Chapter 155: Elimination of the Clan
After the second master returned, he wrote a letter in great style to tell Marquis Cheng'en about this great event.
After reading the letter, Marquis Cheng'en finally felt relieved.
Shao Huai is still reliable.
In just half a day, Shen Qingtan's scandal was all over the place.
Based on his understanding of men, Zhao Yi most likely wants to divorce his wife, otherwise, how can he have the face to face others.
At this moment, hurried footsteps were heard outside the door.
Then, the confidant said outside the door: "My Lord, I have something important to report."
"Come in." The haze that had been shrouding Marquis Cheng'en's heart for days dissipated. He felt relaxed and sat in his armchair, looking at his confidant who had come in. "Did Prince Yu have any instructions?"
The confidant replied, "Prince Yu didn't signal."
Seeing the Marquis of Cheng'en's face darken, he quickly said, "I have heard something else. The eldest brother-in-law had a falling out with the Duke and left the capital in a carriage."
"Oh?" Marquis Cheng'en asked in surprise, "Is there such a thing?"
"I heard that it was the Duke who forced the eldest brother-in-law to divorce his wife, but he refused." The confidant said with mixed feelings: "The eldest brother-in-law didn't believe that the eldest daughter would elope with someone, so he personally led people to look for her."
Marquis Cheng'en frowned and said quietly, "This Zhao Yi is a love-struck person."
He really couldn't understand why Zhao Yi would go against the Duke for a notorious woman?
If the Duke appoints another heir in anger, wouldn't he end up losing more than he gained?
In the eyes of Marquis Cheng'en, Zhao Yi was simply stupid.
With his status and position, what kind of woman can't he want?
But it's a good thing this way. If Zhao Yi refuses to divorce his wife, he will definitely be deprived of his status as heir, which gives Zhao Jue another chance to turn things around.
Marquis Cheng'en had a plan in mind and specifically instructed Madam Shen to prepare a generous gift.
He took a carriage alone to the Duke's Mansion, ready to apologize to the Duke.
Ever since the news of Shen Qingtan eloping with someone spread throughout the streets and alleys, the Duke's Mansion and the Marquis Cheng'en's Mansion have attracted much attention.
Therefore, when Marquis Cheng'en arrived at the gate of the Duke's Mansion and waited, many people gathered around to watch the fun.
Marquis Cheng'en had already told the doorman the purpose of his visit, and the doorman went to pass it on.
After a while, Marquis Cheng'en saw the steward hurried over.
Seeing that it was the steward, Marquis Cheng'en probably understood what the Duke meant, and he planned to avoid seeing him.
Marquis Cheng'en sneered and said that it would be better to avoid him. This way, the Duke would definitely not interfere in his severing of relations with Shen Qingtan.
As expected, the steward arrived and said, "My Lord, my master is not feeling well and will not be seeing guests for the time being. If you have anything to say, please tell this old servant and I will report back to you."
Marquis Cheng'en first handed the apology gift he had brought to the steward, then put on a guilty expression and said in a deep voice, "I have come here today to apologize to the Duke's Mansion on behalf of my unfilial daughter. After all, it is my fault for not raising her well. Since the Duke is unwell, I will not bother him any more."
The steward did not accept the gift handed over by Marquis Cheng'en: "I will convey the Marquis's intention to you. As for the generous gift you brought, I'm sorry that I cannot accept it on your behalf."
Upon hearing this, Marquis Cheng'en didn't force it. As he took back the gift, he said loudly, "Then please rest assured and recuperate. The Marquis Cheng'en Mansion will not tolerate what my unfilial daughter did. I will give an explanation to the Duke's Mansion on this matter."
After saying this, Marquis Cheng'en left.
After he left, the people lived up to his expectations and began to discuss the matter.
"What does this mean, Marquis Cheng'en? Are you going to bring the person back to plead guilty?"
"What crime are you asking for? A woman who is unfaithful to her husband should be put to death by being drowned in a pig cage."
"What's the point of immersing her in a pig cage? Her mistake alone has affected the innocence of all the women in the family. If I were the Marquis of Cheng'en, I would directly sever the father-daughter relationship with her."
When the steward heard the indignant words of the crowd and thought of the arrangements made by the Duke and the Second Master, he allowed the people to talk and did not stop them.
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After Marquis Cheng'en made his announcement outside the Duke's Mansion, he returned and sent a message to his clan, inviting the elders to come to Beijing and visit the Marquis Cheng'en Mansion.
Within a few days, the people saw Marquis Cheng'en and his family gathered at the door to welcome several white-haired and bearded old men.
Marquis Cheng'en said respectfully to the elders, "My uncles, I am unfilial and have troubled you to travel all the way to the capital to handle my family affairs."
Afterwards, the group entered the Cheng'en Marquis Mansion in a mighty procession.
The people finally understood that Marquis Cheng'en had invited the clan elders.
It seems that he is preparing to expel Shen Qingtan from the clan.
Well, if she did something so shameful and immoral, why not expel her from the clan and keep her around?
After Marquis Cheng'en invited the elders into his mansion, he told them what Shen Qingtan had done, exaggerating the details.
In order to spread this matter more quickly, Marquis Cheng'en did not send his servants away when he spoke of these things.
The elders of the clan were all people who strictly abided by etiquette and morality. After hearing what Marquis Cheng'en said, they were indeed furious.
One of the elders shouted angrily, "How could such an undisciplined person appear in our Shen family? He is a complete disgrace to our family!"
The other elders also looked unhappy. They really didn't expect that the most outstanding daughter of the Shen family would do such a shameless thing.
Another elder said, "Wenxian, how do you plan to handle this matter?"
Marquis Cheng'en was waiting for these words. With a face full of guilt, he said, "To be honest with you, my uncles, Tan'er did such a shameful thing. It's my fault as a father. I didn't raise her well. But as the head of the Shen family, I will never shield her because of the father-daughter relationship. Since she dared to do it, she must pay the price. To prevent her from bringing down the reputation of the entire family, I can only bear the pain and expel her from the clan."
At this point, he couldn't help but choke up and said: "I invited my uncles to come to the capital this time because I wanted you to be my witnesses. From today on, Shen Qingtan is no longer a member of my Shen family and has no connection with my Shen family anymore."
The elders were very pleased to see that he was so impartial. "According to the clan rules, Shen Qingtan cannot continue to stay in the clan after doing something so immoral. It's best that you think so."
With the elders' words, expelling Shen Qingtan was an indisputable fact.
After the matter was settled, Marquis Cheng'en breathed a sigh of relief. After settling the elders, he quickly had the news spread that he had expelled Shen Qingtan from the clan and severed all ties with them.
Just as Marquis Cheng'en wanted, this matter caused a huge sensation as soon as it was spread. Not only the common people, but even his colleagues were discussing it in private.
Therefore, this matter also reached the ears of Emperor Jing'an.
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