No matter how much Mrs. Yu loved her daughter, she couldn't say, "Let the prince of Cheng'en prepare a gift for his sister-in-law as well."
"Master, don't be angry, Yao'er..." Yu wanted to find an excuse, but her brain would not obey her at the critical moment, and she could not think of any suitable excuse for a while.
Seeing that his wife was still trying to defend her, Lord Yu interrupted her directly, "Take her down and make her kneel in the ancestral hall. None of you are allowed to go to the ancestral hall to see this idiot tonight, or you will all get out of the Yu Mansion."
After Lord Yu finished speaking, he gave a few instructions to the attendants beside him, and four maids came up and dragged Yu Xiyao away.
Lord Yu didn't want to listen to what these people said anymore, so he went straight to the front yard. He just wanted to spend this birthday alone.
He didn't want to see any of these debt collectors.
He is the Minister of Rites, but his daughter has such a personality. If anyone knows about it, people will doubt his morality.
Zhou Zhiquan carried Zhou Yiyan out of Yu Mansion and went straight back to Cheng'en Marquis Mansion, handing the child over to Jin.
Jin was very dissatisfied with her son's behavior while carrying her grandson on his back. "Why did you take the child back when you don't take care of him yourself?"
As for why Yu didn't come back, Jin didn't care at all now. It was up to her to come back or not.
As for why Jin said that her grandson was taken away by her son, it was of course because Yu always regarded Zhou Yiyan as very important and would not let him leave her side easily.
"Mother, just consider it as helping your son. With Yu's temper, Yan'er will be spoiled by her sooner or later. From now on, Yan'er will be raised by you."
It’s not that Zhou Zhiquan doesn’t want to take care of the child himself. He has to be on duty during the day and sometimes has to read at night, so his time is really tight.
Although he was only a minor official in the Hanlin Academy, in that academy where even the top scholar was not prominent, if he did not study hard, he would never be noticed by others, and even if he had the opportunity, he would not be able to seize it.
Zhou Zhiquan really doesn't have time to take care of such a young child.
Jin had no objection to having a grandson by her side, but what if Yu came back and made trouble again?
Zhou Zhiquan certainly knew what his mother was worried about, after all, Yu had made a fuss about this many times before.
"If Yu wants to make a scene this time, then let her do it. If she goes on a hunger strike, then send someone to send her back to the Yu Mansion with great fanfare."
Zhou Zhiquan finally understood the truth: "If a child is not well educated, it is the father's fault." If the Yu family was causing trouble for him, he would cause trouble for his father-in-law. He couldn't just let his family suffer this punishment!
Even at this point, Zhou Zhiquan was still thinking about making trouble with the Yu family and had no intention of really divorcing Yu.
After all, in this era, if a woman was divorced, she would either spend her whole life in the ancestral temple or be forced to death. There was basically no chance of her remarrying.
Zhou Zhiquan felt that as long as Yu could change, they could get by with their lives.
Seeing that her son had made up his mind, Jin smiled and agreed. Jin had been trying to change her grandson's temper for a long time.
Yu Xiyao knelt in the ancestral hall all night, caught a cold and fainted, and suffered for almost half a month.
Zhou Zhiquan didn't go to pick him up, let alone visit him in person. He just had the attitude of letting things take their course.
Yu Xiyao stayed at her mother's house to recuperate, and her initial confidence turned into a state of panic and anxiety. Especially since her eldest brother and his companions would come to persuade her every day to give in and go back.
Yu Xiyao felt like she was being laughed at by her family, and she didn't want to go back on her own initiative.
This time, Yu Xiyao lived directly at her mother's house for three months. Lord Yu wanted to drive his daughter away, but he also wanted this ambitious daughter to see clearly that she was not that important.
Lord Yu’s efforts were not in vain, because three months later, it was reported that both of Zhou Zhiquan’s concubines in the backyard were pregnant.
Yu Xiyao no longer had the heart to take advantage of Qiao. The day after receiving the news, she packed up her things and returned to Cheng'en Marquis Mansion in shame.
Yu Xiyao felt that she still liked Zhou Zhiquan. Apart from not listening to her, he was good in every way. She would never really make room for someone else.
Zhou Zhiquan knew that Yu had returned, so he didn't make things difficult for her and just let her fend for herself.
When Yu returned to the Cheng'en Marquis's mansion this time, she felt that everything had changed. Zhou Zhiquan had completely disregarded her thoughts. The two concubines in the backyard were also protected by people assigned by their mother-in-law.
Her son was also won over by her mother-in-law, and Yu had the illusion that she was the only one in such a huge mansion.
Although Zhou Qiongyue was free, she would not deliberately inquire about what was happening in her fifth brother's room. At most, she would just take a look at the excitement based on the rumors in Yuan'anli.
That day, Zhou Qiongyue had just heard the ancient music below report that Yu had returned to the Cheng'en Marquis Mansion when a servant hurried in to report, "That person has arrived."
Zhou Qiongyue signaled with her eyes to Yuan Bohua, who was peeling grapes next to her, to go to the front yard quickly and take a look. As for her, she decided to take Yuan Chaokang with her to plant vegetables.
These days, Zhou Qiongyue and Yuan Chaokang have been free, so they have opened up a vegetable garden in the palace, and they spend their time there when they have nothing to do.
Yuan Bohua often helps Zhou Qiongyue with work, but he has no idea of opening a vegetable garden of his own.
Yuan Chaochang was too busy. He could be said to be the busiest person in Prince Fu'an's Mansion, so he had no time to grow vegetables with his mother and brother.
Zhou Qiongyue just stood up and was about to ask someone to call her youngest son to help pull weeds, but Yuan Bohua stopped her.
Yuan Bohua signaled Zhou Qiongyue not to worry, "I guess that person is here to see you, Princess."
Zhou Qiongyue was very surprised. She had rarely left the palace recently. What did the emperor need to talk to her about? "Looking for me? What is it?"
Yuan Bohua directly stated his guess: "I received news that over the past year or so, the profits of the Emperor's businesses have been much less than when they were in your hands. I guess that person came here for this matter."
"It's none of my business!" Zhou Qiongyue waved her hand to signal Yuan Bohua to go to the front yard to greet him. She went to Yuan Chaokang's yard to greet her youngest son and went to the vegetable garden to weed.
Yuan Bohua looked at the princess's back as she acted like a spoiled brat. He shook his head in amusement, then turned around and walked quickly to the front yard.
When Yuan Bohua arrived at the front yard, the emperor was not sitting there drinking tea, but was walking around the yard strangely.
Yuan Bohua of course immediately stepped forward and saluted politely, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
The emperor quickly interrupted Yuan Bohua's greeting and said, "No need for that. I came here incognito. Fu'an, you don't need to be so polite."
As soon as Yuan Bohua stood up, he saw the emperor staring at the small vegetable seedlings beside the yard.
In fact, they are not small seedlings. They are rapeseed seeds that Zhou Qiongyue scattered when she was bored. She said that they would look good in the future and could be used to extract oil.
Yuan Bohua had never seen this kind of seeds, but since the princess wanted to try it, she might as well.
Seeing Yuan Bohua was silent, the emperor took the initiative to ask, "What is this plant?"
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