The cousin is beautiful but ruthless.

Chapter 198 is about getting a divorce.

Old Master Yu led Pei Du and Shen Hanyu inside.

The gatekeeper saw the Yu family members but didn't dare to stop them, letting them in even though they didn't have invitations.

"Why is Grandpa Yu here?" Han Yueru forced a smile as she approached, unable to fathom what Grandpa Yu was thinking.

"Can't you come with my grandson?"

"Of course it will work."

Han Yueru led the people inside and then told her maid to inform Pei Mingjian.

The Yu family came with great force, and they even brought their clan elders with them. It doesn't look good.

The elders of the Pei family are all present today, so they can't let the Yu family ruin things.

Pei Mingjian was also somewhat surprised to receive the news.

"What are they doing here?"

The maid shook her head: "The elders of the Yu family have also come over, and they look like they're about to cause trouble."

Pei Mingjian took a deep breath. He didn't expect Pei Du to do anything anymore, but Pei Du still led the Yu family to cause a scene at Pei Xingzhi's banquet. How impressive.

"I gonna go see."

Those who attended the banquet vaguely sensed an eerie atmosphere.

Upon seeing Old Master Yu, Pei Mingjian suppressed his anger: "Old Master, what are you trying to do?"

Old Master Yu smiled and said, "I won't beat around the bush with you. Pei Mingjian, just give me a straight answer. What is the purpose of this banquet today?"

Han Yueru and Pei Xingzhi came over, both of them showing expressions of understanding. So that's how it is.

Pei Du is really something. He says he doesn't care on the surface, but he still found the Yu family to help him.

Clearly, Pei Mingjian thought the same thing.

“Pei Du disobeyed his elders and ran off to the border without a word. Since he wants to leave the Pei family, I will grant his wish. Today’s banquet is not only to celebrate Xingzhi’s official position, but also to announce to everyone that Xingzhi will be the heir to the Duke’s mansion.”

The elders of the Pei family rushed over. In their hearts, they didn't really want Pei Xingzhi to be the heir. From any perspective, Pei Xingzhi was not qualified.

"That's good." That was exactly what Old Master Yu wanted to hear from Pei Mingjian.

Shen Hanyu looked at these people. She was quite curious about how Pei Mingjian had made up his mind. What had Han Yueru done?

Besides preparing for the wedding, Pei Xingzhi hasn't had much else to do these past few days.

To be on the safe side, they moved their wedding date forward by three months, feeling very anxious and afraid that something unexpected might happen like before.

Old Master Yu's words startled Pei Mingjian, but there were still so many guests here, and this was not the time to argue with them. He could only settle the others first.

"Keep an eye on them," Pei Mingjian instructed Han Yueru.

Han Yueru nodded.

Shen Hanyu found a seat and glanced at the people who had been invited today.

"Are you all ready?"

Pei Du nodded. He had brought the Yu family elders here for this day, hoping to smoothly remove his mother's memorial tablet from the Pei family ancestral hall.

Pei Xingzhi followed behind Pei Mingjian, "Father, what exactly do those people from the Yu family mean?"

"Ignore them and just focus on your own thing."

Pei Xingzhi responded in a low voice, wondering if Pei Mingjian was hiding something from him.

The Yu family hasn't shown their face for so long, and after Pei Du's mother died, they have no connection with him anymore. The way they acted just now didn't seem like they were trying to reclaim the position of heir for Pei Du.

For the first time, Pei Xingzhi felt completely bewildered, but now he could only follow Pei Mingjian to deal with the people who came to offer their congratulations.

Wei Ming moved over to Shen Hanyu's side. She came today simply because she saw that Shen Hanyu had been invited to come along.

"What's going on here?"

Shen Hanyu didn't say much, only that there were some things to take care of on both sides.

Wei Ming understood. "Then I won't ask any more questions. It seems quite serious."

When Pei Du produced the imperial edict, everything changed.

After everyone had arrived, Pei Mingjian brought up the matter of making Pei Xingzhi the heir to the Duke's mansion.

"After discussions with the elders of the clan, Xingzhi will be the sole heir of my Duke's mansion from now on."

Pei Mingjian told them about this, and they could only offer their congratulations.

Pei Du stood up. "Now that Father has an heir, I also have something I want to say to Father."

Pei Mingjian frowned: "Pei Du, I don't intend to hold your previous ridiculous actions against you anymore. You shouldn't compete with your brother for everything. Leave yourself some dignity."

"It's not about the successor, but about my mother."

No one had mentioned the Yu family for a long time. Han Yueru's face was pale and her palms were slightly sweaty.

Why bring this up?

Pei Du took out the imperial edict, and as soon as the edict was presented, everyone on the scene knelt down.

The group's eyes flickered as they waited for Pei Du to read the contents of the imperial edict.

Grandpa Yu and Shen Hanyu, who already knew what Pei Du was going to do, were not worried at all.

After Pei Du finished reading, everyone seemed to wake up from a dream.

Pei Mingjian stood up in disbelief, “You actually pleaded for a divorce decree for someone who has already passed away?”

No one had ever done this before, so Pei Du's actions were truly astonishing.

“Take my mother’s memorial tablet away from the ancestral hall, and I will have no further connection with the Duke’s mansion.”

Pei Xingzhi was somewhat surprised. He had originally thought that Pei Du had returned to compete for the title of heir, but he did not expect that Pei Du wanted to completely break away from the Duke's mansion.

Old Master Yu and the clan elders stood behind Pei Du.

“My daughter has worked hard all these years since she married into your Duke’s mansion. But you are a disgusting person. If you want to take a concubine, you should take her in properly. You have to keep her outside and make her feel uncomfortable. Others believe what you say, but I know how this mother and son came to be.”

Old Master Yu had already thoroughly investigated the matter between Han Yueru and Pei Xingzhi, which is why he spoke out for his daughter.

Pei Xingzhi and Pei Mingjian have many similarities in appearance, which is obvious to anyone with eyes.

Old Master Yu's words were quite straightforward, and the people below kept their eyes down and didn't say anything.

"I'll go move the memorial tablet."

Pei Du placed the imperial edict in Pei Mingjian's hands, intending to personally take his mother away.

Han Yueru turned to the side and watched Pei Du walk towards the ancestral hall. She cautiously approached Pei Mingjian.

"My lord, let the guests go home first. It's not appropriate to keep them here any longer today."

Having lost face so badly, Pei Mingjian could only send off the guests with a gloomy expression.

Returning to the ancestral hall once again, Pei Du was filled with emotion. After Han Yueru married into the family, he was often forced to come here as punishment.

He knew that Han Yueru's initial goal was to become the wife of the Duke's mansion, not a concubine.

"Mother, I've come to take you back."

After so much time has passed, he has finally gotten what he wanted.

Picking up the memorial tablet, Pei Du walked outside, and Pei Mingjian arrived at the entrance of the ancestral hall.

"Pei Du, do you know what you're doing right now?"

Pei Du continued walking: "I had already thought about this when you brought Han Yueru and her son in. Now you can properly nurture Pei Xingzhi. I hope you can get what you want."

Pei Du's last sentence was quite sarcastic.