Although Mo Shu was masked, everyone in the General's Mansion knew that it was Mo Shu who made the move.
The butler could only pretend that Lu Ziqian was 'completely unaware' and then recount what had happened.
Lu Ziqian listened with a serious expression, then slowly said, "Go and report to the authorities that the old lady was publicly humiliated by a masked lecher, and tell them to make sure the thief is caught."
"..."
How could he possibly respond to that? Only a notorious womanizer could bring himself to harm an old woman.
“If Grandmother believes that the thief is Mo Shu, I will also make Mo Shu cooperate with the government’s investigation.”
"In short, if Grandmother wants to arrest someone, then she should produce evidence."
The steward dared not report it to the authorities; if this matter became public knowledge, the old lady would surely tear him apart.
The old lady was a person who cared about her reputation; she would rather suffer in silence than report it to the authorities.
As night fell, the courtyard was quiet and peaceful.
Su Yujiao took the medicine and slept all afternoon. By then, her fever had subsided, and the redness and swelling on her back had almost gone down.
"Miss, you're awake. Are you feeling any better?"
"Should I go and fetch a doctor?"
Su Yujiao shook her head: "What time is it now?"
"It's already past 8 or 9 pm."
"She slept for so long."
"And him?"
Xiao Tao knew that Su Yujiao was asking about Lu Ziqian, and replied with a somewhat unnatural expression, "The general... has gone out."
Su Yujiao could tell from Xiao Tao's indignant expression that the man had gone to see Chen Yunniang again.
Otherwise, it wouldn't be appropriate for him to go to anyone's house in the middle of the night, since there was no nightlife in ancient times and everyone would be asleep at this hour.
She asked again, as was her habit, "Did he come while I was unconscious?"
Xiao Tao wanted to say something comforting, but Su Yujiao stared at her, and she couldn't bring herself to say those insincere words.
Su Yujiao's beautiful eyes immediately lost their luster; she shouldn't have asked that question.
"Xiao Tao, go pack your things, we're leaving tonight."
Xiao Tao wanted to persuade her, but she was too angry to let the matter go. Otherwise, the people in the General's Mansion would really think that the young lady was easy to bully.
"Alright, I'll go and get ready right away."
Su Yujiao wasn't idle either; she took out a pen and ink and wrote a letter of divorce, imitating Lu Ziqian's handwriting.
"The Su family has been childless for three years, is inept at managing the household, and has accomplished nothing. Furthermore, the couple's relationship is strained, making it difficult for them to grow old together. Therefore, they agree to a divorce effective immediately and return home. This letter is respectfully written on the Gengyin day of the Xinwei month of the Jiashen year!"
After writing it down, Su Yujiao signed her name and pressed her fingerprint on it.
It will take effect once Lu Ziqian returns to sign and affix his seal, and then the marriage registration is cancelled at the government office.
A tear fell, landing right on her signature, blurring the writing slightly.
Su Yujiao frowned slightly. She wanted to rewrite it, but then she thought that the other person didn't even care about her life, yet she was fussing over whether the handwriting on the divorce papers was neat. It was ironic and pathetic.
Just then, Xiao Tao came in packing her things: "Miss, we're going back for a few days, are two changes of clothes enough?"
When Xiao Tao saw the divorce papers on the table, she suddenly stopped speaking: "Miss, this... even if you're angry, you can't write a divorce agreement."
"What if... what if the general takes it seriously? Then you'll have no way to salvage the situation."
Seeing Su Yujiao's indifferent attitude, Xiao Tao hardened her heart and said some outrageous things: "Miss, aren't you afraid of shooting yourself in the foot?"
Su Yujiao looked at Xiao Tao's anxious appearance and felt helpless.
Even Xiao Tao thought she was just being stubborn.
Does everyone in the world think she can't live without Lu Ziqian?
"Miss, please burn it quickly, lest someone see it."
"This servant will accompany you back for two days. After two days... once you've calmed down, this servant will accompany you back."
Xiao Tao originally wanted to say that she would accompany you back after the general came to pick you up in a couple of days.
But after thinking about it, Lu Ziqian wouldn't accept it anyway, so why bother saying it and upsetting Miss?
"So, even you think I should always leave in a sorry state and then slink back?"
Xiao Tao hurriedly explained, "Miss, that's not what I meant."
"This servant...this servant just..." Xiao Tao didn't know how to explain, and she knelt down in her anxiety.
Su Yujiao helped the person up, her tone somewhat helpless: "Don't kneel down all the time, I'm not blaming you."
If anyone is to blame, it's herself. She loved Lu Ziqian to the point of obsession, she gave herself to him without reservation, she boldly and openly proved her love to the world, and she created the image of a deeply affectionate person for herself.
Therefore, when she said she was leaving, no one believed her, including Xiao Tao, who had grown up with her since childhood.
Xiao Tao is the true witness to this relationship!
"Miss, what's wrong?"
Her calm demeanor startled Xiao Tao.
It's okay if you cry, but the most terrifying thing is when you don't cry or make a fuss in this situation.
Su Yujiao remained calm: "Let's go."
Xiao Tao glanced at the divorce papers on the table again, but dared not say another word.
The two left through the back door, which was seen by all the servants in the mansion, but no one asked any questions. Instead, they cast strange glances at them, and the air was filled with all sorts of unpleasant gossip and ridicule.
"Is the young mistress going back to her parents' home?"
"Should we report this to the general?"
"Don't meddle. When has the general ever interfered in her affairs?"
"That's true. Anyway, she'll be back in a few days."
"I guess it will take no more than three days."
"Three days is too long. Before dawn tomorrow, the young mistress must obediently come back to make breakfast for the general."
One of the servants, looking at Su Yujiao's curvaceous back, had a lewd look in his eyes: "You guys think that since the general hates her so much, if we help the general teach her a lesson, wouldn't we be able to show off in front of the general?"
"How should we teach them a lesson?"
"Hehe, of course we'll give her a good beating, look at how her big ass is wiggling..."
"Tsk tsk tsk, I must say, it got me all hard..."
The group did not deliberately lower their voices, nor were they afraid that Su Yujiao would hear them.
After all, she was a weak woman with no man to support her. What good would it do if she heard it?
Besides, they were just being lewd. If Su Yujiao couldn't hear them and they couldn't see the woman's shameful, angry, and panicked expression, wouldn't they lose a lot of their perverse pleasure?
The foul language clearly reached Su Yujiao and Xiao Tao's ears, and Xiao Tao was so angry that she wanted to hit someone.
She glanced at Su Yujiao and saw that her expression was calm, which made her feel really sorry for her.
It is said that men in a general's mansion cannot take concubines, and that a woman is fortunate enough to marry into a general's mansion after several lifetimes of good deeds.
But the young lady seemed to have jumped into a fire pit, even the servants in the mansion dared to humiliate her like this...
This is all because that bastard Lu Ziqian indulged him!
Xiao Tao's eyes were red with anger: "Miss, are we just going to let this go like this?"
The woman's tone remained calm: "Otherwise, fight them?"
"That would only give them an opportunity to take advantage of the situation."
"I don't need to pay attention to such petty people. I just want to get out of this suffocating place as soon as possible."
As Su Yujiao spoke, she turned around and glanced back, her gaze sharp and chilling.
She remembered what these people looked like!
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