Reborn as the Blissful Wife in the countryside

Chapter 1366: Divorce Paper

Gu Jinli said, "What’s so hard about acting cute and pitiable to coax your wife? If he doesn’t coax her, she’ll end up being charmed by the servants around her. Isn’t he planning to spend his whole life with Mrs. Ji? For a lifelong relationship, what’s wrong with losing face for a few days?"

Anyway, Xie Cheng’s face has been almost lost over the past couple of days.

She continued, "Mrs. Ji is the kind of delicate young woman who needs to be pampered. If Company Commander Xie sticks to her for a few days, he can definitely improve their relationship."

Saying this, she laughed to herself, making Qin San Lang amused and curious, asking, "What’s so funny?"

There’s something inherently cute about her silly joy.

"Don’t you think watching Company Commander Xie chase Mrs. Ji, with Mrs. Ji being so scared, confused, and overwhelmed, is quite entertaining?" Gu Jinli shot him a look as if they were about to witness a good show.

Qin San Lang laughed, "Yes, it is indeed quite entertaining."

What about Xiao Yu?

If he were to cling to her all the time, seeking love, would she be scared, confused, overwhelmed, or would she kick him away?

Qin San Lang imagined the scenario and thought no matter how she reacted, he would be very happy.

"Why are you grinning foolishly? Get to work," Gu Jinli pinched his cheek, urging him away, and instructed, "Tell Company Commander Xie that if he wants a wife, he needs to lose face and control his temper. Don’t walk away in anger whenever Mrs. Ji does something silly."

"Mrs. Ji is different from other women; she tends to overthink. But as long as Company Commander Xie understands her thoughts and follows her lead, winning her over is easy."

After all, they are married with a daughter, and Mrs. Ji’s attitude sometimes shows she cares about Company Commander Xie.

Gu Jinli spoke a lot, making Qin San Lang feel so moved that he held her hand and said, "My Xiao Yu is still the best, sensible and smart without causing trouble... Hmm, actually, it’s okay for Xiao Yu to be a little rowdy."

Currently, she’s too obedient and calm, unlike a teenage girl, and he hopes she can live more freely.

Gu Jinli shot him a glance and said irritably, "Are you hoping to see me causing a fuss? Hurry and get to work, or if you dilly-dally, I will make trouble just for you to see."

Qin San Lang laughed, nodded, and rode away, but instead of going straight to find Xie Cheng, he wrote down what Gu Jinli said and sent it to Xie Cheng.

He instructed at last that once Xie Cheng read the letter, he should burn it to avoid Mrs. Ji finding out and causing a scene, thinking Company Commander Xie was teaming up with outsiders against her.

Company Commander Xie intended to spend his life with Mrs. Ji, so although he didn’t know if Gu Jinli’s idea would work, women know women best, so he decided to give it a try.

So when Ms. Xie Ji woke up, she saw Company Commander Xie sitting in the carriage, staring at her.

Company Commander Xie thought his gaze must be helpless at this moment, but Mrs. Ji thought his look was sinister, as if he intended to dismember her.

Mrs. Ji was spoiled, unreasonable, and willful, yet she was very timid, originally intending to make a fuss but now dared not, just kept shedding tears.

Company Commander Xie endured the heartache and threw her a divorce paper, "If you don’t want to live with me anymore, take this divorce paper and leave."

Zhenniang is impulsive; giving her a divorce paper directly wouldn’t work, as she would feel humiliated and might immediately seek to end herself in front of him, so Company Commander Xie gave her a divorce paper instead.

Mrs. Ji heard and looked at Xie Cheng disbelievingly for a while, then blacked out and fainted.

Company Commander Xie: "..."

"Zhenniang, Zhenniang?" Company Commander Xie didn’t expect her to faint, hurried over to support Mrs. Ji, pinched her acupoint, and finally woke her up.

Mrs. Ji, waking up again, found herself in Company Commander Xie’s arms, struggling hard, tried to shout, but her mouth was stuffed with cloth, unable to make a sound, only able to sob.

Company Commander Xie felt bad, like being slowly tortured, but upon recalling Qin San Lang’s letter, clenched his teeth resolutely, and instead of responding to Mrs. Ji’s struggles, pushed her away.

Mrs. Ji was crying heartily, then suddenly was pushed against the carriage with a bang, looking at Company Commander Xie in shock, then cried even harder.

Company Commander Xie, at wits’ end and almost pulling his hair out, couldn’t understand Ji Zhenniang’s thoughts. After a moment of silence, he said, "Stop crying and listen carefully. I’ll only say it once; I won’t repeat it in the future. Our fate is spent, and afterward, we are merely unrelated strangers."

Hearing this, Mrs. Ji felt as if hit by a thunderbolt, her body swayed, nearly fainting again.

Company Commander Xie thought, maybe, Ji Zhenniang might also have feelings for him, realizing his sincerity wasn’t wasted, felt a moment of joy. But before he could fully revel, Ji Zhenniang was glaring at him, as if they had a vendetta.

The joy in Company Commander Xie’s heart vanished, and he said solemnly, "I won’t say anything unnecessary anymore. Everything that needed saying has been done repeatedly before, and it’s useless to say again. You caused a fuss over Hong Xiu; I’ll speak only of her this time."

"That young maid Hong Xiu has never been honest. I told you, her late-night broth delivery was clearly an attempt to seduce me, but you trusted her over me."

"Mmm mmm mmm!" Ms. Xie Ji stopped crying and started vocalizing. She knew about the broth delivery, as Nanny Ji said he worked hard and, as his wife, she should treat him well, so she had Hong Xiu deliver the broth.

But not only did he not appreciate it, he drove Hong Xiu away, which was a slap in her face.

Her sulking with him went uncoaxed; he even called her foolish!

Company Commander Xie ignored Mrs. Ji’s mmm mmm mmm and continued, "This time it’s even more outrageous; you sent her to serve me based on a few alarmist remarks? You can be foolish, but you can’t treat me like a beast. I’m not the kind of man who sleeps with any woman!"

Mrs. Ji was shocked; her aunts from her maiden family said men like being served by many women, advising her not to be stingy; Hong Xiu and Hong Xiang were chosen to assist her. If she forbade the maids from serving him and he went outside seeking women, she’d be in trouble.

Company Commander Xie, seeing her shocked face, angrily asked, "What does this look mean? Do you think I, Xie Cheng, can’t live a day without a woman?!"

Mrs. Ji nodded her head at this, which made Company Commander Xie utterly furious.

Company Commander Xie took a deep breath, suppressed his anger, and continued, "If Hong Xiu succeeded and I promoted her to concubine and she bore a child, do you think you would still have good days? Do you honestly believe Hong Xiu, once becoming the mistress, would still listen to you?"

Mrs. Ji shook her head vigorously, trying to say Hong Xiu wouldn’t; she held an indenture for Hong Xiu, meaning her life and death were in her hands, and being the mistress wouldn’t matter, but she couldn’t allow bad women from outside into the house!

Seeing her still trusting Hong Xiu, Company Commander Xie felt like splitting her head open to check what bewitching soup Hong Xiu had fed her.

But recalling Qin San Lang’s reminder in the letter, he suppressed his anger again and said, "Maybe there are misunderstandings between us; I am telling you now, I don’t like Hong Xiu, nor do I like those concubine sisters of yours. I detest them because, during her first broth delivery, Hong Xiu directly tried to undress me, whom I stopped. When I sought punishment for her, she claimed you sent her to serve me."