Chapter 345: Success and Departure
ufu will be ridiculed along with you."Gu Xiuming hurriedly said, "Son will follow father's teachings."After that, Gu Jingxi lectured him on some important principles. Seeing that he seemed to have abs...Duke Wuan's pupils constricted sharply. Though he didn't know what Gu Jingxi had written on the folded paper, he understood that as soon as it reached the emperor's hands, he would face at least a reprimand from the emperor, if not his disdain. No minister dared to be disliked by the emperor, for such treatment meant their career would come to an end.
Lady Wu An's heart was in her throat.
And the Duke of Wuan, who had been silent and bowed his head all along, also slightly raised his head. The panic in his eyes was hard to conceal. At this time, he also understood that he could only agree to the divorce. He steadied his mind and said in a trembling voice, the first sentence from the Changxing Houfu: "I, I agree to the divorce. I hurt Xuanyi, it's all my fault, but my parents don't know about it. Even this morning, I told my mother that Xuanyi was unwell, and my mother didn't suspect anything."
The son of Duke Wu'an took responsibility for everything, exonerating his parents.
He was so well-behaved, which made Marquis Wuan very pleased. Since his parents distanced themselves from him, everything became much easier to handle.
Lady Wu An lowered her eyes. Her son had ended up in such a sorry state, and it pained her deeply. If time could turn back, she guessed she wouldn't have concealed her son's fondness for men from her husband. Perhaps, after her husband's guidance, he could have overcome this habit and shown interest in women.
The divorce papers were already ready, just waiting for the son of Duke Wu'an to sign and seal them. Since the son of Duke Wu'an had agreed, Gu Jingxi didn't say anything more and directly asked him to sign and seal on the papers.
After he signed and sealed it, Gu Jingxi reviewed the divorce papers to make sure everything was in order, then gave them to his niece.tal bond. She suddenly sat up from the bed, grabbed a pillow, and threw it at him, angrily demanding: "Meng Dongyuan, what about my dowry You and your dead mother swindled my dowry, you have to pay me...