Chapter 387 Bad Luck

Fortunately, the doctor was still there, so there was no need to rush to send someone to call him again.

Mother Wu was really afraid that Shen Wan would come to congratulate her, so she sent the old lady away and quickly asked the spirit to leave. “The Crown Princess is pregnant, so it’s not appropriate for her to stay for long, lest the old lady pass on her illness to you…”

Now you know you're afraid of illness, so why didn't you worry about this when I asked her to accompany the old lady for three meals a day yesterday?

The prince was busy with military affairs and went out early and came back late. In fact, he had no time to pay attention to them. If the old lady was just sick and didn't make any trouble, or if she finally changed her mind, the prince might give up the idea of ​​dividing the family.

A single tree cannot make a forest. Aristocratic families all have prosperous descendants and branches. Only when the family produces many talented people can it prosper and become a century-old prestigious family.

But with so many family members, it is inevitable that they will be divided. These people do not think about making achievements, but only want to fight for the ancestral foundation and quarrel with each other.

The prince was killing enemies and making great achievements on the battlefield, but they were restless and were trying hard to put things into their own pockets while living a peaceful life in the backyard. They were even eyeing the position of the crown prince. The prince would not split up the family unless he was absolutely intolerable.

Because of what the old lady and the others did, once the second and third houses separated from the Jingbei Palace, there would basically be no more contact between them.

The second and third wives asked for the division of their property, which was their own fault. It's just a pity that the fourth wife was innocently implicated.

Even the old lady was separated, so there was no way the fourth branch could stay. Although the fourth branch was mentally prepared for the separation, it came so suddenly that the fourth master and the fourth lady were all upset.

Xie Zhiyao has lived in the Jingbei Palace since she was born. She thought she could marry out of the Jingbei Palace, but she didn't expect that she would have to move away. She was really reluctant to leave.

Xie Zhiyao's nose was sore, and she looked at Shen Wan and choked up, "Can the fourth room not split up?"

Before Shen Wan could say anything, the Fourth Madam scolded her, "Don't talk nonsense. How can you divide the family and give half and keep half?"

The princess said, "Yao'er grew up in the palace, so it's normal for her to be reluctant to split up. There's a house right next to the palace, just across the street. The prince specifically instructed Steward Zhou to give that house to the fourth branch, so that even if the family splits up, it will be convenient for travel."

When a tree grows up, it will branch out; when a son grows up, he will separate his family. All the wealthy and powerful families will make preparations for the division of the family. If there is a suitable yard near the mansion, they will buy it.

After all, relationships can only be close if you visit each other, and living close to each other means you can take care of each other.

It’s just that the location of Prince Jingbei’s Mansion is too good. It’s close to the imperial palace, so he can sleep an extra quarter of an hour or two longer than other ministers during court sessions.

The people living around here would not sell it. If a crime was committed and the mansion was searched, as soon as it was confiscated, someone would come after it and ask the emperor for a reward. It would never be the turn of the prince's palace to buy it.

It's only one street away, which is very close.

Especially since it was given by the prince specifically, it immediately diluted the fourth lady's reluctance to separate from the family.

The Fourth Lady was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling. "Thank you, Your Majesty, Princess."

The princess has always been easygoing. Ever since the fourth lady sided with the princess, she would come to the Glass Courtyard almost every day. The princess also wanted to keep the fourth wife, but the family business could not be divided in half and kept in half, so they had to divide it all together.

However, the prince and princess have the final say on how to divide the family property. No one can say anything about allocating the house to the fourth branch.

Shen Wan thought that the old lady would wait until the family property was divided before moving out of the house, which would take at least ten days or half a month, but she didn't expect that she would move out the next day.

Well, the old lady was so angry that she was already ill, and after fainting twice in succession, her condition became even worse.

The maid went to the front yard to pass on a message, asking for the imperial physician for the old lady. The prince happened to be returning from court. "The old lady's illness cannot be cured by seeing an imperial physician. She feels uneasy every day if she doesn't leave the palace. If the second branch doesn't find a residence, we should first send the old lady to the farm in the east of the city."

The prince gave the order and Manager Zhou did as he was told.

Under the pretext of doing good for the old lady, he asked someone to prepare a sedan chair and send the old lady to the farm in the east of the city.

Of course, the old lady couldn't help but make a scene. She was determined to die in the Jingbei Palace. Steward Zhou said, "The old lady's intention to move out of the palace is known to all the civil and military officials. The emperor has approved the move to the manor as a gesture of filial piety from the prince."

"We are currently dividing the family property. The prince has the final say on how much of the family property the second wife gets, considering her mistake of substituting one for the other."

"The prince is most afraid of the affairs in the palace bothering him. If he gets disturbed by the noise, the second and third wives will suffer."

The old lady's face was terribly cold.

But it was useless. The prince asked for permission to divide the family, which not only blocked the old lady's way out, but also blocked his own way out.

As Duke Song said, a trivial matter like dividing the family property should not have alarmed the Emperor. If he had already been alarmed and the family property was not divided in the end, it would be a way to amuse the Emperor.

The old lady had no choice but to die or split the family.

When a family is divided, they leave the Jingbei Palace in a sedan chair, and when a person dies, they are carried out.

The old lady was disheartened and stopped struggling.

The old lady moving away was a big deal, so even though Chen Wan was pregnant, she still had to see her off.

The old lady held Mother Wu's hand and walked up the stairs. The old lady's mind flashed back to the scene of herself being carried into the house in a sedan chair more than 30 years ago. She never expected that she would be driven out when she was old.

The old lady couldn't swallow this breath. Standing at the threshold, she turned back to look at the princess and said, "After I die, I want my funeral to be held in the palace!"

It's not a discussion, it's an order.

The princess smiled faintly, "We are happily dividing the family, why does the old lady have to say such unlucky words?"

Manager Zhou was horrified when he heard this.

Afraid of failure.

The old lady was just about to step out of the door. If she lost control of her temper, she would die of anger, and the palace would be busy preparing for the funeral for a long time.

The old lady is the biological mother of the second and third masters. The emperor allowed her to move out and live with her biological son. It doesn't make sense for her to return to the prince's mansion to hold a funeral after her death. It is precisely because it is unreasonable that the old lady said such a sentence when she went out.

However, the princess did not accept what the old lady said. When she was alive, the prince did not allow her to enjoy the honor of the old lady of Jingbei Palace, let alone after her death.

The old lady stared at the princess intently, holding Mother Wu's hand. Her nails, which had not been trimmed for several days, dug into Mother Wu's flesh, causing her forehead to tremble with pain. "Old lady, let's go."

Tears welled up in the old lady's eyes, and her steps were as heavy as if they weighed a thousand pounds. She had already reached the door, and as long as she didn't fall down, she had to take this step.

The old lady sat in the sedan chair, and the look in her eyes as she looked at the princess and Shen Wan was as if she were filled with poison.

Shen Wanfu respectfully sent the old lady off.

Mother Wu was afraid that the old lady would get angry if she looked at her any longer, so she quickly lowered the curtain of the sedan chair and asked the servant to carry it away.

Shen Wan and the princess watched the old lady walk away before entering the mansion.

The old lady had moved out, and the second and third wives had completely given up hope and no longer had any illusions. They chose to move to the mansion. However, the fourth wife chose the mansion because it was closer. The prince allowed her to live in the new house until it was renovated and move on the day of moving.

After entering the mansion, the princess patted Chen Wan's hand and said, "The move is a bit messy, so don't go to the garden these few days."

Shen Wan nodded obediently.

I haven't left Zhaolanxuan for two days.

In the past two days, the news of the division of the Jingbei Palace has been circulating in the streets, teahouses and taverns.

No one thought that the old lady was willing to divide the family property, but no one doubted that what the prince said was false. They all guessed that the old lady was judging the prince by her own standards and was afraid that the prince would not tolerate the second and third wives and would want to kill those two families to avoid dividing the family property.

The Princess of Jingbei has a weak constitution, which attracts the poisonous old lady, but also overcomes the poisonous old lady.

The old lady of Duke Dingguo's Mansion was executed, and the old lady of Prince Jingbei's Mansion was separated from the family.

Simply invincible and unstoppable.

That day, Chen Wan was feeding the koi when Chun'er came over and said, "Prince's Consort, the coffin of Consort Chen will be brought to the capital the day after tomorrow. The Emperor has ordered the Minister of Rites and all the officials to welcome it at the city gate."