The daily life of a cold and aloof general raising his wife

The next day, the letter of severance of kinship written by Jiang Shuwan was delivered to the Marquis of Dongping's residence, and the letter happened to fall into the hands of the Marquis of Dongping.

When Marquis Dongping saw it, he was very angry. He felt some resentment towards Jiang Shuwan. He took the document to Jiang Shuwan, thinking that the Marquis's residence had finally been settled, so why did Jiang Shuwan cause trouble again?

He first went to the General's Mansion, but upon learning that she had gone to the Grand Princess's Mansion, he then went to the Grand Princess's Mansion.

Jiang Shuwan told her grandmother about writing the severance document.

Upon hearing this, the Grand Princess sighed. In fact, she had long felt that this day would come; the Gu family had truly gone too far.

Jiang Shuwan said guiltily, "Grandmother, I am unfilial. You are so old and you still have to worry about me."

“What are you saying? In Grandma’s heart, you are the most sensible and obedient child. It’s all Gu’s fault. Grandma supports you.”

Jiang Shuwan hugged the Grand Princess, "Thank you, Grandmother."

The Grand Princess gently patted her back to comfort her.

Granny Zhou came in to report, "The Grand Princess and the Marquis of Dongping request an audience."

Jiang Shuwan stepped out of her grandmother's arms.

The Grand Princess said coldly, "Let him in."

"Yes."

After finishing her sentence, Granny Zhou left.

Marquis Dongping arrived soon after.

"Mother."

Marquis Dongping bowed.

The Grand Princess gave a cold snort, clearly annoyed.

Marquis Dongping pulled out a document from his robes and questioned, "Wan'er, did you write this first?"

Jiang Shuwan replied solemnly, "Yes."

“You are the child who is the least troublesome for your father, how come you are now acting up like this?”

Without asking any questions, the Marquis of Dongping immediately launched into a tirade of reprimands.

Jiang Shuwan retorted, "Father, I'm not being unreasonable. This is a decision I made after careful consideration. Didn't Madam Gu tell you that we had already verbally severed ties at the General's Mansion?"

Marquis Dongping was taken aback; he really didn't know.

Jiang Shuwan told him everything that happened that day, word for word.

After hearing this, Marquis Dongping frowned and said, "Your mother would never say such vicious things."

Jiang Shuwan said coldly, "Whether Father summoned her or not, we'll know once we ask."

“Yes, call Madam Gu over,” the Grand Princess said.

Upon seeing this, Marquis Dongping sent someone to fetch Lady Gu.

Soon, Madam Gu arrived, feeling very uneasy on the way. She was most afraid of this princess-like mother-in-law. When she saw Jiang Shuwan there, she thought that Jiang Shuwan must have been talking badly about her behind her back.

Madam Gu bowed and said, "Daughter-in-law greets mother-in-law."

It took the Grand Princess a long time before she allowed her to get up.

Lady Gu looked to Marquis Dongping for help.

Marquis Dongping glanced at his mother and then asked Lady Gu.

"You went to the General's Mansion on the day Gu Pinglan died?"

Gu felt a pang of anxiety upon hearing this; it was indeed Jiang Shuwan who had complained behind her back.

"Yes."

Marquis Dongping continued, "Did you say things like you wished Shu Wan were dead?"

Gu lowered his head and remained silent.

There's nothing the Marquis of Dongping doesn't know; Lady Gu must have said those things.

"You're insane! How could you say such things to your own daughter for the sake of a vicious woman!"

"She is my own sister."

The Gu family still sides with Gu Pinglan.

Marquis Dongping exclaimed, "Jiang Shuwan is still your own daughter!"

After saying that, he threw the document in his hand at Gu Shi.

Gu took the package, opened it, and then looked down to examine it.

She hadn't expected Jiang Shuwan to actually write a document; it seemed the other party really wanted to sever ties with her.

Gu pointed at Jiang Shuwan and angrily rebuked her: "You are outrageously disrespectful!"

The Grand Princess slammed her hand on the table and roared, "I'm still here! Do you think I'm dead? How dare you bully my granddaughter like this!"

Gu was so frightened that she trembled.

Marquis Dongping immediately bowed and said, "Mother, please calm your anger."

Seeing those two eldest princesses gives me a headache.

"I hereby declare that from this day forward, Shu Wan and the Marquis's Mansion shall have no further connection."

The Grand Princess knew that while Lady Gu was indeed despicable, her own son, who was good at trying to smooth things over and was not doing a good job, was equally despicable.

Both the Marquis of Dongping and Lady Gu were stunned when they heard this.

Marquis Dongping reacted first and said, "Mother, no! Shu Wan is my own daughter. How can she sever ties with me?"

Madam Gu remained silent.

The Grand Princess sneered and mocked, "You still know she's your own daughter? In all these years, how many times have you cared about her? Since we came back last year, have you ever truly cared about her even once!"

Marquis Dongping was speechless, then said, "I am a man, and even father and daughter should keep their distance."

The Grand Princess shook her head. "Only today have I truly seen through you two. I originally thought we were all family and would just live together in a muddle. But you've gone too far. Even now that I'm still here, you're still bullying my Wan'er like this. If I'm gone one day, who knows how you'll bully her? Since that's the case, we might as well sever ties and our two families need not have any contact in the future."

Marquis Dongping glanced at his daughter and found her expression indifferent.

Granny Zhou brought over pen and ink, and Jiang Shuwan rewrote the letter severing ties with her husband.

Marquis Dongping picked up his pen, looked at Jiang Shuwan, and asked, "Wan'er, are you really sure?"

Jiang Shuwan looked at him and said, "Father, this is the last time I will call you that. We live in the capital and will run into each other all the time. I don't want our two families to speak ill of each other in the future."

Marquis Dongping signed in shame.

Gu also signed his name.

From this day forward, Jiang Shuwan and the Dongping Marquis's Mansion will have no further connection.

Marquis Dongping left the Grand Princess's residence with his head bowed and eyes downcast.

Looking at Gu Shi's face, there was no trace of sadness.

The Grand Princess held Jiang Shuwan's hand and said, "Even without the Marquis's mansion, you still have your grandmother. From now on, your grandmother will support you."

"Thank you grandma."

The news that Jiang Shuwan had severed ties with the Marquis of Dongping's mansion somehow got out.

Jiang Shuwan's behavior unintentionally drew criticism, with some saying she was rebellious, and even during the morning court session, some officials impeached her.

"Your Majesty, I impeach Princess Jiang Shuwan of Yongning. She is disrespectful to her elders, ungrateful to her relatives, and heartless. I urge Your Majesty to strip her of her title as princess."

Xie Huai'an heard this and stepped forward.

"Your Majesty, I have something to say. Your Majesty, your words that Princess Yongning is disrespectful to her elders, ungrateful to her relatives, and heartless are pure nonsense. Since Princess Yongning married me, she has been extremely caring towards my parents and my siblings."

Wang Yanguan snorted at Xie Huai'an and said, "You are Princess Yongning's husband, so naturally you will speak on Princess Yongning's side!"

“What you’re saying, Lord Wang, is unbelievable. I have been married to the princess for over a year. If the princess were truly the kind of heartless and ungrateful person, I would certainly agree with you. But the princess is not like that. She is the best and most outstanding woman I have ever met. I will never tolerate anyone smearing her!” Xie Huai’an finished speaking and gave him a provocative look.

Lord Wang glared at Xie Huai'an, his beard bristling, "You..."

"All right."

Emperor Mingde interrupted him.

"I trust Princess Yongning's character. Let's not discuss this matter any further. Court is adjourned!" Emperor Mingde said and left.

The ministers knelt down and bowed, saying, "Respectfully seeing off Your Majesty, long live the Emperor!"