novelraw Chapter 141 The building is about to collapse, and the divorce letter is hereby presented
Chapter 141 The building is about to collapse, and the divorce letter is hereby presented
As soon as Shen Qing turned around, she heard Chu Lingxi's slightly threatening voice behind her: "Young madam, you don't have much time left. If Yuyu doesn't show up in Shengjing within half a month, what will be the consequences? Got it.”
Shen Qing turned her head, with a playful curve at the corner of her mouth, "His Highness is so crazy because of love, do I wonder if Concubine Shu and Prime Minister Gu know?"
After the words fell, Chu Lingxi frowned slightly. Obviously, she did not expect that Shen Qing would catch this pain point of his, but her momentum was not lost at all, "Young Madam, you can give it a try."
Since he dares to do it, he is not afraid of Concubine Shu and Prime Minister Gu knowing about it. What's more, the matter has reached this point. Even if Concubine Shu and Prime Minister Gu know the truth, they can only go in the direction he planned.
Shen Qingwei said no more, turned and left.
On the way back to Yining Houfu, Shen Qing had completely smoothed things over.
Although Liu Feng and Liu Ting were brothers, they were actually loyal to two masters. Liu Ting was loyal to Chu Lingxi, while Liu Feng was loyal to Prime Minister Gu.
Although Prime Minister Gu is Chu Lingxi's uncle and has supported him for many years, he is still wary of him.
The royal family is ruthless, and it is impossible for Prime Minister Gu to leave no backup plan.
As for what Chu Lingxi just said... Shen Qingping was not prepared to sow discord between the few people now. After all, it was not the best time now, but it would be hard to say in the future.
Although she was not of a vindictive nature, Chu Lingxi gave her such a great gift from the Yining Marquis Mansion, and Shen Qing said it was impossible and just let it go.
When Shen Qing returned to Yining Houfu, Chanyi had been waiting for a long time, holding a thick booklet in her hand.
Seeing Shen Qing, Chanyi handed over the booklet in her hand. There was a lot of money placed on the middle page of the booklet, which was slightly bulging.
Shen Qing opened it and saw all the information about Brother Liu Ting recorded on it.
Their parents died young and they grew up living together. As for their address, the address recorded in Jiaowufang is also Daling Village, twenty miles outside Shengjing.
Brother Liu Ting entered Jiaowufang in the eighth year of Jiahe. At that time, the two brothers were twelve and ten years old.
In the thirteenth year of Jiahe, that is, five years later, Liu Ting, the elder brother, was selected by Shen Yi'an. In order not to be separated from his younger brother, Liu Ting begged Shen Yi'an to bring Liu Feng into the Yining Hou Mansion, and Shen Yi'an agreed.
In the next five years, both of them followed Shen Yi'an closely, and it was only today that they leaked their clues one after another.
Shen Qing gently rubbed the wooden sign with her fingers, wondering whether the Liu Ting brothers betrayed Shen Yi'an later or had ulterior motives from the beginning.
If it is the former, then what is the opportunity for them to rebel? Shen Yi'an has always been tolerant towards his servants. In the booklet sent by Manager Liu, Shen Qing did not see any record of the two people being wronged in the mansion, so it was not hatred caused by resentment.
Is that because of money?
Shen Qing didn't think it was the case. The Yining Marquis Mansion treated its servants much better than the Yangling Marquis Mansion. Even the most ordinary palace guards only had five taels of silver a month. At the level of Brother Liu Ting, At least one month is almost twelve years. After five years of accumulation, it is more than enough to buy a similar house in Shengjing City and marry a lovely wife.
Moreover, Shen Qing had already inquired with the palace guards who were familiar with the two of them. Although the two of them valued money, they never did anything unjust. As for their beloved girl, they had never heard of them mentioning it. No.
After all possibilities have been eliminated, only the last one remains——
hostage.
This can only be verified after Manager Liu comes back.
Of course, it is possible that it was the latter, but five years ago, Chu Lingxi would have been only twelve years old, and she would have been far-sighted enough to place chess pieces in the Yining Marquis Mansion?
And if this is the case, Prime Minister Gu or Concubine Shu should also play a very important role.
While she was thinking deeply, Xie Ling had already walked out of the house. After taking a nap, her face improved a lot, but her legs were still a little stiff when walking.
Seeing Shen Qing, Xie Ling's eyes flashed with concern, "You've been working hard all night, at least you should go back and get some sleep."
Shen Qing shook his head, "Don't worry, mother, I can still hold on."
Seeing Shen Qing's insistence, Xie Ling didn't try to persuade her any more and turned away all the servants. Xie Ling hesitated and said, "Qing Qing, tell me the truth. Does this incident have anything to do with Su Yu?"
Although Xie Ling didn't have any evidence, she had an intuition that what happened this time was all caused by the bad relationship between Chu Lingxi and Shen Suyu.
Shen Qingqing didn't hide anything from her, and nodded in response: "Yes, I just left the mansion to see Prince Duan. He told me that as long as Suyu is sent back to Shengjing, both father and the Yining Houfu will be safe and sound."
Xie Ling's eyes were slightly red. On one side was her husband, who had supported her for many years, and on the other was her daughter, who was born in ten months of pregnancy. Choosing between them would undoubtedly cost Xie Ling her life.
Shen Qing held her hand and comforted her: "Don't be anxious, mother. We still have half a month, and things may not turn around."
Xie Ling nodded and looked at Shen Qing, who was only sixteen years old but was handling things in a mature and steady manner. Xie Ling was a little dazed and couldn't help but start to wonder what kind of life Shen Qing was living in Yanglinghou Mansion.
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Shen Qing's guess was completely verified after Manager Liu came back during lunch.
The Liu Ting brothers are from Daling Village, but their parents passed away when Liu Ting was just seven years old. It was the village widow Lu who adopted the two and raised them.
But not long after the two were chosen by Shen Yian, Lu disappeared. The villagers said that she had moved away, but Shen Qing did not believe it. Now she was most likely in Chu Lingxi's hands, and this was also Chu Lingxi's way of controlling Liu Ting's brothers.
Shen Qing asked Chan Yi to send a letter to Ling Yi and Li Ze respectively, asking them to track down Lu's whereabouts at the same time.
The matter was urgent, and Ling Yi's strength alone was probably not enough, so Shen Qing prepared to let Lu Yan act together, and Lu Yan was of course very happy about this.
Not only was he happy, but he also transferred Li Yu, who was investigating the affairs of Princess Jing'an in the past, back to help Shen Qing find her with all his strength.
However, Lu had been missing for nearly five years, and finding her was like looking for a needle in a haystack.
More than ten days passed in the blink of an eye, but there was still no news about Lu's whereabouts.
Xie Ling also gradually changed from being anxious at the beginning to being relieved. The achievements accumulated by the Marquis of Yining Mansion over the years were enough to keep Shen Yian alive. It was just that his power and material possessions were no longer there. However, it would be nice to leave Shengjing with Shen Yian and become a free and easy couple.
Shen Qing also gradually became idle from being busy at the beginning, as if waiting for something.
The entire Marquis of Yining Mansion gradually returned to its previous peace, as if nothing had happened.
However, Xie Ling and Shen Qing could bear it, but Chu Lingxi and the Marquis of Yangling Mansion were a little impatient.
Chu Lingxi was afraid that Shen Qing would really break the jar and fight him to the end, and then he would be in a dilemma in the end.
If Shen Yian was allowed to be punished, then he and Shen Shuyu would really have no chance anymore, but if he suddenly turned against Shen Yian to overturn the case, he would really have no explanation to Prime Minister Gu and Concubine Shu.
Yangling Marquisate felt that the matter of Shen Yian was a done deal, and Shen Qing was completely worthless, so several people excitedly began their plan.
On the morning of June 21, Shen Qing received two letters from Chu Lingxi and Yangling Marquisate at the same time.
At this time, there were only two days left before the deadline given by the emperor.
Shen Qing had guessed most of the content of Chu Lingxi's letter, so he opened the one sent by Yangling Marquisate first.
As soon as the letter was unfolded, two bright big words on it came into Shen Qing's eyes--
Divorce!