Chapter 234 Divorce, Shen Chu, you'll regret it!

The smugness in Marquis Changning's eyes deeply stung Shen Chu.

Anger filled her chest; she took a deep breath and clenched her fists, but she still couldn't suppress her rage.

"The Flying Eagle Guards won't take Grandmother away, but this matter can't just be left like this."

We are a first-rank marquis's mansion. If the disputes within our household involve lives, then they fall under the jurisdiction of the Dali Temple.

Since Grandmother has confessed, then come with me to the Dali Temple.

Madam Shen was so frightened that her face turned pale and her whole body went limp.

"You wretched child, I am your own grandmother! How dare you send me to the Dali Temple? Aren't you afraid of being condemned by the world?"

Shen Chu sneered.

"If your grandmother can poison her daughter-in-law and grandson, and you're not afraid of being gossiped about, why should I be afraid?"

Madam Shen looked at Marquis Changning with a look of panic.

Marquis Changning patted her reassuringly, then said to Shen Chu with a cold face:

"You should think this through. If you really send your grandmother to the Dali Temple and you are accused of forcing your own grandmother to her death, your official reputation will be ruined."

Anyway, since you and your aunt are both fine now, I advise you to just swallow your pride and accept it. It's better for all of us that way.

Shen Chu refused.

"I won't accept it by refusing to admit it. Going to the Dali Temple will allow the Chief Justice to interrogate me properly, and I might even gain some other insights."

"You dare!" Marquis Changning panicked.

The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review is a man of Prince Heng. If he were to actually enter the Court of Judicial Review, he might not be as good as the Flying Eagle Guard.

The two sides are deadlocked.

At that moment, a voice came from outside, "His Highness the Crown Prince has issued an imperial edict."

A middle-aged official wearing a scarlet robe embroidered with peacocks entered from outside the hall.

Marquis Changning bowed immediately, "Thank you, Grand Tutor. May I ask what His Highness the Crown Prince's decree is?"

Xie Zhanshi nodded politely, silently took a step back to create distance between himself and Marquis Changning, and then raised his chin and said:

"His Highness the Crown Prince has heard of what happened at the Marquis's residence and has issued a special decree: Marquis Changning is usually diligent in his work, which I am very satisfied with. I hope that the Marquis can quickly clean up the affairs of the inner quarters, punish those who have made mistakes, and appease those who are angry."

But don't let your family affairs become a public spectacle, lest His Majesty retreats to the summer palace for refuge.

After saying that, he turned to look at Sun Yan.

"Oh, so Commander Sun is here too. I had no idea that the Sixth Prince was so interested in the private affairs of other people's homes."

Sun Yan, with a stern and expressionless face, said, "There are many things you don't know. What? Is Grand Tutor Xie so interested in my Highness?"

"Would you like to come and sit with our Flying Eagle Guard?"

Xie Zhanshi's expression stiffened slightly, and he cursed Sun Yan inwardly for abusing his master's power.

"I'm sure you all already know His Highness the Crown Prince's meaning. Commander Sun wouldn't dare to go against His Highness the Crown Prince's wishes, would he?"

Sun Yan frowned slightly.

His Highness is naturally not afraid of the Crown Prince.

He subconsciously looked at Shen Chu.

Shen Chu shook her head slightly at him, signaling him not to act rashly.

Now that the Crown Prince is in charge of state affairs, he has made it clear that he will protect Marquis Changning. She cannot allow Pei Yuan to give others ammunition against him.

Although she was unwilling, she knew that she couldn't do anything to Marquis Changning today.

"Thank you, Your Excellency. My aunt and I have both been poisoned. This matter cannot remain unresolved, can it?"

Xie Zhanshi twitched the corner of his mouth and looked at Marquis Changning.

"My lord, what do you think should be done about what happened today?"

Marquis Changning hesitated for a moment before saying, "Although my mother did something foolish, it was out of love for her son. I think it would be better to punish her by making her spend the rest of her life in the mansion eating vegetarian food and chanting Buddhist scriptures."

Shen Chu sneered.

"What's the difference between staying at home to eat vegetarian food and chant Buddhist scriptures and not being punished at all? If someone can poison others and still stay at home to eat vegetarian food and chant Buddhist scriptures, does that mean any member of the family can poison others in the future?"

Marquis Changning's expression changed slightly.

"She is your own grandmother!"

“I’m still your own son, and my aunt is still your newly appointed wife.”

Marquis Changning looked at Chen Chu with a gloomy expression. "What do you want?"

Shen Chu said, "First, send the old lady to a Taoist temple for ascetic practice to atone for my aunt's sins."

Secondly, compensate my aunt with 10,000 taels of silver to help her with her treatment and recovery.

Thirdly... my aunt wants a divorce and will leave with her dowry.

As soon as the words were spoken, both Madam Shen and Marquis Changning blurted them out at the same time.

"impossible."

Madam Shen burst into a tirade, "Ten thousand taels of silver? Why don't you just rob us?"

I won't give her a single tael of silver.

Marquis Changning said with a stern face, "I do not agree to a divorce."

Shen Chu sneered, "Then let's meet at the Dali Temple. Although Your Highness does not want things to escalate, you can't stop me from upholding justice and personally reporting this, can you?"

"you!"

Xie Zhanshi suddenly coughed twice.

"My lord, I don't think Lord Shen's opinion is excessive. What do you think?"

Marquis Changning paused, then gritted his teeth and said:

"Okay, I promise."

Madam Shen turned pale and collapsed to the ground.

Shen Chu immediately took out paper and pen, and wrote a lengthy divorce agreement in one stroke.

Marquis Changning gave him a sinister look, then suddenly became fierce.

"A divorce is fine, but you must get out of the Marquis's mansion. From now on, everything in the Marquis's mansion will have nothing to do with you."

Don't call me father anymore. I don't have a rebellious son like you. And don't even think about doing anything in the name of the Marquis's mansion outside."

Oh.

Do you really think she cares?

Shen Chu sneered repeatedly.

"Alright, Your Excellency, please sign."

Marquis Changning picked up his pen, signed it, and then angrily slammed the pen to the ground.

“Chen Chu, you will regret this. When the time comes, even if you kneel at the door crying and begging me, I will never let you step into the Marquis’s mansion again.”

Shen Chu blew on the words on the divorce agreement and smiled slightly.

"Don't worry, that day will never come."

Marquis Changning's face turned ashen.

Shen Chu put away the divorce papers and saw that Han Feng had already pulled out the silver needles.

She curled her lips into a smile.

“Whenever the Marquis sends the old lady to the Taoist temple and sends over ten thousand taels of silver, my aunt and I will leave the Marquis’s mansion.”

"Hongxiu, help your aunt, let's go."

After saying that, he beckoned Sun Yan to leave.

Marquis Changning was so angry that he kicked over the table next to him.

Shen Yan and Shen Qingshuang were so frightened that their faces turned pale and they shrank to one side, not daring to say a word.

Xie Zhanshi frowned. "Things have come to this point, and there's no point in the Marquis getting angry anymore."

Fortunately, Miss Shen was quick-witted and sent someone to the East Palace to deliver a message in time; otherwise, even His Highness the Crown Prince would not have been able to help the Marquis.

Lord Shen is coming on strong. His Highness the Crown Prince can help you once, but not every time.

"My lord, you should think carefully about how to proceed."

After saying this, Xie Zhanshi bowed and left.

Marquis Changning then realized that it was Shen Qingshuang who had sent someone to deliver a letter to the Crown Prince.

His expression softened slightly as he said to Shen Qingshuang:

"You did a great job today. Go and rest with your brother."

Shen Qingshuang dared not refute, and helped Shen Yan leave.

Only Marquis Changning and Madam Shen remained in the hall.

Marquis Changning knelt down with a thud, embraced Madam Shen, and burst into tears.

"Mother, it's your son who has ruined you."

Old Madam Shen closed her eyes and raised her hand to punch Marquis Changning several times.

"Why can't you be a little more ruthless? Why can't you be a little more ruthless? Now I have to clean up your mess."

You had so many opportunities to kill the Qiao family while you were out sightseeing, why didn't you do it?

Why wait until we get back to the capital to make our move? Are you stupid?