The maids outside had urged her several times, but Jin Shu remained unmoved, sleeping soundly until seven in the morning. After her energy had been restored, she leisurely washed her face and ate breakfast.

When they finished packing and went out, the mother and son from the Lu family had a thick layer of frost on their faces, and their appearance was quite a sight to behold.

Jin Shu yawned and slowly sat down.

"What brings you here so early?"

Without saying a word, Lu Mingqian pulled a piece of paper from his sleeve and pushed it in front of Jin Shu.

"This is a letter of divorce. You are immoral, disrespectful, and unfilial. I don't want to be entangled with you anymore. This is your letter of divorce. Pack your things and leave the Lu family as soon as possible."

I know what you want to ask: why I could openly write you a letter of divorce? Why I wasn't afraid of my identity being exposed?

You don't need to know any of this. I have my own ways to prove His Majesty's innocence. I have now regained my position as head of the Lu family, and everything in the Lu family is under my control. So, stop talking nonsense and get out of here.

He rattled off a whole bunch of things, just to catch Jin Shu off guard and not give her any mental preparation.

After saying everything, Lu Mingqian stared at Jin Shu, waiting to see her next reaction.

Suddenly losing everything, not only can she no longer be the matriarch of the Lu family, but she will also be divorced and abandoned. Jin Shu must be going crazy right now!

The old lady continued drinking her tea indifferently, as if everything that was happening had nothing to do with her.

After waiting for a long time, Jin Shu slowly nodded, her face showing no emotion whatsoever.

At first, Lu Mingqian thought she hadn't reacted yet. After waiting for so long, seeing that she still looked like she hadn't woken up, he couldn't help but feel annoyed.

He had been holding back all night just to catch her off guard and see her reaction of being in agony, but why was she not reacting at all?

"Don't play dumb with me. The letter of divorce is already written. No matter what, we have nothing to do with each other anymore. Pack your things and leave right now, understand?"

"Okay, sure."

Jin Shu suddenly said this, and immediately afterward, A Yu came out of the house carrying a bundle on her back.

"What do you mean? You prepared this in advance?"

The mother and son had intended to catch each other off guard, but now they were the ones who were caught off guard.

Lu Mingqian looked at the master and servant who were ready to go, and before he could say anything, it all came down to one sentence.

"Jin Shu, you truly have no attachment to the Duke's mansion whatsoever!"

"Didn't you want to divorce me? What? You're not going to divorce me if I don't leave on my own?"

"Okay, if that's the case, then I won't leave."

"You wish! Get out of here right now!"

Without hesitation, Jin Shu left with A Yu. When they arrived at the door, Lu Huai and Lu Xu were already waiting for her with their luggage on their backs.

The old lady sneered as she saw this.

"A bunch of idiots, actually thinking of leaving with a woman who has been divorced!"

Perfect, it saves me the trouble of chasing them away.

The carriages at the entrance had been waiting for a long time, and Lu Xu and Lu Huai got into the carriages first.

Before leaving, Jin Shu turned around and looked towards the door.

Deng Qiao couldn't wait to come out. She hugged Lu Mingqian's arm with both hands and pressed her body tightly against him, as if afraid that Jin Shu wouldn't realize their relationship.

Unfortunately, Jin Shu's reaction was not what she expected. The other party only glanced at her and then looked away at the old lady without any concern.

“I will have my brother send someone to collect the dowry I brought back. You should prepare in advance so as not to anger my brother.”

After saying that, Jin Shu turned around gracefully, got into the carriage, and left the Duke's mansion directly.

Behind him, Lu Mingqian snorted dismissively.

"She's only doing this because her brother has some power in the court! Mother, what about her dowry? Pack it up and return it to her, severing all ties completely!"

The old lady, who had been silent all along, suddenly changed her expression.

"Her dowry? So many years have passed, who even knows if those things are still there! If her brother wants to come, let him come. She's been managing the household all these years, and she's already spent all the dowry! Otherwise, how do you think the Duke's mansion has managed all these years!"

Whether she's there or not, the old lady is unlikely to return it.

If she's so capable, let her brother, who's a royal bodyguard, come and arrest her!

Having divorced Jin Shu, regained his identity, become the head of the family again, and was able to openly return to his real home with his beloved, Lu Mingqian was overjoyed and beaming with happiness.

"Go and tell the servants to prepare a table of fine wine and food! As for Ah Zhao, call him over to have a good get-together with your parents!"

When no one responded for a long time, Lu Mingqian realized that the entire Duke's mansion was eerily quiet.

"Where are they? Where is Steward Liu?!"

"Master, Steward Liu is not here. He left with Madam."

The one who spoke was the old lady's personal maid.

The old lady stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

"He's gone?! Butler Liu is someone I personally trained, how could he possibly leave with Jin Shu?!"

Lu Mingqian didn't care much.

"She's just a steward. There are countless stewards in this vast capital. Go and tell the servants to prepare her room, and then go to the kitchen and tell the cooks to prepare some good dishes!"

The maidservant avoided eye contact, bent over and not daring to raise her head, stammering as she spoke.

"Master, there's no use in me going..."

"What do you mean?! You think I can't command you anymore?!"

"Master, that's not what I meant. It's because all the maids and servants in the manor left with Madam! Including the cook, the stable boy, the cleaning lady, and so on, they all left through the back door!"

"Gone?! All gone?!"

The mother and son didn't believe it and insisted on seeing for themselves. When they arrived at the backyard and found the servants' quarters empty, they had no choice but to believe that all the servants had indeed gone with Jin Shu.

In the vast Duke's mansion, apart from the young masters and misses who only knew how to enjoy themselves, everyone else who was capable of working was gone!

"Their indentures are still in the mansion! How can they be driven away?!"

Most of these servants were sold into the household when they were young and had worked for the family for generations. Without their indentures, they had no status and would not be accepted anywhere else after leaving the Duke's mansion.

The old lady finally snapped out of her daze at the bleak reality before her.

"Mother, where are the indentures? Did you give all their indentures to Jin Shu?"

Faced with her son's questioning, the old lady offered a somewhat flustered explanation.

"At that time, there were many people coming and going in the mansion, and many people were redeeming themselves. I was too lazy to manage it, so I simply let her manage the indenture."

I never expected that even when she was struggling to take care of herself, those lowly servants would still follow her!

"Mother, you're being foolish! What do we do now? Where are we going to find someone to replace him?"

Just then, Deng Qiao casually remarked.

"What's there to worry about? With money, why would we be afraid of not being able to hire people?"