The daily struggles of divorced women in ancient times

The court has its own struggles. On the second day, Pei Yanxu, the Duke of Zhenguo and his direct descendants took the lead in launching an attack in the court. As a series of evidence was presented, the Zhuang family and the Zheng family could not escape the blame.

The emperor ordered the prince of Zhenguo to go to the south of the Yangtze River to encircle and suppress the salt gang.

Zheng Xiaoyun argued in the court, arguing that the affairs of the former Haichen Gang and the Salt Gang had nothing to do with the Zheng family, and that it was Zhuang Sasa who was stirring up trouble.

Pei Yanxu naturally would not let Zheng Xiaoyun go so easily. Zhuang Sasa was just the wife of the Zheng family's major general who was not favored and could not hold power. How could she skip Zheng Xiaoyun, the actual head of the family?

However, Pei Yanxu still underestimated the extent of Zheng Xiaoyun's shamelessness. This man handed over all the evidence of Zhuang Sasa and Zhuang Mingming's connection with the Salt Gang, and knelt down and kowtowed to apologize. It was his failure to manage his family well that caused Zhuang Sasa to do foolish things in the name of the major general's wife. Fortunately, the big mistake had not been made yet. Zheng Xiaoyun decided to divorce Zhuang Sasa, and from then on, the man and the woman had nothing to do with each other in marriage.

Zheng Xiaoyun was very cunning and very careful in his actions. Pei Yanxu and the prince of Zhenguo could not produce more direct evidence to prove that Zheng Xiaoyun was directly involved in this matter. And Zheng Xiaoyun's deep involvement in the court over the years also opened Pei Yanxu's eyes. Pei Yanxu did not expect that the person who stood up to speak for Zheng Xiaoyun this time would also include the Minister of Personnel. After all, Zheng Tingyan and General Zheng had the merit of following the emperor. If they went too far, the emperor would be afraid of causing dissatisfaction among the old ministers.

In the end, the entire Zhuang family was exiled to the north. Since Zheng Xiaoyun divorced Zhuang Sasa at this time for the sake of his own innocence, Zhuang Sasa would also be exiled with the Zhuang family.

Although the court officials did not say anything openly, the coldness displayed by the Zheng family was truly despicable.

Zheng Xiaoyun knew that such behavior was despicable, but he was just trying to save his life, and he really had no other choice.

Although the Zheng family was not implicated in this matter because Zheng Xiaoyun divorced his wife in time, they could not avoid the responsibility of negligence. The emperor took back Zheng Xiaoyun's military power and demoted him, but did not revoke his title for the sake of Zheng Tingyan.

After the court session, the Prince of Zhenguo couldn't help but complain to Pei Yanxu, saying that this man was really as hard as iron.

Pei Yanxu shook his head. Wasn't he thinking of Xia Mianwan at this time? How could he not say that Xia Mianwan was amazing when he was able to fight against Zheng Xiaoyun in such a bad situation?

As soon as the prince of Zhenguo saw Pei Yanxu's expression, he knew that Pei Yanxu was thinking about his wife again...

Originally, the son of the Duke of Zhenguo, Xiao Jinyan, was not very familiar with Pei Yanxu. It was only after he went to Yubei that he worked with Pei Yanxu for a period of time. They were truly friends in times of crisis. Therefore, although the two were not too close due to their respective status, they did still have some friendship.

When Xiao Jinyan first arrived in Yubei, he thought he was too late. He was ambushed several times along the way and almost couldn't make it to Yubei safely.

Xiao Jinyan arrived in Yubei five days later than expected. He was actually very afraid that by the time he arrived in Yubei, Pei Yanxu would have died in Yubei due to running out of ammunition and food.

However, it was not until he entered the city that Xiao Jinyan realized that the situation was much better than he had imagined. When he met Pei Yanxu, he learned that Madam Pei had already sent people to deliver the supplies in advance.

Xiao Jinyan knew how difficult it was to transport the supplies, so he admired Madam Pei very much. Although Pei Yanxu looked sloppy and thin, he was in good spirits. After he arrived in Yubei, he realized how serious the situation was in Yubei. He didn't expect to hear about what Madam Pei did in Beijing every time, and then the supplies from Beijing were continuously sent to Yubei, and it was still open and aboveboard.

Only then did Xiao Jinyan understand why Pei Yanxu was always full of hope in the most difficult times, when even he felt despair.

Afterwards, Pei Yanxu was given the Wanmin Umbrella. The night before returning to Beijing, Pei Yanxu drank too much. His subordinates asked him why he was so happy. Pei Yanxu just said that he was naturally happy to see his wife, and he was also happy to plead for the people, and he was really happy to have someone traveling with him.

For the first time, Prince Xiao became curious about Madam Pei. What kind of person could subdue Master Pei? The Master Pei in Yubei was completely different from the Master Pei in the capital before, but the Master Pei in the capital at this moment and the Master Pei in Yubei seemed to overlap.

Zheng family.

Zhuang Sasa had already received the news that Zheng Xiaoyun had divorced her in the court, and she also knew that her father and brother would be exiled to the north. Zhuang Sasa felt it was extremely ironic, and for the first time she hated herself for saving Zheng Xiaoyun and even risking her life to be with him.

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When Zheng Xiaoyun returned to the general's mansion, Zhuang Sasa was still sitting in the study in a daze.

Zheng Xiaoyun frowned and looked at Zhuang Sasa and said, "Why are you still here?"

"Am I not good to you? Why do you treat me like this?" Zhuang Sasa really didn't understand.

"Stop it. I'm sacrificing the pawn to save the king. Do you want our entire Zheng family to be buried with me?" Zheng Xiaoyun looked at Zhuang Sasa unhappily. He felt nothing but annoyance in his heart.

Zhuang Sasa smiled coldly, stood up almost crazily, grabbed Zheng Xiaoyun's collar and asked, "Zheng Xiaoyun, don't you have a heart?"

Zheng Xiaoyun looked at Zhuang Sasa in silence and asked her word by word, "Can you please stop messing around? Think about our child. If you go to the North, I can rescue you one day. But if we both die in the North, who can you count on to save you?"

Upon hearing this, Zhuang Sasa hurriedly asked, "Where is Tongan? How is Tongan?"

Zheng Xiaoyun said calmly: "Princess Tong'an has naturally divorced Lord Zhuang."

Zhuang Sasa staggered back a few steps after hearing this. She looked at Zheng Xiaoyun angrily, "Zheng Xiaoyun, aren't you afraid?"

"What are you afraid of?" Zheng Xiaoyun actually smiled at this time, but the smile did not reach his eyes.

"As close as we are to each other, aren't you afraid that I will reveal everything?"

"If you don't want your son to have a good life, just go and tell him. At worst, we can go to the north together." Zheng Xiaoyun was sure that Zhuang Sasa would not complain for the sake of her child.

Zhuang Sasa smiled miserably, "Zheng Xiaoyun, I really hate myself. Why didn't I think that if you can abandon Xia Mianwan for me, you can naturally abandon me for other things. Anyway, all you see is profit. You are really bad! Really bad!"

"After all, Xia Mianwan is smart. She left you early and was able to maintain some dignity. Now she is even more lucky. No... no... it's not that she is smart, it's that she saw through you a long time ago. She saw through that you are a heartless, ungrateful and ruthless person. I hate myself for not being able to judge people well. I have harmed my father and brother, and also our child." Every word of Zhuang Sasa was tearful, but Zheng Xiaoyun only showed a trace of anger when he heard about Xia Mianwan.