Chapter 19 Leng Qianqian was instigated
"What nonsense are you talking about?" the voice said. "The lady is from a noble family, how can she be divorced so easily? Besides, Miss Leng's background is unknown, and she is an orphan. Even if the Marquis wants to marry her, he can't. What does it have to do with his feelings?"
"Haha, you don't understand this," the previous voice retorted, "There is no problem with the madam after she married in. She can't be divorced, but divorce is always okay. Her family has no support for a long time, what can they do to the Marquis? Is our Loyal and Brave Marquis Mansion not as good as the Ye family who doesn't even have an heir? As for Miss Leng, it's even easier. Just find a small official to adopt Miss Leng as her adopted daughter, and she will have status, right? There are so many strange things in the capital, this is nothing."
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The conversation between the two maids continued, but Leng Qianqian's mood slowly changed from angry to - yes! Why not let Yin Xu and Ye Qiongying divorce?
This matter was brought up once before, but because Ye Qiongying did not agree, it was dropped.
Leng Qianqian was calmed down by Yin Xu at that time, but now, her heart began to stir again.
As long as Ye Qiongying gets divorced, the business will naturally have nothing to do with the Ye family's daughter in the future, and Yin Xu will not be thinking about the little money in the shop. Then, this clothing shop will be completely in his hands, right?
As for identity...
The maid was right.
As long as he finds a minor official to recognize him as a family member, wouldn't it be easy for Yin Xu to create a fake identity? If he could take this opportunity to become a relative of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery, there would be many minor officials willing to come forward!
When Leng Qianqian thought that she would soon become the real mistress of this mansion, her heart started beating wildly. She accidentally moved and stepped on a stone on the ground.
"Someone?!"
The maid in the shadow over there seemed to have sensed someone was there, and she quickly avoided this side and ran hurriedly to the other side.
The maids in the Marquis' Mansion all wore the same clothes, even their hairstyles were similar. Leng Qianqian was not familiar with the servants in other mansions except for the people in her own courtyard. Of course, it was impossible for her to recognize someone just by looking at their backs.
But Leng Qianqian came up with a good idea from the conversation between the two. She was not so angry now. She did not intend to chase them and cause trouble for them. Instead, she turned around and went back to the yard.
As soon as I entered the yard, I saw two maids coming to greet me.
Leng Qianqian's eyes lingered between the two of them for a moment, then she said:
"Dongyue, come in with me."
Xiao Tao, who was left behind, retreated sadly. Seeing Dong Qing following Leng Qianqian into the house, she couldn't help but show some resentment on her face.
Leng Qianqian didn't care about all that. When she first arrived here, she was indeed closer to Xiaotao, and she only had this one personal maid.
But recently she found that Dongqing was more useful than Xiaotao. She could talk and help with other things.
This time, Dongqing bought the shop because she asked an acquaintance in Beijing to find out that there was a shop for sale, so she was able to successfully decide on a place.
So, when she wanted to discuss something, Leng Qianqian directly chose Dong Qing.
"Girl, what's wrong with you?" Dongqing asked.
Leng Qianqian looked at the closed door and whispered to Dong Qing:
"Dongqing, here... ahem, in the capital, have you ever heard of anyone taking in a daughter or sister to marry into a rich family?"
She was not very impulsive, so after having this idea, she did not act immediately. Instead, she wanted to find a local to ask about it.
After all, she is a time traveler and doesn't know much about this era.
Something flashed across Dong Qing's eyes, but he answered honestly:
"This... there are quite a few. Some families want to get married, but they don't have a daughter of marriageable age, or their daughters are not favored by the nobles, so they will find a clean and skinny girl to train, and then give her the title of adopted daughter, so that they can get married."
Upon hearing this, Leng Qianqian didn't care too much about the skinny horse or anything like that, as she was already certain in her heart.
In the main courtyard on the other side, Wen Ping quickly received the news, ran all the way to the room, and said to Ye Qiongying:
"Master, the fish is in the net!"
Ye Qiongying put away the book in her hand and narrowed her eyes:
"Great. Then, we'll just have to wait for Yin Xu's reaction. I hope the power of true love is strong enough!"
The power of true love is indeed not weak.
Yin Xu was in love from the beginning, and after bringing Leng Qianqian back home, he did ask Ye Qiongying for a divorce.
But Ye Qiongying didn't agree at that time.
This is also normal.
The two parties were originally in a cooperative relationship, and the Ye family had already invested a lot of personal connections and resources. Now that the Mansion of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery has made progress, are they going to get rid of her?
No one would agree to that.
What's more, this change was too sudden. Not long ago, the two were planning to try to transform into a real husband and wife relationship.
After being rejected by Ye Qiongying, the matter was shelved.
Now, thinking of the problem of the mansion's accounts, Yin Xu naturally ignored the matter more intentionally or unintentionally, and was reluctant to let Ye Qiongying leave for the time being.
Ye Qiongying was right to start with Leng Qianqian.
If she really proposed it herself, it would be difficult for her to leave the house smoothly.
But Leng Qianqian is different...
"What?" Yin Xu looked at Leng Qianqian in surprise, "You mean..."
Before he finished speaking, Leng Qianqian's eyes had already turned red, and she lowered her head in grievance:
"I understand, Lord Marquis... Lord Marquis doesn't want to divorce Sister Ye, right? Yes, Sister Ye comes from a famous family and can be more helpful to you. Unlike me, I can't do anything except loving you wholeheartedly.
I originally thought that you, My Lord, had the same feeling as I did, and could not wait to stand together openly as husband and wife and announce our relationship to others, but I did not consider your difficulties.
It’s…I’m wrong, Lord, just pretend I didn’t say anything, I…I…”
She covered her face and cried, as if she was really heartbroken.
Yin Xu really didn't want to divorce under such circumstances, but Leng Qianqian's words really touched his heart.
On the one hand, he really fell in love with Leng Qianqian, and they were in the period of passionate love, otherwise he would not have given up the opportunity to get closer to Ye Qiongying for a woman of unknown origin;
On the other hand, Yin Xu is a person who attaches great importance to face. For people like him, the more they lack something, the more they care about it.
The worse the situation in the Marquis' Mansion was, the more he didn't want others to see it.
The more he needed Ye Qiongying, the more he didn't want others to mention this matter.
Not only to express his love to Leng Qianqian, but also to prove that he could still have fun without Ye Qiongying, Yin Xu immediately said:
"Qianqian! I haven't even finished my words yet, why are you crying? Have I wronged you? I just... I didn't expect you to bring this up now.
You don't have to worry, I have already made preparations and will definitely let you become my wife, Yin Xu, as you wish!"
"Really?" Leng Qianqian happily threw herself into his arms, crying and laughing, "I knew you loved me too!"
Outside the house, Dongqing, who was waiting at the door, heard these words, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly. He was about to leave, but was stopped by a hand.