Chapter 422: Desolation
Prefect Song: "Also, Yu Hong said that you left the house on the day Liu Xiawei found the key."
Li Jiaojiao was about to speak.
Lady Pingguo had already spoken: "No! Jiaojiao never left!"
No matter what, she had to protect her, and believed that Jiaojiao would give her a reasonable explanation afterwards. This is her trust in her.
Li Jiaojiao was stunned. She didn't expect that Lady Pingguo was still helping her...
She clutched her sleeves tightly, feeling guilty and scared, but more importantly, moved.
With red eyes, she looked at Lady Pingguo: "Yes...I never left."
Lady Pingguo met her gaze and wanted to smile to comfort her, but for some reason, she couldn't smile. My heart is filled with sorrow.
No, it wasn’t Jiaojiao who did it.
She was right to help Jiaojiao.
She believes in Jiaojiao and also believes in herself.
God and time will give her the correct answer.
Duke Ping was so angry that he almost jumped up and down.
Prefect Song rubbed his eyes and said, "Why did you let Xiaolu go back to the yard to guard when the fire broke out? You knew that it was Liu Xiawei who started the fire, and you were afraid that he would steal something, so you let Xiaolu go back, right?"
Li Jiaojiao shook her head: "No... I thought there were not many people in my yard, and I was afraid that some ignorant servants would touch my things, so I asked Xiaolu to go back to watch the door. What's wrong with that?"
Prefect Song nodded.
After a few more questions, it was finally determined that Pingguo's announcement that the Deli Money House was setting up a scheme was not established, and that all the family property and assets would belong to the money house after being sold.
Let the Duke Ping move out after five days.
After Song Fuyin left, Duke Ping and Liu Shangwei angrily rushed over to beat Li Jiaojiao: "You ungrateful bastard! You are a jinx! I will kill you."
Li Jiaojiao's face changed, and she turned around and hurried away under the protection of Gu's servants.
"Jiao..." Lady Pingguo still wanted to talk to her and wanted Li Jiaojiao to explain to her.
Li Jiaojiao didn't even look at her and just turned and left.
Lady Pingguo's heart felt as if something was broken.
No, that's not the case.
Now these people are shouting and killing Jiaojiao, the situation is chaotic, Jiaojiao wants to avoid them first. I will definitely find her and explain to her when I have time.
Lady Pingguogong dragged her feet and walked out of the yamen in a daze, and the crying sounds behind her gradually faded.
She dragged her feet and walked aimlessly on the street.
Nanny Yu and Xiaolu followed her woodenly.
She didn't know how she got home.
As soon as she entered the house, Duke Ping threw a divorce letter in front of her: "Wan Shu! This is all your fault! It's all your fault for letting the wolf into the house! From now on, you are no longer my wife Liu Jiasheng! No longer the wife of Duke Ping!"
Lady Pingguo took the divorce letter and was stunned. She felt desolate and bitter in her heart: "Okay, divorce me if you want. Do you think I cherish you?"
When Prefect Song announced the verdict, she knew that she would be divorced.
But she still has Jiaojiao!
Duke Ping: "Why don't you just get out of here!"
The Duke's wife sneered: "Get lost? What qualifications do you have to ask me to get lost? Is this house yours?"
"You, you, you... Humph!" Duke Ping walked out and said, "Come on, come on, pack up everything in the house and sell everything that can be sold!"
He wants to sell off his personal property.
Although the house and shop were all sold, such a big mansion, various furniture, screens, rare ornaments, clothes and jewelry, all of which were money.
When the Duke's wife returned to her room, Duke Ping asked the servants to sell her things.
The wife of Duke Pingguo did not allow her to sell it, but Duke Pingguo ignored her and ordered his men to go in and loot all her things.
Duke Ping was selling things briskly, but his wife did not move an inch, still leaning on the chaise longue, just like usual.
Three days later, Duke Ping sold two-thirds of his household items. Because he was in a hurry and they were all second-hand, he sold them for a total of more than 30,000 taels.
In addition, most of the servants in the house were also sold.
Little Green was also sold.
Just when Duke Ping thought that he still had a lot of money, a group of merchants came to collect their debts.
These were all the extravagant expenses for New Year's Eve banquets, inviting famous actors and actresses, visiting brothels, and consuming all kinds of abalone, shark's fin, and bird's nest, totaling 15,000 taels.
Duke Ping had no choice but to grit his teeth and pay the bill.
Thinking that there was no one in his family working as an official, and that buying property and spending money in the capital would be very high, he thought about it and decided to take the 20,000 taels and his family and return to his hometown to live.
At this moment, the wife of Duke Ping was leaning on the chaise longue in plain clothes, watching the outside world gradually become quiet.
Liu Shangwei came with his wife, Qiao, a son and two daughters to bid farewell to Lady Pingguo:
"Mom, we're going back now."
After saying this, they kowtowed three times and then turned and left.
The wife of Duke Pingguo sat there woodenly, without turning back to look at them.
At this time, Yu Ma came over with a bag on her back and knelt in front of her: "Madam, I am leaving too."
Lady Pingguo was startled: "You are my companion."
Yu Ma said, "Madam, you forgot that my indenture was put together with those indentures. When the Second Master sold his property, he also sold me and your concubines. From now on, I belong to Deli Money House."
Lady Pingguo was stunned on the spot: "No, Nanny Yu, you are my personal maid. You are my companion, we grew up together, and we are as close as sisters..."
"Madam, none of this matters anymore. Now, Madam has Li Jiaojiao."
Lady Pingguo's head buzzed and she stared at her blankly.
Nanny Yu kowtowed three times to her, then stood up and said, "I am leaving now."
After saying this, he picked up his bag, turned around and left without any reluctance.
Lady Pingguogong stared at her in a daze as she gradually went away and finally disappeared at the door.
Afterwards, several of her servants came to say goodbye.
In less than half a day, all the servants in her yard left.
The entire Duke Ping's Mansion was suddenly empty and desolate.
Just like her heart.
She walked out of the courtyard in a daze, looking at the messy house caused by moving things:
"Why did it become like this? Why?"
It was clear that just a few days ago, their family was still a prominent duke's mansion.
Even if the house is not prosperous, at least it is full of flowers.
Even though her husband was not ambitious and her son was not doing his job properly, the family was still lively and harmonious under her control.
Why, in an instant, did she lose everything?
She wanted to cry out loud, but not a single tear came out.
"Hey, there's someone else here?" At this time, two big men came over, "Oh, it turns out to be the Duke's wife. We are from Deli Money House. We thought you had left, so we came over to lock the door."
When Lady Pingguo saw them, her face tense.
The big man said, "Madam, you'd better leave quickly. We will be closing the house tomorrow."
After saying that, he turned and left.
Lady Pingguogong gritted her teeth. Now she could only go find Jiaojiao and rely on her.
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