Chapter 204 Best Preparation
This was the scene Xie Qingran saw when she walked in.
The moment Xie Yankang saw Xie Qingran, it was as if he had seen his lifeline. He rushed over and grabbed Xie Qingran's hand: "Qingran, you're finally back! Your mother wants a divorce!"
"Isn't it right for my mother to want a divorce?"
"After all these years, you've been using my mother, haven't you?"
Xie Qingran silently withdrew her hand and looked at Xie Yankang coldly.
"Over the years, because you haven't given up on the Imperial Concubine, you've always doted on Xie Hanyue, which has wronged everyone in the family."
"Now that the truth has come out and His Majesty is furious, the Xie family is likely to face a great calamity soon."
"At this moment, the most important thing you should do is let your mother and brother go, right?"
Xie Qingran spoke these words coldly, as if she were talking about someone else's business.
"Xie Qingran!"
Xie Yankang finally realized what was happening. He looked at Xie Qingran in disbelief, finding it hard to believe that his daughter could be so cunning.
"It's you, it's you, isn't it!"
"You knew about this all along, and you told your mother, which is why she changed so much! How could you be so malicious!"
Xie Yankang's hands were trembling. He never expected that his daughter, whom he had never cared about, would stab him in the back!
Seeing his heartbroken appearance, Xie Qingran found it utterly ridiculous. Her eyebrows furrowed tightly as she spoke, "My heart is wicked? In order to ensure that her daughter would be the sole favorite in your household, the Imperial Concubine banished me to the estate. I've been there for twelve years, twelve years, but I haven't received a single word from you. Do you know how I've spent these twelve years?"
What?
Xie Yankang and Wang Shi both changed their expressions upon hearing this, staring at each other in disbelief.
Wang quickly realized what was going on: "I send you things every month, and you...you haven't received any?"
"No, not even once."
“You have never sent me anything and you have never seen me.”
"I really don't understand why my parents are so cruel to me. Now that I'm finally able to come back, all you care about is Xie Hanyue, your daughter. It's like I was born to be superfluous."
Xie Qingran originally thought that having lived a second life, she could calmly bring up these things, but now that she actually said it, the grievances still surged like a tide.
She took a deep breath, turned her face away, looked at Xie Hanyue kneeling on the ground, smiled, and said lightly, "Congratulations, you're about to become a princess."
"Sister, I..." Xie Hanyue looked at Xie Qingran in disbelief: "I don't want to be a princess, I just want to be a daughter of the Xie family, I just want to stay here!"
As she spoke, Xie Hanyue got up, knelt in front of Xie Qingran, grabbed her skirt, and choked out, "Can you please not treat me like this, sister? I beg you, please don't do this, please don't send me away, sister!"
Now that things have come to this, Xie Hanyue still wants to put on an act in front of everyone, which Xie Qingran finds utterly ridiculous.
She looked at Xie Hanyue coldly, then said, "You don't really think that because of your background, you can still stay here, do you?"
"Me?" Xie Hanyue looked at Xie Qingran in disbelief, then at Xie Yankang, and asked softly, "Father, can I still be your daughter?"
No one knew how this matter would be handled before the emperor woke up, not even Xie Yankang.
He sighed helplessly, "Yue'er, don't cry. This matter will definitely be handled. Just go back to your room and get some rest."
After saying that, Xie Yankang looked at Xie Qingran and asked, "What exactly do you want?"
"It's nothing. I'm just telling you that the Imperial Concubine will never be able to turn things around."
Xie Qingran smiled faintly. This was the happiest smile she had ever had since her rebirth. Ignoring the expressions of others, she simply turned and left silently.
No one knows what methods Wang used to obtain the divorce papers and leave the Xie family, moving to the estate that was part of her dowry.
When Xie Qingran returned to the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, she saw Xiao Jue standing in the courtyard. This was the first time Xiao Jue had stood openly in front of everyone since she married into the family.
Seeing Xie Qingran return, Xiao Jue extended his hand to her: "Madam, I need to take you somewhere."
"good."
Xie Qingran didn't know where he was taking her, but she still followed him inside.
Soon, Xiao Jue led Xie Qingran to the secret chamber, where countless memorial tablets were displayed, leaving Xie Qingran completely stunned.
Xie Qingran's eyebrows furrowed tightly as she stared in disbelief at the memorial tablets before her, and she naturally knelt down.
“Our whole family is here.”
"Father, Mother, this is my wife, your daughter-in-law. Now, I can finally bring her to see you."
Xiao Jue's voice was gentle and soft, with a hint of dependence and a hoarse tone.
Xie Qingran glanced at Xiao Jue, then respectfully performed a full set of kowtows!
"Father, Mother, your daughter-in-law greets you!"
Xie Qingran's tears fell, and she spoke through choked sobs.
Xiao Jue glanced at her, then said softly, "Qingran, thank you."
"It's what I should do." Xie Qingran gently held Xiao Jue's hand, unable to imagine the despair Xiao Jue felt when he faced these memorial tablets alone on ordinary days.
She gently embraced Xiao Jue's head, letting him rest his head against her body, and tenderly stroked his cheek.
"These past three years must have been very tough for you, right?"
"A-Jue, you've worked hard."
Xie Qingran knows how helpless a person feels when they are isolated and alone.
She felt especially sorry for Xiao Jue and wanted to do everything she could to give him some warmth, even if it was just a little bit, she would be content.
Xiao Jue leaned against Xie Qingran's chest, feeling her warmth and tenderness, and smiled softly.
He truly hadn't expected that Xie Qingran, with her aloof and cold nature, could also be so gentle and tender.
"A-Jue, I will stay by your side from now on. No matter what happens at home, we will stand together."
"This is just the beginning. We don't know what will happen after His Majesty wakes up, so we should prepare for the worst."
Xie Qingran looked at Xiao Jue with a worried expression, her face full of concern.
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