After my mind was read, I became the emperor's favorite

Qi Mingrong was indeed a simple-minded person. Just based on Qi Mingyao's few words of encouragement and the temptation of being the eldest son, he quickly agreed.

It was basically a sure thing for him to persuade Marquis Wuwei.

When Marquis Wuwei returned home, he was relieved to see that his beloved son was fine.

But before he could be happy for long, Qi Mingrong told him the bad news that Qi Mingze had angered the emperor.

Marquis Wuwei suddenly felt dizzy, as if he was back in the dark dungeon.

"This rebellious son, how dare he!"

"Dad, listen to me..."

Qi Mingrong whispered in the ear of Marquis Wuwei, repeating to him all the tricks that Qi Mingyao had told him.

“Well, this is a great plan that kills two birds with one stone.

My son really has the qualities of a father: smart, capable and resourceful.

From now on, under the leadership of my son, the Qi family will be able to recreate the glory of our ancestors."

"Dad, there's no time to lose. Let's act quickly."

Qi Mingrong gladly accepted all the compliments from Marquis Wuwei and urged him to sever his kinship with Qi Mingze as soon as possible before the emperor punished the Marquis Wuwei's Mansion.

At the instigation of his beloved son, Marquis Wuwei decisively wrote the letter of separation, sent it to Yan, and filed a case with the government.

The temptation of money, the intimidation of power, and Qi Mingze's arrangement.

The document certified with the official seal appeared on the desk of Marquis Wuwei within an hour. Now he just had to wait for Yan to make trouble.

As they expected, Yan fainted from crying after receiving the news.

(Pretending, Anlu has already brought a message from Zizi.)

When she heard that her son was indeed imprisoned, she could no longer sit still and walked towards the courtyard of Marquis Wuwei with her maids and servants.

"Madam." The guard standing outside the courtyard saluted respectfully.

"I have something important to ask you, Master. Please help me pass it on."

"No need, I'm here." The Marquis of Wuwei and his son had been waiting for a long time, and came out directly when they heard the noise.

Yan Yingsu was about to speak when tears came to her eyes. It seemed that time had left no trace on her face. Even Marquis Wuwei, who had not entered her courtyard for many years, could not help but feel dazed when he saw her.

"Master, please save Mingze."

"Yan, I haven't asked you how you raised your son. You made him so rude and unruly.

He is disrespectful to his king, unfilial to his father, and has no love for his brothers.

Since you want to follow that rebellious son and make trouble, I will give you some respect and ask you to leave the house."

As he said this, he ordered the guards to surround Yan's group, making it clear that if they didn't do as he said today, there would be no peace.

An Wu and several other masters disguised as servants looked at each other and winked at the guards opposite.

Just when the two sides were about to fight, the butler suddenly appeared, shouting as he ran.

"Master, something bad has happened. Master Yan has brought his men to our door."

Marquis Wuwei has always looked down on this lady who came from a merchant family, and the entire Yan family is also not favored by him.

I haven't been out for many years, and I never thought that old bastard Yan Botao would have the guts to attack the Marquis of Wuwei's Mansion.

It just so happened that he also wanted to meet the Yan family and ask them to take the divorced daughter back home to avoid bringing disaster to his Wuwei Marquis Mansion.

Marquis Wuwei went to the main gate with a large group of guards. Looking at the smashed gate, he instantly became furious and spoke without thinking.

"Master Yan is so arrogant that he dares to act wildly in my Wuwei Marquis Mansion.

But this is just right. I have divorced your daughter now, so please take her back with you, Master Yan.

To be honest, your Yan family really needs to teach your daughter what it means to be virtuous and what it means to manage a household and educate children.

So as to avoid the same fate as the Yan family, raising a rebellious son like Qi Mingze, bringing disaster to the entire family."

"Marquis Wuwei does not need to worry about the family traditions of my Yan family. As for what will happen to Ze'er, His Majesty will make the final decision.

If the Marquis of Wuwei wants to divorce his wife, then I will have to have a proper conversation with your Qi clan."

Yan Botao was originally asked by Qi Mingze to support his daughter, so how could he not be prepared at all?

According to Ze'er's arrangement, he invited all the elders of the Qi clan.

"Jiyang, what's the point of making such a scene at the door? It's just making people laugh at you."

An old man in plain clothes walked out from the crowd and gave Marquis Wuwei a lesson.

"Chief, why are you here?"

“Not only me, but other elders are also on their way.

How could the family sit idly by when such a big thing happened in Wuwei Marquis Mansion?"

"The elders have arrived at just the right time. I have severed my relationship with that rebellious son Qi Mingze, and now is the perfect time to remove him from the family.

I am also planning to divorce that ill-educated woman from the Yan family. I ask the elders of the clan to be witnesses."

Marquis Wuwei had a look of relief on his face. Yan, the thorn that had stood between him and his true love for many years, could finally be removed.

"Ji Yang, you are confused." The old man looked at him with deep sorrow.

Not to mention how outstanding Qi Mingze, the legitimate son, is. He is only imprisoned and not convicted, so he may still have room for maneuver.

Yan had made many years of contribution to the Marquis of Wuwei's Mansion. Now that her son's life or death was uncertain, he divorced her. How would outsiders view him, the Marquis of Wuwei?

Being heartless, favoring concubines over wives, ignorant and mistaking fish eyes for pearls... these are almost becoming synonyms for Marquis Wuwei.

However, the matter was already settled, and even a judge could not judge family affairs, and he, as the patriarch, could not influence his thoughts.

In the main hall, the seven elders of the Qi family gathered together, and Marquis Wuwei informed them of the matter of severing the relationship and divorcing his wife.

The elders looked at each other for a moment, not knowing what to say, but the severance of the relationship had already been cleared by the government, and they could no longer do anything about it.

But the issue of divorce is still under discussion.

"Elders of the Qi family, I do not agree with Marquis Wuwei divorcing his wife.

My daughter is filial to her parents-in-law and cares for her children, and she is of great help to Marquis Wuwei.

She hasn't violated any of the seven grounds for divorce, and she's been in mourning for the old lady for three years. What right does the Marquis of Wuwei have to divorce her?

Yan Botao said this righteously, and glanced around at everyone with sharp eyes.

The elders of the Qi family knew that Marquis Wuwei was in the wrong, and felt guilty when he looked at them.

"You!" Marquis Wuwei wanted to argue, but was stopped by the head of the Qi family.

"So what does Mr. Yan mean?"

"Heli."

"Why divorce?" Marquis Wuwei blurted out.

"Then report it to the authorities and let them judge whether you, Marquis Wuwei, have grounds to divorce your wife."

Yan Botao produced a stack of evidence of Marquis Wuwei selling Yan Yingsu's dowry, and witness testimony that he had made things difficult for his wife and son and favored his concubine.

The elders of the Qi family felt ashamed when they saw these things, and the momentum of Marquis Wuwei also withered.

"Boss, I think the situation is clear that the relationship has been torn apart. It is better to comply with the Yan family's wishes, so that the two families can part ways amicably."

The patriarch took action. A shrewd and elegant old man proposed to the patriarch.

He had received a lot of benefits from the Yan family, and they had promised to give him double the reward once the matter was done.

This is money that he will never earn in his entire life.

Hearing him say this, the other three also agreed.

They are soft-hearted when they eat other people's food and reluctant to take other people's things. When there are benefits hanging in front of them, how can they not do their best?

Besides, Marquis Wuwei also wanted to divorce his wife, so they were helping him.

Finally, after repeated persuasion from the clan elders, the shameless Marquis Wuwei agreed to divorce, and even gave Yan's daughter to the Yan family.

With the efforts of both parties, the divorce agreement, severance agreement and filing procedures were handled extremely quickly.

Before Yan Botao left with his daughter, granddaughter and dowry servants, he left a message to everyone.

"It's too late today. My son will come back tomorrow to ask Marquis Wuwei to retrieve my daughter's dowry. I hope Marquis Wuwei can sort it out as soon as possible."