Transmigration: The Main Character is Not Becoming the Cannon Fodder!-Chapter 243 - 8: The Beautiful General’s Wife (Part 8)

Chapter 243: Chapter 8: The Beautiful General’s Wife (Part 8)

Tong Linglong secretly rejoices, thinking this Li Shuning is digging her own grave, and can only blame herself.

The matriarch feigns anger, pointing at Li Shuning’s departing figure, her hand trembling.

"Chuan’er, your wife, your wife is truly remarkable, huh?"

"Mother, don’t be angry, I will discipline Shuning well."

"Mother, what happened at home?"

"Hmph, what’s the matter, your wife dressed all fancy, inviting trouble, and I’m being lenient by not blaming her. Yet, she dares to be the aggressor and complain first."

Feng Chuan’s heart is filled with disgust; this woman’s inner nature doesn’t match her outer appearance.

Moreover, thinking he might be wearing a cuckold’s hat, his mood grows more irritable.

Li Shuning, however, directly takes her maid and gets on the carriage, rushing towards the Imperial Palace.

The coachman, a member of the Feng Family, is somewhat confused, unsure of the lady’s intentions.

At the palace gates, he sees Li Shuning handing a token to a guard, who surprisingly lets her pass, but the carriage is not allowed inside. The coachman senses something amiss and quickly returns to the General Mansion to report to the matriarch.

The matriarch is shocked; how could Li Shuning be so bold as to dare enter the palace?

How could she have entered the palace?

For the first time, the matriarch feels uncertain.

Li Shuning heads straight to the Empress Palace, crying before the Empress.

"Your Majesty, the Feng Family is truly despicable. They deliberately sent me away, saying a wish was granted and I had to repay it. But in the meantime, they hastily married a second wife without even notifying me."

The Empress is also angry: "Shuning, what do you plan to do? How about I summon the matriarch and scold her? What do you think?"

Li Shuning shakes her head: "Your Majesty, my marriage was granted by the Emperor. They treat me like this; isn’t it just dissatisfaction with the Emperor? I remain untouched till now, yet they conduct secret affairs. I do not wish to stay with the Feng Family anymore. I want to divorce Feng Chuan."

The Empress furrows her brow but still advises: "Shuning, this is a matter that affects your life. If you divorce, your future life will be difficult."

"Your Majesty, you don’t know. The matriarch is sweet on the outside, but bitter inside. Not fearing your ridicule, I nearly suffered harassment from the Prime Minister’s son that day. To protect my honor, I reacted somewhat fiercely, and then she spared no effort to degrade me."

Li Shuning details some matters for the Empress, who also feels furious at the matriarch’s ignorance.

Recalling this young woman’s marriage into the General Mansion, her hard work learning martial arts for Feng Chuan, and her saving both the Empress and the Emperor; such a good girl, yet the Feng General doesn’t know how to cherish her. Truly detestable.

"Shuning, don’t worry, I will stand up for you."

"Let’s go, to the Emperor."

The Empress reports the matter to the Emperor.

The Emperor, troubled by other matters, brightens at this news.

Feng Chuan, a young hero, has won numerous battles and has great influence in the army. Some concern exists as to whether the Crown Prince can control him in the future, but it’s unknown.

Not long after, Feng Chuan is summoned to the palace.

"Greetings, Your Majesty, Greetings, Your Majesty."

Feng Chuan kneels in salute, but out of the corner of his eye, he sees Li Shuning sitting grandly on a nearby bench.

The Emperor does not let Feng Chuan rise.

"General Feng, do you have any objections to my granted marriage?"

Feng Chuan hastily says: "Your Majesty, I feel only gratitude, absolutely no objections."

"Since you have no objections, why did you marry a second wife? Your family rule, thirty without an heir, then only a concubine. Isn’t it so? Not to mention marrying a second wife. After marrying Li Shuning, you haven’t consummated and immediately went to the border. Are your actions fair to her?"

"Your Majesty, this matter is indeed my fault. Drinking led me to mistake my cousin for Shuning. My cousin’s status isn’t low, my actions already harmed her, so..."

The Empress cuts off Feng Chuan’s words directly: "So you marry her as a second wife? How could a true lady of the house enter her cousin’s room?"

Feng Chuan frowns, the Empress’s words are heavy: "Your Majesty, that day I was drunk, Shuning wasn’t home, my cousin worried and brought sobering soup."

"An unmarried lady knowingly goes her cousin is absent, yet visits her cousin’s inner quarters, what intentions could she have?"

Feng Chuan is speechless, feeling lost.

The Emperor sighs: "General Feng, Li Shuning is the wife granted by me to your family. Treating her this way is excessive. I specifically sent Xiao Lin to ask you, but he reported that Shuning agreed. This is treason! I tell you, Li Shuning wants to divorce."

Feng Chuan is startled: "Your Majesty, I never intended to mishandle Shuning. This time it’s indeed my fault, but I promise I’ll treat Shuning well."

"That day telling Eunuch Lin she agreed was because the matter was indeed my fault, was a compensation for my cousin, and a hasty response. Please forgive me."

Li Shuning stands, salutes: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, there’s absolutely no possibility between Feng Chuan and me. Both the matriarch’s and Feng Chuan’s attitudes chill my heart. Please preside over allowing my divorce."

Upon hearing Li Shuning mention his mother, Feng Chuan’s anger surges: "Shuning, you are disrespectful to my mother. She treats you affectionately yet what dissatisfaction do you have?"

Li Shuning glances at Feng Chuan: "Affectionate? General Feng, do you know there are some things I originally didn’t want to say, but now must."

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the day Young Master Zhang tried to assault me, I originally thought it was just his behavior. Unexpectedly, seeing the matriarch’s attitude, my curiosity grew. My daughter-in-law was bullied, and she was dissatisfied when I reported it to the authorities. What’s the reasoning? Do you mean I should remain silent after being molested to please her?"

"Thus, I investigated afterward, realizing it was all Tong Linglong’s scheme. She deliberately invited me to the Brocade Pavilion, left a note for Young Master Zhang, leading to subsequent events. Were it not for my ability to protect myself and strike Young Master Zhang, Miss Tong’s subsequent actions might have ruined my reputation."

"Sully my name, once the General returns, he could abandon me. Alas, since marrying into the General Mansion, I’ve focused on martial arts. Their aims remain unmet, thus they’re enraged, right?"

"General Feng says the matriarch treats me intimately. But does he know, the matriarch once deprived me of food, of necessities, even Silver Frost coal, did Shuning ever complain?"

"The Feng Family must be extremely dissatisfied with Shuning to treat me like that, right?"

Feng Chuan can’t believe it; his mother and cousin truly might have done such things?