In Love With My Fierce Farming Wife!
Chapter 981 - 986: Divorce

Chapter 981: Chapter 986: Divorce

Qin Hong took the initiative to mention this matter, it seemed that the other party had already prepared for it.

Qin Yi secretly heaved a sigh of relief!

Being able to solve the formidable opponent, Qin Hong, without bloodshed, and only by appointing him as a feudal lord, why wouldn’t he be delighted?

He immediately felt joy in his heart, "It is rare for my imperial nephew to consider the wellbeing of the land and kingdom like this. Under your leadership, the Huainan Prefecture has indeed been improving year by year, everywhere bursting with prosperity and vigor. Your contributions have been significant! Eunuch An, reward him generously!"

Eunuch An answered the call and stepped forward, holding up the Bright Yellow Decree to loudly proclaim the rewards that had already been prepared.

Qin Yi divided the land east of Huainan Prefecture into a fiefdom, bestowing it upon Qin Hong as his fief, and granted him one hundred loads of pearls, along with various amounts of gold, silver, vessels, and a record of all sorts of rare treasures.

Qin Hong quickly prostrated himself on the ground, thanking His Majesty for his grace.

The event progressed so smoothly that it pleased Qin Yi greatly; he left with Su Pan’er, leaving a host of courtiers to attend to Qin Hong.

The day after Qin Hong entered the palace to attend the Banquet at the Palace, he began to make grand preparations to travel to his fiefdom, Huainan Prefecture.

However, on this very day, Su Pan’er, who was in the Imperial Palace teaching Little Yanyan how to write, had an old acquaintance request an audience with her!

The old acquaintance was none other than her former close sister, Jun Ruoxue!

Jun Ruoxue, who had come to request an audience, wore a troubled expression on her face. Although she was dressed in a festive court robe, it only made her look even paler, her complexion dull and lusterless, as she knelt before Su Pan’er with her forehead touching the ground, showing great sincerity.

Upon seeing Jun Ruoxue, Su Pan’er immediately became emotional!

She had originally planned to leave the palace to visit her in the next few days, yet Unexpectedly, Younger Sister Xue’er had taken the initiative to enter the palace to see her!

She hurried forward and personally helped her up.

"Younger Sister Xue’er, you’re here? I was thinking of leaving the palace to find you, but unexpectedly, you have come to the palace to see me. This is great, you can stay in the palace and keep me company for a few days to relieve some of my boredom!"

Jun Ruoxue’s lips moved slightly, but she forcefully pulled back her hand, retreated a few steps, and once again knelt down.

"Empress..."

"Younger Sister Xue’er, why do you do this?"

Jun Ruoxue came before Su Pan’er, earnestly requesting Su Pan’er to stand up for her.

In the past, the late emperor had betrothed Jun Ruoxue to Qin Yi, which also delayed her marriage prospects. As she grew older, no suitable family dared to propose marriage, for after all, who would dare compete with the emperor for a bride and thus court death?

This led to her still being unmarried even after reaching marriageable age. Ironically, Qin Zitong, in his calculations against Qin Hong, actually took the initiative to arrange a marriage for Qin Hong. Only after the marriage did Jun Ruoxue realize Qin Hong’s cunning!

Now that Qin Yi had just ascended the throne, not only did he open the granaries to relieve disasters and reduce Tribute Tax, but he also specially issued an amnesty for the whole kingdom, except for those criminals guilty of ’unpardonable’ serious crimes, which left everyone elated.

However, Jun Ruoxue was still immersed in difficult circumstances!

She had been eagerly waiting day and night until Qin Zitong was overthrown and Qin Yi took the throne. Knowing that Qin Hong was to enter the palace, she hurriedly came, kneeling to plead with Su Pan’er to annul this laughable marriage between the two.

Su Pan’er was very happy to see Jun Ruoxue again after so many years, but was also surprised by Jun Ruoxue’s request, finding it troublesome, "It is said better to demolish ten temples than destroy a single marriage. As the legitimate daughter of the Jun Family, having grown up familiar with the ’Four Books’ and ’Five Classics’, you do not need to be reminded of these principles. Have you discussed this course of action with your maiden family?"

"Of course, my grandfather is aware," she replied.

The current Jun Ruoxue was no longer as Rou Mei as before but instead appeared worn and sickly, kneeling with a pale face.

Upon hearing this, she cautiously glanced at Su Pan’er, her demeanor timid like that of a cautious newlywed. If it were not for the identical features, Su Pan’er would have found it difficult to associate the Jun Ruoxue in front of her with the Jun Ruoxue in her memories.

"He agreed to your whims?"

Su Pan’er was somewhat incredulous and earnestly persuaded her, "Younger Sister Xue’er, you must think this through! Not to mention other issues, just speaking of your marriage with Qin Hong, one would be hard-pressed to find a better match throughout the entire Great Zhou Dynasty. Are you truly certain you want a divorce?"

Furthermore, if you really want a divorce, there are numerous restrictions among these major households! It’s not just a matter between two individuals but between two families.

"I’ve thought it through! I want a divorce!"

Jun Ruoxue’s face was resolute, clearly having made up her mind long ago, "Even if my grandfather doesn’t agree, I will definitely divorce him. What’s more, grandfather... he has agreed to it."

Jun Ruoxue bit her lip, seeming somewhat hesitant.

Clearly, she hadn’t revealed the whole story.

Su Pan’er didn’t feel it was right to press her for more.

"If you’re truly set on divorcing Qin Hong, there must be a reason for the divorce, right?"

The marriage between Jun Ruoxue and Qin Hong was facilitated by Qin Zitong. Now that Qin Hong had just become a feudal lord, if they were to divorce at this juncture, it’s likely that the court’s Speech Officials would have many reservations about it.

"A reason? Of course, there is one!"

Jun Ruoxue gritted her teeth, her cheeks quickly flushing with a hint of red, "Qin Hong, although he married me, he has never... never touched me..."

Jun Ruoxue spoke falteringly, but Su Pan’er still understood!

Qin Hong had never consummated their marriage, which was why she had not borne any children over the years.

It was also for this reason that her grandfather, despite his initial disagreement, was eventually persuaded by her to consent to the divorce!

"But have you considered? If you really divorce Qin Hong, the Jun Family will become enemies with him. Now that Qin Hong has become a feudal lord, if you followed him to his fief, you would be the legitimate Primary Consort. This would be greatly beneficial to your Jun Family. Do you really want a divorce?"

"I am certain!"

Seeing the poised and elegant Su Pan’er seated before her, Jun Ruoxue nodded firmly in agreement.

Jun Ruoxue’s determined attitude made things difficult for Su Pan’er!

After Jun Ruoxue left the palace, Su Pan’er pondered for a long time and eventually went to find Qin Yi.

Thinking of his own past marriage arrangement with Jun Ruoxue and the slight that he ultimately owed her, Qin Yi still nodded in agreement.

Soon thereafter, His Majesty ordered a Eunuch to summon Qin Hong.

Qin Hong arrived quickly, and Qin Yi did not beat around the bush, "I called you here today to discuss the matter of your marriage to the legitimate daughter of the Jun Family and to hear your opinion."

The legitimate daughter of the Jun Family was naturally referring to Jun Ruoxue!

Qin Hong clearly had not expected Qin Yi to bring up this issue and looked at him in surprise. When he saw his imperial uncle’s serious expression, he couldn’t help but bow with a fist in salute.

"Imperial Uncle, in these past years, your nephew has been on many military campaigns and may have neglected my cherished wife at home. In the future, I will surely treat my wife well and will not let her be disappointed again!"

"So, your intention is not to divorce the legitimate daughter of the Jun Family?"

Qin Yi was somewhat surprised.

If Qin Hong truly cared for Jun Ruoxue, there would have been plenty of opportunities for them to consummate their marriage, so how had things come to this point?