He looked at An Xiuyuan with icy eyes and said, "Lord An, if I remember correctly, this mansion you are currently living in was bestowed upon Marquis Dingyuan by the imperial court. Now that you no longer have the title, it is inappropriate for you to continue living in this house. You should return it to the imperial court."

Upon hearing this, Madam Wang suddenly raised her head, looked at Dongli Lu Cang in surprise, and asked, "Your Highness, do you want to take back this mansion?"

"Madam Wang, it's not me who wants to take back this mansion, but the imperial court," Dongli Lu Cang calmly corrected. Previously, he had only revoked the An family's title, assuming they would return the house voluntarily. Unexpectedly, the An family hadn't made a single move, as if nothing had happened.

Since that's the case, he had no choice but to take it back. Perfect, it also serves as a warning to An Xiuyuan—how dare he try to extort money! He'd better not!

"Your Highness, please don't take this house back, I beg you." As she spoke, Madam Wang kowtowed to Lu Cang of Dongli.

Dongli Lu Cang looked at her coldly, then asked An Xiuyuan, who was kneeling beside him, "Lord An, is that what you think too?"

"No, no, no, I didn't think that way," An Xiuyuan immediately shook his head. Even if that were what he thought, he wouldn't dare say it out loud.

Who would have thought that the Regent would care so much about Yunzhi? If he had known this would happen, why would he have bothered reporting it to the authorities?

Now that the house is going to be taken back, where will they live?

Wang's face darkened upon hearing her son's words. However, in order to continue living in the house, she decided to plead with Yunzhi.

Because this house is a symbol of status. After all, not just anyone can live in such a house. Even if the son has lost his title, the common people don't know that. Seeing them living in this house, they only feel envy and awe.

Therefore, she moved her body and knelt down before Yunzhi. This time, she no longer called her Yunshi, but directly addressed her as Princess Consort.

Wang looked at Yunzhi with a pleading expression and said, "Your Highness, I beg you, for the sake of the month we've spent together, please plead with the Prince for me not to take our house away. If he takes it away, we'll have nowhere to live. You don't want to see this old man sleeping in the open, do you?"

Yunzhi looked at Wang Shi and almost laughed in anger. How dare she ask her to plead with Dongli Lu Cang for mercy? And she deliberately made herself sound so pitiful?

What do you mean by sleeping in the wild? Does she think she's some poor commoner? Even if the An family loses this house, they still have other courtyards, or at worst, a manor. They'd never be reduced to sleeping in the wild.

Wang said this simply to elicit her sympathy.

I don't know what the other party was thinking, actually bringing up the fact that they had spent a month together. During that month at the An family's house, besides providing them with food and drink, she was manipulated by Wang Shi into learning so-called etiquette. Later, when An Xiuyuan wanted to demote his wife to a concubine, Wang Shi didn't say a word in her defense, and even had a servant poison her in order to get her dowry.

After Wang treated her like that, she still had the nerve to ask her to plead for her.

"Madam, putting aside whether our relationship is that good or not, when you say you're sleeping in the wild, are you referring to those three-courtyard houses, or that large estate covering hundreds of acres?"

Wang was surprised that Yunzhi knew so much about the An family's assets, and her face stiffened.

Yunzhi said with a mocking look, "Old lady, I advise you, it's best not to be too greedy."