Things progressed faster than the two had expected.
The next day, Xiao Huaihe sent a maid to Youxiangyuan to deliver the divorce letter.
He wasn't even willing to come in person.
However, Youxiang Courtyard was guarded by secret guards arranged by the emperor, so he could not enter the courtyard.
Before he could even reach the gate of Youxiangyuan, he would be knocked unconscious and thrown out by the hidden guards.
After seeing the divorce letter, Su Yue was very angry and clenched her fists and said:
"This Marquis' Mansion is going too far! Now that the Master and the Eldest Young Master are in trouble, not only do they, as in-laws, not only don't help but also add insult to injury by actually wanting to divorce the Young Lady! Have they forgotten the promise they made when they proposed marriage?"
Before, when the father and son of the Marquis' Mansion went to the Earl's Mansion to propose marriage, they spoke sincerely. The Marquis promised the Su family that they would not let Xiao Huaihe take a concubine before Su Wanti gave birth to a legitimate son. Once Su Wanti entered the Marquis' Mansion, she would have the power to be the head of the household and be in charge of the finances.
Xiao Huaihe also swore to the sky that he would be good to Su Wanti for the rest of his life, and that if the two families became friends, they would support each other and share honor and disgrace from then on.
However, the matter of the Su family's father and son has not yet been concluded, and the Marquis's family has already ignored all the oaths they made before.
Chun Tao was quite calm. "The behavior of the Marquis's family is really not good. Leaving is not a bad thing. However, this divorce letter..."
Su Wanti looked at her with a hint of admiration and smiled faintly, "Leaving a family like this, who are so ruthless and only care about their own interests, is not a bad thing, but a good thing. We are leaving the Marquis' Mansion, but we are not being divorced."
She threw the divorce letter to the maid who delivered the letter and snorted coldly.
"Tell your young master that I do not accept being divorced, I only accept a divorce. If he sends me a divorce agreement, I will sign it now. If he does not want a divorce and only wants to divorce my wife, then I will invite the clan leaders of both parties and we will sit down and have a good talk."
Su Wanti did not commit any of the seven offenses for divorce. Besides, she was the daughter of an earl, so she could not be divorced just like that.
Now, Xiao Huaihe is anxious to cut ties with the Earl's Mansion, and she can't let him manipulate her.
The maid remembered her words, picked up the divorce letter, and hurried out to report to Xiao Huaihe. After a while, she came back again, this time bringing the divorce letter.
Oh, this marquis's family is really anxious, afraid that she will leave a day later.
Su Wanti read the divorce agreement carefully and found no problems, so she signed her name.
He signed Xiao Huaihe's name when he finished writing the divorce agreement.
After signing the divorce agreement, Su Wanti breathed a sigh of relief. She had finally gotten rid of her status as a married woman. From then on, she could concentrate on the main task.
There were two copies of the divorce agreement. Su Wanti kept one for herself and handed the other to the maid in the Marquis's mansion. She said calmly, "I've signed it. Send it to your young Marquis and tell him not to worry. I'll pack up and return to the Earl's mansion now."
The maid agreed, took the divorce letter and went back to report the news.
On Su Wanti's side, Su Yue and Chun Tao had already started packing. With quick hands and feet, they quickly packed up all the dowry for the Earl's Mansion in Youxiang Courtyard.
"Miss, we still have forty boxes of dowry in the storeroom of the Marquis' Mansion. How can we take them away?"
Su Wanti thought about it,
"Go back to the Earl's Mansion first and explain the divorce to Mother. Then ask Mother to send servants to carry the dowry. After the dowry is carried out of the Marquis' Mansion, I will take Chuntao away. What the Marquis' Mansion fears most now is that I won't leave. They won't stop me."
Su Yue nodded and immediately returned to the Earl's Mansion. In just half an hour, she entered the Marquis' Mansion with all the servants of the Earl's Mansion.
The forty loads of dowry had not even been unpacked when it was carried away intact by the Earl's Mansion.
Su Wanti took Chuntao out of the Marquis' Mansion, looked back at the heavy vermilion lacquer gate of the Marquis' Mansion, and felt indescribably happy in her heart.
She took out the divorce agreement, handed it to Chuntao, and told Chuntao to go to the government office to get it stamped. Then she returned to the Earl's Mansion with Suyue.
Su Ruohua secretly moved into the Marquis's mansion without the knowledge of her two families. After the incident, she was nominally a concubine, but in fact, she didn't even have a letter of appointment as a concubine.
When she returned home three days later, since the two had already gotten married and the rice porridge was cooked, the Earl's Mansion had no choice but to acknowledge the matter and said that the two families would hold the concubine ceremony after Earl Su returned to Beijing.
For a concubine who was not married off without any ceremony, just dismiss her.
Even for Su Ruohua, whom he once loved deeply, Xiao Huaihe did not go in person, and did not even write a letter. He only sent a maid to inform Su Ruohua and let her go home by herself.
Su Ruohua was so angry that she grabbed the teacup and smashed it on the maid who delivered the message, like a mad woman.
However, she came here on her own, and there was no maid from the Earl's Mansion with her. Now, the people serving her were all from the Marquis' Mansion.
When she was in favor, the people in the Marquis' Mansion fawned over her and, relying on her power, often ridiculed the people in Youxiang Courtyard.
Now that she has fallen out of favor and is rejected by Xiao Huaihe, the people in the Marquis' Mansion naturally change their attitude and no longer flatter her.
Seeing her hit the maid in the Marquis's Mansion, the people in her yard were unhappy. They first ridiculed her, and then took the injured maid away.
Now, Su Ruhua's yard is empty, with only her left.
I am destined to be the queen, I cannot leave Xiao Huaihe! Su Ruohua believed what she had dreamed of and angrily ran to the front yard to find Xiao Huaihe.
"Xiao Huaihe, what do you mean? Do you want to get rid of me?" Su Ruohua asked with a distorted face.
Xiao Huaihe was shocked not to have expected Su Ruohua to confront him. At this moment, he felt a little guilty, but when he thought that she had been moved by her father, the guilt immediately disappeared.
He held the scroll in his hand, his eyes fixed on it, not even looking up at him, looking like a noble gentleman.
The words that came out of his mouth were inconsistent with his image and were very unpleasant to the ear. "For the sake of our past friendship, I will protect your dignity and let you leave on your own. If you want to save your dignity, then leave cleanly and don't make things awkward for everyone else."
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