Chapter 123 - The Truth of the Divorce Letter
Chapter 123 The Truth of the Divorce Letter
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Qiao Ergou widened his eyes. “Qiao Jinniang, are you kidding me? If this gigolo is the crown prince, lam the emperor!”
Lu Chen said coldly, “No one in this world has the courage to pretend to be me. Do you know what the crime is to pretend to be the crown prince?”
Qiao Ergou knelt on the ground with a thud. “Your Royal Highn
we, we don’t know that you are the Crown Prin
but even if you are the Crown Prince, you have to be r
“Qiao Yu is a member of our Qiao family, and Myriad Taste is the property of the Qiao family. How can it be given to an outsider?”
“Besides, Qiao Jinniang is rich now and she simply ignored us. It’s not justified, right? Since you are the Crown Prince, you should at least make me a prefect, right?”
Qiao Jinniang was disgusted by these people.
Lu Chen said to one of his secret guards, “Put them in jail and interrogate them about that divorce letter!”
Lu Chen had found out that the divorce letter didn’t come from Chang‘an, so it could only be written by someone from Lin’an. Only the disgusting Qiao family members might do this.
“You pretended to be me, which is a felony. You’d better confess quickly if you don’t want to be beheaded!”
Qiao Ergou was stunned and looked at his son-in-law, who had already fainted in fright.
Qiao Ergou knelt down and said, “Your Royal Highness, we didn’t know that you were the Crown Prince at the time. The divorce letter was written by my son-in-law imitating your handwriting, We just wanted to get back the Myriad Taste that we deserve.”
Qiao Jinniang: “…”
It turned out that the origin of the divorce letter was so simple, but she suffered a lot and had been angry about the divorce letter.
Lu Chen whispered in her ear. “Now you believe me? How could | possibly divorce you?”
Qiao Jinniang coughed and said to Qiao Ergou, “According to Daddy’s last words, Myriad
ste shall never be handed over to you. How did Myriad Taste become yours
Qiao Ergou said, “But you are not your father’s biological daughter!”
Qiao Jinniang s
‘id, “My father’s biological daughter is the wife of the next Duke Qin. Do you dare to snatch Myriad Taste from her?
Aunt Qiao said to Qiao Ergou, “Cousin, Qiao Jinniang has never obeyed us ever since she was a child. It is a waste of time to argue with her here. Why don’t we go to Qiao Yu’s biological daughter?
“We are all her blood relativ
1c has to give us some benefit
When Qiao Jinniang heard this, she sneered. “You guys have a good plan indeed, but unfortunately you will be punished severely for imitating the Crown Princ:
handwriting. You want to see my sister? Nice try! But if were you, I would hurry back and escape to Lin’an!”
Qiao Ergou and the others came all the way here for benefits. They were certainly unwilling to leave before they got what they wanted.
“It was my son-in-law who imitated Your Royal Highnes!
handwriting, and it has nothing to do with our Qiao family. If you don’t want us to be homeless on the streets and ruin your reputation as a daughter of a duke, give us money obediently, as well as the Myriad ‘Taste in Lin‘an!”
Qiao Jinniang laughed. “I didn’t even care about my reputation when I was in Lin‘an, let alone now! Besides, in terms of reputation, | can invite my neighbors in Lin’an City to come to tell the truth.”
Qiao Ergou’s youngest daughter said to him, “Dad, forget it. Now that Sister is the daughter of a duke, it will get us nowhere to go against he
Qiao Ergou said, “No way! We have come all the way to Chang’an ina cargo ship. How can we just leave without getting any benefits?!”
Qiao Yun’er said, “Father, just listen to me.”
What benefits could they get to make trouble now? Qiao Jinniang was a duke’s daughter now and her husband was the Crown Prince. Their old tricks wouldn’t work here.
However, having seen the prosperity of Chang’an, Qiao Yun’er was certainly not willing to leave like this.
She had to work out a good way!
‘Then, Qiao Ergou and his party left, ignoring his son-in-law who had fainted in fright. After a while, Xiucai Li woke up with wetted pants.
Lu Chen then ordered his secret guards to drag Xiucai Li into Myriad Taste. He sat on a wooden chair and asked Xiucai Li who was kneeling on the ground, “How did you imitate my handwriting to write that divorce letter?”
Xiucai Li kowtowed and said, “Your Royal Highness, | didn’t want to write it.
“But the prefect’s son forced me to write it. I worked as his staff, so I had no choice but to do so!
“You were away from Lin’an for almost three months, so | thought maybe you were killed on the way or in Chang’an, so | imitated your handwriting to write a divorce letter as ordered by the prefect’s son.
“L just wanted to take Myriad ‘Taste back. It was for Sister Jinniang’s own good. Wouldn’t it be a better choice for her to marry the prefect’s son as a concubine? It was much better than being the shopkeeper of a restaurant.
“If | had known that you are the Crown Prince, I wouldn’t have dared to do that no matter what!”
Qiao Jinniang took a deep breath. “For my own good? Don’t be so disgusting.”
Lu Chen said to his secret guard, “Hand him over to the Governor of Chang’an, imprison him for three yea
He won’t be allowed to participate in the imperial examinations in this life.
After Xiucai Li was taken away, Lu Chen looked at Qiao Jinniang. “Now you know you have mistaken me?”
“L wronged you about the divorce letter, but not about the fact that you want to demote me from your wife to a concubine.” Qiao Jinniang snorted. “At most, we’re even now.”
Qiao Jinniang was so angry at the time that she didn’t even notice that the divorce letter was very suspicious. Immediately after the divorce letter reached her, the Qiao family and the prefect’s son had come.
Lu Chen hugged Qiao Jinniang in his arms and said, “Can you trust me more in the future? You and I have been married for three years. How could I be willing to divorce you?”
Qiao Jinniang whispered to him ina voice as weak as a mosquito’s
Lu Chen smiled. It was not easy to make Qiao Jinniang bow her head and say sorry!
In the Qin mansion, Qin Miaomiao looked at the gifts that filled the yard and realized how fickle human nature could be.
Duchess Qin looked at the gifts in the yard, held Qin Miaomiao’s hand and said happily, “Miaomiao, you’re really Mother’s good daughter. Now I’d like to see what your concubine-born sisters can do!
“phe Lin family has repeatedly asked to break off the marriage contract. We should have agreed… But His Royal Highness chose to go against his own sister to prove your innocence. He must have a crush on you!”
Qin Miaomiao frowned and said, “Mother, don’t talk nonsen:
“It’s not nonsense! It’s said that the Crown Prince t
‘stified for you. If it weren’t for him, you would have still been suffering all the grievances! It can be seen how much he loves you…
st Palace.”
“Now that he doesn’t have a crown princess yet. It’s not impossible for you to marry into the
Listening on the side, Qiao Ruoyun wanted to explain but she didn’t know how. In the end, she didn’t dare to tell that Qiao Jinniang testified for Qin Miaomiao in the name of the Crown Prince.
But hearing Duchess Qin’s words, she was a bit angry. Qiao Jinniang risked offending the royal family to help Qin Miaomiao, but Duchess Qin coveted Jinniang’s husband?
‘This was disgusting!
Qiao Jinniang had heard the rumors about Qin Miaomiao and the Crown Prince too, and at that moment she felt like she had lifted a rock only to drop it on her own feet…