Listening to their conversation, they seemed quite satisfied with the girl named Wanyi from the old Princess Su's family.
After listening for a few minutes, Yue Rongheng was about to find an opportunity to leave when she heard them change the subject and talk about the Qin residence.
Princess Wenhua said, "...How come I heard that after that incident, the girl who wanted to propose marriage to General Qin suddenly fell ill?"
"Oh dear, it's all because the Qin family's daughter's divorce from her husband's family caused such a big fuss that it even ruined her brother's marriage."
“How can you say it’s a burden?” Princess Wenhua disagreed.
"The Marquis of Pingyin even tried to poison his own wife. How could someone be so vicious? Who would dare to live with him?"
"Yes, but for no apparent reason, could it be that the Marquis of Pingyin is possessed by a ghost? Otherwise, how could he do such a vicious and foolish thing?"
How could he possibly come up with the idea of poisoning his own wife?
Furthermore, this Qin family comes from a prestigious family. Her father and brother both hold important positions. The family has a clean and upright tradition, and she is a lady of noble birth. What could the Earl of Pingyin possibly be dissatisfied with?
The topic circled back to Yue Rongheng's marriage.
Yunyin happened to be at the door reporting that he had something urgent to report to his master. Yue Rongheng said something to everyone and then came out.
Actually, nothing's wrong at all.
Yunyin had excellent hearing; even standing at the doorway, he could clearly hear the people inside talking.
He knew what his master was thinking; his master had someone else on his mind, so how could he have any intention of getting married?
They left the Princess's residence.
It didn't snow today, but the weather wasn't great either, it was gloomy, but the howling cold wind couldn't dispel the festive atmosphere of the upcoming New Year.
Yue Rongheng did not ride in a carriage.
Yun Yin said in a low voice, "Master, you've only just recovered. You should take the carriage; it's too windy on horseback."
"It's alright."
As Yue Rongheng spoke, he took the rope from his attendant, mounted his horse, and galloped away.
Yunyin gritted his teeth and rode off to catch up, but his master was nowhere to be seen.
...
A messenger from the Qin residence delivered pastries and several other dishes, all made by Madam Qin herself. They were placed in a food box lined with cotton padding and were still warm when they arrived.
"Why don't you eat more, Madam?"
Jade looked at the food on the table; there was still more than half left. The lady hadn't had a good appetite these past few days, and sometimes she would vomit after eating.
Qin Sheng shook her head. "I can't eat anymore."
Although it was made by her mother, Qin Sheng had been feeling unwell these past two days because of the divorce, and her appetite had also decreased.
Yin Wenxiao made it clear that he didn't want to see her.
Even if Qin Sheng sent someone to tell him that she would either divorce him or they would get a divorce, if Yin Wenxiao did not agree, she would go to Shuntian Prefecture to beat the drum and complain.
As a result, Yin Wenxiao was completely oblivious to the danger and simply had someone reply with two words: "Whatever."
This infuriated Qin Sheng.
Yin Wenxiao was certain that even if she disregarded her own reputation, she would still have to consider her family, so he wouldn't make a big fuss about it.
He disagreed with divorcing his wife or getting a divorce.
Isn't there any other way?
After thinking about it for two days, Qin Sheng finally made up her mind. She told her two maids that she was going out for a trip.
I wonder if Ye Jiaoniang and her mother are still living in the Yin family's villa.
Last time, Awei asked Caiyue to deliver a message to Qin Sheng, saying that after staying in another villa for a few days, Aunt Ye quietly moved to the house in Qingfeng Hutong.
It seems the mother and daughter have moved in together.
However, Ah Wei was working in the front yard, and now that Yin Wenxiao was staying indoors, Qin Sheng couldn't very well use the opportunity to have him do things, for fear that Yin Wenxiao would notice something.
Therefore, she wanted to go in person.
However, to avoid arousing suspicion, Qin Sheng told her maid to say that she needed to go back to her parents' home.
As for the Yin family, Old Madam Yin and Yin Wenxiao will definitely send someone to follow her. So tomorrow, Qin Sheng plans to really go back to her parents' home and then leave through the back gate of the Qin family. She wants to go to the Yin family's villa in person to confirm whether Ye Jiaoniang is there.
Since they had already broken off all pretense of civility, Qin Sheng simply had a carriage prepared before leaving, without informing Old Madam Yin or Yin Wenxiao.
However, their spies are everywhere in this mansion.
Qin Sheng knew that even if she left Zhefang Courtyard, let alone the mansion, the mother and son would definitely find out within a quarter of an hour.
Once inside the carriage, Qiao'er immediately said, "Madam, I've been secretly watching. Before we even came out, someone had already gone to inform the Earl and the Old Madam."
Yin Wenxiao was still startled when he learned that Qin Sheng had gone out.
He subconsciously thought that Qin Sheng was really going all out, even disregarding her family's reputation, and was actually going to file a complaint with the Shuntian Prefecture.
In his haste, he went straight to the old lady's place.
Old Madam Yin leaned back on the couch, already knowing that Qin Sheng had gone out.
She slowly sipped the white fungus soup in her bowl before looking at her son. "Didn't we already send someone to secretly follow them?"
"But---"
Yin Wenxiao was still uneasy. The reason he had dragged his feet on divorcing Qin Sheng was simply because he couldn't swallow his anger.
"Wenxiao," Old Madam Yin looked at him, "it's only a matter of time before you divorce Qin Sheng, but don't forget that in the laws of Da Xiang, the man must give the woman a divorce settlement in every divorce."
That's a lot of money.
Anyway, Madam Yin didn't want to give it.
Now, she doesn't want Qin Sheng to gain any advantage, and she doesn't think she did anything wrong from beginning to end.
Yin Wenxiao said, "Then let's divorce her. Anyway, it's come to no difference now."
“The Qin family won’t agree.” Old Madam Yin’s gaze darkened. “However, Qin Sheng’s dowry was quite substantial.”
"..."
"She can have a divorce, but she has to give something in return."
Old Madam Yin stopped there, looking at her son and saying, "The rest is up to you."
...
The carriage stopped in front of the Qin residence.
Qin Sheng had sent word before returning, but unfortunately, his parents and brother were not home today.
Upon asking, he learned that his father's mentor was ill, and Qin Zhengde had taken his wife and son to visit him.
However, since she was already back, Qin Sheng went into the mansion first.
The butler said he had already sent someone to inform the young master and asked Qin Sheng to sit for a while.
Qin Sheng sat for about fifteen minutes and felt a little stuffy, perhaps because the brazier in the room was burning too brightly.
She simply got up and decided to go for a walk in the garden.
Qin Sheng didn't let Qiao'er and Emerald accompany her. Both maids had married out of the Qin family with her. Although they had no relatives left, they still had many good relationships with each other from their time in the mansion.
Qiao'er had previously recognized the wife of the Qin family steward as her godmother. Hearing that she hadn't been feeling well these past two days, Qin Sheng asked Qiao'er and Emerald to take some things over to visit her.
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