The wicked mother-in-law doesn't try to whitewash herself; she only abuses her awful children.

Chapter 349 She could only be divorced

"How dare you stop me! Let me in!"

“This is the Wu family, and it’s not up to the daughter-in-law’s aunt to make decisions.”

"Duo'er, come and open the door for your father."

Wu Musheng shouted louder and louder.

Tong Pandi was weak after childbirth. Tong Huaqiong was afraid that Wu Musheng would upset Tong Pandi, so she went to the door to confront Wu Musheng.

Su Chengmin, with a large, imposing figure, stood guard at the door, eating a bowl of freshly cooked chicken while ignoring Wu Musheng's calls, refusing to let him in.

Wu Musheng saw Su Chengmin sitting at the door blocking him, and a coachman trying to stop him?
He didn't want to go in anyway; what was so interesting about a little girl?

If he weren't afraid of his aunt, the village head, taking a big risk, and if he hadn't wanted to keep her here and demote her to a concubine to temper Tong Pandi's arrogance, he wouldn't have wanted to go into the delivery room.

A room full of blood and gore isn't bad enough.

Wu Mu forced his way in.

Unable to break in, he reached out and pushed Su Chengmin.

Su Chengmin kicked Wu Musheng down onto the corridor.

When Tong Huaqiong arrived at the door, she saw Wu Musheng fall face-first into the mud.

Su Chengmin was very strong, and Wu Musheng screamed miserably.

Wu Ren and Qiao Shi went forward to check on him with concern.

The commotion was so loud that it attracted a whole courtyard of onlookers.

"You...you've gone too far!" Madam Qiao pointed at Tong Huaqiong, trembling with anger.

Wu Ren roared, "Can't you be reasonable, Lord Xiang? This is our Wu family, not the Tong family or the Gu family. You have no say in this."

Tong Huaqiong said coldly, "You Wu family are a bunch of bastards. You're not satisfied that you didn't kill her while she was giving birth, so now you want to barge in and do it yourself?"

“I won’t waste my breath on you today. Tong Pandi wants a divorce, so I’m informing you that from today onwards, Tong Pandi is no longer a daughter-in-law of the Wu family, and Duo’er and her newborn child will not stay in the Wu family either. Now, I’m taking Pandi away.”

Wu Ren was shocked and said, "What divorce? Is the village head here to break up a marriage or what?"

Qiao roared, "Divorce is out of the question! If Tong Pan wants to leave the Wu family, she will be divorced!"

Wu Musheng got up from the ground, covered in snow.

He never expected that Tong Pandi, whom he had always controlled, would want a divorce.

Even if she were to leave the Wu family, she would still be divorced.

Divorce is practically a slap in the face to Wu Musheng.

Tong Huaqiong didn't even bother to glance at the Wu family members and instructed Su Chengmin to hitch up the carriage.

Su Chengmin said to Tong Huaqiong, "Aunt Tong, the car is ready."

Tong Huaqiong gave Su Chengmin an approving look.

Inside the house, Mrs. Hong announced that everything was packed and they were ready to depart at any time.

Tong Huaqiong remembered the midwife Ma who had been locked in the woodshed by Su Chengmin. She decided to let her go for now, as taking Tong Pandi away from the Wu family was the priority.

“Duo’er’s mother, Pan’er, you are a member of the Wu family, you cannot leave the Wu family.”

Wu Musheng saw Hong holding the baby, while Tong Pandi was being helped out by Hong step by step with difficulty.

Following behind was Duo'er, who was carrying a package.

Tong Pandi steadied herself and said, "Wu Musheng, from now on I am no longer a Wu family woman."

Although the voice was weak, it was very resolute.

The snow fell heavily, and a layer of snow accumulated on the ground.

Tong Huaqiong was worried that Tong Pandi would develop health problems if she walked too soon after giving birth, so she asked Su Chengmin to carry the heavily wrapped Tong Pandi onto the carriage.

Fortunately, although Su Chengmin was from ancient times, he was not rigid and knew that saving lives was more important than the strict separation of men and women in such a moment.

Su Chengmin took Tong Pandi from Cai the midwife and picked her up steadily.

This action infuriated Wu Mu. Wu Ren and Qiao Shi felt it was a misfortune for their family; their son had been cuckolded.

Even though they had all decided to divorce Pan Di, they still believed that Tong Pan Di would be a ghost of the Wu family even until her death.

Since she is a member of the Wu family, it would be disrespectful to the Wu family to even glance at a man from another family, let alone be hugged by him.

Qiao cursed loudly, "How shameless! No wonder you want a divorce, you've been cheating on me!"

Tong Huaqiong retorted, "Cheating on men, cheating on men, you're so skilled at it, have you gotten used to it?"

Qiao was so angry she almost fell over.

Tong Pandi remained unmoved by the humiliation and insults.

In her past life, she would never have given a second glance to a man from another family. Now, what does it matter if she's being held by a man from another family just to survive?

Su Chengmin carried Tong Pandi toward the door, but was stopped by Wu Musheng.

With bloodshot eyes, Wu Musheng cursed Su Chengmin and Tong Pandi as a pair of adulterers, only to be kicked away by Su Chengmin.

Wu Ren was heartbroken to see his son being kicked twice.

Qiao grabbed Tong Huaqiong and shouted that someone had killed her, but Tong Huaqiong pushed her away.

"Murder? This family really killed their daughter-in-law."

"Where are the Wu family members? Where is the midwife? Take them all away!"

Tong Huaqiong turned around and saw several government officials entering. She recognized the constable walking in front; he was Jiao, a constable whom Magistrate Liu trusted.

Jiao, the constable, had been to Qinghe Bay many times and was quite familiar with Tong Huaqiong.

Upon receiving the charcoal seller's report, they dared not delay and led the other officers through the wind and snow to Black Dragon Pool.

Jiao, the bailiff, bowed to Tong Huaqiong.

With a quick glance, he saw the crowd in the yard and guessed that a family dispute had escalated to the point of reporting to the authorities.

Wu Ren was no stranger to the constable Jiao, so he stepped forward and complained to him, "Lord Jiao, you've come at the right time."

Clutching her handkerchief, Madam Qiao pointed at Su Chengmin and said, "Who killed my daughter-in-law? Lord Jiao, what are you saying? Look at my daughter-in-law, she just gave birth and didn't even have time to rest before her aunt persuaded her to divorce and bring her home."

"My daughter-in-law had a few arguments with my son the other day. What couple doesn't argue? Her aunt came over and started siding with her, insisting that my daughter-in-law get a divorce. There's a saying: 'Better to tear down a temple than to break up a marriage.' How did my son end up with such a wife? Waaah!"

Mrs. Qiao began to sob.

It's normal for young couples to argue, but constantly urging them to divorce is really going too far.

However, since Officer Jiao had dealt with Tong Huaqiong before, he didn't believe that Tong Huaqiong was someone who couldn't distinguish right from wrong.

So Wu Ren asked, "Village Chief Wu, did your daughter-in-law give birth to a son or a daughter this time?"

Tong Pandi struggled to say, "Reporting to Lord Jiao, I gave birth to daughters, both of my pregnancies were daughters. I initiated the divorce myself; I had no choice but to divorce in order to protect my two daughters. It has nothing to do with my aunt."

Jiao, the yamen runner, understood.

It's all because of my son.

The Wu family wanted a son, but their daughter-in-law gave birth to two daughters in a row, which displeased the Wu family and led to a divorce.

According to him, Tong Pan's younger brother and sister-in-law must get a divorce.

If she can't have a son, she can just have another one. If she can't have one herself, she can just have a concubine for the man to have.

He had seen wives demanding divorce because their husbands couldn't have sons, but this was the first time he had encountered a husband demanding divorce because his wife couldn't have a son.

Jiao, the bailiff, looked at Tong Huaqiong with a troubled expression and said, "My lady, in the end, this is all a family matter of the Wu family."

Tong Huaqiong interrupted the constable Jiao, saying, "Is it a family matter to let the midwife take the opportunity to kill the pregnant woman? If I hadn't come, my niece would have died."

Tong Huaqiong didn't even need to think to know what Jiao Yayi was thinking.

His thoughts represent the thoughts of most people in this era. Tong Pandi's matter is a family affair of the Wu family. As long as no one is killed, outsiders and the government cannot interfere.

Even if, like in the previous life, the child were to drown, the authorities would not pursue the matter.

After all, the consensus of this era is that girls' lives are as worthless as grass.

For someone like Tong Pandi, who is abused by her in-laws because she cannot give birth to a son, to seek a divorce is a serious illness.