12dz Chapter 109 Divorce or Rest?
Chapter 109 Divorce or Rest?
Especially since Old Madam Chi was already displeased with Chi Guiying, she glared at her and said...
"Ignorant woman, shut up if you don't understand. Go back and take care of your pregnancy. Yun Jing, Miss He is right. We can't let the Lü family keep climbing over us. Second Sister's marriage was her and her mother's own foolish choice. They can't blame us! If we don't deal with this now, just wait until tomorrow, our entire Vice Minister's Mansion will be in deep trouble!"
Although Aunt Zhao was scolded, she was actually very happy.
He pretended to be aggrieved and timid, which made Chi Yunjing feel sorry for him.
"Alright, your mother and I will take care of things here. You should go back and rest. Taking care of your health is the most important thing."
"Yes, I understand."
After bowing to the two of them, Aunt Zhao carefully left. The way she looked back every few steps as she left made Chi Yunjing feel really sorry for her, and he even felt a little resentful towards his mother.
"Mother, don't talk about Aunt Zhao like that next time. She's pregnant."
"Hmph, another bewitching enchantress! Fine, she's just a concubine, she can't cause any trouble. The most important thing right now is to deal with Mother Lü and Second Sister. What do you plan to do?"
Speaking of this, Chi Yunjing's expression grew even more unpleasant.
"What should we do? Isn't she always thinking about her mother, Guo? Then let her divorce the Lü family and take her mother back to her hometown. I don't care whether she lives or dies, but they are never allowed to return to Bianzhou City!"
"Divorce? Yun Jing, you're oversimplifying things. You got into a fight with your mother-in-law, and so many noble ladies saw it. There's no way you'd get a divorce! I think the Lü family will definitely make her their divorced wife!"
"Let it be. Eldest sister is already married. Given the Qiao family's character, they wouldn't do anything to belittle her. I blame myself for being blinded by greed and trying to use the Lü family's relationship to climb up to Jia Meiren's level. Who knew I'd end up with such a mess? Humph, second sister can't be kept, and neither can Lü's mother, that fool. Mother, I think..."
Then, Chi Yunjing whispered a few words to Old Madam Chi.
After hearing her son's words, Old Mrs. Chi was taken aback at first, then nodded seriously, "Let's do it this way, otherwise the Lü family will think we're easy to bully!"
The mother and son reached a consensus and quickly decided what to do after they left.
In the woodshed, Mother Lü returned to this place once again.
Looking at everything familiar, she felt an inexplicable surge of anger, but she also knew that she had really messed up the Chi family's affairs this time. However, as long as she stuck to Chi Guiying, she was not afraid of the Chi family causing trouble.
"Guards, what right do you have to lock me up again? I belong to the Lü family, not your Chi family!"
After howling for most of the day without seeing anyone, Mother Lü began to get anxious.
Just as she was thinking that she would be locked up for many days again like last time, the door was pushed open the next moment. When she saw Chi Yunjing and Old Madam Chi, she shushed them, but still looked like she was unwilling to admit her guilt.
"Let me tell you, this time is different from last time. You tied me up in front of so many people. If word gets to the ears of the Jia Mei people, you're finished! So I advise you to untie me immediately and send me away, otherwise, you'll be in big trouble!"
Chi Yunjing snorted coldly.
"Sometimes I wonder how someone as stupid as you can still stay in Bianzhou City? Now it seems that even a fool can have a sharp blade. Today you openly provoked our Vice Minister's Mansion, so it is only right that we take you to the authorities! Don't always use your Consort Jia to bully others. If today's events were to reach the palace, there would be plenty of concubines who would try to trip her up!"
Hearing this, Lu's mother became somewhat frightened.
Consort Jia's rank is nothing special in the palace. If any of the higher-ranking concubines were to make things difficult for her, she might not have a good time in the palace!
Thinking about this, she couldn't help but ask, "What do you want to do?"
"Isn't it too late to ask this now?"
Chi Yunjing adopted the same attitude he used when dealing with troublesome little devils in the imperial court, instantly suppressing Mother Lü so much that she could barely speak.
Seeing the way the Chi family looked at her, she felt a chill run down her spine.
Will I not be unable to leave this room today?
Just then, a commotion arose outside: "Release my mother! Father-in-law, let's talk this out!"
Upon hearing her son's voice, Lu's mother immediately felt more confident.
He staggered to his feet and looked at Chi Yunjing and Old Madam Chi, and his fear lessened considerably.
"My son has arrived; things will not end well today!"
Old Mrs. Chi was utterly disgusted with the mother-in-law of the Lü family. She still remembered that the old man and woman of the Lü family were kind and polite people, otherwise her family would not have been acquainted with them. How could the mother of the Lü family have become such a shameless rogue?
I don't know if the passage of time has eroded human nature, or if this is just how Mother Lü was!
"Let him in." Chi Yunjing shouted to the outside. Soon, Lü Yi rushed to the scene. He was naturally unhappy to see his mother tied up by the Chi family again, but he knew there was a reason for it, so he didn't blame her to her face.
After untying her, he frowned and said to Chi Yunjing.
“Father-in-law, it is certainly wrong of my mother and wife to disrupt the Vice Minister’s residence today, but we are related by marriage after all. It is not right to resort to kidnapping people at the drop of a hat. Can’t we talk things out properly?”
"You should say those things to them. If they cared even a little about our marriage, they wouldn't have publicly humiliated the Chi family today! In my opinion, this marriage was a mistake from the start. Since everyone is here today, let's draw up a divorce agreement. Our Chi family is not worthy of your Lü family. Madam Lü, you don't need to use Jia Meiren to pressure us all the time. Doesn't your son-in-law have a lot of beautiful women in his household now? Perfect, Second Sister, make room for them!"
His words were spoken with a mixture of anger and urgency, leaving Lü Yi somewhat taken aback.
He still had some feelings for his wife, Chi Guiying. After all, they had been a young couple for a few months and had enjoyed some good days together despite their feigned affection. So when she suddenly mentioned divorce, he naturally couldn't accept it at first.
Meanwhile, Lu's mother, who was standing nearby, became increasingly angry as she thought about it, and said with wide eyes.
"On what grounds? According to the law, your daughter should be sentenced to beheading for beating her mother-in-law like that! You can't just divorce her like that!"
"Fine, if you don't agree, then write a letter of divorce. Anyway, our Chi family has already abandoned this daughter, so let her fend for herself. But there's one condition: not a single thing she brought with her as dowry is to be missing. All of it must be returned to my Vice Minister's residence. Otherwise, this old woman will risk her life to file a complaint with the Emperor! I'll say that your Lü family first had an unworthy son who seized a respectable woman, and then you stole your wife's dowry and forcibly divorced her! I want to see if the mouths of the censors can drown your Lü family!"