Wanjin Lady

Chapter 430 Divorce Wife
The light in the young lady's eyes flickered slightly, "Then tomorrow's test——"

"Cancelled."

She lowered her head, pursed her lips, and was undecided for a moment.

Although this result was within her expectations, but...

If Liu Dajian really submitted this letter of complaint to the emperor, it would inevitably implicate the entire Yuan family and Cheng Yunzhang.

It seemed that she could not escape the fate of becoming an enemy of Cheng Yunzhang as long as she fought with the Yuan family.

Seeing her embarrassment, Wei Zheng said, "Don't worry. I can temporarily send someone to detain this letter, and I can also delay the delegation for a few days until you think it through."

Wen Wan raised her eyes and realized belatedly, "Why is the Marquis in the courtyard of the embassy tonight?"

Didn’t she only tell Zhao Heng?

Wei Zheng coughed softly, "I was patrolling here and saw a fire. I thought there was a flood in the city, so I went to check it out. I just happened to run into this."

"Oh."

"What happened to the bamboo dragonfly?" Wei Zheng saw the bamboo dragonfly that was broken into half by Wen Jing on the stone table, and pushed the door open and went in. Hongmei's heart was pounding, thinking that her son-in-law was so rude that he broke into Wen's house in the middle of the night. Seeing that Wen Wan had no reaction, she suppressed her anger.

Wei Zheng walked over to the stone table and sat down, picking up the bamboo dragonfly and examining it carefully. Wen Wan felt uneasy when she thought that this was a gift from Wei Zheng to the two children, but she had given it to Wen Jing and An Zhongrong. She explained to herself, "Zhao Zhao was very strong and accidentally ripped the dragonfly's wings off."

"What about the other one?"

"Ah..." Wen Wan could only lie, "The other one is on Hun Ge'er's bed."

"It's just a bamboo dragonfly, why are you so nervous?" Wei Zheng took the dragonfly and examined it carefully with a smile on his face. "Children don't know how to control their hands. They always take apart the toys when they give them, and I just put them back together."

Wei Zheng called Hongmei, "Go get a lamp."

Seeing that Wenwan's outer garment was thin, he said, "Get your daughter some thicker clothes."

Hongmei responded, thinking to herself: The tone of my son-in-law giving orders hasn't changed!

After a while, an oil lamp fell on the stone table. Hongmei put on Wen Wan's coat and then quietly left.

Wenwan held her chin and watched the man repairing the bamboo helicopter.

"You actually have carpentry skills?"

Wei Zheng saw that the young lady looked sleepy and said with a smile, "I just learned it casually to kill time when I have nothing to do."

Wen Wan yawned, propped herself up with her arms, and her eyelids drooped.

Wei Zheng smiled and said, "If you're tired, go to sleep. I'll put on the wings and leave."

Wen Wan learned that the Yuan family incident was over, and a huge weight lifted from her heart. She naturally felt sleepy, but the Yuan family would never surrender. Wen Wan was still worried about what might happen tomorrow. "Do you think the Yuan family will stir up trouble again?"

Without waiting for his answer, the young lady squinted her eyes like a cat and began to ask herself, "I just want to live a peaceful life, why is it so difficult?"

Another yawn started.

Wen Wan couldn't bear it any longer and could only urge Wei Zheng, "I'm going to sleep first. When you leave, hold the door bolt shut and climb over the wall yourself."

Wen Wan didn't hear clearly whether Wei Zheng answered or what he answered. She only remembered that she had a good sleep for the first time in her life.

But Hongmei was looking at Wei Zheng's lonely figure under the tree in the courtyard.

The son-in-law looked focused, repairing the toy seriously in the dim light of candlelight. It seemed as if he was the only one in the world, and the small bamboo dragonfly in his hand.

Hongmei suddenly felt a pang of heartache. The young master cared so much for the girl, so why was she so stubbornly refusing to agree?

However, the Yuan family worked all night long. At daybreak, the sound of carriages and horses was heard at the door of the Yuan family. Almost all the leaders of the Yuan family were present, and at this moment they all gathered in the meeting hall as if facing a great enemy.

The lady at the top is naturally the elder lady.

All three branches of the Yuan family are present.

Even the female members of the family were invited to attend the trial for the first time, which was obviously a bad sign.

Unless something big happened, the women would not be called to the hall to listen to the men discuss serious matters.

In other words, the Yuan family is in big trouble this time.

The elder lady's face was pale. Because it was still dark and the oil lamp was lit in the room, her face looked pale, like someone who was about to die.

Madam Yuan went straight to the point: "Something's happened to the Yuan family. Just an hour ago, the Jia family sent people to set fire to the delegation's residence. Although there were no casualties, the murderer was caught on the spot by patrolling guards. The evidence is irrefutable. It is said that the delegation is preparing to write a letter back to the Ministry of Rites. If His Majesty learns of this, no one in this room will be able to escape. Forget about your qualifications to serve the imperial wine. Think about saving your lives first!"

Upon hearing this, everyone in the room's expressions suddenly changed.

The incident happened so suddenly that everyone was caught off guard.

There were even some people who were not well-informed and thought that the purpose of this call was to announce that Cheng's Winery had obtained the qualification to produce imperial wine.

The Yuan family refused to believe it. "How could this be? Didn't we just treat the envoys to a meal today? We pay the 'passage fee' to that Lord Liu on time every year. How could he just turn against us so suddenly?"

"Why did my sister-in-law send someone to set the fire? This... this... harms others and does not benefit yourself... it doesn't make sense!"

Yuan Yizhen lost her temper and choked on the teacup. "This stupid woman! I knew she was up to something bad! This woman really wants to kill our whole family, doesn't she? She sent someone to send a letter of denunciation to the embassy in broad daylight, letting them catch us wrong and humiliate us! I didn't expect she would be so bold as to send someone to set fire!"

"She thought that if the courtyard where the delegation was staying was burned, the members would be dissatisfied with Wen Wan. She never imagined that Wen Wan had been prepared and was waiting for her to fall into her trap." The elder lady's voice sounded calm, yet tired. "Things have come to this point. There is no point in saying more. Lord Liu's letter will be sent out at dawn. We must come up with a foolproof plan before everything is irreversible."

"There's no such thing as a foolproof plan! Burning the envoys! And that eunuch Liu is actually a palace official! We're just trying to save face in front of His Majesty! If His Majesty knew we were burning the envoys, he'd behead them, confiscate their property, and exile them! Just like what happened to my brother-in-law's family!"

When the elder lady's husband's family was mentioned, everyone in the room looked frightened and at a loss.

Yuan Yizhen looked at his cowardly third brother with a fierce expression, "Third brother, say something! This matter started with your third branch, and now it has implicated the entire family. You must stand up and speak out!"

Yuan Yidao sneered, a trace of sarcasm on his face. "Brother, you and elder sister forced this Jia Shi on me. I mentioned wanting to divorce her many years ago, but you kept saying her family was powerful and wouldn't let me ignore her. Now that something's wrong, you're blaming me for everything. Why should I admit it?"

This sentence silenced everyone in the room.

Yes.

The third house was in turmoil, and the third brother and Jia never had a moment of peace.

Moreover, the third brother has mentioned divorce more than once.

At that time, they used the overall situation to force him to submit, but now it is their turn.

"Let's not talk about the past anymore. We've gathered everyone here today to find a solution, not to argue about right and wrong." The elder lady made a decisive decision. "Third brother, write a letter of divorce immediately. If this matter is exposed, perhaps since Jia has already been divorced, we won't be implicated."

Yuan Yidao showed a look of relief on his face.

It was fortunate that Aunt Chun had analyzed the situation before he came and also discussed a countermeasure.

According to Aunt Chun's idea, the next step would be for each family to pool their money...

As expected, Madam Yuan's next words hit the nail on the head. "This is a matter of life and death for the Yuan family. We can't just hope to settle the matter by divorcing Jia. We need to work with everyone, from top to bottom."