Chapter 30: X's Divorce 1

  Yan Cui An is a temple within the Hong Cui Mountain Villa, and its abbess is Wu Xin Shifu. How did Wu Xin Shifu manage to persuade Hu Zhongren? She really did persuade him because she was the aunt of Ren Xiulian who came here to practice Buddhism. Ren Xiulian was Hu Zhongren's first wife; we all know that the Ren family had three children, and we've met them: Eldest son Ren Zhongjie, second son Ren Zhonghu, and youngest daughter Ren Xiulian. Zhonghu and Zhongjie were Hu Zhongren's elder sister-in-law's sons, and Abbess Wu Xin was their aunt. Even if it was just a matter of giving face to his relatives, Hu Zhongren would still give some respect to his aunt. Therefore, when Hu Zhongren, who was fighting with Liu Qingqing, heard Abbess Wu Xin's stern rebuke, he immediately jumped out of the way.

  "Middle-aged man, no matter how big the thing is, it's a family affair. As the head of the family, why are you so impulsive? Yang Liuqing is your cousin, your mother's nephew, and brothers are like hands and feet. You should forgive him for your mother's sake. Moreover, if you hurt Yang Liuqing, how will you explain it to your uncle? He has worked tirelessly for your family, and if he knew you treated his son this way, wouldn't he be heartbroken? Furthermore, Ninth Lady is ill and doesn't know what she did wrong. You can punish the maid, but why do you want to punish her too?" The words left Hu Zhongren speechless, and he threw down his bamboo staff and walked away.

  The nun hastily directed the maids to send Yang Liuqing and Yan Yan back to their living quarters, while Xiaolian quickly supported Yingying and called for Liu Qingqing to return to the Nourishing Life Hall. Everyone dispersed.

  At noon, a horse carriage came to the Hong Cuishan Manor, and Yang's mother helped Old Lady Hu down from the carriage. All the maids and servants came to the door to greet them, except for Yang Liuqing and Hu Zhongren. Under everyone's gaze, Liu Qingqing walked to Old Lady Hu in a daze, her eyes looking confused. Everyone bowed down, and Xiao Lian saw that Liu Qingqing's eyes had fallen into a trance again, so she quickly pulled him down to the ground to bow. Liu Qingqing, who had experienced this before, understood that an important person had arrived, so he lowered his head and remained silent. Not seeing Hu Zhongren come to greet them, Old Lady Hu was furious. "Where did Zhongren go? Why didn't he come?" If it weren't for her status, Old Lady Hu would have scolded him severely. On the way, the servant who reported the news had already explained everything clearly. After hearing this, Old Lady Hu wasn't as resentful towards Hu Zhongren anymore.

  At this moment, someone stood up and answered: "Hu Shao rode his horse out of Hong Cuishan Villa." Everyone saw that it was Hu Zhong.

  "But is someone following? Hopefully nothing bad will happen." Old Lady Hu was afraid, remembering that every time Qing'er had taken his wife away, Hu Zhongren would disappear for three days.

  "The four great golden ones are all following, nothing will happen." The answer was still Hu Zhong.

  "Alright, I'll go see him first," said Mrs. Hu hesitantly. She had no choice but to head to the other courtyard first to check on her precious nephew's injuries. It was said that this time, Qing'er had been badly beaten by Zhong'er.

  Yang Liuqing lay on the soft couch, looking like there was nothing wrong with her. Her beautiful face remained the same, but her complexion was pale and bloodless. Old Lady Hu's eyes were filled with tears: "Qing'er, my good Qing'er, look at your aunt, how are you?" Hearing the call, Yang Liuqing opened her eyes, "Aunt, you're here, I'm fine, don't cry." Compared to before, Yang Liuqing was surprisingly calm this time, which shocked Yang's mother and Lady Hu. In the past, although he had successfully won over his wife, he always had a frantic expression, but this time, after being beaten, he looked more normal. Was it because he was too stimulated or did he really feel guilty?

  "Qing'er, how's your injury?" Madame Hu examined Qing'er's wound.

  "It's nothing, just some superficial wounds. I applied the Jade Dew Cream and it healed." Xiaolian brought over the Jade Dew Cream that she had previously given to Liu Qingqing, which was very effective.

  Madam Hu also thought it was no big deal and put her mind at ease, carefully asking: "Do you really like Ninth Madam that much?" Madam Hu wanted to probe her nephew's intentions, so she could make up her mind.

  "I like it." Yang Liuqing smiled sweetly, enough to captivate everyone. "Auntie, tell my cousin to write a divorce agreement and let me have Liu Qing."

  Yang's mother secretly curled her lips, "The fox's tail is exposed." "But I heard that the Ninth Lady has suffered from dementia, and none of you can enter his body. Do you still want her?"

  Yang's mother shook her head on one side, thinking to herself: "Old lady, even if you're spoiled, it's not like this. Who says that their own daughter-in-law should also be taken away and given to their nephew?"

  "Hmm, as long as Auntie gives me Little Sister-in-law this time, I'll never fight with Brother for his loved one again." Yang Liuqing really thought so and said so.

  "Miss, you should think thrice," said Yang's mother on the side, "Without a suitable reason to divorce Ninth Lady, would the Liu family let it go so easily?"

  "How can there be no reason? Liu Qingqing entered our Hu family without any movement, and cannot even replace me to carry on the family line. Firstly, she has no virtue as a woman for seducing my younger uncle. Even if that Liu Fengchun comes, I have something to say to him. You won't forget that Liu Qingqing is not the kind of jade-faced weaving girl we wanted to marry. Alright, Qing'er, you can rest and recover, Auntie will take care of everything.

  If Liu Qingqing's departure can resolve the family's chaos, then there's no need to consider what's suitable or not. Besides, if one doesn't take the initiative, are they waiting for their brother to come and demand an explanation?"

  "We'll go to the Nourishing Life Hall, and meet Ninth Lady there." Old Lady Hu was still supported by Yang's mother as she walked out of her bedroom and sat in the outer room, wanting to personally meet Liu Qingqing.

  A serving maid led the order to go out, and the first queen of Wudan heard everything. The swallow outside the house saw the lady come out and knocked her head down, shouting: "Please, madam, take back your order, don't divorce my young mistress." She stood at the door, listening clearly to their conversation.

  "Take heart, even if your young mistress returns to the Liu family, you will still remain in the Hu household to accompany Qing'er. You are already his concubine and one of our Yang family's people."

  Yanyan said: "I'm not worried about my own whereabouts, I'm lowly and not worth mentioning. However, my young mistress is still ill, if we return like this, her illness will have no hope of recovery." Unable to find the Biyu Buddha, without someone with deep feelings and nature, the young mistress's illness probably has no hope of recovery.

  "I heard that your wife was originally the fiancée of Yue Qianshan, but now she's been divorced and set free. I'm saving your young lady, how can you think she has no hope? Don't worry, I'm a vegetarian who chants Buddhist scriptures, not someone with an evil heart."

  Swallows heard Mrs. Lao say so, and had nothing to say. It's just that Miss was dismissed, which damaged her reputation.

  As they spoke, they arrived at the Nourishing Life Hall. Liu Qingqing bowed to Xiaolian and Yingying. Madame Hu smiled slightly: "Daughter-in-law, please sit down, I have a few words to say."

  Liu Qingqing nodded and sat back down.

  "I'm writing a divorce paper for you now, from now on, you and the Hu family will have nothing to do with each other, you can come and go freely, can you agree?" Madam Hu directly stated her intention.

  "I agree, but I don't know when the lady wants me to leave?" Liu Qingqing's response made Mrs. Hu stunned, thinking that this news spread quickly, and her eyes involuntarily swept towards the crowd of followers. The crowd was frightened and immediately knelt down on the ground: "The slave has not said anything."

  Madam Hu smiled and said: "I didn't say anything, look at you all being scared, get up!"

  The maid was covered in cold sweat, but she really hadn't said anything.

  Xiao Lian heard this and fell to the ground, "Old lady, have you discussed this matter with Hu Shao? I'm afraid Hu Shao won't agree?" He knew Hu Shao best, Hu Shao had feelings for Ninth Lady, deep feelings. This morning, he saw Ninth Lady sleeping in the same bed as her nephew, but didn't get angry, and personally carried Liu Qingqing back to the Nourishing Life Hall without saying a harsh word. How could he possibly let Ninth Lady leave?

  "Zhong Er supported you as a concubine, can you now disobey the Eldest Mistress?" Madame Hu's smile faded and was replaced by a stern expression.

  "I don't dare." Xiaolian didn't dare speak up anymore.

  Liu Qingqing was calm and collected. "May I ask, madam, when can I leave?"

  "There's no hurry, you can wait for Yue Qianshan -" Before Madam Hu could finish speaking, Liu Qingqing said: "I hope madam will send me away immediately, but Qingqing has an impolite request."

  "You said." Mrs. Hu said "You just have to be willing to leave, I won't refuse you anything."

  "Firstly, I hope you won't inform my family for now, and let me tell them myself when I arrive in the capital. Secondly, I hope you can cancel the debts between the Liu and Hu families, so we can cut off all ties with each other. If possible, it would be best if you could provide me with some travel expenses and two fast horses."

  Liu Qingqing has now confirmed that she is indeed Liu Qingqing of Liu Family Village. These past few days, Xiaolian and Yanyan have been telling her about their past, and she has already understood the true nature of this marriage. After all, her mind is still that of a modern person, so her skills in haggling are still top-notch. Not taking advantage of the situation would be unforgivable to the organization and the party."

  "This is all right," said Mrs. Hu with a faint smile, what a clever girl, unfortunately not suitable for the Hu family.

  "That's good, we've signed the agreement." said Liu Qingqing. From now on, she can be carefree and unrestrained, and she doesn't have any thoughts about being abandoned and returning home without dignity. After all, she is a modern person, with no remaining feudal ideas.

  Divorce is okay as long as it's negotiated well.

  Look at the content of the document, it seems that there is no flaw. Liu Qingqing instructed Yan to collect it and set off for Kyoto the next day.