The subtle fragrance of cotton needles

As soon as Xia Liu came back from court, he heard some gossip on his way home. It turned out that Tu Ling wanted to divorce him.

How can this be?

They have been married for more than 20 years. Isn't it a joke to divorce now? Moreover, even if they divorce, he should have received the divorce letter first. When the Right Prime Minister came to the court today, there was nothing unusual.

It would be fine if Xia Zhibai got married, but Xia Yanxiang is now Prince Luo's fiancée. If Tu Ling asked for a divorce now, it would definitely affect Xia Yanxiang's marriage. Given Tu Ling's personality, he would certainly not ask for a divorce at this time.

When they arrived at the Xia Mansion, the housekeeper came over in a hurry, unable to conceal his anxiety at all. Many people came to the mansion to hear whether the divorce was true. The housekeeper held back his anger and welcomed Xia Liu in first.

"What's wrong? It looks like the sky is falling." Xia Liu didn't know what had happened, but she had some bad guesses in her mind.

Seeing that Xia Liu was not in a hurry, the housekeeper thought that Xia Liu had already made some preparations for this matter, so he did not hesitate: "Madam has already handed over the divorce letter to the government, and said that she would pick an auspicious day to come to our house to settle the dowry."

"What?!" Xia Liu felt uneasy. Could it be that what was said outside was true? "She really wants to divorce?!"

Xia Liu’s eyes were as big as bells and she froze in place.

"Master?" The housekeeper called out to Xia Liu tentatively, "You don't know about this?"

Xia Liu didn't respond, and the housekeeper didn't know what to say.

Xia Liu suddenly reacted and hurried into the study.

The housekeeper was still standing there alone, when he suddenly saw Xia Liu leaving, and hurriedly followed her: "Master, what should we do? Madam wants to take the third young lady with her."

"Xia Yanxiang is my daughter! Can Tu Ling take her away just because he wants to?!" Xia Liu was furious. She didn't know who gave Tu the idea to propose divorce at this critical juncture!

The housekeeper was struck by Xia Liu's anger and immediately stood still.

"Go and find a way to clear out Tu's dowry. It belongs to the Xia family, and she must not be allowed to take it away. As for Xia Yanxiang, she is my Xia Liu's legitimate daughter, so she can forget about it!"

I have to send a message to His Highness.

"What? Mrs. Tu wants to divorce?!" When Xia Pinxiang learned about this, she was not as nervous as Xia Liu was. Instead, she was very happy.

"Tu was able to save face for herself and asked for a divorce instead of asking her father to divorce her."

"Your Majesty, now our aunt can be the boss in the mansion!" Cui Yu was as happy as Xia Pinxiang.

Xia Pinxiang gathered her hair around her ears and said with disdain, "Auntie has always been the head of the family. When Tu and my father are divorced, Auntie will be promoted to the position of the legitimate wife. Then I will be the legitimate daughter and will be promoted to the principal wife soon!"

Xia Pinxiang happily fantasized that if she became the principal wife, she would definitely be the queen in the future! By then, let's see what Xia Yanxiang can do to compare with her!

In stark contrast to Xia Pinxiang, Mo Yuyang almost died of anger when he heard the news.

"How does Xia Liu do things?!" Mo Yuyang had a look of anger on his face, his brows furrowed, and he held the letter sent by Xia Liu tightly in his hand.

Mo Yuyang closed his eyes and calmed down his anger. He was only confined to the house for two days, but Xia Liu had caused such a big fuss for him.

Now Xia Yanxiang and Mo Yuchen are only engaged, but at least Xia Yanxiang is still in the Xia Mansion and is restricted by Xia Liu.

Now, once the two of them divorce, the Right Prime Minister will definitely not let Xia Yanxiang stay in the Shangshu Mansion. Then the marriage will be a done deal, right?

Xia Liu is really good at making trouble instead of doing good! Can't you even get over the matter of face? You have to tear your face apart!

Mo Yuyang calmed himself down and prepared a letter to send to Xia Liu.

Yang Jin felt mixed emotions when he learned that Tu Ling had taken the initiative to propose a divorce.

Originally, Yang Jin was very happy about this matter, but then he changed his mind and thought that Tu's initiative to divorce was totally not Tu's style, so he was afraid that there must be something fishy going on.

The master had just said that Tu's background would never allow him to let her go. Now that Tu had proposed a divorce herself, it was definitely not a momentary act of anger.

Especially now that Tu has moved to the Right Prime Minister's Mansion, there is no way to know many things, and it might be the Right Prime Minister's consideration.

The Right Prime Minister is not a woman like Tu who only works hard in the backyard; she is a real figure who stands firm in the court.

Although Yang Jin is in charge of all affairs of Shangshu Mansion now, he knows clearly how huge Tu Ling's dowry is. If they divorce, all of it will definitely be taken back. By then, Shangshu Mansion will be an empty shell.

Although Xia Liu is the Minister of Rites, he is only a third-rank official, and was promoted only in recent years. His family is not well-off. If they really get divorced, the Xia family will certainly have a very difficult time.

Fortunately, Xia Pinxiang has married Prince Yuan, and Xia Liu is still useful to Prince Yuan, so Prince Yuan has not yet abandoned the Minister of Rites.

"How is it?" Yang Jin had already ordered his servants to check Tu's dowry. Now that the divorce could not be changed, he could only try to leave some assets for the Minister of Rites' Mansion.

“It has been counted.”

"That's good. Let's find some inconspicuous small shops and see if we can move them under my name."

Tu Ling's dowry was extremely generous. After all, when Tu Ling got married, the empress dowager also added to her dowry. In addition to the dowry given by the Tu family, there were even several nominal account books.

Since Tu Ling is so rich, it would be okay to leave some to Shangshu Mansion, right? After all, Tu Ling has lived in Shangshu Mansion for more than 20 years, and Xia Yanxiang and Xia Zhibai also use Shangshu Mansion's food, clothing, housing and transportation.

Now that the two children have grown up and have settled down, Tu Ling is thinking of just packing up and leaving. How is that possible?

Yang Jin and Xia Liu each had different thoughts, but what they did was the same.

The divorce agreement has been handed over to the government, and the dowry item of Tu Ling that Tu Song had registered with the government has also been taken back, so there is no need to worry about Xia Liu doing anything.

"Mother, I want to go with you then." Xia Yanxiang had her own thoughts.

This time we are going to deal with everything. With Xia Yanxiang's uncle around, it will be easy for Xia Yanxiang to leave the Xia Mansion.

In this case, Xia Yanxiang might never come back again after she goes back this time.

Xia Qianxiang’s matter must be brought to an end.

This is the only chance, Xia Yanxiang must find a way to get Liu Ying and her mother and son out.

"Yan'er, your health is not well yet. I'm afraid there will be some disputes to be settled when you go to the Xia Mansion this time." Tu Ling was still worried about Xia Yanxiang's health. After all, Tu Ling knew what kind of person Xia Liu was.

Xia Yanxiang must go, not only to get Liu Ying and the other two out, but also to support Tu Ling.

Before Xia Yanxiang could speak, Tu Ling said, "Yan'er, don't worry, mother will definitely not let you stay in the Xia Mansion."