Chapter 148 Why Should I Help You
"OK."
It was almost dinner time when Mingzhao came back. Mingyuelin turned his head and looked at him, "Brother, I want to eat here tonight."
"Okay." Mingzhao nodded and put the cakes he bought on the table. He said to Shi Jianli, "I bought two cakes you like at Shangweiju. I'm going to change my clothes first."
"Why are you back so late today?"
"I'm a little busy in the army. I'm sorry to have made Yaoyao worry." Mingzhao rubbed her head and said, "Next time if you don't come back on time, I'll send someone back to let you know."
"Um."
The brother and sister-in-law acted as if no one was around, but Mingyuelin, who was ignored, had the corners of his lips curved even more.
Mingzhao glanced at his sister. He was already used to her appearance and there was a hint of helplessness in his eyes.
Shi Jianli opened the oil-paper package, pinched a piece of cake and handed it to her lips, "Do you want to eat it?"
"Thank you, sister-in-law~"
Mingzhao came out quickly and asked Mingyuelin: "I remember you went out with Ji Youqian today, didn't you?"
"How do you know I went out with him?" Ming Yuelin widened his eyes.
"I saw Ji Youqian coming here and asked him."
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There was news about the Qiao family bribery case the next morning. The Qiao family and their close relatives were all arrested and imprisoned in the Ministry of Justice.
Ming Yueshu, who refused to leave the Dali Temple prison, was brought to Ji Rangzhou by a minor official.
"Mingyueshu pays her respects to the lord." She knelt down in front of Ji Rangzhou.
When she said her name, Ming Yueshu suddenly felt that she was the only one alive. The warmth faded, the mask was gone, she had no name, they all called her Ming.
Ji Rangzhou lowered his eyes and picked up a pen to write the case file, "The Qiao family has been imprisoned. Considering your meritorious service in exposing the crime, you will be pardoned. However, your dowry is stolen property and will be confiscated and will not be returned."
"You can go out now."
"Sir, can you sentence me to divorce Qiao Jingchuan? I don't want to bear the identity of Qiao's wife." Ming Yueshu looked at Ji Rangzhou with expectant eyes.
Ji Rangzhou then raised his eyes to look at her, and after a moment, he said, "Go to Jingzhao Prefecture."
"I beg you to write a petition for me, but I'm afraid the Jingzhao Prefecture won't agree."
Ji Rangzhou took a piece of rice paper and wrote on it, "Why should I help you?"
Ming Yueshu was speechless, but still knelt with her head down, refusing to leave.
Indeed, without the Anguo Mansion, she was nothing. If the Anguo Mansion didn't want her anymore, no one would give her face.
There was a moment of silence, with only the sound of Ji Rangzhou's running script ink rubbing against the rice paper.
After a while, Ji Rangzhou handed what he had written to Xing Zhao.
Xing Zhao stepped forward and handed the paper to Ming Yueshu, "Get out, don't delay the Dali Temple's work."
Ming Yueshu's eyes lit up with surprise when the four words came into view. He carefully took it and kowtowed to Ji Rangzhou: "Thank you, sir."
On the rice paper, there is only one word "Yun" that is so strong that it can be seen through the back of the paper, and the three words "Dali Temple" on the left are written in a flowing style.
Shuxi and Shule followed Mingyueshu out of the Dali Temple prison with their children in their arms.
Ming Yueshu stood outside the Dali Temple gate, looking up at the sky. It was overcast today, with only a few patches of sunlight visible.
But in her heart it was a very sunny day.
Afterwards, Mingyueshu went to Jingzhao Prefecture, wrote a divorce document, and submitted it to Jingzhao Prefecture for filing.
The prefect of Jingzhao looked at the handwritten letter she handed over, then looked at the divorce document she wrote, and stamped it with the official seal.
The prefect of Jingzhao still recognized Ji Rangzhou's courtesy name.
"I will send the divorce documents to the Ministry of Justice for Qiao Jingchuan to put his fingerprints on. Come and get a copy tomorrow."
"Thank you, sir."
The dowry was confiscated, but when Mingyueshu ran away with her children, Shuxi and Shule, she took half a bag of jewelry and banknotes, so she is not dying now.
They bought a narrow little yard on the outskirts of the city. Mingyueshu sat on a low stool in the yard holding her sleeping child, while Shuxi and Shule tidied the yard.
She lowered her head to stare at the child, her palms loosely covering the child's face, her expression uncertain.
After a moment, she withdrew her hand and patted the swaddling clothes gently.
After all, she was the one who gave birth to him after ten months of pregnancy. Even if she hated Qiao Jingchuan, she shouldn't take her anger out on him.
"If you become like your biological father in the future, I will poison you to death." Ming Yueshu murmured almost silently.
It was okay for her to be foolish and serious in the past, but she would not allow herself to be too emotional in the future.
With a "crack", thunder tore through the dark sky, and the heavy rain that had been brewing for a long time poured down.
It rained for a whole day and night, and after it cleared up, the weather became very cool.
Qiao Ruoying was trimming the branches of the flower stand in the courtyard with scissors. Just when she was halfway through, Dong Shuang came forward and said, "Madam, Aunt Su is here again."
"What is she doing here again?" Qiao Ruoying continued to prune the branches.
The Qiao family was imprisoned because Mingyueshu personally exposed the matter. Don't be stupid enough to ask her to help the Qiao family, or she will drive you out of the house without hesitation and leave you to fend for yourself.
"Mrs. Su said she wants the master to give her a letter of release as a concubine."
Qiao Ruoying raised her eyebrows slightly when she heard this, "Go and bring the person in."
Aunt Su was brought in, bowed to Qiao Ruoying, and said straight to the point: "Greetings, Madam. I don't want to stay in the mansion anymore. Could you ask the master to give me a letter to let me go?"
Qiao Ruoying glanced at her and asked, "Why?"
"I only have Shu'er as my child, and I am still worried about her. I know she was wrong, and she has no relationship with the mansion anymore. In that case, I will go out and accompany her. Although life in the mansion is comfortable, I always feel that there is a void in my heart." Aunt Su said with red eyes.
"Have you thought about it?"
"I've thought about it." Aunt Su nodded.
"Sit here and wait for a while. The master will be back soon." Qiao Ruoying didn't need to say anything more and continued to prune her branches.
Not long after, Ming Weishen came back from outside and saw Aunt Su sitting beside him. He asked, "What do you want to see Madam for?"
Aunt Su stood up and bowed, "I want to leave the house, please give me a letter of release."
Ming Weishen sat down, glanced at Qiao Ruoying who was cutting flowers over there, then turned to look at her, "Because of Ming Yueshu?"
"yes."
She entered the Anguo Mansion as a maid at the age of eight, and became Ming Weishen's concubine at the age of sixteen. But in the final analysis, no one in this mansion had any relationship with her. She was just a stupid and unfavored concubine. Only Shu'er was her daughter.
"Bring me the pen and ink." Ming Weishen said to Chuntao.
Chuntao bowed and went into the house to get pen and ink.
Soon, the concubine finished writing and Ming Weishen handed it to her, saying, "You can take everything in your room with you."
"Thank you, Master and Madam." Aunt Su smiled and left with the letter of release.
After trimming the branches, Qiao Ruoying put down the scissors, picked up the tea and took a sip.
"Aying, I asked her to take the things away, which is also considered as helping Mingyueshu. Will you be angry?" Ming Weishen looked at her expression and asked.
"Why should I be angry? Aunt Su followed you long before I married you. If you kick her out, I'll think you're cold-hearted." Qiao Ruoying snorted. "As for Ming Yueshu, we're both women, so there's no need for me to kill her."
Whether this former concubine's daughter lives a good life in the future has nothing to do with her. It all depends on whether she has the ability.
Aunt Su packed up her things, looked back at the side door of the West Mansion, and asked the coachman to take her to the small courtyard rented by Mingyue Shu.
She knocked on the courtyard door alone. Shuxi came to open the door and was surprised to see her. "Auntie Su, why are you here?"
"I'll accompany Shu'er." Aunt Su came in and saw Mingyueshu coaxing the child. She called her, "Shu'er."
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