Quick Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder Female Supporting Character's Revenge

"Do not……"

Lin Suwan shook her head with tears in her eyes, sensing what Duan Yiyuan was about to say.

But Duan Yiyuan didn't even glance at her, nor did he pay any attention to her attempts to stop him.

He had a stern face and looked at everyone present with his hands behind his back.

"What you all may not know is that Lin Suwan is not actually the eldest daughter-in-law of the Duan family, nor can she be considered my wife."

Duan Yiyuan's words caused everyone present to look at each other in bewilderment.

Even Duan Yihuai looked somewhat confused, not quite understanding what Duan Yiyuan meant by those words.

Only Lin Suwan's face turned deathly pale, her eyes filled with despair.

"Yiyuan, what do you mean?" Uncle Duan pressed.

Duan Yiyuan no longer concealed the truth and revealed the inside story directly.

"The story goes back several years. Back when the Duan family and the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion were discussing this marriage, I went to Lin and told her that I had no interest in her and that she should choose another man. However, Lin still married into the Duan family under the arrangement of the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion, the Prince of Yan's mansion, and my father."

“My father knew I did not agree to the marriage, so he deliberately kept it from me and sent me away from the capital on business. It wasn’t until I returned to the capital and saw the Duan family’s house decorated with lanterns and streamers that I learned it was my wedding banquet.”

“At that time, I could not accept being arranged to marry in this way, and I argued with my father. So I left the Duan family. But my father claimed to the outside world that I had fallen seriously ill and made Lin bow to the rooster to complete the wedding ceremony.”

Upon hearing Duan Yiyuan's words, everyone present vaguely recalled what had happened a few years ago.

At that time, the eldest son of the Duan family had just passed the imperial examination and become the third-ranked scholar, and was the object of affection for many young ladies in the capital. Naturally, everyone knew about his marriage to Lin Suwan, the sixth daughter of the Marquis of Wu'an.

However, an unexpected incident did occur on their wedding day. Lord Duan announced that the eldest son of the Duan family had suddenly fallen ill and ordered someone to bring a rooster to Lin Suwan for the wedding ceremony.

Throughout history, it was not uncommon for a rooster to perform the wedding ceremony in place of the groom when the groom was unable to do so in person for other reasons.

Although the matter caused some discussion at the time, no one felt there was anything wrong with it, and Lin Suwan married into the Duan family and became the eldest daughter-in-law of the Duan family.

Only now do people know the truth behind the scenes: it turns out that Duan Yiyuan did not suddenly fall seriously ill, but that he did not agree to the marriage at all and was forced to marry without being told.

This was the first time Duan Yihuai had heard about this, and his face was filled with shock.

Duan Yiyuan continued, "When I was about to leave the capital, I sent someone to deliver a letter of divorce to Lin before I left, explaining the reasons to her and hoping that she would take the letter of divorce and leave the Duan family."

"Therefore, Lin can not really be considered my wife, nor can she be considered the eldest daughter-in-law of the Duan family."

Lin Suwan felt a wave of dizziness.

Divorce Agreement.

Duan Yiyuan did indeed bring up the divorce agreement.

Duan Yihuai glanced at Lin Suwan with a hint of surprise. Lin Suwan had never mentioned the divorce agreement to him before.

Duan Yiyuan frowned and said, "However, I later learned that after Lin received the divorce papers, she did not leave the Duan family."

After hearing this, everyone understood.

It turns out that Duan Yiyuan had already written a divorce agreement for Lin Suwan, but Lin Suwan had not revealed a word of it to the outside world all these years. Instead, she stayed in the Duan family as the eldest daughter-in-law of the Duan family and became the head mistress of the Duan family.

There were some things Duan Yiyuan couldn't say, but they were well aware that Lin Suwan's family belonged to the Prince of Yan's faction. Now that the Prince of Yan's faction had been purged, her reasons for not wanting to leave the Duan family were self-evident.

Lin Suwan noticed the strange looks from everyone and felt utterly humiliated.

The person who was slapped was clearly Duan Yihuai, but the gazes of those people hurt her more than the slaps themselves.

Lin Suwan broke down in tears, crying out to Duan Yiyuan, "Is this my fault? Marriage is a matter of parental arrangement and matchmaker's word. This marriage was arranged by your father, the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion, and the Prince of Yan's mansion. What did I do wrong!"

"Why should I agree to a divorce just because you say so? Am I wrong to disagree with a divorce?"

“I stayed in the Duan family with your father’s approval. I have managed the Duan family for many years. I have worked hard, even if I have not made any great contributions. Have I done anything wrong?”

Duan Yiyuan glanced at her, but did not get angry because of Lin Suwan's crying and shouting. His expression remained calm and serious.

"I didn't say you were wrong, but these were all your own choices, so why are you complaining?"

“In the years I’ve been away from the capital, it has not been easy for you to manage the Duan family. I once thought that, in view of your contributions to the Duan family over the years, I would stop mentioning the divorce agreement and honor you as the true matriarch of the Duan family.”

"But what about you? You hold the position of the matriarch of the Duan family, yet you secretly have an affair with your brother-in-law. Where does that leave the reputation of me and the Duan family?"

"Lin family, you ruined all of this yourself."

Lin, you ruined all of this yourself.

These words kept swirling in Lin Suwan's mind, and two more hot tears rolled down her face.

Duan Yihuai looked at Lin Suwan, still not quite in a daze.

After hearing Duan Yiyuan's words, the others present understood the ins and outs of the matter.

In other words, Lin Suwan wasn't actually the eldest daughter-in-law of the Duan family, but she clung to this status and refused to leave the family, while simultaneously having an affair with the second young master of the Duan family. This was...

The uncles and aunts of the Duan family were equally shocked after hearing this.

After a moment, they asked Duan Yiyuan, "Yiyuan, how do you plan to handle this matter?"

Duan Yiyuan's slightly cool gaze swept over Duan Yihuai and Lin Suwan.

He said in a deep voice, "Both Duan Yihuai and Lin Shi are at fault for their affair. Duan Yihuai knew that Lin Shi was his elder sister-in-law, yet he still had an affair with her, which violated ethical norms. He should be taken to the ancestral hall for family discipline and punished with thirty strokes of the cane."

"As for the Lin family."

At this point, Duan Yiyuan suddenly instructed Xia Rong: "Prepare brush, ink, paper, and inkstone."

"Yes, son."

Xia Rong responded and quickly presented the brush, ink, paper, and inkstone that had been prepared in advance.

No one understood what Duan Yiyuan meant.

Duan Yiyuan immediately picked up a pen and wrote something on the paper.

He only picked up the paper to show it after he finished writing.

"This is my letter of divorce to the Lin family. Please bear witness to it."

As he spoke, Duan Yiyuan handed the letter of divorce to Xia Rong, indicating that he should give it to Lin Suwan.

“Ms. Lin, you are pregnant now. I will not punish you with any family discipline. I will just write you a letter of divorce. You should leave the Duan family as soon as possible.”

Letter of divorce.

Lin Suwan felt a sharp pain in her heart when she heard those two words.

Xia Rong had already handed the letter of divorce to Lin Suwan.

Lin Suwan stared at the letter of divorce written in black and white on the white paper, her mind blank and her chest tight, almost unable to breathe.

Suddenly, she felt a sharp pain in her lower abdomen, clutched her stomach, and fell backward.

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