Phi-Fic Chapter 445 I Want a Divorce!
Chapter 445 I Want a Divorce!
When Master Lu received the news, and after seeing the confession and a living person sent over by Aunt Fang, his expression immediately changed.
Aunt Fang stood quietly in the study. She had once served the emperor as a lady-in-waiting. How could her aura be lacking?
"Lord Lu, I have delivered Her Highness the Princess's instructions. As for what you should do, I hope you can give me a clear answer. At least I will know how to report back after I return to my residence."
Seeing Aunt Fang's imposing yet humble demeanor, Master Lu knew that this time, the Princess was truly angry.
"Someone, go and invite the madam and the second young master over."
Aunt Fang raised an eyebrow. Did this mean he was going to deal with this matter in front of her? Seeing that Lord Lu's expression was not very good, but there was no resentment in it, Aunt Fang knew that he intended to severely punish this Yang.
The two arrived one after the other and were naturally surprised to see Aunt Fang there as well. Upon seeing a cook kneeling on the ground, Madam Lu probably guessed what was going on and a hint of resentment appeared in her eyes as she looked at Aunt Fang.
"What's going on, sir? Has this servant girl committed some grave offense? Isn't this kind of thing usually handled by Madam Liu? How did it end up in front of you?"
Aunt Fang lowered her eyes and remained silent, but the slightly upturned corners of her lips were full of sarcasm. At this time, she was still thinking of accusing the eldest daughter-in-law. This Madam Lu really couldn't tolerate her eldest daughter-in-law no matter when or where.
"Shut up!" How could Master Lu not understand the implication in his wife's words? She was clearly implying that Liu was in charge of managing the household affairs, and now that something had happened, the responsibility had been pushed onto him! Even at this point, she still hadn't forgotten to make trouble for Liu.
After being yelled at by Mr. Lu, Madam Lu looked a little embarrassed, but she gritted her teeth and remained standing in the room, not daring to say anything more.
When Lu Shaohua entered and saw that there were people from the Prince of Changle's residence there, he immediately guessed that the matter was most likely related to his wife.
Sure enough, after the cook explained the whole story and revealed the two head maids around Madam Yang, and also took out the silver ingots she had obtained from Madam Yang, Lu Shaohua was completely dumbfounded!
The Lu family has been a family of scholars for generations, and although Lu Shaohua is not as talented as his elder brother, he has at least studied the classics since childhood. Now, suddenly hearing that his wife is such a ruthless person, how can he bear it?
His face turned pale, his body swayed, and he grabbed the corner of the table for support. His spirits were no longer what they used to be.
Seeing her youngest son like this, Madam Lu was naturally heartbroken, but the words she uttered were truly unpleasant to hear.
“Master, this vile maidservant slandered her master and should be beaten to death. Don’t you know what kind of person Yang is? How could she possibly do such a heinous thing? Master, you can’t just listen to her side of the story.”
“Of course we can’t just listen to her side of the story.” Master Lu’s face was a little cold. “Before I called you here, I had already sent someone to fetch the two maids. We’ll find out the truth of the matter soon enough.”
The head maidservant by Yang's side would naturally not easily betray her mistress, but who was Master Lu? Having served as an official for many years, he naturally possessed a rather imposing aura, and coupled with his methods, he was enough to terrify the two of them with mere intimidation!
"This is your last chance. Speak up and I might spare your lives. If you don't, don't blame the Lu family for being ruthless. People like you, once you're sold off again on charges of plotting against your master, you should know what kind of place you'll end up in."
The two women went limp and dared not stand any longer. They rushed to tell the whole story, and finally, they also confessed that Yang had bribed the murderer to assassinate the cook. There was truly no hiding anything.
Not only that, she also recounted how Yang had repeatedly tripped up Liu, and how she had pretended to have a stomachache several times to frame Liu.
Lu Shaohua became increasingly alarmed as he listened!
What kind of woman did I marry? How could such a heartless woman have always been gentle and dignified in my eyes? And in my mother's words, she had always been virtuous and generous?
Lu Shaohua closed his eyes weakly, and even his lips turned a light purple.
"Father, please forgive your unfilial son. If I hadn't been so blind, I wouldn't have allowed such a vile woman to run rampant in the mansion and ruin the reputation of my Lu family! Father, your son wants to divorce his wife!" As Lu Shaohua spoke, he knelt straight down on the ground, looked up at his father, and the regret in his eyes was clear to Master Lu.
Yang was originally from a scholarly family, but unexpectedly, she did such a shameless thing. Not only did she plot against her elder sister-in-law's offspring, but she also repeatedly used the unborn child in her womb to frame her elder sister-in-law!
Such a wicked daughter-in-law is better off without!
Madam Lu was completely stunned by this fact!
Although she knew that Yang had deliberately made things difficult for Liu several times, and even seemed quite pleased to see Liu being harassed, she was now shocked to discover that her own son was actually considering divorcing her!
Madam Lu's lips moved a few times, but no sound came out. What could she say? Now that everything had been laid bare, how could she still openly defend the Yang family?
However, if Yang is divorced, wouldn't Liu be the only one in charge of the backyard of this mansion?
Madam Lu was unwilling to accept this, but she was helpless. Thinking of the conversation Madam He had with her that day, she felt even more frustrated! Madam He was clearly her junior, yet she acted so superior in front of her, clearly bullying her because she was from a collateral branch of the family!
Madam Lu gritted her teeth, knowing that if she tried to stop this matter, she would probably be punished as well. So she decided to go with the flow and grant her second son's wish. At the same time, she could reflect on her actions and then make a long-term plan.
It must be said that Madam Lu is indeed a very intelligent person. At the very least, she knows how to see the situation clearly and knows how to protect herself!
At this moment, Madam Lu was very fortunate. Although she had doted on and favored Yang, she had never explicitly instructed her to do anything to Liu. Everything was Yang's own doing. Now, even if Yang was divorced, it would not ruin her reputation.
Having made up her mind, Madam Lu said with a look of annoyance, "My lord, it's all because I misjudged people. I always thought Yang was a sensible person, but today I found out that she actually did so many things to our eldest daughter-in-law behind our backs! Now that I think about it, the reason why I'm becoming more and more dissatisfied with Liu is really all thanks to this Yang!"