Chapter 1585: Better to part ways
The Xiao Mansion immediately became as chaotic as a pot of porridge. Only Shen Yun continued to command, "Hurry, find Chuan’er!"
"No one is allowed to search!" bellowed Xiao Chonghuan, unable to contain his anger, "Let everyone hear this, I, Xiao Chonghuan, hereby sever all ties with Xiao Yuchuan, and henceforth, he is no longer my son!"
"Master..." Shen Yun’s face turned deathly pale at the mention of her only son.
"Silence!" Xiao Chonghuan had long been dissatisfied with Xiao Yuchuan, "Such an unfilial son is dead to me! Everyone, please return home. Servants, escort Miss Gongsun back to the Gongsun Mansion. I will visit another day to apologize..."
Despite his rage, Xiao Chonghuan, a first-class family head accustomed to the ways of the world, handled the aftermath methodically. As the guests left the Xiao Mansion, they all sighed incessantly.
Some said that Xiao Yuchuan was out of his mind, forsaking his noble status as the legitimate son of the Xiao Family, and not marrying such a noble great beauty like Gongsun Qianru—such a regrettable blight on his life...
The scandal of Xiao Yuchuan breaking off the engagement, of Gongsun Qianru’s pre-wedding promiscuity, of her fainting during the wedding, and of the Xiao Family’s disowning Yuchuan spread like wildfire across the capital.
Su Qingyue walked down the street accompanied by Maid Yinzhu.
She wore loose men’s robes, and owing to her slender frame, even at four months pregnant, it was not evident.
In this time, she had cleared matters with the officials, bribed those in charge of mine allocation, and smoothly obtained the mining rights to two iron mines. Moreover, the moisturizing cream she developed was ready for mass production in a newly constructed residence she bought in the suburbs of the capital.
After returning to the Su Mansion, Maid Yinzhu could no longer hold back and said, "Young Lady, I never expected that the son-in-law would not marry Miss Gongsun and even break ties with the Xiao Family. It seems he still has feelings for you."
"Whether he does or not," Su Qingyue responded emotionlessly, "Our relationship couldn’t withstand trials. Since it’s over, there’s no need to cling to the past."