Chen Feng was tempted by what he heard, but there was no precedent of nobles in the capital getting divorced.
What's more, Chen Feng's father-in-law is still in prison. The Marquis' Mansion has already received favors from the Wei family. Agreeing to a divorce at this time is somewhat like taking advantage of someone's misfortune and being ungrateful, which will easily be criticized afterwards.
He really didn't dare to agree to it and risk being blamed by his parents and the elders.
Xue Linglong wanted to speak, but Nanny Wang beside Qin held her arm and stopped her.
Wei Yunlan knew that they were not the ones who could really make the decision. His eyes passed over the two people in bright red wedding dresses and fell on the Marquis's wife Qin.
"Nonsense! How can you, alone, make a decision on such an important matter?"
"Even if it really comes to that, the elders of the two tribes should sit down and discuss it slowly!"
"The Wei family has been in trouble recently. I know you are worried that you will have no one to rely on in the Marquis' Mansion in the future. Don't worry, as long as mother is here, there will be a place for you in the Marquis' Mansion. I wish I had never mentioned what I said just now. I will have someone send you back to Zhufeng Courtyard."
Looking at Qin's hypocritical and affected performance, Wei Yunlan felt like nausea.
Let's discuss it slowly. I'm afraid we can't slow down at all!
She had just seen a servant running in from the corner gate.
I started counting down in my mind.
When he counted to one, Wang Gui, who served the Marquis, came hurriedly and whispered something to Qin.
Wei Yunlan knew that this matter was most likely done.
As expected, Qin then put on a helpless look and sighed, "Forget it, since you have made up your mind to leave, the Marquis' Mansion cannot stop you. Although you have no children, you did mourn for your grandmother for a few years. This divorce letter can be regarded as a fulfillment of our past affection."
"Mother?"
"A forced melon is not sweet. Wei is determined to leave. Feng'er, you should also put your handprint on it."
Before Shen Feng could react, Qin had already called for the red seal, without mentioning the previous "slow discussion", and the speed was so fast that it caught people off guard.
Wei Yunlan understood why Qin did this.
She had been reluctant to sever her in-law relationship at this time, firstly because she was afraid of being criticized in the future, and secondly because she was worried that her father might still be acquitted.
The reason why she changed her mind and agreed to divorce was only because she knew that the Wei family was completely useless. Moreover, compared with being criticized by others, the consequence of being pissed off by the emperor would naturally be more serious.
The Marquis and Qin wanted to finalize the divorce before the news spread completely, sever ties with the Wei family, and eliminate even the slightest possibility of being implicated by the Wei family.
It was so ruthless that it was outrageous, but it coincided with Wei Yunlan's thoughts.
When the big red handprint and the handwritten name fell on the paper, the divorce agreement had been signed.
There are two copies, and no matter which one you choose, you only need to register it with the government to make it effective.
Wei Yunlan didn't have time to take care of these things, but she believed that the Jinyang Marquisate was more anxious to deal with this matter than she was.
Let the wedding banquet be disrupted and the guests talk about it, it has nothing to do with her anymore.
Leaving behind a sentence "I will leave the mansion before 3 p.m.", Wei Yunlan took Suihe away from the crowd and retreated to the middle gate.
However, they did not rush back to Zhufeng Courtyard. Instead, they took advantage of the chaos in front, when Qin had not yet spared anyone to keep an eye on them, and when most of the servants were still joining in the fun in the front to collect the wedding money, and quietly avoided the sight of others and went around to the storeroom of the Marquis' Mansion.
"Suihe, can you break this lock?" She remembered seeing Suihe break the iron lock that locked the gate of Zhufeng Courtyard with her hands in her previous life.
"Let me try."
Suihe chopped it hard, but the padlock didn't break, but it loosened a lot. Then she pulled it up and down with both hands, and the padlock, which was already not very strong, was pulled apart and broke into two pieces.
"Wait for me outside." Wei Yunlan picked up the broken padlock, walked into the warehouse and closed the door from the inside.
The storeroom of the Marquis's mansion was about 70% to 80% full, with boxes of silks, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, jewellery and jade, which were dazzling to look at.
The ancestors of the Jinyang Marquis Mansion were military generals, and these treasures were accumulated over the years.
Because he stood on the wrong side, he was almost punished by the emperor.
If her father, who was the Right Censor-in-Chief at the time, had not written a letter to the emperor recounting the achievements of the ancestors of Marquis Jinyang and imploring his majesty to consider the matter, the Marquis Jinyang's mansion would have long since left the capital and been exiled back to their ancestral home, and these things would naturally have been lost.
It was the Jinyang Marquis' Mansion that was ungrateful first, and Wei Yunlan took away the things in the warehouse without mercy.
She put the broken padlock into the space, and then she passed her hands over every item in the warehouse one by one. In a short while, except for a few folding screens piled at the entrance, the room was empty.
After leaving the warehouse, Wei Yunlan took Suihe to the small kitchen behind the main courtyard.
Today, all the cooks and kitchen helpers in the mansion are busy preparing for the wedding banquet in the big kitchen, and this small kitchen reserved for Madam Qin is empty.
Wei Yunlan still let Suihe watch outside while she went into the kitchen. She did not spare any of the vegetables, meat, condiments, kitchen knives, chopping boards, and iron pots that were displayed on the surface.
The refined rice, white flour and the bird's nest that Qin took every day that were hidden in the cupboard were also put into the space by her. Even the three large water vats and several bundles of firewood beside the back door were all put away. Compared to gold, silver and treasures, these are the most useful things when fleeing from famine.
Seeing that there was nothing left to put away in the small kitchen, Wei Yunlan closed the door and left, then followed suit and put away the things in his own private room.
However, this time she did not touch the visible furniture and decorations, but only took away the truly valuable jewelry, jade, antiques, calligraphy and paintings through the boxes. Unless each item was unpacked and inspected, it would appear that the private vault where she stored her dowry was still full, with no changes from before.
Return to the main house of Zhufeng Courtyard.
Tingxue and Ningshuang had already changed into casual clothes with narrow sleeves and short jackets and packed their bags to take away.
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