Chapter 500: Expelled from the Imperial Capital
That man is totally unreliable! The only people she can rely on are her family and herself!
At this moment, Zhao Wanyi finally figured it out.
The master and servant carried their things and found the house where Concubine Li and her daughter were staying.
Concubine Li and her daughter had just managed to escape death, and they were a little relieved. But when she heard that Zhao Wanyi was coming, Concubine Li's face turned pale subconsciously, and she looked at the maid beside her weakly and helplessly, "She must be asking me for help, I don't want to see her!"
The maid hurriedly advised, "Concubine, please don't panic. Zhao favors the commoner Xu and slanders you and the young lady. She is the one who is in the wrong. Why do you need to hide from her?
Although she has been demoted now, there is still the Zhao family behind her. We don't want to please her or offend her, so it's okay to meet her.
If Zhao makes excessive demands, I will tell the Queen Mother about this matter, and she will definitely make the decision for you."
Concubine Li was stunned for a moment, then realized that she was now out of the Second Prince's residence. She immediately breathed a sigh of relief and nodded, "Okay! Let's meet him then!"
Zhao Wanyi and Qiu Ju entered the hall under the guidance of their maid.
Without waiting for Concubine Li to speak, Zhao Wanyi bent down and said with a guilty look on her face, "Sister, I came here today to visit you and Jing'er and apologize to you."
Concubine Li looked at the maid beside her in shock. What was going on?
Before she could react.
Zhao Wanyi continued to speak, "You were treated unfairly in the mansion, and I threw dirty water on you. I was wrong. I know I was wrong now, but it's too late. I accept the punishment, as long as you and Jing'er can calm down."
Zhao Wanyi gritted her teeth and knelt down.
Concubine Li shuddered and jumped up from the stool in fear. She hurried over to help Zhao Wanyi up and said, "Sister, what are you doing? I admit that I really hated you when you wrongly accused us of poisoning.
But the Queen Mother is very observant. Now looking at the fate of the Second Prince, I can understand why my sister did that. We accept your apology. Now that things have come to this, there is no point in saying more. Jing'er and I will no longer hate you, but it is really difficult to forgive you!"
Zhao Wanyi choked up and nodded, "I understand, I understand everything! Here are some supplements, they are all my dowry, you can use them to replenish your body, I won't disturb you."
Zhao Wanyi came quickly and left quickly.
Concubine Li looked at her from behind and muttered absentmindedly, "How can a person change so much? Do you think she is really here to apologize or is she just pretending?"
The maid came forward and helped her sit back down. "Concubine, no matter whether Zhao Shi's intentions are sincere or not, at least she apologized with full sincerity today. The instigator, the commoner Xu, is nowhere to be seen. In comparison, the difference is obvious!"
Concubine Li deeply agreed with this. No matter how bad Zhao Wanyi was, at least she had done her best to show off and touched her heart. But the commoner Xu didn't even express his opinion. It was really hateful!
After Zhao Wanyi returned, she learned that commoner Xu still hadn't come back, and her heart felt as cold as the weather outside.
After thinking for a while, she told Qiu Ju, "Pack your luggage, and we will move to the Buddhist temple from now on. From now on, I will confess my sins in front of the Buddha every day to atone for my sins!"
Qiu Ju hesitated and said, "Master, where is the uncle? Are we going to ignore him?"
Zhao Wanyi sneered, "How can I help now that I can't even protect myself? It's hard to persuade that damned guy with kind words. He just wasn't born with that fate!"
Qiuju didn't dare to continue speaking and hurried into the house to pack her things.
Before leaving, Zhao Wanyi pawned all her large dowry and exchanged them for silver. Now, her luggage only needed two suitcases.
For the sake of the dowry, they delayed their journey for a whole day.
During this time, there was still no sign of Shu Ren Xu.
The last bit of hope in Zhao Wanyi's heart was shattered, and she left so easily.
Three days later.
Commoner Xu remembered Zhao Wanyi only after he had spent all his money. When he and his confidant returned to the house in the west of the city, they found that all of Zhao Wanyi's luggage was gone.
Shu Ren Xu gnashed his teeth in anger, "That bitch actually dared to sneak back to her parents' home! Someone, go and bring Zhao back!"
The confidant hurried out.
He came back in less than half an hour.
Shu Renxu didn't see Zhao Wanyi's figure, and his face turned black. "Where is that bitch?"
The confidant shook his head nervously, "I followed Master's instructions and went to the Zhao family to ask for her. The Zhao family's doorman said that Madam had not returned yet, but I didn't believe it, so I finally alerted Madam Zhao and Master Zhao.
When they found out that the lady was missing, they became anxious and came to me to ask for her. I carefully asked people near the Zhao family and found out that no one had seen the lady go back."
Shu Ren Xu got even angrier. "Where else could she go if she didn't go back to the Zhao family? And her dowry, it's impossible that it all disappeared! Why don't you go and find out!"
The confidant hurriedly retreated, and this time he stayed away for a little longer.
When he heard the news, his confidant's face looked extremely ugly.
"Master, the lady sold all her dowry, rented a carriage and went to the Buddhist temple, and she never left since then."
Shu Renxu was so angry that he kicked over the table and chairs, "Zhao Wanyi! You are really great! How dare you do so many things behind my back!"
He rushed to the Buddhist temple angrily and forced Zhao Wanyi to hand over the silver.
Zhao Wanyi looked at him sarcastically, "Master, have you forgotten that those things are my dowry? It is reasonable for me to dispose of my own dowry."
"Stop talking nonsense! Hand over the silver to me!" Shu Renxu's eyes were bloodshot, and he looked as if he wanted to eat Zhao Wanyi.
Zhao Wanyi smiled in relief, "It's too late! I have donated all the silver to the Buddhist temple. From now on, I will live in this temple. If you are willing, you can live with me!"
"Bitch! You deserve to die!" Commoner Xu slapped Zhao Wanyi angrily.
Her face was swollen.
The abbot of the Buddhist temple rushed over with his men and rescued Zhao Wanyi.
What happened in the Buddhist temple could not be hidden from the Empress Dowager, the Emperor and the Empress.
When the Queen Mother learned that Commoner Xu had taken action in the Buddhist temple and injured Zhao Wanyi, she shook her head in disappointment, "I can find all kinds of excuses to cover up everything that happened before, and I can even understand that he wants to compete for the position of Crown Prince.
Even though he used Jinlanyuan to do evil things, I was still willing to give him a chance, but he ended up wasting my good intentions!
Zhao knew to go to Concubine Li and her daughter to apologize, ask for forgiveness, and donate her dowry to the Buddhist temple to atone for her sins, but what about him? After leaving the palace, he lingered in brothels and violated the rules for several days. Now that he has no money, he beats his wife. He is simply a piece of shit!
Go! Tell this to the Emperor and Empress, and expel the commoner Xu from the Imperial Capital!"
Both the emperor and the empress were surprised by the empress dowager's decision. The emperor even went to the empress dowager's palace to plead for commoner Xu, but was scolded by the empress dowager instead and had no choice but to issue an edict.
When Taifu Zhao received the news, his only glimmer of hope was shattered.
Those court officials who supported Murong Xu were so worried that they didn't even dare to mention it.
Time flies, and two springs, summers, autumns and winters have passed in the blink of an eye.
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