When Emperor Wu heard that Qiao Yunting wanted to see him, he glanced at Qiao Yunqing who was kneeling below and thought to himself, did these two brothers make an appointment to come and cause trouble for him?
Qiao Yunqing came to ask for forgiveness because his wife was involved in corruption, which tarnished the Qiao family's tradition. Why did Qiao Yunting come?
Qiao Yunting went to the palace to seek Emperor Wu's approval because he had thought of a way to end things with the Zhou family. He really didn't expect that his second brother was also in the palace!
"What did you say?" Emperor Wu sat up straight at once, and even Qiao Yunqing looked up at his third brother.
"I want to divorce my late mother's husband!"
"Do you know what you are doing?"
Qiao Yunting seemed unaware and insisted on his own idea.
"I know. I want to divorce my late mother's husband. I will take care of her from now on."
"Does your mother know what you two did in the palace today?"
Qiao Yunting feels aggrieved when talking about this!
"I don't know. Mother doesn't care about us brothers anymore. Yesterday, she divided the family property and today she took her grandson back to Laohu Town without taking any sons with her!"
"Divide the family?" Emperor Wu didn't know what to say.
In this era, separation of family is a big deal.
Most people basically adhere to the idea of "staying with the family as long as the parents are alive", believing that having many children and a large and prosperous family is the best.
How could an old mother who is living well take the initiative to break up the family? To outsiders, it is a symbol of the family's decline.
When the parents were still alive, they started to divide the family property, and there were always some unspeakable reasons.
Either there are too many offspring and not enough houses to live in, or there is disharmony among family members and they fight to the death.
The elders will not take the initiative to break up a large family unless it is absolutely necessary. Doing so will not only affect their own authority and prestige, but will also make them lose face in front of the younger generation and lose face in front of their ancestors!
Moreover, the division of the family not only requires verbal and written notification to the clan leader and elders, but also requires the holding of numerous family member seminars.
How much the legitimate son gets, how much the illegitimate son gets, the retention of sacrificial fields, the division and responsibility of debts, etc. In the end, a series of property inheritance and division contracts must be formed.
For a family like the Qiao family that also has caravans and military power, the entanglement between them is probably even more complicated. Even in the end, there are many cases where brothers turn against each other and fight with each other.
How come Qiao Xin can do everything so easily and finish it in just one day?
I haven't heard of any dirty deeds happening between the three brothers. Their grandchildren are well-known for sticking together in the capital. I wonder how many old stubborn people in the capital are envious of them.
Such a rising upstart family was demolished just like that?
When Qiao Yunting talked about this, his tone couldn't be more sour. He actually couldn't understand it. How could the relationship between two generations be so close?
"Ah, my mother has separated me, my elder brother, and my second brother from each other. Only grandchildren can live in the ancestral homes in both places. My sons and daughters-in-law are not allowed to come and disturb my peace!
I have to deal with my family's affairs myself. My mother doesn't even want me as her son anymore, so she's just giving up on me!"
At this time, Emperor Wu felt some sympathy for these three brothers.
"Qiao Yunqing, what are your plans?"
"Your Majesty, I am still the second son of the Qiao family. I will never go back to my family. The worst that can happen is that we can just split up the clan!"
"You have the same idea as your elder brother! But the Left Prime Minister may not give up on his son like you."
"If I didn't raise him, I can give him back with my finger cut off. If I raised him before he was born, I will never be able to repay him in a hundred lifetimes. I don't mind giving him back with my finger cut off! But I will never be able to repay my mother's kindness in this life!"
Emperor Wu didn't know what he was thinking about. His expression softened. He played with his jade ring and said, "Qiao Qing has raised a few good sons! Well, it's up to you!"
In just a moment, the angel delivering the imperial decree left the palace and headed towards the Zhou family.
When the two brothers just arrived home, the people in Beijing who were always paying attention to the Qiao family's movements suddenly became excited!
"Oh my god, the old lady actually split up the family? General Qiao divorced her husband for her mother. She said she didn't care about the Zhou family, and she really didn't care!"
"Quick, quick, quick, who has the information? I'll pay you thirty cents. Where's Song Da?
"Fifty cents!"
"Song Da, you are getting too aggressive, aren't you? We are all gossipers, why do we have to hurt each other?"
At this moment, not only the Qiao family's theater, Yu Mancang, but also all the major teahouses and restaurants in the capital, as well as the temporarily hired beggars and idlers were shouting loudly in front of their own gates.
"If you want to hear the first-hand news, it's all in the so-and-so building. Don't miss it if you pass by!"
When curious people rushed to these places, they found that they were already packed with people and the tea tables had been moved to inconspicuous places!
"Have you heard? The Qiao family split up yesterday. General Qiao will divorce the eldest princess today and take the eldest princess's tablet back home for worship!"
"Ahem, His Majesty's decree has just been issued by the Zhou family, General Qiao has been named the Prince of Jiangyang, and will inherit the eldest princess' fiefdom, Jiangcheng!
"Tell me quickly, tell me quickly, where are General Qiao and Governor Qiao?"
"I heard that they won't return to their family. They are so desperate that they want to split up the clan themselves!"
"This man still has a conscience, otherwise Madam Qiao would just be making wedding clothes for others!"
"That's wrong. I heard that after Mrs. Qiao divided the family property, she immediately took her grandson to Laohu Town to prevent her son and daughter-in-law from disturbing her peace. It seems that she may not value this filial respect so much!"
The other said: "Whether one is filial or not depends on the ability of the elders! I heard that this time when the family was divided, Mrs. Qiao treated everyone equally, and even the properties were of similar size.
Do you remember the houses that the young prince lost? Now they have all been divided among the old lady's sons!"
"So, if the old lady hadn't won these houses, the division wouldn't have happened so quickly!"
"Of course, it's not difficult to find a house you like in the whole capital, but when you find three similar ones at once, it's hard to find one!"
"You all envy the Qiao family, but I envy the Wang family. Their daughter is so lucky.
From a woman who had broken off an engagement to the wife of a great general, and now the princess of a county. It has been less than a month since they got married, right? The status of the Wang family has risen several levels!"
Someone sighed, "These days things are different. It is believed that having a son is bad, but having a daughter is good. A daughter can still be married off to a neighbor, but a son will be buried with the grass. If you have a daughter like the Wang family, ten sons will not be able to compare to her."
“Who says it’s not…?”
Wang Caiwei's mind went blank after hearing the contents of the imperial edict. She was stunned! It was not until her sister-in-law reminded her that she reacted.
"Congratulations, third brother and his wife!" Zhang was the first to step forward to congratulate them, with a hint of caution in her expression.
She was allowed to come out to receive the imperial edict today, but she looked haggard and had to put on a forced smile. Xu and Wang Caiwei had heard some rumors, so they greeted her as usual and didn't mention anything else.
"Congratulations, third brother and his wife!" Xu was truly happy for the third brother and his wife!
"Thank you, sister-in-law and second sister-in-law. It's just that this feels so unreal!" Wang Caiwei said a little embarrassedly.
"What's the big deal? When my husband was appointed as the general, I was even more useless than you. I didn't even know how to walk. It was my mother who was there to help me hold on!"
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