Chapter 296 Let Xu Qingye Divorce His Wife and Marry Again
Zhuang Wenyin's eyes were red with emotion.
"Mother knows that our Jingyao is sensible and promising, but your father also said that officialdom is maintained by relationships. If you don't sharpen your head and rush to the top, you will be stepped down by others. Xu Qingye is the best example. He is only a scholar, but he has the support of Mr. Tang, which is enough to suppress you. If you can get Mr. Tang's appreciation, you can be on an equal footing with him."
As a mother, she naturally knew what her son was thinking.
Lin Zhaozhao on the side was a little surprised.
"Song Yuntang got married? When did it happen?"
Zhuang Wenyin nodded, "The wedding was held on the 23rd of last month. You should know her husband, Xu Qingye, who taught in Rongshu Village for five years. I heard that he was seriously ill before, and was cured by Tang'er."
"She actually married Mr. Xu!"
Lin Zhaozhao had met Xu Qingye when she was in Rongshu Village. The first time she saw him, she was struck by his beauty.
At that time, everyone in the entire Rongshu Village respected him.
She came from a humble background and had a very low self-esteem. Although she admired Mr. Xu, she had never had any improper thoughts about him.
Unexpectedly, Mr. Xu actually married a woman like Song Yuntang.
"It is said that the Xu family attaches great importance to Tang'er. Xu Qingye is also a gentle and polite person. He treats her very well. When mother heard what the servants said, she was quite relieved." Zhuang Wenyin said, looking at Lin Zhaozhao with regret on her face, "Mother also hoped that you could marry into a good family before, but now that you have done such a foolish thing, I am afraid that this marriage..."
Lin Zhaozhao pulled Zhuang Wenyin's hand back.
"Mom, I actually want to ask Mr. Xu to introduce my brother to Mr. Tang. I don't have to please Song Yuntang."
Zhuang Wenyin was puzzled.
"What good ideas does Zhao Zhao have?"
Lin Zhaozhao sat up straight, looked at her seriously and said, "My daughter is willing to marry Xu Qingye for the sake of my brother's future."
Anyway, her reputation is already ruined now.
If she can't marry into a wealthy family, marrying a poor scholar should be more than enough.
Zhuang Wenyan does not agree.
"But he has already married. If you marry him, won't you be a concubine? No! I will never allow my daughter to be a concubine!"
Lin Jingyao also said, "Zhao Zhao, you are the daughter of a wealthy family. Marrying a poor scholar is a step down. How can you be his concubine? Don't lower your status because of your elder brother."
"It's okay." Lin Zhaozhao looked at the two of them and said, "Don't mother and big brother think Xu Qingye has a future? If I marry him, he will be able to share connections and resources with big brother in the future. If mother is afraid that I will be wronged, she can ask father to go to Xu Qingye's house and talk to him to marry me as his co-wife. After I marry into the family, I will have an equal status with Song Yuntang. As long as I win his heart, it's not certain who will have a higher status in the mansion in the future."
No matter how capable Song Yuntang is.
The man in the family has spoken, so doesn't she have to do anything but marry her?
Thinking of this, Lin Zhaozhao suddenly felt a sense of pleasure in her heart.
I really can't wait to see Song Yuntang being stepped under her feet in the future.
Zhuang Wenyin still shook her head.
"No, a concubine is still a concubine after all!"
There was a calculation in Lin Jingyao's eyes.
"Then let Xu Qingye divorce his wife and marry again?"
Lin Gengshi, who had been silent on the side, was shocked when he heard this.
"Brother, Zhao Zhao, I don't think we need to target Tang Er like this, right? If a woman is divorced, how can she survive in the future?"
After all, she is a sister whom I truly love.
Even if it's not the case now, he doesn't want her to live a bad life.
Lin Zhaozhao's face was full of grievance.
"How could Second Brother think of me like this? I am also thinking about Big Brother's future, and I didn't say anything like that I wanted Xu Qingye to divorce Song Yuntang."
Zhuang Wenyin knew that the reason why Lin Jingyao said that was simply that he wanted Tang'er to be divorced and brought back to the Lin Mansion.
Even if she looked like a virgin, she was already married and had a good appearance. She didn't believe that any normal man would not have some thoughts after sleeping with her.
"Geng Shi is right. Let's not talk about this matter anymore. There is no reason for the daughter of our official family to be a concubine. Jing Yao should also calm down. You should focus your energy where it should be."
Lin Jingyao kept silent.
Seeing that Zhuang Wenyin strongly opposed it, Lin Zhaozhao didn't say anything more.
My mother had been hurt by a concubine, so she never wanted her daughter to be a concubine.
Maybe she could talk to her dad about it when she got home.
Anyway, her reputation is already like this, and marrying Xu Qingye might give her a good future. If Song Yuntang doesn't let her live an easy life, then she herself can forget about having an easy life.
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After Song Yuntang walked into the yamen, he directly submitted the complaint.
"Song Yuntang from Lushan Village, Cile Town, joined forces with 42 households from nearby villages to sue Huang Maodian and his family from the Huang Mansion in Shili Village for taking human lives and abducting women. They are committing all kinds of evil. The people named in the petition should all be outside the county government office. Lord Zhu is requested to uphold justice for these people."
Zhu Deming, who was sitting at the main seat, exchanged glances with the lawyer next to him, and then lawyer Qin stepped forward, took the joint letter from Song Yuntang, and handed it to Zhu Deming.
After reading the contents, Zhu Deming hurriedly ordered, "Come here, go to Shili Village and bring the Huang family here. They will be brought to court for questioning tomorrow at 9:00 p.m."
"yes."
Luo Gang responded and led the yamen runners out.
Zhu Deming looked at Song Yuntang and said, "Miss Song, would you like to chat in the backyard?"
Song Yuntang nodded and followed Zhu Deming to the backyard of the county government office.
"When Anyang County suffered from floods a few years ago, the Huang family donated 500 taels of silver and 1,000 dan of grain. Although the Huang family occasionally made some minor mistakes over the years, I turned a blind eye to it because even without Landlord Huang, there would be Landlord Zhang and Landlord Liu in the future. I didn't expect that they relied on this merit to do whatever they wanted in the local area and commit so many evil things over the years."
Zhu Deming looked at her.
"Miss Song, if the Huang family can be eliminated, you will have removed a cancer for me."
Song Yuntang frowned.
"Since Lord Zhu is afraid that future landlords will disobey his discipline, could Lord Zhu keep the land for me that will be confiscated after the Huang family falls?"
After the government confiscated the Huang family’s property and land, it would sell them in the name of the government, and the money from the sale would be added to the national treasury.
Generally, the sale of such land will be based on current market conditions, and if there are connections, it may even be sold at a price slightly lower than the market price.
As the harvest is not good this year, the selling price will certainly not be too high. Opening a shop and doing business is risky, but buying fields and land is very safe.
If you don't have enough cash in the future, you can sell it.
Zhu Deming knew that Song Yuntang was doing some business, but the Huang family had been rooted in Shili Village for so many years, and they had a lot of land.
"Miss Song, do you know how much land the Huang family has? There are more than 2,000 acres of paddy fields alone, spread across several surrounding villages. There are also dry land, fish ponds, and forests. I'm afraid it won't be possible to take it without tens of thousands of taels of silver."
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