BXBX NOVEL Chapter 391 - What else could he do?
Chapter 391: What else could he do?
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Old Lady Xiao’s words made sense, and Xiao Yuanshi was completely stunned.
Since when did his mother understand all this?
She had even listed six out of seven.
He couldn’t help but look at Shi Qingluo.
“Did you teach her this?” It was impossible for the old lady to understand these things.
An illiterate old lady from the countryside would only know of the seven reasons for a divorce, but it was impossible for her to know all the details.
Shi Qingluo allowed him to size her up and admitted graciously, “That’s right. I told the old lady what the seven reasons for a divorce includes.
“Is there a problem? Could it be that Deputy Governor Xiao thinks that the old lady’s words are not true?”
Before Xiao Yuanshi could speak, Ge Chunru shrieked, “Of course it’s not true,
“I admit that I am unable to give birth, but I didn’t fit in the other reasons.”
Shi Qingluo raised an eyebrow. “Little Lady Ge, don’t you know what you’ve done?
“Old lady, since she doesn’t admit it, there’s no need to talk to her anymore. Tomorrow, go to Northern City and ask the madams in other families. Other than she has no serious illness, has what she did fulfilled six out of those seven reasons?”
Old Lady Xiao nodded. “Okay, Qingluo, how do you think I should ask others? ”
She was really not good at this.
It would be fine if she just grabbed Ge Chunru and scolded her.
What she said before was according to Shi Qingluo’s teachings.
It seemed that she had really stunned her second son and his wife.
Shi Qingluo smiled, “Go and ask if it’s considered unfilial to your parents-in-law if you get people to beat them up.
“Is it considered stealing if you secretly give your husband’s family’s silver to your maternal family’s younger siblings?
“Framing your first wife, constantly sowing discord between your husband and his first wife, and rose from a concubine to a wife. Isn’t that jealousy and twisting facts?
“A married woman having an affair in public at the flower banquet, being intimate with another man, is that considered lewd?
“The other one is that she admitted that she cannot give birth to children.”
“That’s six in total.”
Xiao Yuanshi was speechless.
He shouldn’t have asked out of curiosity.
It ended up letting the two of them singing the same tune.
He also realized that his new maidservants and manservants all looked shocked, and he immediately felt extremely embarrassed.
It was unknown how many of these people were King Jin’s and other people’s spies.
Ge Chunru was so angry that she almost fell over. “You … You guys …”
Then, she suddenly didn’t know what to say, because everything that came out of Shi Qingluo’s mouth seemed to be true.
Shi Qingluo chuckled, “What about us? Can’t you find a reason to refute?
“Didn’t you just claim that you cannot bear children? You must be feeling guilty now.
“That’s why I say, it’s better not to always think about deceiving others and end up being at a disadvantage.”
“Old lady, let Deputy Governor Xiao think about it,” she turned to Old Lady Xiao and said.
“It just so happens that I’m going to King Jin’s residence to attend a banquet two days later. If he doesn’t agree with your suggestion, I’ll bring you to King Jin’s residence to seek an audience with King Jin.
“I heard that King Jin has always been strict and fair in handling matters within Northern City. I’m sure he’ll definitely seek justice for you.”
King Jin’s reputation in the northern border was indeed not bad. He was equivalent to the local emperor here.
King Jin would be a fool if he didn’t want someone’s mistakes sent to his door that he could use to his advantage.
Therefore, as long as that scumbag father didn’t suddenly make a stupid mistake and his brain wasn’t soak in water, he should know how to choose.
Now, Old Lady Xiao had complete trust in Shi Qingluo.
“Alright, I’ll be counting on you then.
“Second Son Xiao, I’ll give you two days to consider.”
Old Master Xiao, who had been silent all this time, looked at Xiao Yuanshi.
He said earnestly, “My second son, we’ve never asked you to do anything since you are young. This time, you’ve really gone too far.
“I’ve never been caned in my entire life since I was young. Instead, I was caned by your wife when I was old.
“If you can’t do it, then don’t acknowledge me as your father.
“I’ll bring the old Xiao’s family back to the village, and then I’ll ask the chief to remove you from the family tree and move you out of Xiaxi Village.
“I would like to ask the friends of Zheng’er and his wife to help me spread this news in the capital. This would show that you are no longer a member of the Xiao family.
“You’re so powerful, so I don’t think you care.”
Old Master Xiao was really angry this time.
Even now, his son was still unwilling to divorce this kind of troublemaker.
If he was not even willing to demote his wife to a concubine, then there was no hope.
In the future, he might do something stupid and implicate his family.
As Shi Qingluo listened to Old Master Xiao’s words, he realized that Old Master Xiao was the most intelligent and ruthless person in the Xiao family.
In ancient times, a person who was expelled from the clan implied that there was a problem with his character.
He wasn’t not allowed to enter the imperial examination or become an official.
He would also be despised by others when he went out.
It was like suddenly leaving the roots of a big tree. Could he still survive?
If that scumbag father was expelled from his family, not to mention his future, even his position as the governor would be lost if the imperial censorate were to question him.
He had no choice.
Ethnic groups and clans meant too much in this society.
For example, it was not illegal for parents to sell their children here, but in the modern world, they would be imprisoned if they did.
If parents were unkind, they would only be criticized behind their backs.
However, if the children were unfilial, not only would they be criticized, but their parents might even sue them and they would even go to jail.
This was also why they were very grateful to this scumbag father and Little Lady Ge.
At that time, they had a stroke of genius to separate from the old Xiao family.
Otherwise, it would have been a bit troublesome if they had to face this scumbag father and Little Lady Ge directly.
In fact, there was an 80 – 90% chance that Little Lady Ge also regretted this matter.
She must have thought that she could get rid of Shi Qingluo’s husband’s family without anyone knowing, so she used Xiao Hanzheng’s scumbag father’s love for her to request him to break off his family ties.
Old Master Xiao’s words made Xiao Yuanshi’s expression change.
“Father, you’re my father. How can I not acknowledge you? ”
The old master was furious.
To make matter worse, the old lady was completely following Shi Qingluo’s steering.
There was no way to resolve this matter.
Old Master Xiao snorted. “If you still acknowledge me as your father, then get rid of this unfilial wife.
“This is also the northern border. Not many people know your mother and I.”
“If the people in Xiaxi Village knew that your wife had ordered people to beat us up, we would be so embarrassed.
“I’m afraid we can only find a rope and hang ourselves at your door together.”
Xiao Yuanshi’s expression changed again, “Father, don’t be angry. I’ll definitely give you a satisfactory answer. ”
What else could he do when his own parents forced him like this?
It would be inappropriate to go to King Jin, and it would be even worse if he was expelled from the clan.
Ge Chunru looked at Xiao Yuanshi in disbelief after hearing his words. “General.”
Xiao Yuanshi’s face darkened.
For the first time, he shouted at Ge Chunru, “Shut up.”
If it wasn’t for Ge Chunru, he wouldn’t be so embarrassed now.
Would he be manipulated by old Xiao’s family after Shi Qingluo instigation?
He understood the old master’s temper.
He usually didn’t like to meddle in things, but once he made a decision, he would really do that.
Severing ties and expelling a clan were two different things.
If Old Master Xiao and Old Lady Xiao had proposed to cut off their family ties, he might have agreed.
If he had no ties with the old Xiao family, he could get rid of this burden.
However, if he was expelled from the clan, his future would be gone.