Chapter 91 I just love silver and ice.
"Well done, Shen Zhao," the Duke of Rongguo suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. "Since that's the case, then you shall marry my elder sister."
"I've been targeting you all these years. Now that I'm dead, you've gotten your revenge. But my sister is my sister, so you have to treat her well."
Shen Zhao frowned slightly and remained silent.
In her haste, Shen Ruzhi stepped forward and shoved the sword out of Rongguo Gong's hand. "Oh dear, my father is a stubborn mule with his mouth sawed off."
"Since ancient times, marriages have always been arranged by matchmakers and family members."
"Put the murder aside for now, let's talk about my father marrying your older sister."
"As for the matchmaker," Shen Ruzhi turned her head and looked around the room, finally taking Jiang Wan Ning's hand and saying, "Well, here it is."
"Don't worry, I'll be getting married in a few years. I'll just marry anyone and won't stay in the Shen family any longer."
"It won't bother your older sister," Shen Ruzhi assured, patting her chest.
"Good!" said the Duke of Rongguo. "You're more straightforward than your father."
"Sister, quickly write a letter of divorce and divorce him!" Duke Rong pointed at Marquis Rong'an.
"No way!" the old lady roared. "Wang Shi was born a member of my family, and she will die a ghost of my family."
“Since my son is not marrying into the family, how can there be talk of a divorce letter?”
"If anyone should be divorced, it should be us. But we won't. Wang, you'll stay in this manor and die here!"
"Old woman, how can you be so wicked?" Shen Ruzhi pointed at the old lady.
"Is this also your idea?" Wang looked at Rong Anbo.
Marquis Rong An lowered his head and did not respond.
His actions and expressions had already conveyed his thoughts.
Wang smiled bitterly, blaming herself for harming her younger brother and the Duke's mansion.
Shen Ruzhi kept blinking at Shen Zhao in a hurry.
Shen Zhao slowly took another sip of tea. Although he was extremely excited inside, he remained calm and said, "The law says so."
"If one spouse conceals or deceives, endangering the other's life, the spouse may be allowed to divorce."
"When did this happen? How come I didn't know? Shen Zhao, you are the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, don't talk nonsense here."
Shen Zhao took out a legal document from his sleeve pocket. "His Majesty just ordered me to add it yesterday, but it hasn't been published yet."
"This...this is impossible." Marquis Rong An shook his head. "Even so, Zhi Nu, do you really want your sister to die with you?"
"Shen Zhao clearly did not want to marry her."
"Do you think I'll live on just because the Duke's mansion is gone?" Madam Wang said coldly.
"Who says I wouldn't want to marry?"
A male voice drowned out Wang's voice.
Everyone looked at Shen Zhao, even Wang Shi was shocked.
Even now, she never imagined that she would have any interaction with Shen Zhao in this life, and only thought that he came to help because of Shen Ruzhi and Jiang Wanning.
After all, more than a decade had passed between them; it was all old news.
Shen Zhao slowly took out the letter from his sleeve pocket. His face was calm, but his slightly trembling hands betrayed his nervousness.
"This is a marriage certificate. As long as you divorce him and sign your name, you will be my wife, Shen Zhao's wife."
Even Shen Ruzhi was unaware that Shen Zhaolian had already prepared the marriage certificate.
This time it was Wang's turn to be shocked. "You..."
Shen Ruzhi nudged the Duke of Rong with her elbow, "Hurry up and write the letter of divorce, or who knows what kind of trouble you'll cause in a moment."
The Duke of Rong was being bossed around by a junior, and at that moment he didn't feel anything was wrong.
He immediately ordered his men to prepare a letter of divorce and handed the pen to Wang.
While Wang was still in a daze, she was instructed to write her name on the divorce papers and the marriage certificate in a daze.
The Marquis of Rong'an was held at swordpoint by the guards under the Duke of Rong's command, and could only watch helplessly as they completed all of this.
He was probably the first man in Dongling to receive a letter of divorce.
"Hmph, a letter of divorce needs to be formally issued by the government. Your hasty actions don't count."
"I am unworthy, but I happen to be the 'bright path' you speak of," Shen Zhao said, his anger reaching a fever pitch.
"I grant this letter of divorce. I will report it to His Majesty truthfully. All the people from the Duke's mansion are here."
"I suppose there's no need to invite your Rong'an Marquis's clan."
The Emperor already knows, so what good will it do to invite them here?
"Summon me!" Marquis Rong'an roared, "Are you doing this on purpose?"
He couldn't believe that Shen Zhao hadn't come with an ulterior motive, given that Shen Zhao had prepared the marriage certificate well in advance.
"Fine, you can save Wang Yue, now I want to see how you save Wang Mian."
Wang Mian was the name of the Duke of Rongguo. Because of their close relationship, the Earl of Rong'an always called him by his childhood name, Zhinu.
"You don't need to worry about that. As long as my sister is alive, it doesn't matter whether I live or die."
As he spoke, the Duke of Rongguo swung his sword and slashed at the Earl of Rong'an.
"Child, no!" Wang cried out in anguish.
The old lady was so frightened that she fainted.
Rong Anbo instinctively closed his eyes.
After a long while, when the sword did not fall on his head, Rong Anbo finally opened his eyes.
Jiang Wan Ning grasped Rong Anbo's wrist and said, "Duke Rong, please calm down."
Then she looked at Shen Zhao and said, "Uncle Shen, Ningning remembers that mining gold privately is a capital offense."
"But what if this gold mine were handed over to the imperial court?"
"The sentence can range from one to three years in prison, depending on the circumstances."
"What if they then proactively reveal the location where the money was sold?"
Shen Zhao said, "Depending on the circumstances, he should be punished with caning. The amount of caning will be decided by His Majesty."
Jiang Wan Ning nodded, "I would like to ask if the gold mine uses the Duke's seal, so the Duke's mansion will be held responsible if anything goes wrong."
"Does this mean that since the gold mine belongs to the Duke of Rong, it's also up to him to decide how to hand it over to the imperial court?"
Shen Zhao replied in agreement, "Of course."
Jiang Wan Ning winked at the Duke of Rong, "What a coincidence, the Prince was doing some business a few days ago and accidentally found the key witness to the Duke of Rong's gold mine theft."
"Duke Rong, do you want this man?"
Before the Duke of Rongguo could react, Lady Wang already understood that this was a scheme that Shen Zhao and Jiang Wan Ning had prepared in advance.
"Of course I want it, Ning girl, just name your conditions."
Jiang Wan Ning laughed and said, "I don't love anything else, I just love money, oh right, and ice cubes."
Lady Wang gently nudged the Duke of Rongguo, "Zhi Nu."
Wang Mian then came to his senses and said, "Okay!"
"Guards, temporarily detain Rong Anbo and his family at the Dali Temple!" Shen Zhao stood up and said.
"On what grounds?" said Marquis Rong'an. "On what grounds are you imprisoning me?"
"Because you attempted to kill your wife."
“You handled the gold mine matter cleanly, but murdering your wife is still a serious crime.”
"Shen Zhao, I will not let you get away with this!" Rong Anbo was dragged out, shouting and cursing incessantly.
"Thank you," Duke Rong said reluctantly to Shen Zhao.
“The person the Duke of Rong should thank is Ning’er; she designed this whole place today,” Shen Zhao said.
“However, in all my years of handling cases, I have never seen anything like this… where personal gain is involved.” Shen Zhao said, looking at Madam Wang.
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