Back to the day I married my second wife, I turned around and married my ex-husband's uncle

"The letter of severance..."

She pronounced the three words in disbelief.

I didn't dare look back at all.

The hand holding the letter couldn't stop shaking.

Jiang Ningwan's heart suddenly tightened when she caught sight of the words "sever ties" from the corner of her eye.

I stood there for a long time without reacting. The bleak autumn wind blew and a chill penetrated my body.

"Princess?" the guard called out several times.

Jiang Ningwan suddenly came to her senses and took an unsteady step back.

"Is the princess alright? You don't look well."

"It's okay." Jiang Ningwan clutched the letter and quickly returned to her room.

He took the seal of the Duke and rode his horse to the mansion of Duke Ling.

As Jiang Ningwan stepped into the gate of the Duke's Mansion, her heart rose to her throat and her steps became heavy.

When I approached the room, I heard Ling Chaowen crying sadly from inside.

"Qinglai was wronged. She was wronged...it was all Jiang Ningwan's fault!"

The maids and servants in the yard held their breath, pricked up their ears, and listened quietly.

Jiang Ningwan's palms tightened and she rushed into the room.

"Ling Chaowen! What's wrong with you? Lin Qinglai framed my grandfather for collaborating with the enemy, and the case is closed. And you're saying it was me?"

"I worked so hard to overturn the Ling family's case and prove their innocence! But in your mouth, I've become a criminal!"

"I didn't expect you to be grateful to me, but at least think of me well. But what do you mean by this?"

She held up the letter and said sternly:

"Severing the relationship letter, you want to sever ties with me?"

Jiang Ningwan's eyes were red as she looked at the brother and sister in disbelief.

Ling Jinlan stood by the bed, looked at her, then looked at Ling Chaowen, feeling embarrassed.

Not knowing whose side to stand on, I just kept silent and lowered my head.

Ling Chaowen was even more agitated and wanted to get up from the bed, but his injuries were so painful that he was unable to get up, so he could only lie down and pound the bed with his fists.

"Don't be so hypocritical! You're overturning the Ling family's case not for us, but for your mother! And the Duke's Seal!"

"If you really wanted to benefit us, you wouldn't have occupied my seal of nobility! You wouldn't have let me see Lin Qinglai and wouldn't have told me the truth!"

"You said you wouldn't let us suffer, but even Jinlan wanted to stay in the Prince Chu's Mansion, but you sent her back in a roundabout way! You were afraid that Jinlan would take your position as the Princess of Chu!"

"hypocritical!"

Every word was filled with anger.

Like sharp knives stabbing Jiang Ningwan's heart.

The servants outside the door heard the noise, looked at each other with wide eyes.

I can't believe it. They were a family that finally reunited a few days ago, but now they have fallen apart to this extent?

Jiang Ningwan was furious and took out the seal of nobility from his arms. "Isn't this what you want?"

"Ling Chaowen, Ling Chaowen, do you think you can keep the title of Duke?"

Ling Chaowen was furious and said, "Whether we can defend it or not is our Ling family's business. Don't forget your last name is Jiang! Don't even touch our Ling family's seal of the Duke!"

As he spoke, he pushed Ling Jinlan beside him and said, "Go and get the Seal of Honor!"

Ling Jinlan walked up to Jiang Ningwan hesitantly, but didn't dare to extend his hand.

Jiang Ningwan was extremely angry and stared at Ling Chaowen.

"Have you thought it through? Do you really want to sever all ties with me?"

Ling Chaowen didn't hesitate at all, "That's right!"

"From now on, our Ling family's affairs have nothing to do with you, and you don't need to interfere!"

Those decisive words left no room for negotiation.

Jiang Ningwan's heart sank, and her eyes were filled with disappointment. She placed the Duke's seal in Ling Jinlan's hand and walked away.

"Then let's just go our separate ways from now on."

"You can take care of yourself!"

Jiang Ningwan left the Duke of Ling's Mansion with red eyes, disappointed and angry, and immediately withdrew all the guards she had arranged.

After walking out of the gate of Duke Ling's Mansion and getting on her horse, she looked back at the plaque, gritted her teeth, and rode away.

……

In one day.

The news spread throughout Kyoto.

The Ling brothers and sisters severed their relationship with Jiang Ningwan all for the Ling family's Duke Seal.

For a time, it became a topic of conversation among the powerful and influential in Kyoto.

During lunch, everyone in the Qin family was discussing this matter.

"The Ling family has severed ties with Jiang Ningwan, so the Duke of Ling must be Ling Chaowen?" Princess Yi was a little unwilling.

Lu Qingheng, sitting on a chair with a haggard face, smiled coldly, "Of course, and now that the relationship has been severed, Jiang Ningwan can't get any of the glory of Duke Ling."

Let’s see if Princess Yi still wants to please Jiang Ningwan.

Princess Yi frowned and sighed softly, "These Ling brothers and sisters are truly ungrateful. They were able to return to Kyoto only thanks to Jiang Ningwan's redress of the Ling family's wrongdoing. And now they're severing ties with Jiang Ningwan just for that Duke Seal."

Lu Qingheng sneered, "If mother feels sorry for Jiang Ningwan, why not help her get the Seal of Noble back?"

Aren’t they just trying to curry favor with Jiang Ningwan? They even helped Jiang Ningwan to harm her. She will never be able to swallow this in her life.

If it weren't for Beihuang, she wouldn't have endured it until now.

Qin Beihuang, who was standing aside, was lost in thought and didn't say a word.

"Beihuang, you should have less contact with people like the Ling brothers and sisters in the future." Princess Yi warned herself.

Coming back to his senses, Qin Beihuang put down his bowl and chopsticks, "I have something else to do, you guys take your time eating."

……

In the next two days, Qin Beihuang often wandered around Huichuntang, saying that he was there to buy medicinal herbs, but in fact he bought nothing.

More like waiting for someone.

At the tea stall across the street, a girl in white sat quietly drinking tea, watching him from afar.

into the night.

The lights were dim, and Ling Jinlan was busy alone in a room filled with medicinal herbs. His clear eyes revealed a hint of viciousness that was hard to fathom.

After preparing the medicinal powder, Ling Jinlan picked up a broken hairpin, which was hollow, and carefully poured the medicinal powder into it.

Then he closed the broken hairpin, began to glue and polish it, and repaired it until it looked completely unbroken.

After finishing, she held the hairpin up to the candlelight. The jade was transparent and integrated. No powder or cracks could be seen inside.

Ling Jinlan raised a satisfied smile at the corner of his lips.

The next day.

Ling Jinlan came to Huichuntang to get medicine for Ling Chaowen.

"Second Miss, your medicine is ready." The waiter skillfully filled the medicine and handed it to her.

"Thank you." Ling Jinlan took the medicine and turned to leave.

But he ran into Qin Beihuang head-on.

When she passed by Qin Beihuang, the jade hairpin on her head attracted Qin Beihuang's attention, and he grabbed her.

"Second Miss Ling."

Ling Jinlan was startled, broke free from his hand and took a few steps back.

As if frightened, Qin Beihuang quickly stepped back to distance himself from her. "Miss Ling, forgive my intrusion, but I just wanted to ask where the jade hairpin on your head came from?"

Ling Jinlan looked at him in confusion, touched the jade hairpin on her head and took it off.

"You mean this?"

"Correct!"

Qin Beihuang frowned and stared at the jade hairpin intently. Wasn't this the one he gave to Jiang Ningwan before they got married?

He had never seen Jiang Ningwan wear it after they got married, and he had long forgotten about the hairpin.

I wonder if I saw it wrong.

"This was given to me by my cousin."

Looking at the jade hairpin in his hand, a trace of sadness flashed across Ling Jinlan's brows.

"Now that we've severed ties, there's no point in keeping it."

As he said that, Ling Jinlan reluctantly placed the jade hairpin on the counter next to him and walked away.

Qin Beihuang was extremely shocked. It turned out to be the jade hairpin he gave to Jiang Ningwan.

He picked up the lily of the valley on the counter, his mind racing.

Jiang Ningwan's appearance back then emerged in my mind. She also loved wearing brightly colored clothes and had a quick and cheerful demeanor...

Even after the divorce, Jiang Ningwan didn't throw away the jade hairpin.

It can be seen that she has never forgotten...