Dong Eshi looked on in disbelief, feeling as if the sky had fallen: "Father! You can't do this to me!!"
Emperor Kangxi assigned his son a wife so that her family could help him gain a foothold in the court. Peng Chun bluntly stated that she would not help Yinzhen in the future. A wife without her family's support might be less confident than some princesses of certain status.
Lady Dong'e was truly panicked; this was far worse than displeasing her in-laws.
Peng Chun said helplessly, "You dare to do something so big behind your family's back, how can I not treat you like this? That's it, you can leave now."
Lady Dong'e couldn't help but cry and refused to go out.
"Father, you can't do this! Your daughter was just confused for a moment, Father..."
Peng Chun felt sorry for his daughter, whom he had always pampered, crying so hard. But he also had other daughters and a family.
"Go out. I will have your mother keep an eye on your dowry. Nothing will be missing. Now that you have married the Fourth Prince as you wished, live a good life with him, manage the household well, and be a virtuous wife. Don't use those tricks of yours anymore. I'm begging you on behalf of all the girls in the clan."
Lady Dong'e immediately realized that there was no room for maneuver.
She didn't understand why, even though she had been given a second chance by God, her life was still so difficult.
Dong Eshi left the study in a daze, and Peng Chun sighed, feeling only bad luck.
Although Emperor Kangxi did not announce this incident to the public, he treated the wives of his princes who were about to get married differently and even postponed his daughter's wedding.
Yet, the men of the Dong E family were still rewarded. Anyone with eyes could see that his daughter must have done something wrong and offended the royal family.
It seems that his daughters will have a hard time getting married in the next few years.
This time, Dong Eshi offended almost all of her own clanswomen as well.
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