The gambling god's wife in the Duke's Mansion is getting divorced again

The emperor set off and the armored soldiers withdrew quietly.

Zhaoyun Courtyard was empty again in an instant.

Pei You's voice trembled, tears streaming down his face: "Jinzhi, why are you so cruel to Dad?"

"Put away your tears, Pei Gong."

Pei Jinzhi slowly stood up and stood in front of Pei You, half a head taller than him:

"Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs, but you knew Kang was poisoning me, yet you turned a blind eye. Who is so cruel?"

"Jinzhi, how could you slander your father like this? I really didn't know anything about this!"

"The daughter of a traitorous official of the Kang family had already fallen on hard times before coming to the Pei Mansion, and she was quite ignorant. How could she possibly have obtained a rare Western poison like the evergreen? You and the Marquis of Pingyuan have served on the northwest frontier for many years, leading troops to conquer small Western countries many times. When a general is away, they often suffer from injuries and illnesses, so they would seek out local witch doctors to serve in the barracks. It would be easy for them to obtain some rare and secret medicine."

"I'm your father, how could I hurt you!"

Pei You was so angry that he threw his sleeves and sat on the armchair.

"From the moment you sent my mother to the late emperor's dragon bed, you are no longer worthy of being my father, Pei You!"

Pei Jinzhi's eyes were red as he pointed at Pei You's nose and scolded him:

"You hate the late emperor, you hate my mother, you hate my existence! You think I'm not of Pei's bloodline!"

Pei You clutched the armrest tightly, his face turning pale: "You...you..."

"Ten years ago, there was an assassination attempt outside the capital. I served as a hero in protecting the emperor, and the late emperor summoned us to the imperial garden. With just a quick glance, I knew that the queen, high above me, was my biological mother, Zheng Yunlan. She didn't die of illness; she's still alive! Hahahaha!"

Pei Jinzhi raised his head and laughed, his face full of tears.

"Speechless? Ha, you pretended to be trapped in the capital by the emperor; you accidentally learned that the emperor had sent me to find the imperial edict of succession. You secretly hid the edict on my body and made it public through Duke Wende's nightmare, making me a target of public criticism. You must have forgotten that when the late emperor wrote the edict of succession, only you and I were present. He hid the edict in the scabbard of my Chengying sword and gave it to me."

Pei You's face turned from blue to black and then returned to normal: "I didn't expect my son to see through it."

"On the 16th day of the 9th month in the 9th year of the Tianbao reign, at the hour of Shen, Prince Yun, Xiao Yi, was assassinated and returned to the palace. The late emperor believed this was an auspicious sign that Prince Yun had been appointed by Heaven. Delighted, he wrote an edict in the Imperial Garden, declaring that the throne would be passed to Prince Yun a hundred years from now, rather than to the current Guan family, or Prince Zhao at that time."

"How can a young boy like you rule the world?" Pei You frowned without any shame.

"You knew full well that the revelation of the imperial edict would mark the death of Prince Yun and me. That's why you followed me all the way back to Fengshui, wanting to witness this moment with your own eyes. Unfortunately, I've disappointed you."

Pei Jinzhi had a smile on his lips, and there was deep sadness in his eyes.

"He and you are both bastards! You shouldn't be alive in this world!"

Pei You lost his composure, waving his sleeves, sending the teacup shattering all over the table. His eyes were bloodshot, ferocious and terrifying, completely unlike the kind father he once was.

"It was you who, for your own future and the prosperity of the Pei family, handed Zheng Yunlan over to the late emperor! You don't deserve to live in this world! To make her submit willingly, you even poisoned her medicine! You thought you'd send her to the cannibalistic harem and she'd die soon, but she actually won the late emperor's favor, became empress, and even gave birth to Prince Yun. You hate her, yet you want to grovel at her feet and submit to her. Haha, how ridiculous!"

"She is unclean! She has had an affair with the late emperor for a long time! Otherwise, why would the late emperor have been so hard on me?! You are the bastard child of Zheng Yunlan and the late emperor!"

"Pa!" A crisp slap made Pei You dizzy.

It’s Mrs. Pei.

At some point, she stepped into Zhaoyun Courtyard alone.

"Shut up! Do you think you're going to let everyone know about your family's misfortune?"

Pei You had a dejected look on his face, as if his spine had been pulled out. He sat slumped in the armchair, silent.

"If you want to hate someone, hate me. It was me who decided to sacrifice Yunlan to the late emperor for the lives of the 300 members of the Pei family. The late emperor was in love with her when he was young, but by mistake he married another woman. After ascending the throne, Yunlan became the mole in his heart. Power allows people to do whatever they want, and he was unscrupulous in repeatedly harassing and threatening your father. Your mother was willing to die for her chastity, but we cannot send a dead Zheng Yunlan into the palace."

"You refused to fulfill her wish even at death, ruining her life." Pei Jinzhi was filled with resentment, with nowhere to vent: "Now she has become the new emperor's favorite concubine. This is the sin you have committed."

Madam Pei lowered her head and sighed:

"Under the imperial power, everyone is like an ant, dependent on others for survival. This is the Xiao family's kingdom. All I can do is protect the lives of my entire family. You hate me and the Pei family, but haven't you ever considered that Zheng Yunlan was willing to enter the palace because of you? She wanted to protect your life. If you want to hate someone, you should hate yourself even more."

"Yes, I hate it! I hate that I am in the Pei family and have become one of the cages that shackle her!" Pei Jinzhi burst into tears.

The moment he learned the truth, he wished he could die to atone for his sin.

"Half of my body was submerged in the Winter River. I should have died ten years ago, but God saved me. From that day on, I swore to use this broken body to kill everyone who harmed Zheng Yunlan. None of you will escape!"

"Kill us? I'm already half buried in the ground, so you can kill me as you please. The previous emperor has long passed away, and you still want to kill the current emperor? Regicide, patricide, you really dare to think about it. In this case, it seems that your leaving the Pei family is a blessing. I should thank our ancestors for their protection."

Mrs. Pei looked indifferent and said to Pei You, "He's crazy, You'er, let's go."

Pei You supported Madam Pei and slowly walked out of the study, looking back unwillingly:

"You say we are despicable, but are you glorious?"

"You keep calling your wife Sang Wan affectionately, but aren't you using her to burn the imperial edict to exonerate you and achieve your goal of withdrawing from the Pei clan and changing your surname to Zheng? What's the difference between you and me?"

"Mr. Pei has a keen eye." Pei Jinzhi laughed bitterly.

"Jinzhi, a man's eyes should be on the great cause of his country and the prosperity of his clan, not on romantic relationships. If Zheng Yunlan didn't have ambition and means, how could she have stayed in the harem? You don't understand today, but you will understand my painstaking efforts in the future. The eternal glory of the Pei family depends on me alone, and I will never let you destroy it so easily."

"Okay." Pei Jinzhi smiled, revealing his white teeth: "We'll see."

"The border is bitterly cold, you'll talk about it first if you can survive." Pei You turned around and glanced at him, with resentment in his eyes.

"Don't worry about me, Lord Pei. Life is worthless, and heaven treats it with indifference. Weeds cannot be completely removed; they will grow again with the spring breeze. In the Mingtang tomorrow, Lord Pei, please stand straight. The eternal glory of the Pei family depends on you alone."

"Just wait and see!" Pei You turned away.