As soon as the ladies entered, they saw the eldest princess in the courtyard, looking quite well, playing with a cat.
They were all thinking to themselves with amusement, "Wasn't he so sick that he couldn't even attend his son's wedding?"
Judging from the princess's complexion, she doesn't seem to be seriously ill.
When Qingyou saw them, she smiled and waved to them, "You're here! Come and have some tea!"
The group walked over and bowed to her first.
Princesses of this dynasty have a very high status. In addition, the eldest princess is the emperor's most beloved younger sister. Therefore, even though she is now the Duchess of a State, everyone still treats her with the respect due to a princess.
After exchanging greetings, the group sat down opposite Qingyou.
Qingyou asked the maid to serve them tea, "Are you here to attend a wedding?"
Lady Pingyang smiled and said, "Yes!"
She had once been a companion to the princess, and they maintained frequent contact after her marriage, maintaining a good relationship, which led to more casual conversation.
Curious, she couldn't help but ask, "Princess, it's the young master's wedding today, why didn't you go out?"
Qingyou was waiting for her to ask: "I told Jiwen before that I don't agree to Shi Lingqiao coming into the family. I don't like such an immoral daughter-in-law."
Even if he made me sick from anger, he still insisted on marrying her.
"I even said back then that I would not acknowledge this daughter-in-law, and I would not interfere with their marriage."
"This is my current attitude, which is why I'm not planning to go out."
Hearing her words, everyone was stunned. They obviously did not expect her to be so blunt as to say that Shi Lingqiao was indecent and that Huo Jiwen had made her sick and was unfilial.
It seems she's truly heartbroken by her son.
Lady Pingyang witnessed Shi Lingqiao being kissed and touched that day, and her mother-in-law suspected that Shi Lingqiao was the one who caused it, so she was very disgusted with her.
"In my opinion, we shouldn't spoil them too much."
The more you indulge and pamper an unfilial child like this, the more unfilial he will become in the future.
She dared to say these things, but the others did not, and they all tried to persuade her.
"The young master is still young and has been bewitched by Miss Shi. Once he marries her, he may not be so rarity-seeking anymore."
"Yes, there's no such thing as a mother holding a grudge overnight. Princess, after he gets married, you should have a good talk with him."
Qingyou shook her head. "I'm too lazy to care anymore. I'm completely disappointed and heartbroken by this."
She added firmly, "Let him do whatever he wants in the future. Anyway, he is no longer the heir of the Duke's mansion. Even if he becomes a playboy in the future, it won't have much of an impact."
After hearing what she said, the group felt a chill run down their spines.
The eldest princess meant that she really wanted to give up on Huo Jiwen completely.
It seems that the eldest princess's request for the emperor to strip Huo Jiwen of his title of heir was not to frighten him or an impulsive act in anger, but rather because she genuinely wanted to change the heir.
However, given the family background of the Duke's mansion, they couldn't ask too many questions.
After understanding the Princess's attitude towards Huo Jiwen, the group sat for a while and then left.
As they exited the back gate, a lady whispered, "Judging from what the princess said earlier, she doesn't want Young Master Huo to inherit the title of Duke anymore?"
Another lady said, "That sounds like it to me too, but if Young Master Huo doesn't inherit the Duke's mansion, who else can?"
Another person said, "Don't forget, the Duke's mansion also has a legitimate son who, I heard, topped the provincial examination."
"Although that legitimate son does indeed have the qualifications to inherit the Duke's mansion, Huo Shao is the eldest princess's own son. Is she really going to abandon her son and support her brother-in-law to take the throne?"
She definitely couldn't do it; even if her son wasn't good, it was still better than letting an outsider benefit from him.
Lady Pingyang said, "That legitimate son was raised by the princess like a son. The elder sister-in-law and the younger sister-in-law naturally have a very good relationship. For the sake of the future of the Duke's mansion, it is understandable that the princess would want to replace him with that son."
"Moreover, that legitimate son is respectful and filial to the eldest princess. Not only does he not anger her, but he also always yielded to Huo Jiwen in order not to make things difficult for the eldest princess, and he also acted very discreetly."
She often visited the eldest princess, so she naturally knew some things about the Duke's mansion.
After hearing about the awful things Huo Jiwen had done, her husband thought even more highly of Huo Xi.
Hearing her say that, the ladies also felt that it made sense.
The bond formed from childhood is naturally different from that formed when a woman marries into her husband's family and her brother-in-law has already grown up.
As the eldest sister-in-law is like a mother, if Huo Xi is more filial and considerate than Huo Jiwen, and given that Huo Xi's status is also qualified, it's understandable that the eldest princess would change her mind and become disillusioned.
If their sons were to defy the idea of marrying a woman of low social status and without a clean reputation, they would probably be heartbroken.
As mothers themselves, they were able to better understand the princess's feelings.
Once the group learned of the princess's intentions, they looked down on Huo Jiwen and Shi Lingqiao even more.
Therefore, none of them sat at the banquet in the front yard; instead, they all made excuses and left to go home.
Besides them, other people also made plans to visit Qingyou in the backyard.
This includes the clan chief's wife and the wives of several clan elders.
When they learned that the princess was truly going to abandon her own son and never care about him again, some of them left without even having a meal.
Even those who stayed had a somewhat nonchalant attitude.
When acquaintances inquired, they quietly told the princess why she hadn't come out to greet the guests.
Then it spread like wildfire...
The male guests soon learned of this news as well, and many of them left after giving their gifts without sitting down to eat.
Not a single member of the royal family came, which clearly indicates they received advance notice.
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