Chapter 364 The First Wife Given Away by Her Husband (Part 2)

Mao Renyi is now in a dilemma. If Ning Yan doesn't agree, he will break his promise to the Prince of Yue, offending not only the Duke's Mansion but also the Prince of Yue. He will have no way back.

In the end, he obediently handed over both items to Ning Yan.

"Alright, now let's talk about what happens after the divorce."

"What else is there to discuss after the divorce?"

"Of course, it's time to take stock of the dowry."

Mao Renyi's face finally darkened!

One day, wailing sounds came from the county magistrate's courtyard. Anyone who didn't know the situation would have thought that the magistrate had died.

The reality was, "Master, if you don't do something about it, all the things in my room will be taken away!"

Mao Renyi: ...

"Master, Madam's maid has stolen Yu'er's jewelry box!"

Another concubine rushed in, "Master, Master, you must do justice for me! The mistress's people have stolen all the jewels you gave me!"

Mao Renyi sat in the chair with a gloomy face, head down and silent.

The concubines cried as if the sky had fallen.

But in reality, the Mao family's sky had indeed fallen.

How much does a seventh-rank official earn in a year? It's not even enough to support himself. He also took three concubines. After Ning Yan took away her dowry, the most expensive thing in the entire county government's backyard was that big pot in the kitchen.

As they left the mansion, the maid asked worriedly, "Madam, now that you and Master have divorced, where are we going next?"

Before Ning Yan could speak, a man dressed as a butler approached and bowed respectfully to An Jing, saying, "Madam, my master sent me to fetch you. The house in the capital is ready."

Ning Yan: "What is your husband's surname?"

"His surname is Pang."

Ning Yan glanced at the steward and said, "Thank you for making this trip. I have my own house in the capital, but I will still need your help to look after these dowry items."

Old butler: ... "Yes, madam."

The prince instructed him to bring a team of guards when he came. The prince is really thoughtful.

Ning Yan got into the hired carriage, and the maid followed her in. The carriage headed straight for the capital.

Anxian County is only a little over 100 li away from the capital, but the caravan traveled slowly and did not arrive in the capital until the afternoon of the second day.

The current ruler is surnamed Pang, and the King of Yue is his younger brother. But he is very strange. In his youth, he was always fighting on the battlefield. He married a queen, but she died in childbirth, leaving behind a daughter.

Later, the emperor wanted to marry his younger brother a concubine more than once, but the Prince of Yue refused each time.

Then, somehow, news spread that the King of Yue had taken a woman as his concubine.

Furthermore, the King of Yue did indeed keep many women on an estate, which damaged the royal family's reputation, so it was kept within a certain scope and not many people knew about it.

Ning Yan didn't know when the Prince of Yue had taken a liking to the original owner of this body, nor did she know if he truly preferred married women, but she had no intention of following the Prince of Yue's wishes.

Mao Rui was saved; after all, he was the original owner's son.

As soon as she arrived at the city gate, Ning Yan handed a letter she had written at the inn the night before to Steward Xiong. Steward Xiong thought that Madam Ning wanted to exchange letters with his prince, so he took the letter and hurried back to the palace.

Once Ning Yan moved into her own courtyard, she immediately wrote a letter home, explaining the whole story and warning that they must never give money to the man surnamed Mao again.

The Ning family's business was quite large in the area; otherwise, they wouldn't have properties and estates in the capital. The original owner really lost out by marrying Mao Renyi.

After writing the letter, he had his trusted confidant deliver it, and then summoned a slave trader to select more than thirty servants. With so many people, the courtyard immediately became lively.

That evening, Ning Yan took a comfortable bath with the help of her maid. As soon as she came out of the bathroom, she realized something was wrong.

"You may leave now."

The two personal maids exchanged a glance and then left.

The door made a soft sound as it closed.

Ning Yan stepped into the inner room.

"I have failed to properly welcome Your Highness."

The King of Yue, standing by the window, turned to look at the beautiful woman before him, who was still holding a string of Buddhist prayer beads in her hand.

"Madam is quite bold, isn't she afraid of encountering a lecherous man?"

"With so many guards stationed outside the mansion, which scoundrel could possibly get in?"

Ning Yan wanted to laugh a little. She heard that the Prince of Yue had killed too many people on the battlefield and was unable to have children, so he built a Buddhist hall in his mansion and usually chanted scriptures and prayed to Buddha every day.

She didn't believe it before, but now that she sees the string of Buddhist prayer beads in his hand, she's starting to believe it.

"Your Highness must have come tonight because of that letter, right? Please feel free to ask me anything."

The King of Yue felt that she was different from the one he had seen half a year ago.

His demeanor was noticeably different, and he began to doubt whether this was truly the same person.

I thought of the sentence attached to the prescription: "May this prescription bring peace to my son."

A sudden wave of displeasure welled up inside me.

She was clearly rejecting him.

"Your recipe for refining iron is very useful. What reward do you want?"

Ning Yan raised an eyebrow. Even though she was only wearing a nightgown and her hair was loose, she didn't feel uncomfortable at all. She walked gracefully to the table, sat down, poured two cups of tea, and gestured for the Prince of Yue to sit down.

King of Yue: ...Was she really born into an ordinary merchant family?

Such demeanor and temperament cannot be cultivated by a small business owner.

“I have already written my request; I will use it in exchange for my son’s safety.”

"Releasing Mao Rui is just a matter of a word from me. This prescription is extremely useful; I could even offer her the title of a princess."

Ning Yan: "But why should Your Highness speak up for me?"

We're all strangers, so let's just talk about interests and not bring up anything else.

The King of Yue actually picked up his prayer beads. Ning Yan raised an eyebrow. Was he angry?

"What if I insist?"

"I'm very curious, what exactly does the prince see in me? My face?"

There are plenty of beautiful women in the world, why must Your Highness entangle yourself with a married woman like me?

The key point is that in ancient times, in the end, only the woman would be harmed by such a thing, and it would not have any impact on the King of Yue.

The King of Yue was also puzzled. He had only caught a fleeting glimpse of her last time, but he had remembered her.

I've been thinking about her from time to time for the past six months.

Just then, the county magistrate surnamed Mao requested an audience, even suggesting that he could offer up his wife. At the time, he found it laughable; how could such a man be worthy of marriage?

Isn't he just afraid of losing his official position, so he sold his wife for personal gain?

They even had to come up with a pretext to save their son!

Even though it was his wife who saved his son, he still acted as if he had made a huge sacrifice.

That makes sense, though. He sacrificed his wife. Those who are sacrificed are often the ones who are not valued. He was just exchanging what he didn't like for what he wanted most.

If you ask me, why should Mao Renyi be an official? He should go into business. With his intelligence and talent, he would definitely make a fortune.

Later, he learned about what Mao Rui had done. To put it bluntly, it was just that the two children had a fight. The son of the Duke's family, who was not a concubine, didn't even get a scratch. Because of the Duke's family's high status, he was sent to the Jingzhao Prefecture.

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