The cousin is beautiful but ruthless.

Chapter 107 Making a Scene at the Marquis's Residence

Only Shen Hanyu and Miaocui were in the carriage. Shen Hanyu rubbed her temples.

"Get a good rest tonight. Tomorrow will probably be quite lively. That third aunt won't let this opportunity pass by."

Miao Cui blinked. She had overheard Liang Fangfei and Liang Chengxuan's conversation; things were definitely going to get lively.

It just so happens that Shen Hanyu has a Dragon Boat Festival holiday, so she doesn't have to go to the girls' school and can stay home and enjoy the festivities.

Just as Shen Hanyu had predicted, Liang Fangfei came to her door crying and sobbing right after lunch the next day.

Liang Chengxuan had already returned from court. Liang Fangfei's matter had alarmed the old lady again. The whole family stayed at Fu'an Hall to see how the old lady would handle Liang Fangfei's matter.

Liang Fangfei knelt on the soft cushion in the middle.

"Mother, I really can't go on living like this. He Rufeng won't even let me into the He family mansion anymore, and he's forcing me to divorce him. Isn't this sending me to my death?"

Today, Liang Fangfei had no one else with her except for one nanny.

What are you up to now?

The old lady had a headache; there were so many things to do in the mansion, and Liang Fangfei was making things even worse.

Liang Chengxuan sighed: "My third sister came to see me yesterday, but this matter is indeed not easy to resolve, after all, it involves the killing of a concubine."

Lin Lihua's eyes widened. No matter how much she disliked Yao Ling, she never intended to beat her to death. If this scandal got out, how would the girls from their families ever find husbands? Wouldn't that just cause them trouble?

The old lady stood up in anger.

"What did you say? You beat the concubine to death?"

Liang Fangfei lowered her head helplessly.

Lin Lihua couldn't help but say, "Xue'er has just been engaged to the Third Prince. If this gets out, what will people think of the Marquis's daughter? Won't it affect my Xue'er?"

That's all she's worried about right now.

What Lin Lihua was worried about was exactly what the old lady was worried about.

"So what did He Rufeng say?"

"He confiscated all the witnesses and physical evidence, saying he was going to divorce me."

Liang Fangfei looked at Xu Ying, who looked away and took a sip of tea.

Judging from Liang Fangfei's words, it seems she has some connection with the Xu family.

He Rufeng offended the Xu family and was later demoted. He is now using Liang Fangfei to threaten them because of this matter.

Tsk, Xu Ying was very dissatisfied. This stupid Liang Fangfei was so indecisive in dealing with a concubine, which gave others a handle to use against her.

The old lady sat down and glanced at Xu Ying. Xu Ying knew it was time for her to speak.

"Third sister, what exactly does He Rufeng want? He keeps dragging his feet on giving you a divorce letter, only making empty threats. He must have something else in mind, right?"

Liang Fangfei nodded and said, "Sister-in-law, brother, as long as He Rufeng can be reinstated, this matter will not be exposed and will end peacefully without either of us suffering a loss."

Xu Ying's eyes darkened slightly. Neither of the two families suffered a loss; only He Rufeng himself didn't seem to have suffered a loss.

He's being reinstated to his original position; he's really dreaming.

If it weren't for maintaining her image in front of others, Xu Ying wouldn't have bothered to care about Liang Fangfei's life or death.

If the matter gets out, only Liang Fangfei will be exiled; it won't affect anyone else. As for her reputation, she can figure out a way to maintain it; she can always resolve that.

Liang Chengxuan remained silent. Liang Fangfei spoke lightly, but solving the problem was far from simple.

"Have you considered how many things might be involved in restoring you to your original position?"

Liang Fangfei suddenly looked up: "So, Big Brother just wants to watch me die?"

Shen Hanyu sat at the end of the table watching the farce unfold. Once it involved their own affairs, everyone would reveal their ugly side. Liang Chengxuan would never help Liang Fangfei with this matter; Liang Chengxuan cared most about his reputation.

As for Xu Ying, she was more than happy to see the problem solved. Liang Fangfei had already thoroughly offended Xu Ying because of Qi Jiaying's incident last time.

Liang Fangfei hadn't realized that she could use this as a threat; she didn't want to be exiled.

Liang Chengli let out a sound of surprise as Lin Lihua pinched his arm.

"Stop talking nonsense. There's no place for you to chime in here."

Liang Chengli didn't intend to take sides; the truth could be seen from these few words.

“This matter could have been a big deal or a small deal, but you fool insisted on making it a big deal, as if you were afraid that others wouldn’t be able to find fault with our Marquis’s mansion.” The old lady’s gaze turned cold. “Chengxuan, this matter is left to you to handle.”

Liang Fangfei suddenly couldn't understand what the old lady meant.

Liang Siyu remained silent. Even though the people kneeling before him were his own family, he could not disregard the laws of the Great Yong Dynasty.

"Yu'er, what do you think?" Liang Chengxuan posed the question to Liang Siyu.

“My aunt has made a mistake and should be punished. According to the laws of the Great Yong Dynasty, killing a concubine is punishable by exile. Aunt, the evidence is complete, and this is not something that can be resolved by simply restoring my uncle to his post.”

"Liang Siyu! You're telling me to die! I'm your own aunt! Your uncle has already promised that as long as we and the Xu family can help him get back to his official position, this matter will be dropped, and he'll even allow me to divorce him. As long as it's not a divorce, I can accept it. Can't you help me?"

The old woman closed her eyes wearily, wondering how she could have given birth to such a stupid daughter.

"Stop making a scene. Do you really think that if you solve He Rufeng's problem, he'll obediently agree to a divorce? Didn't you see his attitude?"

Liang Fangfei suddenly fell silent. What the old lady said actually made sense, but she had no other choice but to gamble.

"We're family, would I lie to you?"

The old lady suddenly softened her tone, giving Liang Fangfei a glimmer of hope.

"Mother, are you saying that He Rufeng lied to me?"

The old lady asked Qiuyue to help Liang Fangfei up and brought Liang Fangfei to her side.

"Since the He family won't let you go back, you can stay here for now. Once everything is resolved, you can go wherever you want. As for He Rufeng, let your brother handle him."

What Liang Siyu just said was like a joke, and it was just easily dismissed.

The old lady gave Liang Chengxuan a wink, and Liang Chengxuan understood.

Liang Fangfei is already a discarded pawn.

Shen Hanyu understood it too, but Liang Fangfei herself hadn't seen it yet.

Liang Fangrong, standing beside her, felt sorry for her sister; she didn't quite understand what those people were saying.

"Alright, let's leave it at that for now. You can stay in the guest room."

Having achieved her goal, Liang Fangfei left readily.

After seeing Liang Fangfei off, the old lady finally looked at Shen Hanyu.

"Hanyu, you're going to take the imperial examination soon, aren't you?"

The sudden roll call felt like an unexpected favor, perhaps because of the Yu family's attitude towards her yesterday.

"Yes, the first scientific expedition will be held in two days."

Even if they go to the examination hall, they won't be able to interfere, so Shen Hanyu doesn't need to worry about that.

After taking the county-level examination in the preliminary examination, it would take two months before she could take the prefectural-level examination. These two months would be enough time for her to return to Suzhou.

The Marquis's family must not know about my return to Suzhou, as they are aligned with the Crown Prince.