"So Elder Gu just exonerated?" Zhang Sanjin said with so resentnt: "Such a person should follow Granny Gu to death."
Squad Leader Zhang hurriedly scolded Zhang Sanjin: "Old San, shut up. Just do your job properly. This matter isn’t for you to comnt on - it’s stipulated in Criminal Law."
They’re just governnt officials, following orders is enough. They’re not teenagers anymore, and yet they act as if they’re hot-blooded. Do they not want the job?
Magistrate Gu didn’t want to release Elder Gu either, knowing that with Elder Gu’s temperant, once cleared of charges, he would definitely cling to Gu Jin’an’s family.
Gu Jin’an was his favored student to compete for the top scorer in the college examination. He didn’t want Gu Jin’an to be affected by Elder Gu, resulting in a bad score and losing his opportunity for rit.
"If Gu Shengxiang writes the divorce paper, you take it and send it." Although Magistrate Gu was displeased, he could only instruct this.
"Yes." Zhang Sanjin responded, bid farewell, and returned to the house on Moxiang Street without going to see Elder Gu, pretending not to know about the divorce matter.
But Elder Gu and Ms. Zhang’s whole room were eagerly waiting, asking the governnt official every quarter-hour if Zhang Sanjin had returned. Upon knowing he was back, Ms. Zhang imdiately went to find Zhang Sanjin: "Lord, did the Lord Magistrate agree to my family’s elder dismissing his wife?"
Zhang Sanjin didn’t want to deal with her, but rembering Squad Leader Zhang’s words, he reluctantly relayed Magistrate Gu’s statent to Ms. Zhang.
Ms. Zhang was overjoyed upon hearing this and quickly ran to inform Elder Gu.
Upon hearing this, Elder Gu chuckled: "Cheng Li... write the divorce paper!"
"Eh." Gu Chengli was also overjoyed. He brought paper and pen to start writing the divorce paper, yet he knew few words and couldn’t write well. After wasting several sheets, he still couldn’t manage a proper divorce paper.
Elder Gu was extrely anxious. In the end, he could only dictate, letting Gu Chengli write. After more than an hour, they finally finished the divorce paper.
After completing it, Elder Gu asked Ms. Zhang to call Zhang Sanjin over.
Zhang Sanjin was very annoyed, but he went to see Elder Gu, yet underestimated Elder Gu’s shalessness.
When Gu Chengli handed over the divorce paper, Elder Gu said: "Send to... Dashan’s place... to live with my son!"
Zhang Sanjin was stunned, asking Elder Gu: "Are you asking us to send you to Gu Dashan’s house to live there?"
Ms. Zhang found Elder Gu’s speech too slow and snatched the words: "Lord, that’s precisely what my elder ans. Quickly notify Gu Dashan to send a carriage to pick us up. My elder has already divorced Liu Shiliu and has nothing to do with her anymore, his anger should have subsided. No matter what, my elder is his father, he can’t not support him, can he?"
Zhang Sanjin felt like vomiting—how could the people of Old Gu Family say such things?
He reminded: "Gu Dashan has already severed ties with your family and is no longer Elder Gu’s son, and Elder Gu still has your support. He won’t starve."
Ms. Zhang was anxious upon hearing this and cried: "Lord, you can’t side with Gu Dashan’s family. Yes, my elder was at fault before, but he’s realized his mistake now. Please show rcy and send a ssage to my great uncle, tell him to co pick us up... If he doesn’t co, our whole family will have to sleep on the street."
I don’t care if you sleep on the street!
Zhang Sanjin ignored Ms. Zhang, snatched the divorce paper and left, returned to the governnt office and handed the divorce paper to Magistrate Gu.
Regardless of whether in Great Chu or the forr dynasty, Great Zhou, it was patriarchal. So a man wanting to divorce his wife was easy—as long as the woman’s family didn’t cause trouble, handing in the divorce paper would receive the governnt office stamp.
Therefore, Magistrate Gu, after taking the divorce paper and reviewing it, stamped it with the governnt office’s seal, approving Elder Gu’s divorce with Granny Gu.
"This handwriting is truly ugly," said Magistrate Gu disdainfully, instructing Zhang Sanjin: "Go to the prison and inform Granny Gu of this matter."
Granny Gu was stubborn, having suffered so much and yet not dying, enduring in prison, continuously shouting to see Lord Lai.
But Lord Lai literally hated her and refused to see her even in death.
When Zhang Sanjin arrived at the prison with the divorce paper, Granny Gu was shouting: "Lai, gentleman... Lai, gentleman!"
The prison guard was nearly driven crazy by her, knocking on the prison door with a wooden stick and shouting: "What are you shouting for, are you summoning ghosts? Can’t you have a peaceful mont throughout the day? Haven’t I told you, Lai Zhi doesn’t want to see you? What’s the point of shouting?"
"Brother Hu, what’s happening?" Zhang Sanjin asked the prison chief Old Hu.
Old Hu replied: "Don’t ntion it, this Old Devout Woman is driving us crazy, constantly shouting in the prison to see Lai Zhi, tornting the brothers greatly."
Last night, two brothers were on night duty, suddenly awakened by Granny Gu’s shouting, panicking as if they’d seen a ghost and rushed out of prison.
He asked Zhang Sanjin: "Why are you here?"
Zhang Sanjin recounted Elder Gu’s divorce from Granny Gu: "The Magistrate asked to tell Liu Shiliu of this, inform her she’s no longer part of Old Gu Family."
Old Hu was delighted hearing this: "Serves her right, that old woman should beco a lonely old widow. Go in, be careful not to be scared by her, that Old Devout Woman likes frightening people all of a sudden, with a little inattention, she’ll scare the soul out of you."
"Eh." Zhang Sanjin agreed, after thanking Old Hu, went to Granny Gu’s prison cell and was genuinely startled by her sudden scream.
Zhang Sanjin looked at Granny Gu, seeing her transford from the once rich old lady to a deep-eyed, disheveled-haired, drooling, continually babbling, dirty old woman.
Zhang Sanjin felt disgusted and wanted to vomit but adhered to protocol, saying to Granny Gu: "Liu Shiliu, Gu Shengxiang has divorced you. I’m here to read aloud Gu Shengxiang’s divorce paper—listen closely."
Zhang Sanjin began reading Elder Gu’s divorce paper—this paper was extraordinarily venomous, rendering Granny Gu worthless, even using the term "prostitute."
Throughout, Granny Gu stared with bloodshot eyes at Zhang Sanjin. Until Zhang Sanjin finished reading and was turning to leave, she finally reacted: "Lao Liu, divorce !"
Sixth Son Gu dared to divorce her, indeed dared to divorce her!
She was originally supposed to marry the young master as a second wife, by a twist of fate married Sixth Son Gu, endured a lifeti of hardship, and Sixth Son Gu dared to divorce her.
"Ahhhh!" Granny Gu was stimulated to near madness, feeling she suffered great humiliation, constantly screaming, disturbing everyone in the prison.
Bang bang bang!
Old Hu rushed over, knocking fiercely on the prison door, warning: "Old woman, shut up, dare to shout further, we’ll imdiately execute you. You want to see Lord Lai, right? If executed, you’re likely dead and can’t see Lord Lai."
Lord Lai was Granny Gu’s weak spot. Although furious that the Sixth Son, the bastard, dared to divorce her, she halted her shouting to live to see Lord Lai.
However, her eyes glared with venom, glancing at Zhang Sanjin, she spat at him, saying: "Six... servant!"
This implied Sixth Son Gu was a servant.
Zhang Sanjin said: "Okay, I know what you said, I will relay these words to Elder Gu."
Granny Gu finally laughed upon hearing this.
While Elder Gu, upon hearing this, was nearly driven to death by anger.
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