Su Qingyu hesitated to speak, as she knew what her mother and uncle meant.
In the end, this matter was between the Lin family and the Su family. It would be bad for the Shen family to intervene rashly.
For the mother, her greatest support is not her daughter, but her maternal grandparents.
My uncle was speaking up for my mother, and it was perfectly legitimate. If she said anything more, she would be criticized. She wasn't afraid of criticism, but my mother would regret it for a long time.
Seeing that Su Qingyu had listened, Lin Wanli turned and walked to Lin Wanyin.
"I heard everything. You've decided to divorce, right?"
Lin Wanyin nodded, "Yes, I've thought about it."
She had discussed this matter several times with her daughter and her mother. She had considered all the necessary issues. The only thing she hadn't planned for was today's situation.
But so what? She had made all the necessary preparations. A day earlier or later didn't matter.
Lin Wanyin took out the divorce papers from her bosom and handed them to Lin Wuchen.
"Let him sign and seal it."
Su Chengye looked at Lin Wanyin in disbelief. "You carry a divorce letter with you? Have you been wanting to divorce me for a long time?"
"Do you think you can have a good life after leaving the Marquis' Mansion?"
A sarcastic smile appeared on Lin Wanyin's face, and she didn't know whether she was laughing at Su Chengye or herself.
"Su Chengye, you don't think that just because you have a title, all the women in the world have to cling to you, do you?"
"After leaving the Su family, any life will be better than now."
Su Chengye looked at the woman before him, yet she seemed strange to him. After nearly twenty years of marriage, he felt as if he had only just gotten to know her today.
"I won't divorce you, forget it."
Lin Wanyin sneered, "That's not up to you."
After saying that, she winked at Lin Wuchen.
Lin Wuchen understood what he meant and walked over to Su Chengye with the divorce papers. "My Lord, please sign it."
Su Chengye was shocked. "Are you going to resort to violence? Come on, kick these people out."
Madam Su, who was standing by, was also furious. "What are you doing? Do you still have any respect for the law?"
"Come here, let the servants come in and get this person out of the house."
Butler Su Zhong responded with a "yes" and was about to call for help when he was stopped by Su Qingyu.
"What are you doing? My grandmother and uncle are here to stay, and you dare to be violent towards them?"
Su Zhong stood at the door, not knowing whether to go or not.
The maids and servants in the courtyard didn't dare to move. Although Su Qingyu didn't say much, her sharp eyes were staring at everyone.
The old lady looked at Su Qingyu and angrily scolded: "What are you doing? Are you going to follow your mother and make trouble?"
Su Qingyu smiled faintly, "Grandma, you are old, let father handle these matters himself."
"If I make you angry again, it will be a great sin for your father to be unfilial."
The old lady was so angry that she couldn't catch her breath and coughed violently several times.
Then he scolded: "I was mad to death, but it was your mother who was mad to death."
Su Qingyu thought to herself, it would be great if her mother really had that ability.
When the grandfather and grandson were confronting each other, Lin Wuchen had already pressed Su Chengye's hand to make him press his fingerprint, but Su Chengye refused to sign.
It was Shen Zhixiu who stepped forward and said calmly, "Father-in-law, it will be really embarrassing if you continue to make trouble."
Su Chengye was ultimately concerned about Shen Zhixiu. He then realized that since Lin had already made up her mind, she would continue to make trouble if he disagreed. This wouldn't be good for him in the long run, so he picked up the pen and signed his name.
Lin Wanyin tucked the signed divorce agreement into her arms. She then whispered to Lin Wuchen, "Go get a few carriages. I need to take my dowry away. Also, settle all the money I've spent on the Su family over the years. If they don't have money to pay me back, I'll use the antiques, calligraphy, paintings, gold, and silver jewelry in the storehouse to compensate them."
Lin Wuchen nodded calmly and left the main hall without saying a word.
The old lady and Su Chengye didn't hear what Lin Wanyin said, so naturally they didn't know what Lin Wuchen went out to do.
After Lin Wuchen left, Lin Wanyin said to Su Chengye and the old lady in a deep voice, "Once the divorce papers are signed, I have nothing to do with the Su family anymore. Now I'm going to Ziwei Garden to pack up my own gold and silver. If you're worried, you can come with me."
"As for the maids and the old women, I will take away all the dowry given to me."
When leaving, Lin Wanyin glanced at Su Shunci without saying a word. Aunt Lian was Su Chengye's concubine, and Su Shunci was the fourth daughter of the Su family. She couldn't take her away.
So even though Su Shunci's eyes were as flustered as a deer's, she could only turn her face away with a hard heart.
Su Qingyu glanced at Su Shunci, took her hand and whispered, "Don't be afraid, sister won't ignore you."
Even if her mother divorced, she was still the eldest daughter of the Su family, and she could still protect a younger sister. Besides, her brother had not returned yet, so she had to protect the family.
Su Shunci felt the warmth in her palm, and her eyes gradually became firm. She looked up and met Su Qingyu's gaze, "Don't worry, big sister. I'm grown up now and won't be bullied anymore."
Everyone followed Lin Wanyin to Ziwei Garden. The two maids beside Lin Wanyin were part of the dowry. There were also two maids who were not part of the dowry but were sent by the Lin family.
The four people followed Lin Wanyin's instructions and packed up Lin Wanyin's gold, silver, jewelry and personal clothing.
Su Chengye looked at the jewelry on the dressing table that he was about to take away, opened his mouth to say something, but held it back.
These jewelries all belong to Lin Wanyin. Even over the years, he never gave Lin Wanyin anything on her birthday.
Lin Wanli, Shen Zhixiu and Su Qingyu were talking with Lin Wanyin in the corridor at this time.
"The house we live in now, in the west of the city, has been renovated quite nicely. You can move in directly. We'll stay with you for ten days or half a month, and then we'll have to leave Beijing. The house is full of our servants, so I'll feel more at ease with you living there."
Lin Wanli has deep feelings for his sister, and he won't feel at ease leaving Beijing until he has settled her down.
Lin Wanyin shook her head and said, "Brother, don't worry about me. I'm going to live in my dowry house."
"The four of them are still with me. If I don't have enough people to serve me, I can just buy more."
She was already a married woman, so getting a divorce was already considered a departure from the norm. If she continued to live in her parents' home, her brothers would have no objection in the long run, but her sisters-in-law would also have concerns.
Lin Wanli knew her concerns and thought for a moment, "Then let's do as you say. Since Wuchen is in the capital, you can treat him like your son."
Lin Wanyin said jokingly, "Then I'll really be at your service. Big Brother, please don't feel bad when the time comes."
Shen Zhixiu also said to Lin Wanli: "Don't worry, uncle, Qingyu and I are here."
Lin Wanli laughed heartily twice, "There are some things that are not suitable for you to handle in your capacity, so send Wuchen to handle them."
Although Lin Wanli came from a merchant family, he was not as fearful as Su Chengye when facing Shen Zhixiu.
Su Chengye, who was not far away, looked at the few people chatting and laughing, and his face twisted.
Just when Lin Wanyin's men packed up the gold and silver, Su Chengye thought that the matter was about to end.
A servant suddenly ran over.
"My Lord, the Third Young Master of the Lin family has come with several carriages and a large number of people, saying that he wants to take away all of Madam's dowry."
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