Chapter 7 Divorce
"By the providence of Heaven, the Emperor proclaims that Helian Zhi and Ye Qingyu, having rendered meritorious service in the Battle of Miaoergou, have requested a marriage based on their military achievements. I have granted this special permission. Ye Qingyu will marry Helian Zhi as his concubine, with the ceremony of a principal wife. The marriage will be completed within three days. I express my sincere gratitude!"
The emperor's meaning was very clear. You have made military achievements, and if you want to exchange them for a marriage, then there will be no other rewards in the future. This is very different from Helian Zhi's idea.
The old lady became even more determined to keep Xia Xing'er's dowry, but she would soon find out that her idea would be in vain.
Helian Zhi kowtowed and said, "Helian Zhi accepts the order and thanks the Lord for His grace."
Just as he was about to stand up after receiving the imperial edict, he saw his father-in-law take out another imperial edict.
"Xia Xing'er accepts the order!"
Xia Xing'er stood up and stepped forward to kneel again, "Xia Xing'er, accept the order!"
Eunuch Wu glanced at her and said, "By the providence of Heaven, the Emperor has decreed that Xia Xing'er, the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Changxin, has entered the palace today to inform the Empress Dowager that when Helian Zhi proposed marriage, he had said that he would never take a concubine in his lifetime. This is why the Empress Dowager issued an order granting the marriage. Now, Helian Zhi, in recognition of his military achievements, is seeking the hand of General Ye Qingyu. She has requested the Empress Dowager's permission to divorce Helian Zhi. I have discussed this with the Empress Dowager and believe that Helian Zhi broke his promise first. Xia Xing'er's request is reasonable. The Empress Dowager and I have granted this approval. I have ordered the divorce agreement to be drafted. From now on, the two of them will have no further relationship and may marry as they please. I hereby express my gratitude!"
Xia Xing'er kowtowed, feeling relieved. The imperial edict had finally arrived, and she could finally return home with dignity. "Xia Xing'er accepts the edict and thanks the Lord for His grace."
Helian Zhi's face was pale, completely devoid of his previous joy.
She really didn't enter the palace to stop His Majesty from granting the marriage.
And to ask the Queen Mother to grant the decree of divorce?
Had she wanted to divorce him since he told her that he wanted to marry Qingyu as his concubine?
He originally thought that she was already his wife, and that everything she did was just to prevent him from marrying Qingyu. He thought she was jealous...
He felt mixed emotions at the moment and couldn't tell what he was feeling.
Looking at Xia Xing'er taking the order, a relieved smile appeared on her face. Her smile was so dazzling.
He suddenly remembered that it was because of her brilliant smile at that time that he was attracted to her and came to propose to her.
He really liked her at that time, but then he met Qingyu...
The old lady had not expected this to be the outcome. Xia Xing'er would take the initiative to ask for a divorce, and the Emperor and His Majesty would actually grant it. Then, would she have to take all her dowry with her?
The General's Mansion is basically an empty shell. She took away her dowry. What will happen to the General's Mansion in the future?
Xia Xing'er didn't care what they thought at this moment and gave Chunliu a look.
Chunliu understood and took out two purses, one to Eunuch Wu and one to Nanny Hua.
Xia Xing'er said, "Eunuch Wu, Madam Hua, thank you for taking the trouble to come here. Please thank the Emperor and the Empress Dowager for me."
Eunuch Wu touched his purse, which was thin and looked like silver bills. The smile on his face became even bigger. "Don't worry, Miss Xia. I will definitely pass on the message."
Aunt Hua bowed to Xia Xing'er and said, "Miss Xia, the Empress Dowager said that everything is over and everything will be fine. If you have any problems, you can go directly to the palace to find her. She will make all the decisions for you. When you have nothing to do, come to the palace often to talk to her."
The Queen Mother's meaning was very clear. She was going to make the decision for Xia Xing'er because she had her back.
At this moment, the old lady had tens of thousands of horses racing through her mind. When did the Queen Mother start caring so much about Xia Xing'er? Why hadn't Xia Xing'er told her about it in the past three years?
Eunuch Wu and Nanny Hua left with the imperial guards.
At this time, the old lady licked her cheeks again and grabbed Xia Xing'er's hand, "Xing'er, why didn't you tell your mother before that the Queen Mother is so kind to you? I haven't seen you go to the palace to pay your respects to her."
Xia Xing'er gently pushed the old lady's hand away. "Before? At that time, I was already married into the general's mansion, not the daughter of the marquis's mansion. And you were sick and bedridden. I wanted to eat and live with you every day. Do you still have time?"
She stood far away and bowed to the old lady. "Thank you for your care over the past three years. Thank you."
In fact, during these three years, before they fell out, the old lady was quite nice to her.
However, she only now sees clearly that those so-called good things are only possible if she gives her all.
Helian Zhi's eyes were complicated, and he asked with a hint of blame, "When I told you that I wanted His Majesty to grant us marriage and take Qingyu as my co-wife, you were ready to divorce, right?"
Xia Xing'er nodded, "Yes."
"I just can't understand. You're the legal wife, and she's just a concubine. Why can't you accept this? And you even have to go to the Queen Mother and His Majesty and ask for a divorce?"
Xia Xing'er smiled. "Concubine? I remember that you didn't say that to me then. What did you say then? Let me think about it. General, you said this. What concubine or not? You treat her the same as me? And you said she's different from a boudoir girl like me?"
Helian Zhi was speechless. These were indeed what he said, but he still did not give up. "You don't have the slightest attachment to me? Have you ever loved me?"
Xia Xing'er said firmly, "No, ever since you broke your promise and used your military achievements to ask His Majesty to grant you a marriage and marry Ye Qingyu, you have been worthless to me."
After saying that, he didn't care about their expressions and took Chunliu back to Zhaixing Garden.
At that time, Xia Xing'er was married off with two personal maids, Nanny Zhang and Nanny Liu, four maids, Chun, Xia, Qiu, and Dong, namely Chunliu, Xiayue, Qiufen, and Dongmei, and four servants, Xiayi, Xiaer, Xiasan, and Xiasi.
Normally, Chun Liu was the only one who stayed by her side to serve her, as the others were all sent out on errands the moment she was reborn.
He came back in the evening and didn't let them go to the old lady's place. He left them to pack their things.
"Miss, we can't move the dowry, tables, chairs, benches, cabinets, beds and other large items at once. We can only go back and ask the Marquis and the Prince to send someone to move them tomorrow." said Madam Liu.
"Yes, we didn't even leave them a chamber pot. They are a bunch of black-hearted and rotten-lung people." Nanny Zhang said hatefully.
Xia Xing'er felt that what they said made sense, so she nodded and said, "Yeah, let's go home."
There were two carriages accompanying the dowry. After everyone loaded their belongings onto the carriages, they were unable to fit any more, so the servant hired three more carriages, and the group of people marched out of the general's mansion in a mighty procession.
I don’t know if the people in the mansion were too embarrassed to try to keep him, so no one came out to see him off.
The divorce agreement has been issued, and Xia Xing'er has no connection with their general's mansion anymore. Their plan has failed. She is now the daughter of a marquis and has the support of the empress dowager. The Helian family cannot afford to offend her.
After a long while, Helian Zhi's father Helian Heng said, "Actually, this marriage is quite good. At that time, all the families in the capital envied it. Xia Xing'er is indeed a good daughter-in-law, but our family was not blessed."
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