Chapter 5 I Just Want a Divorce Letter
A trace of shame flashed across Lu Yanxiu's eyes, and his momentum just now faded a little.
Yes, he did think so.
However, it was his grandmother's idea.
She said that Liu Qiuqiu and her son must not owe anything, and they must use the best food and things! As long as Su He is there, all the expenses of the mansion will be fine. At most, they can just consider it as a loan from the Lu family and give it to her later!
Lu Yanxiu felt that he owed Liu Qiuqiu in his heart, and if he couldn't let her distribute money freely, he would feel even more sorry for her.
So every time he took his salary, he only gave the remaining 30% to Su He, and gave the rest to Liu Qiuqiu. Sometimes Su He asked out of curiosity, but Lu Yanxiu would just make excuses, saying that it was borrowed by a good friend, or that he needed it to do something and took it to please his official friends.
Being pointed out by Su He at this moment, Lu Yanxiu felt a little embarrassed.
He was a man of integrity, but he had to use his wife's dowry money even for his official career. It would really damage his reputation if he told others about it.
Seeing that Lu Yanxiu did not respond, Su He said, "Yesterday you went to housekeeper Zhu to get the money, but he saw that the storehouse could not take out fifty taels, and it was not easy to ask me for it, so he took the initiative to take out the meal money from the kitchen. It's only the beginning of the month, and there are already fifty taels missing from the account. If you don't tighten your belt, you may have nothing to lose for the next month."
So that's what happened.
Lu Yanxiu was a little unsteady at the moment, and all his momentum had disappeared without a trace. But he couldn't lose face in front of Su He to comfort her, after all, the two of them were about to divorce, and he even prepared the divorce papers!
In order to save face, he took out his anger on Pei Xia.
"The people in your courtyard are too presumptuous. You'd better discipline them! Otherwise, people will know that they are maids of the Lu Mansion and ruin the reputation of the Lu Mansion!"
Su He said coldly: "Pei Xia was brought by me from the Su family. She is not considered a member of the Lu Mansion. She will leave with me in the future. My husband, you are worrying too much! You should worry more about Sister Liu's food. She is pregnant and must not be wronged in food."
The money that Lu Yanxiu gave to Liu Qiuqiu, after deducting expenses, there was still some savings every month, but she still wanted to save some money from the Lu Mansion to support herself. Now that Su He is no longer in charge, and will no longer be willing to subsidize the dowry, the expenses of the mansion naturally have nothing to do with her.
She only needs to manage the one and a half acres of land in the Osmanthus Courtyard.
Lu Yanxiu didn't believe that the treasury would not be unable to take out even a penny!
Before stepping out of the courtyard, he turned around, looked at Su He and said, "Tomorrow, there will be a happy event at the residence of Princess Zhaoyang, and we have invited my husband and I to attend the banquet."
We husband and wife...
What an ironic title.
Su He responded softly and turned away without looking at him.
Lu Yanxiu saw her thin back, and a sense of coldness was revealed in her toughness.
His mind unconsciously emerged of her busy life in the mansion for so many years, especially in serving her mother-in-law, she even slept and ate together, which no other female family member in Beijing could do.
But today she has decided not to go to Youranju to serve anymore.
It was handed over to a few maids who were not very familiar with her. It was said that she had displeased the eldest lady many times and had broken several pairs of celadon bowls.
Lu Yanxiu came out of the osmanthus courtyard, walked on the bluestone path, and his thoughts were far away.
At the garden lantern festival that year, Su He slipped and fell into the pond. After being rescued from the water, she sat by the pond in the evening breeze and gasped for breath. It was Lu Yanxiu who came to her holding a cloak, and the two
fell in love at first sight. At that time, Lu Yanxiu was already with Liu Qiuqiu, waiting for the marriage. But Su He appeared, and the old lady Lu asked Lu Yanxiu to choose Su He for his future. He talked to Liu Qiuqiu and begged for several nights before finally getting her to agree to be a concubine.
One in the mansion, one outside the mansion, in the end there will be no conflict.
I thought that having a father-in-law who is the Minister of Rites would help my future, but I didn't expect that my father-in-law is unknown, never flattering, and even disdains to do such things, so naturally he can't help Lu Yanxiu at all.
In addition, Su He has been infertile for many years, which makes Lu Yanxiu gradually shift his focus to the outside. Every time he hears Yi'er Jiao'er surrounding him and calling for daddy, his heart is so soft!
Counting carefully, the last time he slept with Su He was two years ago.
Just because Liu Qiuqiu didn't like it, he did it.
After a brief recollection, Lu Yanxiu came to the hall to find housekeeper Zhu and asked him to report all the savings of the mansion.
Housekeeper Zhu searched around and brought over several old account books. Lu Yanxiu took a general look and his face was not very good. It was really as Su He said, there was no savings in the mansion, and every expense in the past was subsidized by her.
"In addition to your monthly salary, the shop under the name of the young lady can also earn some income every month. Logically speaking, the shop was brought by the young lady as a dowry, and the money collected should be put into her private treasury, but the young lady still insisted on taking out some for the mansion's expenses..." "
I didn't know that the mansion was so tight on money." Lu Yanxiu murmured.
"The salary that the young master brings back is not much. If the young lady does not use her dowry to supplement it, I am afraid that everyone in the Lu family will starve to death." Butler Zhu was also straightforward and said whatever he thought.
After hearing this, Lu Yanxiu was ashamed and returned the account book to Butler Zhu.
In the osmanthus courtyard.
Pei Xia quietly cleaned up the mess on the ground, looked at Su He who was sitting by the window looking at the osmanthus tree, and couldn't help saying: "This mansion is full of ungrateful people. Miss, you have been bullied like this, and the eldest lady didn't send anyone out to say a word. Even the second young master and the third young lady hid and kept silent. How about I tell the old master and the lady and let them help you make a decision?"
Su He smiled faintly, a little relieved.
"After the divorce, what do the people in the Lu Mansion have to do with me?"
"What if the aunt really... doesn't want a divorce, but only wants a divorce letter?" Pei Xia was really a little scared. The poor lady's sincerity for so many years was all thrown away!
Su He raised his head and looked at the dark clouds in the distance. It was about to rain.
"I just want a divorce letter."
The Princess's Mansion had a happy event to announce today, and many relatives and friends in the capital were invited to a banquet.
Su He sat in the carriage with Lu Yanxiu.
After arriving, Lu Yanxiu landed first, turned around and reached out to support Su He, but she ignored him.
Lu Yanxiu looked a little embarrassed, and hurriedly followed her steps, whispering: "You know who the princess is in our Lu family, so don't lose face here, otherwise you will be laughed at by others!"
Su He said: "I understand."
As soon as he finished speaking, a carriage stopped behind him. The servant looked at Lu Yanxiu who had already entered the Princess's Mansion and hurriedly called out, "Master Lu! Please stay! There is another person here!"
Su He paused and raised his lips slightly.
He just said not to lose face for the Lu Mansion, but now he is really shameless.
Lu Yanxiu looked back and saw that the carriage servant had already helped Liu Qiuqiu down from the carriage.