At first, Madam Wu had worried about letting her two children catch Li Chenchen in her affair. "The children are so young. Those two are doing such filthy things-what if it sullies their eyes?"
Jian Ruonan advised her, "If you don't let them see it, they'll never know what Li Chenchen really is."
Madam Wu asked, "What if they still obey Li Chenchen in everything after catching her?"
"What use are children that hopelessly foolish?" Jian Ruonan sighed. "With an ordinary Divorce by Mutual Agreement, you can't take the children with you."
Madam Wu's heart lurched.
Her children were her greatest source of regret.
When it came to the Divorce by Mutual Agreement, Madam Wu had firmly carried out every decision Jian Ruonan made, but whenever her children were involved, she always hesitated.
"Then is there an unconventional kind of Divorce by Mutual Agreement? One where I can take the children, even if I can't get my dowry back?"
Jian Ruonan thought for a moment. "There is, but they have to be willing to leave with you."
Madam Wu brightened at once, a sudden light returning to her weary eyes.
Sure enough, children were always a woman's weak spot.
If there were no children, the Civil Affairs Bureau would have to work through the night every day processing divorces.
Once the affair was exposed, Li Chenchen successfully became a concubine at Wu Residence.
Madam Wu kept her hands completely clean in this matter. She knew nothing about it. Li Chenchen had lured Wu Li into the courtyard herself, and Concubine Yan had led the others there to catch them in the act.
Not only did Madam Wu bear no responsibility, she became the greatest victim.
Madam Wu feigned illness and stayed in bed for several days. For once, the