Madame Han's family name was Tao. Although her family was not as rich as the Feng's, it was much richer than ten Feng's.
The Tao's genealogy could be traced back to before the Sixteen Kingdoms, but it was after the establishment of Dongqing. Their performance before that was mediocre. Before the establishment of Dongqing, the ancestors of the Tao's had sharp eyes and decisively placed a heavy bet on the founding father of Dongqing. After the establishment of the country, Madame Tao was one of the royal family's confidants. She helped the royal family to monitor the southern salt affairs. After decades, she had accumulated a lot of wealth.
Until more than 20 years ago, when two emperors of Dongqing made a mess and ignored the court, Madame Tao took advantage of the loopholes and cooperated with the local gentry to control the salt affairs in the southern territory of Dongqing. She did a lot of tricks on the taxes. After tasting the sweetness too many times, she became bolder and bolder.
Of course, the grand occasion of adding oil to the fire and flowers also scared many people who were still clear-minded.
They never thought that God would be so powerful. Dongqing was invaded by the Northern Borderline, the earthquake in Shangjing, and the capital was moved to Chenzhou …
After a series of tricks, Dongqing was played to death by the royal family.
Then there was the separation of feudal vassals. All the forces fought fiercely for a little territory.
Under such circumstances, who would pay attention to the illicit salt business?
Madame Tao and several other powerful forces tore up the last fig leaf and openly occupied the illicit salt business. In just a few years, they had accumulated a huge wealth that was even greater than Jiang Pengji's. To make an analogy, they could not even be compared to the Northern Borderline, which was a big fat sheep in the past.
It could be seen how rich Madame Tao and the others were.
How could Madame Tao and the others be willing to let go?
How could Jiang Pengji allow Madame Tao to continue to occupy?
That was the irreconcilable contradiction!
That was the root cause of Han Yu and his wife's divorce. Otherwise, they would not have divorced so easily for the sake of their two legitimate sons.
Han Yu was well aware of that, but Madame Han did not notice it.
She left most of the dowry to her two legitimate sons and returned to her hometown with a small part of her assets and servants.
In order to preserve her dignity, Madame Han was very calm in front of Han Yu, but she could not help crying when she was alone.
"My lady, why did you do this?"
The dowry nanny looked at her dejected wife, who had grown up with a baby's milk, and felt very uncomfortable.
Madam Han said, "I just … find it hard to calm down."
"The Tao family doesn't know about the divorce between the First Lady and the son-in-law yet." The dowry nanny said worriedly, "If they go back like this, I'm afraid …"
Madam Han pretended to be calm. "Nanny, don't worry."
The dowry nanny sighed, her voice was filled with deep worry.
How could a divorced daughter receive the same treatment as when she was still single?
Madam Han suddenly remembered what Jiang Pengji had asked her before.
[I'm very curious. If Wenbin was Bogao and his wife was Qi Chaolan, would you also be rejected by your own family?]
Madam Han suddenly shook her head. No matter how bad her situation was, she would never fall to the state of a stray dog!
Everyone in the Tao Family was surprised by Madam Han's arrival. After asking about it, both parents' expressions changed.
"You've divorced Wenbin?"
Father Tao's voice sounded very serious, with a hint of reprimand and fierceness.
Because Madame Han was tired from the long journey, her expression was rather tired, but she still wanted to raise her spirits and not lose her etiquette in front of her parents.
"Yes," she said faintly, "Your daughter and Wenbin have divorced."
Father Tao's fingers paused in mid-air. His fingertips trembled slightly with his heavy breathing, showing his master's tumbling guilt.
After a while, he reprimanded Madame Han, "Silly! You rebellious daughter! "
Madame Han's tired face turned into puzzlement. She said, "Wenbin and I are not fated to be together. If he wants to divorce, what can I do?"
Father Tao said, "Even so, you shouldn't have divorced at this time. What a rebellious daughter! Are you trying to anger your father to death?! "
Madame Han was stunned by the reprimand.
Father Tao lost control of his emotions. If not for Mother Tao's persuasion, Madame Han would have been reprimanded even worse.
Mother Tao said, "Master, what we should do now is not to reprimand your daughter. We should think of a way to get through this!"
Under Mother Tao's persuasion, Father Tao's emotions calmed down a lot.
Madame Han's heart skipped a beat.
She was secretly guessing what difficult problem the Tao Family had encountered when Mother Tao asked her.
"I know your character. You have given birth to Wenbin's children. Even if you don't have any credit, you have worked hard. Why does he want to divorce you?"
Father Tao and Mother Tao did not care about the divorce between their daughter and son-in-law. They cared about why the two of them wanted to divorce at this sensitive time!
What was the reason for the divorce?
Madame Han was keenly aware of her parents' abnormality, but she could not figure out the reason, so she could only tell the truth.
In Madame Han's opinion, the reason for the divorce was that the relationship between husband and wife had been worn away by life. She and Han Yu had different ideas. Both of them were stubborn and refused to give in. Moreover, Jiang Pengji was between them. It was only a matter of time before their marriage broke down.
Father Tao and Mother Tao did not speak for a long time. Their eyes flickered, as if they were weighing the deep meaning behind the words.
The atmosphere between the three of them was a little gloomy.
After dinner, she privately summoned the housekeeper of the Tao Family and asked him about the recent events in the family.
The housekeeper had served the Tao Family for many years. He was one of Father Tao's most trusted confidants, so he knew a lot of things.
Faced with Madame Han's inquiry, the housekeeper rarely hesitated.
Madame Han said, "As soon as I came back, I heard that the Tao Family encountered an insurmountable obstacle. As the daughter of the Tao Family, how could I stay out of it?"
The housekeeper said, "First Lady, it is not that we cannot talk about it. It is just that Master and Madame are worried about you, so they did not mention it."
Madame Han frowned and said, "Just say it."
The housekeeper mentioned that Jiang Pengji had sent people to investigate the local illegal salt business and taxes. Madame Han's face turned pale when she heard it.
"Master and Madame are also worried that Liu Xi is obviously up to no good. I am afraid that he wants to meddle in the salt business. First Lady and Young Master Tao are divorcing at this time. We have to worry that Liu Xi might have heard some rumors and forced Young Master Tao to divorce you. "
After all, Han Yu was Jiang Pengji's trusted confidant.
If she took action against Madame Tao, took back the salt business, and reorganized the taxes, then …
How could Madame Tao, who was already in the mire, get out of it easily?
Madame Tao could not escape, and Madame Han, who was born in the Tao Family, could not escape either. As the Tao Family's son-in-law, Han Yu would most likely be implicated.
Hearing this, Madame Han's tired face became a bit lifeless.
Although salt looked ordinary, it was a necessity for the people in the world.
It seemed to be worthless, but it was actually a huge profit.
Because everyone needed it, there was no worry that salt could not be sold. It could make people rich in an instant.
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