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Chapter 732

Beibei trotted to her and asked worriedly: "Are you okay, mother?"

"It's okay." Xiao Lingyue comforted her, "Let's go out to have a look, too."

The mother and son walked out of the front hall.

The people kneeling all over the ground in the front yard were already densely packed with people, led by the old marquis. Even Shen Zhijiang, whose knees were so painful that he could not stand, was helped down and knelt on the ground with his head down with fear.

Most of the servants of the Shen family looked frightened and confused.

Only Aunt Hua's face was full of joy. Although she was kneeling on the ground, she secretly looked up from time to time and glanced at the person who was proclaiming the order, and kept stroking her belly, suppressing the excitement and expectation in her heart.

Xiao Lingyue looked forward again and suddenly saw something was wrong.

Many people came to proclaim the imperial edict.

In addition to the imperial guards and eunuchs who escorted the imperial edict, there were also officials of the Ministry of Rites wearing official uniforms. Outside the open door, there were some yamen runners with a cold expression, and the atmosphere was very serious.

The eunuch who held the Minghuang imperial edict in his hand stood on the steps with a serious expression and looked around and said, "Are all the people in the Marquis' Mansion here? Our family is going to announce the imperial edict."

The old marquis said politely: "Please wait, my father-in-law, the old minister has a legitimate granddaughter who has not arrived."

"Is it her?" The eunuch Xuanzhi had already seen Xiao Lingyue and his son walking out of the front hall.

"That's right." The old marquis turned his head and said in a stern tone, "Shen Wan, are you just coming to kneel down to receive the order, why are you rubbing against me?"

Xiao Lingyue stayed Beibei in place and stepped forward to the eunuch who announced the eunuch, saying, "Forgive father-in-law, I am already married, and I have cut off my kinship with the Shen family, so I am no longer a member of the Shen family, so I am not convenient to accept the order with the Shen family."

"Shen Wan!" The old marquis never expected her to say this, and gritted her teeth and warned, "You dare to talk nonsense in front of your father-in-law. Shut up and kneel down and listen to the order!"

Xiao Lingyue turned a deaf ear to him.

The eunuchs proclaimed the imperial edict and officials of the Ministry of Rites were also stunned for a moment, and the look of looking at her was quite unrecognizable.

"If you break a relationship, can you write a book of knot?" asked the eunuch Xuanzhi in a sharp voice.

"Yes, please read it." Xiao Lingyue took out the book of cutting.

The eunuch held the imperial edict in his hand, which was difficult to take. The official from the Ministry of Rites next to him took the initiative to take it and opened it to take a look.

It is indeed a scattered book, with words such as "This woman is disobedient and expelled from the family from now on, and has no relatives anymore."

The following signature is Shen Zhijiang.

The expressions of the officials of the Ministry of Rites suddenly became subtle and said in a deep voice: "According to the Northern Qin Law, both parties voluntarily cut off their kinship. You can write a letter of closure as evidence. From then on, they will be cut off twice and will be irrelevant."

This is like the story between husband and wife, and is recognized by the government.

However, for the sake of filial piety.

The Northern Qin also stipulated that no matter what the reason, children cannot take the initiative to cut off relations with their parents. Even if they write a cut-off book, it will be useless and the government will not admit it.

But on the other hand, if the parents take the initiative to cut off relations with their children and voluntarily write a book of decomposition.

That government recognized it.

To put it bluntly.

Beiqin only allowed parents to abandon their children, but did not allow their children to abandon their parents, especially after their parents were old.

Although there is some unfairness, the ancients finally recognized the grace of raising children first. Even if the folk customs of the Northern Qin Dynasty were relatively open, they had limitations in this regard.

Xiao Lingyue knew this in her heart.

That's why she didn't write by herself, and it was necessary for Shen Zhijiang to write to be useful.

Xiao Lingyue said: "This book was written by Lord Shen, the Marquis of Nanyang. There were many famous witnesses present, and the handwriting on it was also written by Lord Shen."

The Ministry of Rites nodded and said, "Since that's the case."
Chapter completed!