You're the one who wants to marry a mistress, and I'm marrying someone else, yet you still

After Shen Nian'an left, Xie Wanru wrote a letter, asking Dongzhu to secretly go to Shen Cong'an's place with a note early the next morning. Her brother was about to return to Xuan, and the matter of divorce could not wait any longer.

Who knows what Shen Nian'an might do to her in the future, given her desperate circumstances?

Early in the morning, after Dongzhu finished delivering the things, she saw Shen Nian'an sneaking out of the Shen residence.

"Miss, the Second Master has gone out."

Dongzhu rushed back to Plum Garden in a great hurry.

“I know, let him go. Call your junior brother over. Now that the master is awake, Mo’er doesn’t need his protection anymore. He can go back and have a good New Year.”

Xie Wanru gave the instructions, her expression calm, showing no sign of being betrayed.

Dongzhu knew that Miss and Master were plotting something, and she also knew that Miss wanted to divorce Master, but she didn't expect that Miss would not be sad at all.

As expected, Miss doesn't like Second Master.

When Fu Rou learned that Shen Yanzhi had been imprisoned in the ancestral hall, fasted for three days, tortured, and beaten, she immediately panicked.

"Nianlang! Nianlang, we won't enter the Shen family mansion. We don't want wealth and glory. Give Yanzhi back to me! We, mother and children, are just worthless lives and shouldn't disturb your lives."

Fu Rou cried her eyes out.

"He hasn't had time to recover after falling into the water; he won't survive being tortured like this!"

Looking at Fu Rou's current state, Shen Nian'an felt a little impatient and didn't want to comfort her. Her constant crying was inexplicably irritating to him.

He frowned and said coldly, "Why are you crying? Will crying solve anything? He's only suffered a little; he's not going to die so easily. Don't worry, since I promised you, I won't go back on my word. After this period is over, I'll find a way to get him out and take good care of him."

Upon hearing this, Fu Rou looked at Shen Nian'an with teary eyes, her heart filled with worry and unease, but she dared not easily reveal it.

She knew that Shen Nian'an was her only support at this moment, so she could only suppress her grief and say in a trembling voice, "Nianlang, you must rescue Yanzhi, I can't live without him..."

Fu Rou looked pitiful at the moment, but all she got in return was Shen Nian'an's cold stare.

Shen Nian'an waved her hand impatiently: "I know, you just wait patiently."

Shen Nian'an truly did not expect Xie Wanru to be so resolute, actually wanting to divorce him. In his heart, both mother and son were afraid of the topic of divorce, so why was Xie Wanru so casual?

He had thought he could use Shen Yanzhi to control Xie Wanru, making her feel maternal affection for Shen Yanzhi and thus preventing her from making any rash moves. But now it seems he had been too naive.

“Nianlang, I’ve followed you for so many years, never asking for titles or status. I only want the best for my children! Why… why did they do this to me…”

Fu Rou cried uncontrollably, then suddenly lost all strength and collapsed.

"mother!"

Shen Yu'er called her mother, who had fainted, and the little girl ran over.

"Rou'er!"

Shen Nian'an was startled and quickly picked her up, "Rou'er, wake up, wake up!"

Shen Nian'an held the person and called out, but Fu Rou did not respond.

Shen Yu'er woke up crying, pulling Fu Rou's hand. Shen Nian'an was in a state of confusion. He carried Fu Rou to the carriage he had parked outside the door and took Fu Rou and Shen Yu'er back to the Shen residence.

Since Xie Wanru said she wouldn't care if he took a concubine, he would bring her back openly and honestly. He didn't believe Xie Wanru would really dare to divorce him.

Meanwhile, in the Plum Garden, Xie Wanru was sitting quietly, flipping through an ancient book.

Dongzhu had already called her junior brother over as instructed.

"Miss, Xu Jing has arrived," Dongzhu said softly.

Xie Wanru raised her head and looked at her junior brother, a gentle look in her eyes: "You've worked hard these past few days. Now that the master has woken up, you should go back and rest. The New Year is in a few days, so go back and reunite with your master and the others."

“Alright, I was just getting bored too. But what are you going to do about Shen’s son wanting to learn martial arts? You promised him, and he’s keeping it in mind.”

Xu Jingdao.

“He is now being taught by Shen Cong’an. If he wants to learn martial arts, someone will arrange it for him. However, you can teach him to ride a horse for the next two days, and then return to Mount Xuwu. I also need some time to prepare a gift for you to take back.”

Xie Wanru smiled faintly.

Xu Jing listened and confidently agreed.

“Alright, it’s settled then. Take him to get acquainted with the horses again today. He got to know the black horse yesterday, so today is a good day for him to experience riding on horseback. As for the gifts, you can prepare them at your leisure. I’ll bring them back to Void Mountain for you, no matter how many you have.”

Xu Jing nodded in agreement and turned to make the arrangements.

Just then, a servant rushed in, reporting anxiously, "Miss, something terrible has happened! The Second Master has returned with a woman and a young girl, and they're heading towards the Old Madam's place!"

Xie Wanru frowned slightly, but then relaxed, a hint of mockery flashing in her eyes. Shen Nian'an was really fast.

"Miss……"

Dongzhu nervously rubbed her hands, and Xu Jing looked at her with concern. Xu Jing knew that young masters from aristocratic families were often promiscuous, and the Shen family did indeed have quite a few concubines, but that did not mean that Shen Nian'an could do whatever he wanted.

She waved her hand gently, signaling the servant to leave, then turned to Xu Jing and Dong Zhu and said calmly, "It's alright, we'll deal with whatever comes our way. Junior Brother, you go and keep Mo'er company. Dong Zhu, let's go over there too."

Xie Wanru stood up, straightened her sleeves, and walked calmly toward the courtyard where the old lady lived.

Her back view appeared exceptionally resolute, as if she had anticipated this turmoil and was prepared to remain calm and steadfast in the face of any eventuality.

Dongzhu followed closely behind, feeling uneasy, but seeing her mistress so calm, she secretly cheered herself up and tried her best to appear less flustered.

Her young lady is not someone to be trifled with. What she needs to do is to be on guard against her young lady hitting people, especially if the beating is too severe.

"Second Master already has two concubines, why did he bring another woman back?"

"What man would complain about having too many women? It's just that this time, she's even pregnant."

"Maybe... that child is Second Master's."

Along the way, the maids and servants either whispered among themselves or cast curious glances. The entire Shen family was already buzzing with discussion about Shen Nian'an's sudden act of bringing back a woman and a child.

Xie Wanru, however, seemed detached from the situation, oblivious to their chatter, and focused solely on walking her own path.

"Mind your own business. Haven't you ever seen the second young mistress hit someone? She'll beat you all up later."

Dongzhu shouted loudly, scaring away the gossiping servants.