Chapter 117: You Should Still Sign This
In her previous life, although Lin Ningkun was the Marquis of Dingning, in reality Lin Feng was the most filial one.
Whenever Madam Zhou encountered any trouble, it was always Lin Feng who stood in front of her.
Jiang Ruanxi gave Hong Ye a look, and Hong Ye understood immediately, quietly leaving the Ancestral Hall.
“Mother, don’t seek death. This has nothing to do with you. It’s all my aunt’s fault. No matter what, I will definitely find a way to protect you.”
Although Madam Zhou was crying, hearing Lin Feng’s words, she finally breathed a sigh of relief in her heart.
Filial piety is a good thing, but sometimes blind filial piety is just an infuriating matter.
Jiang Ruanxi couldn’t help but feel a slight headache. If she didn’t resolve the matter with Madam Zhou today, she feared there would be no peace after returning home.
“Clan Leader, I know this puts you in a difficult position. I will take my mother and leave the Lin Family right now.”
In the choice between his own future prospects and his family, Lin Feng unhesitatingly chose Madam Zhou.
To be honest, Jiang Ruanxi felt a bit of admiration in her heart. At least compared to Lin Ningkun, who was still hiding in the inner residence amusing himself even now, he was countless times better.
It was just a pity that no matter how moving this filial heart was, Jiang Ruanxi would not let him have his way.
“Elder Brother, take Mother with us. Let’s go.”
“Go? Where do you plan to go?”
Jiang Ruanxi had just finished speaking when a cold voice came from the doorway.
Then a figure appeared.
Even against the light, Jiang Ruanxi could vaguely recognize from the silhouette that this person was Madam He.
Jiang Ruanxi was a little stunned.
Hong Ye had only just left. She shouldn’t have arrived so quickly, right?
When Madam He entered, Hong Ye had already appeared behind Jiang Ruanxi and whispered, “Madam, when I went out, I ran into the First Madam, who was rushing over anxiously. It seems someone had notified the First Madam early on.”
Jiang Ruanxi nodded, but in her heart she wondered who could know Lin Feng so well.
She looked around and unexpectedly saw Lin Shu looking at her.
At the moment their gazes met, he even gave her a faint smile.
So it was Lin Shu who had called Madam He.
Then, with an expressionless face, he quickly shifted his gaze away.
What exactly did Lin Shu mean?
Was it just a coincidence that he helped her, or did he know something?
Jiang Ruanxi wasn’t sure, remaining calm on the surface.
Seeing that she didn’t respond to him, Lin Shu felt some regret in his heart. Could it be that Jiang Ruanxi disdained him for meddling?
“Shenger, I want to take Mother away today.” Lin Feng spoke with difficulty.
Madam He’s name was He Sheng.
He Sheng lowered her gaze and touched her round belly.
Her pregnancy was already advanced, and as she stroked the fetus, the child inside seemed to sense it and kicked back.
A warm and strange feeling instantly spread through her heart, but then seeing her husband’s resolute face, it was like the chilly wind of the Ancestral Hall, immediately dispersing those warm currents.
“As a son, it is right for you to be filial to your parents. I won’t stop you from leaving today.”
Madam He’s voice was steady and unhurried, but if one listened carefully, they could sense the helplessness in her tone.
But Lin Feng’s thoughts were all on Madam Zhou now, so how could he discern it?
“Shenger, thank you. I knew you were magnanimous.”
“However, before you leave, you should still sign this.”
Before Lin Feng could be happy, a piece of paper appeared in Madam He’s hand.
The words “Divorce Letter” were prominently displayed on it.
Lin Feng’s throat felt sour, his face full of disbelief. “Shenger, what do you mean?”
“You want to fulfill your filial duty, I won’t stop you, but the child in my belly is innocent. He hasn’t done anything wrong, so why should he be implicated because of Mother’s matters?”
Watching this scene, Jiang Ruanxi felt an indescribable mix of emotions in her heart.
Lin Feng was struck as if by lightning. He couldn’t believe He Sheng would have such thoughts.
“Divorce?” Madam Zhou looked at the words on that letter and didn’t find it particularly surprising. After all, He Sheng had made a fuss about it many times before, but none had succeeded.
“A daughter-in-law like you who can’t share hardships, only enjoys blessings, isn’t filial to your mother-in-law, and only knows to argue with me all day—for your own selfish reasons, how dare you have the face to seek divorce? Even if leaving the Lin Family, it can only be us Lin Family divorcing you.”
Jiang Ruanxi looked at her foolish mother-in-law and could only shake her head inwardly.
She was truly beyond saving!
“Divorce you? Let’s see what gives you Lin Family the right.” He Sheng already had fire pent up in her heart, and now Madam Zhou had delivered herself to the door. “Is it because of all the wrong things you’ve done as mother-in-law, or because you’ve now cut off the Lin Family descendants’ future prospects?”
Madam Zhou’s face looked very ugly. He Sheng’s few words hit her vital points, leaving her unable to retort. She could only cry and complain, “Oh my heavens, I see you all wish I were dead. I might as well just die…”
“Mother, don’t cry.” Lin Feng was distraught.
Madam Zhou knew she was in the wrong and didn’t continue making a fuss, just sobbing intermittently.
“Shenger, let me ask you one more time. Do you really not want to live with me anymore?” Lin Feng looked at He Sheng, pleading in his eyes.
“For what Mother did, the Clan Leader not killing her but only making her kneel in the Ancestral Hall is already a tremendous kindness.” He Sheng’s attitude was firm. “I still say the same: if you want to fulfill your filial duty, I won’t stop you, but I have to think about the child in my belly. Divorce is the best choice.”
“If Elder Brother is truly filial, he should study hard and not disappoint Elder Sister-in-law’s kindness. If he succeeds in the exams one day and enters official career, he can grandly bring Mother out, rather than in a fit of anger now, seeking momentary relief and cutting off the Lin Family’s future prospects.”
At this moment, Jiang Ruanxi appropriately added fuel to the fire. “Does Elder Brother really intend to abandon his own wife and son just to be a filial person?”
Madam Zhou instantly bristled, fearing her son would listen to these two women. She hurriedly cried, “Feng’er, Mother knows she was wrong. Don’t listen to them. They just want me dead…”
“Mother, you’re taking this too seriously. This is the Lin Family’s Ancestral Hall. The purpose of having you stay here is to make you repent. Normally, if Elder Brother misses you, he can still come visit. How is that wishing you dead?
On the contrary, as a mother, Elder Sister-in-law can scheme for the child in her belly even before it’s born. I sigh at how great such maternal love is. But what about Mother?
You keep saying it’s for the good of the Lin Family, yet you push Master and Elder Brother into an abyss, not only cutting off their official careers but also harming the descendants. May I ask Mother, who is the selfish one?
Is this what Mother calls family affection, what she calls love?”
