Chapter 146: Divorce Goes Smoothly, Lu Yan Asks for Marriage

The father and son were blaming each other more and more fiercely. The wife of Yangling Marquis, who had been standing quietly on the side, suddenly screamed, "There is a ghost! There is a ghost!"

"Don't kill me! Don't kill me!"

The whole imperial study was in chaos.

The emperor felt a headache, and Wang Huai hurriedly called the guards to forcibly pull the wife of Yangling Marquis out.

None of Yangling Marquis and Mu Ziqian said anything, and didn't even look at her.

At this point, compared to the wife of Yangling Marquis, they were obviously more concerned about whether they could get away with it.

The emperor was too lazy to watch the shameful behavior of Yangling Marquis and his son, and was ready to agree to Shen Qing's request to send the group away, but divorcing her husband was indeed inappropriate.

"Shen Qing, the family tradition of Yangling Marquis is not right, Mu Ziqian is not virtuous, and you have no emotional connection with him. Logically, I should have agreed to your request, but the divorce is indeed a serious matter, so I want to allow you to divorce Mu Ziqian. Are you willing?"

Hearing the word "divorce", Yangling Marquis and his son were stunned at the same time. Shen Qing actually wanted to divorce her husband? It was simply against the will of heaven!

Shen Qing hesitated for a moment and said, "Your Majesty can allow me to divorce, I am very grateful, but I have another request."

"You say."

"I have been married to Yangling Marquis for a year, and I have never been loved by my parents-in-law, my husband, and I almost died. So I ask that Yangling Marquis return all my dowry as written on the list, and give me 10,000 taels of silver as compensation."

Shen Qing's words were comprehensive. According to the dowry list, it means that all the things she sent to Lin before must be returned in full.

As for the 10,000 taels of silver, it was not fabricated out of thin air, but it was all that Yangling Marquisate could currently offer.

The emperor nodded, "Since I have already agreed to your divorce, your dowry will naturally be yours, and as for the 10,000 taels of silver, it is what you deserve."

To be honest, for a marquisate, 10,000 taels of silver is not too little, but it is not too much either.

But Yangling Marquisate is an exception.

Seeing that the emperor actually agreed to Shen Qing's request, Yangling Hou's face changed visibly, and he quickly questioned: "If a man and a woman divorce, the dowry can be returned, but what do you mean by asking for another 10,000 taels of silver?"

Shen Qing looked into Yangling Hou's eyes, "I don't want silver, but justice, otherwise the Marquis will give more than 10,000 taels."

Yangling Hou felt very aggrieved, and then he heard Shen Qing's voice again: "By the way, Marquis, after I married into Yangling Hou's mansion, Lin took a lot of my dowry, and gave some of it away as a gift. Yangling Hou, remember to compensate according to the price."

The Yangling Hou's mansion lacked money the most, so this kind of thing must be made clear in front of the emperor, so as to avoid Yangling Hou playing tricks later.

Yangling Hou's face became even uglier. The dowry that Lin took from Shen Qing was either given away or sold by them. If they were to compensate according to the price, it would be at least 30,000 or 40,000 taels, plus the 10,000 taels of silver that Shen Qing wanted, which is 50,000 taels of silver. How can they have so much money?

"Shen Qing, you clearly sent those things to Xianglan Courtyard on your own initiative. How can you ask for things back after you have sent them?"

"Even if I sent them, those things were given to my mother-in-law. Now, Mu Ziqian and I have divorced. Do you still want to occupy my things?"

Marquis Yangling felt that Shen Qing had some sense, and for a moment he couldn't think of how to refute.

At this moment, the emperor made the final decision, "Okay, Marquis Yangling, you should return everything that Shen Qing deserves. In addition, from today on, you should reflect on your behavior and words during this period in your mansion. When you have reflected on it, you can return to the court."

Originally, the prince said a lot of good things for Marquis Yangling a few days ago, and the emperor thought that although he had no achievements, he had worked hard for many years, so he thought that he would end his punishment at the end of this month. However, he didn't expect that before the decree to lift the punishment was passed down, Marquis Yangling had made such a mess again, so he simply let him continue to reflect.

Hearing the emperor's final decision, Yangling Hou's body trembled violently, and he felt that the glory of the Mu family was getting farther and farther away from him.

Mu Ziqian thought for a long time before looking at Shen Qing. He rarely let go of his posture, and his tone was less arrogant. "Shen Qing, the divorce is not glorious for you and me. Why don't we both take a step back? I will treat you well in the future, and you will give up the idea of ​​divorce. Let's live a good life. How about it?"

After the voice fell, everyone present looked at Mu Ziqian as if he was a fool. Is this man mentally ill?

Only Yangling Hou's eyes lit up, and he took a few steps towards Shen Qing, and said excitedly: Qingqing, Qian'er is right. You are a woman. After the divorce, your reputation will definitely be ruined. It will be difficult to marry a good family again. Why don't you go back and live with Qian'er again? I promise that the previous things will never happen again. How about it? "

After saying this, fearing that Shen Qing still had a grudge, Yangling Hou continued to add: "If you still care about the past, I will let Qian'er send Xue Fu out of the mansion. From now on, no one in Yangling Hou's mansion will threaten your position again."

Hearing this, Mu Ziqian frowned, but did not refute Yangling Hou's words.

At critical moments, everyone was more rational.

The shock on the faces of everyone present could no longer be described in words. No wonder Mu Ziqian was such a person. It turned out that like father, like son.

Shen Qing looked up at the two of them and refused without thinking, "If you have the time, you two should think about how to pay back the money you owe me."

Hearing the sensitive word "money", Yangling Hou's face froze, "Shen Qing, you know, Yangling Hou Mansion has no money to give you. For the sake of our past relationship, you..."

Before Yangling Hou finished speaking, he was interrupted by Shen Qing, "If you don't have money, you can mortgage your farm and shop, or the deed of the mansion. Forget about the relationship. I don't have any relationship with the Mu family."

The negotiation failed, and Shen Qing and Mu Ziqian divorced under the witness of the emperor.

After pressing his fingerprints on the two divorce letters and completely breaking off relations with the Mu family, Shen Qing felt much more relaxed.

Looking at the bright red fingerprints on the divorce letter in his hand, Mu Ziqian said arrogantly: "Shen Qing, you have to think clearly. After the divorce, you will be an abandoned woman. It will be impossible to find someone like me again. Not only that, you will not be able to raise your head when you go out in the future."

Although the words are unpleasant, Mu Ziqian is indeed right. No matter what the reason for the divorce, women will be looked down upon. This is the world today.

Before Shen Qing spoke, Lu Yan's firm voice came first: "She won't."

Mu Ziqian turned his head in surprise, just in time to meet Lu Yan's deep and cold eyes, "After the divorce, she will only live better."

Before Mu Ziqian could react to the meaning of Lu Yan's words, Lu Yan had already walked towards Shen Qing, stopped three steps in front of her, and his eyebrows were full of seriousness, "Miss Shen, I wonder if you are willing to marry me?"

Shen Qing was startled, and then a smile appeared in her eyes, and her voice was soft, "I do."

The next moment, Lu Yan turned around and knelt directly in front of the emperor, "Your Majesty, when Lu Yan returned to Beijing, you said: If I have a girl I want to marry, I can ask you for an imperial decree to grant marriage. Now my father and Yining Hou are here, Lu Yan wants to ask you for this decree.

Please grant marriage between me and Miss Shen."

Hearing this, Mu Ziqian was dumbfounded.

A prince of a royal family actually took the initiative to ask for marriage with a divorced woman. Is Lu Yan crazy?