What Old Lady Xiao said was well-reasoned, which completely shocked Xiao Yuanshi.
When did his mother understand all this?
She even counted out six of the seven reasons for divorce.
He couldn’t help but look at Shi Qingluo.
“Did you teach this?” There was no way the old lady could understand this.
An old lady from the countryside who couldn’t read had only heard of the seven reasons for divorce, but she could not fully understand what they included.
Shi Qingluo let him look at her, and admitted generously: “Yes, what the seven grounds for divorce include is what I told the old lady.”
“Is there any problem? Could it be that Deputy Governor Xiao thinks what the old lady said is not true?”
Before Xiao Yuanshi spoke, Ge Chunru said sharply: “Of course, it is not true.”
“I admit that there is no divorce, but I don’t know the others.”
Shi Qingluo raised an eyebrow: “Little Mother Ge, don’t you know what you have done?”
“Old lady, since she doesn’t admit it, there is no need to say more to her. Go to North City tomorrow to ask the ladies of each family, in addition to not having a serious illness, whether she has committed any of the six grounds for divorce before.”
Old Lady Xiao nodded: “Okay, Qingluo, how do you want me to say them when the time comes?”
She was not good at this, so it would be better if she grabbed Ge Chunru and beat her up.
What she said before was still by Shi Qingluo’s teachings, and it seems that the second son and his wife were intimidated.
Shi Qingluo said with a smile: “Just ask if asking someone to beat up the parents-in-law is considered unfilial.”
“Is stealing the banknotes from the husband’s family to give to the younger brother and sister from the mother’s family considered theft?”
“Falsely accusing the original wife, constantly provoking the relationship between the husband and the original wife, and letting the concubine take the position, is it jealousy and gossip?”
“As a married woman, she was cheating on her husband at the flower viewing banquet and being intimate with a man outside the family, is it considered adultery?”
“The other one is that she admitted that she has no children.”
“That’s six in total.”
Xiao Yuanshi: “……”
He shouldn’t have asked the question, but let the two people sing the same tune and count it out in public.
He found that the new maids and servants were all shocked, and he felt extremely embarrassed.
Among these people, he doesn’t know how many were Prince Jin’s and the other’s spies.
Ge Chunru was so angry that she fell backward: “You, you…”
Then she suddenly didn’t know what to say, because what Shi Qingluo said seemed to be true.
Shi Qingluo chuckled and said: “What about us? Can’t you find a reason to refute?”
“Didn’t you just shout that you were childless? You must be feeling guilty now.”
“So, it’s better not to deceive yourself.”
She turned to Old Lady Xiao and said: “Old Lady, let Deputy Governor Xiao think about it carefully.”
“It happens that I will go to Prince Jin’s Mansion to attend a banquet in 2 days. If he disagrees with your opinion, I will take you to Prince Jin’s Mansion to ask for an audience with Prince Jin.”
“I heard that Prince Jin has always been rigorous and fair in North City. I’m sure he will decide for you.”
Prince Jin’s reputation on the northern border was excellent, which was equivalent to the local emperor here.
Prince Jin was a fool if he didn’t want the handle that was delivered to his door.
So as long as the scumbag father doesn’t suddenly do something stupid or lose his mind, he should know how to choose.
Old Lady Xiao now believed in Shi Qingluo: “Okay, I’ll rely on you then.”
“Second son, I’ll give you 2 days to think about it.”
Old Man Xiao, who had been silent all this time, looked at Xiao Yuanshi.
He said earnestly: “Second son, we have never asked you for anything since you were a child. This time it’s your wife who went too far.”
“I have never been beaten with a stick when I was young, but when I was old, your wife asked someone to beat me.”
“If you can’t do it, then don’t recognize me as your father.”
“I will take the people of the Xiao Family back to the village, and then ask the clan leader to remove you from the family tree and move you out of Xiaxi Village.”
“I will ask Zheng’er and his wife’s friend to help spread this matter in the capital to show that you are no longer a member of my Xiao Family in the future.”
“You are so powerful, I guess you won’t care.”
Old Man Xiao was furious this time.
Even now, this son was still reluctant to divorce this troublemaker. If he was unwilling to even demote his wife to a concubine, then there is no hope.
In the future, he might do something bad, which will implicate the people of their branch.
When Shi Qingluo listened to what Old Man Xiao said, he found that the old man was the smartest and most ruthless person in the Xiao family.
In ancient times, a person who was expelled from the clan represented a problem with his character, and he could not take the imperial examination or become an official.
He will also be despised by others when he goes out.
It’s like suddenly leaving the roots of a big tree, can he still live?
If the scumbag father is expelled from the clan, let alone his prospects, even the position of the deputy governor’s office will be lost if he is reported by the censor.
There was no way, the clan concept in this world was too deep.
Just like here, it was not illegal for parents to sell their children, but in modern times it is illegal, and they will go to jail.
Parents who are unkind will at most be talked about behind their backs, but if their children are unfilial, they will not only be pointed at by others, but even their parents will sue them, and they will go to jail.
This was also why they were very grateful to the scumbag father and Little Mother Ge. In the beginning, they split up the family and broke off the relationship. Otherwise, it would be troublesome to directly confront the scumbag father and her.
Ge Chunru was probably regretting this matter right now.
At the beginning, she might have thought that she could kill Xiao Hanzheng’s family without anyone knowing, so she relied on the scumbag father’s favor to ask him to break off the relationship.
Old Man Xiao’s words made Xiao Yuanshi’s face change: “Father, you are my father, how can I not recognize you?”
The old man was angry, and the old lady was completely led by Shi Qingluo, so this matter could not be resolved peacefully.
Old Man Xiao snorted coldly: “If you still recognize me as your father, you will deal with this unfilial daughter-in-law.”
“This is also on the northern border, and not many people know me and your mother.”
“If it were in Xiaxi Village, and the people in the village knew that we were beaten by your wife, we would not know where to put our old faces.”
“I’m afraid we can only find a rope and hang ourselves at your doorstep.”
Xiao Yuanshi’s face changed again: “Father, don’t be angry, I will give you a satisfactory answer.”
What else can he do when his parents force him like this?
It’s not right to go to Prince Jin, and it’s even more unacceptable if he is expelled from the clan.
When Ge Chunru heard what Xiao Yuanshi said, she looked at him in disbelief: “General.”
Xiao Yuanshi’s face was dark, and for the first time he yelled at Ge Chunru: “Shut up.”
If it weren’t for Ge Chunru, would he be so embarrassed now? Would he be controlled by the people of the Xiao family, who were instigated by Shi Qingluo?
He still understood the old man’s temper. He usually didn’t like to meddle in other people’s affairs, but once he made a decision, he would really do it.
Breaking off the relationship and expelling the clan were two different things.
If the old man and the old lady proposed to break off the relationship, he might agree. He would not be involved with the Xiao Family. After all, he couldn’t wait to get rid of this burden.
But if he was expelled from the clan, his future would be ruined.
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