Chapter 250 Knowing that they are not doing well, I am relieved
After entering the palace, the emperor played with the two children for a while, then Bu Ruo took the two restless ones to the imperial garden, while Xiao Yulan stayed behind to discuss today's palace banquet with the emperor.
When Buruo and his party brought their two children to the Imperial Garden, many officials' families were already there. When they saw Buruo, they all stood up and saluted, including Xu Xiangdie and Duke Enguo's family.
Fang Yiyu has been kept in the mansion since she was taught a lesson a few days ago. This is the first time she has gone out for the palace banquet today.
The family of Duke Enguo fell into poverty after the Crown Prince's wife He Li left. Even the clothes they wore to the palace banquet today were not as good as before.
Bu Ruo and his group found a pavilion with few people and sat down. Meiying took the initiative to play with the two children and left Bi'er to serve them. He was also careful to stay not far away and never left Bu Ruo's sight.
"Princess, I saw Fang Yiyun looking at you just now and she wanted to eat you up."
Bu Ruo smiled and said, "Let her see what she wants. It won't hurt us. We're not the ones who are suffering anyway. Sigh, if you ask me, Xiao Yulan's face is really... How many girls has he seduced to become a concubine in the Prince Regent's Palace?"
Bi'er listened to Bu Ruo's helpless tone and smiled: "Yes, it's true that we are not the ones who are suffering. I heard that the Duke of En's mansion has been in chaos since the Crown Prince's wife left with the dowry."
"The Duke of Enguo's wife doesn't know how to manage the household. The Crown Prince's wife has been in charge for so many years. Once the Crown Prince's wife leaves with the dowry, they will be completely out of money. Moreover, they will have to fight against the Crown Prince's wife for the dowry she has added over the years."
"In order to raise the Crown Prince's wife's dowry, Duke Enguo and the Crown Prince sold everything they could in the mansion. They also went to their mistresses and took back all the things they had given them over the years. They also sold the house they had bought and rented a large courtyard for the two of them to live in with their child."
"Later, those two concubines would come to the gate of Duke En's mansion every day to make trouble. Duke En had no choice but to take them in, which saved him the money he would have spent on renting a house outside. I heard that Duke En's wife was so angry that she slapped him several times, and Duke En even threatened to divorce her. Now Duke En's mansion has become a laughing stock in Kyoto."
"Oh, by the way, the carriages they brought here today were all rented. They didn't even bother to hire a driver. The prince was driving the carriage, and he almost bumped into someone at the palace gate."
Bu Ruo raised an eyebrow and said, "That's great. It would be too easy for them to just die directly after collaborating with the enemy and treason. The wealth that doesn't belong to them should have been returned long ago. Knowing that they are not doing well, this princess is relieved."
When Bier and Bu Ru were talking, they suddenly heard a quarrel not far away, and many people even walked over to watch the fun.
Seeing that there were so many people around, Phantom hurriedly took the two children back, fearing that something like what happened to Fang Yiyu would happen again.
"What's going on over there?"
Without waiting for Bi'er to inquire, Meiying said, "It was the Crown Prince's wife, oh no, it should be said that the former Crown Prince's wife came to attend the palace banquet and was surrounded by the wife of Duke Enguo and her daughter, as well as the concubine."
"Originally, the wife of the former prince was not allowed to attend the palace banquet, but some time ago, the Xiang family donated most of their property to the national treasury in the name of the wife of the former prince. The emperor was so happy that he directly made her a county lady and gave the eldest son of the Xiang family a fifth-rank official position."
Bu Ruo nodded. "She once told me that the Xiang family master had no concubines, and her mother doted on her as the only daughter she had. Her brothers also treated her like a treasure since she was young. Now that she has divorced and returned home, the Xiang family feels sorry for her and donated most of their property just to give her a good reputation."
"The Xiang family is a good family. Let's go and take a look. We will help them to the end."
Before Bu Ruo and his companions arrived, they heard a commotion not far away.
"Xiang Yuan! Don't be so shameless. My mother asked you to come back because she was giving you face. Don't you see that after you divorced and brought your daughter back to your parents' home, who would want you? If you know what's good for you, hurry up and bring your child back. That way, there will be a place for you in the Duke of Enguo's mansion. Otherwise, we won't want you if you want to come back in the future."
The wife of Duke Enguo also nodded and said coldly: "Xiang Yuan, although what Yiyun said is not very pleasant, but this is the fact. Come back, I will still love you as my own daughter, okay?"
Xiang Yun dodged the Duke of En's wife who was trying to pull his hand: "Don't dream, I finally left the den of wolves in your Duke of En's mansion, how could I go back again?"
"Besides, I'm now a county lady appointed by the emperor. My family has plenty of money, and my brother and sister-in-law treat me well. From the time I returned to my family until now, they have only felt sorry for me and have never disliked me or my daughter."
"As for you, without my dowry, I'm afraid your Duke's Mansion will soon have no food to eat."
Xiang Yuan was right. When she left, the rice, flour, grain and oil in the mansion were only enough to last for half a month at most. So many days had passed, and they were indeed about to run out of food. Otherwise, they would not have been in such a hurry to ask her to go back when they saw her.
At this time, a woman came over, her eyes red and her face pitiful: "Sister, please come back. My husband missed you a lot after you left and drank until late at night every day."
"Don't worry, sister. When you come back, I will definitely not compete with you for the position of the Crown Prince's wife. I will definitely take care of the child quietly and help you take care of your husband and mother-in-law. If you don't like seeing me, I... I can stay in the yard with the child and promise not to upset you. Is that okay with you?"
Xiang Yuan was practically amused by this family: "You guys are dreaming, let me go back, and you serve the Crown Prince and mother-in-law, and I'll just take the title of Crown Prince's wife and be the sucker to support your whole family with money. Do you think I'm a fool?"
"Isn't my life good enough? My parents and brother and sister-in-law love me. Since I came home, they have been sending money to my yard continuously. I can't spend all that money in my lifetime. Why should I go back to add to your family's hole and support you?"
"I'm telling you the truth. When I found out what Fang Guangyuan had done, I had no feelings for him anymore. I only felt hatred for him. I asked the Regent Princess to help me get a divorce, so just give up on that idea and stop bothering me. Whether you live or die has nothing to do with me."
"Also, tell your prince not to come to my parents' house to look for me again. He's still pestering me and asking me to borrow money even though we're divorced. Where's his dignity? Is he going to pay me back if he doesn't have the nerve to do that?"
Lady Enguo was completely humiliated by what she said. She stiffened her neck and yelled, "What do you mean by borrowing money from you? That money originally belonged to my Fang family. Since you married into our family, everything you have belongs to us!"
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