Chapter 4 How to Divorce
Leng Qianqian argued for a long time, but found that it was not only ineffective, but also caused more disgust. She could only give up in grievance, and the handkerchief in her hand was almost torn to pieces by her.
After this incident, the Shangshu Mansion was in no mood to continue holding the banquet, so the guests naturally said goodbye and left tactfully.
When they arrived outside the mansion, Ye Qiongying got on the carriage.
Leng Qianqian also wanted to follow, but Ye Qiongying asked her maid to stop her.
"Sister... Madam, what are you doing..."
Ye Qiongying sat in the carriage and looked at it coldly:
"Go to the one at the back."
"But," Leng Qianqian was naturally reluctant, "Isn't that where the servants sit in the back?"
Ye Qiongying smiled softly:
"Miss Leng, you are joking. You are neither a distinguished guest nor the master of the Marquis' Mansion. You don't even have a proper identity. Would it be unfair for you to sit in the carriage at the back?"
"But..." Leng Qianqian suddenly said, tugging at the corner of her clothes, "If I go back in the servant's carriage, the Marquis will definitely be unhappy when he sees me! If he and Madam have a conflict over this, then it will really be..."
"This carriage originally belonged to my mother's family. It came with my dowry. I think..." Ye Qiongying looked at Leng Qianqian and said, "I still have the right to decide who can sit on it. If the Marquis has any objections, you can come to me to argue. As for now, Miss Leng, if I don't want you to, you can't get on. Do you understand?"
Leng Qianqian was stunned.
Although Ye Qiongying came from a prominent family, her status in this era was much higher than his.
But as soon as Yin Xu is mentioned, the other party will definitely compromise.
This worked before, why today...
Ye Qiongying's personal maid Wen Ping was naturally happy to see that her master had rejected Leng Qianqian's unreasonable request today. Seeing that Leng Qianqian was still pestering, she said bluntly:
"If the lady tells you to go to the back, then go. If you don't want to take the carriage, then walk back by yourself!"
Leng Qianqian had no choice but to turn around with an unhappy look on her face and go to the carriage behind.
Compared with Ye Qiongying's specially made carriage, the one behind it looked much more shabby and certainly not very comfortable. No wonder Leng Qianqian was unwilling.
The carriage set off. Ye Qiongying closed her eyes, recalling her past life, with the corners of her mouth curled up coldly.
The loyal and brave Marquis Yin Xu, Leng Qianqian from another world...
None of them will have an easy life.
Wen Ping took a small blanket and covered her master's knees, and said worriedly:
"Madam, did you feel wronged at the banquet today? Was it Leng Qianqian's fault again?
The Marquis is really something. You manage the Marquis's mansion and take care of his parents, but he is living a carefree life outside and even brought that unpresentable person back to the mansion. He is almost taking advantage of you.
Madam, you must not tolerate this. Otherwise, in the future..."
"From now on, you don't have to call me Madam," Ye Qiongying opened her eyes, "Wenping, what do you think, should we leave the Loyal and Brave Marquis' Mansion?"
Wen Ping opened her eyes wide:
"Ah? Husband... Master, Master, leave? What's going on? Is the Marquis going to divorce you for that Leng Qianqian?! This is too much of a bully, this servant..."
Ye Qiongying shook her head:
"No, this time, it's not a question of whether he wants it or not. It's me, Ye Qiongying, who wants to completely separate from him, the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery."
Wen Ping knew what her master was like originally. However, in the past few years in the Marquis' Mansion, she was bound by various rules and became a different person. Now that she saw that her master had regained some of her former charm, she was naturally happy. However, divorce?
"Master, where are we going after leaving the Marquis' Mansion?" Wen Ping asked worriedly, "The Ye family has already... If the Marquis' Mansion is really going too far, you might as well go to His Majesty for support. The Ye family has been loyal for generations, and His Majesty might be willing to help you."
"it's useless,"
Ye Qiongying said frankly,
"The current emperor's temper is well known even to the common people. He is a man who will kill people at any time. We cannot use common sense to reason with him. Besides, we know that the Marquis' Mansion is a quagmire, so why should we stay here any longer?
After the divorce, we will go back to the Ye family. At least our grandmother is still here, and our aunt and cousin are also here. If that doesn’t work, we can set up our own female household!”
Wen Ping knew that she couldn't persuade her master, so she had to give up.
But in his heart, he hated the loyal and brave Marquis Yin Xu and Leng Qianqian.
If the two of them hadn't pushed their master into a corner, how could the master be so disheartened that he would leave the mansion even if he wanted to become an independent wife?
It’s a pity that the Ye family is now in decline. If the master and the others were still alive, they would never have allowed the Marquis’ Mansion to bully their master to this extent!
The carriage soon arrived at the marquis's mansion.
Marquis Zhongyong had already been waiting at the gate of his mansion.
He was tall and strong, and one could tell at first glance that he was a military general, but he did not have the crudeness of other generals. Instead, he had a dignified appearance, and a pair of sword-like eyebrows that made him look quite imposing.
He is a famous handsome man in the capital.
However, the Mansion of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery has only recovered in the past two years. Before that, it was a notoriously impoverished family with very little financial resources.
How could a noble lady's family be willing to marry her off to such a family to help them out of poverty?
No matter how handsome the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery is, it won’t work.
People of lower status are willing, but the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery looks down on them.
Finally, it was the only remaining legitimate daughter of the Ye family who married Yin Xu, who was penniless at the time, and helped him manage the household and made connections for him, which led to his current success.
Seeing Marquis Zhongyong's earnest look, people who didn't know the truth would think that he was so good to his wife that he would actually wait here in person for Ye Qiongying to return.
However, when Ye Qiongying got off the carriage and saw this man, she knew exactly who the other person came for.
Sure enough, Yin Xu had no intention of extending a hand to help Ye Qiongying get off the carriage. Instead, he looked past her figure into the carriage, obviously looking for another person.
Ye Qiongying was already used to it and didn't expect anything. She didn't even need Wen Ping to help her and she jumped off the carriage on her own.
Wen Ping was stunned.
In the early years when the master and the others were still around, the master was lively and loved to laugh. He really liked to go out and practice martial arts with them. Even the lady couldn't do anything about him.
But after getting married...
She hadn't seen her master do such "unruly" things for a long time.
Yin Xu did not notice Ye Qiongying's change. Instead, after he could no longer see the other figure in the carriage, he frowned and asked Ye Qiongying:
"What about her?"
Ye Qiongying did not have the soft attitude she had before, and said sarcastically:
"Who? How would I know if you don't tell me your name?"
When she wanted to maintain the family, she naturally had to go along with him.
But now?
No matter whether it was Leng Qianqian who was whimpering for no reason or this confused Marquis Zhongyong, Ye Qiongying was unwilling to serve them!
If you tolerate for a moment, they will become more demanding; if you take a step back, they will become even worse.
She decided to learn from those legendary fierce women, let them know how powerful she was, and then... leave this dirty quagmire without looking back.