Li Shiyue smiled sweetly: "That would be wonderful! Grandmother, would you like to come and see it with us?"

They coaxed Old Madam Xu into a good mood until she became too tired, at which point Li Shiyue and Xu Yunci finally came out from the inner room.

"Cousin, let me take you there."

Xu Yunci looked up, seemingly aware of her intention, and simply nodded before taking a step forward.

Li Shiyue hurriedly followed, draped in a cloak and carrying a hand warmer. The cobblestone path beneath their feet was already showing signs of melting, making it difficult to walk without slipping, as their embroidered shoes were prone to slipping.

"My aunt's dowry has already set off and will be delivered to your residence soon. As for that Meng woman, she has been divorced and is probably driven mad by the shock."

"The Earl of Yunyang probably felt that the madwoman had lost face, so he divorced Meng and sent her back to the Meng family. Now she has been abandoned on the estate by the Meng family, but at least she is still alive."

"That's enough. Although Meng is despicable, she didn't do anything to hurt or kill anyone." Li Shiyue felt depressed after hearing this and didn't feel happy about Meng's fate.

Xu Yunci noticed her mood and asked softly, "What's wrong?"

Li Shiyue gave a bitter smile: "I just feel that he's heartless."

“I used to envy my father’s love for my aunt and brother. If my mother had been like that when she was alive, would she not have been so resentful and hurt herself so much? I never expected that a memorial from the emperor would make my father so afraid of being implicated.”

“If he had any sense of responsibility, he would have sent Meng to the Earl’s estate. I would have admired my father for his true feelings for Meng. Now it seems that he is the most heartless person.”

Xu Yunci remained silent. The official memorial had been shown to him, and the memorial did not ask the Earl of Yunyang to divorce Meng Shi. It only reprimanded him for favoring his concubine over his wife and for allowing his concubine to bully his legitimate daughter.

It was truly unexpected that Meng was divorced.