Chapter 99: Woman Divorces Husband
Prime Minister Chen stared at Liang Yunyan's back with a cold look in his eyes as she left.

Naturally, Prime Minister Chen was unhappy about letting her go.

But the emperor had already spoken, and he couldn't comment for the time being.

So, Prime Minister Chen lifted his robe, knelt down, and said, "Your Majesty, I request that Hu Yunshen be punished!"

Immediately afterwards, Chen Qingyin's two elder brothers, along with their respective sons who had been brought into the palace, all knelt down and begged.

The emperor looked at Chen Qingyin and said in a deep voice: "It is not convenient for me to interfere in your family affairs, but since your father and brother have come to me for help, I have to intervene. Chen Qingyin, how do you want to solve this matter?"

Chen Qingyin lifted her skirt and knelt down, her eyes red.

"Your Majesty, please show me some mercy and allow me to divorce Hu Yunshen!"

As soon as these words came out, the whole place was in an uproar.

Since ancient times, it has always been men who divorced women, and I have never heard of a woman divorcing a man.

Chen Qingyin choked up and said, "Since I married into the Hu family, I have used up all my money to support them. My parents-in-law sold my dowry, and Hu Yunshen even took my money at will to give to his concubine Liang Yunyan."

"Even after Hu Yunshen went to war, I had to pay for all the expenses and social interactions at home. It's not an exaggeration to say that I'm the one supporting the Hu family now."

"When Hu Yunshen married me, I felt sorry for his poor family background and didn't even ask for a betrothal gift. Now, since we want a divorce, he must return all my dowry to me. But the emperor has also seen that he has nothing left."

"Then I don't want him to return the dowry and divorce me. He is not qualified, so please grant me the right to divorce him, Your Majesty."

Everyone was shocked, but they actually felt that there was nothing wrong with what Chen Qingyin said.

It doesn't make sense for a man to keep spending his wife's dowry and even use it to support his mistress. It's really too much.

Only Ning Guanzhou knew that Chen Qingyin did this not only to leave Hu Yunshen, but also to take Mianmian away from the Hu family smoothly.

Although there has never been a case of a woman taking her children away during a divorce since ancient times, Chen Qingyin wants to be the first one.

She has been without her biological mother since she was a child, and she knows that growing up away from her mother will be very difficult.

So she absolutely didn't want Hu Mianmian to have the same childhood as her.

This incident was so horrifying and unprecedented that the emperor fell silent.

Judging from his expression, he probably wants to refuse.

Because once a precedent is set, how can we restrain other women who follow suit?

Seeing this, Ning Guanzhou stepped forward and whispered a few words to the emperor.

The emperor's expression changed very quickly, and he frowned immediately: "What you said does make some sense."

He looked at Chen Qingyin and said, "Let me put it this way. I cannot allow you to divorce Hu Yunshen, but I can make the decision to end your relationship as husband and wife."

"And we will post a notice to expose Hu Yunshen's actions to the public, so that you can vent your anger. As for your current dowry, money, house, and your daughter, you can take them away. Are you satisfied with this?"

Chen Qingyin was stunned.

Although the result was not what she expected, the ending was pretty much the same.

Chen Qingyin decided to stop when she saw that things were going well, and immediately kowtowed: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your help!"

She raised her eyes and glanced at Ning Guanzhou.

Chen Qingyin knew that Ning Guanzhou had contributed a lot to this matter.

Hu Yunshen was pinned to the ground, shouting and swearing.

At last he laughed and taunted as if he had gone mad.

"Chen Qingyin, you are a bitch! I haven't even told you that you are a fickle woman, but you dare to accuse me! Hu Mianmian is not my daughter. She is the child you had an affair with another man. Do you think I don't know..."

Before he could finish his words, he was kicked on the head by the second brother of the Chen family and fainted on the spot.

If Chen Hanmo hadn't stopped him in time, the second brother of the Chen family would have almost beaten Hu Yunshen to death. "You bastard! My sister suffered so much marrying you, and you still dare to frame her!"

Chen Qingyin didn't know why, but even though she knew Hu Yunshen's words were slander, she actually felt guilty.

Because of this incident, the emperor lost interest in holding a banquet.

And we must thoroughly investigate where the assassin came from.

The crowd dispersed quickly.

Before tomorrow, the whole capital will definitely be discussing this matter.

Chen Qingyin was holding Hu Mianmian and passed by Prime Minister Chen when he called her.

"Qingyin." Prime Minister Chen had a stern expression and his furrowed brows were filled with worry for his daughter.

Chen Qingyin turned to look at him with a faint gaze.

Prime Minister Chen couldn't help but say: "Since you're divorced, bring Mianmian home. There is always a place for you at home."

"Father was at fault for what happened last time. When you come back to live with us, we will make it up to you."

It was unexpected that Prime Minister Chen, who was usually serious, would say something like this.

But Chen Qingyin remained calm and remained cold.

"Thank you, father. I'll think about it. Mianmian, say goodbye to grandpa."

Hu Mianmian waved her little hand and was led away by Chen Qingyin.

After the mother and daughter left, Prime Minister Chen sighed heavily.

"I still hurt their feelings. Mianmian didn't even call me grandpa just now."

Chen Hanmo and Chen Hanjing looked at each other.

Chen Hanjing comforted him: "Don't worry, father. My little sister hasn't gotten over the hurdle in her heart yet. When she comes home, we will make it up to her and Mianmian. She will definitely get over the knot in her heart."

"I hope so."

When Hu Mianmian was halfway there, she saw Ning Guanzhou and Xiao Jingli standing not far away, holding lanterns and waiting.

The mother and daughter stepped forward and looked at Xiao Jingli in confusion.

Ning Guanzhou smiled: "Just now, His Highness the Ninth Prince said that he would come with him to see Mianmian out of the palace."

Chen Qingyin was a little surprised, and remembering that Xiao Jingli had just saved Hu Mianmian, her tone was suddenly filled with gratitude.

"Your Highness the Ninth Prince saved our lives. We will never forget it. If Your Highness the Ninth Prince doesn't mind, you can come to our house for dinner when you are free. I will treat Your Highness well."

Xiao Jingli raised his eyebrows, and the boy's handsome and cold face looked particularly beautiful under the moonlight.

"Okay, that's exactly what I meant." He agreed immediately and secretly raised his chin towards Hu Mianmian.

As if to say, she couldn't escape.

Hu Mianmian kept repeating what she had just promised him and did not speak to stop him. She just puffed up her little face and looked at her big dark eyes.

Ning Guanzhou and Chen Qingyin walked in front, while Xiao Jingli and Hu Mianmian walked behind.

Ning Guanzhou said to Chen Qingyin: "Liang Yunyan was saved. The man is called Anuyi, and he is an envoy from Futu. Because Futu has mastered the secret formula of gunpowder, the emperor needs to cooperate with them."

"The emperor had no way of refusing Anouyi's request. He said Liang Yunyan had saved his life. In short, he did his best to protect her."

Chen Qingyin frowned: "I didn't expect that she has such a skill."

Ning Guanzhou nodded: "I'm afraid that Liang Ruosheng is also his child."

Behind them, Xiao Jingli was speaking to Hu Mianmian in a lazy tone, "You must come to the palace once every three days to let me absorb the Tiger Soul to help me practice. If you don't come, I will leave the palace to find you. I won't discuss this matter with you."