They've all separated, so what does it matter to me if they get poorer and poorer?

Chapter 289 Zeng Mingzhu is divorced

Madam Zeng was extremely anxious. "Mingzhu, calm down and tell your mother slowly."

Zeng Mingzhu: "She should be the one who got into trouble today. It should be her and that despicable couple surnamed Qi who were caught in the act. It should be her, not me!"

"W-what?"

"It should be her! I clearly saw her drink the tea, and she even fainted. Oh right, Cuixiang was there too, wasn't she? She clearly fainted, so why did it turn into me? Why did it turn into me? Cuixiang, did you do this?"

"Young Madam, I'm innocent!" Cuixiang knelt down with a thud. "I don't know what happened. I fainted later, and when I woke up, I saw—I don't know anything!"

"Yes, how did you faint? Why did you pass out? It must have been Xu Zhichun who did it, no, it was Zeng Xiaoyan, it must have been that bitch! They didn't believe me at all, they conspired to fool me! How dare they? I won't let them get away with this!"

Zeng Mingzhu cursed through gritted teeth, then suddenly burst into laughter, growing more and more manic with each laugh.

Madam Zeng was terrified and kept calling out, "Mingzhu! Mingzhu! Wake up!" It took a lot of effort to calm her down.

But you can't ask her anything. If you do, she gets agitated and her speech becomes incoherent, making it hard to understand and even more frustrating. If you ask her again, she goes berserk.

Mrs. Zeng was utterly exhausted.
She had no choice but to give up, soothe Zeng Mingzhu to sleep, and interrogate Cuixiang alone.

"To be honest, if I find out later that even one word is wrong, you'll regret it!"

"Say it."

Cui Xiang secretly groaned, closed her eyes, and had no choice but to tell the truth.

Now that things have escalated to this point, what else can she do but tell the truth? It couldn't get any more embarrassing. She now regrets not having dissuaded the young mistress and instead encouraging her to say so many things.

She had no idea how the lady would punish her.
Madam Zeng grew angrier as she listened, and halfway through the conversation, she couldn't help but angrily scold Cuixiang, "You fool! You dare to do anything!"

After Cuixiang finished speaking, Madam Zeng's head was spinning. "How could she be so foolish? And how could you be so foolish too! Do you think that Xu Shi is so easy to fool? And that little bitch Zeng Xiaoyan, you've practically been there for Miss, couldn't you have thought things through when she was confused for a moment? Don't you know what kind of person Zeng Xiaoyan is? She's the most cunning and treacherous, and has always been at odds with Miss. How could you have trusted her so easily? You, you all deserve it!"

Cui Xiang trembled and could only beg for mercy.

Before Madam Zeng could finish her tirade, Master Zeng arrived in a rage.

"Cuixiang, get out!"

"You raised such a good daughter, and now she's turned out like this! What are you going to do about it? She's utterly shameful!"

With tears in her eyes and a heavy heart, Madam Zeng said, "My lord, things have already come to this. There's no use in getting angry or scolding anymore. We should think of a way to resolve this properly."

"Heh! Tell me, how do you plan to resolve this? I understand now, if someone's determined to court death, no one can stop them! It's just a shame that she's dragged our perfectly good family down with her!"

"master!"

"Don't bother calling me anymore. The Qi family definitely won't let this go. Think about how to end this gracefully."

Madam Zeng's expression changed: "My son-in-law is also at fault in this matter. Is it only Mingzhu's fault? Does the Qi family intend to divorce his wife?"

Master Zeng sneered: "If your daughter-in-law did something like this, would you divorce her?"

Mrs. Zeng was furious: "How can these be the same!"

"Why is it different?"

"This—I just asked Cuixiang, and it's clearly her son-in-law's fault for not learning good things. He took a fancy to that slut Xu Zhichun from Liangjia Village and was single-mindedly trying to seduce her. If he hadn't forced Mingzhu to come up with a solution for him, Mingzhu wouldn't have gone astray in her anger. How come now that something's happened, everything is being blamed on Mingzhu? I'm not having it! The Qi family wants to divorce Mingzhu because of this? Dream on!"

Master Zeng's expression changed: "Is what Cuixiang said true?"

The father and son tried their best to appease their son-in-law, apologizing countless times and enduring countless vicious curses from him, but they had no idea that the instigator was actually their son-in-law. Madam Zeng sneered: "If Cuixiang still dares to lie at this point, I can make her wish she were dead."

Master Zeng's face darkened, and he slammed his hand on the coffee table angrily, "This is outrageous!"

Madam Zeng seized the opportunity and said, "Master, we absolutely cannot let the Qi family divorce Mingzhu!"

She actually wanted to also target Zeng Xiaoyan and Xu Zhichun, who of course couldn't be let off the hook either. However, her daughter's future was clearly more important, so she had to hold back for now and deal with them after settling things with the Qi family.

Anyway, they can't escape.

Master Zeng asked his son to talk to his son-in-law, but the two couldn't reach an agreement and parted on bad terms.

Young Master Qi was so angry that he left the Zeng family alone early the next morning and returned to Qingyang County.

What's the point of staying if we've already lost face? Are we just going to make a fool of ourselves?

To his surprise, the news spread throughout Qingyang County in just one day. The Qi family was shocked and his parents were furious. They were about to send someone to Qingshan County to summon him back for further questioning.

Young Master Qi was completely numb.
It turns out the news didn't just spread throughout Qingshan County, but also throughout Qingyang County! Who was this informant who spread it so quickly?

What happened yesterday at noon has become such a story today!

How unlucky he is!

Of course, he had no idea that Constable Yu had played a part in this.

Besides Officer Yu, who else has the ability and connections to make him famous so quickly?
Young Master Qi didn't even dare to leave the house.

Qi Jia was furious.

Young Master Qi was severely scolded.

Zeng Mingzhu wasn't present, but she still didn't get the desired outcome; she definitely doesn't want this daughter-in-law anymore.

Neither Master Qi nor Madam Qi bothered to show their faces. They simply sent a letter of divorce to the Zeng family in Qingshan County, along with Zeng Mingzhu's dowry.

Their family wouldn't take advantage of such a situation.

The Zeng family was furious, but Zeng Mingzhu had expected this. Her eyes were fierce, but she didn't say a word.

Madam Zeng angrily accused the Qi family's butler, "Your Qi family is bullying us too much! You're bullying us too much!"

The Qi family steward looked at her with disdain and did not argue with Madam Zeng, but instead bowed and took his leave.

The daughter raised by such a family, what kind of refined lady is she? She's a disgrace. He can't even bear to look at her.

Madam Zeng wanted to argue further, but was stopped by Master Zeng.

The matter has come to this, and it is useless to say more.

Even if the root of the problem lies with the eldest son of the Qi family, so what? He's a man, and he's naturally at an advantage in these matters; women always suffer more.

"Master, are you just going to let this go like this? What right do you think the Qi family has to do this?!"

"Do you really have the nerve to go and argue with them? To bring this up again?"

Mrs. Zeng choked, "But they're bullying us too much."

"It's fine if she stays at home, but if we send her back to the Qi family, can she survive?"