Yang sighed in her heart that if Zhang Deji did not protect Qiu Niang well, she would really die at the hands of Madam Zhang.
Chu Zhiyin: "......"
The silly mother-in-law Qiu Niang is also very pitiful. She has been harmed by Cheng all her life. She has been pretending to be crazy and stupid for so many years, perhaps just to wait for this day.
Life or death is not that important to her. What she cares more about is seeing what kind of punishment Cheng will receive.
"Hard work? What kind of hard work did she do? Go outside and listen to what the people are talking about today." Zhang Deji stared at his second son and told him word by word, "Your good mother did such a thing. If it gets to your wife's family, will your marriage still be preserved?
"You evil son! You fool! You did whatever this vicious woman told you to do. Why didn't you tell your father earlier?"
Zhang Chunqiu was speechless. His mother had arranged good things for him, so why should he tell his father? Wouldn't that be a waste of his mother's kindness?
"Master Zhang! Now that your issues are resolved, it's time to resolve my sister's issues." Chu Zhinan snorted coldly, "The Zhang family used their infertile eldest son to deceive me into marriage and extorted my sister's dowry. We, the Chu family, request a divorce."
Zhang Chunrong looked up at Chu Zhiyin and felt ashamed: "I agreed to the divorce. I deserve to die. I deceived you. Your dowry is in Cheng's hands. Just ask her to take it back."
"Divorce?" Zhang Deji's face changed, and he felt like he was struck by lightning. "Duke! Just..." Is there no other way?
I suddenly realized that I was ashamed to say this, so I swallowed it down.
Cheng knew clearly that her eldest son was infertile, but she still asked the Duke of the State for marriage. How vicious was she? If the Duke of the State reported this to the emperor, not only would they have to divorce, but they would also have to pay compensation.
Chu Zhixi said the next sentence calmly.
"How should I compensate the Zhang family for their marriage fraud?"
Zhang Chunrong did not hesitate at all and immediately replied: "The Duke of the Protectorate should compensate in whatever way they think it should. This is all right. I am sorry to Yin'er."
Cheng was so angry that she almost vomited blood. How could she pay out the family fortune she had saved with great difficulty? It was already very good to return Chu Zhiyin's dowry to her, why did she have to pay compensation?
"Zhang Chunrong! You are so easy to talk about, what compensation do you want?" Cheng's face turned green, and she roared viciously, "The Duke of the Protectorate's Mansion can't bully people like this. Divorce is fine, but there is no compensation."
Chu Zhinan stood up: "Master Zhang also means this?"
Zhang Deji quickly asked Chu Zhinan to sit down: "Duke! Women's opinions are not worth mentioning. It is our Zhang family that is in the wrong, so let's do what we have to do. Zhang will not say anything."
[Humph! That's better. My aunt's eight years of youth cannot be wasted. The Zhang family is too much of an oppressor. We will make them pay one million taels of silver a year.]
Yang: “…”
One million taels a year, would that be eight million taels in eight years? Would that be too much?
Chu Zhiyin didn't think so. She had wasted eight years of her life. One million taels a year was not too much.
"Since Lord Zhang has said so, I will not be polite. Zhiyin was deceived into marriage for eight years, and wasted eight years of her best time. The compensation does not need to be much, one million taels of silver a year, eight years is eight million taels."
Cheng immediately jumped up and down: "Impossible, eight million taels, is this robbery?"
Yang immediately retorted: "Madam Zhang! Money is easy to get, but time is hard to buy. Eight years of time is only eight million taels of silver as compensation. If Madam Zhang thinks it is too much, we can go to the palace to ask the emperor and empress for a discussion."
Zhang Deji: “…”
Are you going to bring this to the emperor's attention?
No, no, no, this matter must not be brought to the emperor's attention. It's just silver, right? Give it to me, just give it to me.
Cheng didn't expect that Yang would always say that she wanted to go to the palace to ask the emperor to clarify the matter. It is said that family disgrace should not be made public. If it really gets out, the second son's marriage might really be in jeopardy.
"Time is money, and money can't buy time." Yu said slowly, "Mrs. Zhang had the evil intention of cheating on her from the beginning, and wasted eight years of my little sister's time.
I want to ask, how many eight years can a woman have to be wasted like this? Is eight million taels of silver a lot? If someone deprived Madam Zhang of eight years of her youth, how would Madam Zhang feel? "
Wang immediately said, "With Madam Zhang's vicious mind, I'm afraid she's asking for someone's life, right? Our Chu family won't ask for someone's life at every turn, but she's just angry and wants some money as compensation. Madam Zhang is not willing to give it up?"
Zhang Chunrong looked at Cheng with disgust, and bowed respectfully to the Chu family: "Eight million taels is not a lot, the Zhang family must find a way to get it together."
Chu Zhinan looked at Zhang Deji: "What does Master Zhang mean?"
Zhang Deji nodded with a bitter face: "It is our Zhang family that has wronged the Second Miss of the Guardian Duke's Mansion, and we should compensate."
"Okay! My dowry has been gradually handed over to Madam Zhang over the years." Chu Zhiyin took out her dowry list and placed it in front of Zhang Deji. "One hundred and sixty-six loads of dowry, basically all went into Madam Zhang's pocket. I hope you can give me justice and return it in full."
[Ahaha! I really admire my aunt's calmness and composure. She is indeed a daughter raised by the Duke of the Guardian. She is neither humble nor arrogant, well prepared, and decisive. I like her. I love her.]
Yang frowned. How can liking be called love? Shouldn't it be sticking?
Chu Zhiyin looked calmly at the little girl who was cheering with her little fist raised. She also wanted to say, I love you.
How can my little niece be so cute?
Zhang Deji gritted his teeth and accepted the dowry list: "Don't worry! I will return the amount according to the list. It is our Zhang family who is sorry for you."
Zhang Chunrong interjected, "Dad! This matter needs to be dealt with as soon as possible, and we should try to get it done quietly before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month."
Cheng's chest was heaving with anger. Zhang Chunqiu looked at Chu Zhiyin, the unwillingness in his eyes almost solidified.
He was just one step away, just one step away, and he would get this woman tonight, but she escaped.
What a pity.
"Father will send someone to handle it right away."
Chu Zhinan suggested: "Master Zhang! Let's write a divorce letter today while the imperial physician Wang is here!"
Zhang Deji's heart darkened: "This... there is no need to rush, right?"
"No, write it now." Chu Zhiyin winked at the maid beside her, and the maid immediately brought out the four treasures of the study. "Today I will go home with my brother and sister-in-law. The dowry will be left to the nanny to supervise. I hope Master Zhang will not make things difficult for me."
What the next sentence means is that your Zhang family is a den of wolves and tigers. I dare not stay here any longer and must leave early.
Zhang Chunrong knew that Chu Zhiyin hated him so much that he picked up a pen and wrote a divorce letter without hesitation, then signed and sealed it without any hesitation.
It was useless for him to hesitate, Chu Zhiyin was determined to divorce, and the Zhang family could not keep her.
Their methods were despicable in the first place, and they deceived the woman into marriage. It was reasonable for them to ask for compensation and divorce.
After this matter is over, he will settle the score with Cheng for poisoning him.
Cut off his offspring? Keep her son's?
Ridiculous, that depends on whether you can keep it.
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