The two children naturally behaved differently from others because they had things on their minds.
From the old butler's cold perspective, it was very satisfying.
The two children did not ask questions or talk nonsense, but worked diligently. Whenever there was something they did not understand, they would ask for advice and seek education everywhere in order to do the work well.
He was not picky about how much work he did, whether it was light or heavy, and he was never troublesome and was always tight-lipped. Both of his children could read, so the housekeeper was satisfied and kept them both.
By the time Chen Yu asked for a divorce from Duke Rong, the two children had already been staying in Xuanyuan Huaiyu's palace for more than a year and a half.
Chen Yu took the initiative to propose a divorce. Duke Rong was surprised but knew that he could not agree, at least not immediately.
First, Chen Yu still had a lot of dowry in her hands, and Duke Rong and the people in the mansion had used a lot of Chen Yu's dowry in the past. If they divorced, even if he didn't have to make up the dowry bill for Chen Yu, even if she wanted to take the rest, Duke Rong would still feel distressed. In his opinion, Chen Yu's money had long been his.
As for the fact that Chen Yu had been constantly taking money from his mother's family to subsidize Rongguo Mansion for the past few decades, and the money from Yongding Marquis' Mansion had been flowing into Rongguo Mansion like water, he felt that he could ignore the matter since there was no debt.
Unexpectedly, these unfilial sons from each branch not only spent the money, but also went around owing money and buying things on credit in the name of Shen Yu. Shen Zhaoshu found out a lot about it, including IOUs and bills, signatures from each branch, and witnesses and physical evidence. Shen Zhaoshu found out clearly who spent the money and who had the things. Why should the Yongding Marquis' Mansion pay for it?
Not only did they stop paying later, but the debtors from the past also came to collect the debt. That time, there should have been a huge commotion, but unexpectedly, Madam Handan came forward to pay that part of the debt.
But Duke Rong knew that what Shen Zhaoshu could find out was actually only a small part. After all, Marquis Yongding favored Shen Yu and spent a lot of money on her without keeping any account.
But Chen Yu and the older maidservant beside her should have a debt. I'm afraid they've all told Chen Zhaoshu by now. Decades of money spent, almost all of the output of the Yongding Marquisate over the past few decades has been used to support the Rongguo Mansion. If they really have to pay it back, it would be a huge sum...
He had thought about divorcing his wife before, because he liked Dong Rouer more and more. The mother and son pleased him very much, so naturally he also thought about making her his legal wife.
But Dong Rou'er had her own ideas. She saw it clearly and said to Duke Rong, "It's not difficult for you to find a reason to divorce her. The difficult part is, after you divorce her, how can you marry me into the Duke Rong's mansion as his legal wife?"
Duke Rong was also very hesitant after hearing this. He knew Dong Rouer's identity from the beginning and had once looked down on her and treated her as just a piece of fun.
After all, Dong Rouer was born in Yangzhou, and she has been with several men. In terms of status and experience, she is not worthy of being the wife of a duke.
If she became the legal wife, both he and the Rongguo Mansion would become a laughing stock. How could he allow a woman of lowly birth to be the legal wife?
Seeing him hesitate and remain silent, Dong Rouer smiled and said, "So I don't ask for any status. As long as I can accompany the Duke for a long time, it doesn't matter what happens to me.
But since my identity is not legitimate, if my son follows me, it means he is also not allowed to be in the open.
I have only one request, that the Duke bring his son back to the Duke's Mansion to recognize his ancestors, raise him in your own courtyard and protect him, and don't let anyone else harm him.
Even if my biological son is registered under that woman's name, I am willing to do so for the sake of our child."
Duke Rong was deeply moved after hearing this, and he had already made up his mind to take his concubine's son back, register him under Shen Yu's name as his legitimate son, and fulfill Rou'er's wish.
He also wanted to squeeze all the money out of Shen Yu's hands, to make plans for Dong Rouer and her son, and to save some money for himself to live happily in his old age.
By that time, it won’t matter whether the legal wife is dead or alive.
Anyway, Dong Rouer doesn't want a formal status, so it's fine for them to live happily outside or bring her into the mansion to live with each other.
Whether the wife is dead or not, just treat her as if she is dead and confine her to some secluded place in the backyard.
If no one cares about her at that time, it would be best if she committed suicide. Or if he is too lazy to deal with her anymore, or if Dong Rouer finds her annoying and wants her to die, then he can find someone to beat her to death or poison her to death.
In the past, Duke Rong thought that this stupid woman had offended everyone. Once Marquis Yongding died, she would have no friends or relatives to protect her except herself, her son, and the people in Duke Rong's mansion.
All of them, including her son, just wanted to use her, so it didn't matter if she was no longer useful.
Jiang He also hated her, so she could do it through Jiang He's hand.
Sooner or later, Dong Rou'er would be brought into the mansion. Even without a formal status, they could still live happily together as husband and wife. Wasn't that what the old Duke and Madam He did? Just like Madam Handan, whether she was raised or not, alive or dead, what did it matter? The only thing was to first establish Rou'er's child as the legitimate son...
The son was shocked to see his mother wanted to divorce. All he could rely on now was his status as the eldest son. If his parents really divorced, his father would not let them go just for money, given his father's methods.
He divorced his wife, demoted her to a concubine, deliberately ruined his mother's reputation, and brought up all the shameful family fights his mother had engaged in in the past, including those against her younger sister... My father was capable of doing all of this.
Anyway, Dong Rouer wasn't in a hurry to take the throne, and her son was still young, so her father had time to waste. Once he had dealt with her mother, regardless of whether he would marry another wife or not, his own identity and existence would be truly embarrassing...
He knew that his father did not have that kind of genuine love for him. It was all because he was the eldest son and his child had the dual status of eldest son and legitimate grandson.
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