Princess Yan Yue looked at Zhao Minggeng with a half-smile.
"My husband, you said it yourself. If you ever dare to betray me in the future, I will treat you like this."
Zhao Minggeng's mournful little expression appeared online.
"My wife, I have a heart full of love for you. As long as you don't divorce me, I will never fail you in this life."
Back at her residence, Derong felt increasingly uneasy, provoked by Yan Yue's disdainful expression.
Why are they all princesses? Yan Yue can live a carefree and unrestrained life. If she wants to be a widow, no one will urge her. If she wants to get married, she can find someone like Zhao Fuma who has a clean harem.
The more she thought about it, the angrier she got. But Yan Yue was right about one thing:
She was infatuated with him when she was young, but now, what is it that she can't let go of about her husband?
Is it because he's fat or because he's ugly?
Since he desires such a concubine, then so be it and go with him.
So, Derong sued Prince Consort Wang.
When the memorial was presented to the Emperor, he had a slight headache.
Given this, it is inevitable that Derong will divorce.
The matter was then transferred to the Dali Temple.
It was found that before the princess, the prince consort had been engaged to another woman, who was now his mistress.
The concubine's son was three months older than Prince Yuan, the son of Princess Derong.
In other words, before marrying the princess, the prince consort had already had a first affair with a mistress.
The marriage fraud is now a done deal.
Not only were his status as the imperial son-in-law stripped, but all his assets were also confiscated.
Of course, this also includes the properties under the names of the mistress and her children, which will also be confiscated.
The reason is simple: over the years, Prince Consort Wang has not earned a single penny; everything he owns was given to him by the princess.
The princess took it back; there was nothing wrong with that.
At the same time, Wang Kexin, who was born to a concubine, had his new degree of nobility revoked. His descendants for three generations were barred from taking the imperial examinations and serving as officials in the court.
When Prince Consort Wang learned of the verdict, he was driven mad.
How can this be? Without the status of a prince consort and without money, how will the three of them survive?
"Princess, I beg you, even a day as husband and wife is worth a hundred days of kindness, you can't treat me like this."
All my assets have been confiscated. How am I supposed to live now?
You can't be so cruel.
I admit, I was wrong. I was momentarily blinded by greed and vanity, but my feelings for the princess were genuine.
Haven't I been good enough to the princess all these years? Were the past twenty years of our relationship all a lie?
These words were so offensive that even the Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review would be disgusted by this former consort, let alone Princess Derong herself.
"You deserve all of this."
Before the Emperor issued the decree to grant the marriage, he did ask you whether you were engaged, whether you had a woman you liked, and whether you were married.
What did you say? You said you've been focused on your studies and haven't had time for romance, and that your family hasn't arranged a marriage for you.
That's how our marriage was arranged.
Since he has become a prince consort and enjoys the luxuries of such a position, he should not expect to enjoy the blessings of having multiple wives.
When you first entered the princess's residence, you brought nothing but your faded, tattered clothes and not even a single blade of grass with you.
As for how you've supported your mistress and her children all these years, you know the answer in your heart.
Now, I am merely reclaiming what belongs to me; what wrong have I done?
Seeing that Princess Derong was showing no mercy.
Wang Ershi then changed his tone, "Princess, aren't you afraid that Yuan'er and Min'er will be disappointed in you? Having such a heartless and wicked mother."
Princess Derong's lips curled up.
“Your Highness, you really think too highly of yourself. I think they certainly wouldn’t want a father like you.”
After saying this, Princess Derong left the Dali Temple.
Wang Ershi, along with his beloved concubine and her heir, were all expelled from the capital.
Marble Vice Minister was not truly ruthless; he still brought the family of three some clothes and gave them ten taels of silver for travel expenses.
As for whether the three of them can return to their hometown, that's not something he should be concerned about.
The reason for doing this was that they didn't want the family of three to die near the capital, as it would be bad luck.
They made their whole family disgusted the person in the palace.
Wang Ershi was sent to a place fifty miles away from the capital and then released.
He originally planned to sneak back to the capital, find Yuan'er or Min'er, and ask them to give him more money.
With money, you can thrive anywhere.
However, the ten taels of silver I have now are not enough to hire a carriage, let alone pay for food.
Wang Kexin searched his body for a long time but couldn't find anything valuable.
Qin Lian, Wang Ershi's mistress, pulled two gold leaves out of her hair.
However, at this point, she did not agree to go back to the old ways.
She had just seen their travel permit.
It was clearly written above: Stop in the capital.
What this means is that they are not allowed to enter Beijing.
I've never seen anything so ruthless. It's truly outrageous that Wang Ershi is thinking of going back to beg for money from the prince's son.
Poverty brings a hundred sorrows to a couple. Now that the family of three has fallen on hard times, Wang Ershi has lost his previous gentleness and tenderness towards Qin Lian.
"It's all your fault for insisting that I go with you to buy jewelry. Now look what's happened, all the jewelry is gone, and I've lost my status as the prince consort."
You even ruined Ke Xin's career; you're a jinx.
In his resentment, Wang Ershi failed to notice how hurtful his words were.
Qin Lian's heart turned cold instantly.
“Wang Ershi, when I learned that you were going to become the prince consort, I proposed to break off the engagement.”
You said you didn't want to break off the engagement, insisting that you could give me anything except a formal title.
Now you're blaming me.
What you said back then was completely different from what you said in court. You said that Princess Derong took a liking to you and insisted on making you her husband.
Today, I finally see clearly that Princess Derong and I were both deceived by your sweet words.
You're just an irresponsible person. You lived a life of luxury and wealth, but now that you're down on your luck, your true nature has been revealed.
How come I never knew you were this kind of person?
After saying that, Qin Lian turned and left. After taking a few steps, she didn't forget to throw Wang Ershi's travel permit over.
She glanced at Wang Kexin, who said nothing and followed his mother's footsteps.
Wang Ershi panicked instantly. He couldn't let his princess wife be gone, and then his mistress be gone too. How would he live in his old age?
He picked up the road pass from the ground and chased after her, crying, "Lianniang, wait for your husband. Your husband was wrong."
The guards who escorted them out of the capital did not go far, but kept an eye on the family of three. Only when they saw that the family of three had given up on returning to the capital did the guards ride back to the capital to report.
In fact, Princess Derong tacitly approved of giving this family of three a few clothes and 10 taels of silver.
Although she divorced that disgusting prince consort, he was still the father of her son and daughter.
We can't let that bastard starve to death.
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