Prime Minister Xia had to hold his breath and stepped forward to Liang and said, "Let her go first. Is there anything that cannot be discussed in a peaceful manner?"
Liang raised her sullen face, "When did you talk to me properly? After I escaped from the side room, I was placed in Xiazhi Garden. Why didn't your people from the Prime Minister's Mansion come to talk to me properly at that time? Prime Minister Xia, if you want to keep your family safe, you must give me an explanation today. I don't care whether Miss Xia wants a divorce or not, I just want you to divorce Ximen Xiaoyue."
"What?"
As soon as these words came out, Li was the first to yell, pointing at Liang and cursing, "You still say you're not jealous that she married the prime minister? She is your niece after all, how could you treat her like this? You have such a cruel heart, her husband has already died once, if she is divorced again, her life will be over."
Liang said coldly, "It's none of my business. It's all her own fault. If she knew how to live a good life, she wouldn't have sacrificed me, her second aunt. Don't think I'm easy to bully. How many benefits have I given to your eldest wife overtly and covertly over the years? You don't remember my kindness at all, and now you want to kill me? Even if I throw my silver into the sea, I can still hear a sound!"
Ximen Xiaoyue looked at Prime Minister Xia, holding back the pain and said, "You won't, will you?"
Prime Minister Xia had a complicated expression. Not to mention that Ximen Xiaoyue had been disfigured, even if she hadn't been, the government office must be keeping a close eye on her now. If they didn't give up on her, the Prime Minister's Mansion would be in trouble.
However, he could not answer this question, at least, he could not let the Duke of Jin think that he was going to give up Ximen Xiaoyue.
So, he looked at Liang and said, "Second Madam, please don't be too pushy. I will not divorce Xiaoyue."
Liang snorted, "Is it too much to ask? I think I helped you, but I don't care. You are outsiders in the Xiangfu. You have evil intentions to harm me, and there will always be retribution. But Ximen Xiaoyue is not like that. She is from the Duke's Mansion and has received many benefits from me. She is ungrateful and wants to harm me, so I can't let her go. Killing her means paying with her life. The best way is to let her be divorced again."
Zi'an couldn't help but applaud Liang, her move was quite vicious.
However, no matter how vicious he is, he is not as vicious as Prime Minister Xia.
He clearly wanted to divorce Ximen Xiaoyue, but he acted as if he was trying his best to protect her. So when Ximen Xiaoyue was in trouble, she would definitely find a way out for herself. This way out was the Prime Minister's Mansion. She would hope to return to the Prime Minister's Mansion, so she would not betray Prime Minister Xia.
Duke Jin was so angry that his eyes rolled back. If Ximen Xiaoyue was divorced, he would lose all face.
It was difficult for him to get close to the Prime Minister's family, but now his chance was cut off, and the one who cut him off was someone from his Duke's Mansion, which made him extremely aggrieved.
He finally felt that when he thought everything was under control, some people had already jumped up and quickly took control of the situation, and he, the outdated Duke of Jin, was now powerless.
He fell into a chair, looking at the crying Li and Ximen Xiaoyue, knowing that if he didn't speak up and ask Prime Minister Xia to divorce Ximen Xiaoyue and show his favor to Liang, then Liang would really demand the money she had given to the Duke's Mansion over the years, and he would not be able to pay it back. He didn't want to become a laughing stock in his old age.
Many thoughts flashed through his mind, but none of them could resist reality. He looked at Prime Minister Xia and said, "Prime Minister, please write a letter of divorce."
"No, no!" Ximen Xiaoyue screamed, struggling to stand up, pushing Liang away, and kneeling in front of the Duke, "Grandfather, no, if you divorce me, how can I still live?"
Prime Minister Xia also said: "Yes, Duke, we may have other ways to solve it."
When he said maybe, he was actually telling the Duke that there was no other way and that the only thing to do now was to obey.
But Ximen Xiaoyue thought that he was trying to protect her, so she held his hand and cried, "Yes, Lord Xiang, you can't divorce me. Today is the third day of the third month, you can't divorce me."
Xia Wan'er was also very angry. When Ximen Xiaoyue came to marry, she knelt down, kowtowed, offered tea, and called her mother. If Ximen Xiaoyue was divorced, wouldn't her kneeling be in vain? She would have an extra useless mother.
I thought Ximen Xiaoyue was so capable and could give me great support, but I didn't expect that she was just a useless person who looked good but was useless.
She was greatly disappointed.
Zi'an didn't care about that and just talked to the old lady about the divorce.
"Madam, please give me an answer today regarding the divorce."
The old lady reached out her hand and pulled her to sit down, her expression indescribably gentle, "Zi'an, you really hate me as your grandmother, don't you?"
Zi'an smiled sarcastically, "Madam, you are hurting my feelings by saying this."
The old lady waved her hand, staring at her with deep guilt in her eyes, "Grandma knows that you really hate me in your heart. Grandma knows that I did something wrong and treated you and your daughter unfairly, but you have to understand that I have no choice. Linlin is the only boy in the mansion, but he has such talent. If I don't promote your sister, what will happen to the Prime Minister's Mansion in the future?"
Zi'an felt goosebumps all over his body, "Old Madam, just tell me if you are willing or not."
The old lady smiled bitterly, "If you insist, I have no reason not to agree to you."
"That's good. If you are willing, please ask the Prime Minister to write a letter of divorce on the spot, and we will live happily from now on." Zi'an naturally would not let them drag it on any longer.
The old lady continued to hold Zi'an's hand, pleadingly saying, "But you can't leave with your mother. You have to stay in the mansion to accompany grandma, okay? Grandma is old and I don't know when she will die. You are the eldest daughter of the prime minister's mansion and the eldest daughter of the legitimate wife. If grandma doesn't see you by her side, she will feel uneasy."
This old woman has always been shrewd and very competitive, and she would not say such words easily. However, now she begs her earnestly and sadly. What is her plan
Zi'an would not believe that she truly repented and reflected on her actions. This old woman had a black heart. In her eyes, there was only profit, no family affection.
"Don't worry, old lady. I will stay in the mansion until I get married. I will accompany you well!" Zi'an chuckled and patted the back of her hand. A cold light flashed in his eyes. I will accompany you well. I will play with you no matter how you want.
Tears seemed to be flashing in the old lady's eyes. "That's good, that's good. The older you get, the more reluctant you are to let the people around you leave. Although your mother and I have no fate, I am reluctant to let her go."
Zi'an's lips curled up lightly, forming a cold smile, "Don't worry, old lady. Even if mother divorces the Prime Minister, she will not leave the Prime Minister's Mansion. Doesn't she still have a piece of land in the Prime Minister's Mansion? You can build a house on that piece of land. We will always be with you, okay?"
The old lady laughed all of a sudden, "That's great, that's great, that way we can still be considered a family."
At this moment, Zi'an understood what she meant. She just wanted her mother to move into the back garden so that it would be easier for her to take action.
The bamboo forest is her powerful weapon.
But who knows? Maybe this weapon will eventually be used by Xia Zian
(End of this chapter)