Chapter 6
When Madam Hui first heard the gatekeeper maid speak, she almost thought she had misheard.
How is it possible that a lady dares to leave two ladies outside the door? Even if she invites them in and serves them a cup of tea, it would not be a slap in her face like this!
Madam Hui's face flushed red, her lips trembling as she asked again, "Did your master really say that?!"
The maid nodded affirmatively, "My mistress said that the two ladies should wait until she wakes up before coming to visit."
"This is really intolerable!" Madam Hui has always been a person who cares about her reputation. Now she has been humiliated by Madam Li in front of her good sister Madam Mei. How can she hold her head up in the future?
She made up her mind and ordered the maids and servants around her to force her way in, "What a Madam Li! Today I want to see how long she will wake up!!"
Seeing Madam Hui so impulsive, Madam Mei secretly thought this was not good. She had really underestimated Madam Li's temper. She was really acting like a princess. Now that her friends had been wronged, if she didn't help them vent their anger, it would be difficult to coax Madam Hui back in the future.
At this point, Madam Mei winked at the maid beside her, telling Lu Yi that the situation had changed. She then spoke out, "Madam Li's humiliation is truly unacceptable. Hui Er, how about I accompany you to have a big fight today?"
Madam Hui was moved and took Madam Mei's hand. "I knew you understood me, Mei'er. I'm going to tear this little bitch's mouth apart today!"
"Why do I hear dogs barking so early in the morning? It's disturbing my sleep."
Mrs. Li was only wearing a black cloak with a thick fur collar. She covered her lips lazily, leaned weakly on the maid, and walked slowly towards the two of them.
"You bitch, I came here today just to give you some face, but you play tricks on others like this!" Seeing her comfortable look, Madam Hui was so angry that she was fuming and her words became more and more incoherent.
"Ha, that dog's barking is really irritating," Wen Weili sneered with her eyes closed, "Whose dog's leash is off? It's being pulled out and embarrassed."
"You! You!" Madam Hui was angry and anxious. She didn't want to admit it out loud, nor did she want to keep silent. Wouldn't that just fulfill Madam Li's wish?
Madam Mei patted Madam Hui's hand comfortingly, "Don't worry."
She turned around and said to Wen Weili slowly, "That's a bit too much, Madam Li. We are all in the prince's mansion and his people. We should work together and serve him well. How can you..."
"Who calls you a sister?" Wen Weili interrupted Mrs. Mei impatiently. "I just scolded the barking dog, and why is the dog owner so eager to jump out and get scolded?"
Madam Mei's expression turned pale. She pinched the corner of her clothes and whispered, "Madam Li, why are you being so aggressive? Even if you don't want to admit it, you have entered Prince Huai's mansion. Why deceive yourself?"
"You seem to have not understood one thing yet," Wen Weili raised her head proudly and smiled sweetly at the princess, madam, beauties, concubines, and servants who had come rushing over. "The prince only favors me. If you don't want to be kicked out by me, you'd better leave on your own initiative, otherwise I'll kick you out and bring shame upon you!"
This small courtyard, which used to be full of tranquility, suddenly exploded. Everyone looked at Wen Weili's smug look, and they had some faith in her, but they still had some hope. Your Highness, would you allow a little Lady Li to be so arrogant?
Madam Hui was the person who could not accept it the most. She had gone through so much hardship and endured the criticism and torture from the princess and others, and finally climbed up from a concubine to the position of madam. How could she be willing to be kicked out of the palace in one day!
She screamed, "I don't believe it! I don't believe it! You bitch, don't even think about deceiving me! How could the prince allow you to act like this? I'm going to tell my father and have him report this to the emperor. I'll have him punish you, the vixen who's causing chaos in the harem!"
Concubine Sha had been a bit worried, but after hearing Madam Hui's words, she suddenly understood. She was indeed the one bestowed upon Prince Huai by His Majesty, so how could she be so easily driven out? She regained her usual calm demeanor and sympathetically warned Wen Weili, "Don't take advantage of your friendship with Prince Huai and become so arrogant. Could the Prince really disobey His Majesty's wishes?"
Princess Niu's heart also calmed down, and she mocked Wen Weili, "This princess was married by the emperor's decree. Madam Li, don't you worry about getting hurt when you brag!"
Seeing the tide turn, Concubine Xu immediately courted the princess, saying, "Princess, you are the daughter of the Prime Minister. Ever since the prince married you, His Majesty has relied heavily on you. Even if you have no merits, you have worked hard. How could the prince not value you?"
Madam Shu thought she would have to bow to Madam Li today and was extremely angry. Seeing Wen Weili being ridiculed by everyone, she immediately scolded Madam Li, "I'm just saying, Madam Li is too ambitious. You're just trying to go beyond the princess, but you're just being rude."
The other beauties and concubines immediately followed suit and flattered the princess, as if they were not the ones who were on high alert and tossing and turning last night.
For a time, Wen Weili was hated by everyone, as if he had committed a crime punishable by death.
But Wen Weili remained unmoved. Instead, she looked at them one by one and said in amazement, "You are so good at taking advantage of others based on your own imagination. I am truly ashamed of myself. However, I do have one strength, and that is holding a grudge. None of you can escape."
Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. Could it be that she had some other trick up her sleeve? At a time like this... Could it be!
"It seems you've figured it out," Wen Weili smiled sweetly. "Hey, what a coincidence! Yesterday, the prince... stayed at my place, and today happens to be his day off. Don't you think this is a coincidence?"
A figure as tall and straight as a green bamboo walked out of the small courtyard. Duanmu Huaixin's handsome face glared at everyone, "I thought you all treated Sister Wen sincerely! I didn't expect that everyone would bully Sister Wen like this! This is truly unforgivable!"
It turned out to be Prince Huai!
Everyone was so shocked that they knelt down and begged for mercy. Lu Yi knelt down with the crowd, a gloomy look hidden under her hair bun, and she was shocked. She had clearly received news that the prince was out for a trip, so how could it be possible that he was in the mansion? There was no way today's matter would end peacefully.
Duanmu Huaixin frowned and pondered for a long time in front of the anxious crowd. He first called Madam Hui's name and said, "Come here, send Madam Hui to the mansion."
"Your Highness! Your Highness! Have you forgotten the kindness I owe you?" Madam Hui struggled frantically, her beautiful eyes gazing intently at Duanmu Huaixin. "When I first met you at the Fifth Prince's residence, I fell head over heels in love with you. I would rather give up my good name to be with you. Don't you care?"
Duanmu Huaixin shook his head, "I don't understand. If it wasn't for my fifth brother forcing you here, I wouldn't even know you."
Madam Hui seemed to have sensed something the moment Duanmu Huaixin left her heart, and until she heard Duanmu Huaixin's cold and ruthless words, she finally gave up. She laughed heartily, pulled off the hairpins and rings on her head, threw them all to the ground, and let him be taken away as if she had accepted her fate.
Seeing that Madam Hui, who had been the most noisy in the past, could not get away with it, the people kneeling were all terrified, fearing that they would be the next.
"Sister Wen, how do you want to punish them?" Duanmu Huaixin looked at the concubines who had joined in the discussion. "Sister Wen, please do whatever you want with them. Father's side is not a problem. I just want Sister Wen to calm down."
Duanmu Huaixin's eyes were full of Wen Weili, and this scene made some people who looked up secretly happy.
Lu Yi almost laughed out loud. Now that she had caught Prince Huai with something wrong, why should she suffer in this palace? As long as Madam Li was destroyed, Prince Huai would surely become depressed. Even if Prince Huai said today that he didn't care about the emperor for the sake of his concubine, when the emperor heard about it, he would only punish Prince Huai. If more people died, the emperor would not let Prince Huai off easily.
Thinking of this, Lu Yi stood up and looked at Duanmu Huaixin with sorrowful eyes, "Your Highness, you are so heartless. What should we do in the future? We are weak women. If Madam Li insists on kicking us out of the house, others will definitely point fingers at us... In this case, it seems better... to just die!"
After saying that, Lu Yi rushed to the lotus lake nearby, intending to commit suicide by drowning.
The maids and servants beside her panicked and tried to hold Lu Yi down, but Lu Yi was heartbroken and just sat on the ground crying.
The princess watched this farce with a cold eye, and laughed unconsciously, "As expected of Prince Huai, you are such a cold-faced immortal! Others only think you look cold, but they don't know that your heart is even colder! If you divorce me today, I will never let you go, Prince Huai!"
"Don't worry, Princess," Wen Weili said cheerfully, "Don't you think about the prince? Princess, just be a good Princess Huai. You will still be respected, but you will stay in your own room."
Duanmu Huaixin said "Oh" as if he suddenly understood, and agreed with Wen Weili's statement.
The princess shuddered. Wen Weili's words were nice, but in reality, they were just a disguised form of house arrest. Unexpectedly, instead of a desperate situation, it made her feel even more sad. This was the man she once loved.
Wen Weili waved her hand, signaling the servants to take the princess away. Seeing that Prince Huai had no intention of objecting, the servants surrounded the princess to prevent her from committing suicide like that beauty.
"No need for you to 'please'!" The princess raised her head, tears welling up in her eyes, and walked towards the main courtyard alone. Her back looked extremely desolate.
"What a pity! Such a beauty will wither away in the house without seeing the sun." Wen Weili sighed hypocritically, looking at the rest of the group, and sighed, "Alas, so many beauties, Your Majesty, are you really willing to let them go?"
"I'm content with Sister Wen," Duanmu Huaixin stretched out a trembling hand and boldly scratched Sister Wen's nose. "Little naughty girl, if you had agreed earlier... agreed to my proposal, why would you have gone through all this trouble?"
Wen Weili sneered at Duanmu Huaixin and mouthed "This won't happen again," but she said coquettishly, "What are you talking about, Your Highness? You don't understand the shyness of a girl. I just happily hid away for a few days, and Your Highness thinks I don't agree?"
"...Okay, okay...it's my fault." Duanmu Huaixin was stunned by Sister Wen's sudden coquettishness. He reacted and said in a doting tone, "I'll open the storehouse later and you can pick whatever you want, okay?"
"Thank you, Your Highness~" Wen Weili's face was full of the expression that made Duanmu Huaixin bleed profusely, but she said tenderly, "I am happy with anything Your Highness gives me."
After putting on a show in front of everyone, Wen Weili felt she had revealed enough to the group, so she instructed Zhiyun, "Zhiyun, except for the princess and the concubines, drive everyone else out of the mansion. If anyone refuses to cooperate, feel free to ask the housekeeper for help."
The housekeeper subconsciously glanced at his own prince, only to see that the prince looked dizzy and dotingly looked at Madam Li, nodding and saying, "Very good, from now on, you are the mistress of my Prince Huai's Mansion, and I want them to never dare to bully you again."
Hearing the prince's words of indulgence, the courtyard was filled with crying, some desperate, some unwilling, some begging for mercy. Except for the man and woman who stood in the center like a golden boy and a jade girl, everyone was in a heavy mood.
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