allonlinenovel Chapter 484 I'll divorce you, you madwoman
Chapter 484 I'll divorce you, you madwoman
Li Qiumei strode into the front hall, where Liu Chang was already waiting, his expression solemn.
Liu Chang was the one who stopped Zhang Dashan in the alley earlier.
Upon seeing Li Qiumei enter, Liu Chang hurriedly bowed and greeted her, his face revealing his anxiety: "Madam, Zhang Dashan has been detained by the Dali Temple."
Li Qiumei took a deep breath, suppressing her inner panic, and strode to the head seat to sit down. She looked at Liu Chang with piercing eyes and said, "What's the panic!"
"He was just delivering a message, so why was he detained by the Dali Temple?"
"And what about the letter? Has it been presented to the Court of Judicial Review?"
She learned that the current Minister of the Court of Judicial Review was related to the deposed Prince Qi, who was imprisoned in the Imperial Clan Court for life. However, he had not participated in Prince Qi's rebellion and was therefore not implicated.
However, due to the influence of Prince Qi, the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review and Yun Shang had a strained relationship ever since the new emperor ascended the throne.
Li Qiumei then wanted to use this to cause trouble for Yunshang.
She did all these things behind Liu Nie's back; Liu Nie knew absolutely nothing about them.
Liu Chang steadied himself and replied, "I don't know. Madam, I saw Zhang Dashan enter the Dali Temple with my own eyes, but I waited outside for half an hour and he didn't come out."
The letter in Zhang Dashan's hand contained fabricated evidence of crimes by Li Qiumei.
The evidence was fake, but because Zhang Dashan presented it, it seemed more credible.
Logically speaking, the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review should have taken action upon seeing the letter, but there has been no movement at all. It is likely that Yun Shang's men intercepted it.
After figuring this out, Li Qiumei's face turned grim.
He cursed Yun Shang inwardly for his bullying and abuse of power.
Then, as if struck by a sudden thought, her expression changed abruptly.
If that letter has now fallen into Yun Shang's hands...
No, no!
Li Qiumei clenched her teeth.
She never passed by the face of the enemy, and Zhang Dashan was unaware of her existence. Even if Zhang Dashan was arrested and the letter was exposed, Yun Shang had no evidence to prove that she was the one who did it.
Thinking of this, Li Qiumei calmed down again.
She didn't feel panicked; she only felt that her plan hadn't been thorough enough, which led to her failure at the last moment.
Next time, next time I will definitely not let Yun Shang escape so easily.
"That's enough." Li Qiumei waved her hand, signaling Liu Chang to leave. "This matter ends here for now. Go back and wait for my news. If there are any other matters to be handled, I will send someone to inform you."
Liu Chang dared not ask any further questions and simply agreed respectfully.
After the new emperor ascended the throne, he was busy with many affairs, and the time for officials in Shengjing to leave their offices was postponed to 3:45 PM. Moreover, most officials could not leave their offices on time at 3:45 PM.
It was almost 7 PM today and Liu Nie still hadn't returned home, so Li Qiumei wasn't surprised.
She didn't wait for Liu Nie; she ate with her daughter and in-laws first.
Liu's parents knew that Liu Nie had relied heavily on his daughter-in-law Li Qiumei to get to where he was today, so they treated her very kindly and never made things difficult for her.
It's hard to say whether they don't want to make things difficult or are afraid to.
Li Qiumei made all the decisions in the Liu family's inner quarters, and Liu's parents never interfered.
After the family finished dinner, Li Qiumei was instructing the servants to clear away the leftovers when Liu Nie suddenly strode in.
Li Qiumei was sitting in a rocking chair with her daughter, digesting her meal, while several maids fanned her to keep away mosquitoes.
Seeing Liu Nie's expressionless face, Li Qiumei felt displeased and said directly, "Liu Nie, who are you trying to impress with that long face when you come home so late!"
Normally, whenever Liu Nie heard Li Qiumei say such angry words, he would put on a smile and go up to coax her.
But today, Liu Nie remained unfazed, walked straight up to Li Qiumei, and looked down at her.
Li Qiumei was taken aback, not expecting Liu Nie's reaction.
But soon she only felt annoyed.
Liu Nie actually dared to look at her like that!
Li Qiumei jumped up from her chair and opened her mouth to scold Liu Nie, but before she could finish speaking, Liu Nie suddenly raised his hand and slapped her hard across the face without warning!
A crisp, loud "smack" rang out abruptly in the quiet courtyard.
Li Qiumei was completely stunned by the slap.
She covered her burning cheeks, stared wide-eyed at Liu Nie in disbelief, her eyes filled with anger and shock.
"You...you actually dared to hit me?"
Li Qiumei spoke in a trembling voice, enunciating each word slowly and deliberately.
From childhood to adulthood, no one had ever dared to lay a hand on her like that.
After marrying into the Liu family, Liu Nie had to rely on her, and he was always obedient and subservient to her.
Liu Zhilan, who was standing nearby, was also frightened. She screamed and rushed over to support Li Qiumei, "Mother, how are you?"
Turning to Liu Nie, he questioned, "Father, why did you hit Mother?"
His words showed no respect whatsoever for Liu Nie.
Liu Nie glanced at her, then raised his hand and slapped Liu Zhilan again.
No one expected Liu Nie to strike again and again, and Liu Zhilan never expected that Liu Nie would hit her after hitting her mother!
A bright red handprint appeared on Liu Zhilan's pretty face.
Li Qiumei finally realized what was happening, and she exploded like a powder keg that had been ignited.
"Liu Nie, you've gone mad!" she roared hoarsely, veins bulging on her forehead, breaking free from Liu Zhilan and lunging at Liu Nie.
He scratched Liu Nie's face with his bare hands.
Liu's parents finally realized what was happening and hurriedly went to pull Li Qiumei away.
"Stop! Li Shi, how could you lay a hand on Nie'er!"
With Liu's parents pulling him away, Liu Nie avoided Li Qiumei's hand.
He took a few steps back, afraid that Li Qiumei would grab him again.
His eyes were bloodshot, his chest heaving violently, and he pointed at Li Qiumei, shouting, "Madwoman, madwoman! I'm going to divorce you, you madwoman!"
Upon hearing the words "divorce," Li Qiumei froze, as if she had been frozen in place.
After a while, she suddenly calmed down.
He stared fiercely at Liu Nie, then sneered, "Divorce me?"
"Liu Nie, are you kidding me?"
"Liu Nie, if it weren't for my help and my family's support all these years, would you be where you are today?"
"Do you dare to divorce me?"
"Besides, there must be a legitimate reason for divorcing a wife. Liu Nie, what right do you have to divorce me?!"
Liu Nie's clenched fists trembled, as if he were desperately suppressing his inner rage. "Why?"
"Li Qiumei, do you think no one knows what you've done?!"
He gritted his teeth, "Do you even know how much trouble you've caused?"
Li Qiumei's heart tightened, and she vaguely guessed that Liu Nie might know about her scheme against Yun Shang, but she still held onto a glimmer of hope.
"What did I do? Explain yourself! You hit me for no reason and even said you wanted to divorce me. Liu Nie, you've really grown some guts!"
"I may have some skills, but I'm nowhere near as capable as you!"
Liu Nie roared in hatred, his eyes fierce as if he wanted to tear Li Qiumei to pieces.
"You shamelessly clung to Zhilan so she could marry into the Yun family as a concubine. After losing face in public, you showed no remorse and even dared to fabricate evidence, trying to use the Dali Temple to trip up Yun Shang..."
Liu Nie took a deep breath. "Li Qiumei, do you really think you're tired of living?!"