The Cannon Fodder and Villain’s Happy Ending
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Chapter 319

If he disagrees, then wangfei would not give up either. Even if the evidence was insufficient now, and she would not immediately condemn the heir however if this case of the heir “killing his mother consort” was reinvestigated and retrialed, it would definitely affect the reputation of the heir, and would also affect the prestige of the heir in the military.

Xidi has been eyeing the western border for years. If Xidi takes the opportunity to attack, it would be more than worth the loss!

Duan Wangye’s pupils flicker and change constantly, weighing his pros and cons.

At the same time, two young eunuchs moved a large mahogany table and placed it in front of Duan Wangye and Madam Xiao.

The divorce paper was also neatly laid on the large table, with a dragon-shaped paperweight holding down one corner, the brush, and inkstone was also prepared.

After all was said and done, Duan Wangye walked slowly towards the table, and carefully read the contents of the divorce paper.

At this time, in fact, other people present had vaguely guessed his decision.

Sure enough——

Duan Wangye picked up the wolf-tipped brush, dipped it in ink, and signed his name on the divorce paper—Gu Xiao.

Then, he pressed his thumb on the red ink and stamped it on the divorce paper.

But inwardly he told himself that this was only a delay.

It was only to put this matter down for the time being, and then slowly intercede with wangfei. They have been married for decades, and wangfei only thinks of breaking up with him because she was angry for a while, but later if he explains and bows his head, wangfei would definitely softens her heart.

Zhou Xin presented the divorce paper signed and sealed by Duan Wangye to the emperor which the emperor only glanced at and ordered Zhou Xin to take it to the patriarchal mansion for records, and removed the name of Xiao from the book of record ancestry.

This also means that Madam Xiao has changed from wangfei to an ordinary madam without a title, and her status has changed greatly from before.

The Minister of Justice and others sighed.

At this point, the matter of Duan Wangye and Madam Xiao’s divorce finally concluded, and this news spread throughout the entire capital that day causing everyone into an uproar.

The Duan Wang couple has been in conflict for more than two months, at first, most people felt that it would be impossible to divorce but later seeing Duan Wang Fei’s firm attitude, they felt uncertainty.

After all, Duan Wangye was from the royal clan, and the clan doesn’t allow the Duan Wang couple to divorce. In all likelihood, the couple would more or less lives separately and would just drag this matter, lastly, it was not uncommon for wangfei to live in a separate house.

So, no one expected or even thought that the end would be Duan Wang Fei beating the dengwen drum and asking for a forced divorce.

For a while, people were discussing privately. Some thought Madam Xiao was being stupid, and that Gu Zezhi was pitiful.

Gu Zezhi was originally the eldest son of the legal wife but if Duan Wangye chooses to make his concubine his new consort to upright his eldest son, the heir, then Gu Zezhi would have no way of getting the title back. Not to mention, Duan Wangfei chooses force divorce, meaning Gu Zezhi had no chance of getting the title of Duan Wangye from that moment on!

Because of this, the majority of the people were thinking that Madam Xiao was being too headstrong, she could have just made an exception for the sake of her son and should have just endured but it seems that regardless of the future of her own son she wanted her heart’s contentment. Sooner or later her son would blame her, after all, who wouldn’t want to give up the title without feeling grievance.

Amidst the discussion, the emperor suddenly issued an imperial decree, stating that Gu Zezhi and Yu Fuyun had made great achievements for Daqi, causing Northern Yan to cede three cities and a river, opening up territories for Daqi. Gu Zezhi was specially granted the title of Chenjun Wang (Imperial County King) and was given a mansion while Yu Fuyun was granted the title of Marquis of Xuanwu.

And since Madam Xiao was the birth mother of Chenjun Wang, she was also named Chenjun Wang Fei by the imperial decree, with even greater honor.

This edict set off a turbulent wave in the court and was once again in an uproar.

After retreating from the court, when the civil and military officials came out in twos and threes from the Jinluan Hall they still felt as if they were in a dream, and they didn’t even remember any government affairs discussed in the court this morning.

“The emperor actually bestow the third son, Gu Zezhi as Chenjun Wang directly!” At this time, the minister of the Ministry of Justice as if just remembering the scene when Duan Wangye and Duan Wang Fei officially divorced, his expression became even more complicated.

An old judicial officer and the left minister exchanged a tacit look with him, before the old judicial officer said affirmatively, “It seems that the emperor has long planned this.”

It was obvious how the emperor decisively agreed on the official separation of Duan Wangye and the now Madam Xiao that day, probably because he had the intention of using Gu Zezhi again.

The left minister walked down the marble steps while stroking his beard, “Third Master Gu…the imperial county king has made great contributions, so he has conferred a title and is highly valued by the emperor. What an honor it is!”

“Compared with Duan Wangye’s heir…”

He didn’t say anything any further, but the Minister of Justice and the judicial officer understood what he meant.

Although Duan Wang fu was supported by Qin Wang fu, Duan Wangye was still alive, strong, and healthy if there was no accident, he could still live for so many years, so after all was said and done the heir was still an heir, but Gu Zezhi on the other hand had achieved beyond being just an heir and directly became a king.

When things were compared, there was a huge gap in strength and level, which was higher and which was lower, who wins and who loses was easy to judge.

In other words, the emperor issued this imperial edict because he wanted to support Gu Zezhi.

Gu Zezhi’s future was boundless, maybe in two years, he, Chenjun, would become Qin Chenjun!

Not only do the three ministers of the Ministry of Justice think the same, but so was other ministers.

For a while, the Duan Wang Mansion in the capital was bustling with people, but these people who came to give gifts to Gu Zezhi just found out that Gu Zezhi had lived in the Xiao Mansion with Madam Xiao for a while now.

After knowing this, the capital was once again shaken by the events of the Duan Wang Mansion.

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