Guan Surong looked at Zhao Yunyan in surprise and pointed at herself in disbelief, "Grandma, are you talking about me?"
"It's you." Zhao Yunyan glanced at Guan Surong and smiled faintly, "I remember that I met this concubine Guan once. Although I want to keep you now, the Yan family is in great trouble now, and there is no way to dismiss the concubine. I hope that concubine Guan will have a bright future and find a husband from a respectable family to marry. Concubine Guan is so beautiful that I am afraid she is good enough to be the main mistress outside the family."
Guan Surong never imagined that she would be squeezed out by Zhao Yunyan in the end. She used to be a favored concubine in the Yan Mansion, but now she could be dismissed at will by a main wife.
Guan Surong knew that Zhao Yunyan was targeting her because of the previous incident, but she had no backing and no courage to confront Zhao Yunyan. She was just a concubine with no status or position, and she could only accept whatever the mistress said or did.
Guan Surong saw that Zhao Yunyan had made up her mind and really wanted to kick her out, but there was nothing she could do now. She could only wait for Yan Yuzhi to come back and see if she would still care about their friendship.
Zhao Yunyan's mother, standing by, warned, "Grandma, this girl was once a favorite, but now she's being dismissed at this time. I wonder if the master of the family will be unhappy."
"What's there to be afraid of?" Zhao Yunyan sneered, glanced at Guan Surong, and said calmly, "Back when I wasn't married, we agreed that after I got married, all these concubines would be dismissed. I'm willing to keep a few, which is already a courtesy to the master. Besides, how can the family afford so many concubines? The master is busy with business outside now. If he is distracted by these concubines, how will the family business be thwarted?"
Zhao Yunyan's mother, upon hearing this, laughed and said, "Grandma, you have thought it through carefully. It is I who have misjudged you."
Seeing this, Zhao Yunyan pointed out several concubines, and finally only four were left out of the twenty or so concubines. Among these four concubines, either they were beautiful but very stupid, or they were too old and not as beautiful as others.
Zhao Yunyan's move was so clean and efficient that the subordinates could not raise any objections. Guan Surong and more than a dozen concubines were sent away from the Yan Mansion.
Seeing this situation, Guan Surong didn't want to argue on the spot, so she had to go back to her own yard to pack her luggage, but asked Clinique beside her to keep an eye on when Yan Yuzhi would return home.
Clinique, who was beside Guan Surong, looked at Guan Surong and whispered, "Master has been coming home late these days. He only comes back when the sun sets. Aunt, please take your time to pack up and wait for Master to come back. He will make the decision for you."
Guan Surong was slow to pack her luggage. Seeing that Guan Surong was still reluctant to leave, Zhao Yunyan's mother came over with her personal maid to chase her away. "Auntie Guan, you are no longer an aunion. Miss Guan, I heard that you are also a distant relative of a wealthy family in the capital. Relatives of officials should always respect themselves and save some face. Now that the Yan Mansion has sent you away, you should leave quickly. Otherwise, we old women will not hesitate to punish you and make you suffer."
Guan Surong now saw that a mother could bully her, but now was not the time for her to stand up for herself. She whispered to her mother and explained with a smile, "Mom, you don't know, I was a little slow. Please don't worry, I'll leave soon."
Seeing this, my mother nodded with satisfaction, and only stopped when she saw Guan Surong carrying her luggage and leaving the house.
Fortunately, Guan Surong had just gone out when she met Yan Yuzhi's carriage coming back from outside. Seeing this, Guan Surong hurried forward with her bag on her back, took out a handkerchief from her sleeve and wiped her tears, looking as pitiful as she could be.
As soon as Yan Yuzhi got off the carriage, he saw Guan Surong standing at the gate of the Yan Mansion, with tears in her eyes. She looked pitiful. Seeing this, Yan Yuzhi frowned slightly and asked, "What's wrong with you? Why are you crying at the door for no reason?"
Seeing this, Guan Surong quickly raised her handkerchief to wipe the tears from her face, looked at Yan Yuzhi and slowly said, "Master, many of the sisters in the mansion have been dismissed by grandma, including me. I am waiting here just to see you again. We have been married for so many days, and Surong misses you so much. Even if Surong is gone in the future, you have to take good care of yourself."
Seeing this, Yan Yuzhi was a little surprised, but he quickly calmed down. He just looked at Guan Surong and said, "Since it was the head mistress of the mansion who dismissed you, then I really can't say anything. You should find a good family to remarry in the capital in the future."
Guan Surong didn't expect that Yan Yuzhi would be so nonchalant about her leaving. Now it seems that Yan Yuzhi really has no feelings for her, which is why he is so indifferent.
At this point, Guan Surong was heartbroken, unable to believe she had left the Yan residence like this. She had originally planned to become the head mistress of the Yan residence, but in the end, her plans fell through and she was forced to become Yan Yuzhi's concubine. She had believed that Yan Yuzhi truly loved her, but in the end, she discovered that Yan Yuzhi had no feelings for her. Everything in the past had been just a pretense.
Seeing that there was no hope of returning to the Yan Mansion, Guan Surong didn't even want to pretend, and strode out of the Yan Mansion with her bag on her back.
Yan Yuzhi also returned to the Yan family's house as if nothing had happened. However, the servant beside Yan Yuzhi felt particularly sorry when he saw Guan Surong leaving. He suggested to Yan Yuzhi, "Master, Concubine Guan used to have a good relationship with you, but now she looks pitiful. If you are willing, I'm afraid it wouldn't be a problem for you to keep Concubine Guan."
Yan Yuzhi just smiled faintly, "She is a person with her own ideas. If we keep her here, who knows what trouble she will cause. The family business is in trouble now, and it is inseparable from her. It is better to send her away than to keep her. If you want a concubine, just wait and take her in later. There is no need to be angry with the grandmother in the house because of such a concubine who made mistakes."
The servant beside Yan Yuzhi nodded repeatedly and followed Yan Yuzhi into the mansion.
Guan Surong went all the way to the Song Mansion. Now Madam Guan was also there, so she had no choice but to seek refuge with Madam Guan. Otherwise, she would have nowhere else to go in the capital.
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