She had made up her mind that the day Xu Jinghuai ascended the throne would be the day she would ask Xu Jinghuai to set her free.
Anyway, in this life, the two of them will not have sex as husband and wife.
She married him simply to get what she wanted.
She needed to stay away from Xu Jingye. He needed a wife who could tolerate his habits and stay in Huaiwang Mansion to silence the gossips.
Yan Yunshu was thinking happily.
But Xu Jinghuai saw that something was wrong with her expression, and his face turned cold, "Yan Yunshu, I don't like men."
Today, this is the second time Xu Jinghuai has emphasized this matter to Yan Yunshu.
But the more he emphasized it, the more people felt that he had something to hide. Yan Yunshu nodded rapidly, "I know, I know."
Xu Jinghuai suppressed the urge to further confirm and emphasize and changed the subject.
"Yan Yunshu, what would you like to eat for lunch?"
Yan Yunshu looked at the sky and found that it was almost noon.
"Xu Jinghuai, I don't have much appetite." Yan Yunshu sat down, holding her chin and looking at Xu Jinghuai, her eyes blinking.
"Then have some cakes and some light soup."
"Yeah! Okay!"
Xu Jinghuai sat next to Yan Yunshu, and the two of them ate cakes while observing the Zhu Mansion.
"Today, your Aunt Zhu was gone for even longer."
"That's right. Today's matter involves money. With Zhu Nianyan's greedy nature, how could he easily take out the money?"
"I'll get it out."
"How do you say that?"
"If you don't take it out, your concubine will be pulled out for a thorough investigation. If they find out that part of the dowry went to Zhu Nianyan, how can he escape the connection?"
"Xu Jinghuai, everyone says I'm vicious, but who knows that even my own dowry was unscrupulously divided up by others?"
"Yan Yunshu, don't look at the past, only look at the future."
As she spoke, Yan Yunshu stopped what she was doing.
At the gate of the Zhu Mansion, Aunt Zhu walked out of the main gate. She stopped outside the gate, hesitated for a while, and then looked straight in the direction of Caiyunfang.
There was clearly a thin curtain between them, allowing people from inside to see outside but outsiders to not see inside. However, Yan Yunshu still avoided her sight as if by reflex.
"It's okay, she can't see."
Yan Yunshu still put on the veil.
Don't be afraid of ten thousand things, just be prepared for the worst.
After a while, Aunt Zhu got on the carriage and headed towards the Prime Minister's residence.
The two of them soon waited for Yingfeng.
Listen to him describe in detail what happened in the mansion.
"At first, Zhu Nianyan was very emotional and refused to return the princess's dowry with interest. Later, after Aunt Zhu described what had happened in the past two days, he had no choice but to agree. However, after agreeing, he became emotional again after thinking about it carefully, and threatened to find assassins to kill the princess, but was refuted by Aunt Zhu again."
Yingfeng paused here.
The private room was silent. Ying Feng took a deep breath and continued, "Mrs. Zhu countered that killing the Prime Minister's daughter was a serious matter and that it should be done slowly and not hastily."
Yan Yunshu sneered.
This is a desperate situation, and he is going to kill himself, right?
"Yan Yunshu, from now on, you must be more careful with every bite of food you eat and every place you go."
Xu Jinghuai frowned and looked at Yan Yunshu.
Yan Yunshu nodded.
…
In the remaining two days, Yan Yunshu's dowry really returned to Fanghua Garden one after another.
Each of them was a priceless rare treasure, and Aunt Zhu did not sell any of them, so the first batch of items returned were these treasures, followed by the land deeds and banknotes. The remaining items were forcibly discounted by 80%, and the 80% was returned in the form of banknotes at market price.
Yan Yunshu carefully counted them one by one according to the list, and then locked them in the warehouse of Fanghua Garden herself. She then arranged for people to deliver them to her grandfather's house in the Mansion of Loyalty and Bravery in batches.
The warehouse in Fanghua Garden is part of the Prime Minister's Mansion, which belongs to Prime Minister Yan. If it is left here for one day, it will be like a sheep in the tiger's mouth.
Therefore, it is necessary to send her to her maternal grandparents' home, whom she trusts the most.
What Yan Yunshu didn't know was that Xu Jinghuai had already sent more secret guards to lurk in Fanghua Garden in the Prime Minister's Mansion day and night, first to ensure Yan Yunshu's safety, and secondly to ensure the safety of her dowry.
As for Aunt Zhu, after doing all these things, the warehouse was empty and all the valuable items in the yard were gone. Zhu Nianyan also really started to take risks and embezzled a large sum of money, all of which was used to make up for the gap in the dowry.
The Zhu Mansion was empty, Aunt Zhu's yard was empty, the Prime Minister's warehouse was almost empty, and even in Yan Shuyao's yard, only a few precious jewels were left to show off.
Almost all of the wealth of the prime minister's mansion flowed into Fanghua Garden.
Even Prime Minister Yan felt some of the effects from his daily diet. He asked Aunt Zhu why every meal was vegetarian.
Aunt Zhu had no choice but to make the excuse that "bad things have been happening frequently in the Prime Minister's Mansion recently, so it would be better to fast and chant Buddhist scriptures for a while."
However, the kitchen of Fanghuayuan stews precious bird's nests and prepares exquisite meals every day.
Even the servants ate better than Aunt Zhu and her friends.
After hearing this, Aunt Zhu had no choice but to bury her resentment in her heart for the time being.
Before the arrival of the Minor Snow solar term.
Xu Jinghuai brought more news.
Yan Shuyao's poisoning case has been concluded. Yan Shuyao's personal maid admitted to all the crimes and has been imprisoned for life.
The rumor that Yan Shuyao was a goddess spread widely and even reached the ears of the emperor.
The emperor mentioned the goddess many times in the court.
For a moment, the Prime Minister's Mansion became lively again.
There was an endless stream of people coming to give gifts, seek to see the goddess, and even kneel down in front of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
However, Yan Shuyao was still locked in the woodshed and had not eaten for three days and three nights.
On the fourth day, when Yan Shuyao was dying, the guards brought her some simple food according to Xu Jinghuai's instructions. She cried and laughed, and ate it up in big mouthfuls, her heart filled with deep hatred for Yan Yunshu.
Yan Yunshu, wait for me to come out, I will make you live a life worse than death.
On the same day, Yan Yunshu finally went to the Mansion of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery.
It was snowing heavily, and Yan Yunshu was overwhelmed with mixed emotions as she stood in front of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery's mansion.
All the events of her past life still appeared clearly before her eyes. The day when the entire family of the Marquis was executed seemed like it was just yesterday. It was lingering in her mind and could not be shaken off.
She felt full of guilt towards the words "Zhongyong Marquis' Mansion".
At this time, the door of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery's Mansion was opened, as if to welcome a rare distinguished guest, and was hung with red silk.
When she walked in, her uncles, aunts, and cousins all surrounded her.
“Shu’er!!”
"Sister Shu'er!"
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