mtl008 Chapter 290 Separation of the Family and Divorce: Choose One!
Chapter 290 Separation of the Family and Divorce: Choose One!
The second madam walked to the door and saw Old Madam Li sitting at the head of the table, with Madam Sheng kneeling in front of her with disheveled hair, her face red and swollen, crying miserably.
Duke Sheng pulled away the Second Master Sheng, who was about to kick Sheng Shi. The Second Master Sheng was still pointing at Sheng Shi and cursing: "Get out of here! I don't have a sister like you. Get as far away as you can, and never let me see you again in this lifetime. Every time I see you, I'll beat you up!"
Clinging to Old Madam Li's leg, Madam Sheng cried and pleaded, "Mother, Mother, please help me! I really have no other choice. If this gets out, Ziqian's life will be over. I really had no other option but to resort to this. You have no idea how I've endured all these years. Every day I open my eyes in fear, fear of this day coming. Waaah—"
"Whether you can do anything or not is none of my business. Your son is useless, so you come up with this kind of lousy idea to ruin my daughter. I'll beat you to death today!" The second master of the Sheng family became angrier and angrier, so angry that he wanted to kick the Sheng family's wife a couple more times.
With a gloomy face, Duke Sheng pulled the Second Master Sheng back: "Alright, now that this matter has been exposed, even if you kill her, it won't do any good!"
"What do you mean killing her wouldn't help? Brother, it's easy for you to say that, isn't it? It's your business if you don't acknowledge your daughter, but I still do! If she were to be ruined by that beast, you don't really think I could swallow this insult, do you? Let me tell you, even if it hadn't happened, I would have burned his entire family to death, and no one would have lived a damn long life!" Master Sheng was furious, baring his teeth and brandishing his claws. His martial arts skills were no match for the Duke of Sheng, and being dragged along like this made it difficult for him to perform well. So, he reached for a cup on the table and, without thinking, smashed it over Madam Sheng's head.
"Alright, second son, haven't you made enough of a scene?" Old Madam Li snapped.
She looked at her daughter kneeling before her with some disappointment: "You have such audacity! You even kept it from me!"
"Mother, I was wrong, I was really wrong. I really had no other choice. If I had any other way, I wouldn't have done this. I beg you, please help me! All these years I've borne children for the Zheng family and managed the household. I may not have done anything great, but I've certainly put in a lot of hard work. Please help me! If I'm divorced, what will happen to Hui'er? And the Duke of Sheng's mansion... because of my sister-in-law and Yangyang's affair, the Duke of Sheng's mansion has become a laughing stock in the capital. If I'm divorced again, what will happen to me in the future..."
Before Madam Sheng could finish speaking, she was interrupted by the second wife who walked in, "You even ruined your own niece, and you still want to come back and have your family speak for you? Let me tell you, Sheng Yufei, I'm telling you right now, you're dreaming! I'm already being generous by not coming to your door to kick you while you're down. You'd better get as far away from me as possible!"
Madam Li's face was extremely pale.
Madam Sheng did make a mistake. This matter will not only affect the Duke of Zheng's mansion, but also the Duke of Sheng's mansion. She also hates that her daughter did not think things through, but after all, she is her daughter. For the Second Madam to say this is tantamount to slapping her, the mother-in-law, in the face.
"Wang, this family is not your place to make decisions!" Old Madam Li shouted.
The second wife sneered: "Fine, of course I have no say in the Sheng family. Then you can divorce me too. I'll take my daughter back to the Wang family. Unlike your daughter, I'm not afraid of being divorced."
Their Wang family is a prominent family with generations of nobles. Although she is not a direct descendant of the main branch, the Wang family is large and wealthy, and she has plenty of dowry. Even if she takes her daughter back to her parents' home, she will still live well. What is she afraid of?
"Mother, let me make this clear from the start: I have no intention of divorcing my wife. If you want to divorce her, then you might as well divorce me as well. Wherever my wife and daughter are, that's where I'll be." Master Sheng shouted, "I only have one thing to say today: in this family, it's either her or me, it's either her or me!"
"You insolent brat! Is this how an older brother should speak? Now that such a big problem has arisen, can't you stop making things worse?" Madam Li's brow throbbed with anger. This unruly second son was always her biggest headache, so she had known all along that this marriage was impossible and wanted Sheng Shi to give up. Who would have thought there would be such a twist behind the scenes?
"This matter concerns the reputation of both families and requires careful consideration. I will find a way to compensate you for the grievances you have suffered in the future. Let's leave it at that for now," Duke Sheng said, seeing that things were getting out of hand.
"Uncle, you can stop it here, but I can't. Anyway, this idea was given by Sheng Yunzhu, and the medicine was also given by Sheng Yunzhu. So why don't you grant your good sister's wish and marry Sheng Yunzhu to her? With the two families united by marriage, your good sister won't have to worry about being divorced." The second madam sneered, "As for me, you don't need to worry about me."
After the second wife finished speaking, she looked at Master Sheng and said, "Master Sheng, you can choose between dividing the family property and divorcing your wife."
Master Sheng's eyes widened, and he immediately shouted, "Divide the family property! Divide it right now!"
Duke Sheng and Madam Li both turned pale and shouted in unison, "You're being ridiculous!"
Ignoring their expressions, Second Master Sheng immediately declared decisively, "It's settled then. The family will be divided, right now. I'm just informing you, not asking for your consent. Whether you agree or not is up to you; I can get the division done by talking to the clan head. There just happens to be a vacancy for an outside post, so I'll be leaving the capital with my wife and children tomorrow. From now on, you can do whatever you want; it has nothing to do with me!"
"You good-for-nothing!" The Duke of Sheng kicked him, but the Second Master Sheng didn't care at all. He grabbed his second wife's arm and started walking out: "Come on, Madam, let's pack our things!"
The second wife nodded and left with him.
She had been thinking about this since she left General Cheng's mansion earlier that day. Although Zheng Ziqian hadn't succeeded in his plan, Jiaojiao must have been upset after all that commotion. Staying in the capital for the past few years had been miserable, so it would be better to change her mood and go somewhere else. She had originally planned to take Jiaojiao back to their Wang family's ancestral home if she couldn't stay in the Sheng family, but now that her husband was devoted to her, what could she possibly complain about? She couldn't wait to pack her things and leave the Sheng family mansion to its fate!
Both were action-oriented; they went straight back and packed their belongings. Anything difficult to pack was moved to the Second Madam's private residence in the city. Meanwhile, the Second Master Sheng swiftly completed the transfer formalities, settling his departure from the capital for his new post in just two days.
Then the couple went to the princess's residence together and told Sheng Yunjiao the news.
Sheng Yunjiao was stunned, yet moved to tears. Although she had been comforted by Yangyang and hadn't taken the incident to heart, she still felt a sense of unease and uncertainty about her marriage. It would be good if she could leave the capital and stay in a rural area for a few years.
However, she looked at Lu Yangyang with some reluctance: "Yangyang, I'm a little reluctant to part with you."
Lu Yangyang hadn't expected that Second Master Sheng and Second Madam Sheng could settle the matter of leaving the capital so quickly, but it was a good thing. The capital was already in turmoil, so leaving the capital was actually a good thing. It just so happened that she might also be leaving the capital in a while, so she hugged Sheng Yunjiao and said, "I plan to travel around to practice medicine in a while. Let me know when you've settled in, and I'll come to see you then."
Hearing this, Sheng Yunjiao had no more worries and immediately became happy: "Okay! I'll be waiting for you!"
Then, feeling reassured, he left with his parents.
Lu Yangyang accompanied her all the way to the city gate, and only after seeing them off did he turn back on horseback.
As soon as she entered the city gate, she saw a troop of soldiers rushing towards it, and a loud voice shouted at her.
"Yangyang!"