Chapter 345: Success and Departure

her voice dropped to a low murmur: "These past two days, I suddenly dreamt of my mother. She wept to me, saying that she wanted a son. She said that down there, without a son to burn incense and pape...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.Hongling and Madam Li accused the mistress of what she did. "And then a maid pointed to a plum tree in the distance and continued, “That’s where it happened. Lady Li was pushed by the mistress there...