kvmb Chapter 247 Only requesting one letter of divorce
Chapter 247 Only requesting one letter of divorce
Sheng Yunzhu's vision went black.
Only one thought remained in my mind: Here it comes!
After a brief moment of shock, the crowd immediately began to discuss among themselves.
"No, what does this mean? What do you mean by Sheng Yunzhu's younger brother and sister?"
"Isn't Sheng Yunzhu the third daughter of the Duke of Sheng's mansion, the biological daughter of the Duke and his wife? Aren't her younger siblings also children of the Duke of Sheng's mansion? This is really confusing."
"What? Didn't you hear? Yuanxing is a maid. If she were a maid's sister-in-law, she would be an illegitimate son or daughter. How could she possibly recognize a maid as her sister!"
"Then...it must be a mistress!"
"My God, even a man like the Duke of Sheng would keep a mistress!"
"It's probably not that simple. Didn't you see how surprised Duke Sheng was?"
The guests all pricked up their ears, never expecting that attending a coming-of-age ceremony would lead to so much drama!
This is just too amazing, one wave after another!
Amidst the gasps of shock, Lu Yangyang continued quickly, "Yuanxing said that her mother was a widow who took her as a mistress to your father and had a son and a daughter with him. You used her mother and sister-in-law to force her to work for you. Later, because she didn't satisfy you, you even sold her to a brothel."
"You're supposed to be family, so why are you so ruthless?"
"Lu Yangyang, shut up! You're talking nonsense! I have no idea what you're talking about! Why are you framing me like this? What will it take for you to let me go? You're about to leave the Duke of Sheng's mansion, why won't you let me go? Are you determined to drive me to my death?" Sheng Yunzhu shouted excitedly.
Lu Yangyang scoffed, "This is such a small matter, a simple investigation will reveal the truth. What are you panicking about?"
"I didn't, I didn't, I didn't—"
Sheng Yunzhu also wanted to remain rational at this moment. She thought that Lu Yangyang would directly reveal her background and talk about the real and fake heiress.
But to her utter surprise, Lu Yangyang took such an unconventional approach, bringing up Yuanxing and her younger siblings.
This is what makes Sheng Yunzhu least able to remain calm.
Because she knew in her heart that what the Duke of Sheng hated most was deception.
She knew that the reason why Duke Sheng chose her over Lu Yangyang was because she was useful. Duke Sheng could not care about blood ties. As long as she was nominally the legitimate daughter of Duke Sheng's mansion and as long as she could keep the Third Prince in check, Duke Sheng would compromise again and again to give her the respect she deserved. But the premise was that she had to be obedient, never deceive anyone, and never have any disloyalty.
Yuanxing's younger brother and sister-in-law were related to her by blood; they were born to her biological father's mistress and were her half-siblings.
The He family was almost wiped out, because the Duke of Sheng would never allow them to live. It wasn't to seek justice for his biological daughter, Lu Yangyang, but because he couldn't tolerate such lowly people daring to deceive him.
But she secretly kept He's father's two illegitimate children.
In the eyes of the Duke of Sheng, this was a provocation and deception against him. At the same time, her previous claims that she knew nothing, that she was unaware of the child swap, and that she was innocent, all fell apart.
Sheng Yunzhu had never been so panicked as she was at this moment.
Her face was ruined. Even if the Third Prince protected her now, who knew what would happen in the future? If she wanted to live a good life, she still had to please the Duke of Sheng. But if she was not only useless, but also deceived the Duke of Sheng, she couldn't even imagine what her fate would be...
No, no, you can't...
Sheng Yunzhu almost forgot that the Third Prince was still beside her. She scrambled towards the Duke of Sheng and clung tightly to his leg: "Father, I really don't know, I really don't know who Yuanxing is. I just arranged a maid for Lu Yangyang as Mother instructed. I didn't ask that maid to monitor her. I really don't know what happened. You have to believe me, you have to believe me..."
Duke Sheng frowned deeply, his eyes so dark they seemed to want to tear Sheng Yunzhu apart.
Sheng Yunzhu's panicked demeanor can only mean one thing: she did know about Yuanxing's background and the relationship between Yuanxing's younger siblings and her. In other words, she knew all along that she was not the Sheng family's biological daughter and that her parents were someone else.
She and the He family were in cahoots; they were all in cahoots to deceive the Duke of Sheng.
"Sheng Yunzhu, so you knew all along. You knew all along that you weren't our biological daughter. Yangyang said you deliberately swapped her with you when you were little, but I never believed it. I couldn't believe that a two or three-year-old child could have such a deep mind. Now it seems I was the biggest fool. You always knew, knew your own background, knew that the He family was your family, and yet you disfigured my daughter and threw her into the mountains to die!"
"Over the years, I have provided you with the best food and drink, and even indulged you in promoting the He family out of gratitude, allowing them to live a life of luxury. Meanwhile, my daughter is begging for help in a trap in the desolate mountains and forests. Since she was three years old, she has been eating food from many different families, with no clothes to cover her body and no shelter from the wind. She has never had a day when she was full and warm, and she is struggling to survive..."
Lan Shi, supported by Granny Hui, walked over at some point, her eyes bloodshot and filled with despair: "When Yangyang came to our house, she said you were an enemy. I didn't believe it. I thought that after raising you for so many years, you were a good child. I kept you here to accumulate good karma for my daughter, hoping that you two could get along well. Even later, when you targeted Yangyang in every way, I just thought you were a little unbalanced..."
"So I was wrong, I was wrong, I was so wrong. You are my enemy, the enemy who conspired with your whole family to kill my daughter for money and wealth, and yet I raised such an enemy to adulthood, and raised you so well..."
"Do you laugh at me in your midnight dreams, laughing at me for being a fool and being completely fooled by you? Your biological father took the money I gave you and went out drinking, gambling, keeping mistresses, and having children. Your family lived a carefree and happy life. It's ridiculous, it's utterly ridiculous!"
Lan suddenly vomited a mouthful of blood, and then burst out laughing.
“In my life, I, Lan Yin, have been blind and heartless. I mistakenly trusted you, a born scorpion, which caused my own flesh and blood to be displaced and suffer endless hardships. After finally bringing my child back, I was still coerced by your so-called kindness and power and conspiracy. Even though my child is right in front of me, I cannot tell anyone that my biological daughter belongs to someone else.”
“Duke Sheng, Sheng Qishen, we have been husband and wife for more than twenty years. I have borne you children, managed your household affairs, helped you take concubines, and raised your illegitimate children. I have never wronged you in the slightest.”
"Today, Lan Yin does not ask for a divorce, but only for a letter of divorce and to request to leave the house."