sjar Chapter 689 You've Been Divorced
Chapter 689 You've Been Divorced
Shen House.
Because Shen Guannian was imprisoned, the door of the mansion was closed tightly. The maids and servants inside were all worried about their safety and even became extremely cautious when walking and talking.
Qi has been in a state of panic these days. She is not afraid that Shen Guannian will die, but she is afraid that the crime Shen Guannian committed is too serious and will affect the future of her sons.
Therefore, when Shen Guannian was just captured, she immediately sent her sons to study at the academy, and asked them to bring a lot of silver with them. When they arrived at the academy, she secretly gave the silver to the teacher as a tuition fee.
As for getting Shen Guannian out of jail, Qi had never thought about it, because if Shen Guannian came out, she would have a hard time. It would be better to let him stay in jail, so that she and her daughter would have a better life.
Anyway, over the years, she has taken advantage of her position as housekeeper and made a lot of benefits from it. She also has all the land, houses, shops and other things of the Shen family firmly in her own hands. With these, she can close the door and live her life as usual, and she may even be more comfortable than when Shen Guannian was at home.
In the main room, Qi was counting silver and land deeds with Shen Mingxuan, preparing to take out some as a dowry for Shen Mingxuan - although her innocence was ruined, as long as the dowry was generous enough, she could still get married.
Those poor families don’t care much about whether they are innocent or not. After all, they have trouble even eating, so how can they care about anything else?
"Mother, the family you chose is really poor and in a remote village outside the capital. If I marry them, won't I suffer all my life? I won't marry!"
"Xuan'er, it's already this late, and you're still picky? It's good enough that someone's willing to marry you. Stop being so picky! Your reputation is ruined, and your father's been thrown in jail. It's only because people outside the capital haven't heard about these things yet. If you're willing to marry us, which prince in the capital would want you? Even if they want to take you as a concubine, they want a pure girl. Do you understand?"
"Who ruined my reputation? It's you! I don't care. I won't marry into a poor family!"
"Although that family is poor now, they may not be poor in the future!"
Qi whispered, "Let me tell you the truth. I was the one who originally chose this poor and destitute family for Shen Wantang. I was afraid your father wouldn't agree to this marriage, so I deliberately picked a scholar who looked decent enough!"
"This man's name is Liao Youhe. He's already passed the provincial examination. If he goes to Beijing to take part in the spring examination next year, he might even pass! In the future, he'll likely become a high-ranking official, and you'll enjoy the good life with him!"
"His family is a little poor now, but I will prepare a large dowry for you and give you the best piece of land. If you spend frugally after you marry him, it will be enough for you to live on for the rest of your lives!"
The more Shen Mingxuan listened, the more heartbroken she felt. She burst into tears, "Why, why should I marry a poor scholar with an uncertain future? I even have to use my dowry to support him! And Shen Wantang can marry the second son of the Duke's Mansion and enjoy all the glory and wealth! But I can only live frugally!"
Qi was naturally annoyed: "Xuan'er, don't worry, I will never let that bitch go like this!"
"What is Mother going to do? What's your plan? I'm telling you, no matter what plan you have, you must tell me in advance. Otherwise, you might end up not being able to trick Shen Wantang, but tricking me instead!"
"Don't worry, I won't be able to trick you this time! Didn't that bitch marry into the Duke's Mansion? Isn't she very proud? Then I will make sure she can't have children for the rest of her life! Let's see how proud she is!"
"Is there really a way for a mother to prevent her from having children for the rest of her life?"
"Of course! After drinking a bowl of this sterilizing medicine, I guarantee she'll never be able to have children until she dies!"
"Shen Wantang is such a smart person, how could she possibly drink the medicine you gave her?"
"Are you stupid? Of course I wouldn't just force medicine into her! I deliberately beat her up on the day I returned home. She must have been taking medicine every day these past few days. I just need to replace her medicine and that'll be it!"
Shen Mingxuan finally became happy: "So mother has already made plans. Mother is very clever! As long as Shen Wantang can't give birth to a child, the Duke's Mansion will definitely dislike her. Gu Qianhan will also hate her and may even divorce her and marry someone else!"
Qi's face showed a hint of a gloomy smile: "Humph, a hen that can't lay eggs, the Duke's Mansion will naturally not want her. When the time comes, she will let us humiliate her!"
As soon as she finished speaking, a cold voice came from the door: "Who are you trying to humiliate? Who is the hen that can't lay eggs?"
Qi's face suddenly changed and she turned her head to look at the door.
"Shen Wantang?! Why are you here? Someone, get her out!"
Unfortunately, after she shouted, no one outside responded to her.
Qi was furious: "A bunch of lazy dogs, not knowing how to report when someone comes in, it's bad enough, but now they dare not listen to me! Come on!"
As Shen Wantang walked inside, she said calmly, "Stop shouting. I've already dismissed all the maids, servants, and guards in the mansion."
Qi screamed: "What did you say?!"
"The only person in the mansion who is loyal to you is Nanny Yin. What a pity! The last time I came back, she disgusted me because of you and was beaten half to death. Now she is bedridden! Now, no one is loyal to you anymore."
"Shen Wantang! This is the Shen Mansion, not the Duke's Mansion! I am the mistress of the Shen Mansion. It is not your turn to make the decisions about the Shen Mansion!"
"Wrong! You've been divorced. Now I have the final say in the affairs of the Shen Mansion. After all, my last name is Shen!"
Shen Wantang said as he threw a piece of paper at Qi's face.
When Qi picked it up, she found that it was the divorce letter that Shen Guannian had written in anger when he found out he was being cuckolded!
Hadn't she already torn up the divorce letter? Why did it reappear intact?!
Her face turned pale and she tore up the divorce letter again!
Shen Wantang sneered, "You're so stupid! You didn't think that tearing up the divorce letter would make it useless? Oh, I forgot to tell you, I've already filed a record with the government. According to the government's household registration documents, you, Qi Xiangru, are no longer Shen Guannian's wife!"
Qi's face turned pale in an instant: "No! This is impossible!"
Shen Mingxuan was also horrified: "Shen Wantang, you're crazy! You actually stepped over the government's responsibility and went to the government to divorce your father's wife!"
Shen Wantang raised the corners of her lips slightly. "The divorce letter was written by my father. He's in jail now, so it's inconvenient for him to go to the government office. So I, as his daughter, have no choice but to go there on his behalf."
After she finished speaking, she stepped forward and picked up the title deed on the table.
"Oh, our Shen Mansion still has so many fields and houses!"
"Shen Wantang, put down the land deed!"
"Dujuan, Qinxin, take everything off the table. These belong to me!"