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Duanmu Fei silently ate pine nuts again, and his eyes were glowing with a faint light.

Duanmuxian picked up the teacup again, his movements were surprisingly slow, he seemed to be absent-minded, and he seemed to be preoccupied.

Duanmujun and Ji Lanzhou always felt that something was wrong with Duanmuxian, and looked at Duanmuxian for a while, and then looked at Duanmufei for a while.

The hall fell silent, the sun outside the hall was setting westward, and the sky was dyed with a large red glow, like a brocade scroll.

I don't know how long it took, Duanmuxian suddenly put down the teacup, sighed, and said to himself: "It should be broken or it must be broken." ”

His voice has always been calm and gentle, but at this moment there is a hint of hoarseness, and a sigh of dust-settled, and his chaotic eyes have precipitated, firm and decisive.

Duanmujun and Ji Lanzhou both looked puzzled, not knowing what Duanmuxian was talking about, but vaguely felt as if he had made some important decision.

Duanmu's slender eyelashes trembled slightly, and after eating the pine nuts and chestnut cakes, his cheeks bulged out, like a squirrel eating with his front paws.

At this time, Duanmuxian looked at Duanmujun again and asked, "Sister Jun, has the evidence of arson been found?" ”

Duanmu nodded in response.

Duanmuxian stroked his beard, didn't ask much, and then called the maid who was guarding outside the Zhenqu Hall in, and told her to call the whole family, except for a few young children.

At this time, it was already time to go down, and several masters of Duanmu Mansion had already returned to the house, and after a while, the people in the second, fourth and fifth rooms gathered in the Zhenqu Hall, which was crowded and noisy.

Everyone more or less knew about the He family's going to the He family, but they didn't know anything about the affairs of the court, and they only guessed that Duanmuxian should have called them all for the He family.

"Father."

The second old man, Duanmu Chao, wanted to persuade Duanmu Xian to take the He family back, but before the words could be spoken, he was interrupted by Duanmu Xian:

"I'm going to divorce my wife!"

Duanmu Xian announced calmly.

The noisy voices in the hall seemed to be sucked away in an instant, and everyone was dumbfounded.

The fourth master Duanmuteng and the fifth master Duanmushuo are both concubines, although they are surprised, they are a little unrelated to their own high-mindedness.

This matter can't be their turn to be anxious, and if they are in a hurry, they are also in a hurry in the second and third rooms!

The fourth lady Ren and the fifth lady Ni secretly exchanged glances.

In contrast, Duanmu Chao seemed to have been struck by lightning, his face changed greatly, and he objected loudly without thinking about it: "Father, by all means!" ”

After the words came out, Duanmu Chao realized that something was wrong, as a son, he shouldn't shout in front of Duanmu Xian.

His face suddenly stiffened, and he tried to suppress the surging emotions in his heart, and his eyes were gloomy.

This morning, the news of Duanmu Jun driving the He family away has been widely spread in Beijing, and Duanmu Chao has of course heard about it. He also suffered a lot of strange eyes from his colleagues in the yamen because of this, and he couldn't stay any longer, so he hurried back home.

He originally planned to go back to the house to find Duanmu Xian to complain, and asked Duanmu Xian to teach Duanmu Xian, an unruly girl, a good lesson, but he didn't expect to be called to Zhenqutang just after returning home, and what he didn't expect was that Duanmu Xian said that he wanted to divorce his wife as soon as he opened his mouth...... What the hell was he thinking?!

Duanmu Chao clenched his fists, looked at Duanmu Heng beside him, and gave his son a look, wanting him to help persuade Duanmu Xian. He knew that his eldest son had always been able to speak in front of Duanmu Xian.

Duanmu Heng sat upright, his eyes were deep, like a pool of still water.

At this time, Duanmu Xian heard the sound and looked at Duanmu towards this side, his eyes were deep, and he was not angry.

Duanmu Chao saw that Duanmu Heng didn't speak like a wood carving, and his brows were furrowed.

He couldn't count on his son, so he could only bite the bullet and say to himself: "Father, divorce is not a trivial matter, your mother has been married to you for decades, she has children, husbands and children, and presides over the middle feed, even if you have no merit, there is hard work." Moreover, the woman has 'three no-goes', please consider it carefully, don't be impulsive. Duanmu Chao looked bitter.

Duanmu Xian's face was not shocked, and his expression was light, as if what they were discussing at the moment was just an ordinary matter, and he asked rhetorically: "Second brother, when it comes to 'three don't go', where does your mother meet the 'three don't go'?" ”

"......" Duanmu Chao raised his chin and looked at Duanmu Xian, wanting to say in detail, but when the words came to his mouth, he stopped again.

"There are three times when a woman does not go" is recorded in the Dasheng Law, which are: if you marry and have no place to return, you will not go; With more three years of mourning, do not go; The former poor and the then rich, do not go.

Duanmuchao thought about it carefully, only to find that the He family did not meet these three articles, she had a maiden home to return to, and she had never mourned for her in-laws, and when she married Duanmu Xian, Duanmu Xian was already a Tanhualang, so naturally she could not be called poor.

The corners of Ren's and Ni's lips curled slightly, revealing a little bit of a smile, one drinking tea, and the other wiping the corners of his mouth with a handkerchief. If you want to say that you don't go to three things, it is Duanmuxian's original partner Ning who meets these three points, Ning's family has no mother's family, Ning's once mourned for her in-laws, and Ning's married Duanmuxian when he was poor.

Duanmu Chao's forehead oozed a little cold sweat at a speed visible to the naked eye, and his thoughts were spinning, so he had to change his words to persuade Duanmu Xian: "Father, there is a way, ten years of cultivation can cross the same boat, and a hundred years of cultivation can sleep together." You have been married to your mother for many years, don't you miss a little husband and wife? Son, third brother, and concubine Niangniang......"

Speaking of Duanmu Guifei, Duanmu's eyes lit up, as if he had grabbed a piece of driftwood.

His originally apprehensive heart suddenly had a backbone, and his tone changed and said: "Father, you also have to think about the noble concubine and His Royal Highness the eldest prince!" ”

"His Royal Highness the Great Prince is the most promising of the princes to ascend to that position, if something like this happens to his grandfather's family, then what hope does His Royal Highness have for the Great Prince?!"

"I'm afraid that Your Highness will be poked in the back because of this, and your reputation will be flawed......"

Duanmu Chao knew that Duanmu Xian's most important concern was whether their Duanmu family could prosper for a long time, and even become a family in the future. Once the eldest prince ascends the throne as the emperor, then their Duanmu family will be the grandfather's family of the Son of Heaven, and they can prosper for at least two more generations!

Thinking about it, Duanmu Chao's eyes became brighter and brighter, and his heart was a lot more settled, thinking that he would definitely be able to persuade Duanmu Xian on this basis.

Speaking of the eldest prince, Duanmu Xian's ears once again sounded the words of the eldest prince and him last time:

"Grandfather, I don't want to fight for the throne."

Duanmu Xian's brows moved slightly, his mood became more complicated, he pursed his lips and was silent, and his right hand subconsciously grabbed the armrest of the Taishi chair.

The hall was silent.

Duanmu Chao had been observing Duanmu Xian's expression, feeling that he seemed to be moved, and thought that he had spoken his mind, and continued to persuade: "Father, think about it carefully." The emperor is seriously ill, and His Royal Highness the eldest prince is only one step away from that seat, at this time, there must be no mistakes, and others must not find a handle to attack him. ”

"When His Royal Highness the Great Prince ascends the throne in the future, our Duanmu family will definitely be able to go to the next level......"

Duanmu Chao gushed endlessly, imagining the bright future of the Duanmu family.

Even Duanmuteng and Duanmushuo were said to be a little excited. Yes, even for the sake of the eldest prince, Duanmuxian must not divorce his wife.

The crowd exchanged ears, exchanged glances, or whispered.

However, Duanmu Xian was no longer listening, and his eyes became deep and dark little by little. Only he knew that it was precisely because of what the eldest prince said that he had made up his mind.

Otherwise, for the sake of the future of the eldest prince and the face of Duanmu Guifei, he would definitely not be able to divorce his wife.

Duanmuxian picked up the teacup in his hand again, absentmindedly and gently plucked the tea lid on the rim of the cup.

Since the eldest prince has made up his mind not to take this throne, in order to preserve the future of the Duanmu family, the Duanmu family can no longer have anything to do with those noisy and stupid people, lest they will be dragged down by them in the end.

Today's Dasheng is suffering from internal and external troubles, and the situation between the DPRK and China is even more complicated, and the future situation is not yet known......

Duanmu Xian's eyes seemed to have waves in succession, alternating between light and dark.

In front of the ever-changing situation, their Duanmu family is just a lonely boat on the boundless sea, and the worst result is probably that they resign and leave, but if the He family is so always making trouble, maybe a storm will come, and their Duanmu family will be ruined and destroyed in an instant!

Just thinking about it, Duanmuxian felt a cold air slowly rising from the soles of his feet, and said to himself in his heart, this He family is just like the Xie family, it is too out of tune, there is a precedent for the queen mother in front of him, he must make a decision immediately, let the Duanmu family break their tails to survive!

Duanmu Chao didn't realize that Duanmu Xian's expression was wrong, and he was still chattering: "Father, more things are better than less, you must think twice before you act......"

"That's enough." Duanmu Xian didn't want to listen to it anymore, so he decisively interrupted him, "Come on, pen and ink are waiting." ”

"Yes, old lady." The maid immediately hurriedly took the order to retreat and entered the western room.

Duanmu Chao seemed to be grabbed by the throat, dumbfounded, and forgot all about the unfinished words that followed.

"Father......" He looked at Duanmu Xian in disbelief, as if a bucket of cold water had been poured on his head, and he was cold.

The others in the hall couldn't help but look at each other, and they couldn't hide their surprise.

In fact, Duanmuteng, Duanmushuo and his wife felt that it was impossible for Duanmu Xian to really divorce his wife, thinking that he was just a momentary mood, and wanted to give the He family and the He family a dismissal and let them rest quiet. After all, it is not a trivial matter for Shoufu to divorce his wife, so many pairs of eyes are staring at it inside and outside the house!

But looking at Duanmuxian's posture now, could it be that he is going to write a letter of resignation now?!

Duanmu Chao was anxious, his mind was in a mess, and he blurted out: "Father, are you doing this for Sister Jun and Sister Scarlet!" ”

Duanmu Chao stared at Duanmu Xian in shock and anger, his heart was as cold as ice.

Obviously, Duanmu Jun was arrogant and unfilial, and drove away his mother He's family, so that now everyone outside is criticizing their Duanmu family, and things are out of control.

However, his father didn't punish the arrogant and domineering sisters, and even wanted to cover up this matter with a divorced wife instead of Duanmujun!

If this is said, it will also be sensational!

Father, was this tricked by the two sisters of the long house?!

Duanmu's face turned red with anger, and his chest rose and fell violently.

The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became solemn, sparks faintly flashed in the air, and everyone else was silent with subtle expressions.

In fact, everyone in the fourth and fifth rooms also felt that Duanmu Xian divorced his wife for the sake of the sisters in the long house, but Duanmu Xian has always accumulated great power in the mansion, who dares to say this.

Besides, this is a dispute between the second room, the third room and the long room, so don't be impulsive in their kind of house, just wait and see from the side.

Duanmu Chao didn't dare to discipline his father, so he could only turn the spearhead to Duanmu Jun, and the target shot at her like an arrow.

"Sister Jun, you're too unruly!" Duanmu raised his voice and scolded angrily, "Do you know what you're doing?!" ”

"A girl is so old and still not married, making waves at home, disturbing the family, and daring to drive her grandmother out! If you are so unfilial, you should be served by the family law! ”

Compared with Duanmu Chao's excitement, Duanmu Jun was surprisingly calm, she glanced at Duanmu Chao lightly, ignoring him completely.

Duanmu Fei couldn't help but insult her sister by others, looked directly at Duanmu Chao, and refuted calmly: "Our sister's affairs are not in the hands of the uncle in the next room!" ”

"No rules!" Duanmu Chao was even more angry, and his fingers pointing at Duanmu Fei trembled slightly, feeling that no matter how big or small the long room was, it was disrespectful and lawless. It's my father who spoiled these two girls!

"Second brother, have you said enough!" Duanmuxian slapped his palm heavily on the small square table, thinking of the royal envoy who had just reprimanded Duanmujun for not marrying at an older age, he was immediately furious, "You are such an adult, and you still have a long body and no brain." I'm still alive, and you can't take care of their sisters' affairs, and you can't do anything before me! ”

Seeing Duanmu Chao being trained, Duanmu Teng and Duanmu Shuo were not only frightened, but also inevitably a little gloating in their hearts.

Their second brother thinks he is a sister-in-law, and he always thinks that he is superior to them on weekdays, and he has no self-knowledge, except that his biological mother is his father's wife, what is there to surpass them? !

Whether he is knowledgeable or doing things, he is mediocre, even if he has his father's support, he is just a five-grade official who does nothing, and he has no diligence!

Duanmuteng and Duanmushuo exchanged glances with each other, and the corners of their mouths hooked a mocking arc.

Duanmu Chao naturally felt the strange gazes of the other people around him, his face was pale and pale, ashamed, angry and uneven, and said unconvinced: "Father, you are too partial to help Sister Jun and Sister Scarlet, it really makes my son feel cold!" ”

Duanmu Xian's eyes became colder and more disappointed when he looked at Duanmu Chao. This second child, he is such an adult, and he still hears that the wind is rain, and he is stupid.

In the second child's heart, is his father this kind of unreasonable person?!

Duanmu Xian's gaze shifted a few inches and landed on Duanmu Heng's body facing backwards. Fortunately, the eldest grandson is not as good as the second child, otherwise the future of the Duanmu family will be completely hopeless.

Duanmuxian rubbed his eyebrows and said in a deep voice: "I have already given your mother a chance, but she is still obsessed. Since she doesn't look down on the Duanmu family, let's go home. ”

While speaking, the maid who went to fetch the pen and ink came back from the west, and the paper and ink were sharpened, and soon, a faint fragrance of ink filled the hall.

Duanmuxian stood up and walked towards the big case with pen, ink, paper and inkstone.

"Father!" Duanmu shouted again at a loss, flustered and confused.

Not only Duanmu Chao, but even Duanmu Teng and Duanmu Shuo were a little overwhelmed at the moment.

There are still rumors outside that Duanmu Xian favored his concubine and killed his wife, if Duanmu Xian really divorced his wife, wouldn't that verify that rumor?

Wouldn't their aunt become a "favorite concubine"?!

The expressions of Duanmu Teng and Duanmu Shuo also became very complicated, and no one expected Duanmu Xian's attitude to be so firm.

Seeing that Duanmu Xian picked up a wolf pen from the pen stand, Duanmu Chao was completely confused, knelt on the ground with a plop, and begged: "Father, it was the son who lost his words just now." Please, son! Think again! ”

Duanmu Chao is father, when he knelt, Duanmu Heng and Ji Lanzhou of course couldn't sit, and the husband and wife also knelt down.

Regardless of whether Duanmu Heng agreed with Duanmu Chao or not, out of filial piety, he also had to kneel.

Duanmuteng and Duanmushuo glanced at each other hesitantly, and their heads began to ache faintly.

How can it be said that the He family is also their mother-in-law, their nominal mother, if they completely ignore the matter, they will also be criticized when they talk about it in the future.

The two brothers glanced at their respective wives, and they could only stand up in a daze, and knelt behind Duanmu Chao with the family hula.

Most of the people in this room were suddenly shorter, only Duanmujun and Duanmufei sat still, and the sisters drank tea by themselves.

Duanmu Heng was silent from beginning to end, and Ji Lanzhou, who was kneeling beside him, looked at him with some concern.

Duanmu Heng seemed to feel Ji Lanzhou's gaze, looked at her, and reached out to hold Ji Lanzhou's plain hand.

Compared with Duanmu Chao, Duanmu Teng and others, Duanmu Heng knew a little more about what happened in the mansion this morning, as soon as he returned to the mansion in the afternoon, he heard the ins and outs from Ji Lanzhou's mouth, and also knew that Yongxi Hall was deliberately set on fire.

Duanmu Heng's dark eyes were gloomy and gloomy, and his thoughts were surging.

In the past few years, he has followed Duanmuxian's side, and he has been exposed to a lot of things in the DPRK and China, and he also knows that his family is looking at flowers and brocades, but because the new monarch is undecided, he is also cooking oil with fire, and it is very likely that he will step into the bottomless abyss and fall to pieces......

The court is now in a turbulent dark tide, full of crises, and the forces of all parties are stalemate, and I don't know when this apparent calm will be out of balance, and no one knows what the situation will be when the time comes. In this case, there really can't be any more uncertainties.

Although he didn't know what the He family was making trouble for, if they let them make such a fuss again, maybe they would also pull their own family into the water.

At the least, they will be dismissed from office, and at worst, they will be full of disasters.

Duanmu Heng closed his eyes, and when he opened his eyes again, the bottom of his eyes became even deeper, and countless emotions rolled in his pupils.

He also knew that the divorce was a decision made by his grandfather.

For more than two years, my grandmother was placed under house arrest by my grandfather in Yongxi Hall, but my grandmother was not treated poorly.

If my grandmother had the Duanmu family in her heart and really had a heart of introspection, she would not have followed the He family, and the Dehe family would talk nonsense outside, so that this matter would spread in Beijing.

Duanmu Heng knew that this was not only the effect that the He family wanted to achieve, but also the wish of his grandmother.

The He family and grandmother want to roast their grandfather and Duanmu family on the fire!

Duanmu Heng's heart was bright, there were disappointments, powerlessness, and sadness.

Duanmu Chao in front didn't notice the abnormality of his eldest son at all, all his attention at the moment was focused on Duanmu Xianse, who was writing and writing, and cried: "Father, even if you are angry with your mother and the He family, you have to consider our brothers and sisters, and consider the children and grandchildren below." The divorce of his wife is not trivial, and it must not be lightly mentioned! ”

"Father, the son will go to the He family to see his mother now, and the son promises to take his mother back immediately, and let his mother never have contact with the He family in the future."

Duanmu made a promise to the heart, hoping to move Duanmu Xian.

Duanmu Xian, who had his back to Duanmu Chao, seemed to be deaf, and wrote down unhurriedly.

Duanmu Xian's thin lips were pursed, and his face was expressionless, but his heart was not as calm as he appeared.

As Duanmu Chao said, he and the He family have been married for decades, sharing the same bed, having children, and being a husband and wife, if there is no love at all, it is false, and he does not want to come to this point.

However, He went too far......

He had to make a choice.

Duanmu Xian's pen paused, dipped in ink again, and wrote the last two sentences of the letter of resignation absolutely-

"I am willing to make this letter of divorce and let him remarry, and there will never be a dispute. I am afraid that there will be no basis for this, so I voluntarily set up this document as a photo. ”

The handwriting is dignified and majestic, and the bones are strong.

Duanmuxian took the pen again and dipped it in ink, and wrote the date in the lower left corner of the resignation book......

Duanmu Chao in the rear saw that Duanmu Xian was about to sign his last name, he was anxious, panicked, and couldn't calm down anymore, so he flew towards Duanmu Xian, wanting to grab the wolf pen in Duanmu Xian's hand.

Where did the subordinates next to him dare to let Duanmu Chao collide with Duanmu Xian, and hurriedly stopped Duanmu Chao and clamped people left and right.

Duanmu Chao shouted a little hysterically: "Father! Father ......"

No matter how Duanmu Chao struggled and called, it was useless, and he could only watch Duanmu Xian stamp his seal on the letter of resignation after signing it.

The dust settled.

"......" Duanmu Chao seemed to have the strength of his body drained, and he knelt on the ground weakly, feeling weak.

Duanmuteng and Duanmushuo were also still kneeling behind, looking strange, and the brothers still had no sense of reality. Father, he's really going to divorce his mother?!

When Duanmu Chao gave up, the hall fell into a dead silence, and the atmosphere was solemn.

Duanmu Xian quickly browsed the letter of resignation again, and then put it in an envelope, then he had the heart to pay attention to the three sons, and turned to Duanmu and said to the three of them: "The three of you go with me to the He family to deliver the letter of resignation." ”

Duanmuxian has made up his mind.

No one dared to persuade Duanmuxian anymore, and the group hugged Duanmuxian to the Yimen, and saw Duanmuxian's father and son leave.

At this time, the sun was about to set, and the red glow in the western sky was dyed even redder, as bright as blood.

Until their carriage went out, and the female dependents were still standing at the Yimen and did not leave, Ren's, Ni's and others were all shocked and looked at each other.

Ni Shi pinched the handkerchief in his hand, and couldn't help but say to Ren beside him: "Fourth sister-in-law, you say ...... Father-in-law, did he want to scare his mother-in-law? ”

The more high-ranking mansions, the more face-heavy, less than a last resort, there are few divorces and divorces, after all, this kind of thing will inevitably become the laughing stock of others after dinner, not only affecting the reputation of the parties, but also the children and grandchildren may be implicated, especially in marriage, in the future, Beppu and Duanmu Mansion will marry, you have to consider whether the Duanmu family will divorce their wives in the future.

"......" Ren smiled bitterly and didn't speak.

In fact, whether it is her, the Ni family, or the sons and girls behind them, they all know that Duanmu Xian is afraid that it is true.

Ren sighed silently and told the children behind him, "Don't go out if you have nothing to do these days." ”

A few sons and girls looked different and only agreed, and said in their hearts: They still want to hide at home, aren't they being seen as a joke when they go out? !

"Squeak!"

At this moment, the porter slammed the west corner door shut.

After Duanmu Xian left Duanmu Mansion with his three sons, he rushed to He Mansion non-stop.

At this time, half of the sunset had set, the sky was half bright and half dark, and the originally peaceful He Mansion exploded suddenly because of Shousuke's arrival.

The porter of the He Mansion welcomed Duanmuxian and the others into the mansion, and at the same time sent people to run to the master.

"Mrs. Tai, Mrs. Eldest Lady, Second Lady, the old lady of the Duanmu family is here!"

The girl in Tsing Yi ran out of breath and panted.

The atmosphere in the room was relaxed, and everyone's eyes were bright, and the corners of their lips curled slightly.

Mrs. He hurriedly said to He's family: "Second aunt, you see that the second uncle is here to soften." ”

He smiled faintly, his eyes flashing slightly.

To tell the truth, since the He family left Duanmu Mansion this morning, his heart has been a little upset, until now he heard that Duanmu Xian is here, he is relieved, and his face is a little more calm.