Chapter 372 The Wife Given Away by Her Husband 10 (Bonus Chapter for Donations)

"You two talk things out. I'm going back to the main courtyard now."

Ning Yan felt that avoiding the situation was the best course of action at this moment.

However, some people objected, saying, "I'm talking to you! Where do you think you're going? You've only just entered the manor and you're already trying to drive my aunt away! What are you up to?!"

Ning Yan's smile vanished, and she looked at the King of Yue, who patted her reassuringly: "She's been corrupted by others, don't take it to heart."

The willful little princess was unwilling to give up. When she saw that Ning Yan was really going to leave, she reached out to grab her, but her hand was slapped away by her father!

"How dare you! She is your father's legal wife, how dare you shout like that!"

"Madam, please go back first. I'll have lunch with you later."

Ning Yan nodded, "Let's talk this out. The child is still young, so don't lose your temper. I'm leaving now."

Pang Xuan'er was the only son of the King of Yue, so it was inevitable that she was spoiled and it was normal for her to dislike her stepmother.

She only hoped that everyone could live in peace and that each person could live their own life well.

After all, the King of Yue had a daughter and a son, just like remarried families today, there will always be various problems.

Fortunately, the original owner's son was quite good; he knew to stay close to his biological mother and didn't distance himself from her just because she was divorced.

This saved her a lot of trouble.

However, the young princess was very resistant to her from the very first meeting, which shows that Madam Qu deserves much credit.

...

In the study, Pang Xuan'er was very angry. "Aunt is right. Father will not care about his own daughter anymore once he has a new lover. In the future, will Father hand over the entire Yue Prince's Mansion to her son?"

It was a fact that everyone had accepted that the King of Yue could no longer have his own offspring, and Pang Xuan'er could say it as smoothly as she could.

Little did she know that these words were like a knife to her father's heart.

How can a man, especially a powerful man at the top of power, feel good about not having offspring to continue his family line?

"You're arguing with me just because of a few provocative words from your aunt?"

"Where did Auntie say something wrong?"

“She’s wrong in every way! This manor belongs to your father and to you. You only took her in because she’s your family, and you’re making a fuss about not being able to leave her.”

Her presence is merely to accompany you, not to control everything in the Yue Prince's Mansion!

Whom I marry and whom I spend my life with is none of her business.

Also, don't tell me you don't know what Xiang Zizi is thinking.

"So what if he knows? It doesn't matter who Father marries. Aunt is good in every way, so why can't Father marry Aunt instead of just taking a fancy to that mere merchant girl?"

Whether she is good or bad is none of my business, because I don't like her.

Or do you think that I should compromise myself and marry someone I don't like just because of your wishes?

Pang Xuan'er replied matter-of-factly, "Why not? My father didn't like the concubines in the backyard either, but he still married them."

"So, you want me to take Xiang Zizi in and then abandon her in the backyard?"

Pang Xuan'er pouted, "Then let's not do it. Wouldn't doing that hurt Auntie?"

The study fell silent immediately.

The King of Yue didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He said she didn't care about his life or death as her father, but she didn't force him to favor Xiang Zizi.

She said she cared about him, her father, but she only cared that doing so would harm her aunt. Wouldn't he, her father, be hurt too?

It was his fault. He thought that with Xiang Zizi by her side, she would grow up well. He spent too little time with his daughter due to his long years of fighting, and that woman spoiled her.

"Father, do you really have no feelings for Aunt? Can't you try to develop a relationship with her?"

The King of Yue was speechless, "If your father asked you to marry your cousin, would you be willing?"

Pang Xuan'er shook her head. "I don't want to. He's not good enough for me."

“Once you get married, your feelings for each other will develop.”

"How can I develop feelings for him if I don't even like him? The thought of marrying him gives me a headache!"

The King of Yue laughed angrily: "Don't you understand perfectly well?"

Pang Xuan'er fell silent again.

"Your royal aunt said that she is planning to hold a banquet in a few days and invite eligible young men and women to attend. If you see someone suitable, tell your royal aunt so that you can settle things as soon as possible and prevent all the good men from being snatched up."

I heard that the Seventh Princess and the Eighth Princess are also looking for husbands this time.

Pang Xuan'er immediately stopped worrying about her aunt. "I will definitely choose carefully to avoid that woman interfering in my marriage. Luckily, I still have my aunt."

Father, please don't send Aunt back for now. I'd like Aunt to give me her opinion.

Upon hearing this, the King of Yue's expression, which had just improved slightly, turned ugly again, but Pang Xuan'er remained completely oblivious.

...

The King of Yue returned to the main courtyard and ordered all the concubines in the back courtyard to come to the main wife's courtyard.

These women included the old men who had followed the King of Yue for a long time, as well as those bestowed upon him by the emperor over the years. He had slept with all of them before, but unfortunately, no one could bear him children, so he stopped going into the inner courtyard. The women who entered the mansion later were all virgins.

The elderly women were very self-aware; the prince had never cared about them. They were just trying to make a living in the mansion, so naturally they wouldn't provoke the princess.

The newcomers started to get creative. Since the prince was willing to sleep with an old woman, it would be their turn sooner or later.

So they all dressed up in their finest clothes, hoping to seduce the King of Yue.

Before the tea ceremony could even begin, the King of Yue declared, "You were all bestowed upon me by my elder brother, and I have never touched you."

"If you wish to leave the Prince's residence, I will give you a letter of divorce and a thousand taels of silver, and I will also arrange for you to be registered as female households. If you do not wish for a female household, I will provide an additional thousand taels of silver."

Everyone here is a very ambitious person, how could they possibly agree to leave with just a thousand taels of silver?

Not to mention that even if a woman were to establish a female household, it would be difficult for her to gain a foothold. Just the fact that she was a concubine of the King of Yue could bring too many benefits to her family.

However, some people are pragmatic. "Your Highness, I have no one left in my family and wish to live in Jiangnan. Could Your Highness help me make some arrangements?"

"Very well, I will send someone to Jiangnan to take you and buy you a house. You can also bring all your maids with you. I will give you three thousand taels of silver."

For an ordinary person, three thousand taels of silver is simply not enough to spend in a lifetime.

"Thank you for your great kindness, Your Highness."

The speaker was a palace maid. Before entering the palace, she had a fiancé. She originally wanted to wait until she was old enough to ask her master for a favor to leave the palace, but unexpectedly, the emperor assigned her to the Prince of Yue's mansion. She had also heard that her fiancé had already remarried, so she simply decided not to go back to her hometown and went directly to Jiangnan.

She was skilled in embroidery, and the money the prince gave her was enough to support herself.

If she meets someone suitable over there, she can remarry and live a normal rural life.

The King of Yue glanced at the remaining women. "Is there no one else who wants to leave?"