Noble Lady

Xue Chenyu spent the night at the Marquis' Mansion and returned to the He family the next day.

Mother Huang had been waiting for her at the door early on Liu's orders.

As soon as they met, he said, "The old lady has ordered that from today on, Madam, you should not go out anymore. You are a woman, and if you go out and show your face in public, it will bring shame to the He family."

Xue Chenyu snorted, "Old Madam, you must have forgotten that this house is mine now. If I'm unhappy, you'll all have to sleep on the street. If you know what's good for you, be polite to me."

Obviously, her tone of voice was very gentle, and the goose yellow long jacket and colorful pleated skirt she wore today were also very gentle, but at that moment, Mother Huang felt a chill coming up from behind.

Mother Huang shuddered and knelt down quickly. "Madam, please calm down. This is all the old lady's instructions. I have no choice. Now that the old lady has taken the cousin back, she is planning to..."

"She's planning on staying put, isn't she?" Xue Chenyu looked at Huang's mother disapprovingly. "It must be you, a black-hearted old wretch, who gave her such bad advice."

Mother Huang didn't dare to refute and could only respond with a smile.

"You don't have to bother trying to please me. People like you will betray me once or twice and will definitely betray me a third time. I despise you."

Mother Huang's smile froze on her lips.

"but……"

"Madam, please give me your orders!" Mother Huang said with a fawning look on her face, a complete lackey.

Xue Chenyu's lips curled up. "Go back and tell the old lady that I have the official document from Jingzhao Prefecture and the IOU signed by He Minzhi himself. Even if I bring this case before the Emperor, I'll still be in the right."

"If she doesn't want to be kicked out, she should think about how to convince me not to sell the house. Otherwise, it will be too late to regret it."

After saying that, Xue Chenyu took Yuzhu's hand and left slowly.

Qiuhua and Xiahe, one with their hands on their hips and the other hugging their chests, looked at Mother Huang like she was stupid, then walked past her.

Mother Huang's thick skin, which she had developed over the years, suddenly felt like it had nowhere to go and she wished there was a crack in the ground for her to crawl into.

Turning around, Mother Huang relayed Xue Chenyu's words to Mrs. Liu exactly as they were.

"That's what she said?!" Liu's tone was filled with disbelief.

Mother Huang nodded.

Liu became angry again, "How dare she say that? She even wants to kick us out. Don't forget, she's also a member of the He family!"

Mother Huang hesitated for a moment, "Madam, do you think it's okay..."

"Just say what you want to say, stop hesitating!" After going through so many things, Liu was exhausted and had no patience left.

Madam Huang could only bite the bullet and ask, "Could it be that Mrs. Xue wants to divorce you, sir? Didn't you say that she shouted in the court of Jingzhao Prefecture that she wanted to divorce you, sir?"

Liu also told her some of the things that happened in the court, especially some snippets of Xue Chenyu, which she then processed to make Xue Chenyu's image more embarrassing.

"Divorce?" Liu seemed to be struck by these two words, and slammed the table angrily, "Don't even think about it! She is a member of the He family in life and a ghost of the He family in death. She wants a divorce? Unless Dalang divorces her and keeps all her dowry!"

Mother Huang: Aren’t you just daydreaming?

It would be a good thing for her to persuade him. Besides, she couldn't guarantee that she would say anything unpleasant.

Honest advice hurts. The old lady had good intentions, but the eldest aunt of the Xue family was not a soft persimmon that could be easily bullied.

If she really used some means to sell the house, or even drive them out, what could the old lady do? Besides, the cousin was pregnant, so she couldn't afford to gamble.

……

Furong Curie.

"Girl, are the things you said to Mother Huang useful?" Yuzhu poured a cup of hot tea and handed it to Xue Chenyu.

She quickly took the chilled lychees that Xia He brought over, washed her hands, carefully peeled them, removed the cores, put them in a jade bowl, and brought it to Xue Chenyu.

Xue Chenyu picked up the food with silver chopsticks and ate it slowly.

"What good are those words? With Liu's thick skin, she must have heard them and not taken them seriously at all."

"Then why did you ask Mother Huang to deliver the message?" Xia He couldn't figure it out.

Xue Chenyu did not answer, but asked Yuzhu to call Suying over.

Suying had been working non-stop for several days, and when Yuzhu called her over, she hadn't even had time to roll down her trouser legs or sleeves.

"Miss, I'm so sorry, I was so busy that I lost my composure."

"It's okay." Xue Chenyu waved her hand. "How's the packing going?"

Suying said, "It's already packed and we can start moving anytime."

"Then let's start moving." Xue Chenyu said, then smiled and instructed Yuzhu, "Go find two people to seal the door that opens to the He family. It won't be used in the future."

Yuzhu was stunned for a moment, "What do you mean, young lady?"

Xue Chenyu: "This courtyard was originally an independent house. From now on, you don't have to enter or exit through the He family's main gate."

Sealing the door and moving the dowry meant completely severing ties with the He family.

"Xia He, go to the Second House's old lady and see if the Second Master has returned. If he has, remember to remind the Second Old Lady and the Second Master to quickly ask Old Madam Liu about dividing the family. She will definitely agree by now."

"Yes."

Xia He went out with the intention of watching the fun. Although she didn't understand why the girl said that if the second wife went to ask old lady Liu to divide the family property at this time, she would agree.

Given her shrewd and selfish personality, she would definitely not agree to it. She might even want to keep the second wife to help them make money to support the family.

It was only when Xia He arrived at the second courtyard that she learned that the second master had said last time that he would take a leave and come back, but he was held up by something before leaving and had just arrived home this morning.

Xia He also told Master He Er and Zhang everything that Xue Chenyu had said.

Zhang and Mr. He Er looked at each other and both showed an expression of "I see".

"Miss Xia He, please go back and thank Madam... no, thank Aunt Xue for us..."

……

"I cannot thank you enough for your kindness. In the future, as long as we are needed, we will do our best and go through fire and water without hesitation." Xia He paused and said, "That's what Mr. He and Mrs. He said."

After saying that, she finally couldn't resist her overflowing curiosity and asked, "Miss, why do you say that if they ask for a separation at this time, the Liu family will agree?"

"Isn't He Minzhi unlucky now? The old lady should hold on to the second wife even more."

"You only know one side of the story." Xue Chenyu said with a meaningful smile, "Wait until the second branch splits up and moves out, and you'll understand why."

Not to mention Xia He, even Yuzhu and He Qiuhua's curiosity was piqued.

After hearing what Xia He said, Mr. He and Zhang went to find Liu without stopping.

In the past, if the topic of dividing the family was brought up, Liu would have said sternly, "No!"

But this time, as soon as the second wife and her husband entered the main room, Mrs. Liu had already placed tea on the table waiting for them.

"Sister-in-law."

"I know why you are here. Please sit down."

Mr. He Er and Zhang looked at each other before sitting down.

"Before, I didn't want to leave my family because the previous generation of the He family has passed away. Now there are only our two branches. The He family is already small. I thought that if we gather everyone together, we can work together with one heart and one mind."

At this point, Liu sighed, "I didn't expect so many things to happen. Now Dalang has fallen on hard times. I don't know what will happen in the future."

"Since your Second Branch doesn't want to take on this trouble and wants to ditch us and leave, I won't force you."

As she spoke, Liu called over Huang Madam and said, "Go to the drawer on my dressing table and bring over the family division document I prepared earlier. You can take a look at it later. If you have no problem, please sign and seal it. I can make the decision for Dalang."

Mother Huang immediately went to get it out.

Mr. He Er and Zhang also took a look.

There are three copies, one for the first and second wives, and one copy must be submitted to the government for filing because it involves property distribution.

The terms were also very simple. According to ancestral rules, this old house would be passed on to the eldest son and grandson, that is, to He Minzhi.

The shops left by the ancestors were sold or used to pay off debts, and there were only three left. He Minzhi wrote on the IOUs that they would be paid to Xue Chenyu.

But she didn't write that in the separation document.