Lin Ch'ung took his father-in-law's hand and said,"My dear father-in-law,I have been blessed with your love and your lovely daughter.I have had a happy life with my wife without any dispute or argument for three years.Now I am being exiled to Ts'ang Chou and must leave her behind.I am very worried about her future.Today,with all my good neighbours as witnesses,I wish to divorce so that my wife can marry someone else in the future.It might help her to avoid the persecution of Kao Ya-nei."