Mrs. Zhen wiped her tears, and her mother's casual kindness saved her life.
"Mom, don't cry." Xiao Fuyuan wiped Zhen's tears with a handkerchief.
Mrs. Zhen forced a smile and said: "Mom is fine, everything has passed."
The Bai Dazhuang brothers looked at Mrs. Zhen with awe.
Fortunately, there is a sister. Without her, these guys really don't know how to comfort their mother.
"Mom, why did you suddenly tell us today?"
Bai Panmei asked some questions that the brothers had not asked.
Mrs. Zhen lived a peaceful life in Shenshu Village. She had not mentioned anything about the past to them for so many years, so suddenly mentioning it would inevitably make people think wildly.
Bai Panmei had a solemn look on her face. In today's Great Xia, if men do not behead their guilty ministers, women will no longer be included in the exams, but they cannot take part in the imperial examination.
His mind changed, and it didn't matter. If he couldn't take the imperial examination, since he had a scholar's body, it would be enough to find a teaching position in a certain village like his second brother.
It's a pity, but Bai Panmei has no resentment at all about her mother's life experience, only sadness and sympathy.
"I originally planned to keep this matter a secret, but now that you are older and wiser, I should tell you." Zhen's quiet voice had a soothing power.
"You mother can say what she wants to say, and if she doesn't want to say something, don't say it. What other reason is there?" Bai Banban glared at Bai Panmei.
However, Bai Banban also had doubts in his mind, why did his old wife take the initiative to bring up the past events to the family today. He was usually afraid that she would touch her heart, but he never mentioned the past in front of her.
Did something happen to my old wife, or was she discovered by the court?
The white wooden board is full of thoughts.
It must have been discovered.
If the Bai family is really discovered to be hiding criminal officials from the imperial court, he and other descendants of the Bai family are destined to be exiled. There was no way, it was spread as soon as it was spread, who knew that they were the descendants of the Bai family.
He had to save his mother and daughter, so he went to beg A Zhen. A Zhen's uncle was a general and could speak to the court.
As for the daughter-in-law at home.
"Boss, you go back and write a letter of divorce to your wife." The white board made arrangements.
What?
Bai Dazhuang looked at his biological father in disbelief?
Let him divorce Xie Chuntao?
Is his father confused? His mother's government has been ruined for a long time. Could it be that after treating him as a government official, he felt that Xie Chuntao was not good enough for him.
Do you want him to follow the example of men who pick up high branches and divorce their wives?
Isn’t this nonsense?
Xie Chuntao's mind went blank. Her father-in-law, who had always been kind, wanted to divorce her.
She respects her parents-in-law and loves her sister-in-law. What has she done to disgrace the old Bai family?
Xie Chuntao burst into tears.
"What are you talking about?" Mrs. Bai and Mrs. Zhen said in unison.
"Not only the eldest brother divorces his wife, but also the third child." Bai Banban said firmly.
Eugene Gui, who was photographing the young man, wanted to divorce Xie Chuntao and Tian Maimiao for some reason, but he couldn't help but feel happy. He didn't mention her, and her position as a talented scholar was very secure.
What she didn't know was that Bai Banban had completely forgotten that she was a daughter-in-law.
"Dad, why do you want to divorce the eldest sister-in-law and the third sister-in-law?" Xiao Fuyuan knew that his father was not the kind of unreasonable person. He would divorce someone with red eyebrows and a pale face. There must be some difficulties that no one knew about.
"Dad, what mistake did I make?" Xie Chuntao cried.
"What's wrong with you? You want the boss and the third to divorce their wives." Old Mrs. Bai was so angry that she wanted to hit her son.
Bai Banban said bitterly: "If the eldest daughter-in-law and the third daughter-in-law are divorced, they do not belong to our Bai family. The court cannot hold them accountable. The grandsons of the eldest son and the second son are still young, so they will not be implicated if they are cleared. Mother. You and Xiao Yuan Bao don’t have to worry, I’ll go and ask Butler He from the other side to keep you and Xiao Yuan Bao safe.”
"As for Da Zhuang Niang and I," Bai Banban gritted his teeth and said resolutely, "I and a few children will accompany us on the journey."
"Can you tell me clearly which way we are going?" Old Mrs. Bai asked urgently.
"Yes, Dad, which way are you going?" Bai Dazhuang looked puzzled.
He was asked to divorce his wife again, and he was on the road again. What kind of trouble would this cause?
Bai Erzhuang suddenly understood. No wonder his mother wanted to tell them what happened in the past. It turned out that the incident had happened and the court might have chased her down.
"Dad is right, we brothers will accompany dad and mom." The second eldest son of the Bai family looked determined.
Everyone was confused by the father and son.
Zhen suddenly realized something and asked Bai Banban: "Dad, what do you mean?"
The white wooden board said righteously: "Mother, don't worry, my sons and I will accompany you. I'm not afraid of jail, exile, or beheading."
Zhen: "."
Old Mrs. Bai: "You don't want to be good. What about going to jail, beheading, and exile? Bah, bah, bah, can you say a few nice words..."
Bai Banban looked at Mrs. Zhen: "Is nothing wrong?"
Zhen knew that Bai Banban had gone astray, so she quickly shook her head and said, "What happened?"
Bai Banban said with a look of disbelief: "Then why did you mention this to the children?"
Mrs. Zhen chuckled and said, "I just think the children are old and I should tell them."
Bai Banban covered his chest and said, "I was scared to death. I thought it was the nuns from Tian Maimiao's family who reported on us last time."
Mrs. Zhen and Mrs. Bai were speechless.
Xie Chuntao wiped away her tears. She was so frightened that she was confused.
"Dad, since I am the daughter-in-law of the Bai family, I will advance and retreat together with the Bai family. Dad, please never say anything again about divorce me back to my parents' home in order not to embarrass me." Xie Chuntao stood up and faced the white wooden board and Mrs. Zhen bowed Yingying and said.
Faced with his daughter-in-law's "questioning", Bai Banban felt quite embarrassed. He smiled and said, "You are also someone else's daughter. I don't want things at home to affect you and Mai Miao."
When Yu Jingui heard this, he wanted to fall down in anger. It turned out that it was not that he wanted to stop her, but that he didn't care about her life or death at all.
Eugene Gui once again realized that his status in the Bai family was no different than air.
"This is your mother's situation. I'm sure something will happen in the future and it will affect everyone." Bai Banban calmed down and reiterated to his sons again.
Bai Dazhuang said: "Since we are a family, let's not talk about getting involved. I'm not afraid."
Xie Chuntao expressed: "I'm not afraid either."
Bai Erzhuang and others also expressed their stance, and even grandsons like Dalang expressed that they were not afraid.
Eugene Gui wanted to win favor and said firmly: "Xiao Lang and I will follow everyone."
But no one paid any attention to her.
Zhen said: "Even if it happens, I heard that the current Holy Master is quite sage and he shouldn't pursue it too far."
Bai Panmei echoed: "Mother is right. Now the guilty minister will not be beheaded and exiled. At most, he will not be allowed to participate in the imperial examination."
"Ah, fourth brother, you..." Xie Chuntao was startled.
Bai Panmei said: "It doesn't matter. I really can't take the imperial examination. I can be a private tutor like my second brother, or I can go home and farm."
Zhen's eyes darkened. If the fourth child was really disqualified from the imperial examination because of herself, she would blame herself for the rest of her life.
"Xiao Yuanbao, please say a few words of kindness. Just say that your mother's past incidents will not happen and your fourth brother can take the imperial examination."
Old Mrs. Bai grabbed Xiao Fuyuan's hand like a piece of driftwood.
For some reason, she only believed her granddaughter's words now.
As soon as Mrs. Bai finished speaking, everyone in the room looked at her expectantly.
(End of chapter)
