Ying San ordered his men to pull Wei Shi away and pack all her treasured jewelry, silver notes, and other valuables into boxes and load them onto the carriage. Even large items such as her bed were carried away by others.
After all that fuss, the main courtyard was completely empty, with only some worthless trinkets left.
As Wei watched these things slip away from her, she cried out, clutched her chest, rolled her eyes, and collapsed, only to be caught by Granny Wang beside her.
"Mother!" Han Lianjing quickly went over to help his mother.
Ying San glanced at her and noticed that the hairpin she was wearing was one of the pieces of jewelry in the book. He stepped forward, took the hairpin away, and waved for Granny Wang to take the woman back to lie down.
Granny Wang, "..."
Han Lianjing dared not speak out against his anger, for this person was sent by the emperor. If it were anyone else, he would have dared to stand up to them, but it was the emperor...
Ying San gave a cold snort, beckoned people back to the palace, and also brought Hua Ping, who was standing there dumbfounded, into the palace.
When he returned to the palace, he recounted the entire day's events from beginning to end, including Wei's indiscriminate complaints.
After listening, Murong Ling's expression turned cold and stern.
Luo Chaoxi remained silent for a long time before finally speaking with deep disappointment.
“I never imagined that Han Lianjing had such a plan when he married me. Before my father passed away, he tried every means to promote Han Lianjing from the third rank to the second rank, hoping that the Han family would treat me better because of this favor.”
The Han family not only used her father's connections, but also wanted to seize her dowry.
Because the Han family had always been managed by Madam Wei, when she first married into the family, Madam Wei took over the management of the shops under the guise of unified management. She guessed that Madam Wei must have made a lot of money from these shops over the past year, and planned to find a few people who knew how to do accounting to check the account books of these shops in a couple of days.
If anything is missing or lacking, Wei will have to make up for it!
As for Han Lianjing... well, he's no better than anyone else.
Murong Ling lifted her small face and saw that her eyes were red again, whether from anger or sadness, he didn't know. He rubbed the corner of her eye with his thumb and kept applying eye drops.
"As Wei's son, Han Lianjing could not possibly be unaware of what she has done. What Wei said in a moment of desperation probably reflects their true feelings. This mother and son have been after your family's property from the very beginning. Even I find such wicked intentions despicable."
"How about I throw him back into jail and teach him a lesson to vent your anger?"
Luo Chaoxi said, "Your Majesty, you can decide what to do. Han Lianjing and I have nothing to do with each other anymore."
These words pleased Murong Ling, and he immediately ordered Han Lianjing to be locked up in jail again to suffer.
He was released in the first place so that Luo Chaoxi would learn the truth and give up on returning to the Han family. Now that his goal has been achieved, Han Lianjing can go back to prison.
As soon as Huaping was brought into the palace, she was given a set of palace maid's clothes. Only after she changed into them was she taken to the Qianming Hall.
Along the way, Huaping was in a daze and was led to wait outside the palace. She waited until Ying San came out and heard a familiar voice calling her name from inside the palace before she walked in in disbelief.
She saw her beautiful and charming wife sitting on the couch in the palace, smiling gently at her.
Huaping's eyes immediately welled up with tears, and she rushed forward, sobbing, "Madam, Madam, it's all my fault for not protecting you properly. Where have you been these past few days?"
Before she could even throw herself into Luo Chaoxi's arms, she was stunned into place by a blast of cold air, and then she noticed the man who was squeezed onto the same bed with Luo Chaoxi.
Hua Ping subconsciously widened her eyes, then realized where she was, and then realized that the man in front of her seemed to be... the emperor?
She quickly lowered her head.
Murong Ling spoke up, "From now on, you are not allowed to address her as 'Madam.' Xi'er is already divorced. You should address her as you did before she got married. If I hear the word 'Madam' again, I will have someone slap her."
Yes, yes.
Seeing that Hua Ping was quite frightened, Luo Chaoxi glared at him and said, "Why are you scaring her? You go out first, I want to have a chat with Hua Ping."
Murong Ling was reluctant, but he still went out, leaving the space to the master and servant.
Hua Ping was shocked. "Miss... this person... that person... is His Majesty? How come he looks just like that man on the mountain?"
Luo Chaoxi nodded, confirming her guess. "He saved me. If it weren't for him, I would have been handed over to Prince Jin by the Wei family by now."
Hua Ping was dumbfounded. She could understand every word the young lady said, but why couldn't she understand them when they were put together?
After Luo Chaoxi explained the reason to her, Huaping could no longer hold back her anger and cursed, "Pah! And she calls herself the old lady! She puts on a good show in front of others, but secretly does such dirty things behind their backs! You used to treat her so well, and now you always think of this old woman when you have something good to offer!"
"Are we just going to let her go like this?"
Luo Chaoxi didn't speak, but curled her lips into a smile. Let them go? That would be too easy on the Wei family.
"Alright, don't be angry. Look at you, you're as angry as a steamed bun." Luo Chaoxi laughed. "We might be living in the palace from now on. I'll find a nanny to teach you manners, so you don't lose your temper in front of the Emperor."
Hua Ping nodded repeatedly, and the thought that she used to think of him as a lecher and harbored hostility towards him made her break out in a cold sweat.
However, the young lady also benefited from the misfortune; even without Han Lianjing, she still had the Emperor's kindness towards her.
The screen was immediately delighted.
...
At night, after taking a bath, Luo returned to her bedchamber and found that Murong Ling had come again, lying casually on the bed and taking up half of the space.
Luo Chaoxi paused, then hesitated before speaking, "Your Majesty, I wish to sleep alone tonight."
Why?
"So much has happened today. I want to be alone for a while to think about the future and our relationship."
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