"Grandmother, please think it over! If we separate the family now, won't my husband's situation become even more difficult? You've seen how arrogant those people are. If we leave the Marquis's mansion, what will we do?"
Shen Tangning looked at the old lady with a pleading expression, hoping that she would retract her decision.
Chi Yan looked dejected, as if all his strength had been drained away, and he appeared completely lost and disoriented.
The old lady was secretly delighted and snorted coldly, "He deserves it! He brought it on himself!"
Under Shen Tangning's gaze, Madam Chi stepped forward, her face filled with shame: "Mother-in-law, I was quite offensive with my words before. Could we discuss the division of the family property later..."
The old lady curled her lips in a mocking smile, her eyes filled with contempt: "Weren't you quite so backbone yesterday when you were shouting about dividing the family property? Let me see how long you can keep up your tough act!"
Shen Tangning lowered her eyes slightly, concealing the smile in them.
The more they resisted dividing the family property, the more the old lady felt that it was the right thing to do!
On the contrary, if they act very willingly, the old lady will have to think carefully, because ultimately she doesn't want them to have an easy time.
Coupled with her previous experiences, the old lady was still harboring resentment, and she was probably determined to make up her mind by now.
Shen Tangning had her figured out exactly what she was thinking. She spent some money to find a few people to stir up trouble. Now that public resentment was boiling over, it was too easy to incite these people to come and cause trouble.
Lady Hou still felt something was amiss, but her mother-in-law had already made a very forceful decision: "Go and invite the clan elders! Also, call back the Marquis and the second son!"
Lady Hou bit her lip secretly, thinking to herself that this matter was a foregone conclusion.
Well, it's still hard to say whether Chi Yan can clear his name of cheating!
Recalling what her son had mentioned unintentionally before, her eyes flickered. Perhaps it wouldn't be a bad thing to sever ties with the second wife early on.
After a while, the head of the Chi family clan and two highly respected elders arrived together.
Before long, Marquis Ningyuan and the Second Master also returned.
The two elders learned the general situation from the old lady, and upon seeing Master Chi, they immediately berated him: "Your stepmother raised you, and now you're thinking about dividing the family property! This is simply against human ethics and morality!"
Master Chi listened to the reprimand in silence, then pinched his thigh, his old eyes immediately reddening: "The elder is right! I shouldn't have upset my mother, but I can't just stand by and watch her kick my son out of the house. You are also a father, you should be able to understand the feelings of a junior, right?"
One of the elders looked embarrassed and remained silent: "..."
The other person barely maintained his composure: "We can't go against the unfilial!"
Master Chi, looking utterly pathetic, simply knelt down and kowtowed to the old lady, genuinely wiping his eyes with emotion: "Mother, your son now knows his mistake. How about we don't separate this family anymore..."
The old lady flew into a rage and refused to agree: "Dream on! You have to share! You're getting yours today, whether you like it or not!"
The two elders looked at each other, speechless.
This is quite different from what they heard from the old lady.
Who exactly wants to split up the family business?
The clan leader probably knew that the old lady was exaggerating. Although he was dissatisfied, he had no intention of embarrassing her. He cleared his throat awkwardly and said solemnly, "Since we are going to divide the family, then let's do it according to the rules. Land, property, shops, etc., will be divided equally according to the number of sons, regardless of whether they are legitimate or illegitimate. The title and the right to inherit the ancestral line will belong to the eldest legitimate son."
The old lady's face darkened when she was told that half of the family property would be divided up during the division of the family estate, but since the law was in place, she couldn't say anything to refute it.
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