That night, Duke Yan brought his in-laws over.
Zuo Heying was originally drinking with friends outside, but suddenly his father sent someone to drag him back, and he was full of complaints.
When I came home and saw my father-in-law and mother-in-law there, my heart skipped a beat.
what happened?
Mrs. Zuo's maiden name is Chen. At this time, Mr. Chen and Mrs. Chen were also confused.
When Duke Yan saw that everyone had arrived, he asked his servants to help Mrs. Zuo come in.
At this time, Mrs. Zuo looked pale, in a daze, and her eyes were even more empty.
"Liniang!"
When Mrs. Chen saw her daughter in such a miserable state, she immediately rushed towards her with heartache.
Master Chen's expression suddenly changed, but he did not dare to lose his temper with Duke Yan. He could only ask quickly: "My father-in-law, why did my daughter become like this!"
Zuo Heying was also frightened by Mrs. Zuo's appearance, looking confused.
Seeing everyone raising their eyes to look at him, Duke Yan told them everything about today with a serious face.
After Duke Yan finished speaking, the room fell into a dead silence.
Zuo Heying stood aside, his whole body trembling violently.
He never imagined that Mrs. Zuo not only cuckolded him, but also had someone else's child in her belly!
"Bitch! You bitch!"
Zuo Heying was furious!
His eyes were scarlet and his face was twisted. He looked left and right, pulled out a long sword from the wall, and rushed towards Madam Zuo with great agitation.
Looking at it like that, it seems that he wants to cut Mrs. Zuo into pieces!
"Ah! No! Don't hurt Liniang!"
Mrs. Chen felt extremely ashamed and resentful. She never expected that her daughter would do such a conciliatory thing!
But in the face of life and death, her instinct is to protect her children.
Master Chen was filled with indescribable horror. The name Li Xusheng almost choked his throat!
Moreover, if my daughter does such a shameless thing, given the huge gap between the Chen family and the Duke of Yan, I am afraid she will be retaliated against!
The hall suddenly became chaotic, with Zuo Heying's roars and Mrs. Chen's screams mixed together.
Even though there was so much noise around her, Mrs. Zuo's eyes were dull and she didn't react at all.
"enough!"
Duke Yan suddenly stood up and shouted sharply at Zuo Heying.
Zuo Heying was stunned and turned to look at his father in disbelief.
"Dad, it was she who betrayed her son and smeared our Duke Yan's government! It wouldn't be a pity if she died ten thousand times, so why did you stop your son!"
Duke Yan looked cold and stern and said in a loud voice: "He Ying, ask yourself, don't you have any responsibility for the situation that has developed to this point?"
"It was you who coveted Liniang's beauty and insisted on marrying her. After you married her, you didn't know how to cherish her. Over the years, you have been romantic and indulgent. Doesn't Liniang deserve to be laughed at for this?"
"You can't control yourself, can't manage your family, and show mercy everywhere. Didn't you expect that one day it would backfire!"
"You know, Ning'er has witnessed everything today! She is still young, and she is still a daughter. How should you deal with her in the future?"
"With such an unreliable father and a mother who abandons propriety, justice and integrity, what do you want Ning'er to do? She is so innocent!"
Duke Yan reprimanded angrily and beat the tea table with his right hand until it made a loud bang!
When Zuo Anning was mentioned, Zuo Heying suddenly froze, and even Mrs. Zuo, who had been unresponsive, shed tears at this moment.
After seeing Zuo Heying calm down a little, Duke Yan looked at the Chen family and his wife again.
"And you!"
Mr. Chen's face suddenly turned pale. He was about to speak out, but Duke Yan had already scolded him coldly:
"Since Liniang and Li Xusheng had an engagement back then, why didn't you make it clear earlier! If you open your mouth, I will break He Ying's legs and stop him from beating the couple!"
"But in order to cling to the Duke of Yan State, you secretly broke the engagement and harmed people's lives. Therefore, you laid hidden dangers and harmed three of our families!"
"Look at these injustices. The sins committed now will eventually be punished!"
When Duke Yan finished speaking, Mrs. Zuo burst into tears.
Yes, it was her greed for vanity and selfishness that gave rise to evil thoughts, which harmed Xu Sheng's family and even herself for the rest of her life!
Mr. Chen and Mrs. Chen had not forgotten their crimes. At this time, they were exposed by Duke Yan. They were so frightened that they turned pale and lost their words.
Duke Yan felt extremely tired. He glanced at everyone in the hall and said coldly:
"These sins were all committed by us and have nothing to do with An Ning. Now she has to bear all the consequences!"
"A mother who had an affair with an outsider and had a secret knot with her mother. If this matter spreads out, it will destroy An Ning's lifelong happiness!"
"So what I want to say next is a decision, not a consultation. None of you are qualified to object!"
Seeing everyone looking at him, Duke Yan took a long breath and said with a cold face:
"Liniang is An Ning's biological mother after all. I won't kill her, and I'm not willing to let An Ning stay filial piety for such an incompetent mother for three years and waste her best years in vain!"
"In order to keep An Ning's reputation, she cannot have a divorced mother, so He Ying, tonight you will give Liniang a wife's letter and you can make peace with her!"
Seeing Zuo Heying's face full of unwillingness, Duke Yan was stunned.
"In the final analysis, the cause of all this is you. You are greedy for beauty first and romantic indulgence second. Don't be unconvinced! Do you still want to ruin peace?"
Zuo Heying was so filled with resentment that he wished he could kill Mrs. Zuo with a thousand knives!
However, he just wants to settle down with a daughter. No matter how bad a father he is, he cannot ignore his daughter's reputation and future.
Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth and roared, then threw the long sword in his hand to the ground, which was regarded as a compromise.
Upon seeing this, Duke Yan looked at the Chen couple again.
"Liniang has made a heinous mistake after all. The two in-laws should know it. If such a mistake were placed in other people's homes, they would be soaked in pig cages!"
Chen and his wife trembled when they heard this, and Duke Yan continued:
"I can move Liniang, but Liniang must not stay in the capital. You send her away, as far away as possible!"
"I will also send people to keep an eye on her to ensure that she will never appear in front of An Ning again in her life!"
"Moreover, our two families have reconciled and can only be declared to be at odds with each other. If I hear any rumors that are detrimental to An Ning, no matter what means are used, I will definitely not let go of the Chen family!"
"I have prepared the release letter and the contract. Let's sign and pledge it now. Let's take it easy!"
Duke Yan is also very resolute, and this is the countermeasure he racked his brains to come up with today.
There is only one principle: peace comes first in everything!
How could the Chen family dare to say anything? They themselves were guilty of committing crimes, and their daughter had made such a big mistake that they were lucky to be able to save their lives!
No matter how much hatred Zuo Heying felt in her heart, she could only sign her name and press her fingerprints for Zuo Anning.
