Chapter 404: Expelled from the Crown Prince's Residence
Granny Jiang sneered and pressed on, "As long as the position of Crown Princess is not touched, Grand Tutor Shen will not have any objections."
In the end, a concubine is just a concubine. What's the big deal about divorcing one? Just say that she has lost her virtue. It won't implicate the Shen family or the Crown Prince's residence.
"Your Highness, Her Majesty has worked tirelessly to plan and manage things for you, and now is a crucial juncture. It's time for Your Highness to ease Her Majesty's worries a little."
Yu Yuanchao took a deep breath, much calmer than before: "Then I will listen to Mother Consort."
Shen Ruolan, her face pale, tried to reach out and hold Yu Yuanchao's hand, but to no avail. She had been pulled far away from his side, and a piece of white cloth had been stuffed into her mouth, so she couldn't make a sound at all.
Granny Jiang followed behind, her legs faltering with age, but she kept urging the servant in front, "Hurry up! You're like a lazy donkey trying to grind grain; you can't even manage to escort people properly!"
They kicked her out through a side gate. It sounds nice to call it a side gate, but the Crown Prince's residence is located in the most prosperous area of the entire capital, surrounded by streets on all sides. What face would she have to lose if she was kicked out?
The servant opened the wooden door, said "Excuse me," and shoved her out, throwing her bundle at her feet.
After they finished doing all this, the servants left and went inside. Only Granny Jiang came out and looked at her, her eyes filled with contempt rather than sympathy.
"Her Majesty asked me to pass on a message to you: since you dared to have such thoughts back then, you must bear the consequences of today. Be more honest and dutiful in the future, save up more dowry, and perhaps you can find a man to marry."
"The message has been delivered. Miss Shen, you should go back as soon as possible. The sun is scorching. It's not that I'm afraid the neighbors will laugh at me, but I'm worried about your delicate health getting sunburned."
After saying that, Granny Jiang raised her hand to touch her neatly combed sideburns, and then slammed the wooden door shut with a loud "bang".
Shen Ruolan ripped the white cloth out of her mouth, but as soon as she got up, she heard a murmur of discussion behind her.
"Isn't this the Crown Prince's concubine?"
"That's right, it's really strange. How did the talented Shen Ruolan end up in such a state?"
What about now?
Shen Ruolan felt a sudden tightness in her chest. She stumbled to the water tank placed against the wall to prevent water from overflowing, held it up with her hand to look at her reflection, and then began to tremble uncontrollably.
His right cheek was swollen with bright red finger marks, his hair was disheveled, and the two jade hairpins and pearl flowers that were originally in his hair were hanging loosely, looking quite comical as they were about to fall off.
She was wearing a plain-colored Shu brocade dress today, which had just been delivered by Ruyi Fang a few days ago, and a gray footprint was reflected on her chest.
She didn't know if others could see anything unusual, but the footprints were very glaring to her eyes.
Within a year, Yu Yuanchao had grown tired of her and didn't even bother to write a letter of divorce before kicking her out of the Crown Prince's residence.
Divorce letter...
Shen Ruolan's eyes flickered slightly.
Yes, His Highness hasn't written her a letter of divorce yet. Does that mean he doesn't want to divorce her?
Shen Ruolan repeatedly convinced herself that she was unwilling to give up her last hope and longing for Yu Yuanchao. After all, she had admired Yu Yuanchao for more than ten years and still harbored fantasies no matter what.
But the truth will always come back to haunt you.
She managed to cover her face with a bundle and escape the probing gazes of the people outside as if fleeing back to the Shen residence, but no one answered her hesitant knocking.
What happened?
Did they all go out today?
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