This is a tremendous injustice to his maternal grandmother, mother, uncles, cousins, and other relatives. How could they use that woman Xiao's dirty blood?
He can always make it up to them later by getting something better.
As for why he accepted Madam Shen and the others so quickly, it was because he trusted Ye Zhen and the Crown Prince; he believed that what they had investigated would not be wrong.
Compared to relatives like Qin Xue and Li Shiling, he would rather have someone like Madam Shen or Li Chenghe, not to mention Li Suihuan who resembles his mother.
Li Chenghe was unaware of his newly adopted nephew's filial piety. After hearing Madam Shen's words, he carefully folded several blood-written letters and said behind Madam Shen's back, "Mother, your son has finished writing them."
"Do not look at what is improper," he and his three sons kept it a secret from Xiao Shi.
But he nudged his wife, Madam Miao, with his arm, signaling her to go help Madam Shen.
Although Miao's background was also ordinary, she was not as willing to go all out as Madam Shen, so she had kept quiet until now. Now that her husband had given her a signal, although she was a little reluctant to lower herself, she still went over to help.
Seeing that they completely disregarded him, Li Heng noticed that Xiao Shi's outer skirt had been torn off, and if she took it off again, her inner garment would be visible.
"Then Prime Minister Li should really give up his humanity," he said fiercely. "Fine, I will grant your wish. I will sever ties and divorce you as you please. This farce ends here."
Then he looked at Madam Shen and said, "Shen Maiqiu, if you want a divorce, then stop."
Lady Xiao is no longer recognizable as a human being. Although she hasn't stripped down to the point of revealing her skin, she has completely lost all face as the wife of the Prime Minister.
Having achieved her goal, Madam Shen stopped and looked at her son.
Li Chenghe approached Li Heng with the divorce papers and the letter of severance of ties, his expression serious. "Sign and affix your seal."
There was no writing brush, ink, paper, or inkstone.
No other blood was provided.
This meant that Li Heng also had to bite his finger to draw blood. Li Heng took a deep breath, thankful that he had taken good care of himself in the past, otherwise he would have been driven to death by these unfilial descendants today.
After he signed and pressed his fingerprint, Li Chenghe carefully checked it over and then handed it to his eldest son, saying, "Check again, there must be no mistakes."
He was in charge of construction projects in the Ministry of Works, and he knew that even a small mistake could lead to a huge error, which is why he developed a rigid and meticulous personality.
Li Heng used to admire this about him, but today he was extremely annoyed.
But having lost face enough today, he didn't want to be laughed at in public any longer, so he ordered his men to send Xiao back to her residence.
She stayed behind and said to Li Chenghe earnestly, "I don't know who instigated your mother to insist on a divorce."
But you are still my son, and I can't abandon you. The Prime Minister's residence is still your home. Take your mother and children home."
Although Shen was usually shrewish, she never dared to act so presumptuously in front of him. Li Heng believed that her behavior today was due to Ye Zhen's instigation, aside from the matter of his daughter.
But why did Ye Zhen instigate the Shen family to make trouble with him? Besides diverting attention from the child case, could it be that he had also noticed something else?
Therefore, Li Heng wanted to first calm Li Chenghe down and try to get information out of him.
This son has never been very bright.
But Li Chenghe shook his head, "Since we have severed ties, there is no longer any connection between us. We will not return to the Prime Minister's residence."
Li Heng threatened, "If you don't return to the Prime Minister's residence, where will you go? Your mother only had two taels of silver with her when she brought you and your siblings to the capital."
"Could it be that all of you, now, are relying on just two taels of silver to establish yourselves in the capital?"
Shen did raise him and support his education, but he also raised them for so many years. If you really think about it, he gave more.
They are so ungrateful.
Li Chenghe and his sons were shocked and disgusted by Li Heng's words.
That's utterly shameless.
Without his mother and grandmother, Li Heng would not be where he is today.
Madam Shen did not want her children and grandchildren to talk much with Li Heng. Although they had severed ties, in the eyes of the world, they were still Li Heng's juniors.
Disrespecting elders would damage one's reputation, so he said, "When I arrived in the capital, I did indeed only have two taels of silver left. But Li Heng, Xiao Shi has been in charge of the household since she entered the family. Ask her how many taels of silver my mother and I have used from the public funds over the years."
"Now, in front of everyone, calculate how much silver can compensate me for supporting your education and caring for your parents?"
Prince Ning couldn't stand it anymore, saying, "This kind of kindness can't be repaid with money."
Madam Shen bowed to him, "Thank you for speaking up for justice, Your Highness."
She then turned to Li Heng, “The Xiao family has never treated us mother and children well. Chenghe went to the capital and started copying books to earn money, while I also managed to save up some meager savings with those two taels of silver.”
Now that we are divorced, I can give up the Li family's money, but we must take back our own things and the Miao family's dowry.
As for where we go, Your Excellency need not worry about it; just refrain from plotting revenge against us in secret.
In the past, she would have fought for half of the Prime Minister's estate for her children and grandchildren, but now that she knows Li Heng's ambition, she is worried that the Prime Minister's estate is not clean and will cause trouble for her children and grandchildren in the future, so she simply gives it all up.
With the private assets she's accumulated over the years, her family can manage to get by.
Prince Ning pondered for a moment and nodded, "Madam Shen's request is not excessive. I hope Prime Minister Li will not make things difficult for them?"
Helian Qing also said, "Grandmother, don't be afraid. The Prince of Dingyuan's mansion is very large and can accommodate you all. Grandfather was worried that I had no relatives. He will be overjoyed now."
"You're taking them all with you?"
Prince Ning suddenly felt like having a chat, "Is the border town fun? Why don't I go and visit for a few days?"
Helian Qing was very generous, "What kind of relationship do we have? You can go if you want, and stay as long as you want."
Thinking of something, he patted Qingnu's other shoulder, "By the way, would you like to come up and sit for a while? You can see a higher view. Hmm, Prime Minister Li is overworked; his head is bald."
Prince Ning, who had initially felt embarrassed to sit on someone's shoulders as a grown man, became interested upon hearing this. "Really? Let me see."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qingnu reached out and pulled the person onto her shoulder.
The giant-like man had two people, one large and one small, sitting on his shoulders. They were so conspicuous that even Li Heng couldn't help but look up. When he did, he was stunned.
Prince Ning and Helian Qing sat together, their mannerisms and expressions remarkably similar. Even a closer look at Prince Ning's features revealed a resemblance to one person. Li Heng's gaze deepened...
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