be humiliating for her to be downgraded from a wife to a concubine.
âThatâs not up to you to decide, â Old Lady Xiao snorted.
Then, he scolded Ge Chunru.
âIn the past, Mdm Kong was filial to her in-laws and took care of her children. Even when she didnât do anything wrong, you almost made her become a concubine. Why canât you do the same?
âDonât forget, you also beat your in-laws, jinxed your husband and children, cheated on your husband, and couldnât give birth to children.
âLetting you be a concubine is already giving you face, donât be so ungrateful.â
Ge Chunru was so angry that her eyes turned black. This old woman was too much.
âSince Little Lady Ge could make such a suggestion back then, Iâm sure itâs easy to accept,â Shi Qingluo said with a smile.
She looked at Ge Chunru with a faint smile and said, âIf others can be demoted to a concubine, you can too.â
Ge Chunru felt a chill run down her spine.
She now completely understood that the old lady had been incited by this wretched girl.
His true purpose was not to let her leave the Xiao family, but to demote her to a concubine and avenge Mdm Kong.
âMother, youâve been used by Shi Qingluo. Sheâs targeting me on behalf of Mdm Kong.
âSheâs using you to sow discord between us,â she said to the old lady.
Didnât Old Lady Xiao know that Shi Qingluo was using her to deal with Ge Chunru? Of course she knew.
However, the enemy of oneâs enemy was oneâs friend.
This little b * tch who dared to let someone slap her was their common enemy.
âWhat do you mean by sowing discord? Youâre the dirty one, but donât think that others are as dirty as you.
âYou were able to make Second Son Xiao treat Mdm Kong like that back then. Now that itâs your turn, but you are unwilling. Youâre really evil!â
Old Lady Xiao looked at Xiao Yuanshi and said, âSecond Son Xiao, think about it carefully. She jinxed you and caused you to be embarrassed. Should she still be your first wife?
âIâm your mother. How could I harm you?
âIâll give you two days to think about it. If you donât give up on her and donât demote her to a concubine, Iâll go to King Jin and sue her.
âOut of the seven reasons for a divorce, she fulfills six: unfilial to her parents, is childless, lewd, jealous, talkative, and committed thievery.
âIf you canât bear to do so, then your father and I will divorce her on behalf of the Xiao family and cross her off the family tree. Our Xiao family canât afford to have a daughter-in-law like her.â
She snorted. âIf you donât believe me, we can wait and see.