Chapter 113 Shen Qingtan's Sadness
The eldest lady waited for Shen Qingtan to leave with the letter. She frowned and scolded him, "Yier wrote a letter to Tan'er, why are you joining in the fun? If anyone wants to give it, it should be given by Yier herself."
The eldest master said with a smile, "Madam, from what I know about Yi'er, he is a reserved person. If he hadn't sent the letter immediately after writing it, he would definitely not have sent it back when he found it again."
The eldest lady said unhappily, "What if something bad happens?"
The master's heart skipped a beat, but then he thought again, "They have a good relationship. Yi'er calls her 'my wife', and the letter was specifically addressed to his daughter-in-law. It shouldn't be a bad thing."
The eldest lady glared at him and said, "Nothing you do is ever reliable."
The master touched his nose guiltily, his heart beating fast.
"Also, I gave you money so you could socialize with colleagues and friends, not so you could buy random medicine to nourish yourself and reach heaven." The eldest lady was thankful that she had discovered it in time. To prevent him from being instigated to buy random medicine again, she directly deducted his pocket money: "From now on, when you go out to socialize with colleagues, put it directly on my account."
The master was confused. Does this mean he has no private money left?
Before he could think of a way to get some pocket money, Guan's mother's voice came from outside: "Second Master, you're here."
The master showed disgust in his eyes. He actually arrived at the wrong time.
The next moment, Zhao Yi pushed the door open and came in. After greeting his parents, he asked, "Father, did you take the family precepts from Grandfather's study today?"
The master replied, "I took it."
Zhao Yi saw the family motto on the table and asked, "Did you see the letter in the book?"
When the master learned that Zhao Yi came for a letter, he suddenly felt something was wrong.
He pondered, "Yier, if that letter falls into your wife's hands, will it cause any harm?"
Zhao Yi vaguely realized something and his expression changed slightly: "Did you give the letter to Tan'er?"
The master observed Zhao Yi's expression and finally realized that he might have done something really bad.
He was about to say something, but Zhao Yi couldn't wait and left.
He, who has always been a gentleman and polite, actually forgot to say goodbye to his elders and left in a hurry.
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Shen Qingtan brought Tingxue back to Lanxue Garden and saw that Liuyue had returned.
She asked, "Liu Yue, is the Second Master in the study?"
Liu Yue replied, "Second Master and Master went to the study in the front yard and sent this servant back to the yard first."
While helping Shen Qingtan wash her hands, she mentioned the news she had heard: "I heard that the Second Master has loved reading since he was a child and cherishes books very much. He takes them out to dry in the sun twice a year. When I heard this, I thought it was nothing special. After all, ordinary people dry their books at least once a year. Who would have thought that when the Master dries the books, the Second Master would actually help turn them over himself and not allow the servants to help."
Shen Qingtan didn't find it strange. The previous dynasty even had a book-drying day and held a "book-drying party" for this purpose.
"The Second Master doesn't sweat easily, so he does everything himself. He's probably afraid that the weather will be too hot and the sweat from the servants' hands will stick to the books." Shen Qingtan had heard that the Duke's Mansion had a collection of tens of thousands of volumes. Duke Zhao's private study must have at least a few hundred volumes, right?
She found it hard to imagine the scene of Zhao Yi, who was elegant and refined, like the bright moon and gentle breeze, flipping through a book in the yard with his sleeves rolled up.
Shen Qingtan wanted to go and "take a look", but when she thought of the letter in her sleeve, she temporarily suppressed the urge to go to the study in the front yard, and sat on the short couch in the inner room, took out the letter and opened it.
The last letter Zhao Yi wrote to her contained files.
This time it should be a handwritten letter, right?
Shen Qingtan didn't know what Zhao Yi was writing, but he felt a sense of anticipation in his heart.
She took out the contents of the envelope: a folded piece of plain paper and a thin letter.
Shen Qingtan was slightly surprised when he saw that there was another letter inside the letter, and he couldn't figure out what Zhao Yi was thinking.
When she took away the plain paper and saw the three words "divorce letter" on the letter, her fingers suddenly tightened, and it was as if she was hit on the heart with a club, and her thoughts were completely in chaos.
She felt a little sour, a little bitter, and even a little sad.
Even when Zhao Jue betrayed her, she didn't have these emotions, all she had was hatred.
Maybe it was because Zhao Yi was so considerate and took care of her in every possible way, and because of his promise, she thought the two of them could grow old together.
So when she saw the divorce letter, it was so sudden that she was in disbelief for a moment and didn't even know how to react.
Even at this moment, she was convinced that Zhao Yi was not the same person as Zhao Jue.
Shen Qingtan took a deep breath, suppressed the surging emotions in his heart, tried his best to remain calm, and opened the piece of plain paper in his hand.
After reading only the first sentence, she was stunned and realized that the situation was not what she had imagined.
This is the suicide note left by Zhao Yi. It should have been handed to her after his death.
She couldn't help but think of her wedding night when Zhao Yi asked her what her plans were and he would arrange them for her.
At that time she chose to stay with him, and he accepted her as well.
In fact, he had already made plans in his mind.
After he dies of his illness, she will be free again. She won't have to be a widow for him and can find someone else to live with.
Therefore, he fulfilled his responsibilities as a husband to her, even more than that, but he always restrained himself and observed etiquette, and never had any intimate behavior towards her.
But has he ever thought about whether she would be greedy for his kindness and moved by his tenderness?
If such a day really came, even if she was free, how could she let him go? How could she find another man?
Shen Qingtan couldn't describe the feeling in his heart. It was as if a heavy stone was pressing on him, making him feel very uncomfortable.
"Second Madam." Liu Yue came in carrying the fumigated clothes. Seeing Shen Qingtan's eyes were red and her face was pale, she asked worriedly, "What's wrong with you?"
She glanced at the letters scattered on the small table and asked, "But what happened?"
Shen Qingtan shook his head slightly: "It's okay."
Liu Yue knew that her master had a strong personality. Even if the sky fell, she would grit her teeth and hold on, not revealing her vulnerable side.
"I just saw the letter and thought of some sad things." Shen Qingtan explained, then folded the plain paper and stuffed it into the envelope along with the letter of divorce.
Liu Yue wanted to say something when she heard Zhao Yi's voice coming from outside the door.
"Is your second grandmother back?"
"I'm back, in the house."
Shen Qingtan also heard the conversation outside the door and subconsciously stood up, holding her face, wanting to wash it. After taking a few steps, she saw her appearance in the bronze mirror, paused, and immediately changed her mind.
She sat back down, waved at Liu Yue, motioning her to lean over and whisper a few words to her.
Liu Yue opened her eyes wide and couldn't help but look at Shen Qingtan several times. After making sure that she was serious, she gritted her teeth and nodded.
Liu Yue put down her clothes and walked towards the door.
With a creaky sound, the door was pushed open from the outside.
Liu Yue saw the person at the door clearly and put on a sour face. Erye stopped calling him and walked away just past him.
Seeing this, Zhao Yi's heart sank.
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