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Upon hearing Li Niangzi's words, the matriarch of the Fan family's legs went weak, and she slid off the stool and collapsed to the ground.
Master Fan looked shocked and bewildered, and slowly managed to stand up straight by supporting himself on the table.
Of course, at this moment, his eyes were bloodshot as he glared at Fan Lianghan, as if he were looking not at his own son, but at an illegitimate child who had deceived him for decades!
"How should this matter be resolved?!" Seeing this situation, Wei Tingyu laughed and snapped his folding fan shut. Then, looking at Chai An, he asked, "Does Master Chai have a brilliant plan?"
"I..." Chai An finally understood what this trap was all about! But it was already late!
He never expected that Wei Tingyu would set up this trap and invite so many witnesses to watch!
The Marquis of Jining's words carried considerable weight, and even the First Lady of the Dou family and the wife of the Duke of Jin were present.
With so many witnesses, there's no way to hide it now!
Moreover, the Li family might directly cause a scene over this matter, and to avoid being implicated, they might be the first to report the Fan family to the authorities.
"You! You bastard!" At this moment, Master Fan naturally woke up as if from a dream, because he also realized the grim situation at hand!
Without saying a word, he pulled the family discipline rod from the wall next to him and rushed towards Fan Lianghan.
Fan Lianghan was already terrified. He was timid to begin with, and he never expected that the woman he had been longing for was actually from a scholar-official family.
So when his father struck him on the back with the family discipline stick, he didn't even have time to react, let alone dodge.
It wasn't until the intense, piercing pain shot through his back that Fan Lianghan cried out and jumped up from his chair.
Of course, Master Fan wouldn't stop there. He chased after Fan Lianghan and started fighting right there in the main hall, all the while shouting and cursing loudly.
"Do you know that if this matter gets out, the entire clan will be implicated because of you!"
"Will I even be alive by then?!"
"I'll beat you to death, you unfilial son!"
Fan Lianghan dodged and begged for mercy, but it was impossible for him to completely escape his father's family punishment! In just over ten seconds, he was hit several times, and the pain made it difficult for him to walk and talk properly!
This shows that Master Fan was indeed furious and really took drastic measures!
The mistress of the Fan family, who was originally slumped on the ground, immediately felt a surge of affection upon seeing her son being beaten, and quickly stepped forward to stand in front of Master Fan.
"What grudge did we commit in our past lives to deserve such an unfilial son and an unvirtuous wife!"
"You're the one who instigated him to take a concubine! You're the culprit behind this family misfortune! I'll punish you later!"
"Get out of my way! Or I'll beat you up too!"
Right now, Master Fan naturally couldn't care less about marital relations. After all, if he didn't give these distinguished guests a proper explanation, the entire Fan family would be in serious trouble.
Chapter 123 Second Madam Fu Hui Divorces! Fan Lianghan Becomes a Eunuch!
Wei Tingyu and the others just watched calmly as this family put on this farce.
As for Chai An, although he wanted to get up and dissuade them, seeing Wei Tingyu and the others watching the show, he could only swallow his words.
After all, judging from my uncle's angry expression, it's probably no use trying to persuade him!
……
As a result, the Fan family was in complete chaos, smashing a lot of furniture and belongings in the main hall, and it wasn't until about 15 minutes later that things quieted down.
Fan Lianghan's face was bruised and swollen from the beating by his father, so badly that even his own mother couldn't recognize him!
Wei Tingyu then took the opportunity to give Li Niangzi a look.
Lady Li immediately understood and got up to walk to Master Fan's side, advising, "Father-in-law, it's enough to teach him a lesson, don't really hurt him!"
“Yes, yes, yes! My dear in-laws are right!” The matriarch of the Fan family, who looked distressed, quickly nodded and echoed Li Niangzi’s words.
"Besides! If you really kill my daughter, won't I be a widow?" Lady Li smiled slightly and said again.
“That’s right, that’s right! My dear in-laws are right!” The matriarch of the Fan family nodded repeatedly in agreement after hearing what Li Niangzi said.
“If my father-in-law really wants to fight, then let’s wait until our two families are divorced before we fight!” Li Niangzi ignored the Fan family matriarch who was echoing her and spoke up again.
“Yes! Yes! My dear in-laws are right…” The matriarch of the Fan family had already developed a habit of nodding in agreement without thinking before Li Niangzi spoke. However, she realized something was amiss halfway through her sentence.
"Divorce? What divorce?" Master Fan finally realized what was happening and turned to look at Lady Li with an incredulous expression.
"Naturally, it's a divorce between my second wife and that heartless bastard of yours!" At this point, Li Niangzi no longer cared about saving face between the Fan families; she was determined to break off all pretense of civility. Besides, now that she had leverage over the other party, she didn't need to hold back with her words.
"Who said we were getting a divorce?" The matriarch of the Fan family suddenly realized what was going on and quickly shook her head, saying, "We will never get a divorce!"
“This matter is not something that your Fan family can decide with just a few words!” The eldest sister, Shouhua, stood up, fanning herself with a round fan as she walked to her second sister, Fuhui, pulled her up from the chair, and stood behind her, looking at the matriarch of the Fan family.
You must understand that Aunt Shouhua's status is different now; she is Wei Tingyu's publicly acknowledged concubine! The matriarch of the Fan family can no longer treat her the same way she treated her daughter-in-law's elder sister.
However, the Fan family was naturally unwilling to completely give up such a good relationship with the Marquis as brothers-in-law.
"My dear in-law, let's talk this out!" Master Fan's eyes darted around, and he quickly bowed to Lady Li, saying, "I know that my good-for-nothing has been behaving badly before, but I will definitely discipline him strictly in the future!"
"From now on, Fu Hui will be the mistress of the household in my mansion! I will also hand over all the power of managing the Fan family to Fu Hui!"
"And from now on, I will never mention taking a concubine for my son again. I want him to spend his whole life with only Fu Hui. Is that alright?"
After Mr. Fan finished speaking, Mrs. Fan's face changed instantly. Putting everything else aside, stripping her of her power as the head of the household was unacceptable to her!
But seeing her husband's stern eyes and gaze, she didn't dare to stand up and object, and could only shrink back and nod cautiously.
"Hmph!" However, Fu Hui didn't care about her nominal in-laws anymore. She simply flicked her sleeves and said, "Old habits die hard! Besides, Fan Lianghan doesn't like me, and I don't like him either. Why force us to be together?"
"Yes! Quickly write a divorce agreement for my second sister, so that our two families don't end up fighting like cats and dogs!" Wu Niang Leshan quickly chimed in.
"You're dreaming!" Seeing that the Li family seemed determined and as if they had all planned it beforehand, the matriarch of the Fan family immediately changed her expression and said, "Even if I don't write you a divorce agreement today, what can you do about it?"
"Then we'll have no choice but to go to court!" Lady Li smiled slightly and said, "So, how should the Fan family handle today's events?"
"You..." The matriarch of the Fan family was stunned upon hearing this, and her face turned extremely ugly, because the other party was clearly threatening her.
"Ah! I've really seen something new today!" At this moment, Wei Tingzhen also stood up, fanning herself with a round fan as she stepped forward to join in the fun, saying, "The husband's family has caused such a huge disaster, are they not even allowed to let the wife's family divorce to protect themselves?"
After saying that, she ignored the unpleasant expressions of the Fan couple and turned directly to Li Niangzi, saying, "Li Niangzi, rest assured! If this goes to court, I will testify for you. This matter has nothing to do with your Li family!"
"Your daughter strongly opposes the idea of taking a daughter from an official's family as a concubine!"
"The blame will definitely not be placed on her!"
Although Wei Tingzhen was not familiar with Li Niangzi, Li Niangzi's eldest daughter was now Wei Tingyu's concubine, and it seemed that Wei Tingyu doted on her very much.
Therefore, the Li family, the Marquis of Jining's family, and the Duke of Jing's family can all be considered relatives!
Therefore, whether it's siding with reason or family, Wei Tingzhen will stand on Li Niangzi's side.
Upon hearing Li Niangzi's statement, the Fan family head and his wife fell silent, for the situation was now quite clear.
Although once the husband's family is found guilty, the wife will basically be implicated in the crime unless she divorces or is dismissed.
But that's only in general! Right now, if the Marquis of Jining's mansion and the Duke of Jing's mansion both testify for Fu Hui and even go to great lengths to do so, then it's very likely that she really won't be implicated at all.
In this way, the Li family would have no more worries and might actually dare to sue them in the government.
Only then did Master Fan realize that today's grand spectacle was absolutely pre-arranged, with only his son and his foolish wife jumping in like idiots.
At this moment, he felt helpless and could only look at Chai An. After all, Chai An was a nobleman of some standing, and he had more influence with the Marquis of Jining's mansion and the Duke of Jing's mansion than he did.
To his disappointment, Chai An simply shook his head slightly, clearly indicating that he was powerless to help in this matter.
After all, there are so many witnesses, and they are all nobles and high-ranking officials! If the yamen really receives the complaint, there is almost no suspense about how it will be judged!
"Enough, enough!" Master Fan looked around and saw that everyone was staring at him, and he finally understood completely.
Thinking of this, he waved his hand and said to the bewildered butler beside him, "Go and get some pen and ink!"
"Grandpa!" Madam Fan was stunned upon hearing this, looking at her husband with disbelief and asking, "Are you really going to write a divorce agreement?"
"Do we have a choice now?" Of course, Master Fan was unwilling, but he couldn't stand looking at his wife any longer. He glared at her fiercely and said, "Haven't you always looked down on this daughter-in-law? Isn't this exactly what you wanted?!"
"I..." Madam Fan was taken aback, then lowered her head speechlessly.
This kind of person usually likes to bully his daughter-in-law, but if things really escalate to the point where his son wants a divorce, he definitely won't agree to it.
But she understood the current situation. Not to mention the pressure from outsiders and the Li family, even her own husband had made up his mind.
So she didn't say anything more at that moment, and could only stand there with her head down, full of regret.
"Divorce?" Fan Lianghan, whose face was now a swollen mess, finally reacted. His eyes, already bruised and swollen, widened, and after a long pause, he stammered, "No! I don't want a divorce from my wife..."
He was certainly regretting it now, but it was too late.
His quiet muttering immediately drew the attention of everyone around him, even his father glared at him fiercely.
Although he didn't speak directly, Fan Lianghan understood perfectly from his expression.
The matter of writing a divorce agreement to end the marriage between the two families is now a foregone conclusion, and he happens to be someone who dares not disobey his father at all!
……
"Good, good, good!" After seeing Fan Lianghan sign the divorce papers with a conflicted expression, Wang Yingxue was the first to laugh happily.
She stepped forward, took the divorce papers in her hand, examined them carefully, and only after confirming that there were no problems did she turn around and hand them to Li Niangzi.
"Congratulations, Li Niang!" Of course, when Wang Yingxue said this, she secretly glanced at Wei Tingyu with her beautiful eyes, her eyes showing a hint of wanting credit.
Of course she knew that Wei Tingyu had gone to all this trouble just so that he could openly and legitimately marry Fu Hui into the family.
Wang Yingxue knew she wasn't fortunate enough to marry into the Marquis's family openly and honestly; she could only be a concubine. Therefore, she was quite envious of Fu Hui.