Chapter 342: The New Emperor's Decisive Execution x The Poor Princess of the Former Dynasty 25

"Now that I have said this, it is your own business whether you listen or not. Please leave the prayer temple." Shouyuan closed his eyes, obviously looking like he was seeing someone off.

Wu Xinru gritted her teeth and glared at Shouyuan fiercely, "Mother, let's find a place to live. I don't believe that this prayer temple doesn't have a private room."

Ding Meilin remained silent. Looking at Wu Xinru, whom she had spoiled, she felt disappointed and regretful for the first time.

Ding Meilin's eyes made Wu Xinru's heart skip a beat. "Mother, please don't believe this monk. Tell your daughter that he is a liar."

"Pa" a loud slapping sound was heard. It turned out that Ding Meilin couldn't bear it anymore and slapped Wu Xinru. "Ruru, mother is so disappointed in you. For your own sake, you don't care about the comfort of the Prime Minister's Mansion?"

Wu Xinru's face was filled with disbelief, tears welling up in her eyes. "Mother, how can you blame your daughter? It was obviously my father..."

"Your father has spoiled you and made you do things without considering the priorities." Ding Meilin didn't know that Wu Yuan was hiding something from her. In the entire Prime Minister's Mansion, Wu Yuan had no other women except her. Ding Meilin was also very confident in Wu Yuan's love for her.

At this time, Wu Yuan, who was trusted by Ding Meilin, was not in the Prime Minister's Mansion. He was in a luxurious courtyard across the street from the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Wu Yuan was sitting at the dining table. On his right sat a woman who looked 30% like Ding Meilin, as well as two young men and a cute girl.

"When Xinru enters the palace, you two have to work harder. Wu Shen and Wu Xuan, you two should work harder. The Master said that you two have regressed a lot recently."

"Hey, sir," said Ding Yuanyuan, the woman sitting on Wu Yuan's right, as she served him a bowl of soup. She said softly, "Please stop scolding them."

"Now that Shen'er and Xuan'er have grown up, when will Master take us back to the Prime Minister's Mansion?"

"Master, you don't know that the reason why Shen'er and Xuan'er are not interested in studying is because they are often gossiped about. They are still so young, how can they stand these gossips?"

Wu Yuan put down his bowl and chopsticks, lowered his head and thought, "That will have to wait until Xinru enters the palace."

Ding Yuanyuan smiled triumphantly, and said with a virtuous and generous look, "Master, I don't really care about these titles. It's just that it's hard for the children, who are always being talked about by the brats in the academy."

Ding Yuanyuan's words hit Wu Yuan's vitals directly. Wu Yuan was a little confused. In fact, he liked Ding Meilin very much, but Ding Meilin was injured after giving birth to Wu Xinru, and the doctor said that she could not have children in the future.

It happened that he had sex with Ding Yuanyuan after drinking, and as a result, Ding Yuanyuan became pregnant and gave birth to a boy.

For the sake of this boy, Wu Yuan raised Ding Yuanyuan in the outer house. So many years had passed, but Ding Meilin had no idea about this.

Because of his children, Wu Yuan often found excuses to handle official business and actually stayed overnight in the outer house.

Now, because his children have to endure such rumors, Wu Yuan feels that it is time to confess everything to Ding Meilin. He can guarantee that Ding Meilin's position as the legal wife will not be shaken, as long as the three children are given a legitimate status.

In the end, Ding Meilin had someone escort Wu Xinru back to the carriage. The mother and daughter didn't speak to each other along the way.

When I returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion, I found that the atmosphere in the mansion was different from usual.

"Where's the old man? Why are you so quiet today?"

The servants saluted tremblingly, and then the butler came over and said, "Madam, the master said that you should go to the study to find him when you come back."

"Miss, come over too. The master has something important to deal with."

Ding Meilin was a little confused, and pulled the aggrieved Wu Xinru to the study room, "Don't feel aggrieved, mother is doing this for you and for the good of our Prime Minister's Mansion. Mother admits that it was her fault for beating you before, and mother is here to apologize to you."

Wu Xinru pouted and looked up at her mother who always loved her. Suddenly, her heart softened. "My daughter is also wrong."

"Mother, what happened to father? Why does he feel something is wrong?"

Seeing that Wu Xinru had returned to her old self, Ding Meilin smiled lovingly and said, "It's okay, mother is here."

Wu Yuan looked at the mother and daughter sitting on the chairs waiting for him to speak, hesitated for a long time, gritted his teeth and said, "Madam, I want to pick someone up and take him home."

Ding Meilin didn't think about it in a bad way until now. She winked and said, "Master, you can pick up whoever you want. Why did you tell me today?"

Wu Yuan knew that he would have to face this matter sooner or later, so he took a deep breath and said, "I want to bring Ding Yuanyuan to my house. Yuanyuan has been following me without any status over the years and has suffered a lot of grievances. Even the children have to endure the pain of rumors."

Ding Meilin was stunned there for a moment, her eyes slowly turned red, and even Wu Xinru beside her did not react.

"A Yuan, what do you mean by this? What do you mean Yuan Yuan has been following you for many years without any status?"

Wu Yuan pursed his lips and said, "Yuanyuan and I have three children. The oldest is thirteen years old and the youngest is seven years old."

"Now that the children are grown up, it's time to bring them back home."

"Wu Yuan," Ding Meilin stood up and said in a stern voice, "How could you treat me like this? How have I ever done anything wrong to you? Even if it was someone else, I would feel better. Why Ding Yuanyuan?"

Wu Xinru lowered her eyes in disappointment. She was not as hysterical as Ding Meilin. Instead, she calmed down. "Mother, let's go back. Since father has decided to take Aunt Ding back home, no matter how much we say, it will be useless."

Ding Meilin closed her eyes and took a last look at Wu Yuan. It turned out that this man who had treated her wholeheartedly from their youth to now was just like this.

Ding Meilin returned to her yard and sat on the bed silently without shedding a tear. This state scared Wu Xinru.

"Mother, you still have me. I promise you that I will not enter the palace. I will follow your arrangements and find a husband who truly loves me and is a good match for me."

After hearing what Wu Xinru said, Ding Meilin finally broke down, "Ru'er, wuwuwu, how could your father treat me like this, he has such a cruel heart!"

Wu Xinru hugged her mother in her arms and patted her back gently. "Mom, it's not too late to know now. It's better than hiding it from you for a lifetime."

"You must cheer up, keep your position as the legal wife, and don't let Aunt Ding succeed."

Ding Meilin's handkerchief was wrinkled, and she said with determination, "Ruer is right. Since your father is unreliable, we can only rely on ourselves."