Quick Transmigration: Refusing to Be a Victim's Child

Upon hearing the news, Shao Linshen did not rush to set off. Instead, he sent Pangu Fan to Qishuang Garden to wake up his mother.

He then returned to Taoran Courtyard alone, dismissed the servants, and stored everything he had previously looted from the main house, along with a table of delicacies delivered by the restaurant, into his spatial storage before leisurely walking towards the front courtyard.

At this moment, inside the main hall of the Marquis's residence.

The once spacious hall was now filled with the masters and servants of the household, including Shaolin Shen's second brother, who had been beaten several times and was now bedridden. He was carried there to the scene.

Everyone stood on either side, their faces filled with panic, whispering amongst themselves, their eyes fixed on Madam Xu, who sat at the head of the table.

"Auntie, are you still feeling unwell?"

Shao Linshen quietly walked to Aunt Chen's side, and seeing her leaning against the wall pillar, he quickly stepped forward to help her lean against him.

Aunt Chen regained some color in her face, but her eyes were filled with unease as she whispered to her son:

"Lin Shen, things have indeed been... Alas, news has come from outside that your father and elder brother are involved in the corruption case in Qingzhou, and they have been imprisoned by the Emperor. Their fate is still unknown."

Even our manor is now surrounded by imperial troops. This matter is probably... I'm afraid..."

Before Aunt Chen could finish speaking, everyone present guessed that they were in deep trouble, and they all cried and begged the mistress of the house to come up with a solution.

Xu wished she could throw these women out; if she had a way out, would she still be sitting here doing nothing?

Just as he was feeling irritable, he saw a middle-aged man with a dark complexion and a stubble beard walk in.

This man was burly and clad in armor, exuding a menacing aura. His hawk-like eyes stared intently at the group, sizing them up. The women, terrified, fell silent. Satisfied, the man nodded and turned to his left and right hands, asking:

"Well, is everyone here?"

Upon hearing this, the clerk next to him picked up the roster, counted the number of people one by one, and bowed respectfully to reply:

"Sir, we are still short three people."

"Huh? What's going on?"

The general looked displeased, and his eyes filled with murderous intent as he looked at the people from the Marquis's residence.

For a moment, the air seemed to freeze. Some of the timid children cried out in fear, only to be covered up by their mothers and forced to hide in a corner.

Wang Minyue seized the opportunity to step forward, bowed to the general, pointed in the direction of Shaolin Shen, and said:

"My lord, please forgive us. It is not that we deliberately hid our family members. It is just that my third sister-in-law and two nieces left the manor the day before yesterday and have not returned since."

If you are looking for someone, you will have to trouble you gentlemen to go to the Chu family in Qingliu Lane to retrieve them.

Her words drew everyone's attention to Shao Linshen, and even the general's gaze took on a scrutinizing quality.

'What a vicious woman!'

Aunt Chen was so angry she gritted her teeth.

As soon as she heard the woman speak, she knew she was up to no good. If it weren't for her own son, Aunt Chen would probably have pounced on her and torn her mouth apart.

Shao Linshen was not surprised. This woman had long regarded them, the illegitimate children, as thorns in her side, and she would never miss an opportunity to kick them when they were down.

Therefore, Shao Linshen's expression remained unchanged; he calmly bowed to the general and said:

“My son and that Chu woman have never gotten along. The other day they had a quarrel over some private matters in the inner quarters, so I have already expelled her and sent her home.”

"Impossible," Wang Minyue denied outright.

Before anyone could react, he spoke first:

"My lord, he is lying. In such a big matter as divorce, it is impossible for the manor not to hear a word about it. Moreover, if it is a divorce, why are the dowry and servants still in the Marquis's manor?"

She was unwilling to accept this; why could the Chu family remain uninvolved?

The rest of the Hou family also stared at Shao Linshen with complicated expressions, but unlike Wang Minyue, they didn't keep pressing him.

According to the laws of this dynasty, as long as it does not involve a major case of treason or extermination of the entire clan, if the husband's family commits a crime, the wife is entitled to divorce and return home.

It's just that few men are willing to let them pass.

For a moment, the other sisters-in-law in the hall were quite envious of Chu.

The general, however, had no interest in listening to their arguments. He simply summoned a squad of soldiers and ordered them to go to the Chu family to verify the situation. If there really was a divorce agreement, they were to bring the two girls back.

Seeing this, Shao Linshen silently returned to Aunt Chen's side and slipped a bag of pastries into her sleeve.

Afterwards, everyone in the mansion was led to one place, their jewelry and money were confiscated, and they were sent to prison in batches.

……

On the other side, inside the Chu family mansion in Qingliu Lane.

Quanfu followed his young master's orders, ran out of the back gate of the Marquis's mansion, took a shortcut all the way to the Chu family, and personally handed the key to the brocade box to Chu Miaoyi.

"Young Master said that you are still so young and should not be burdened by him. He only asks that you take care of the two young ladies for the time being, considering our past relationship."

"Once things calm down, the Chen family will take them away themselves and will certainly not cause you any trouble, Madam."

While Quanfu was speaking, Chu Miaoyi had already opened the brocade box.

Looking at the divorce papers already prepared inside, her dowry list, the indentures of the servants who accompanied her, and a stack of extra silver notes, she felt a mix of emotions.

That man had indeed considered everything for himself.

It was just too good, so good that it made Chu Miaoyi feel ashamed and embarrassed.

Quanfu stood bowing at the lower end, but not knowing what the other was hesitating about, he glanced at the sky and couldn't help but urge him impatiently:

"Madam, the young master instructed you to go to the yamen to have the letter notarized as soon as you see it, otherwise it will be troublesome."

Chu Miaoyi snapped out of her reverie upon hearing this, but before she could speak, the woman behind the screen interrupted her, saying:

“We, the Chu family, accept this divorce agreement, but the bloodline of the Shao family should not remain in our Chu family. We would be grateful if this young man could take the two children back to the Marquis’s residence.”

"Mother! What are you saying?"

Chu Miaoyi turned around abruptly, only to see her parents, brother, and sister-in-law all standing together. She felt a surge of embarrassment and annoyance, and said:

"Yi Tong and Yi Yan are my daughter's flesh and blood, born after ten months of pregnancy. How can I bear to part with them?"

Chu's parents frowned upon hearing this, but the young woman beside them pulled her husband's hand away and spoke with a slanted gaze:

"Sister, you make it sound so easy. The Shao family is now prisoners. You should quickly sever ties to avoid dragging your family down. Instead, you actually want to keep a prisoner's daughter at home. Have you thought about your parents and brothers?"

“My husband Jun… also said in his letter that we can change the child’s name and surname. This matter will not implicate the Chu family.”

Chu Miaoyi took out the divorce agreement as proof, but saw that her parents looked away, not even willing to look at the contents. They simply waved for the servants to bring the two children over and hand them to Quanfu to take away.

"Father! Mother!"

Chu Miaoyi held onto the child tightly, refusing to let go, but her parents ignored her and coldly ordered the maid to pull her away.

During the argument, the two children were pulled back and forth, their wrists turning red, and they cried loudly in fear.

In the end, it was Chu Miaoyi who felt sorry for Chu and let go first, but she also knelt in front of her parents and begged them, saying that she could move out with the child.

However, this did not deter the Chu family from their decision.

Seeing that she remained kneeling and refused to get up, Sister-in-law Chu became even more annoyed and said:

"Chu Miaoyi, don't be too greedy. We've already taken a huge risk by letting you stay. You're a convict woman, and you're not only ungrateful, but you also dare to dream of keeping the child?"

"Have you ever considered what would happen if Father were impeached in court for doing this? Hmph, now you know how to ask for favors, but what happened when we asked the Marquis's mansion to get your brother a job...?"

"enough!"

Before Sister-in-law Chu could finish speaking, her husband interrupted her. Seeing that her husband's expression was not good, she didn't say anything more.

But the fact that Sister-in-law Chu was able to make these remarks today shows the attitude of the Chu family.

Chu Miaoyi looked distressed, closed her eyes, and simply bowed down and kowtowed three times to her parents, saying that she had married into the Shao family in this life and would be a Shao family woman for the rest of her life, and that she would share hardships with her husband.

So she got up and prepared to leave with the child in her arms.

Upon seeing this, Chu's father's expression changed drastically, and he immediately rebuked him:

"Stop! If you dare to step out of the Chu family's house today, I will disown you as my daughter."

Chu Miaoyi paused, and her father, thinking his words had worked, relaxed and began to advise her:

“That Shaolin Shen is nothing but a spoiled brat. Since you have divorced him, you should let go of the past and start anew.”

After a while, have your mother talk to the matchmaker and find you a suitable husband.

If she can't get married, she can go to a nunnery and live a life of quiet contemplation with the Buddha and the lamp. Wouldn't that be better than being stuck in the quagmire of the Shao family?

This will also prevent the Chu family from being said to have a marriage relationship with the Shao family.

Chu's father had many thoughts in his mind, but he didn't show them on his face. Seeing that his daughter was planning to turn back, he smiled and prepared to kick Quanfu and the two children from the Shao family out.