frightfiction Chapter 234 Divorce
Chapter 234 Divorce
Madam Xing stood at the door with her hands on her hips, almost furious. Her most honored eldest son from the main branch was being beaten to the ground by several sons from the third and fourth branches.
She rushed forward and pulled the crowd away, then angrily rebuked her son, who was lying on the ground barely alive from the beating.
"None of you will escape! I'll make sure you little bastards are punished!"
Xiao Mingliang, hands on his hips, retorted defiantly.
"Aunt, Xiao Chengyan attempted to impersonate a prince, which is a crime of deceiving the emperor. It's not excessive for us to beat him to teach him a lesson!"
The people behind him echoed him.
"Yeah, yeah! He deserved it! He deserved to be beaten!"
Madam Xing's mind went blank. She knew the plan had failed, and she felt a little guilty. She no longer dared to scold the crowd.
She simply held Xiao Chengyan and stroked his head, saying...
"No matter what mistake Yan-ge'er made, he is still your older brother. How could you younger brothers be so cruel! Don't be smug. I will definitely tell the old lady about this, and you will all get a good beating!"
Several of the bolder ones scoffed, not caring about any of it.
These sounds only fueled Madam Xing's anger. She was about to retort when she heard voices coming from behind her.
"The princess is back!"
Princess Yongxian has returned.
Madam Xing couldn't help but feel happy. Yongxian had always been most fond of Xiao Chengyan. If she were to see this scene, given Yongxian's irritable and arrogant nature, she would definitely take the initiative to teach these members of the Xiao family a lesson before she even had a chance to make a move.
She simply hugged Xiao Chengyan and cried bitterly, making herself look even more disheveled and pained.
The members of the Xiao family also fell silent and dared not speak again, and they all consciously took a few steps back to make way for the princess who was returning home.
Everyone had heard of Princess Yongxian's temper. She was a true princess of noble birth, and no one dared to offend her.
Xiao Mingliang even became somewhat frightened. What if Princess Yongxian saw them beating Xiao Chengyan to such a state? Would she issue an order to kill them?
Everyone knows that Yongxian has loved Xiao Chengyan for many years before she was able to marry him. Her ideal husband has been humiliated like this. Will she go crazy?
Even Xiao Qiaoen, who had just been the most violent in the fight, felt a chill run down her spine. She realized she had acted impulsively and forgotten how formidable Xiao Chengyan's wife was.
Cold sweat involuntarily broke out on my forehead.
Just then, Princess Yongxian walked over with a cold face, and Madam Xing cried even louder upon seeing this.
"Princess! You must stand up for Chengyan! He's been beaten up like this by those boys; he'll need at least a month or two to fully recover!"
Xiao Chengyan also knew that the princess always cared about and cherished him. Although she had a bit of a temper, she was very protective of her husband.
He lay on the ground, hoping that his formidable wife would give his brothers a severe punishment.
Then Yongxian indeed stopped and slowly turned her head to look at everyone, coldly saying,
"Who did this?!"
His tone carried the inherent nobility and majesty of royalty, sending chills down one's spine.
Everyone shrank back, not daring to step forward, but Xiao Qiaoen was also a passionate young man. He had started the fight, and he wouldn't back down.
If you dare to do it, you dare to admit it!
He stepped forward, head held high, and said...
"I did it, so punish me if the princess wants to!"
Madam Xing revealed a hint of smugness, thinking to herself, "You'll be lucky if I don't get my hands on you!"
Xiao Chengyan also looked at Princess Yongxian with anticipation, overjoyed that his princess wife had once again played the villain and stood in front of him.
Princess Yongxian slowly waved her hand and said...
"reward!"
After saying that, the maid behind him handed him a plate of pearls from the East China Sea that had just been brought back from the palace.
Xiao Qiaoen was stunned, and everyone else was stunned.
Madam Xing opened her mouth wide and after a long while, she finally spoke in a broken voice.
"Princess, what is this all about? Why reward instead of punishing?"
Princess Yongxian's eyes revealed undisguised contempt as she looked at Xiao Chengyan, who was covered in wounds on the ground, and a smile curled at the corner of her lips.
"Well done, you deserve a reward!"
Upon hearing this, everyone understood that the princess was no longer helping Xiao Chengyan, and their hearts immediately relaxed.
Xiao Qiaoen accepted the plate of invaluable pearls, knelt down, and thanked the princess.
Yongxian slowly raised her hand, gesturing for him to get up, and then walked towards the inner courtyard.
They completely ignored Xiao Chengyan, who was still lying on the ground, and Madam Xing, who was dumbfounded.
She went straight back into the house, where she saw Madam Xing storming in, hands on her hips, angrily demanding...
"What kind of wife are you? How could you not side with your husband? You're absolutely outrageous!"
Yongxian didn't even glance at her, but simply gestured to the maids and eunuchs beside her, saying...
"Take all of these, these, and these."
The maids and eunuchs immediately stepped forward to tidy up. Madam Xing looked at this scene with great confusion, and frowned, saying...
"Why...why are we packing all this stuff?"
At this time, the wives of the third and fourth wives also heard the news, and the boys in each courtyard told about it.
The third and fourth wives immediately rushed to the courtyard of the first wife's house, where they saw the princess instructing the servants to pack their things.
Madam Xing was extremely flustered and stepped forward, even tugging at the princess's sleeve, saying...
"Yongxian, what are you doing? Why are you packing all this stuff?"
Her face was filled with fear and uncertainty; she was scared, she was really scared.
Yongxian, however, felt annoyed and flung away the sleeve that was being pulled, saying with a look of disgust,
"I must return to the palace! I will have Father Emperor send the letter of divorce tomorrow!"
The third and fourth wives at the door also covered their mouths in surprise to avoid making a sound.
Madam Gu and Madam Yan looked at each other, their eyes filled with amusement and a desire to see the drama unfold.
Madam Xing couldn't believe her ears. Since ancient times, it had always been men who gave women divorce papers; she had never seen a woman give a divorce paper to a man.
Inside the room, Yongxian ignored Madam Xing's surprised expression and said...
"As a princess, it is easy for me to divorce my husband. From now on, Princess Yongxian will have no further connection with your Xiao family."
Having said that, he waved his sleeve and gave instructions.
"Bring the entire dowry back!"
Having said that, as if he didn't want to stay a second longer, he turned around and strode away from the Xiao family.
Princess Yongxian saw Xiao Chengyan slowly moving into the courtyard, leaning against the threshold. Her steps slowed, and she stopped in front of Xiao Chengyan.
Xiao Chengyan was still angry about Yongxian not standing up for him earlier, and couldn't help but complain.
"Husband and wife are supposed to be one, but I've never seen a wife like you. Not only do you not help me, but you even reward them! You're simply..."
Before Xiao Chengyan could finish speaking, Yongxian's lips curled into a contemptuous smile. She reached out and touched the face she had once been infatuated with, saying...
"Youth is always a time of ignorance, but now that I've figured things out, I'm fully capable of starting over."
Xiao Chengyan was taken aback, wondering where Yongxian's seemingly random words came from. He found them confusing and incomprehensible.
He frowned, wanting to reprimand her further, but then he saw Yongxian take a step back and slowly say,
"Goodbye."
After saying that, he ignored Xiao Chengyan's words and strode off towards the front door without looking back.
He muttered as he watched her retreating figure.
"Running back and forth, I don't know what they're doing."
After saying that, he limped back to the main house of the eldest son's family, where he saw Madam Xing collapsed on the ground, wailing and crying, while the wives of the third and fourth sons were comforting her.