The prince kissed her seven times in one night, and the abandoned woman was scared!

At this moment, Yun Muqiu's weak voice suddenly rang out from behind Duan Huailin, followed by a declaration that made the Duan family ecstatic: "The imperial edict has arrived. The Duan family kneels to receive it."

"That's great! It must be the Holy Emperor's letter of appointment that has arrived. Alin, we will have official positions." The first person to be happy was Bai Xueruo who had recovered. She was bleeding and forgot everything. She only looked at the person who came with the imperial edict.

The Duan family members were instantly excited, especially Old Madam Duan. "Great! This imperial edict came just in time. Our Duan family has finally regained its glory."

"Mother, is this true? Fourth brother and his wife are going to become high-ranking officials?" The third son of the Duan family was also extremely happy. As long as his fourth brother and his wife got official positions personally conferred by the Holy Emperor, his Duan family would be able to call the wind and rain in Qingzhou City.

Not to mention the Yun family, even the prefect has to rely on the Duan family to survive. Wouldn't the rest of the rich and powerful people in Qingzhou City come running to him to curry favor with the Duan family?

By then, there would be more than just gold, silver, and jewelry. Even fine wines and beauties would be innumerable. The days of being the best of the best had finally arrived.

Looking at the Duan family, everyone's face was filled with excited smiles, their joy was beyond words, and they stared at the prefect who came to deliver the imperial edict with their eyes like torches, automatically ignoring Yun Muqiu who was beside the prefect.

Only Duan Huailin remained indifferent, looking grimly at the prefect Fang Tuo who was holding the imperial edict with an unhappy expression!

wrong!

If it was an imperial decree from the imperial city, conferring promotions, why was it the local prefect who announced it, rather than a special official from the imperial city?

He had a bad feeling.

Prefect Fang was over forty years old, wearing an official uniform, with an upright posture. He held the imperial edict high in his right hand, with his left hand behind his back. He looked at all the people from the Duan family present with an extremely calm expression, his brows furrowed tighter and tighter.

After hearing Bai Xuerou and Old Madam Duan's excited words, he glanced around and said, "The imperial edict has arrived. Why don't you kneel down to receive it?"

"Hurry, hurry, everyone, kneel down. I, your humble servant, will receive your order." The excited Bai Xuerou and Old Madam Duan were the first to kneel down to receive your order.

Duan Huailin also had to bow his head and kneel down.

Prefect Fang ignored the Duan family and directly announced the decree: "This is a blank imperial decree. By the will of Heaven, the Holy Emperor decrees that because Duan Huailin betrayed Yun Suyue first, fabricated charges to defame her reputation, and married someone else out of love, Yun Suyue is hereby permitted to divorce Duan Huailin.

From today on, Yun Suyue and Duan Huailin dissolve their marriage relationship. From now on, they are free to marry and have nothing to do with each other. This is my decree!

"What? A blank imperial edict? Divorcing your husband?"

"I've never heard of this before. How shameful! Duan Huailin is the first person to be divorced in my dynasty."

There were still many onlookers around who had not escaped. They were all extremely surprised, and their eyes changed when they looked at the Duan family.

"The Duan family is finished." Old Madam Duan slumped to the ground, her face pale.

She had also heard about the blank imperial edict, but the Yun family was just an imperial merchant family. Even if the father and his two sons were sacrificed ten years ago, it was their own business. How could they deserve such honor?

Today, Yun Suyue failed to get rid of him, and instead lost everything. The Yun family is really despicable, a profiteer at heart. To have such an honor is like a death-proof golden ticket, yet they didn't tell me earlier.

Yun Suyue is even more hateful. She has been very careful in the three years since she got married and has not revealed any signs of trouble. Otherwise, it is impossible for his Duan family to reject Rong Rongchong, who is so good as to divorce her.

If the divorce had not taken place, wouldn't it be possible for her Duan family to easily get a hundred acres of fertile land and ten thousand taels of gold?

It's hateful. Both the Yun family and Yun Suyue are hateful. They have such a great favor but they didn't reveal a bit of it, causing her Duan family to lose such a good thing. She will never have an easy life in the future.

This overwhelming wealth is gone just like that? This overwhelming wealth that was within reach is gone just like that... Ahhhh!

"Impossible, this is impossible. The Holy Emperor cannot issue such an imperial decree. How can it not be an imperial decree for promotion? Impossible... Pu, ah." Bai Xueruo spat out a mouthful of blood, rolled her eyes and almost fainted.

The small Yun family has long been in decline, yet they still have such a great favor. The Holy Emperor will soon know about this, and then the fact that she stole Yun Suyue's man will be known to the whole court. Being scolded as shameless and despicable is a small matter.

But what about her brother? He would also be implicated.

No, she must write a letter asking her brother to find a way to perform a meritorious service as soon as possible, so as to offset her faults and stop the gossips of others, and then her scandal will be exposed.

After all, military achievements are the most important compared to rumors. Ordinary people have short memories and are most convinced of generals who defend their country.

Yes, I must inform my brother as soon as possible.

Duan Huailin was even more skeptical of such a thing. "Impossible! The Holy Emperor couldn't possibly issue such an imperial decree. How dare you fake the imperial decree?"

He simply didn't believe it, and in anger, he pointed at the prefect, refusing to believe it. This imperial edict was like a bolt from the blue, shattering his dignity as a man and destroying the reputation of his Duan family.

But he couldn't deceive himself. When he just arrived at the border, he heard the rumor that the current emperor had issued a blank imperial edict. Everyone said it must be given to the current seventh king, but it turned out to be given to the Yun family.

"You can see for yourselves whether it is a false imperial edict or not." The prefect sneered and spread out the imperial edict in his hand for Duan Huailin and others to see.

Duan Huailin had no doubts after just one glance. He stared at the imperial edict with wide eyes, "How is this possible? Is this really the blank imperial edict that was rumored?"

Prefect Fang nodded, "Yes. Ten years ago, when Madam Yun entered the palace and resigned from her position as Imperial Merchant, the current Holy Emperor bestowed this upon her. However, I happened to be present at the time, so only a few officials knew about this.

It was clearly written next to the imperial edict that as long as it did not involve the dispute over the dynasty, did not commit crimes, did not oppress innocent people, and was only for the purpose of protecting the heroic descendants of the Yun family, the Yun family could fill in any content and it would be valid forever.

Because of its special nature, the imperial edict is only valid once and must be returned to the palace for destruction afterwards."

After saying this, Prefect Fang shook his head and said to Duan Huailin, "It was your Duan family who was greedy and wanted to swallow an elephant. You wronged Su Yue first, and now you still want to make trouble. She has already given you a choice, to part ways amicably, to divorce, but it was your Duan family who didn't want it and insisted on making things go to this extent.

It was you who forced the head of the Yun family to take out this blank imperial edict to protect his sister. You, the Duan family, where is your conscience?

Since Su Yue married into your Duan family, she has been doing her duty and has been determined to live with Duan Huailin. This was also the only wish of Madam Yun before she passed away. You have let them down.

Now that things have come to this, it’s over. Let’s each live our own lives from now on.”

Yun Muqiu looked at Yun Suyue and said, "Sister, you are free now. Go pack your things and go home with your third brother."

Yun Suyue smiled brightly, "I've already packed it up. Thank you, Mr. Prefect, and thank you, Third Brother."

Jiuli and Taoxiang couldn't wait any longer, "Yes, Master, we will take out all the young lady's dowry right away."

Don't think it's over, it's not yet.