Chapter 508 has already tasted the sweetness and won't stop.
"The others are indeed not good people, but He is a good one!"
Shen Mingxuan screamed stubbornly, "You don't understand at all! You don't understand anything! You don't know what a good man Youhe is, and you don't know how dazzling he will be in the future!"
"You just think of him as a poor scholar now, and you look down on him from the bottom of your heart!"
"Never underestimate a young man's potential; you'll regret it when he becomes a high-ranking official!"
Madam Qi grabbed her arm: "I don't care what he'll be like in the future, he's no good as he is now! If you hadn't gone crazy and insisted on marrying him, how could I have agreed to this marriage! He has such a mother and a bunch of burdens, you'll never have a good life with him! You come back here, and you're not allowed to go anywhere!"
Shen Mingxuan struggled desperately: "Let go of me! I'm going to find Youhe! I think you've lost your mind, trying to drive away such a good son-in-law. Have you forgotten how jealous and bitter you were when you saw Shen Wantang and Liao Youhe living such a good life in your past life?!"
"You're not allowed to mention anything about your past life to me anymore! Everyone thinks you're crazy, and you still talk nonsense every day. Can you eat food from your past life? Maybe Liao Youhe has already changed his fate in this life. He's finished! He couldn't even pass the imperial examination, let alone become an official. Keep dreaming!"
The mother and daughter were pulling and tugging at each other, blaming and cursing each other, and had completely forgotten about Shen Wantang.
Shen Wantang watched their motherly love and filial piety for a while with leisure, until the stepmother, Madam Qi, pulled Shen Mingxuan into the house, and only then did she turn away with lingering interest.
Once inside the carriage, she instructed Du Juan: "Send someone to follow Liao Youhe and see where he and his family will settle down."
Du Juan asked doubtfully, "Princess Consort, is it really true that Young Master Liao won't be returning to the Shen family?"
"No." Liao Youhe was still very much a scholar, having never experienced the harsh realities of officialdom, and would never bow his head.
"Then he probably won't stay in the capital, right? His family is poor and can't afford to rent a house in the capital! I think they'll probably go back to their hometown in the countryside."
"No, he won't go back, and his mother and siblings don't want to go back either."
"Why?"
"Because they have already witnessed the prosperity and decadence of the capital, they can't go back. Their whole family has taken a lot of benefits from the Shen family and has already tasted the sweetness, so they won't stop."
"Huh? They still want to come to the Shen family and beg for money?"
"It might not be the Shen family, it could be someone else's family. They are all very confident that without Shen Mingxuan, Liao Youhe will marry a daughter from a more affluent and wealthy official family."
At this point, Shen Wantang suddenly smiled: "Besides, didn't I already throw out the bait? Liao Youhe's mother is probably still hoping that I can find Liao Youhe a new and good father-in-law!"
Du Juan was very distressed: "It seems like they're definitely getting a divorce. Now that the Shen family is no longer with Liao's family, won't they be able to live a peaceful life? Won't Madam be able to live a good life? I still think it would be best if they didn't get a divorce."
Shen Wantang's smile deepened: "If they can really get a divorce, then wouldn't my trip today have been in vain? Don't worry, even if they can't get a divorce, Shen Mingxuan won't let go. She's still hoping that Liao Youhe will bring her back a titled lady!"
Du Juan's eyes lit up: "Really? They won't get a divorce? They've made such a scene today, and they still won't get a divorce?"
Shen Wantang said firmly, "There will be no divorce."
"What if Mr. Liao divorces his wife?"
“He can’t divorce her. Do you think my father and stepmother are pushovers? Although my father has never been able to regain his official position, he is definitely not someone a poor scholar can handle.”
Having lived in the Shen family for so many years, Shen Wantang naturally knew her father and stepmother's temperaments very well: "How could they possibly let Shen Mingxuan end up being divorced? If that reputation got out, it would be the end of them. In the past, wives were always divorced because they had committed serious mistakes. Shen Mingxuan had never really made any serious mistakes in order to please Liao Youhe."
Every year in Beijing, there are couples who can't make it work and get divorced, but very few actually divorce their wives. This is not because men don't want to divorce their wives, but because the legal conditions for divorce are extremely harsh.
Du Juan was relieved. She was overjoyed when she learned that Liao Youhe and Shen Mingxuan could not get a divorce: "This servant will definitely send someone to find out exactly where Young Master Liao is staying and come back to tell the Princess Consort!"
"Whether I know or not is secondary. My main concern is that you should let Shen Mingxuan know that once you find out where Liao Youhe lives, you should send someone to tell Shen Mingxuan quietly. Otherwise, with her limited intelligence, she might not be able to find Liao Youhe even after half a month."
"Yes, this servant understands!"
After watching a play, Shen Wantang took her maids and nannies to Zuixianlou for a meal before returning to the Prince's Mansion.
As soon as she got back, she heard the sounds of arguing and crying coming from Princess Ning's courtyard. Upon closer listening, she realized that Xiao Qingxi was arguing with Princess Ning.
Shen Wantang smiled slightly, "Good, there are scenes of motherly love and filial piety everywhere!"
Her efforts paid off; neither Xiao Qingxi nor Shen Mingxuan had time to cause her trouble now.
She'll have some peace and quiet for a while now!
She returned to her courtyard, took a peaceful afternoon nap, and then got up to check on the accounts and the housekeeper's calligraphy practice.
In the evening, Qin Xin came to report: "Princess Consort, the painting is gone."
Shen Wantang paused, her pen tip moving so quickly?
She continued writing, saying calmly, "Go and inform the Princess that Huayi's funeral arrangements should be handled according to the rules of the manor, as long as it's acceptable on the surface."
"yes."
Qin Xin turned and left.
The next day, everything in the Prince's mansion was as usual, and there was no indication that a concubine of the heir apparent had died.
Princess Ning and Xiao Qingxi started arguing again. One said that as a younger sister, she shouldn't have provoked her brother, which led him to commit suicide out of despair. The other said that as a mother, she shouldn't have spoiled her son too much, making him unable to withstand even the slightest provocation, and that he treated his life like a game, dying without hesitation.
Prince Ning's illness came on suddenly but recovered slowly. He was bedridden and had no energy to care for Xiao Qingxi.
As for the death of Huayi, nobody cared.
Only Shen Wantang's life remained unaffected. She ate on time, maintained her physical and mental well-being, and continued reading and calligraphy practice, living a life even more vibrant than when Xiao Qingyuan was alive.
At night, as Dujuan ground ink for her, she said, "Princess Consort, I have already sent someone to inform the eldest young lady of the residence of Young Master Liao."
"Is he settled in? Where is he staying?"
"I live in Yongxiangfang."
Shen Wantang nodded: "It's chaotic there, but cheap. However, all sorts of people come from there, so it's probably not suitable for Liao Youhe to study. It's more suitable for him to mess around."
Du Juan asked in surprise, "Princess Consort, how did you know that Young Master Liao would be unfaithful?"
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