"What? The mistress of the house?"
"What? A sedan chair carried by eight people?"
"Let me be your co-wife?"
"Take care of the household expenses?"
The Marquis of Huaiyang, the Prince of Huaiyang, the Marquis of Huaiyang's wife, and the Prince's Consort asked in shock.
How dare the princess covet everything in the Marquis's mansion?
"Princess, are you kidding me? My mother was my father's legitimate wife, brought home in a grand sedan chair. She's just a servant in the mansion, yet she shamelessly climbed into my father's bed. Giving her the status of a concubine is already a blessing from heaven. Now she's even dreaming of becoming the mistress of the house, on equal footing with my mother. Princess, please don't go too far. You're going too far."
The Prince of Huaiyang was so angry at the princess's shameless request that he ignored the other party's identity and scolded her without restraint.
"How dare you! You have no respect for your superiors and are rebelling against your superiors. This is the family education of your Marquis Mansion. How can you, the Marquis, indulge your son and disrespect me like this? Don't forget, Gu Yunxi is my grandmother, of noble status. How can a mere prince like you repent and scold her? If the Marquis doesn't give me an explanation, and doesn't give my grandmother an explanation, I will not let this matter go easily. I will go to the palace to meet with the emperor and ask him to do justice for me."
The prince's words completely angered Gao Zhijun.
It was your mansion that insisted on taking me back. I made the request, and if you think it's unreasonable, you don't have to take me back. You are not the one who insulted me in front of me. That's too much.
"Princess, please forgive me. That was not my intention. He was young and ignorant, and he didn't know how to speak, so he offended you. I asked him to apologize to you, and you, the princess, were so magnanimous that you forgave him."
Although the Marquis of Huaiyang was angry at the princess's forcing him to do something, he was also very angry, but he held back.
At worst, he could just not take Gu Yunxi back home, and take Hong Qiujue back instead. Hong Qiujue was his daughter, and his wife wouldn't object if she returned home as the legitimate daughter. After all, she would be Princess Xiangyun's mother-in-law, and he would become the princess's grandfather, an elder relative, and he would be at her mercy.
Unexpectedly, his son lost his temper and insulted the princess, a crime punishable by the death of nine generations of his family. He could only put aside his status and plead for his son.
"Young and ignorant? My Lord, are you kidding me? He is older than me, and yet he still says I am young and ignorant. I'm afraid my Lord has never been educated, or he thinks I am young and easy to bully.
He not only has to apologize to this princess, but also to this princess's grandmother.
Otherwise, I will report this matter to my father and ask him to give me an explanation."
If you want to get away with it by using your youth and ignorance, forget it.
Who is Gao Zhijun? Is she so easy to fool?
If you don’t apologize to yourself and your grandmother today, don’t think about the past.
"Don't even think about asking me to apologize to a concubine..."
"How dare you! Why don't you apologize to the princess and Gu Yunxi!"
The Marquis of Huaiyang angrily interrupted the prince.
Is this wicked boy trying to kill the Hong family? How could they possibly offend the princess?
"Father…………"
"If you still acknowledge me as your father and still want to be the Crown Prince, then be obedient and apologize to the Princess and Gu Yunxi. Otherwise, don't blame me for abandoning you and letting your second brother become the Crown Prince."
Marquis Huaiyang threatened the prince in a very threatening manner.
He has three sons and doesn't mind changing the crown prince.
It has not been easy for the Hong family to reach where they are today. His title of marquis will also expire in a few years. During this period, he cannot afford to make any mistakes.
The Marquis's wife rarely saw the Marquis get so angry, and she knew that her son might have angered the Marquis this time and might really deprive him of his position as Crown Prince.
Although her second son was also hers, she always favored this son.
"Hurry up and apologize to the princess and Gu Yunxi, and don't make your father angry."
The Marquis's wife persuaded the prince with good intentions.
"My dear husband, listen to your parents and apologize to the princess and Gu Yunxi."
The Crown Prince's Consort also advised the Crown Prince that if her husband did not become the Crown Prince, she would not be the Crown Prince's Consort. How could she hold her head up high in the circle?
Looking at his father's dark face, the prince realized that his father was really angry.
In order to retain his position as the crown prince, he had no choice but to compromise and apologize.
"Princess, I'm sorry! I've committed treason. Please forgive me, Princess!"
"Madam, I'm sorry. I'm disrespectful to my elders. Please forgive me!"
Under the pressure of the princess's power and his father's influence, the prince reluctantly apologized to the princess and Gu Yunniang.
"This princess forgives you! As for whether this princess's grandmother forgives you or not, it is up to her to decide."
Gao Zhijun is not the kind of person who will never let go even if she is wrong. Since the other party has apologized, she will forgive him.
"I forgive you too!"
Gu Yunxi said.
She was originally a maid, and if the Marquis of Huaiyang had not gotten drunk and forced himself on her, she would not have become a concubine.
If her daughter had not taken her away from the mansion and bought maids and servants to serve her, she would not have lived a life of luxury.
What's more, the princess treated her very well, had servants serve her, and let her live in the princess's mansion, living like an old lady.
"Thank you, Princess, and thank you, Madam Gu!"
The prince thanked him insincerely.
"Princess, thank you for your generosity and forgiving me. But I'm afraid I can't fulfill your request. Madam and I have stood together through thick and thin, supporting each other for decades. We have always treated each other with respect. If I marry Gu Yunxi as the mistress of the household and demote Madam to a concubine, how will the Emperor view me? How will my colleagues view me? How will the people view me? They will all say that I am ungrateful and heartless."
The Marquis of Huaiyang refused to allow Gu Yunying to return to the Marquisate as the head of the household. He also said that if Gu Yunying became the Marquis's wife, he would be cursed by the people.
He thought that Gao Zhijun would compromise and let Gu Yunying enter the mansion as a concubine.
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