Chapter 7 Are You Willing to Divorce?
Xie Changning watched this scene silently. Look how lovely these people are. They are much better than those ungrateful people.
Seeing that Qin Shihuang was holding back her words, someone among the onlookers shouted, "Old Madam, are you going to pay back the money or not? If not, just say something and go back to your wealthy life!"
Qin Shi wanted to shrink her neck and pretend to be a thousand-year-old turtle, but she was afraid she couldn't do that anymore.
Pei Zhi also spoke up, "There are victims waiting in the hall. Regarding the case of the Marquis's wife's dowry being embezzled, if the old lady hesitates, I will pronounce a verdict according to the law."
Now, even if Qin didn’t want to return the money, there was no way.
"Our mansion hasn't reached the point where we need to rely on our daughter-in-law for support. I've been negligent over the years. I'll just do as Changning said and give all this to her." Qin's eyes rolled around. "Changning, you've worked so hard over the years. Your dedication to the mansion has been seen by mother. This will never happen again."
A hint of hostility flashed in her eyes. What if she gave these things to Xie Changning?
As long as she is still Xie Changning's mother-in-law, if she asks Xie Changning to kneel down, Xie Changning will have to kneel down obediently.
If she doesn't say anything, Xie Changning won't think about it.
Not to mention, all the grandchildren are loyal to her as their grandmother.
These things are just in Xie Changning's hands for a while.
It won’t be long before Xie Changning will have to return it obediently.
Shen Zhiyan and the others all looked at Qin. Although they didn't want to give these things to their mother, their grandmother's decision would definitely not be wrong.
"We are all family, it's a bit strange for mother to say that." Look at how good this mother-in-law is at acting, and Xie Changning plays along with her.
She estimated that Qin still had at least 30,000 taels of silver.
You can't force people into a dead end all of a sudden, right?
The Qin family can't even think about keeping this money...
Qin asked someone to bring the deeds to the land and houses, and of course, the deeds to the shops as well.
Soon, all these things were transferred to Xie Changning's name.
From now on, the Jing'an Marquis Mansion will no longer be named Shen, but Xie!
Mother Du was so shocked that she was speechless. Madam wanted to take all these things back. Was she trying to completely cut off ties with everyone in the Marquis' Mansion?
"Thank you, sir. Goodbye." After getting the things, Xie Changning bowed to Pei Zhifu and turned to leave.
"Madam, look at this?" Seeing that she was about to leave, the stewards who had been pretending to be dead began to breathe again and quickly blocked her way.
How are they going to report back when they get the money yet?
"Mother said that I don't need to subsidize the Marquis' Mansion anymore. If I disobey her, wouldn't that be unfilial? Whoever signed the order will have the money used. You managers just need to ask them for the money. Does what I say make sense?" Those unfilial sons still want to spend her money, dream on!
What she said makes so much sense.
Qin felt a lump in her throat and almost couldn't help cursing.
If someone can be in charge, who isn't a smart person?
"Second Young Master, Third Young Master, Fourth Young Lady, Fifth Young Lady, please pay back the money, otherwise I will be unable to report to my superiors." In front of each of Shen Zhiyan and the others, there was a steward standing to collect the debt.
Seeing how sensible they were, Xie Changning curled her lips slightly and turned to leave.
Pei Zhi glanced meaningfully at Xie Changning's back.
Shen Zhiyan gritted his teeth, "...How much silver? I'll give it to you right away!"
He looked at Xie Changning's back coldly, and the resentment in his heart became even stronger. He really couldn't imagine that his mother could be so heartless.
She is simply not fit to be a mother!
Shen Zhizhou's expression was even uglier than his. "Humph! How could I refuse to pay such a small amount of money? Look at your despicable appearance, it's really disgusting."
From now on, even if his mother begged him, he would never spend a single ounce of silver on her.
When he said this, he obviously forgot that his pockets were cleaner than that face.
"...Grandma!" Shen Jingyun looked at Qin with a face full of grievance. Although she was a little sympathetic, wasn't her grandmother still there?
Shen Jingshu followed suit. She walked to Qin's side and pulled her sleeve coquettishly, "Grandma!"
Shen Zhiyan and Shen Zhizhou also looked at Qin.
No one opened their mouths, but the meaning was clear.
Qin, “…”
How much money does she have left in total?
How can these evil creatures have the nerve to do this?
Does she look like a sucker?
"Don't be afraid, grandma is here!" Her heart was bleeding when she said this.
She has always been the most stingy person.
It's typical that you can take her life, but you can never take her money.
"I knew that grandma loves us the most." Several people looked at Qin with gratitude.
Qin had no choice but to ask Mother Huang to pay the money.
Her five thousand taels of silver flew away just like that...
This wasn't a big case, so Pei Zhi called for the court to adjourn, and the excitement ended there.
The onlookers turned around and left, still unsatisfied.
When Qin came out of the court, her legs went weak and she almost fell to the ground. Shen Jingyun and Shen Jingshu quickly helped her up.
"Grandma, are you okay?"
Qin shook her head. She didn't know why, but these granddaughters who were usually well-behaved and sensible had become hateful in her eyes today.
Even the two good grandsons are no exception.
What on earth is going on?
Xie Changning went back to the Duke's Mansion first.
The old lady and Mrs. Lin looked at her hesitantly, obviously they already knew what had just happened.
"Mother, sister-in-law, I have worked hard for my children for half my life, but it has caused them to feel resentful. In the days to come, I want to live a good life for myself." Xie Changning sighed lightly. She had changed her behavior, as if she had become a different person. She always had to give them an explanation.
The old lady took her hand and looked at her lovingly, "It's right for you to think so. No matter what decision you make, mother will support you."
Lin looked relieved, but she didn't say anything. Those children were too unreasonable, but her sister-in-law had protected them very closely and didn't allow them to say a word against them.
This is a good thing. It’s time to teach those kids a lesson.
After returning to the Marquis' Mansion, Xie Changning immediately called Su to his side.
"Please rest assured, mother. My husband's fever has subsided. The imperial physician said that as long as he takes good care of himself, he will be fully recovered within half a month." Su knew that the mother and son had been arguing with each other for the past few days, but as a mother, how could she not worry about her son? So she spoke hurriedly without waiting for Xie Changning to speak.
As for the dowry, she didn't think her mother-in-law did anything wrong.
What does Shen Zhixu's life or death have to do with her?
Xie Changning didn't want to hear this. She took Su's hand and sat down. Su was slightly stunned. Although her mother-in-law had always been kind to her, this was the first time she treated her like this.
After all, she has two sisters-in-law at home, who are her mother-in-law's biological daughters, and she has never thought of competing with them.
Mother Du was guarding the door.
There were only the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in the room.
Who is the second person Xie Changning feels most sorry for?
That is the daughter-in-law.
"Qingwan, mother knows that you have suffered a lot in the past two years since you married into the Marquis' Mansion." Xie Changning's eyes were red with guilt.
Su Qingwan suddenly raised her eyes and said, "Mother, your daughter-in-law is not wronged."
How can I not feel wronged?
In order to fight against her mother, Shen Zhixu ignored Qingwan for his entire life in his previous life. She only found out later that the bastard had a mistress just after they got married.
Even the bastard was born.
Now that evil creature is two years old and can speak.
After he had established his foothold in the court, he couldn't wait to bring the mother and son back.
"Chen Zhixu is a bastard. It's his bad luck. Qingwan, are you willing to divorce? As long as you are willing, mother will let you get out of this terrible marriage unscathed." Xie Changning said word by word.
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