The daily struggles of divorced women in ancient times

"What good will it do for you to go against me? What good will it do for Brother Chen and Sister Yu?" Zheng Xiaoyun tried to appeal to Xia Mianwan's emotions and reason.

There was no emotion on Xia Mianwan's face. In fact, it was not surprising that there were clashes of ideas between ancient and modern people, but Zheng Xiaoyun had a natural disrespect for people.

Such a person is actually a burden to Chen Ge'er and Yu Jie'er.

At this moment, Xia Mianwan had already made up his mind.

"Zheng Xiaoyun, you have signed the divorce agreement and given the people to me. It is impossible for you to take Chen Ge'er and Yu Jie'er back with you. Besides, I only want to ask you one question. If you recognize Chen Ge'er and Yu Jie'er, how will you treat them? Are they legitimate or illegitimate?"

Zheng Xiaoyun's expression froze, but his voice did not slow down at all, "Of course it's the legitimate son and daughter."

"Oh? So...where's your son now?"

Zheng Xiaoyun said gloomily: "Xia Mianwan, you don't have to worry about it, just prepare to send Chen Ge'er and Yu Jie'er back home."

Xia Mianwan was too lazy to say anything more, so she turned around and tilted her head slightly and said, "Zheng Xiaoyun, you can't take the person away. If you don't believe me, just try. The person has already arrived in Jiangnan, and you still think that Shengxin is still there? If I were you, I would have to keep my tail between my legs and behave myself."

Zheng Xiaoyun grabbed Xia Mianwan and leaned closer to her, saying, "Even if the Zheng family's Shengxin is not here, there is no need to worry about dealing with you."

"General Zheng, what is he doing here late at night, dragging a woman with him?"

A clear male voice sounded, and Zheng Xiaoyun and Xia Mianwan looked up at the same time.

"Lord Pei!" Zheng Xiaoyun said as he let go of Xia Mianwan. Xia Mianwan took the opportunity to take a few steps back, away from Zheng Xiaoyun's control.

Lord Pei, in Xia Mianwan’s memory, there is no Lord Pei in the novel, so who is this?

Xia Mianwan turned her head and looked at Lord Pei carefully.

Lord Pei was wearing a dark gown, had a slender figure, an elegant demeanor, and a handsome face.

Good looks!

Xia Mianwan secretly admired in his heart.

While Xia Mianwan was looking at people, Lord Pei had already walked up to Xia Mianwan and asked politely, "Are you okay?"

Xia Mianwan realized that Lord Pei was actually asking her, and shook her head slightly, "Thank you, Lord Pei."

Zheng Xiaoyun's face turned dark. These two people actually knew each other?

Zheng Xiaoyun cupped his hands and said, "I'm going to discuss something with Madam Xia, please don't misunderstand me, Lord Pei."

"I heard that General Zheng's previous wife also had the surname Xia."

Xia Mianwan was confused, but her expression did not change at all, and she would not try to save the situation for Zheng Xiaoyun.

Zheng Xiaoyun felt embarrassed when someone pointed out what he had done before, but he couldn't say anything, so he just bowed and said, "Madam Xia and I have already discussed it. I will send Madam Xia back now."

As Zheng Xiaoyun spoke, he tried to pull Xia Mianwan's arm. Xia Mianwan was about to refuse, but Lord Pei said, "I'm afraid the situation between General Zheng and Madam Xia is not suitable. General Zheng's reputation in the capital is not very good. If he still wants to join the Ministry of War, he'd better not cause any trouble in Yanzhou. I'll ask the guards to send Madam Xia back."

Zheng Xiaoyun looked at the two of them with a sharp and cold look and left.

When Xia Mianwan saw Zheng Xiaoyun leaving, she hurriedly bowed and thanked him.

"Thank you, Master Pei. It's inconvenient to ask your name because of the difference between men and women. However, I can go back by myself."

"My name is Pei Yanxu. Su Zhi has mentioned you to me many times. I'll have someone send you back." Pei Yanxu said with a smile.

Xia Mianwan nodded slightly, bowed and said goodbye.

Pei Yanxu, Xia Mianwan was very sure that this person was not mentioned in the book.

It was not until Xia Mianwan went to Yang's house that she knew who Pei Yanxu was.

Pei Yanxu was the youngest prince's tutor and governor-general since the founding of the Great Chen Kingdom, and he inspected Jiangnan on behalf of the emperor.

"Thanks to Yan Xu, otherwise I would have suffered a loss." Mrs. Yang said.

Xia Mianwan asked curiously, "Sister Yang also knows Lord Pei?"

"Yan Xu and my master are close friends. They met through Su Zhi." Mrs. Yang said with a smile.

Xia Mianwan nodded and said no more.

Madam Yang was still a little worried and asked, "Will Zheng Xiaoyun come to trouble you again? Do I need to talk to my master and ask Yan Xu to help put some pressure on him?"

Xia Mianwan shook her head and said, "This is still not a good idea. Don't worry, Sister Yang. Zheng Xiaoyun can only disgust me. After I went back that day, I sent a letter to Old Madam Zheng. I think it should have arrived in the past two days. Old Madam Zheng will not let Zheng Xiaoyun act like this. Old Madam Zheng knows me a little bit. I am not afraid of those who wear shoes when I am barefoot. Old Madam Zheng is afraid to take Chen Ge'er and Yu Jie'er back. It's just that Zheng Xiaoyun seems to be different from the past. He has become impatient. To be on the safe side, Sister Yang, I will leave this flare with you. If anything really happens, it will be Zheng Xiaoyun's fault."

Mrs. Yang sighed deeply. Zheng Xiaoyun was really restless.

On the other side, the capital.

After receiving Xia Mianwan's letter, Old Lady Zheng slammed the table fiercely, "How stupid!"

Zheng Tingyan and Zhou were just coming in together to pay their respects to Old Madam Zheng. Seeing that Old Madam Zheng was furious, Zhou hurried over to support her.

"Mother, calm down, what happened?"

Old Madam Zheng looked at Zhou seriously and asked, "Let me ask you, before Xiaoyun left, did you ask him to bring Chen Ge'er and Yu Jie'er back?"

Zhou denied it anxiously, "No, why would I do that? I just asked Xiaoyun to go see Chen Ge'er and Yu Jie'er."

"Really?" Old Mrs. Zheng obviously didn't believe it.

Zhou avoided Mrs. Zheng's gaze and said, "Really, mother."

"Mother, what happened?" Zheng Tingyan asked.

Mrs. Zheng handed the letter to Zheng Tingyan and said, "Read it yourself!"

After reading the letter, Zheng Tingyan also glanced at Zhou and asked, "You really didn't tell Xiaoyun?"

Zhou said with a guilty conscience, "Master, are you and mother trying to wrongly kill me? If I say no, then it means no. What happened?"

Zheng Tingyan knew Zhou too well, and Zhou's expression clearly showed that she was feeling guilty.

Zheng Tingyan sighed, thinking that he had a great reputation and had survived a desperate situation, but how come the son born to him by the wife he married was so stupid...

How could Mrs. Zheng not know her son's distress? It was her fault. She had insisted on her son marrying Zhou's daughter. But it was too late to say anything now.

"Ting Yan, what are you going to do?" Old Mrs. Zheng asked her son.

After Zheng Tingyan had someone bring Zhou back to the room, he said to Old Madam Zheng, "If it really doesn't work, I can only go to Jiangnan. The emperor has ordered Pei Yanxu to take the imperial sword to patrol Jiangnan, and Xiaoyun must not be confused about this matter. This is also an opportunity for our Zheng family. After passing the test, Xiaoyun should be able to return to Beijing and join the Ministry of War, and it is impossible for him to have military power again."

"It's not appropriate. His Majesty is very superstitious. If you go to Jiangnan, I'm afraid he will think too much." Old Lady Zheng disagreed.

They both sighed at the same time, as there was no one available in the Zheng family.

"I'll go!" Old Mrs. Zheng made up her mind.

"Mother...you are old, how can we do this?" Zheng Tingyan also disagreed.

Old Madam Zheng stood up with the help of a cane. "There is no one more suitable than me right now. I didn't suffer much in the north, and I am still strong. Although it is a bit of a burden for me to go to the south, it is better than Xiaoyun doing something stupid. I am really worried, so I'd better go and take a look. For the sake of the family, I must go."

Seeing that Old Lady Zheng had made up her mind, Zheng Tingyan did not try to persuade her any further. "Mother, I am an unfilial son and I am sorry for causing you so much trouble."