Chapter 115: Divorce Decree
Chapter 115: Divorce Decree
Xue Wanxian had a grim look on his face, his back was hunched, and his head was lowered so that his facial expression could not be seen clearly.
This was the scene An Qingqian saw when he arrived.
"Daddy." Seeing An Zhenyuan's figure, An Qingqian couldn't help but shout.
Hearing his daughter's voice again, An Zhenyuan felt as if he was in a dream. He turned around and saw his daughter standing there, staring at him with grievance.
"Qianqian." An Zhenyuan forced a kind smile on his cold face.
"Daddy, your daughter greets you." An Qingqian held back the tears in her eyes and bowed to An Zhenyuan politely.
"Okay, get up quickly and let daddy see how much you have suffered in these years when daddy was away." An Zhenyuan walked quickly to An Qingqian and personally reached out to help his daughter up.
"No, Daddy, my daughter is fine." An Qingqian's face was filled with smiles.
She originally thought that when she saw her father, she would throw herself into his arms and cry.
But now, standing in front of him, An Qingqian couldn't cry.
"Yeah, okay." An Zhenyuan looked at his daughter and nodded with satisfaction. She was not thin, nor did she look haggard.
"In that case, please trouble Chief Steward Sheng to announce the decree."
Announcement? An Qingqian paused for a moment and looked at her father suspiciously.
An Zhenyuan saw his daughter's confused eyes and did not explain anything. He just patted his daughter's shoulder soothingly.
"Lin'an Marquis Xue Wanxian and his wife An Qingqian received the order."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the front hall, except An Zhenyuan, knelt down.
"It is God's destiny, the emperor decreed:
I have heard that the harmony between husband and wife is the foundation of human relations.
However, now, Lin'an Marquis Xue Wanxian and his wife An Qingqian have reached the end of their relationship due to their incompatibility in character, and they are willing to divorce. They hereby make this known.
From now on, Xue Wanxian and An Qingqian will end their marriage relationship, return to their respective clans, and not disturb each other.
I hope that after this decree, both of them can live well and find good partners. I decree this!"
"I accept your order and thank you for your grace, Your Majesty."
"Your Majesty, I accept your order and thank you for your grace."
They both opened their mouths at the same time to receive the order.
After hearing the contents of the imperial edict, An Qingqian could hardly hide the shock on her face.
What's going on? This imperial edict is actually asking them to divorce?
But how is this possible? Didn’t the emperor forbid them to divorce?
Xue Wanxian stood up and took the imperial edict with a respectful look.
"Thank you, Eunuch Sheng, for coming here today. It's a relief for you to come here in person." An Zhenyuan looked at Eunuch Sheng with a smile.
"General, you are joking. This is what I should do. Now that the imperial edict has been announced, I will go back first." Eunuch Sheng looked at An Zhenyuan with a smile.
"It's not convenient today. If Steward Sheng has a chance tomorrow, I will definitely entertain him well at the General's Mansion."
"Then I would like to thank the general first." Eunuch Sheng nodded slightly towards An Zhenyuan, looked at Xue Wanxian and An Qingqian thoughtfully, and left with the visitors.
When Eunuch Sheng left, An Qingqian was still shocked by what had just happened and couldn't react.
"Lord Xue." An Zhenyuan snorted and glanced at Xue Wanxian.
"General." Xue Wanxian moved his lips and responded with his head down.
"Now that the emperor has issued his decree, there is no longer any relationship between Lord Xue and my daughter. Today, I will take my daughter back to the general's mansion. As for her other things, such as her dowry, I will arrange for someone to come and take care of them later."
An Zhenyuan stared at Xue Wanxian in front of him, his eyes full of coldness.
If he had not just asked the emperor for an imperial decree, it would not be convenient to deal with him at this time. Otherwise, he would definitely give the beast Xue Wanxian a good beating.
"Yes." Xue Wanxian couldn't say no, so he could only agree.
"Okay, Qianqian, let's go home." An Zhenyuan patted An Qingqian's shoulder and walked outside.
An Qingqian was still a little dazed, but fortunately, Yingyi was the first to react and pulled An Qingqian outside.
"General, the young lady just asked me to pack up and prepare to go to the general's mansion." Bo Yun was so excited.
Neither she nor Yingyi had expected that the first thing the general would do upon returning to the capital would be to ask the emperor for an imperial decree to take the young lady home.
"Where is the thing?" Hearing the excitement in Bo Yun's tone, An Zhenyuan couldn't help but feel sorry for his daughter again.
"It's in the carriage. I'll tell the coachman to drive it over right away." Bo Yun bowed to An Zhenyuan and left happily.
An Zhenyuan, An Qingqian and Yingyi stood at the door together, waiting for the carriage to arrive.
An Qingqian looked at her father and wanted to ask something, but then she thought it was inconvenient and had to keep it to herself.
"Whatever you want to say, we can talk about it after we get home, father and daughter." An Zhenyuan touched An Qingqian's head like he did when they were children.
"Yes, daddy."
Xue Wanxian followed behind and was touched when he saw the scene.
At this moment, Zhang suddenly came over here quickly with her group.
When she saw An Zhenyuan, something strange flashed in Zhang's eyes.
"So it's my father-in-law. I'm sorry for not welcoming you in person. Now that you're here, why don't you sit down in my house first?" Zhang looked at An Zhenyuan with a smile, her tone containing a bit of flattery.
Although she didn't want to admit it, Zhang couldn't help but feel fear when facing An Zhenyuan.
After all, An Zhenyuan had been on the battlefield, and even though his aura of authority without anger had been restrained a lot, it still gave people a strong sense of oppression.
"Old Madam, please be careful. The Emperor has just issued an order to allow Lord Xue and my daughter to divorce. Now, they no longer have any relationship. Old Madam, please call me the Grand General."
When he saw Zhang, An Zhenyuan did not hide his disgust and disdain at all.
"This..." Zhang opened her mouth, a hint of embarrassment flashed across her face, and she couldn't speak.
Of course she already knew what had happened in the front hall, but by the time she had packed up and came over, the eunuch who announced the decree had already left. When she heard the servants say that An Zhenyuan was going to take An Qingqian away, she hurried over here.
He wanted to take the opportunity to improve his relationship, but An Zhenyuan told him in person that they no longer had any relationship.
"General, although Xian'er and your daughter's fate as husband and wife has ended, they were once husband and wife after all. Why don't they talk it out? Why did they suddenly get divorced?"
Zhang looked at An Qingqian with pretended affection.
"This is the emperor's decree. If you have any questions, you can go to the palace and ask the emperor." An Zhenyuan spoke and directly blocked Zhang's way.
Seeing Boyun driving the carriage over, An Zhenyuan looked at Zhang and Xue Wanxian again.
"Everyone, please go back. There is no need to see me off. I will find out everything my daughter has experienced in the Marquis' Mansion over the past three years. I will take revenge on you for how you treated my daughter."
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