After rebirth, I became a national teacher

At this moment, Qin Dafu realized for the first time that he had always underestimated his son-in-law.

Those who can pass the imperial examination at a young age are not to be underestimated. Similarly, such people are more lethal when they do bad things.

He took a deep breath and calmed himself down:

"Unfilial? Ever since my daughter married into the Qiao family, she has been respectful to the Qiao family elders. How can she be unfilial? In the past, who among the neighbors near and far has ever heard a bad word about my daughter?"

"How come my daughter has been accused of being unfilial and beaten like this by you just a few days after your friend Qiao passed the imperial examination?"

"I think he is not filial. Now that he has obtained the title of Juren, he thinks that my Qin family, who are from a merchant family, are not worthy of him. He wants to beat my daughter to death and marry a girl from an official family. Is that true?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the way the neighbors looked at Mr. Qiao changed.

In the past, Zhenniang had a very good reputation in this neighborhood. I wonder how many people envied the Qiao family for marrying such a wealthy, virtuous and filial daughter-in-law.

It is hard to convince others that Teacher Qiao said Zhenniang was unfilial.

Moreover, how come the timing is so coincidental that right after passing the imperial examination, he starts finding fault with others and even hitting them?

In operas, there are many such unfaithful men who demote their wives to concubines or even abandon them and their children after they pass the imperial examination.

Qin Dafu's words made the onlookers think a lot and they immediately sympathized with Qin Zhenniang.

The nosy aunt next door even stepped out to advise:

"My dear teacher, you shouldn't be so heartless as to abandon your wife who has been with you through thick and thin just because you are rich!"

"That's right, we should never forget our roots!"

Reputation has always been important to scholars.

When Qiao Shiyou saw that the situation was not right, his expression changed immediately:

"Father-in-law, it's just a small dispute between husband and wife. How did you escalate it to the point where you want to kill Zhenniang and marry someone else?"

"All of you neighbors have watched me grow up, so you can supervise me. I can assure all of you uncles and aunts that I will never abandon my wife!"

He really wanted to kick the Qin family out, but that was based on the fact that the Qin family was no longer of any use to him.

But now, firstly, he has not succeeded in becoming a disciple, and secondly, he will need the financial support of the Qin family when he goes to the capital in the future.

If he was not a fool, he would not have severed ties with the Qin family at this time.

The neighbors were praised highly and felt very comfortable. The doubts in their eyes disappeared immediately.

Zhenniang had recovered by now.

Seeing that Teacher Qiao and his friends were both good at singing and writing, he felt extremely angry.

As soon as he was able to speak, he immediately complained with a hoarse voice and tears:

"Neighbors, please judge for yourself! I have always been considerate and respectful to my parents-in-law, and everyone has seen it. How can this be considered unfilial?"

"The reason why Mr. Qiao is so angry today is because he has been looking down on my family because they are merchants and can't help him since he passed the imperial examination. A few days ago, he forced me to ask my family to help him and take the chief examiner of the provincial examination as my teacher!"

It was not convenient to mention the matter of Cihang Temple in front of others, so she only talked about the matter of becoming a disciple.

She believed that Master Qiao was not bold enough to bring up the relationship between Cihang Temple, the Zhang family, and the Jingnan Marquis' Mansion.

"How can a married woman keep sucking the blood of her parents? I refused, and he strangled me to death! If my father and the chief constable hadn't arrived in time, I would have died in the cellar in no time!"

Qiao Shiyou naturally refused to admit it:

"My lady, it was clearly you who had an argument with the elders, how could you make up such nonsense to slander me!"

The onlookers didn't know who to believe.

Then I heard Zhenniang say:

"It doesn't matter whether you admit it or not! I, Qin Zhenniang, can't afford to marry a husband as cruel as you. Now I just want to divorce him to save my life! I'd like to trouble all the neighbors to be witnesses. From now on, I will sever all ties with him, Mr. Qiao!"

Qin Dafu was a little surprised when he heard Zhenniang say frankly that she wanted a divorce.

But then he changed his mind and felt that divorce was actually the best option for Zhenniang.

It’s not like his Qin family can’t afford to raise a daughter.

"Okay, divorce! Dad supports you too!"

Teacher Qiao said in surprise:

"Father-in-law, my wife, it's just a quarrel between husband and wife. What family doesn't have it? How can you say that you have to break off the relationship?"

"Besides, can you let go of Yuan Ge'er? He is still so young, can you bear to let him lose his mother's care? No matter how rich and powerful the woman's family is, I have never heard of them being able to take the child away after a divorce!"

Qin Zhenniang was immediately caught in a weak spot.

Even if they can divorce, the woman is always the weaker party in terms of etiquette and law, and it is impossible for her to take away the boy she gave birth to in her husband's family.

As long as Yuan Ge'er is under the control of the Qiao family, Zhen Niang will have to submit to the Qiao family, and the Qin family will also have to follow suit.

Qin Dafu gnashed his teeth in anger, but he tried to remain calm on the surface and threatened:

"Master Qiao, why do you have to pretend? We all know that you want to climb up the social ladder. The Qin family can forget about the support they have given you over the years and let you go. But the prerequisite is that you have to give Yuan Ge'er to Zhen Niang. Otherwise, don't blame me for going all out. I will report you to Master Xuedao for using your wife's dowry and trying to beat and murder her, and you will lose your reputation!"

Logically speaking, this also hits the weak spot of Teacher Qiao.

After more than ten years of hard study, fame and honor are not easily earned. Once your reputation is ruined and you are stripped of your honor and honor, your future will be ruined.

If the behavior of Teacher Qiao were to be reported to the academician, it would not be difficult for him to be considered as having bad morals and be stripped of his official title.

But Qin Dafu still underestimated the courage, cunning and shamelessness of Qiao's friends and the Qiao family.

After hearing what Qin Dafu said, Teacher Qiao's face was only a flash of panic, but he quickly calmed down and said with a look of indignation at being oppressed and unfairly oppressed:

"You can always find a pretext to accuse someone of something! My father-in-law keeps saying that I used Zhenniang's dowry. Do you have any evidence?"

Qin Dafu looked at Zhenniang.

Zhenniang didn't expect that he didn't want to admit that he had spent her dowry until now. He looked like he would never admit it. She couldn't help but feel shocked and angry. She suppressed her anger and said loudly after thinking for a moment:

"The expenses of hiring servants, feeding, clothing, and socializing in this mansion, as well as your teacher Qiao's participation in literary and poetry gatherings and asking famous teachers for guidance, all come from my dowry!"

"When I married in, I brought a dowry with me. Everyone has seen it. After I married in, the Qiao family's food, clothing and daily expenses increased. Everyone has also seen it with their own eyes! This is all evidence!"

"My dowry is now half of what's on the list, and this is also evidence!"

The onlookers nodded one after another.

Originally everyone lived the same life, but after Zhenniang got married, Qiao's parents ordered servants to wear gold and silver jewelry, and their living standard improved by more than one level.

Teacher Qiao seemed very surprised. He was stunned for a moment, revealing a sad and aggrieved expression:

"Ma'am, I didn't expect you to say that!"

"It was after you married into the mansion that I asked my parents to use our ancestral savings to buy servants because I was afraid that you would be wronged. I also gave the money to you to manage as a token of my sincerity. How can you now say that all that money was your dowry!"