Reborn as the Blissful Wife in the countryside-Chapter 885: Your Mother’s Weakness

Gu Dashan nodded, unwrapped a bundle from his back, took out Ms. Fei’s memorial tablet, and cried: "Mother, your son has avenged you. For so many years, you have suffered grievances. Rest assured, your son will no longer let you suffer even a slightest grievance from the Old Gu Family. Your son will help you annul the marriage, retrieve your belongings, and in the future, my son and I will honor you and continue your incense offerings."

Elder Gu was still counting on Gu Dashan’s silver to clear his own sins, but Gu Dashan wanted to annul the marriage for Ms. Fei, which was a great humiliation for a man; he absolutely wouldn’t agree!

"Don’t even think about it, how can you, as a son, annul the marriage between your mother and father? Aren’t you afraid of being laughed at to death?" Elder Gu shouted hoarsely: "Your mother is my person in life, my ghost in death, destined for eternity. Don’t even think of annulling the marriage for her and letting her leave my Old Gu Family!"

Though he had been disdainful of Ms. Fei, Ms. Fei wasn’t that bad. Not to mention her rich dowry, she was capable, and quite pretty. If it weren’t for Ms. Fei’s mother disagreeing with her marrying into a military family, and that short-lived husband of hers died, he wouldn’t have gotten such a good wife like Ms. Fei.

Gu Dashan looked at Elder Gu, who seemed like a roaring evil spirit, without the usual fear and dread on his face, but with calmness.

He faced Elder Gu, and slowly said: "If you hadn’t committed any wrongdoing, indeed it would be highly unfilial of me to annul the marriage on behalf of my mother. But my family has severed ties with yours, and you even aided Mrs. Gu Pan in plotting against my mother... According to Great Chu Criminal Law, any man who aids in plotting against the original legitimate wife, whether intentionally or used by others, can be forced to annul the marriage by the wife’s family."

He was the family his mother left in this world.

Elder Gu was rendered speechless, only felt that his son had changed, turned into a monster. How obedient was he in the past, listening to everything; even though he was tormented again and again, he never resisted.

Elder Gu looked at Gu Dashan for a moment, suddenly looking at Third Grandpa and Third Grandma, cursing: "Tell me, was it you who instigated Dashan? Fine, you two childless ones, couldn’t have sons yourselves so you came to steal mine, I’ll fight you!"

With that, he went crazily charging at Third Grandpa and Third Grandma.

Luo Wu, being skillful, directly seized the government official’s baton and with a bang, struck it against Elder Gu.

Elder Gu didn’t hit anyone, but was knocked to the ground, crying out in a hoarse voice: "Heaven! This is retribution! Everyone come and see how sinister this childless couple is, forcibly taking my own son!"

"Bah, you dare claim Dashan as your son? Weren’t you constantly disdainful of him? Now you lack silver to clear your sins, so you recognized him as your son?" Third Grandma trembled with anger at Elder Gu’s words: "Yes, we, the old couple, couldn’t have children in this lifetime, but we never thought of stealing Dashan."

Elder Gu didn’t listen, just kept wailing, making Lord Magistrate want to kill.

With a loud bang, Magistrate Gu heavily slammed the gavel, angrily saying: "Gu Shengxiang, if you dare shout again, I will revoke your eligibility to clear sins with silver!" 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

If it weren’t for the shortage of silver in Great Chu, and Emperor Chu demanded that any sins that could be cleared with silver must be done so, he would have imprisoned Elder Gu, making sure he ascends within half a month.

Elder Gu, upon hearing this, dared not cry shout anymore, yet began to threaten Gu Dashan: "Will you really annul the marriage for your mother? I’ll tell you, don’t regret it. Your mother has a handle in my possession."

Gu Dashan was stunned: "My mother did nothing wrong all her life, how could there be any handle?"

Elder Gu chuckled: "Ha ha, don’t believe me? Ask Gu Shengxing’s wife, their generation has heard of it."

Upon hearing this, Third Grandma spat on Elder Gu’s face: "Are you talking about that Dragon Boat Festival when you went out for work and someone in the village said they saw a man come out of your house?"

"Sixth Son Gu, we’ve told you countless times, after you left, within days Ms. Fei was diagnosed pregnant. It was her first child, she had no experience, and you were not home. She was frightened, sought help from sister-in-law and me, letting us take turns staying with her overnight, paying us three copper coins per night."

Back then, everyone was poor, especially Old Mrs. Yan Family, truly dirt poor. We went to Old Gu Family for those three copper coins, stayed with Ms. Fei.

Unexpectedly, rumors spread and Elder Gu believed them for so many years, because of this suspected Dashan and his siblings weren’t his children.

"The rumor monger was Old Dog Gu, an old bachelor who fancied Ms. Fei, tried to ruin her reputation using these tactics, so he could take advantage and marry her once you divorced her. He had used such tactics several times, I was once harmed by him using such tactics. Fortunately, my old man was around, went and beat him after the rumor spread, and he dared not target me again."

Though this matter tarnished reputations, Third Grandma was old enough, speaking out didn’t matter much.

She continued: "The old village chief, because of this matter, dragged Old Dog Gu to the ancestral hall for family discipline. You’re aware of all this, how can you still slander Ms. Fei now? Each other were spouses, after all!"

As Third Grandma spoke, she began to cry, truly feeling wronged for Ms. Fei, even in death being slandered by Elder Gu.

Old Mrs. Yan had been sitting on the mule cart outside with Gu Dafu, Mrs. Chen and Gu Dagui, upon seeing Elder Gu actually using old rumors as proof, hurriedly helped her over.

"Make way, a witness is coming!" With Mrs. Chen’s sharp voice, a path was quickly called out.

Old Mrs. Yan, supported by them, went into the court and said to Magistrate Gu: "My lord, I am Mrs. Gu Yan. Back then, when Ms. Fei was pregnant, we stayed with her every night from the diagnosis until Sixth Son Gu returned home. Ms. Fei never had a secret meeting with any man; she is innocent."

She looked at Elder Gu: "Sixth Son, one must be conscientious, you came home at midnight, waking us up upon entering. How can you degrade Ms. Fei when you witnessed it yourself? What wrong did she do to you? She left her life in your house, isn’t that enough?"

Elder Gu was flushed, couldn’t refute, only said repeatedly: "Ms. Fei is my wife, already buried in the Gu Family ancestral tomb, I am also to be buried there when I die, annulling the marriage now and making her beg for bones for reburial is not good for her."

Magistrate Gu was thoroughly taken aback by Elder Gu, one moment accusing Ms. Fei of impurity, the next claiming her as his wife to be buried together after death, what kind of reasoning is this?

Gu Dafu, upon hearing this, looked at Elder Gu: "Ms. Fei doesn’t need to beg for bones; she belongs to Dashan’s lineage, eligible for the Gu Family ancestral tomb burial. You don’t need to be buried there, the clan has decided to expel your lineage."

Gu Dafu, though couldn’t become village chief, inherited the clan leader position from Village Chief Gu, holding authority to expel clansmen for misconduct.