usatvline Chapter 444: Looking at each other with disgust
Chapter 444: Looking at each other with disgust
After all, the relationship between Mu Yao and Lian Ren had become strained since Lian Ren entered the mansion. While not irreconcilable, they didn't interact with each other. Furthermore, Lian Ren had a miscarriage because of Mu Yao. Regardless of whether it was ultimately Mu Yao's fault, everyone believed they were enemies. With Lian Ren guiding them, not only Kong Lin, but even passersby would probably suspect that the people in Pingxi Marquis's mansion hated Lian Ren for stealing their son-in-law and bullying their daughter, and that they were deliberately running into Lian Ren to get revenge.
[Under Lianren's guidance, Kong Lin also mistakenly believed that the carriage from the Pingxi Marquis's Mansion had deliberately hit Lianren. He not only demanded compensation from the Pingxi Marquis' Mansion, but also asked Mu Yao to apologize to them, threatening to report them to the police if they didn't pay.]
Mu Yao and the driver immediately started arguing with Kong Lin. Kong Lin didn't believe what Mu Yao said at all, only believing Lian Ren's words, and argued with Mu Yao endlessly.
Mrs. Pingxi, who had been silent the entire time, was instantly enraged when she saw her son-in-law like this. She had previously thought him to be so kind, but now, looking at him again, she felt only anger welling up in her heart. He treated her daughter like this in front of her, and who knew how he would treat Mu Yao when they weren't looking. No wonder her daughter was so enraged by these two that she returned to her parents' home and even filed for divorce.
Madam Pingxibo was very clear about the kind of daughter she had raised. Mu Yao possessed the demeanor of any lady from a noble family in the capital. If she hadn't been furious, she would never have proposed a divorce. Her daughter wasn't someone who wouldn't tolerate others.
Especially now that she had witnessed her son-in-law going mad for a poor woman, Lady Pingxi could no longer bear it and brought up the matter of divorce in public. The poor woman knew her goal had been achieved after hearing Lady Pingxi's words. But Kong Lin directly stated that even if it meant a divorce, Mu Yao from the Pingxi mansion would have to pay compensation and apologize.
Even the joy of youth can lead to the point of mutual dislike.
How could Lady Pingxi tolerate her daughter apologizing to a poor man? Besides, their family had done nothing wrong. Even if the poor man was accidentally hit, it was because of the driver's carelessness. He only needed to pay compensation according to regulations, and the apology should be made by the driver.
[As long as the other party is a normal person, asking them to apologize would be fine. However, they are deliberately being unreasonable, so an apology is simply out of the question.]
Seeing Kong Lin and Lian Ren's relentless insistence, Lady Pingxibo was too lazy to argue with them and immediately sent her maid to the Dali Temple to report the matter, requesting the Dali Temple Minister to handle the matter. She also sent someone to the Shangshu Mansion to invite the wife and the old lady to come over, and then to arrange a divorce.
When the Shangshu Mansion's wife and old lady arrived, upon hearing the Pingxi Marquis's family mention the divorce, they immediately became unreasonable, and the two families started arguing in the snow. The Shangshu Mansion's old lady even brought up filial piety to morally blackmail Mu Yao. Now, Pingxi Marquis' wife is somewhat regretting asking for help, because she didn't expect that there was no reasonable person in this family.
Although it was snowing, more and more people gathered to watch. Especially when they learned that the Shangshu Mansion and Pingxibo Mansion had passed away, they stopped to join in the fun.
[After all, the events of Pingxibo Mansion and Shangshu Mansion during this period were hot news in the capital, especially since Shangshu Mansion deliberately spread the news outside, it was hard for the people to not know about it.]
Although this family was unreasonable, the Supreme Court Justice was quickly summoned. He only knew of their connection to the Pingxibo Mansion, but he hadn't expected it to be linked to the Shangshu Mansion as well, a small matter known to both families. Family affairs are especially difficult for an honest official to judge. If one of these matters isn't handled properly, one will be offended. Furthermore, the Supreme Court Justice didn't want to offend either family. Although the Shangshu Mansion had been reprimanded by the Emperor, they still had to use it. As for the Pingxibo Mansion, the eldest son of the Pingxibo Mansion had a promising future, and if they offended him, they would be hard to explain in the future.
[Besides, it's difficult to judge when the two families are in such a mess, especially since the Emperor and I have intervened.]
So the Dali Temple Minister came up with a clever plan. He had someone report the matter to the palace, and let the Emperor and I handle it. No matter what the final outcome was, he wouldn't offend anyone, and the two families wouldn't give him a hard time for being dissatisfied. After all, it was the Emperor and Empress who were handling the matter personally.
[The two families were unhappy, but they could only keep it to themselves.]
I didn't expect that the Dali Temple Minister's brain was quite quick and clever, and he could come up with such a bad idea.
When Lady Pingxi saw the Dali Temple Minister send a messenger to the palace to report the news, she didn't stop him. After the Emperor's reprimand of the Shangshu Mansion, it seems we are not biased towards them. On the contrary, knowing they have been wronged, we might even side with them. This Shangshu Mansion family is shameless and must be suppressed by force.
[Alas, I never like to use force to pressure others, unless they really go too far.]
Cheng Song waited for Xie Ci'an's order for nearly half a cup of tea, but there was no movement from the Emperor and Empress. Cheng Song couldn't help but cough lightly and asked again, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, how do you think we should handle this matter with the Pingxi Marquis' Mansion and the Shangshu Mansion? Or should we just ignore it and let the Dali Temple handle it?"
The Dali Temple Minister did not want to offend anyone, so he reported the matter to the palace. If the emperor did not want to deal with it, he would have to throw it back.
Xie Ci'an was still there, so Gu Jianchu couldn't express any opinions. He just played with the arrows in his hand and reminded him at the right time, "Your Majesty, please decide how to handle this matter."
"Since it has nothing to do with the previous dynasty, it is better to let the queen handle this matter." Xie Ci'an picked up an arrow and threw it into the ears of the touhu.
Gu Jianchu didn't refuse. Instead, he adjusted his sitting position and looked at Cheng Song. "Please trouble Eunuch Cheng to personally convey the order for both families to return home. If they get sick from the cold in this snowy weather, it would be more trouble than it would take for the imperial physician to make a trip. As for the divorce and the concubine's matter, the emperor will naturally go to the Shangshu Mansion to handle it tomorrow. Remember to have the eldest daughter of the Pingxi Marquis's Mansion go there tomorrow to resolve this matter as soon as possible, so that the people won't gossip about it all day long."
"Cheng Song, send someone to the princess's residence to inform empress, and ask her to go to the Shangshu residence to handle this matter tomorrow. She promised it in the palace today." After saying this, Gu Jianchu grabbed a handful of golden melon seeds and put them in front of Cheng Song.
Some time ago, Zhuxi asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to make some golden melon seeds for her to give as rewards.
Cheng Song kowtowed in thanks upon seeing this, "Serving the Empress is my duty, and thank you for thinking of me so much."