OBS Chapter 354: Judgment and Divorce
Chapter 354: Judgment and Divorce
Divorce Verdict - Late at night, Emperor Shenwu returned to his bedroom in the rear hall. Lan Qingwu was leaning against the headboard, quietly waiting for his lover to return late.
The Shenwu Emperor stood at the inner gate, staring at her without blinking. After a moment, he stepped forward and embraced Lan Qingwu in his arms: "Didn't I tell you not to wait for me? Go to bed early!"
A smile appeared on Lan Qingwu's lips: "I slept too much during the day, so I'm not sleepy now!"
Lan Qingwu regained some energy and helped Emperor Shenwu bathe and change clothes. Emperor Shenwu carried Lan Qingwu to the bed in a fresh outfit. He looked at Lan Qingwu's slightly exposed shoulders and frowned involuntarily. His fingers slightly lifted Lan Qingwu's thin pajamas. Lan Qingwu was still a little confused: "Brother Heng?"
Emperor Shenwu sighed and said, "Let me see your waist."
Lan Qingwu understood and lay obediently in the arms of the Shenwu Emperor, not moving. After a while, the Shenwu Emperor's fingertips gently stroked Lan Qingwu's snow-white, delicate waist, causing Lan Qingwu to tremble. Then Lan Qingwu heard the Shenwu Emperor's muffled voice: "Ruoruo, does it still hurt? I... lost my mind that night. You must be very scared!"
The slender and slightly cool fingers gently applied the ointment to Lan Qingwu, and the unique fragrance of the ointment immediately emanated.
Lan Qingwu, who had her eyes closed, suddenly opened them. There was a hint of surprise in her eyes because of the deep apology in Emperor Shenwu's words.
Being called the Son of Heaven wasn't just a phrase. From the day Lan Qingwu entered the palace, this proud and noble man hadn't felt these emotions. As an emperor, right was right, wrong was right. The Shenwu Emperor was truly supreme, noble and unyielding, looking down upon all beings under heaven. Lan Qingwu remembered how the Shenwu Emperor had told him several times, "It's my fault," but his tone lacked any apology.
Lan Qingwu was silent for a few moments, then hugged the Shenwu Emperor tightly: "Wei Ruo is not afraid, and I don't want your apology, Brother Heng. If this is a dream, then let this dream continue forever! Wei Ruo loves this dream so much!"
In my dream, the two of us are always together. Can you make it come true?
Emperor Shenwu hugged Lan Qingwu back and chuckled, "Silly and weak!"
Emperor Shenwu gently kissed Lan Qingwu's delicate lips. The kiss was warm and lingering. He touched her carefully and cherished her without a trace of desire. It was a long time before Emperor Shenwu stopped, but his arms did not let go of the person in his arms all night.
Over the next ten days, Lan Qingwu kept an eye on the divorce case of the wife of Marquis Anping and the struggle between the former court and the harem. More and more officials were either forced or voluntarily involved in this dispute.
Under the manipulation of those with ulterior motives, more and more women stood up, and one after another they walked into the gate of the Imperial City Prefect.
This massive divorce case of the Marquis' wife spread throughout the entire imperial city in just a dozen days, and spread to every corner of the Da Sheng Dynasty like a gust of wind. In the following months, people all over the world were discussing this divorce case of the Marquis' wife that would surely go down in history!
At the imperial prefect's gate, Ruhan witnessed the first divorce case in hundreds of years since the evil concubine brought disaster to the country. As one woman after another recounted their experiences in their husband's family, their helplessness and despair, Ruhan's heart gradually cleared up. She suddenly understood why her young lady acted like this, why she braved this male-dominated world, repeatedly going against the current and never retreating a single step! Ruhan thought, it was really great that her young lady became the queen!
Ruhan couldn't help but shed tears as she listened to the woman's tragic story in the hall, but she felt a surge of joy in her heart. She knew what her young lady was about to accomplish was truly remarkable and magnificent, and how important it was for the women of the Dasheng Dynasty! Many of the people around Ruhan were like her. Some were so agitated that they couldn't help but curse out loud, "Beast! Beast!"
Lord Lin Suzhi had already stood up from his seat. He stood there motionless, listening to every word of the woman in the hall as solemnly and sadly as a sculpture.
The husband of the woman who had filed the complaint suddenly burst into the hall, yelling, "You damned bitch! You dare to file a complaint against me? I'm not afraid! Even if you file a complaint to the heavens, the laws of this world can't do anything to me! Come back with me, and I can still spare your life!"
The people watching around were suddenly in an uproar, just like a drop of water falling into a frying pan, causing chaos.
Ru Han felt a chill in his heart. The current laws were indeed powerless to deal with this arrogant and ferocious man.
Some onlookers who were familiar with the situation immediately gasped: "Isn't this Meng Da, the thug from West Sixth Street? He's notorious for beating his wife. Once, he kicked and beat her so hard that she had a miscarriage. His mother couldn't stop him and was pushed to the ground. It wasn't the first time his wife reported it to the police. Every time she was almost beaten to death, the police would just take a few glances and ask a few questions! After all, he's her husband. How could he really go to jail? Look at Meng Da himself, doesn't he look scared?"
The uncle shook his head: "I'm used to it!"
Meng Da really didn't take the people, officials and yamen runners around him seriously. After all, this was not the first time. He reached out to pull a woman in the lobby, and the woman took several steps back in fright.
Meng Da glared and was about to step forward again, when suddenly the sound of a gavel slamming down on a table resounded throughout the hall. Meng Da was startled, and he turned his head to look, only to see Lord Lin Suzhi in the hall with a solemn expression and a firm gaze, as if he had finally made up his mind: "Come here! This person is disturbing the court, and according to the law, he shall be punished with twenty strokes of the cane! Execute immediately!"
Meng Da was shocked: "What? You..."
Meng Da didn't have a chance to speak again. He was rushed by the yamen runners from the court and quickly pressed against the wooden board. Then there was Meng Da's screams of ghosts and wolves...
Lin Suzhi was still standing, his eyes not even glancing at Meng Da. "I will personally judge the divorce case for the wife of the Marquis of Anping! I hereby render the following ruling: The wife of the Marquis of Anping is permitted to divorce the Marquis of Anping, and may take back all of her dowry! If the dowry falls short, it will be sold at a low price using the pawnshop and lands of the Marquis of Anping's mansion! As for the concubine Wang, she will be temporarily detained in the dungeon until the case of the murder of the Marquis of Anping's legitimate son is concluded. No one is allowed to visit her!"
Ruhan returned to Qingliang Palace with an excited heart and described the scene at that time to Lan Qingwu and Ruping: "There was a woman named Li, who lived a life worse than chickens and dogs in her husband's family. She ate leftovers, wore patched clothes, worked from dawn to dusk, slept on the floor every night, and was beaten and bullied. She had two miscarriages and only raised a skinny daughter, but was still accused by her husband's family of inability to give birth to a son. There was also a child bride who was exchanged for marriage. She had been chained in the house by her husband's family for more than ten years and had become a little crazy. There was also a woman named Yan, a girl from an aristocratic family. She was there for her sister. Her sister had been married into the scholarly Gao family for only six months when she died inexplicably. Even the personal maids who married into the Gao family with her were sold off one by one. This had become a knot in her heart, and Yan had been secretly investigating the matter. And..."
In the meantime, Ru Ping silently poured tea for Ru Han twice. After Ru Han drank it all, he continued to report.
Finally, Ruhan's eyes turned red again: "My Lady, tell me, why did this happen? I think I finally understand why you insist on doing this."
Ruhan knelt before Lan Qingwu, looking up at her: "Miss, when I first saw you, I felt that you were shining. After so many years, I look at you and feel that your light is even brighter! Miss, Ruhan is very fortunate to have met you!"
Her lady has been doing her best to save people since the first day they met, and she has never stopped until today!
Lan Qingwu's originally angry mood was amused by Ruhan: "Silly Ruhan! I'm lucky to have met you! However, it's probably a little too early for Lord Lin to rule on the divorce. Lord Lin will be attacked in the court tomorrow!"