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Wei Tingyu and the others watched calmly as the family enacted this farce before them. As for Chai An, though he intended to rise and dissuade them, seeing Wei Tingyu's group in such a theatrical mood, he could only swallow the words he wanted to say. After all, just by seeing his maternal uncle-in-law's furious expression, his persuasion would likely be useless!
The Fan family's household was in utter chaos, a cacophony of smashing furniture and objects in the main hall. It wasn't until two quarters of an hour later that silence finally returned. Fan Lianghan was now bruised and swollen, beaten so badly by his father that even his own mother could barely recognize him! Wei Tingyu seized the opportunity and shot a meaningful glance at Lady Li Niang.
Lady Li Niang immediately understood and stepped forward to Master Fan, saying, "My dear in-law, a lesson is enough; don't truly injure him!"
"Right, right! My dear in-law is correct!" The Fan family matriarch, her face filled with heartache, quickly nodded in agreement with Lady Li Niang.
"Besides!" Lady Li Niang smiled faintly and added, "If he were truly beaten to death, wouldn't my daughter become a widow again?"
"Exactly, exactly! My dear in-law is correct!" The Fan family matriarch nodded repeatedly, echoing Lady Li Niang's words.
"If my dear in-law truly wishes to beat him, then wait until our two families are divorced and then beat him!" Lady Li Niang ignored the Fan family matriarch, who was echoing her words, and spoke directly.
"Yes! Yes! My dear in-law is correct..." The Fan family matriarch had now formed a habit. Hearing Lady Li Niang speak, she immediately nodded in agreement without thinking, only realizing something was amiss halfway through her sentence.
"Divorce? What divorce?" Master Fan also reacted at this moment, turning to Lady Li Niang with an incredulous expression.
"Naturally, the divorce between my Second Daughter and your damned son!" Lady Li Niang no longer cared about the Fan family's dignity; they were going to sever ties anyway. Moreover, with their handle on the Fan family now, there was no need to hold back.
"Who said anything about divorce?" The Fan family matriarch now understood and quickly shook her head, saying, "We absolutely will not divorce!"
"This matter is not something your Fan family can decide with a single word!" Eldest Daughter Shou Hua stood up, fanning herself with a round fan as she walked to her Second Sister Fu Hui's side, pulling her up from her chair and standing her behind herself as she looked at the Fan family matriarch. One must know that Eldest Daughter Shou Hua's status was different now; she was Wei Tingyu's publicly acknowledged noble concubine! The Fan family matriarch could no longer treat her with the same attitude as she did an elder sister-in-law. However, to make her completely abandon such a good in-law relationship with the Marquis, the Fan family was naturally unwilling.
"My dear in-law, can we talk this over properly?" Master Fan's eyes darted about, and he quickly bowed to Lady Li Niang, saying, "I know my good-for-nothing son has been unruly before. From now on, I will strictly discipline him!"
"From now on, Fu Hui will be the mistress of my household! All the power of managing this Fan family will be handed over to Fu Hui!"
"Furthermore, I will never again mention the matter of taking a concubine for my son. Let him only stay with Fu Hui for his entire life. How about that?"
After Master Fan finished speaking, the Fan family matriarch's face instantly changed. Putting aside everything else, to strip her of her power as the mistress of the household was unacceptable to her! But upon seeing her husband's stern gaze, she didn't have the courage to stand up and object. She could only shrink her neck and cautiously nod.
"Hmph!" However, Fu Hui no longer cared about her nominal parents-in-law at this moment. She directly flicked her sleeve and said, "Rivers and mountains may change, but one's nature is hard to alter! Besides, Fan Lianghan never thought highly of me, and I don't think highly of him. Why force ourselves to be together?"
"Exactly! Quickly write the divorce papers for my Second Sister, lest our two families become irreconcilable!" Fifth Daughter Le Shan also quickly spoke up at this moment.
"You're dreaming!" The Fan family matriarch, seeing that the Li family seemed determined and had seemingly conspired beforehand, immediately changed her expression and said, "Today, even if I don't write you the divorce papers, what can you do?"
"Then we'll simply have to take a trip to the public court!" Lady Li Niang smiled faintly and said, "Regarding today's matter, how will the Fan family conduct itself?"
"You..." The Fan family matriarch was instantly stunned upon hearing this, and her face became extremely unsightly, because the other party was clearly threatening her.
"Ah! I've truly seen something today!" At this moment, Wei Tingzhen also stood up, fanning herself with a round fan as she stepped forward to join the excitement, saying, "The husband's family has caused such a huge disaster, and they still won't allow the wife's family to divorce to protect themselves?" After speaking, she ignored the unsightly faces of the Fan family couple and directly turned to Lady Li Niang, saying, "Lady Li Niang, rest assured! If it goes to court, I will testify for you that this matter has nothing to do with your Li family!"
"As for taking a daughter of an official family as a concubine, your daughter also strongly opposed it!"
"She will definitely not be held accountable!"
Although Wei Tingzhen was not familiar with Lady Li Niang, Eldest Daughter of Lady Li Niang was now Wei Tingyu's noble concubine, and it seemed Wei Tingyu doted on her greatly. Therefore, the Li family, the Marquis Jining's Residence, and the Duke Jing's Mansion could all be considered relatives! So, whether it was for justice or kinship, Wei Tingzhen would stand on Lady Li Niang's side.
Upon hearing Lady Li Niang's statement, Master Fan and his wife both fell silent, because the situation was already very clear. Although once a husband's family was found guilty, the wife, as long as she hadn't divorced or been divorced, would generally not escape joint culpability. But that was only in general circumstances! If the Marquis Jining's Residence and the Duke Jing's Mansion were both to testify and even exert themselves on behalf of Fu Hui, then it was highly likely she wouldn't be implicated at all. In this way, the Li family would have no worries and might truly dare to sue them in the yamen.
Master Fan, realizing this, also understood that today's grand show was absolutely pre-arranged, and only his son and foolish wife had foolishly jumped into it. At this moment, he felt helpless in his heart and could only look at Chai An. After all, Chai An was somewhat of a noble, and compared to himself, he could speak more directly with the Marquis Jining's Residence and the Duke Jing's Mansion. However, to his disappointment, Chai An merely shook his head slightly, clearly indicating that he was powerless in this matter as well. After all, with so many witnesses, and all of them noble elites! If the yamen truly received the complaint, how it would be judged was almost without suspense!
"Enough, enough!" Master Fan saw that everyone's eyes were now fixed on him, and he finally understood completely. Thinking of this, he directly waved his hand and spoke to the bewildered steward beside him, "Go fetch the brush and ink!"
"Old Master!" The Fan family matriarch was instantly stunned upon hearing this, and looked at her husband with an incredulous expression, saying, "Are you truly going to write the divorce papers?"
"At this point, do we have a choice?" Master Fan was naturally unwilling, but now, the more he looked at his wife, the more displeased he became. He glared at her fiercely and said, "Haven't you always looked down on this daughter-in-law? Isn't this exactly what you wanted now?!"
"I..." The Fan family matriarch was startled upon hearing this, then lowered her head somewhat speechless. Such people usually loved to bully their daughters-in-law, but if it truly came to the point where their son had to divorce, they would certainly be unwilling. But she also understood the situation now. Let alone the outsiders present and the Li family's coercion, even her own husband had already made up his mind. So, at this moment, she said no more, only standing there with her head bowed, full of regret.
"Divorce?" And at this moment, Fan Lianghan, who had been beaten into a pig's head, finally reacted. He widened his bruised eyes, and after a long while, stammered, "No! I don't want to divorce my wife..." He was naturally regretful at this moment, but it was already too late. This soft murmur immediately attracted the gazes of those around him, and even his father glared at him fiercely. Although he didn't speak directly, Fan Lianghan understood that expression very well. The matter of writing the divorce papers and ending the in-law relationship today was a foregone conclusion, and he, of all people, dared not resist his father!
"Good, good, good!" Upon seeing Fan Lianghan, with a conflicted expression, sign and stamp the divorce papers, Wang Yingxue was the first to happily laugh. She directly stepped forward and took the divorce papers, carefully examining them. After confirming there were no issues, she turned and handed them to Lady Li Niang.
"Congratulations, Lady Li Niang!" Of course, as Wang Yingxue said this, her beautiful eyes secretly glanced at Wei Tingyu, a hint of seeking credit in her gaze. She naturally knew that Wei Tingyu's efforts in this whole affair were precisely to openly marry Fu Hui into the family, weren't they? Wang Yingxue knew that she didn't have the good fortune to openly enter the Marquis's gates, and could only honestly remain an outside concubine, so she secretly envied Fu Hui. Of course, being very practical, she also knew that mere envy was useless. It was most beneficial to use this opportunity to gain favor with the Marquis and make him dote on her even more!
"Thank you! Thank you!" Lady Li Niang accepted the divorce papers from Wang Yingxue with a face full of smiles. After reading them, the curve of her lips almost reached her ears. Finally! Her second daughter, Fu Hui, had finally escaped this fiery pit! Half of her mother's heart was now at ease!
"Congratulations, Second Sister!" Eldest Daughter Shou Hua also quietly stepped forward at this moment, gently taking Fu Hui's hand and smiling at her.
"Thank you, Elder Sister!" Fu Hui was also content at this moment. The heart that had long been suspended in mid-air finally settled. She held Shou Hua's soft hand and then turned her beautiful eyes to Wei Tingyu. Now that I'm finally free, will the Marquis this very night... Thinking of this, Fu Hui's small face involuntarily flushed slightly again. Of course, apart from Wei Tingyu, the other Li family sisters did not notice that she was blushing out of shyness at this moment, only thinking it was due to excessive happiness and excitement.
"Congratulations, Sister! Congratulations, Sister!" The other three sisters of the Li family naturally gathered around Fu Hui at this moment, happily congratulating her. If someone who didn't know saw this scene, they might think that Second Daughter Fu Hui had just gotten married! No one would ever imagine that this was a scene occurring at a divorce!
Of course, the Fan family members present at this moment all had ashen faces! After all, the Li family's celebration was a bit too blatant. One could even say they were mercilessly trampling the Fan family's dignity! A woman had just received divorce papers; although it wasn't a divorce by the husband, it was certainly not something glorious... The Li family not only showed no embarrassment but were all in high spirits?! Didn't this just indicate that the Fan family was like a living hell to them? However, due to the presence of Wei Tingyu and Wei Tingzhen, these two esteemed individuals, the Fan family members dared not act out, aside from feeling intense resentment in their hearts.
And Fan Lianghan, this fellow, suddenly raised his head with a bewildered expression at this moment. He looked at Fu Hui, who was being congratulated and surrounded by her sisters, and a hint of sinister intent suddenly appeared in his eyes. After all, for him, today's events were a colossal humiliation! In that single instant, his previously childish and playful nature seemed to be cast to the winds, replaced by a heart full of rage! How could such a beautiful wife leave him? How did he so foolishly sign and stamp the papers just now?
"No!" Thinking of this, Fan Lianghan suddenly jolted and shouted loudly, then desperately lunged towards Fu Hui.
"Ah!" His movement was too abrupt, so much so that Fu Hui and the Li family sisters surrounding her didn't react. Only Lady Li Niang screamed anxiously when she saw it! Of course, Wei Tingyu completely disregarded Fan Lianghan's sudden outburst! With a slight shift of his foot, he appeared like a ghost, blocking the way for Fu Hui and the Li family sisters. At the same time, he swiftly kicked the charging Fan Lianghan directly in the groin! The force of this kick was considerable. Fan Lianghan was sent flying by Wei Tingyu's kick, directly through the main hall's door and tumbling into the courtyard outside. And he did not roll around and cry out, clutching his groin as everyone expected, because at this moment, he was frothing at the mouth and had fainted!
Indeed! With the force of that kick, that fellow's groin likely met the same fate as an egg hitting a rock! All the men present almost simultaneously felt a jolt between their legs! Although the pain was happening to Fan Lianghan, just seeing this scene made them instinctively clench their legs.
"Son!" The Fan family matriarch also froze for a few seconds upon seeing this, then reacted and quickly rushed out, throwing herself onto Fan Lianghan and wailing.
"Quickly! Call a doctor! Quickly call a doctor!" Master Fan was also extremely anxious. After all, Fan Lianghan was the family's only male heir. If he ended up like this, the Fan family line would be severed! And everyone else at this moment had expressions of watching a good show. After all, Fan Lianghan's actions just now were indeed too frightening, and at this moment, no one sympathized with him!
"Pah! Serves him right!" Fifth Daughter Le Shan of the Li family, having recovered, spat fiercely in Fan Lianghan's direction, then turned to Wei Tingyu again, stars of adoration sparkling in her eyes! Goodness! The Marquis's kick actually sent a man flying so far?! What a hero! Especially since he was guarding the Li family sisters at the time, which made Fifth Daughter Le Shan even more reverent!
"Seeking death!" Eldest Daughter Shou Hua also faintly glanced in Fan Lianghan's direction at this moment, speaking with great composure. However, there was no expression on her face when she uttered these words, which made everyone who heard them involuntarily shiver. Indeed, Shou Hua's personality, which was very cold towards everyone except Wei Tingyu and her own mother and sisters, speaking such cold words with a cold expression, instantly made people's hair stand on end!
"Marquis Wei!" Of course, Chai An, this pretentious man, certainly couldn't sit still now! He frowned and looked at Wei Tingyu, asking, "Marquis Wei, why such a heavy hand? Do you truly show no mercy at all?" He also hated his cousin Fan Lianghan for suddenly doing such a foolish thing, but it was his blood relative, and he couldn't just ignore it. So he proactively blamed Wei Tingyu for being ruthless.
"He deserved it!" Wei Tingzhen naturally sided with her brother. She fanned herself with a round fan and spoke disdainfully, "Who told him to make the first move?"
"Even if he was in the wrong first, Marquis Wei didn't need to be so ruthless!" Chai An frowned and said, "Couldn't you just have taught him a lesson?" He naturally knew Fan Lianghan was in the wrong first, but at this moment, in order to excuse Fan Lianghan and push the responsibility onto Wei Tingyu, Chai An again pretended to be blind, attempting moral coercion.
"What nonsense is Young Master Chai speaking?" However, Chai An's words didn't need Wei Tingyu to refute them personally. Third Daughter Kang Ning spoke directly, "My Second Sister has already divorced the Fan family, and now she is a respectable young woman of the Li family! She has absolutely no relation to that Fan Lianghan anymore!"
"He actually dared to try and molest a virtuous woman in broad daylight?"
"Such a crime, even if he were beaten to death in the street, no one would pity him!"
The moment Kang Ning's words fell, the other Li family sisters also nodded in agreement.