Chapter 123 Divorce
Yansui, Min Tai rode his horse back home with a gloomy face.
His second wife, Nie, looked aggrieved. Before she could say anything, he hurriedly asked the housekeeper beside her, "How is Jia?"
"My Lord, my Lady's life is temporarily saved."
The housekeeper paused for a moment and said, "It was Mei Jie'er who said...'If Bo Ge'er comes back and finds out his mother is gone, he will be so sad.' Only then did she breathe a sigh of relief."
The vein on Min Tai's forehead jumped, and with a "snap", he swung the whip in his hand hard at a servant behind him.
“Ah~”
The servant almost jumped up in pain, but he didn't dare to jump. He knelt on the ground, suppressing his trembling, and shouted, "Master, please spare me, Master, please spare me!"
Papapa~~~Min Tai whipped him a few more times, "If you can't find Bo Ge'er, you and your whole family will pay for my son's life."
It has been a month, and all we know is that Bo Ge'er went towards the capital.
Needless to say, he knew what the boy wanted to do.
Min Tai felt angry, hateful and powerless.
Now that the father-in-law has passed away, how could the Jia family care about the life or death of a concubine's daughter?
Over the years, he has not been promoted because his father-in-law wanted to avoid suspicion.
After he finally died, he was implicated by the Jia family and could not get a promotion.
He had no choice but to marry a second wife and trap Jia Jin in the backyard to prove to the world that he had nothing to do with the Jia family.
Who would have known that just as he had sorted out the situation here, he would hook up with Lord Zhang, and the whole family would cause trouble for him.
Obviously he had concealed the fact very well and all he had to do was give his daughter away. However, the stupid woman Nie and the maid were overly excited and actually let Bo Ge'er hear him saying that he was going to send his daughter away as a concubine.
Min Tai gritted his teeth.
Just one step away!
At this moment, he deeply hated himself for being soft-hearted. If something happened to the Jia family, he would let Jia die. He would never be threatened with death by her and would not be able to send his daughter away.
What he didn't expect was that because she was making a fuss about her death and her daughter was in mourning, which was something that Lord Zhang was very taboo about, he neglected his son, and as a result, Bai Ge'er, a half-grown child, ran to the capital to complain to the Jia family.
Humph~ None of them are worrying! Jia Shi didn't make him worry, Nie Shi didn't make him worry, his son and daughter didn't make him worry.
"Master~"
Seeing that their master was about to get angry again, Nie hesitated and finally took a step forward, "Chen Ge'er was just shouting that he wanted to find the master, you..."
"Shut up!"
What did Chen Ge call him?
What does a baby who has just learned to walk know? She doesn't even know when to choose the right time to compete for favor. If he didn't already have Chen Ge'er, he would have divorced her now.
Humph~ No matter how troublesome Bo Ge'er is, he is still his son.
Moreover, without Brother Bai, even if he sent Sister Mei away, Lord Zhang would not be able to help him because of that girl's fiery temper.
A bad...
Min Tai didn't dare to think about that bad thing.
Now he was only worried about whether the people chasing Bo Ge'er had found him.
If you don't find it...
Calculating the time, if Bo Ge'er had been successful, he should have arrived at the Jia family. What did the Jia family think about this matter? In the past, he didn't care what the Jia family thought.
Now that his father-in-law is gone, his eldest brother-in-law Jia She is extremely incompetent, and his second brother-in-law Jia Zheng is only good at writing, but in fact he has no ability at all.
The only person he was afraid of was Jia Jing from Ningguo Mansion.
Although he had entered the Taoist temple and seemed to be severing his ties with the Jia family, who would dare to deal with the Jia family recklessly while he was still alive? The ready-made example of the Chen family in the capital...
Min Tai became even more annoyed when he thought that his wife had no contact with Rongguo Mansion after his father-in-law passed away, but had corresponded with her sister-in-law in Ningguo Mansion.
News from the capital came too slowly. If he had known about the Chen family's affairs earlier, and had known that his sister-in-law had been awarded the first-rank imperial decree, he would never have ended up with Jia.
"Behave yourself," Min Tai stared at Nie, "If Jia is gone, you will die with her!"
After saying this, he strode towards the backyard.
The Min family's house is a large courtyard with three entrances and a garden.
It is said that Jia is a very lucky wife.
Before she got married, the Min family lived well, but he had many brothers, and when he got married, he spent all his money and only had a small courtyard.
Min Tai's pace gradually slowed down, and when he arrived at Jia Zhen's yard, the expression in his eyes became gentle.
"Mei Jie'er, how is your mother now?"
When I opened the door, I saw my daughter coming out of the inner room with a bowl of medicine.
Min Mei's heart skipped a beat when she saw her father, "...he fell asleep."
"What does the doctor say?"
"...Didn't Second Mother say anything?"
Min Mei didn't want to act with her father.
She had a good life when she was a child.
Her parents had always held her in their hands and loved her dearly. She had also been carried on her father's shoulders to buy candied haws. Even after she had a younger brother, her father loved him more. With her mother around and her brother being well-behaved and cute, she felt that life was good.
In fact, life at home was getting better and better.
Even though her father's official position never changed, the uncles and aunts in the family always flattered her father because of her grandfather in Beijing, and her aunts and sisters-in-law also surrounded her mother.
Everything changed after my grandfather passed away.
My father became more and more irritable, and my mother became more and more silent.
But is all this the mother's fault? For so many years, the loving couple praised by everyone turned out to be all fake.
Her uncle, who was a sixth-rank official, personally found a second wife for her father, and the whole family forced her mother to live in this small, shabby courtyard.
Her mother had so many things, and she gave them away one by one, but what did she get in return? She was sent away to be a concubine to an old man who was almost a grandfather.
To say that I don't hate him would be a lie.
Min Mei not only hated her father, but also hated the uncles and aunts in the Min family.
What was the Min family originally? A ninth-rank city gate officer, an eighth-rank flag officer, and a lowly rank sergeant.
In other words, her father was good-looking and had some ability, so he was favored by my grandfather, which was why my mother was allowed to marry him.
Because of her mother, all the uncles of the Min family stood up, but what was the result? "After all, she was disappointed. My mother breathed her last and will not die for the time being."
“…”
Facing his daughter who was stiff-necked, Min Tai's expression turned gloomy again, "Is this what your mother taught you?"
"If a son is not well-educated, it is the fault of his father. I am not just my mother's daughter. If you want to blame someone, you also have a share."
"you……?"
Pa~ Min Tai was so angry that he whipped her on the spot, "If that's the case, then your father really needs to teach you what the Three Bonds and Five Constant Virtues are, and what the Three Obediences and Four Virtues are!"
How can I give this little girl, with such a bad temper, to Lord Zhang if I don't correct her? Thinking of this, he simply let go of her hand and started to beat her again.
“… Beat me, beat me to death!”
Min Mei endured the pain and glared at her father hatefully.
Ever since she knew her father was going to give her away as a concubine, she often had the urge to die rather than live.
Snap~ Min Tai lashed the whip with his last blow and threw it to the ground, "Your mother is not dead yet, do you want to learn from her and cry, make a scene, and then hang yourself?"
He panted heavily, "Someone come..." As soon as he called for someone, the long-servant ran over in a hurry, "Master, General Tang wants to see you!"
What? Min Tai's heart skipped a beat. "I'll deal with you when you come back."
He turned around in a hurry and rode away in a short while.
Only Min Mei was left. She slowly got up, closed the door with difficulty, and went to her mother's room.
Fortunately, the sedative in the medicine was very effective and my mother was not woken up.
Can……
When Min Mei leaned against the table and collapsed to the ground, tears fell from her eyes, but she didn't make a sound.
My brother is missing.
It was a month before they realized it was missing.
Although everyone said that my younger brother went to the capital, my grandfather is no longer around. In the capital... who can take care of them?
She had seen the stepmothers of wealthy families shouting and killing their concubines' children. Her grandfather's family...
Min Mei was worried about her brother's safety along the way, and at the same time she was worried that he would be beaten out once he got to Rongguo Mansion.
If that happens...
Min Mei looked at her mother's pale face and couldn't think of a way out for her and her daughter.
Here, Min Tai rushed to the General's Mansion with sweat on his forehead, but he didn't expect that General Tang, who had always been rude to him, would greet him with a smile, "Master Min, congratulations!"
Ah? Min Tai didn't know why he was so happy, "Sir, you..."
He couldn't help but feel a little bit of anticipation.
"Haha, just now there was news from the capital that Jia Lian, the grandson of Duke Rong and now the son of a first-class general, has been appointed as the Director of the Armory Department and will take up the position soon. Haha, if I remember correctly, your Madam Jia is from the Rongguo Mansion, right?"
Min Tai: “…”
He was simply stunned.
Jia Lian?
Jia Lian isn’t that old, right?
How come...
"Your Excellency is not mistaken!"
Min Tai suppressed the huge waves in his heart and said with a smile: "My wife Jia is from Rongguo Mansion. So, she is Doctor Jia's third aunt."
"Hahaha, that's what I told you, you are blessed."
General Tang slapped him on the shoulder and said, "My wife will host a banquet some other day. You must bring your wife with you."
Huh? "Of course, it's my honor!"
Min Tai forced himself to smile as he spoke to the general who was many ranks higher than him.
But in fact, his heart was like being fried in oil.
When he got home just now, he didn't even check to see if Jia was still breathing.
"It's unorthodox to say that."
General Tang personally pushed him to sit down, "I know you've suffered a lot over the years, but we can't just focus on ourselves, we have to look at the benefits!"
He had heard about Jia's affairs.
Duke Rong was wrong back then!
"Look at your brothers. They have slowly risen up because of you."
Although there has been no movement in the past few years, the Min family has already reaped the benefits.
Those who have been promoted and made money, if they have a conscience, they should not lock up someone else's daughter in the back house and marry a second wife in a grand manner.
There is really no hope at all.
But now he can only coax Min Tai.
He had to get in touch with Jia Lian, otherwise, what would happen if he was given a hard time? By then, a large number of brothers would be implicated, and the entire Yansui would be implicated.
No matter how estranged Jia Lian and Jia Shi were, at least they were once a family. Under the same circumstances, if they just leaned over to him, it would be fine.
"You have been married to Jia for many years, and she has given birth to a pair of good children for you. You must not become estranged from her just because of a second wife."
They are soldiers, so they just say whatever they want.
In fact, General Tang was also afraid of this fool and still thought that the Jia family was the same Jia family as before.
If that really happens, if people vent their anger on you, even if they just withhold military pay, it will affect the entire Yansui people.
After all, soldiers have money, so they can drink and eat meat to their heart's content.
Otherwise, you can only eat steamed corn bread.
"Don't dare!"
Min Tai was so frightened by General Tang's blunt words that he broke out in a cold sweat.
After leaving the general's mansion for a while, he rushed back at full speed.
"Go, ask Dr. Fan from Jishitang to come and treat Madam."
As he walked in, he instructed, "By the way," he paused, "When you come, ask the old doctor to bring in some more trauma medicine."
When he beat his daughter, he lashed out three times in a rage, and held back the rest.
But the three whips in front were not light either.
"yes!"
The butler who came to welcome him hurriedly responded.
After a while, he arrived at Jia Zhen's courtyard again.
It's just this door...
Min Tai pushed it, but it didn't move.
He took a deep breath and said, "Tell Madam Han to move the courtyard for Madam and Nie."
He just hopes that his foolish son cannot enter the Rongguo Mansion.
He can't harm his father, right? His last name is Min too!
…
Beijing, Rongguo Mansion.
Seeing Min Jianbai, who was washed clean, thin and pitiful, Grandmother Jia frowned tightly.
She was not happy to see the three concubines.
Provide her with food and drink, hire a teacher to teach her what she needs to know, and when she is ready to get married, give her some dowry and that's it.
Is it her responsibility if she doesn't live well in her husband's family after getting married? The husbands of the three concubines were all arranged by the Duke himself.
Although they were all marrying down, but that marrying down..., Grandmother Jia knew that it was the best guarantee given to them by the Duke.
If they were a little more tough, they would not be bullied like that, not to mention being domineering in their husband's family.
"Niece-in-law, have you written yet?"
She looked at Shen Ning and decided to push this task to her.
"yes!"
Shen Ning nodded and said, "Zhen'er wrote it, and I asked Lian'er to add a few more strokes. It should be sent out now."
If we follow the military path, things should be quick.
Now I just hope I can make it in time.
"Alas~"
Grandmother Jia sighed, "Your name is Bo Ge'er, right? Come, come to your grandmother."
Now that Lian'er has come forward, she has nothing more to say.
"Grandma~"
Min Jianbai saw that the old lady was quite kind, so he became a little bolder. He moved closer and cried, "Grandma, please save my sister again."
"Don't worry, your family doesn't know about this, but even if they knew, your father wouldn't dare to do it."
Jia Min's face was cold.
I have three sisters, two of them are gone.
When she was a child, she often played with her sisters.
Although their mother separated them when they grew older, her sisters would always make her a handkerchief, a pair of shoes, etc. during festivals or birthdays.
When she was learning how to make rouge, her sisters gave her a lot of suggestions, and later she was the one who made their rouge.
"I'll write a letter to Governor Zhang's wife right now."
Did he think that there was no one in her Jia family? How dare that old man Zhang covet her niece?
Jia Min's face was filled with sorrow. "Mother, sister-in-law, wait a moment. I will be back soon."
"Go ahead!"
Shen Ning waved her hand.
Of course, Jia Min would be the better choice when it comes to Governor Zhang.
"Jianbai thanks auntie!"
Min Jianbai knelt down and kowtowed on the spot.
“Get up!”
Jia Min helped him up personally, "Why are you thanking me? Your mother is my sister."
At this point, she couldn't help but have a bit of sadness in her eyes, "Be good and follow your grandmother and aunts. I'll write the letter quickly, maybe I can still make it in time to send it over together."
I just hope my sister can hold on.
otherwise……
Jia Min went there in a hurry.
As soon as she left, Jia She and Jia Zheng, who had heard the news, also arrived.
"Feng'er, check who was guarding the door yesterday."
Mrs. Wang was now afraid that the matter was not serious. "Ask them how they do things?"
On the surface, she wanted to make trouble, but in fact, she wanted to punish her niece.
It’s only been a few days since the separation?
How many days has Lian'er been back? I used to go to her every day to pay my respects and report to her, but what about now? Do you really think you've grown strong?
"The Second Master has taken Lin Zhixiao to investigate."
Wang Xifeng said, "Don't worry, Second Aunt, I will give Cousin Bai an explanation."
She didn't expect that something like this would happen.
My own cousin was actually turned away.
"We'll talk about the door later."
In Dream of the Red Chamber, when Granny Liu came for the first time and wanted to meet Zhou Rui's wife, she kowtowed to the doorman.
It is obvious that these servants of the Jia family all have eyes for wealth and nobility.
"Let's talk about the Min family!"
Shen Ning said, "When my sister married Min's husband, she was marrying down. My uncle hoped that the Min family would treat my sister better because of the Jia family. If not to say that they looked up to her, at least they wouldn't mistreat her. That's why they went in a roundabout way and asked someone to look after Min's husband's other brothers."
She had already asked Bo Ge'er, and knew that in all these years in the Min family, except for Min Tai who was not promoted because he avoided suspicion, all other people had been promoted.
Although they were not high-ranking officials, they were definitely powerful enough in Yansui.
"But now, their family is ungrateful!"
“…”
“…”
Everyone couldn't help but look at Min Jianbai.
This child is also a member of the Min family.
"Don't look at Bo Ge'er. Bo Ge'er has already said that his uncles and aunts are eager to sever all ties with the three of them, mother and son."
The child who was pampered by everyone was suddenly despised by everyone. Even the people who served her were only serving her in name only, but in fact they were monitoring her...
Shen Ning could imagine how hard life was for Jia Jin and her mother and son.
This kind of betrayal and stabbing from loved ones is the most heartbreaking.
"yes!"
Although there were tears in Bo Ge'er's eyes, his expression was very firm, "Since they want to sever ties with us, then...then they don't deserve to enjoy my mother's blessing."
"Good boy!"
Jia She's eyes were filled with admiration, "You are worthy of being the grandson of my Jia family."
Although he had no feelings for that younger sister, since the child had come to him and his eldest sister-in-law had stepped forward, he naturally supported her with all his strength.
"Mother, I will write a letter and ask my sister to bring my niece home to visit you!"
"What are you saving for?"
Shen Ning put the cup on the table and said, "Divorce!"
Ah? Grandmother Jia was stunned and looked at Bo Ge'er.
"Yes!" Bo Ge'er said, "My mother said that she wanted to divorce my father." He wiped away his tears, "Originally, she wrote a few letters and asked me to deliver them, but I messed up every time. I wanted to do it myself, but it didn't work. I couldn't deliver it at all."
The Min family is still very powerful in Yansui.
"Grandma, eldest uncle, second uncle, please help my mother and father get divorced!"
If they don't divorce, his mother will really die.
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