Matriarch Rules, Scumbag Begs - Chapter 17
Chapter 17: Three Conditions
Pei Yuanzhou never thought that the words of divorce would come from her mouth first?
He was stunned for a moment, staring at Shen Qiuci in disbelief, “Divorce you? Do you know that if you’re divorced and kicked out of the Marquis Mansion, you’ll be subject to all sorts of cold remarks in the future? Not just you, but your mother will also be gossiped about along with you!”
He paused, his tone softening, “You should know that I don’t divorce you because I still cherish our years of marriage.”
Shen Qiuci smiled faintly, “So I should thank you?”
Unexpectedly, Pei Yuanzhou took advantage of the situation,
“No need to thank me, but for now, you need to resolve the trouble you’ve caused. Mother signed a contract with Landlord He, and now that we can’t buy the land, we have to compensate him with 1,000 taels of silver. You need to pay for it!”
“The trouble I caused?” Shen Qiuci’s deep eyes gazed at him, “Did I force her to buy the land, or did I hold her hand to sign the contract?”
Pei Yuanzhou’s expression darkened, “If you hadn’t promised to provide the silver, Mother wouldn’t have bought that land. Moreover, if we can’t pay the silver later and Landlord He really takes it to the authorities, you won’t be able to hold your head up high!”
“Can I hold my head up high now?” Shen Qiuci’s expression changed slightly, “Do you know that you’re out every day, gallivanting with Xue Yinshuang, drinking and…”
“How people outside talk about me behind my back?”
Her words were firm and sounded powerful as she said: “They say that I’m the daughter-in-law of a noble family, but I’m inferior to a concubine, which is a shame to my father and brothers!”
Pei Yuanzhou saw her anger and sneered:
“It’s all because you’re jealous that I favor Shuang’er? I’ve already said that in the future, I’ll try to make time to accompany you more, what else do you want?”
The confidence oozing from his words made Shen Qiuci feel utterly disgusted.
If she didn’t still need to use the identity of the Marquis Mansion’s mistress, she would have loved to rush up and twist his head off right now.
“I don’t have 1,000 taels, but I can give you a way out.”
Shen Qiuci glanced sideways towards the Lanyue Pavilion, her eyes hinting at mockery,
“All these years, you’ve been taking my silver to buy expensive jewelry for Xue Yinshuang to make her happy. Now that you’re in trouble, she loves you so much, she’ll definitely be willing to take out all the jewelry and sell it to help you through the difficult times.”
“That’s natural.” Pei Yuanzhou said firmly, “Shuang’er loves me, it’s never been about money.”
“Good.” Shen Qiuci nodded, “Then Landlord He’s debt, you can consider it resolved.”
She smiled calmly, ironically meeting Pei Yuanzhou’s gaze.
“Now it’s time to talk about the debt you owe me.”
She took a stack of documents from the wooden table beside her and handed them to Pei Yuanzhou,
“The Marquis Mansion’s fields, houses, shops, and manors were sold for a total of 10,000 taels. Adding the 2,000 taels of silver in the account, you still owe me 8,000 taels.”
“In other words, for the next three years, if you don’t eat or drink and give me all your salary, then we’ll be able to settle this debt.”
Pei Yuanzhou looked at the glaring numbers on the documents, his face turned green, “You vicious woman! Not only did you sell off the Marquis Mansion’s assets, but you also want to take away all my salary? You’re trying to drive our whole family to a dead end?”
Shen Qiuci looked at him calmly, speaking slowly,
“After all, we’re still husband and wife, I don’t want to be too ruthless. Now, I can give you two options.”
“Either, you’ll give me your salary every month…”
“Give it all to me, but if you’re late by a single day, I’ll go to the yamen office and drum up a complaint, letting the entire capital city see how downtrodden the Danyang Marquis Mansion has become.”
She looked at Pei Yuanzhou’s embarrassed expression, and her lips curved upwards,
“Or, the silver can be delayed, but you have to agree to my three conditions.”
Pei Yuanzhou’s social circle consisted of high-ranking officials and nobles in the capital city, and he naturally couldn’t afford to lose face.
So, he almost didn’t think twice before…
Clenching his teeth, he asked: “What conditions?”
Shen Qiuci sat up straight, her voice serious:
“First, in the future, without my permission, you’re not allowed to step foot in my room. And keep your people in check, don’t let them act wildly in front of me.”
“Second, I’m your official wife, and you need to give me enough face in public. In the future, when you visit any official’s home, you can only bring me with you.”
“Third…”
Shen Qiuci paused slightly, her gaze falling on the wound on Xia Shang’s palm, then took out a long whip from behind her, under the soft goose feather cushion.
“Crack.”
She held the whip and struck the ground forcefully, her momentum was so strong that it scared Pei Yuanzhou into taking two steps back involuntarily,
“What, what are you doing?!”
Shen Qiuci looked at him, her eyes full of contempt and disdain, her tone calm and even,
“How you hit and injured Xia Shang’s hand that day, now, you’ll have to repay yourself in the same way.”
With that said, she tossed the whip to Pei Yuanzhou’s feet.
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