Chapter 735 Madam, please wait.
"I ask all of you present here to be my witnesses."
No one spoke; Qiao Qinghe remained silent, and neither did Fu Wenqing.
The old lady of the Fu family cried out in panic, "No! We can't get a divorce! We can't get a divorce! How can we get a divorce?"
If they get divorced, how will their family maintain their standing in the capital?
Old Man Fu also objected anxiously, saying, "Princess, you can't do this! How can you take back something you've already given away?"
"You've taken everything back. Where are we going to live now? How are we going to survive?"
"Princess, you can't do this!"
"Sixth brother, you must persuade the princess!"
Old Lady Fu also came up and tugged at Fu Wenqing, "Sixth Brother, you should quickly apologize to the princess and beg her not to divorce you! And please, beg the princess not to take back the house and all the money and valuables!"
Everyone looked at Li Sanqi with strange expressions.
Some people were surprised that Li Sanqi had so easily spared the prince consort's family.
Some people despised Li Sanqi for his weakness and uselessness, for being bullied so badly, yet he only offered a simple divorce and took back the money he had given to the Fu family. He showed no intention of punishing the Fu family whatsoever.
Of course, some people were angry and disdainful of the family's shamelessness.
Only Qiao Qinghe felt a chill in her heart.
Just as everyone had different thoughts, Fu Wenqing finally expressed his opinion.
He yanked the hand off Old Man Fu's hand, which was trying to pull him away, and yelled at him and Old Man Fu's mother, "Enough! Stop making a scene!"
The two elders of the Fu family were both startled by him.
The two of them stopped talking and stared at Fu Wenqing in astonishment.
Fu Wenqing walked up to Li Sanqi, bowed to her, and said in a low voice, "Since the princess has made her decision, then I will obey."
"Let's do as the princess says."
"Today, I will take my elders back home first, and return the things that belong to the Princess's residence within three days."
Fu Wenqing spoke in a relatively calm tone, but the loneliness in her voice was not hard to detect.
"Father, Mother, let's go."
Fu Wenqing turned around and called to the two elders of the Fu family, preparing to leave.
The two elders of the Fu family wanted to struggle a little more, but were stopped by Fu Wenqing's cold and stern gaze.
However, after taking only a few steps, Old Lady Fu suddenly remembered something, turned around, and glared angrily at Cui'er kneeling on the ground.
"Cui'er? Aren't you coming with me right now?"
That brat! They were all tricked by her!
Let's see how she teaches her a lesson when she gets back!
After she's taught her a lesson, she'll definitely sell her to a place like that, making her wish she were dead! To vent her hatred!
Cui'er shrank back slightly, looked pleadingly at Princess Wenxi of Chu, but seeing that Wenxi ignored her, she turned to look at Qiao Qinghe.
However, before Qiao Qinghe could respond, Li Sanqi spoke up first: "This girl doesn't need to go back with you."
"After all, Princess Chu and Old Madam Qiao had promised her that they would release her indenture and restore her freedom."
"There is no reason for Princess Chu and Madam Qiao to break their promises."
Knowing that her scheme was about to fail, Old Lady Fu glared at Cui'er with resentment.
She refused to believe that this girl could hide in the princess's mansion forever!
Once she leaves the princess's residence, she will avenge herself for today's humiliation sooner or later!
Cui'er didn't get it back, so...
Old Lady Fu turned to look at Qin Shuang, who was standing in the corner like a mural.
That's two hundred taels of silver! Two hundred taels is enough for them to live on for a long time.
Sending the person back might allow us to get the money back.
What about you? Aren't you leaving yet?
Old Lady Fu glared at Qin Shuang with annoyance, thinking, "She's so clueless!"
They wouldn't even say a word for them earlier, and now they're not even following along...
etc!
Suddenly remembering something, Old Lady Fu was overjoyed and pointed at Qin Shuang, exclaiming with delight, "Esteemed guests! She was there when my son locked us up in Jinxiang Courtyard!"
"She can testify that it was Cui'er who encouraged us to come and beg the princess!"
"It was Cui'er who urged me to come to the Princess's residence today!"
"She can testify!"
Everyone stared at Old Lady Fu as if she were an idiot.
Does it still matter if we talk about these things now?
It's all over!
Moreover, Cui'er said that everything was orchestrated by the three sons of the Fu family.
Even if Cui'er encouraged them to come, so what?
"Alright, that's enough. Let's go."
Fu Wenqing reached out and grasped Fu's mother's arm.
In the end, Old Lady Fu didn't dare to disobey her youngest son and obediently shut her mouth.
"Aren't you leaving yet?" Fu Wenqing glanced at Qin Shuang and reminded her.
However, Qin Shuang bowed gracefully to Li Sanqi and said, "Your Highness, you just said that you would make the Fu family repay all the money and valuables you gave them."
"They bought me with the money you gave them, so naturally I should belong to the Princess's residence?"
"Please, Princess, let me stay."
Upon hearing this, the three members of the Fu family turned extremely pale.
Especially Old Lady Fu, whose face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.
They wanted to teach Cui'er a lesson, but Cui'er was left behind.
She wanted to return Qin Shuang's money and use an old friend to oppose her.
She was absolutely furious!
Li Sanqi did not disappoint Qin Shuang. He nodded slightly and said in a calm tone, "Then you may stay. I happen to need a maidservant."
"Thank you so much, Princess, for taking me in!"
Qin Shuang knelt down and kowtowed to Li Sanqi, then cleverly helped Cui'er to the side.
Seeing this, the Fu family members finally left with dark faces, cursing and swearing.
After the Fu family left, Li Sanqi stood up shakily and bowed to everyone present with difficulty, saying, "Thank you all for coming today to uphold justice for Huaiyang!"
"Since you have come to help, Huaiyang should host a banquet to properly entertain you."
"Unfortunately, Huaiyang is unwell and is truly unable to do so."
"Moreover, the mansion is in complete chaos and requires considerable effort to clean up."
"I won't keep you all any longer today."
"Once Huaiyang has settled matters at home and recovered his health, he will prepare generous gifts and personally visit each household to express his gratitude!"
Since Li Sanqi had already said all that, no one dared to say anything more, and they all stood up.
Madam Wen looked at Li Sanqi's haggard appearance and said, "You have disappointed me greatly regarding the matter of the Imperial Son-in-Law's family. You should be more careful in the future and listen to the advice of the elders."
Li Sanqi quickly curtsied, "Grandmother is right! I will definitely visit Grandmother more often to listen to her teachings in the future!"
Madam Wen nodded and said nothing more.
Wenxi also lectured in the tone of an elder: "Seventh sister, you are a royal princess. This time you have completely disgraced the royal family."
"You're too soft-hearted, that's why you let others bully you like this!"
"From now on, it's better to be more assertive!"
Li Sanqi obediently replied, "Your Majesty's teachings are wise! Huaiyang will keep them in mind!"
Princess Qi simply told her, "Take good care of yourself."
Lady Zheng and Lady Yongning also urged her to quickly summon the imperial physician and take good care of her health.
After everyone had left, Qiao Qinghe, who was at the back, stood up, smiled and nodded at Li Sanqi, "If the princess has no other instructions, I will leave."
"Madam, please wait a moment."
Li Sanqi stopped the man: "I have something I'd like to say to the old lady alone. I wonder if the old lady would do me the honor of staying and listening to Huaiyang's words?"
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