Quick Transmigration: Refusing to Be a Victim's Child

Unfortunately, all of this was just wishful thinking on Chu's father's part.

"Since Father is so afraid that the Chu family will be implicated, why not give Miaoyi a letter of severance now?"

Chu Miaoyi turned around, her gaze resolute as she tore the divorce papers to shreds. Under the bloodshot eyes of the Chu family members, she slowly stepped out the door.

"Rebellious daughter, this rebellious daughter."

Mr. Chu was so angry that he clutched his chest and gasped for breath. He pointed at Mrs. Chu's nose and scolded her for not knowing how to raise children, causing him to suffer from his daughter's temper at his old age.

Brother Chu was so anxious he was jumping up and down, stopping his father from continuing his tirade. He then ordered a servant to bring pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, stuffed them into his father's hands, and urged him on:

"Now that things have come to this, Father understands what Sister means. Since she refuses to divorce, we should write this letter of severance and register it at the yamen to avoid causing any further trouble."

The soldiers who surrounded the Marquis of Le'an's residence today all looked fierce and menacing, which terrified the Chu family. What if these ruffians mistook the Chu family for accomplices of the Shao family? Wouldn't their family also suffer?

Originally, Chu's father was somewhat reluctant to pick up the pen, but under his eldest son's repeated urging, and thinking about the official position he had finally secured, he gritted his teeth, wrote the letter severing ties with his family, pressed his fingerprint on it, and waved for his son to take it away.

Chu Miaoyi, who had not gone far from the Chu family gate, ran into Chen's eldest uncle, who was watching nearby.

Chen Da had come specifically to check on the two children out of concern, but to his surprise, even his nephew's wife had come out of the Chu family home. He momentarily forgot to hide and quickly approached her with concern:

"Niece-in-law, what brings you out? Are you going to the yamen to file for divorce?"

Unexpectedly, even Chen's eldest uncle knew about their impending divorce, while she herself had only just found out. Chu Miaoyi couldn't help but feel resentful towards her husband.

'That bastard, he doesn't trust me at all.'

Thinking of this, Chu Miaoyi lowered her eyes and replied:

"Uncle, you've misunderstood. Miaoyi just wants to return to the Marquis's residence and stay with her husband..."

Before she could finish speaking, Chen's uncle slapped his thigh, saying she had been too impulsive.

"Foolish! How can a weak woman like you stay in prison? Since you can't bear to part with your child and are willing to stay with my good-for-nothing nephew, why don't you divorce him first, preserve yourself and accumulate strength, and then stay together after this case is judged?"

Chu Miaoyi was taken aback upon hearing this.

This is indeed a good idea, but—

“I’ve already torn up the divorce papers. Now I’m afraid I’ll have to go to jail. It’s so hard on my two kids, having to suffer like this at such a young age.”

Chen Da sighed; there was no other way at the moment.

But at this moment, Quanfu, who had remained silent until now, weakly spoke up:

“Madam, Uncle, I actually have another copy of the divorce agreement here. It was given to me by the young master before he left.”

After saying that, to the astonishment of the two men, he took out a folded piece of Xuan paper from his pocket.

Shao Linshen considered that if the Chu family was unwilling to accept their daughter, they would have to go to jail to change the contents of the divorce agreement with him, so he simply wrote another copy.

Chu Miaoyi took the paper, her heart filled with mixed feelings. Just as she was about to speak, she saw her older brother rushing towards her out of the corner of her eye. Before she could say anything, he grabbed her wrist and eagerly headed towards the yamen.

"Let's talk this out. Why resort to violence?"

Chen Da quickly shielded his nephew's wife and two children behind him, using his large size to shield them from the front, and sternly reprimanded Brother Chu.

Brother Chu was suddenly pushed away and staggered back a few steps. Then, he raised the paper in his hand and coldly told Chu Miaoyi to go to the yamen with him to sever ties and return the dowry.

"Since you are no longer a daughter of the Chu family, the dowry given by your father and mother should not be yours to keep. If you still have any filial piety, then quickly settle things with me."

As he spoke, he tried to pull the person back, but Chen Da stopped him.

"I never knew there were such shameless people as you in the world. Today I have truly broadened my horizons. The Chu family's family tradition is truly remarkable. You actually have a reason to take back what you have given away. I admire you!"

Chen Da gave Brother Chu a good scolding, and at the same time waved for Chu Miaoyi and her two daughters to sit in the Chen family's carriage. They had to go to the yamen anyway, but they didn't want to stand with the rest of the Chu family.

Seeing the carriage slowly drive away, Brother Chu was extremely anxious. He wanted to go home and ask the coachman to drive the carriage out, but he was afraid of wasting time, so he gritted his teeth and simply followed behind the Chen family's carriage.

Their departure avoided the soldiers from the Marquis's residence who came to arrest them.

However, with Chu's father's instructions, they knew where the others had gone, and immediately turned around and headed towards the yamen.

*

On the other side, inside the prison.

The Shao family members had just been released from prison at the Marquis's residence, but now that they were in jail, even their clothes and shoes had been taken away by the jailers.

Some female relatives cried and refused to let go, and were slapped hard several times by the female prison warden before they obediently put on their tattered prison clothes.

Having witnessed their bad example, everyone else now knew better and obeyed, doing whatever the jailers told them to do.

As Shao Linshen was changing his clothes, a tall, thin old prison guard quietly touched his arm, then smiled kindly at him away from others.

Shao Linshen immediately realized that this person was the backup plan his uncle had arranged for him.

So Shaolin quickly pointed in the direction of Wang Minyue and Aunt Chen, instructing him to separate the two and imprison them as far away as possible.

Seeing the old jailer nod and leave, Shao Linshen felt relieved and was led by the group of men to the adjacent cell.

"boom--"

The prison door was locked from the outside.

Shao Linshen, along with several of his brothers, was pushed into a cell filled with the stench of blood.

Perhaps they made too much noise, because the two people who were lying on the ground coughed and made a few indistinct murmurs.

Because the prison was dark and damp, and the passageway was narrow and winding, Shao Linshen had to take a few steps closer to see their faces clearly by the light coming through the small window in the wall.

Before he could even speak, his second brother, Shao Mingxuan, who had been sullen and looked down on everyone since he came in, kicked the two men on the ground, sending them tumbling to the floor.

He muttered curses under his breath, "Are you blind? Who do you think I am? How dare you occupy this place and refuse to move? You deserve to be taught a lesson."

As he spoke, he did not forget to boss around a half-brother, ordering him to take off his outer clothes and spread them on the straw pile so that he would have a clean place to rest.

As for the two men who had been kicked to the ground, they were already injured, and now they were coughing even more violently. One of the men, his hand trembling, pointed at Shao Mingxuan and shouted:

"Cough cough cough, you wretched child, kneel down before your father!"

Upon hearing the familiar voice, Shao Mingxuan's eyes widened in fright. He scrambled up from the haystack and knelt straight down in front of the man.

With tears welling up in her eyes, she said, "Father, would you believe me if I said I didn't see it was you?"