"Unfilial son! Yuer is the only daughter-in-law I recognize. She is carrying your child in her belly, yet you want to drive her away! You even want to divorce her!"

Upon learning that his brother intended to divorce his wife, Father was so angry that he smashed several teacups.

I wanted to step forward, but my brother, who was kneeling on the ground, pulled me back.

Although my brother's face was solemn, his words were enough to enrage ten fathers.

"The princess is noble and precious. I have won her favor. In the future, our Song family will surely rise to greatness."

"Smack!"

A loud slap landed heavily on my brother's face, quickly reddening his fair cheek. His wife, standing nearby, unusually remained quiet.

She stepped forward to stop Father and gently helped my brother up, saying:

"Father, Azhi, I am willing to leave the Song family and return to Huaiyang. Please don't argue anymore."

His wife was petite with a face like a water lily, but due to long-term illness, there was always a hint of paleness in her features, making her look even more pitiful.

She and my brother had been engaged since childhood. After a family tragedy where both parents passed away, leaving her an orphan, her parents, feeling sorry for her, brought her to the family earlier than planned.

When my brother was young, he was not as composed and cold as he is now. He had his moments of youthful rebellion.

Back then, he found his future wife, his sister-in-law, an annoyance, even teasing her with me, who was not even three years old at the time, until he saw her in tears, then he would stop.

I thought my brother would always dislike his sister-in-law, but on my fourth birthday, he showed rare signs of panic when he saw her cry, hurriedly trying to comfort her.

Later, I learned that my sister-in-law and I shared the same birthday. Orphaned and living as a dependent, she had her own grievances. It was from that day onwards that my brother changed. He no longer found joy in teasing her.

We all knew how deep the bond between my brother and his wife was, so when we heard her suggest leaving voluntarily, we could hardly believe it.

But she didn't say much. She just looked tenderly at my brother, with a smile in her eyes, reaching out to wipe away the tears at the corner of his eyes.

"Why cry?"

"We're about to be parents soon, no need to be ashamed."

Seeing this scene, Father and Mother couldn't hide their heartache. With a heavy sigh, they turned and left, not forgetting to drag me, the big lantern, away as they left.