The subtle fragrance of cotton needles

Xia Liu had no idea about this matter, so naturally she couldn't say anything. She could only shake her sleeves angrily and turned back to sit down: "Since Liu Ying is your dowry, you can take her away!"

She is just a woman! She is old and ugly, so there is no point in keeping her!

Seeing that Xia Liu didn't seem to understand what she meant, Tu Ling repeated it again: "Except Yan'er, Liu Ying and her son, I want to take them all away!"

If Tu Ling wanted Liu Ying, he could just take her away, but Tu Ling obviously meant to take more than just Liu Ying away, and Xia Liu's anger, which had been suppressed with great difficulty, rose up again.

"Tu Ling! Stop it!" Xia Liu really couldn't help it. She stood up again and pointed at Tu Ling's face. She almost couldn't help but take action.

Xia Zhibai really couldn't bear to watch it anymore, so he took a step forward and went to Tu Ling's side. His strong body showed the confidence of Tu Ling's family.

"Xia Zhibai! What are you going to do? You are my son, Xia Liu!" Xia Liu was so angry that he was shaking. It was fine that Xia Zhibai had never helped him, but what was he going to do now? Rebellion? !

"I am also my mother's son." Xia Zhibai is half a head taller than Xia Liu. Now he is standing next to Tu Ling and talking to Xia Liu, which actually makes Xia Liu feel a little threatened.

Tu Ling's expression did not change at all, and he continued, "I will take Liu Ying, her mother and her son away with me."

"Impossible!" Xia Liu angrily threw down this sentence and turned away, taking two breaths and trying to calm down. "Qian'er and Yang'er are already in the family tree, you can't take them away."

"Don't even mention them, even Yan'er is not allowed! Yan'er is my only legitimate daughter. She is as famous as Bai'er in the family tree. It's impossible for you to take her away just because you want to." Xia Liu finally came to his senses, thanks to Xia Zhibai who stood up and reminded him of this matter.

"If you must take someone away, just take Liu Ying away. She is your dowry, but she is just a servant."

No matter how good-tempered Tu Ling was, he couldn't stand Xia Liu's shamelessness: "You are shameless!"

Xia Liu turned around in disbelief and saw Tu Ling pointing at him and trembling with anger, calling him shameless.

"What did you say?!" Xia Liu had probably never been pointed at in the nose and called shameless before. For a moment, he couldn't believe that these words came from the mouth of his wife of more than twenty years.

"It was obviously you at the beginning!" Tu Ling really couldn't say it. Xia Liu was so shameless!

"What's wrong with me?" Xia Liu didn't believe that Tu Ling could really tell what happened that year. And even if Tu Ling told it, that incident had happened more than ten years ago. Even if he wanted to investigate, there was no evidence.

"I..." Tu Ling couldn't say anything and could only tremble with anger.

Hu Yuan was also worried when he saw this. He originally thought that he was just here to witness the divorce of the two families. Although he had been prepared for a fight, he did not expect that some secrets would be revealed.

Hu Yuan is now considering whether he should find an excuse to leave this dangerous place.

After all, no matter how he judges, he might be resented by the other party.

As a woman herself, Shen vaguely sensed Tu Ling's difficulties that he was unable to express.

As the two sides were confronting each other, another voice that shouldn't have appeared appeared: "Madam, it's not easy for me to say it out loud, so why not let me say it myself."

Everyone's attention was drawn to the newcomer.

They are Liu Ying, Xia Zhiyang and Xia Qianxiang.

"Aying!" You can't say it!

"Madam, the truth will come out one day." Liu Ying understood the consequences of speaking out this matter better than anyone else. For her and her children, it would be a result that would be difficult to accept for the rest of their lives.

Liu Ying walked step by step to Xia Liu, raised the corner of her mouth, slapped Xia Liu hard, then turned around and knelt down to Hu Yuan.

Xia Liu was stunned. Before he could react, he heard Liu Ying had already begun to admit it to Hu Yuan.

"Sir Hu, it was Xia Liu who forced me to give birth to Yang'er. Since then, I have nowhere to go. It was Madam who did not hate me and gave me the permission to be her concubine. I was originally Madam's dowry. Now that Madam wants a divorce, I should leave with her." Liu Ying took a deep breath, and with the determination to die, she trembled as she spoke the words that she had kept hidden for more than ten years.

Every word Liu Ying spoke was like a cut open of the deepest scar in her heart; the bloody wound was filled with rotten pus that flowed out along with her words.

After saying this, Liu Ying didn't look up or stand up, but she felt as if a huge stone had been lifted from her heart.

Xia Zhiyang had known this secret for a long time, but when he heard Liu Ying say it in person, he couldn't help but be deeply shocked.

It turns out that I am my mother’s greatest pain.

Xia Zhiyang clenched his fists, and kept telling himself to be patient and not let hatred cloud his mind. This was the only chance for their family of three to open the Xia Mansion.

A warm hand quietly held Xia Zhiyang's hand. Xia Zhiyang was stunned and even dared not move for a moment.

It’s Xia Qianxiang.

Although Xia Qianxiang didn't know about this, she could deeply feel Liu Ying's despair at that time, and the feeling of sunshine shining into the darkness when Tu Ling did not resent or dislike Liu Ying.

Xia Zhiyang looked at Xia Qianxiang's face, but could not see Xia Qianxiang's expression.

Xia Qianxiang was already in tears. She simply couldn't imagine how her aunt had managed to get through all those years alone, and how she had faced her brother who represented humiliation and pain, and yet managed not to hurt him.

Xia Qianxiang didn't know that since she was born, Liu Ying gradually let go of her feelings and dared to meet Xia Zhiyang.

Tu Ling's eyes were also filled with hot tears, and he took a step towards Liu Ying: "Aying, it's not your fault!"

Liu Ying then stood up and trembled as she held Tu Ling's hand: "Madam, thank you for taking care of me all these years. Now that you want a divorce, I will naturally go with you."

Tu Ling understood what Liu Ying meant and spoke immediately: "Master Hu, Xia Liu forced Liu Ying to give birth to two children, but Liu Ying was my dowry and was never included in the Xia family's genealogy. According to the law, she should have left with me."

Tu Song and Shen were both staring at Hu Yuan's reaction. Hu Yuan had no choice but to think about it seriously, and then said, "Of course, although this concubine has two children, she has not changed her place of origin. According to the rules, it is naturally the madam's dowry."

Tu Ling breathed a sigh of relief, but Hu Yuan immediately added: "But it may not work for two children."

"what?"

"According to the rules, the Fourth Young Master and the Sixth Young Lady, one has not yet reached the age of twenty, and the other has not yet reached the age of marriage, so they have to stay in their father's home and cannot leave." Hu Yuan said with some regret.

Tu Ling had thought of this a long time ago and put forward the final proposal.