Chapter 366: I Won’t Get a Divorce
Wen Yu and Qi Wulang arrived at the second gate, where not only Xiao Ji was waiting, but also people from the Marquis.
Xiao Ji hurriedly stepped forward and said, “Madam asked you to go to the inn first, or stay at the Cui family’s for two days, and wait for her…”
The Marquis’s men followed closely behind: “Fifth Young Master, the Marquis asked you to go to the front study as soon as you get home!” They looked as if they were afraid he would turn around and run.
Qi Wulang said, “I’ll go see Mother first, and then I’ll go.”
The man said with a sad face, “Fifth Young Master, this subordinate has to obey the Marquis’s orders. After you see Madam, you must go to the front study!”
Qi Wulang saw that this person was sensible, and a smile appeared on his face: “Don’t worry! I won’t run away!”
Madam Qi was surprised to see them back: “Why are you back? Didn’t you meet the messenger?”
“We did!”
Madam Qi was a little anxious: “Go quickly! The Marquis is really angry. It’s not worth it for you to be punished at home!”
Wen Yu held Madam Qi’s hand: “Mother, it was Wen Yu who was careless and caused you trouble.”
“What are you talking about? I saw this matter clearly. The Marquis did it on purpose, isn’t it just to pave the way for that matter? He is upright and honest outside, but in the inner residence, he has become so insidious. It seems that he has been greatly influenced by that person. You guys go!”
“Mother…” Wen Yu was a little excited, “Because your daughter-in-law was not careful, you were blamed, and I feel bad about it. How can I bear to let you face it alone?”
“Silly child!” Madam Qi was also touched.
“Yes! Silly child!” The curtain was lifted, and Eldest Madam Cui and County Princess Huiyi came in.
“Eldest Sister-in-Law, younger sister-in-law!”
Qi Wulang and Wen Yu quickly got up to salute. Eldest Madam Cui looked at Wen Yu, “Don’t say it, Fifth Young Master’s wife, you really have the spirit of the Cui family.”
County Princess Huiyi smiled: “Don’t worry, Third Sister, isn’t it just a divorce? Father was very happy when he heard it. If we weren’t in a hurry to leave, we would have asked someone to clean up your yard!”
Eldest Madam Cui also nodded: “I wasn’t convinced at first, but it’s really unnecessary to be angry with these fools. Divorce is divorce!”
Madam Qi nodded: “With the support of my elder sister-in-law and younger sister-in-law, I feel more at ease.”
Wen Yu said, “Why should Mother leave? You are upright and honest. What’s the point of leaving the Qi family dejectedly? As for being happy… If your daughter-in-law guessed correctly… In the future, you will have happy days!”
Madam Qi looked at Wen Yu: “Ah Yu, what else are you hiding from me?”
Wen Yu smiled slyly, “Of course there is. Fortunately, I didn’t tell you before, otherwise, you might have been thrown out. They are on guard, so it’s not easy for us to do things!”
But County Princess Huiyi said, “Let’s talk about the future later! Even if we get divorced, we can still make them feel sick, so we don’t have to suffer here!”
“But, what about Eldest Brother and my husband? We can’t really change our surname to Cui with Mother! Eldest Master Qi has always wanted to elevate Concubine Xiu Yun to the position of principal wife. And if he really succeeds in this matter, his character will definitely be criticized, and he will completely lose his chance of inheriting the title. That’s what Tan Shi would like to see. How can we let her have her way? Mother, your daughter-in-law knows that you have been wronged. It’s just…”
In the front, Marquis Qi saw Old Man Cui’s posture and felt a headache. He stood up helplessly: “Pinrong, you’re here.”
Old Man Cui stood at the door, with a smile on his face, but an arrogant attitude, looking at the three people present.
Although Qi Youyi was agitated and determined just now, when he saw his father-in-law come in, he felt apprehensive. He hurriedly stood up, “Father-in-law.”
Only Tan Shi, with a calm smile on her face, sat still.
Old Man Cui snorted coldly, sat down with a thud, pointed at Qi Youyi, and ordered his two sons: “Adults talk about adult matters, little brats talk about little brat matters, take him out!”
Fourth Master Cui, his father and two elder brothers are all capable, he grew up being favored and cared for, he is quite talented, he is the kind of person who doesn’t cause trouble but is never afraid of trouble.
His father ordered, and he grabbed Qi Youyi by the collar and dragged him out.
“Hey?! What are you doing?” Qi Youyi was shocked.
Eldest Brother Cui smiled and said: “Brother-in-law Qi, you don’t know him yet? He has a quick temper…” The three of them pulled and dragged him out.
Marquis Qi’s face darkened: “Cui Pinrong, this is the Qi family!”
Old Man Cui smiled: “Qi Zheng, are you stupid? Of course I know this is the Qi family…”
Only the sound of thumping could be heard from the courtyard, but no one made a sound…
“What exactly do you want to do?” Qi Zheng gritted his teeth.
“I want to ask you what you want to do? My Cui family has a noble family tradition. This is my only daughter, she is more precious than a pearl in my palm. She was married to your eldest son according to the decree of the late Empress Dowager. Fengying’s character is needless to say, the late Empress Dowager loved her very much! She is well-behaved, beautiful, and brought a large dowry, and she gave birth to your legitimate eldest grandson! Qi Zheng, even marrying a fairy is nothing more than this, right?
What more do you want? Huh? But how did the Qi family treat her? How did that bastard outside treat her? Do you think my Cui family is easy to bully?”
Tan Shi said lightly, “Old General Cui, for these matters, you have your say, and we have our response. Let’s be reasonable, but with your attitude, who is bullying whom?”
“Bah! You lowly village woman, is it your place to speak?” Old Man Cui wouldn’t indulge her!
Tan Shi was dumbfounded, her face flushed red with shame, tears welling up in her eyes: “Marquis…”
Qi Zheng was also furious: “Shut up! Cui Pinrong, just because of you, Cui Fengying is not so good either! Didn’t you say you want a divorce? Good! Am I, Qi Zheng, afraid? I’ll write a letter of repudiation right now!”
Old Man Cui immediately changed his face and smiled: “Why didn’t you say so earlier? My daughter is silly, she relied on me, I would have settled this matter long ago!”
Qi Zheng was so angry that he trembled.
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Which girl wouldn’t be angry when encountering such a thing, how could he smile so sincerely!?
“Someone! Bring me brush and ink!” Qi Hou’s tone changed.
The fight outside was basically over.
Qi Youyi fought and killed on the battlefield, and his martial arts skills have not been neglected. The Cui brothers were also good at martial arts when they were young, but after so many years, they have basically become civil servants. It stands to reason that they are no match for him.
But Qi Youyi felt guilty, he only dodged, and didn’t dare to really fight back. Besides, Eldest Brother Cui was playing favorites, holding him from behind, and Fourth Master Cui was attacking, aiming at his face.
Fourth Master Cui hated it in his heart: Don’t you want face? Then I’ll beat it to a pulp!
Hearing Marquis Qi yelling in the room, Eldest Brother Cui gave a look, and the two dragged Qi Youyi back in.
Qi Youyi was so angry that he was about to die, he must get a divorce! He must avenge this! Marquis Qi saw his son’s miserable appearance… He almost fainted.
Tan Shi endured it for a long time before swallowing all kinds of vicious curses, and when she saw Qi Youyi, she cried even harder.
“I’ll write! I’ll write!” Marquis Qi said tremblingly.
Qi Youyi saw that he was about to write a divorce letter? Although he was beaten, it was worth it!
Old Man Cui crossed his legs, “Qi Zheng, Fengying’s dowry, she has to take it all away, right?!”
Marquis Qi’s brush was not evenly dipped in ink, and he was trembling, ink dots dripped onto the paper, and the two words “repudiation letter” he had just written were immediately blurred.
He tore it up: “My Qi family is not so petty!”
“That’s not certain! For so many years, my daughter has been eating her own food. If it weren’t for the dowry, she would have been starved to death!”
Marquis Qi shouted with his neck straight: “The Qi family can afford a wife, with good food, clothing, housing and transportation, and no shortage of monthly silver, don’t talk nonsense with me!”
“Oh, then don’t forget to write this sentence: The Cui family paid the Qi family forty thousand taels of silver…”
Marquis Qi stopped writing, he didn’t understand…
“To pay for Qi Xiao and Qi Yang’s living expenses for more than twenty years. They will follow Cui Fengying back to the Cui family. Change their surname to Cui! From now on, they will break off all ties with the Qi family and have nothing to do with each other!”
“What did you say…” Qi Zheng’s heart had been beating fast, and at this moment, it suddenly dropped.
Just now, I was so confused by this old man, yes… He looked down at the three words he had just written: Letter of Repudiation!
Cursive script, well written, full of momentum!
But, what the hell is the use of it?
Tan Shi wiped her tears, not knowing how things were going, she was a little nervous, she walked to Qi Youyi’s side, looked at the injuries on his face, then turned her head, her cold eyes swept between several people, thinking…
Qi Youyi saw that his lifelong happiness was about to be achieved, but his father stopped, his blood rushed to his head, and he couldn’t care less: “Father! Just write it! This is what they said!”
Marquis Qi was so angry that he grabbed the inkstone and threw it over. The inkstone was full of ink, Qi Youyi practiced martial arts, reacted quickly, dodged and ducked his neck. It hit the pillar next to him, the ink splashed, and Tan Shi’s face and body were covered in ink.
Old Man Cui pointed at them and laughed loudly, just like Wen Shizhu’s smile when she saw something interesting.
Fourth Master Cui rushed over again, and beat Qi Youyi in front of Marquis Qi, Qi Youyi was so angry, “If you hit me again, I’ll fight back!”
“I’ll let you fight back! I’ll let you fight back!” Fourth Master Cui said while beating and scolding.
Marquis Qi felt like he was about to have a stroke, “Cui Pinrong, don’t go too far! Qi Xiao and Qi Yang are my legitimate grandsons, I’ll let them change their surname to Cui? How will I explain to my ancestors in the future? You might as well kill me now!”
“Tsk, Old Qi, we are close friends, stop pretending, okay? You can’t face your ancestors, and this is not the only thing…”
Hearing this, Marquis Qi calmed down: “Since you know what I’m thinking… Other conditions are negotiable. How about this… The Qi family’s property, I’ll give it to them, how about that?”
When Tan Shi heard this, she stopped wiping her face, how could this be possible?
Old Man Cui shook his head: “Although the Qi family’s property is abundant, it is not in my eyes. Don’t worry… When they arrive at the Cui family, I will treat them as my own grandsons. Especially Xiao Ge’er, can’t I treat him as my eldest grandson? Just treat my eldest grandson as a companion.
Their grandmother’s private property, and my private property, Xiao Ge’er will get the most! Eldest, do you have any objections to my idea?”
Eldest Brother Cui nodded respectfully: “Father’s order, this son will naturally obey.”
Marquis Qi smiled wryly: “That’s not what I meant!”
“Alas, Qi Zheng! To be honest, you have led troops all your life, you are decisive in killing, and I admire you very much. Why did you make such a mess of family affairs? Look at your eldest son!”
He pointed at Qi Youyi who had a bruised nose and a swollen face, “How did you raise him to be so stupid!?”
Tan Shi watched coldly from the side, secretly laughing in her heart: It would be strange if he wasn’t like this.
Marquis Qi also felt something strange in his heart, but he didn’t have time to think about it: “Pinrong… Our two families are well-matched, we support each other, and our interests are the same. Fengying is a good girl, she gave birth to my grandson, and even great-grandson, how could I want her to leave home? It’s just that the two of them can’t get along, and Fengying is not happy herself! She wants to leave…”
A pleasant female voice came from the door: “Father, Fengying doesn’t want a divorce, she doesn’t want to leave the Qi family!”
Here she comes, here she comes!
