"Impossible, impossible!" Uya's shrill voice pierced the morning tranquility.

“Madam Wuya, I have already explained it clearly. This is Fourth Master's order, that you should pack your clothes and belongings and come with me to Zhanghua Terrace.” Su Peisheng’s cold tone sounded somewhat sharp.

"You're talking nonsense! He wouldn't do this to me, no way! You must be forging his orders, right?" Wuya dared not breathe, staring at Su Peisheng in a panic. Cuiyun, who was standing to the side, quickly supported Wuya and turned to Su Peisheng, saying, "Father-in-law, please go and tell the master that our master wants to see him."

"Yes, I want to see him, I want to see him. Go and deliver the message, go and deliver the message!" Uya seemed completely unable to accept that the Fourth Prince would depose her from Zhanghuatai.

"I'm sorry, Master didn't give me such an order. Please go to Zhanghua Terrace first, so I can return and report. Then I'll pass on your message, is that alright?" Su Peisheng sneered. This woman didn't deserve his sympathy at all. How hard-hearted could a woman be to harm her own daughter!

"No, I won't go to that place with you if you don't go." Wuya took a few steps back, then turned and ran towards her inner room. Zhanghua Terrace was similar to a cold palace; in fact, every royal residence had such a place, a refuge specifically prepared for women who had committed unforgivable mistakes. In ancient times, there were laws for divorcing wives, but royal families and powerful figures rarely did so; they usually just imprisoned their wives privately. This was because the powerful and wealthy cared about their reputation, fearing that their divorced concubines would reveal their secrets—that would be too humiliating.

"Go, seize her! The master has ordered that Lady Wuya be sent to Zhanghua Terrace!" Seeing that Lady Wuya refused to cooperate, Su Peisheng had no choice but to say to the burly men beside him. The reason he brought them along was that he had anticipated that Lady Wuya would not obediently submit.

"Princess!" Cuiyun was so frightened that tears streamed down her face; she didn't know what to do.

“Miss Cuiyun, I advise you to hurry and pack some clothes and personal items for your master. When you arrive at Zhanghua Terrace, although you won’t lack food or clothing, many things will be different from what you have here.” Su Peisheng reached out and stopped Cuiyun, who was about to chase after him.

“Father-in-law, our mistress is, after all, the master’s cousin. Could you please make an exception and go and deliver a message?” Cuiyun pleaded.

“To tell you the truth, if it weren’t for this relationship, your master might have gone to the underworld instead of Zhanghua Terrace today. There’s no need to say more. Last night, the master specifically instructed that he would not see Wuya today. In fact, the master isn’t even in the manor right now,” Su Peisheng said.

Cuiyun felt a buzzing in her head. What she and Wuya had thought before was really too naive. Perhaps Consort De in the palace already knew, but she didn't send anyone to inquire. This was obviously an indication that she no longer cared about the princess!

Several burly men entered Wuya's bedroom, only to find her hiding on the bed, refusing to get down. Because she was, after all, the Fourth Prince's concubine, the men hesitated to approach and grab her.

Su Peisheng walked in and, seeing the scene, said to the burly men, "What are you all standing there for? Go and drag her off the bed. My orders are that Wuya must enter Zhanghua Terrace today. If you keep delaying like this, when will you ever complete my orders!"

After being scolded by Su Peisheng, the burly men exchanged glances, then immediately stepped forward and dragged Wuya Shi out of bed.

"What are you doing? Let me go! I am the master's concubine. How dare you lay a hand on me like this? How insolent!" Wuya was dragged off the bed by two strong men, one on each arm.

Uya started yelling and cursing. Seeing that she couldn't stop her, Cuiyun could only pack her things with tears in her eyes.

"Oh, what's going on?" A bright and beautiful woman's voice came from the doorway. It was Wu, who lived across the street. Hearing the commotion, she came over with her maidservant by her side to take a look.

Seeing Wu's appearance, Wuya glared at her fiercely, and the cursing she was spewing finally stopped.

“Reporting to Princess Wu, this servant was ordered by Master to invite Lady Wuya to Zhanghua Terrace. Unexpectedly, Lady Wuya refused and disturbed you. Please forgive me, Princess Wu,” Su Peisheng said.

"So that's how it is. Tsk tsk tsk, it seems that Sister Wuya just finished her postpartum confinement, how did she end up in Zhanghua Terrace?" Madam Wu glanced at Madam Wu with schadenfreude. She felt a surge of satisfaction at seeing her finally rejected by the Fourth Prince. This woman was used to being subservient and playing the victim. The fact that she cursed so fiercely today showed that her usual pitiful act was all an act.

"Hmph, Wu Ruyi, don't be so smug. You're just an unfavored person, what are you doing here showing off!" Seeing that things had already come to this point, Wuya couldn't hold back any longer and said what she hadn't been able to say before.

“Yes, I don’t have the master’s favor, but my sister does. But now my sister is going to Zhanghua Terrace. I heard that you have to be careful when you sleep there, or your toes might get gnawed by rats!” Wu said, leaning close to Wuya’s face.

"Ah!" Cuiyun, who had already packed a few clothes and some valuables, screamed in fright when she heard Wu say this. She was most afraid of those sneaky rats.

“Eunuch Su, it’s not good for her to keep calling like that. Why don’t you stuff her mouth with a cloth and it’ll be quieter,” Madam Wu said to Su Peisheng.

“Yes, Princess’s advice is right.” Su Peisheng nodded, then stuffed a handkerchief he was holding into Wuya’s mouth. Wuya stared at Su Peisheng as if she had eaten a rat.

"Alright, father-in-law, take my sister there properly. It's been empty for so long, it's time to bring some life back to the place," Madam Wu said with a smile, glancing at Cuiyun.

Su Peisheng bowed to Wu Shi again, and then directed two strong men to drag Wu Shi away.

Immediately, the entire West Courtyard fell silent. Madam Wu glanced at Madam Wuya's room, a smile playing on her lips, and said, "Let's go tell Sister Song the good news."

After Wuya was taken to Zhanghuatai by Su Peisheng and locked up, Cuiyun suddenly slipped a note to Su Peisheng and followed him inside.

Su Peisheng led his men out, then opened the note Cuiyun had given him. After reading what was written on it, his expression changed immediately. He then put the note in his pocket and left.

When Lady Nian learned that Lady Wuya had been sent to Zhanghuatai, she was both shocked and relieved. Once she was there, it meant she would never see the Fourth Prince again, unless he wanted to see her.