"I, I didn't. You can't just listen to her one-sided story. These so-called evidences are all fake, fake!" Liang refused to admit it.
She thought she was acting cautiously, and the number of people who knew about this matter could not be counted on the fingers of her hands. These people were all her confidants and would never betray her. Therefore, no matter how much Shen Xinyan said, she still gritted her teeth and refused to admit it.
Without evidence, everything is just slander!
"You still refuse to admit it?! Do you really think I'm such a fool that I know nothing?!" The honest man Jing'an Bo was so angry that his face turned ashen, and his already fat body kept shaking.
"Madame Liang, who is by my sister's side, has not been at home for a few days. Don't you find it strange?" Shen Xinyan suddenly asked.
Liang was stunned, her heart beating wildly.
Madam Liang? Didn't Madam Liang need to take a few days off because her grandson had caught a cold? Could it be, could it be...
"She confessed everything!" Shen Xinyan slowly said out what she feared most in her heart.
But Madam Liang was her dowry madam, and she had never hidden anything about her. If she betrayed herself, she would have no chance to defend herself.
She finally collapsed to the ground, knowing that the situation was hopeless.
"You vicious woman, you vicious woman, I, I want to divorce you, divorce you!!" Jing'an Bo's eyes turned red with anger, and he turned around and was about to write a letter of divorce, but Shen Xinyan was quick to hold him back.
"Brother, wait!"
"You don't need to say more. This vicious woman who brings disaster upon herself cannot be tolerated in the Jing'an Marquis's Mansion!"
"Brother, have you ever thought about Huier's children?" Shen Xinyan asked softly.
"With a divorced mother, how will you let your children face the world in the future?"
Jing'an Bo's footsteps finally stopped.
Liang was certain when she saw this.
Yes, she still has children, and even for the sake of the children, he can't divorce her. But when she thought about the way to make money that she had finally figured out, she was afraid that it would be completely gone from now on, and she couldn't help but feel distressed.
Shen Xinyan ignored her and just looked at her brother quietly.
Jing'an Bo's expression changed several times, and he was hesitant for a while. Finally, he made up his mind and said in a deep voice: "In this case, send her to the family temple and never let her appear in public again in this life!"
"No, we can't send her to the family temple!" Shen Xinyan blurted out before Liang could say anything.
"Why can't she be sent to the family temple?" Jing'an Bo was puzzled.
Shen Xinyan felt a dull pain in her head, and the painful memories of her last life in the family temple came back to her. After a while, she managed to calm down and said, "The mistress who was fine suddenly came to the family temple. Isn't this clearly telling the world that she has made some unforgivable mistakes? How is it different from just divorcing her?"
The most important thing is that after her past life, she had already developed aversion to the word "family temple", and was even more disgusted by sending people to the family temple. Liang's situation was different from her past life. If she was sent there, the children she gave birth to would never have a chance to raise their heads as human beings in this life.
After all, when she was sent there in her previous life, she was already a "madam" and not the mistress of the household. She could at least make the words sound better.
But Liang was different. She was still young and the mistress of a mansion. Wouldn't it cause more gossip if she was suddenly sent to the family temple?
I can't give it up, nor can I send it away. I have to say, it's a bit tricky.
"In that case, let her get sick. From now on, stay in the house and recuperate. You are not allowed to leave!" The sudden angry shout startled the brother and sister who were looking at each other in embarrassment. When they turned around, they saw the wife of the Marquis of Jing'an walking in with a cane, glaring at Liang on the ground.
"You troublemaker!" The lady spat at Liang and almost hit her with her cane.
"Mother!" Shen Xinyan hurried forward and helped her sit down.
"I heard everything you said. I didn't know people well enough..." Thinking that the capable assistant she had promoted personally had turned out to be the biggest parasite, the old lady looked distressed and felt even more sorry for her daughter.
"This has nothing to do with mother. People's hearts change. Even the most honest and loyal people can become greedy. If you really want to blame someone, blame your daughter for not paying any attention to them over the years, which has encouraged their greed." Shen Xinyan advised softly.
Marquis Jing'an knelt before the lady, looking ashamed.
The lady sighed deeply, her eyes fell on Liang who was kneeling in front of her, her eyes turned cold, "I have seen many people in my life, but I have never seen a woman as shameless as you! You have really opened my eyes."
Liang was embarrassed for a moment, biting her lips and not daring to say a word.
"Mother, it's my fault. I've let my sister down, and I've let this family down. I'll find a way to get back all the money she lent out. As for her greedy sister's money, I'll use her dowry to pay her back..."
"That's my dowry. I'm going to leave it to Hui'er and her siblings in the future!" Liang suddenly became anxious.
"The money you touched from Xinyan is what she will leave for Ying'er and his sister in the future!" Jing'an Bo interrupted her bluntly.
"You can't, you can't do this. If you take it all away, what will Hui'er and the others do in the future?" Liang pulled his sleeves and spoke incoherently. After thinking for a while, she felt a little unwilling and shouted, "If you weren't incompetent, why would I need a woman to think of ways to make money!"
Jing'an Bo's eyes suddenly widened, staring at her in disbelief. After a long while, he said sadly, "Yes, it's all my fault. It's my incompetence that forced you, a woman, to find a way to steal your sister's dowry money, and forced you, a woman, to go against your conscience and make some money that is against the will of heaven and law."
After thinking for a while, he became discouraged again: "I am so incompetent that I don't have the face to keep you any longer. Let's get divorced! From now on, you go your way and I go mine, and we will have nothing to do with each other again."
After saying this, he kowtowed several times to the Madam Dowager and said, "Mother, I am unfilial and incompetent. I am afraid that I will bring shame to the Jing'an Marquis's Mansion."
The lady's eyes were slightly moist, and she just said "good" a few times, but couldn't say a word.
Shen Xinyan could no longer hold back, and took a sudden step forward, slapping Liang hard in the face: "You are so, so unreasonable!!"
Liang also regretted saying that "incompetent". Men all want to save face. Being scolded by her incompetent in front of her, I'm afraid the relationship between husband and wife will be broken. Although divorce sounds better than abandonment, what's the difference? What else does she have after leaving the Jing'an Marquis's Mansion?
"Uncle, I was wrong, I was wrong, please give me another chance, I don't want a divorce, I don't want a divorce..." Seeing that Earl Jing'an had already picked up the pen at the desk, she was flustered and rushed over to hug his legs and begged desperately.
Jing'an Bosi, who had been deeply hurt by her, ignored her and wrote steadily.
Liang was even more frightened when she saw this. She knew that this time her honest and almost dumb husband was really going to do it. She immediately stood up, snatched his pen and threw it to the ground, saying incoherently, "You can't, you can't do this, you can't do this..."
Marquis Jing'an ignored her, took another brush from the pen holder, dipped it in ink and started writing again.
Liang snatched it away again and threw it on the ground. Fearing that he would go to get the pen again, she simply pushed over the pen holder and knocked over the inkstone, and the neat desk was immediately in chaos.
"No, no, uncle, I really know I was wrong. I will give all my dowry to my sister, and I will take back all the loan sharking money. From now on, I will turn over a new leaf and never touch it again. Sister, sister, I know you have always been soft-hearted. Sister-in-law, please help me persuade your brother. Mother, mother, your daughter-in-law really knows she was wrong. Please, for the sake of the children, forgive me this time! I beg you..."
Liang was like a madman, begging and kneeling before Shen Xinyan and the old lady, without a trace of her usual grace and dignity.
Shen Xinyan bit her lip, hating her to death in her heart, but she couldn't say anything harsh.
Liang made many mistakes, but her love for her children was genuine.
However, whether to divorce or divorce was not up to her. Her brother was always kind, but once his bottom line was touched, even eight bulls could not pull him back.
Now that he is determined to divorce, not to mention her, even his mother may not be able to persuade him.
As his bedmate, Liang must have known his character well, otherwise she would not have cried so desperately.
"Daddy, don't chase mother away! Hui'er begs you not to chase mother away!" The door was suddenly pushed open from the outside, and the next moment, a small figure rushed in like a cannonball, and immediately threw itself on the side of Earl Jing'an, hugged his legs and burst into tears.
"How did you serve her? How did you let the young lady break in?!" The old lady was furious when she saw her granddaughter rushing in.
The maid who was serving Shen Huiran closely was frightened to death.
"Why don't you take the girl away?!" The lady became even angrier when she saw this and shouted.
The girl hurriedly stepped forward and pulled Shen Huiran off Earl Jing'an, and tried to take her out by half coaxing and half hugging her. However, the little girl struggled too hard, and she couldn't lift her up for a long time. Without any effort, Shen Huiran broke free from her and threw herself in front of Shen Xinyan.
"Aunt, please help Huier persuade Daddy not to chase Mom away..."
Seeing her niece crying out of breath, Shen Xinyan sighed. Just as she was about to say something, Liang from the other room rushed over, hugged her daughter and burst into tears.
For a moment, the only sound in the huge house was the heart-wrenching cries of the mother and daughter.
After an unknown amount of time, the lady sighed and asked her son who was standing woodenly beside her: "Are you sure you still want a divorce? Even if Hui Jie'er will be criticized for having a divorced mother, Feng Ge'er and his brothers will not be able to hold their heads up high in the future."
Cracks finally appeared on Jing'an Bo's face.
Shen Xinyan knew that her brother had finally softened his heart.
She couldn't tell whether she was relieved or disappointed. But what was certain was that Liang would gradually retreat into seclusion in the mansion and would no longer be able to manage the affairs of the mansion.
"Yes, the child is determined to divorce!"
When those decisive words rang out, Shen Xinyan suddenly widened her eyes and looked at her somewhat unfamiliar brother.