Chapter 111 Let Song Yi take the divorce papers and get out!
"It has always been the outer courtyard accountant who manages the inner courtyard. Have you ever seen an outer courtyard accountant who has to listen to the inner courtyard accountant?"
If word gets out, our entire household will be utterly disgraced.
“The entire Marquis’s mansion is mine, and I’m in charge. Song, hand over the silver immediately.”
Marquis Anping's forehead veins throbbed as he glared at Song Yi with uncontrollable rage.
Song Yi pursed her lips, "I've never seen a noble family disregard the lives of their entire family and overdraft money to buy antiques and collectibles the day before yesterday."
Managing the accounts in the inner courtyard is not shameful; what's truly shameful is having no money in the accounts of such a large marquis's mansion, leaving the whole family starving!
Marquis Anping's breath was upside down.
"You've gone too far! As a daughter-in-law, how dare you criticize your father-in-law?"
“I just like antiques and collectibles. What’s wrong with buying a few that I like to play with? If you stop me from buying them, you’re being disobedient and unfilial.”
"You say I overspent money to buy antiques, but that unfilial son of yours also spends a lot on calligraphy and paintings. Why don't you keep an eye on him?"
Marquis Anping's eyes were wide open like copper bells, and he looked so angry that he seemed ready to jump up and hit someone at any moment.
Song Yi was a little scared, her heart was pounding, but she gritted her teeth and refused to back down.
Tao's mother said: Any rules should be established from the beginning; it is the most difficult to establish rules halfway through.
"My husband is still imprisoned in the Censorate and doesn't need the family's money, but I've already collected the calligraphy and paintings he bought with the public funds."
We're planning to sell them all and put the proceeds into the public account. Would you, Father-in-law, be willing to sell the antiques and collectibles we've bought and put the proceeds into the public account?
Marquis Anping jumped up as if his tail had been stepped on.
"You're dreaming. I'd like to see who dares to touch my antiques!"
Song Yi said, "My father-in-law used to buy antiques through official accounts. At that time, I wasn't the one in charge of the household. Let's just let bygones be bygones."
But now that you're in charge, follow my rules, lest the whole family starve.
Marquis Anping was furious and kicked over the chair next to him, making a loud noise.
"I am the true head of the Marquis's mansion. As long as I live, I will be in charge of this."
"The second housekeeper's family has never starved to death in the past few years, so why do they starve to death as soon as they are in your hands?"
"Do you even know how to manage a household? If you don't, then hand over the responsibility and let Madam Sun take over."
Sun, who was standing next to him, suddenly brightened up.
She came to see Marquis Anping early in the morning under the guise of paying her respects, but her real intention was to sow discord between Song Yi and him.
Just then, the accountant came to complain, so he stayed, hoping to take the opportunity to regain control of the household.
She looked at Song Yi with feigned difficulty.
"Although I am not as good at housekeeping as my sister-in-law, my father-in-law has spoken, so I have no choice but to take over."
Song Yi smiled slightly.
"Since Second Sister-in-law knows she's not managing things well, why does she still humiliate herself? Is it to raise another Zheng Mama, or is she in a hurry to squander the Marquis's mansion?"
"you!"
Sun was furious, but she was also too guilty to refute what Zheng Mama had said.
She could only feign grievance and say with red eyes, "I am indeed not as capable as my sister-in-law. She has only been in charge for less than half a month, but she has already helped the family shop earn a lot of money."
"Father-in-law, maybe you should just forget about it. Your daughter-in-law isn't as good at managing the household as your sister-in-law, nor is she as decisive and assertive."
These words were like adding fuel to the fire, making Marquis Anping even more enraged.
"You think you're something special just because you've made a few bucks? You think you can call the shots and have everyone's word in this family?"
I'm telling you, don't even think about it! Immediately hand over the management of the household to Madam Sun.
Song Yi clenched her hands tightly and argued her case forcefully.
“Since taking over the management of the household, I have asked myself if I have done anything wrong. My father-in-law cannot dismiss me from my management duties without cause.”
“It’s nothing special to earn a few taels of silver, but the three thousand taels that you took away yesterday were also earned by me. If you think it’s worthless, can you return it?”
Marquis Anping's face turned as red as an eggplant.
"You dare to talk back to me?! You...you!"
Lady Sun stepped forward and pretended to persuade Marquis Anping.
"Father-in-law, please calm down. My sister-in-law earns money for our whole family. If it weren't for her foresight in anticipating the heavy rain and having Manager Qin stockpile grain so that it could be sold at a high price, we wouldn't have earned so much money."
However, the daughter-in-law heard that due to the torrential rain, the fields in more than a dozen surrounding counties were flooded, and the people had no harvest and became refugees.
I heard that the Ministry of Revenue has issued a strict order against reselling grain at high prices, and my daughter-in-law's family shop was almost raided.
If anyone investigates our household and accuses us of profiting from the national crisis, I fear our marquisate will be stripped of its title…”
Marquis Anping's expression changed drastically.
Is this true?
During the days of torrential rain, he stayed at home, playing with his antiques and curios, unaware of what was happening outside.
Madam Sun nodded, "This is a matter of great importance, and your daughter-in-law dares not conceal it."
Marquis Anping's face darkened, and he grabbed the teacup beside him and smashed it over.
"You are incredibly audacious to resell grain at exorbitant prices to make money! You heartless woman, you're trying to kill my whole family!"
Song Yi couldn't dodge in time; the teacup grazed her temple before landing on the bluestone slab, scattering shards of porcelain everywhere.
She was so frightened that she trembled all over, and a pain shot through her temple.
She raised her hand and touched it, feeling a drop of blood.
Marquis Anping was still roaring, "A heartless woman like you, my Li family dares not keep. I will write a letter of divorce right now and divorce you on behalf of my eldest son."
Song Yi was so angry that her face turned completely white.
Despite being mentally prepared, no matter how much Marquis Anping pressured him, he would not hand over the stewardship and the money.
But no one expected that Marquis Anping would write a letter of divorce on behalf of Li Mu.
"Does the father-in-law want to divorce his wife on behalf of his son?"
Marquis Anping raised his chin and snorted coldly.
“Such a disrespectful, unfilial, and heartless woman—if we don’t divorce her, who knows how much trouble she will bring to my family.”
Since the eldest daughter is not home right now, according to custom, I will write you a letter of divorce on her behalf.
"Pack your things right now and get out of the Li family's house. Your life and death are none of the Li family's business."
Song Yi's clenched fists trembled incessantly, and she felt no pain even as her nails dug into her flesh.
According to the rules, Marquis Anping could indeed write the letter of divorce on behalf of Li Mu.
If she really wrote a letter of divorce, she would become a discarded wife of the Li family!
She cannot be abandoned like this.
Song Yi was so anxious that tears streamed down her face as she desperately tried to think of a way to deal with the situation.
When Sun saw that Song Yi was crying in fright, a smug look flashed in her eyes.
Having been married into the Marquis's household for so many years, she had a pretty good grasp of Marquis Anping's personality.
Her father-in-law was usually impatient and was most afraid that the Marquis's mansion would be implicated, causing him to never be able to live a wealthy and leisurely life again.
Sure enough, the moment she mentioned Song Yi reselling grain at exorbitant prices, Marquis Anping immediately became afraid.
As long as Song Yi is divorced, the power to manage the household can be smoothly returned to her.
As Madam Sun watched Marquis Anping pick up his brush to write the letter of divorce, the smile in her eyes almost overflowed.
After feeling so stifled for so many days, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Song Yi can just wait to get the divorce papers and get out of here.
At this moment, Li Nanke rushed in from outside the door and knelt down on the ground with a thud.
"Please, Grandfather, don't divorce my mother! I beg you!"
She turned around and grabbed Song Yi's skirt, her voice trembling with tears.
"Mother, please beg Grandfather not to divorce you."
Song Yi looked down and met her daughter's mischievous eyes.
While crying and shouting, her bright eyes blinked at her and she tugged at her hand forcefully.
Song Yi: ? ? ?
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