Chapter 177 Give me a divorce letter

Wu Kai and Wu Lin were slow to react. When they wanted to argue, they saw their grandmother wave her sleeves and said, "It's getting late. I'm tired. Let's go back to the house and rest."

"Grandma, have a good rest. I'll come to see you tomorrow." Wu Kai stood up and saluted, then ran out in a flash.

"Wait, third brother!"

Wu Kai and Wu Lin saluted hurriedly and chased after him with gritted teeth.

Just as Wu Taiwei stood up to say goodbye, the old lady suddenly said, "As a father, you should be at the side."

"Mother! I understand."

Wu Taiwei looked at his mother's questioning eyes and realized that he couldn't explain the matter clearly, so he fled in a hurry.

Officials above the third rank in the capital were granted mansions. For any official who was convicted, the court would take back the mansion and keep it for another allocation.

After the Wei family was dismissed, the prime minister's mansion was bound to be taken back by the court. The Wei family either returned to their hometown or went to seek refuge with distant relatives in the capital.

Since ancient times, there have been young ladies from official families who have nowhere to go and fell into prostitution in order to survive.

Especially those who are not on good terms with each other in the officialdom, when they see the other party's family members fall into prostitution, they will go and trample and ravage them maliciously.

There are also officials who covet their beauty and buy them into the mansion as concubines.

Wu Taiwei understood his mother's concerns. In the past, his aunt and Queen Wei were not on good terms in the palace, and they were secretly competing with each other. The old lady was worried that she would take the opportunity to vent her anger.

Wu Taiwei smiled bitterly and shook his head and walked back. When he reached the end of the corridor, his steps paused slightly. After a little thought, he turned and walked towards the courtyard of his wife, Mrs. Huo.

There are too many things today. I have to go and talk to my wife, otherwise I will feel very depressed.

Mrs. Wu Huo had already lain down at this time. When she heard the maid report, she got up.

"My husband, I thought you went to another courtyard, so I went to bed without waiting for you."

Mrs. Huo was about to get out of bed, but Wu Taiwei waved his hand, "You don't need to get out of bed. I have already told the maid to prepare water for bathing."

Wu Taiwei was full of admiration for his foolish wife's ability to lie with open eyes. If he remembered correctly, he had never seen Mrs. Huo wait for him to go to bed in more than 20 years of marriage.

They were an old couple, so Mrs. Huo put the clothes in her hand back without hesitation, picked up a pillow and put it behind her, and leaned back lazily.

"Have you left the house today?" Wu Taiwei undressed and looked back at his worry-free wife.

Mrs. Huo raised her eyebrows slightly and yawned sleepily.

She said with a dull look: "Everything has been going well in the mansion recently. I haven't messed up anything. My mother didn't put me under house arrest. I went home after leaving the mansion for a while. I didn't buy anything."

Wu Taiwei didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He was not ashamed but proud of his wife. She made house arrest seem lightly, as if it was a common occurrence and not worth mentioning.

As long as she didn't mess up anything, she would have made a contribution. Even if the old lady didn't praise her, she would be happy for a long time.

She was so careless that she would be wasted if she didn't become the prime minister.

Knowing that his wife could not hide her secrets, Wu Taiwei glanced at her, "Are you scared by the Wei family's affairs?"

"My husband, will the new emperor deal with our family? Should we send people to buy a house outside the capital and a few dozen acres of land?"

Mrs. Huo pulled the quilt and said, "You were on duty in the palace, so you didn't see the scene of the house raiding. It was too scary. Hundreds of people in the Wei family were driven out of the prime minister's mansion with only clothes wrapped in their clothes. The miserable scene was like a dog that lost its home. It was really miserable."

The Wei family and the Wu family were also relatives in the past, but there were two mountains that could not be crossed between them.

Mrs. Huo heard that the female doctor of Jishitang had superb medical skills and could be called a miracle doctor.

She had not found out the whereabouts of Miss Jiang for a long time. When the old lady saw her going to pay her respects, she said she had a headache.

As a daughter-in-law, she should be filial. She asked the palace doctor, and the palace doctor said that the old lady was not sick.

Today, when she took her maid to Jishitang, she came to nothing. The apprentice of the female doctor said that the master had gone out for something.

She simply went for a walk on the street. She never expected to witness the scene where the Wei family was driven out of the mansion by the Jinyiwei.

The maid reminded her to leave quickly and not let Madam Wei see her.

According to her personality, if Madam Wei asked her for help, she really couldn't save face and stand by and watch, and she would lend a helping hand to some extent.

Wu Taiwei looked at Mrs. Huo as if she were a fool. "What's the point of buying so many houses, shops and lands? Do you think the Jinyiwei are all vegetarians? They can investigate you thoroughly without the Ministry of Revenue and Jingzhaoyi."

Mrs. Huo covered her face and wailed, "It's over. If the house is searched, there will be nothing left."

Wu Taiwei said seriously, "That's not the case. Didn't you say that the Wei family brought clothes and wrapped them up?"

This time it was Huo's turn to look at a fool. She rolled her eyes, "What's the value of clothes and bedding? Even if you smuggle some jewelry and don't get found by the officials, how long can you hold out if you pawn it? Excluding the servants, there are more than a hundred people. Food, clothing, housing and transportation all cost money."

"Husband, our Wu family doesn't have as many people as the Wei family. What if the emperor wants to deal with us?"

After being asked by the foolish woman, Wu Taiwei was unsure.

The new emperor doesn't show his emotions, and no one can figure out his temperament.

In the past, he rarely summoned ministers after the morning court session, but today, for the first time, he kept the ministers in the side hall for breakfast, which was just cakes and tea.

He collected the ministers' self-examination memorials and evidence of the prime minister's crimes, and then pretended to ask for a plan to punish Prime Minister Wei, and then left in a hurry.

It wasn't until the ministers left the palace that they learned how sinister the new emperor was. He had already made a conclusion on how to judge Prime Minister Wei, and he was still asking the ministers for their opinions in the palace.

Lieutenant Wu secretly sweated. Looking back on today, he seemed to have said the right thing.

"Tomorrow, ask my mother to go to the fourth brother's house or the fifth brother's house, and then ask them to write a letter of separation and clear the relationship. If I am convicted in the future, Chi Yu will not be affected."

"You usually have a good brain, but why are you so stupid now? Your fourth and fifth brothers are commoners. If you lose power, how can they still support your mother in her old age? Stop dreaming about your childhood dreams."

"Madam, you... aren't you confused!" Captain Wu praised Huo for a rare occasion.

"Do you really think I'm stupid? I'm just too lazy to care. They say trouble never comes to a married woman. Your two sisters are both from the same mother. If something happens, you have to count on them."

Huo Shi said and glared at Wu Taiwei.

Wu Taiwei casually put the robe in his hand on the hanger and walked over to hold Huo's hand.

"With a wife like this, what more can a husband ask for? If I really encounter trouble one day, I will definitely find a way to prevent you from being implicated."

Huo's eyes lit up and she held Wu Taiwei's hand back excitedly, "Husband, why don't you write a divorce letter to me? If that day comes, I will take the divorce letter and the dowry and go back to my parents' home. Your Majesty won't." You know how much dowry I have, don’t you?”

Huo thought this idea was a good one, and winked at Taiwei Wu as he spoke.