The Aloof Lord's Mysterious Wife
Chapter 391: Women Helping Each Other

Chapter 391: Women Helping Each Other

At this moment, Yuan Liang had the heart to kill Ming Ying and their daughters. Unfortunately, with several broken ribs and shattered kneecaps, he couldn’t even stand, let alone take someone’s life. But he was always adaptable. Since he couldn’t win with words, he started crying and pounding the ground, saying, "I was momentarily confused! Dear, I only did it because I love you too much. Please forgive me this once, and I will change for the better, never repeating my mistakes."

Qiu Hai’s mouth twitched. When it came to changing faces quickly, no one could beat him, right?

Since it was a matter between husband and wife, Nanli refrained from saying much. Everyone awaited Ming Ying’s response.

Ming Ying bit her lower lip, then coldly laughed, "In the past, a few words like that from you would have made me forgive you, but I’m no longer the same Ming Ying. Your actions over the past days have broken my heart. I will never forgive you!"

Yuan Liang felt things were going awry but he still had a final trump card. He said, "Look at our daughters. They are still so young. Are you really willing to let them grow up without a father and face the contempt of others?"

As long as Ming Ying softened, begged the Ninth Princess, his life could be spared.

Ming Ying had already made up her mind to divorce him. At this moment, how could she be swayed by his words? She glanced at him, "With a father like you, they will face contempt. Yuan Liang, you can stop pretending. After being married to you for so many years, I know your nature too well."

With the Ninth Princess helping to detoxify Yany, she no longer had to be controlled by him. Leaving Yuan Liang and the Yuan family behind, her future would be bright!

Yuan Liang, hearing her words, could no longer pretend, and his expression turned vicious. He chuckled, "If you don’t save me, I won’t divorce you. Without a divorce paper, don’t think about leaving the Yuan family and remarrying!"

Even her daughters would be left to suffer in the Yuan family!

Ming Ying’s face paled with anger. "Yuan Liang, can’t you have a bit of conscience?"

"Conscience? What use is it? Can it feed me or save my life?" Yuan Liang said. "Ming Ying, instead of arguing, you’d better beg the Ninth Princess to spare me."

But Ming Ying had become resolute, coldly replying, "If you don’t sign the divorce paper, I’ll go to the yamen to file a complaint. Even if I have to endure fifty lashes and be imprisoned for a month, I will divorce you!"

Mu Nation’s law was like this. If a man refused to sign a divorce or release paper, the woman could either endure it for life or go to the yamen to request a divorce. However, the law was unfair to women. If they insisted on a divorce, they had to endure fifty lashes and a month of imprisonment. This harsh law deterred many women who wanted a divorce.

Seeing her determination, Yuan Liang was momentarily stunned. But thinking of the suffering Ming Ying would endure, he felt pleased and laughed, "Fine! Then go ahead!"

The yamen’s lashes were no joke. Even strong men couldn’t always endure them, let alone a delicate woman like Ming Ying. Even if she survived, she would be crippled!

Ming Ying was indeed prepared for the worst. She bowed to Nanli, saying, "Your Highness, I entrust Yany’s detoxification to you. If you need anything, just tell Steward Yang."

Still worried, she instructed the nanny to take good care of her daughters and immediately wrote a letter for her family to come to the capital. This way, her daughters would have support and wouldn’t be bullied by the Yuan family.

She then went to write the complaint.

Nanli raised her eyebrows, saying, "Go write the divorce paper."

"What?" Ming Ying was momentarily confused.

Nanli looked at her, "As a fellow woman, since you have the courage to cut your losses and escape the hell, I should lend a hand."

Ming Ying was stunned, feeling overwhelmed with gratitude. "Your Highness, you’ve already helped me so much. Talking about money is tacky. I don’t know how to repay you."

"You don’t need to repay me," Nanli said seriously. "I just hope that today, when I shield you from the rain, you can shield others in the future. That way, the merit will also be attributed to me."

Understanding Nanli’s words, Ming Ying nodded heavily, "I will definitely do good deeds in the future."

She had written several divorce papers before, with various terms, but Yuan Liang had always refused to sign them. Now, she didn’t need to show him any face and chose the first one, which stated that Yuan Liang and the Yuan family must return all the dowry, and after the divorce, they would have nothing to do with each other.

Nanli looked it over and sighed, realizing that love-driven foolishness could indeed be cured.

"Yuan Liang, will you sign it obediently?" she asked.

Yuan Liang dared not meet her eyes directly, but he knew this was his only chance to save his life. So he braved himself and said, "Your Highness, I will sign, but you must ensure the county lord doesn’t arrest me. With my current injuries, a few days in prison might send me to the Hell Lord’s Palace."

Lord Chen immediately saw a chance for redemption. He sternly said, "How dare you refuse the princess’s command! Force him to sign and press his fingerprint!"

Yuan Liang urgently screamed, "Your Highness, aren’t you afraid of tarnishing the Ninth Prince’s reputation by forcing a civilian? Many people are watching!"

"Wait." Nanli stopped the officers. She suddenly smiled, "If my husband were here, you would have been dead long ago. Do you think you can argue with me? Besides, I’m just using your own methods against you."

Wasn’t it Yuan Liang who bribed the county lord first? So why shouldn’t she use her power to pressure him?

Moreover, Ye Siheng didn’t care about what others thought of him. He only worried about going too far and negatively impacting her, so he tolerated a lot.

But she didn’t intend to owe the Shuntian Office any favors, so she took out a puppet talisman. With a flick of her fingers, it stuck to Yuan Liang.

Yuan Liang was startled. Even if he could move, he couldn’t avoid Nanli’s puppet talisman.

With the talisman on him, he was conscious but couldn’t control his body. He watched helplessly as his hand dipped in blood, pressed a fingerprint, grabbed a brush handed by a servant, and signed his name.

Nanli then asked, "Did everyone see that? He voluntarily signed and pressed his fingerprint. I didn’t force him."

"Yes, yes," both the Ming and Yuan family servants immediately nodded in agreement.

Yuan Liang nearly choked. He gritted his teeth, trying to break free from the talisman to tear up the divorce paper. But Ming Ying quickly took it, seeing the fingerprints and signature, and burst into tears of joy.

She looked at Nanli, choking back sobs, "Thank you, Your Highness."