"The fifth grandfather of the side branch lost his grandson a year ago, and he died trying to save me, so I want to adopt a son to be his grandson's son." Zhao Yiran looked at Wei Shichu, who was still holding his son's hand with his head down, and said as a matter of course, "I chose your third son to be adopted by him."
Wei Shichu immediately used his acting skills, raised his head suddenly, eyes filled with tears, looked at Zhao Yiran in disbelief, and said: "No! Master, you can't be so cruel! The Third Young Master is also your biological son, how can you adopt him out... Please, don't let him be adopted out, without him, how can I live..."
Zhao Yiran was very impatient when he heard her crying, and scolded her: "Why are you crying? Look at what you look like now? With a biological mother like you, he is living worse than a servant in this mansion. It would be better for him to be adopted by the Fifth Master. At least the Fifth Master will treat him like the apple of his eye. Isn't this better than being an unknown little transparent person in the mansion now
If you really want to do good for him, you shouldn't cry, but be happy for him. He is my biological son, how can I not love him? It is said that it is better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix. He cannot compare with other brothers in the mansion, but he is the only youngster in the Fifth Master's house. The whole family pampers him. He must have a better life than in this mansion..."
Zhao Yiran shamelessly avoided the main point, saying these words just to tease Wei Shichu, but Wei Shichu choked him with a direct sentence: "Master! The Third Young Master is your biological son in this mansion, the grandson of the former Prime Minister and the son of a third-rank official. But if he is adopted by the Fifth Master's family, he will become an ordinary child. The difference in status is simply like heaven and earth. How can you bear to push him into the mud pit..."
Zhao Yiran was speechless after hearing Wei Shichu's question, but he certainly couldn't be stumped, so he simply said in a stern voice: "Shut up! Anyway, I have already made up my mind about this matter. I am only telling you now, not discussing it with you. You are just a concubine and have no right to ask about the young master's affairs."
“No... Master, if you really want to adopt my son, then just divorce me! Otherwise, even if I die, I will never agree to let the Third Young Master be adopted out..." Wei Shichu was acting so hard that her eyes were red and she stared at Zhao Yiran with tears in her eyes, looking like a strong mother who was willing to give everything for her son.
Zhao Yiran was provoked by her appearance and immediately became furious: "Wei! Are you threatening me? Fine, fine... I didn't expect that a coward like you would dare to yell at me, then I will fulfill your wish and divorce you!"
When Wei Shichu heard what he said, she was immediately delighted, but she couldn't show it. Instead, she pretended to be heartbroken, shook her head and looked at him in disbelief, saying, "Even if you divorce me, you will still give the Third Young Master away? You, you are not worthy of being a father at all!"
Zhao Yiran could not stand being scolded by the concubine whom she had always looked down upon. When she heard what Wei Shichu said, she was extremely angry. She gritted her teeth and took the paper and pen from the desk and said, "No matter whether I am qualified to be a father or not, I can make you unable to be a mother! Didn't you say that you would divorce me first if you want to adopt a son? Then I will grant your wish..."
As he said this, he really wrote the letter of divorce in one go. After he finished writing it, he didn't even wait for it to dry before throwing it at Wei Shichu.
Wei Shichu took the piece of paper as if it were a treasure and was very excited. This was the proof for her to leave the Zhao Mansion and regain her freedom!
At this moment, a childish cry sounded in the study. It turned out that Wei Shichu and Zhao Yiran were so absorbed in the quarrel that they forgot that Zhao Lue was also present. Zhao Lue was frightened by the quarrel between the two at first and forgot to cry until now.
He didn't even dare to cry freely. He just sobbed intermittently. He suppressed his tears and didn't dare to cry too loudly. While crying, he rubbed against the person he was most familiar with.
Wei Shichu realized that she had neglected her and felt very guilty. His soft body pressed against her and his dependent look softened her heart. She put away the divorce letter, picked up Zhao Lue, and coaxed him, "Don't be afraid, baby. Mother will protect you..."
"Mom, let's go back..." Zhao Lue cried and sobbed.
"Okay, let's go back now." Wei Shichu hugged him and was about to leave the study.
Seeing that the mother and son were blatantly ignoring him, Zhao Yiran said maliciously, "Why are you crying? A boy is raised to be more pampered than a girl. If we don't adopt him out, it will be a disgrace to our Zhao family!"
"And you, Wei, where is your etiquette? You left without even saying goodbye. Is this how you teach your children by example?"
Wei Shichu turned around, sneered, took out the divorce letter, and said, "Master Zhao, I am no longer your concubine. There is no need and no need to say hello to you."
Zhao Yiran was so angry that smoke came out of his head. He gritted his teeth and said, "Okay! I'll see how you live after I divorce you. Don't come back on your knees and beg me to take you in."
"Don't worry, I won't do that." Wei Shichu sneered, "Also, if you want to adopt Zhao Lue, do it thoroughly. Don't wait for Zhao Lue to become successful and then be eager to take him back."
Zhao Yiran glanced at Zhao Lue, who was sobbing at Wei Shichu's words, with sarcasm, and said contemptuously: "With his crying appearance, if he wants to succeed, he'll have to wait for his next life. I'm also worried that he won't do well in the future and will come to our house to ask for money... Naturally, I will adopt him thoroughly..."
"That's good." Wei Shichu got the result he wanted and took Zhao Lue away immediately, not forgetting to leave a message, "I will stay here with him until the day he is adopted. Once he is adopted, I will leave the house immediately."
"No, you have to leave immediately. You are no longer a member of my house and are not qualified to see Zhao Lue." Zhao Yiran was narrow-minded and immediately began to make things difficult for Wei Shichu.
Wei Shichu never expected that this man was so petty. He turned around and sneered at him, "Then I will hang myself at the door of your house and say that you want to force me to death. After all, I am still the daughter of Prince An. Even if I am not favored, I still have royal blood. I just don't know if Lord Zhao can bear it."
She really hit the sore spot of Zhao Yiran. Even though Prince An was not favored by the emperor now, he was still the emperor's younger brother. Even for the sake of maintaining the dignity of the royal family, the emperor would not allow him to force his brother's daughter to death. Zhao Yiran always knew how to handle the times, so even though he hated Wei Shichu to the point of gnashing his teeth, he had to endure it and watched her leave victoriously.
But at least the adoption was settled, so it wasn't too bad. Zhao Yiran comforted himself and sneered: Wei Shichu thought he didn't dare to divorce her? Humph, forcing her to death would put him in a quagmire, but divorcing her wouldn't. Wei Shichu's calculations were wrong.
But he didn't know that Wei Shichu has now got what he wanted.