Chapter 26 Smart People

But now is not the time to investigate who leaked the news. If something happens to Mrs. Liang, she will be guilty of a serious crime.

He Jinyun suppressed his distracting thoughts and hurried forward to comfort her, "Don't worry, mother. I will call a doctor right now. Grandmother will be fine..."

But Liang's eyes were red, and she pushed her away angrily, "Stop pretending here, you vicious woman with a heart of a snake. I'm going to ask Yuan'er to divorce you!"

When she heard that he was going to divorce her, He Jinyun's eyes instantly turned red.

She had been married into the Xie family for less than a year, and she had to fulfill her filial duties to Old Lady Xie and Mrs. Liang, manage the family's food, drink, defecation and urination, and help her mother-in-law clean up the mess for the Liang family from time to time...

Even if we don’t talk about the merits, there should be some credit for the hard work, right?

Now he wants to divorce her!

He Jinyun took out her handkerchief, covered her face and cried, "Since my mother wants my husband to divorce me, I have no face to stay in the Xie Mansion any longer. I might as well ask to leave and go home. Shuangmei, pack up your things, let's go!"

The master and servant left as soon as they said they would, without stopping for a moment.

When Xie Zhuoning saw He Jinyun coming out of the house, he quickly asked Xia Ju and Fuling to hide to the side so that no one could see them.

Fuling lowered her voice and asked quietly, "Miss, does the eldest young mistress really want to ask to leave the palace?"

Xie Zhuoning chuckled, "She didn't ask to leave, she was just retreating to advance."

Right now the Liang family has a lot of rotten stalls here. If she stays, she will definitely be dragged by the Liang family to contribute money and effort.

It would be better to go back and hide for a few days and let Liang and the Liang family figure out a solution themselves.

As for divorce, how is that possible?

Not to mention that my grandmother would not agree, even my uncle and Xie Mingyuan would not allow Liang to do whatever she wanted.

He Jinyun's father is the Prince's Secretary, who happens to be Xie Mingyuan's top boss.

Divorcing Ho Kam Wan would mean ending Tse Ming Yuen's career, wouldn't it?

Ho Kam Wan is a smart person, she knows exactly what to do to benefit herself.

Inside the house, Liang reacted and immediately became anxious, shouting at the door, "Come back!"

He Jinyun has already run away, how can I give her back?

Even if he heard it, he pretended not to hear it, quickly packed up his things and left the house.

Mrs. Liang, who was originally dazed, suddenly opened her eyes and looked unhappy, "Yuru, how do you discipline your daughter-in-law? She ran away after just a few words. Is that rude? I think it's because you are not strict enough in your daily life that she dares to act like a spoiled brat!"

"Mom?" Liang was a little surprised, "Mom, are you okay?"

It was just an act, what's the big deal?

Seeing that there were no outsiders around, Old Lady Liang said bluntly, "It's okay now, but it's hard to say what will happen later. If anything happens to Ke'er, I'm afraid your sister-in-law and I will have to follow him!"

"But I can't take out fifty thousand taels right now..." Liang was in a dilemma.

Just now, two little girls were talking at her door, and she overheard them.

Although she knew the whole story, she felt helpless.

"Now it's Mingge's daughter-in-law who's in charge, and I don't have much money..."

When Mrs. Liang Li heard this, she burst into tears and said, "Yuru, your brother only has this one son, and the Liang family only has this one bloodline. If Ke'er dies, the Liang family will be extinct!"

Old Madam Liang also accused excitedly, "What's the point of me giving birth to you? Now that you've married into a wealthy family, you don't want to manage the household anymore, right? Then why am I still alive and annoying? I might as well find a rope and hang myself at your doorstep!!"

As she spoke, she was about to look for the rope, but Liang quickly grabbed her.

Liang was helpless, "I'll help, isn't it okay for me to help?"

After hearing that she had promised, Mrs. Liang stopped making trouble.

Liang went back to the dressing table in her bedroom, took out a key, and called over a few trusted maids.

"While it's still dark, you guys go to the west warehouse and pick out some valuable items."

The maids followed the order and went forward. After a short while, they returned with several gift boxes.

The gift boxes contained either famous paintings and calligraphy or antique jade bottles, all of which were very valuable.

All these things added up to fifty thousand taels, more than enough.

When Liang Li saw all this, she immediately revealed a greedy look. Soon she thought of how Liang had the strength to save her son but was unwilling to do so, and she immediately became dissatisfied.

"Sister Yuru has so many good things, but she only cares about her own enjoyment and completely forgets about her family!"

When Liang heard this, she was also a little angry. "I used all my dowry to support the family. What else do you want me to do? Do you think these things are mine? They all belong to the second wife!"

She made the key secretly. Although she would take things from the warehouse on weekdays, she was very careful and would only pick things that would not be easily discovered.

She took out so many things at once this time. If someone found out, her position as the eldest lady of the Xie family might be over!

Old Lady Liang glanced at Liang Li, then turned around, took Liang's hand, and comforted her daughter, "I know you are a sensible person, and we remember everything you have done. When Ke'er returns safely, I will definitely let him come and kowtow to you."

Liang said hurriedly: "Let's go and save Ke'er. It will be too late if we delay any longer."

As he spoke, he sent someone to quietly pack up the things and send them out of the house together with Old Lady Liang.

Seeing that everyone had left and there was no more show to watch, Xie Zhuoning returned to Fenghua Pavilion with a lingering feeling.

Banxia, ​​who was guarding the warehouse, also came back at this time. She counted the things Liang took away and presented the list.

"Just as Miss expected, everything taken away was a gift."

Xie Zhuoning rested his chin on his hands and smiled contentedly, "The plan is going smoothly."

Murong Xu induced Liang Ke to gamble and owed a huge gambling debt. If the Liang family could not come up with the money, they would definitely come to him for help.

She then managed to get Xia Ju and Fu Ling to reveal the news to Liang, and to get rid of the guards in the yard, allowing Liang to successfully escape and meet Old Lady Liang.

Considering how much the Liang family cares about them, they cannot come up with such a large sum of money, so they will definitely take the risk and use the things in their warehouse to pay off Liang Ke's debt.

She had her mother's dowry placed in an inconspicuous place early on, so those who went to take things could only take the gifts placed in a conspicuous place.

In this way, the entire net is spread out.

Just waiting to collect the nets and catch fish tomorrow.

Xie Zhuoning stretched his body and yawned, "It's time to go to bed."

There is still a tough battle to fight tomorrow.

…

The next morning.

Xie Zhuoning woke up early, which was a rare opportunity for him not to sleep in.

News came in from outside that Liang Ke had been redeemed and returned home.

Because he was three hours late, three fingers on his right hand were chopped off. He could no longer write and had no chance of taking the imperial examination.

It is said that when Mrs. Liang heard the bad news, she closed her eyes and fell backwards. This time she almost died without catching her breath.

The whole Liang family was filled with gloom and sorrow.

But this is not the end.

According to Murong Yan's plan, tomorrow he will expose the fact that Liang Ke sold the gifted items. Then Liang Ke and the Liang family will be in real trouble!

However, before noon, another piece of news came:

Liang Ke was arrested by Jingzhao Prefecture!

Xie Zhuoning was surprised and doubtful, "How could it be so fast? Could it be that Murong Yan took action in advance?"

Before she could send someone to ask, Yin Xuan hurried over to report, "Miss, the old lady asked you to go to the front hall. Lord Yang, the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture, is here to ask you about a case, and even His Royal Highness Prince Xuan is here too!"

Xie Zhuoning thought he had misheard, "Who did you say is here?"