Chapter 87: Chapter 87: You Really Don’t Know Yourself
Translator: 549690339
The Divorce Decree arrived in Jiang Ruobai’s hands without ever being seen by Jiang Ning.
Jiang Ruobai took the letter to the palace, knelt down in front of the Emperor, and tearfully complained about the injustice his daughter had suffered. He said that the Prince of Yu favored his concubines over his wife, allowing them to climb onto his daughter’s head even after the main wife had entered the household, and she couldn’t even hold the power of a housekeeper.
Now, the Prince of Yu was embarrassed and angry, and he sent the Divorce Decree.
Who was this insulting?
The Jiang family would never accept a Divorce Decree.
Even if they were to be separated, it must be a peaceful divorce.
After a series of complaints, the emperor opened his old eyes, “Ah, my fifth son doesn’t understand things. Prime Minister Jiang, there’s no need to fuss over a child’s affairs. In a marriage, aren’t quarrels inevitable?”
“But the Divorce Decree has arrived, and my daughter is still struggling to carry a child.” Jiang Ruobai sobbed, “Forget it, forget it. My daughter is unfortunate. I’ll tell her to accept the Divorce Decree, abort the child, and wait peacefully to remarry.”
Emperor: “Prime Minister Jiang, why are you acting like a child yourself? Is this a matter to be joked about?”
“It’s all because of my daughter’s foolishness. For this Divorce Decree, my Jiang family will suffer!”
Jiang Ruobai turned to leave.
“Ah, wait, Prime Minister Jiang. It’s all because my fifth son is unreasonable. I will definitely scold him thoroughly and have him bring your daughter back soon.”
“What about the Divorce Decree…?”
“Return what Divorce Decree? She’s already pregnant. Mentioning the Divorce Decree is inappropriate.” The Emperor ripped the Divorce Decree into pieces.
After Jiang Ruobai left, the Emperor ordered Li Hongyuan to be summoned.
The Emperor looked at his son and slowly said, “Fifth son, it has been seven days. When do you plan to go to the Jiang family to bring back your wife?”
Li Hongyuan was reluctant to face his unrestrained father, but still had to answer, “This son will not bring her back.”
“What?”
“I’ve already sent a Divorce Decree to sever ties with her. From now on, we have nothing to do with each other!”
“If you divorce her, tomorrow, Prime Minister Jiang can remarry his daughter to someone else.”
“That has nothing to do with me.”
“Your son following another man’s surname and calling someone else father has nothing to do with you?”
Li Hongyuan glanced at his father and muttered, “What does it have to do with me, it has to do with you.”
“What are you mumbling?”
“As your son, I meant that since I have divorced her, whatever she does afterwards is none of my business, and I don’t care whether she wants the child or not.”
“Nonsense!” The Emperor slapped the table, “The bloodline of the Li family is precious, and you dare to push the child onto someone else? I’ll break your legs!”
Li Hongyuan could not bear it any longer, “The child is not mine anyway!”
The emperor was taken aback, “Who says the child isn’t yours?”
“She has been pregnant for at least two or three months.” Li Hongyuan said coldly, “Wouldn’t I know if we shared a bed or not?”
He really wanted to expose the Emperor Father on-the-spot.
As an emperor, as a man, one must admit to their actions.
Didn’t he have any responsibility?
But he didn’t dare.
Although he was his biological father, they were first and foremost ruler and subject, and only then father and son.
Could a subject defy his ruler?
He absolutely did not want to suffer that kind of ending.
But Emperor Father’s attitude was too annoying.
You made this mess, you clean it up.
Why do you have to pin it on your own son?
Li Hongyuan was incredibly annoyed and wanted to leave.
But the Emperor’s next words stopped him in his tracks.
The Emperor said leisurely, “You’re right. You were with her, but you truly didn’t know..”