Xu Jia felt dizzy at first, her emotions indescribably complicated. She only wanted to remind Wen Wan that day, never expecting things to escalate to this point.

A sense of guilt arose naturally, Xu Jia pressed her lips tightly, unsure of what to say.

Some guests reacted, extremely angry, "Proposing a divorce with your husband on the day of your mother-in-law’s funeral, Mrs. Song have you gone too far?"

"Exactly, respect for the deceased should be paramount, at least let the coffin leave the house first. Speaking like this in the memorial hall, aren’t you afraid of chilling the old lady’s soul?"

"Old Mrs. Song’s spirit is still lingering here!"

The guests became increasingly agitated, their voices rising in waves, each remark more unpleasant than the last. If not for Princess Wen Wan’s status, it might have been even more excessive.

"What did you say, sister-in-law?" Song Erlang was truly enraged, it was the big day of his mother’s funeral. No matter how tactless his sister-in-law was, how could she suggest a divorce in front of his mother’s memorial, in front of so many people!

He glared fiercely, with the look that he’d never let it go without a clear explanation from Wen Wan.

"I have nothing to explain." Wen Wan’s expression was indifferent, "There isn’t any law in the land of Chu that forbids a couple from divorcing. I don’t want to continue, nor do I want to go back to Ningzhou with you, it’s as simple as that."

"You!" Song Erlang’s forehead veins bulged, he swung his arm, ready to charge over and hit someone, Xie Zheng and Xie Tao hurriedly came in to hold him back, telling him to calm down.

"How can I calm down?" Song Erlang shouted loudly, with red eyes, "Doesn’t she know what day it is today? Why bring up divorce now, causing my mother’s spirit unrest? In my opinion, she has become accustomed to a life of luxury, saw that Third Son was going back home for three years, couldn’t bear the hardship, found a new place in advance, just waiting for today!"

Wen Wan did not retort, no matter how he cursed, she remained silent.

Song Wei’s face was dark and somber.

To others, it seemed he was too angry to speak.

In fact, he was indeed angry, angry at those who pointed fingers at Wanwan, his heart ached that Wanwan had to make such a huge sacrifice for him.

But if they couldn’t withstand today, all of her efforts would be in vain.

Not wanting anyone else to say another bad word about Wanwan, Song Wei turned his eyes away, "If you’ve thought it through, I won’t stop you."

"Third Son!" Song Erlang was about to explode with anger.

Xie Zheng also advised, "Young sister-in-law is young, inevitably impulsive, if there’s a rift from a quarrel between husband and wife, there’s still room for reconciliation. You should go coax her, at least wait until aunt’s coffin leaves the house."

Song Wei didn’t reply to Xie Zheng, nor did he look at Wen Wan again, he only turned to the stupefied bar bearers, "Watch the time, once the hour arrives, start the procession, we mustn’t delay."

The leading bar bearer came to his senses, quickly nodded and agreed.

Yuanbao was still a little confused up till now, looking at Song Wei and then at Wen Wan, "Dad, Mom, what’s going on with you?"

How come everything was fine just a few days ago, and suddenly they decided to divorce? There has to be a reason, right?

Not getting any answers from the two of them, Yuanbao felt uncomfortable, looking at Ye Ling.

Ye Ling could only shake her head, she also didn’t know why. Recently she was busy assisting Second Aunt with affairs, not noticing if the parents had quarreled over something, or when it happened.

Yuanbao wanted to ask more, but then heard Song Wei say, "Later you two should bring Jinbao and Qi Bao, we’re heading back home for three years, don’t forget the wet nurse."

"Dad..." Yuanbao looked troubled, a matter as serious as divorce, how can it be so rash!

Wen Wan didn’t want to stay any longer, turned around and left.

"Wanwan." Zhao Xunyin chased after her.

"I’ve packed my things." Wen Wan said, "From now on, I’ll have to rely on Mother."

As she spoke, she walked towards Qingteng Residence.

Zhao Xunyin sighed repeatedly, "What on earth is it that you two are divorcing for? Until now, I still feel like I’m dreaming."

Seeing Wen Wan pause briefly, Zhao Xunyin caught up, "Wanwan, did you two have a fight?"

"No fighting." Wen Wan responded very lightly, "The specific reasons, I’ll explain in detail once we get to Changning Marquis Mansion, but for now, I must leave immediately."

"Wanwan, you must reconsider!" Zhao Xunyin thought it was inappropriate no matter how she looked at it, "Whatever the reason, at least consider Jinbao and Qi Bao, these two children, right? While Third Son and the others are still in the outer courtyard, go back and change your mind. He is steady by nature and accommodating, it seems he won’t hold it against you."

Wen Wan’s hand, holding the copper ring to push the courtyard door, paused, and her eyelids lowered. If there were so many perfect solutions in this world, where would be the parting and death? The two funerals of the Song family, isn’t that the best proof?

If the bad luck on her husband’s body is not removed, the happiness she hopes for will never arrive.

Not hesitating any longer, Wen Wan pushed open the courtyard door and entered.

Because the old lady’s funeral procession was ongoing, the servants were all in the outer courtyard at this moment, leaving the inner courtyard empty and silent.

Wen Wan packed a few sets of clothes and jewelry, did not take any extra, figuring that at Mother’s place, she would not lack food or clothing.

Zhao Xunyin saw Wen Wan enter the room and pick up the bundle to leave, knowing her daughter wasn’t acting out of impulse, but was serious. Her face stiffened slightly.

Wen Wan descended the stone steps, "Mother, don’t you want to hear the reason? Let’s go home first, and then I will tell you everything truthfully."

Zhao Xunyin wanted to take her to the front yard to apologize to Song Wei, to take back those previous words, but when she met Wen Wan’s resolute gaze, she suddenly couldn’t speak, leaving only a series of helpless sighs.

As soon as Wen Wan stepped out of the courtyard, she ran into Yun Cai and Linglong, who were panting heavily.

"Madam." Linglong’s eyes were red, "Are you really going to divorce the master?"

"Words once spoken are like water spilled, I didn’t want to take them back, and he didn’t try to stop it. Clearly, this is a divorce by mutual consent." Wen Wan’s voice was very faint.

Yun Cai wiped her tears, "I’ve served the madam since entering the mansion, if you really want to leave, take me with you. Wherever madam goes, I’ll follow."

Linglong also said, "I’m willing to follow madam."

"My maiden family has plenty of maids to use." Wen Wan did not intend to keep the two, "You two should go to Ningzhou and take good care of the young master and young lady."

Yun Cai was still crying, "Since you can’t let go, why insist on divorcing the master? Could it really be as Second Master said..."

Her words were cut off by a sharp glance from Linglong, and she immediately reacted, her face stiffening, "I, I didn’t mean it like that."

Earlier, Song Erlang cursed Wen Wan at the memorial hall for hitting a person when they’re down, blaming Song Wei for losing his official position due to mourning and having to return to the countryside, so she found someone else in advance.

Wen Wan’s red lips slightly curled, yet she said nothing.

Her reaction made Yun Cai feel a chill in her heart.

After a while, Wen Wan sighed, "After all, you are my close maids, and both of you are of age. If you go to Ningzhou for three more years, you’ll become old maids. If you want to stay, then stay, but I’ll probably have to arrange marriages for you soon."

Yun Cai and Linglong exchanged a glance and didn’t see any joy on each other’s face.

In ordinary times, even if they weren’t overjoyed, they would be filled with bashfulness, but now, they only felt immense fear.

But no matter what, as long as they could stay by madam’s side, it was good.

So the two bowed in unison, "Thank you, madam."

"I have already written the divorce letter," Wen Wan said, taking the divorce letter from her bundle, "Linglong, take a trip to the front yard and let the master sign and stamp it, then deliver it to Changning Marquis Mansion." After a pause, she instructed the two, "From now on, I am no longer the daughter-in-law of the Song family, you don’t need to call me madam anymore."

Yun Cai had a quick wit, "Yes, Commandery Princess."

After Linglong took the divorce letter and left, Wen Wan finally turned to look at Zhao Xunyin, who had remained silent, "Mother, let’s go."

Zhao Xunyin nodded heavily, mother and daughter left the Song Mansion through the East Corner Gate and headed straight for Changning Marquis Mansion.

Because Wen Wan proposed a divorce, the guests in the front yard were completely in an uproar, the place was in chaos.

It was already the hour to start the procession, Song Wei walked to the outside of the memorial hall, and shouted sternly, "Silence!"

The crowd’s voices stopped abruptly, and their eyes all turned to Song Wei, only to see him with an indifferent expression, as if he didn’t care about the divorce at all and continued handling his duties as usual. Even when Linglong brought the divorce document for him to sign and stamp, he didn’t blink an eye and signed it. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

When Old Mrs. Song’s coffin was carried out of the gate, Song Fang bit her teeth in anger, clearly very agitated, and ordered Mei Zhi, "Follow me to the Changning Marquis Mansion."

She wanted to personally ask if it was because her Third Brother had misjudged the person all those years ago!

Xu Jia was worried about her sister-in-law acting impulsively, "I’ll go with you!"

Princess Consort Qing hadn’t left yet, heard the commotion on this side, and came over slowly, Xu Jia quickly bent down to salute.

Princess Consort Qing looked at Song Fang, "As the saying goes, when something abnormal happens, there are demons involved, Mrs. Song suddenly proposed a divorce in the memorial hall, everyone can see it’s unusual, it might be due to some compelling reason, Heir’s wife should not act impulsively. Since this incident has just happened, if you rush off to question her, you may not find out anything and might even strain the relationship."

Song Fang’s face was dark, her Third Brother seemed calm on the surface, but he must be very distressed inside, it’s just that he’s always been used to keeping things to himself, not showing it on his face.

Thinking of these, Song Fang felt even more uncomfortable, just like Song Erlang, she was nearly driven crazy by Wen Wan’s actions, at this moment, she couldn’t care about anything else.

...

Wen Wan followed Zhao Xunyin back to the Liufang Courtyard in Changning Marquis Mansion, shortly after sitting down, Linglong returned with the divorce papers signed and stamped by Song Wei.

Zhao Xunyin looked at the divorce papers over and over, and looked at her daughter with a heartache, "Tell me, why do you want a divorce? Do you really intend to leave those two children?"

Before Wen Wan could explain, a message came from the gatekeeper that the Heir’s wife of Western Marquis Mansion requested to see her.

Wen Wan raised an eyebrow to Zhao Xunyin, "I expected them to come."

Turning to the maid who delivered the message, "Invite them in."

A quarter of an hour later, Song Fang and Xu Jia were arranged to drink tea in the pavilion of the Liufang Courtyard.

As soon as Wen Wan entered, Song Fang stood up abruptly, her eyes fixed on her, "Wen Wan, don’t you owe my Song family an explanation?"