Ye Tao stared at the precious items that had mostly turned into pawn tickets, and her eyes couldn't help but turn red: "Madam, why are you so stupid as to pawn your own dowry to fill the gap in the Marquis' Mansion?"

Liu Yueru was about to explain when Ye Tao came forward crying and checked the pawn tickets. Many of them were from a long time ago, and some were from when the lady had just married into the Marquis's Mansion.

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became: "When Madam came, the mansion was already so poor that Madam had to use her dowry to supplement it. No wonder the old lady was so anxious to hand over the power of the household to Madam."

"At first I thought the old lady valued Madam, but it turns out she had been scheming for Madam's dowry from the beginning."

Liu Yueru's thoughts were suddenly brought back to when she first came to the Marquis' Mansion. There were only a few servants, and everyone in the Mansion usually lived frugally on food, clothing, and other expenses.

At that time, he was only thinking about living a good life with Song Nanzhi and planning for the future of the Marquis' Mansion. Song Nanzhi also slowly rose from an official position.

In the end, she unknowingly developed a dependence on Song Nanzhi. Whenever Old Madam Song wanted something, she only had to ask and she would think of ways to get it for her.

These items were pawned from that time. I wanted to buy them back when I had more money. Now I think that I have helped myself.

"Ye Tao, don't worry. I have already secretly transferred the money from the pawning. If Song Nanzhi dares to take my dowry, his career as a prince will be over." Liu Yueru's cold eyes revealed a hint of coldness.

"Fortunately, Madam has foresight." Ye Tao felt a little relieved.

While Xie Wenhua listened to the conversation between Liu Yueru and them, he ate a candied haws and started to think with a frown on his face.

He probably understood what they meant, that bastard Song Nanzhi wanted to divorce his aunt for her dowry. This matter was serious, and he felt it was necessary to ask his father to take action, or to do it himself...

Liu Fufeng brought a group of female soldiers in ordinary uniforms to Liu Yueru's yard.

He said in a cheerful voice, "Yue'er, I heard from your second brother that you are going to move out of the Marquis' Mansion. I will bring people to help you. You still have injuries, so take care of them first."

Liu Yueru glanced at the female soldiers in uniform behind him and felt warm in her heart. Although her brother was a bit rough on weekdays, he could be meticulous at times.

She raised her hand and pointed at the things in the courtyard, and said, "These all need to be moved away. The things here should be moved to Liu Mansion, and the things here are Yan Ge'er's things. Move these things to Yue Xin Residence in Chang'an Lane."

Liu Fufeng divided his men into two teams, and at a command, they each took action.

There were constant reports in the court that Song Nanzhi favored his concubine and killed his wife.

Emperor Hexu did not take it seriously at first, but as the memorials piled up, coupled with the funeral of Old Madam Song, the situation in the Marquis' Mansion became very awkward.

Emperor Hexu also had to think carefully about how to deal with this matter. He opened the memorials one by one in front of his desk, and the more he read the contents, the angrier he became.

Eunuch Wei stood by and wiped his sweat secretly. He hadn't seen the emperor so angry for a long time.

He carefully waited on the side, brought a cup of tea to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, please have a cup of tea to calm down."

Emperor Hexu took the teacup handed to him by Eunuch Wei, took a few sips, and continued to flip through the memorials in his hand.

"The prince of the Zhennan Marquis's Mansion is really too unreasonable. What is so bad about the girl from the Liu family that they treat her like this?" Emperor Hexu angrily threw the memorial in his hand onto the desk and leaned back in his chair.

Eunuch Wei hurried forward to calm the emperor down.

Eunuch Wei didn't understand what was going on in the harem, but he had just seen the contents of the memorial and thought that favoring a concubine was not a big deal.

However, after Song Nanzhi became engaged to the daughter of the Liu family, he had an affair with his mistress without any marriage accomplice and even had a son with her.

He also tricked the daughter of the Liu family into adopting the son of his concubine, and hid the concubine as his cousin by the side of Old Madam Song to raise her.

This kind of bullying of the mistress of the house happened only once in Kyoto.

Eunuch Wei immediately followed suit and said, "It is indeed a disgrace to our family. Back then, the old marquis was a man of steel and had made great achievements in battle. He had done great things for the Zhennan Marquisate. Now, I'm afraid that he will be ruined by this prince!"

Thinking of the old Marquis of Zhennan, Emperor Hexu's anger subsided a little.

Emperor Hexu raised his hand and rubbed his temple.

His eyes fell on those memorials, one of which was written by Liu Zimo.

A young eunuch's voice came from outside: "Your Majesty, Prince Jin wants to see you."

"Come in." Emperor Hexu said.

After Xie Jingrui entered, he saluted towards Emperor Hexu.

"No need for formalities." Emperor Hexu asked Xie Jingrui to sit on a chair beside him.

Xie Jingrui glanced at the memorials that were spread out, and then he said, "Father, the bandits in Qizi'ao have been completely eliminated."

"You've come at the right time. I have something to ask you." Emperor Hexu dismissed all the eunuchs around him.

Emperor Hexu asked with a worried look on his face, "I heard that the day you went to clear the mountain bandits, the Liu family's daughter, Yan'er and Hua'er were kidnapped?"

"Yes, but our people arrived in time and there was nothing serious. It was Madam Song who was stabbed in the shoulder while saving Hua Ge'er and was poisoned." When Xie Jingrui mentioned Liu Yueru, his eyes flashed with a complicated light.

"It's good that he's back and all is well." Emperor Hexu nodded, then handed the memorial in his hand to Xie Jingrui and asked, "What do you think about this?"

"The eldest son of the Liu family has been guarding the border for many years and has made great achievements in battle. The second son has risen to prominence and has a treasure in his arms. Madam Song is also a virtuous woman who abides by the seven rules for divorce. She is also a role model for women in the harem in the hearts of the people! Your Majesty, father, needs to make a detailed decision on this matter."

Emperor Hexu's eyes fell on Xie Jingrui's face. He praised the Liu brothers and sisters so highly, so he must be aware of his little thoughts.

"Okay, I got it." After Xie Jingrui said this, Emperor Hexu had an idea in mind.

"Whether it's a divorce or a divorce, it's not an easy thing for a woman. After a woman becomes a nun and follows her husband, she will be careful about everything so as not to let her husband's family find fault with her. I'm sure that many things like Madam Song have happened in the houses of those men, but most women choose to swallow their anger and accommodate themselves in order to continue staying in their husband's family."

“And those who can take concubines as second wives mostly have good family backgrounds, and they are all prominent people. They feel shameful if they favor their concubines over their wives, and they will also give their mistresses some face. Those favored concubines want to get to the top, and it is common for them to murder their mistresses. The incident at the Zhennan Marquis’ Mansion was a big deal, why doesn’t father take this opportunity to raise the status of women?” Xie Jingrui looked at Emperor Hexu with sharp eyes.

Emperor Hexu laughed loudly: "Well, you are worthy of being my son. You think alike with me."

"The son of Marquis Zhennan continues to be detained in the Dali Temple. His concubine's son Song Shijin broke the vitals of Chen Mingyang, the son of Minister of Revenue Chen Huaide. His behavior was bad, but he also received the same punishment. Considering the old marquis's merits, he was spared, but demoted to a commoner, and will have no right to participate in the imperial examinations in the future." Emperor Hexu said.

Xie Jingrui took out a letter from his arms and placed it in front of Emperor Hexu.

After Emperor Hexu opened it, his face instantly turned ugly!

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