Mrs. Fang’s brother bowed to Bai Qihe again: "Brother-in-law! Brother-in-law, I beg you, for the sake of my sister who bore children for you, plead with His Majesty! My sister gave birth to these few children for you, let’s not mention the eldest son... but A Ping, such a good child, was definitely taught by my sister, brother-in-law I beg you... plead with His Majesty, spare her a life!"
Bai Qihe remained silent without pleading, instead saying: "The wrongdoings committed by Mrs. Fang are not just one... all added together, she could die a hundred times for them!"
Upon hearing these words, Mrs. Fang felt as if the sky had fallen: "You..."
"Brother-in-law! A hundred days of grace for a day’s marriage!" Mrs. Fang’s brother, a grown man, began to cry aloud, "I beg you, for... the sake of A Ping, plead!"
Bai Qihe kept his spine straight; it wasn’t that he intended to abandon her during hard times, he had given Mrs. Fang too many chances, but she didn’t restrain herself... each time becoming bolder.
"If she truly cared for A Ping, she shouldn’t have done such things!" Bai Qihe’s voice trembled with anger as he closed his eyes in despair, "Mrs. Fang’s outrageous actions have happened more than once or twice! Why she returned to her maternal home back then... her brother surely knows!"
Bai Qihe took a deep breath: "The bit of marital affection between her and me has been completely worn out by her."
Bai Qingyan finished the tea in her cup and casually placed it aside, then spoke: "Since the Clan Leader says there is no marital affection left with Mrs. Fang, let’s give her a divorce letter and let her brother take her back! In that case... for the sake of the Clan Leader and Bai Qingping, I can spare Mrs. Fang and her brother’s lives, but spared from death means not spared from punishment! Both the Fang siblings will receive fifty strikes, and the matter will be considered closed."
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Fang’s brother at least felt their lives were saved, and he hastily bowed: "Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Mrs. Fang was heartbroken by Bai Qihe’s words; he said that the marital affection had worn out to nothing. Why did she do all this... wasn’t it for Bai Qihe and Bai Qingping apart from helping her maternal home, yet Bai Qihe treated her like this.
The heartbreak was almost instant, Mrs. Fang suddenly straightened up and chuckled coldly: "You want to divorce me, but I won’t let you have your way! Even if I die... I will hold onto my position as your first wife!"
Speaking, Mrs. Fang suddenly struggled free from the eunuchs holding her and tried to run toward a wooden pillar supporting the tent, but as soon as she darted out, Wei Zhong grabbed her by the back of her collar.
Bai Qihe broke out in a cold sweat; despite his hatred for Mrs. Fang, he didn’t wish for her to die. They had been a youthful couple... once loving, and he was unwilling!
Yet, Mrs. Fang couldn’t let herself become a discarded person.
If she were discarded... how could Bai Qingping ever hold his head high? Bai Qingping was already of marriageable age; due to Bai Qingyan’s favor back in Shuoyang, many good family girls want to marry, but Mrs. Fang had not agreed, simply to settle her son well in Dadu City, to marry a high-born legitimate daughter from a noble family in the capital.
If his mother were discarded, could Bai Qingping still marry a legitimate daughter from high-born families?
She is Bai Qingping’s mother! How could she not think for Bai Qingping!
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