Chapter 112 Song Yi should divorce! Grandfather will come begging you.
Before Song Yi could react, Li Nanke rushed over again, hugged her legs, and burst into tears.
He kept crying and winking at her.
"Mother, you should quickly hand over the management of the household to Grandfather and Second Aunt. If you hand over the management, Grandfather will stop being angry."
"If Grandfather isn't angry, he won't divorce you. I don't want Mother to be divorced; I want Mother to stay with me, sob sob sob..."
Song Yi was shaken so badly that she lost her balance and knelt down.
Although she didn't understand what her daughter meant, she knew that listening to her daughter was the right thing to do.
"Please calm down, father-in-law. Your daughter-in-law is willing to hand over the management of the household. Oh, and the silver notes that were taken yesterday."
Marquis Anping paused slightly in his grip on the pen.
The Song family is willing to hand over the banknotes...
Then we can consider postponing the divorce proceedings.
Upon seeing this, Madam Sun frowned slightly and whispered a reminder.
"Father-in-law, if His Majesty finds out that our family is profiting from the national crisis, I'm afraid our whole family won't have enough heads to go around."
It's best to make a decisive decision immediately.
Marquis Anping's expression hardened.
Yes, profiting from national disasters can cost you your head.
The Song family should be divorced!
He picked up his pen to continue writing, but Li Nanke crawled forward on her knees, looking up at him with her small face pleading.
"Please, Grandfather, don't divorce Mother. I... Mother and I will kneel outside. We can kneel for as long as we want."
"I only beg my grandfather not to divorce my mother."
Marquis Anping shook off Li Nanke with a sullen face.
"Why do you always have to get involved? What does a little kid know? Guards, take her away."
Just then, the butler rushed in.
"My lord, the Duchess of Xin has arrived with the Duke of Xin's heir."
"The Duke of Xin's Mansion?"
Marquis Anping was taken aback and quickly dropped the pen in his hand.
"Why would his family suddenly come to visit at this time? Are they here to cause trouble?"
It's understandable that he thought that way, since the Duke of Xin's mansion and the Marquis of Anping's mansion have never had any contact.
In his early years, during the Five Princes Rebellion, the Duke of Xin led 100,000 elite troops back from the northwest, protecting His Majesty, who was then the Crown Prince, all the way back to the capital and ascended the throne.
Afterwards, the Duke of Xin was granted the title of First-Rank Duke, becoming His Majesty's most trusted military general.
Marquis Anping tried several times to establish a relationship with the Duke of Xin's mansion, but the Duke of Xin was an upright and unyielding man who was not easily persuaded and completely ignored his attempts to curry favor.
He was naturally very surprised to hear that the Duchess of Xinguo had come in person and brought gifts.
The butler shook his head.
“They don’t look like it. They brought many gifts and were very polite, saying they wanted to see the mistress of the Marquis’s mansion.”
Marquis Anping was overjoyed and strode outside.
Upon reaching the entrance of the flower hall, he stopped and gave instructions to Madam Sun.
"What are you still standing there for? Now that you are in charge of the household, and this is a female relative, quickly take Lady Xin to the inner courtyard to see your mother-in-law."
Sun was overjoyed.
That's the Duke of Xin's mansion.
The Duke's Mansion, a first-rank official, is of a much higher social standing than their Marquis of Anping's Mansion.
She had been in charge of the Marquis's mansion for several years and had attended many banquets, but it was difficult for someone of the first rank, such as the Duchess of Xin, to get close to her.
Today is truly a rare opportunity; if I could seize this chance to get close to the Duchess of Xin...
Sun almost burst out laughing. She quickly tugged at her clothes and hurriedly followed them out of the flower hall.
Li Nanke, with her small legs, blocked the way for Marquis Anping and Madam Sun. Her eyes were red and swollen, and she looked extremely pitiful.
"Grandfather, please don't divorce my mother. We really know we were wrong. You can make us kneel for as long as you want, but please don't divorce my mother."
Marquis Anping was in a hurry to see the heir of the Duke of Xinguo, so he had no time to pay attention to them.
Impatiently, he pointed to the corridor and said, "Since you know you're wrong, go kneel down in the back corridor and wait for me to come back before we talk."
Having said that, he turned and left.
Sun glanced smugly at Song Yi, then left as well.
Old Zhu, the accountant, had a complicated expression. He opened his mouth, but in the end, he said nothing and turned to leave.
Only Song Yi and her daughter Li Nanke remained in the flower hall.
Li Nanke immediately pulled Song Yi up, smiling as he said, "Mother, get up quickly, they've already gone far away."
She pulled Song Yi through the back door of the flower hall and led her to the back corridor.
He patted the railing under the eaves, "Mother, please sit."
Song Yi sat down as she suggested.
Li Nanke stood beside her, took out a handkerchief, and gently wiped away the bloodstains from her temple.
She puffed out her cheeks in anger and cursed, "Grandfather is so mean! He hit Mother, does Mother still feel pain?"
As he spoke, he gently blew on it with his mouth.
Song Yi's heart softened like a puddle of water, and she reached out to gently rub Li Nanke's little face.
"It's nothing, just a little scratch, Mommy won't feel any pain."
Li Nanke pouted, still quite angry.
"Who said that? Mother is bleeding. Bleeding hurts a lot."
"Mother, don't be afraid. I will protect you. With me here, I will never let Grandfather divorce you."
Song Yi felt a warmth and tenderness in her heart.
Her daughter, Ke'er, is truly the best and most adorable child in the world.
"Ke'er, what are you up to now? Why do you want your mother to hand over the management of the household and the silver notes?"
"Mother, don't worry, I..."
Li Nanke leaned close to her ear and whispered a few words.
Song Yi's eyes lit up.
Li Nanke said, "If Second Aunt wants to manage the household, then let her manage it. Let's see if she can handle it."
“Let’s wait here. I promise Grandfather will come over to beg you, Steward, in a little while.”
forecourt.
Marquis Anping and Lady Sun, one after the other, greeted Lady Xin and her heir with smiles on their faces.
"I was unaware of the arrival of the Duchess and the Heir Apparent; I have failed to greet you properly."
The heir of the Duke of Xinguo is only fourteen years old this year, but he is already as tall as the Marquis of Anping.
The young man raised his eyebrows slightly, a hint of impatience in his eyes, but he restrained himself when he saw Marquis Anping.
He bowed curtly.
"Greetings, Lord Marquis."
Marquis Anping dared not accept his courtesy and immediately stepped aside to make a gesture of invitation.
"Please, Your Highness, let's go to the study to talk."
Madam Sun also smiled and bowed to the Lady of the Duke of Xin.
“My mother-in-law is unwell and usually stays in bed. When she learned that the Duchess was coming, she struggled to get up.”
The Duchess followed me to the main courtyard of the inner residence.
Lady Xin, being a cheerful person, laughed and said, "I had heard that the Lady of the Marquis was in poor health. It was our fault for visiting you today without sending an invitation."
"It's all the Duke's fault for giving such hasty instructions. Please, Madam, rest and recuperate. I won't disturb her."
She took Madam Sun's hand and said warmly, "Madam, let's go to your courtyard and have a chat."
When Lady Sun's hand was grasped by the Duchess of Xin, she trembled with excitement.
But upon hearing her address, the smile on his face suddenly froze.
With a smirk, she said, "So that the Duchess knows that I am not the wife of the heir apparent, but the second young mistress of the Marquis's mansion, whose maiden name is Sun."
Lady Xin frowned, abruptly released her grip on Madam Sun's hand, and looked her up and down.
"So it's the Second Young Mistress. I've come to visit the wife of the Marquis's heir today."
Sun's hand, which had been frozen in mid-air, slowly fell down, clenched into a fist, and her smile was very forced.
"So the Duchess came to see my sister-in-law. Perhaps the servants misrepresented her, saying she came to see the mistress of the Marquis's mansion, which is why I..."
Lady Xinguo raised her eyebrows.
"It's not their fault, that's exactly what I said."
He then turned to look at Marquis Anping with a puzzled expression.
"Huh? That's strange. Isn't the mistress of the Marquis's mansion the heir apparent's wife?"
Marquis of Anping...
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