The jeers from the crowd mocking Cheng Nuo continued, and Magistrate Yang grew impatient. He had not come here to deal with petty, filthy domestic squabbles; if not for the sake of Meng Nanzhou, he would never have deigned to set foot in such a tiny backwater as Yunxi Village.
Just as everyone assumed the Cheng family would tuck their tails between their legs and slink away in disgrace, Cheng Nuo drew a thumbprint-stamped letter of divorce from her tunic.
Meng Nanzhou’s expression shifted drastically. He stepped forward to intercept her movement: "Cheng Siniang, leave room for grace in all things. Why humiliate me today? Husband and wife once—can you truly disregard every shred of affection between us?"
Chapter 68