Chapter 25: Repatriation of Servants
The wedding banquet at Prince Xiao's Mansion ended after Eunuch Gao and his men left angrily. He Bo was too lazy to greet those people. After seeing off the last guest, he ordered people to close the gate of the palace.
At this moment, he summoned all thirty people who came with the princess's dowry to the courtyard of the front hall, and ordered them to search them one by one. Anyone who had contraband on them would be dragged out and sold. If they did not have a contract of sale, they would be treated even more ruthlessly. They would be thrown out of the palace with their bags, and the palace guards would be ordered to take them back to the Su Mansion.
Su Wanyan only thought of asking He Bo to take the opportunity to get rid of the person, but He Bo, who knew how to manipulate people's hearts, proposed a more advanced and more detrimental method to Su Wanyan. The lack of a selling contract meant that the person still belonged to the Su family.
Su Wanyan had just married into Prince Xiao's Mansion, so she had no status to speak of. Besides, everyone in the mansion was prioritizing Prince Xiao's health. They would definitely not accept these people without indentures, and Prince Xiao's Mansion would not make things difficult for them and would drive them all back to the Su Mansion.
The guards of the palace led their people back to the Su Mansion in a dignified manner. Whenever they met someone along the way, they would explain to them that it was not that their Xiao Palace did not accept them, but that there was no indenture, and the palace did not keep idle people. This way, not only could they make the Su Mansion lose face, but they could also cut off Su Hongan's attempts to send people to the palace.
Su Wanyan jumped off the wall and looked at the quiet palace. She nodded and said, "It's more comfortable to stay here."
Rong Mama and Shaoyao had originally returned to their residence, but later heard that He Bo was going to drive out and sell all the people brought from the Su Mansion. They were worried about Su Wanyan, so they followed her out to take a look.
Then, Su Wanyan was seen lifting the hem of her skirt with one hand and climbing on the courtyard wall with the other, watching the fun with great interest.
"Princess, please come down quickly..."
Rong Mama's heart raced with shock at Su Wanyan's bold move. What bride would scale her husband's courtyard wall on her wedding day? How shocking would that be if someone saw her?
Su Wanyan had no choice but to come down under the repeated urging of Shaoyao and Rong Mama. "Mama, you are making such a fuss. The place I found is very secluded. No one can see me."
Except for the secret guards hidden in various places in the palace.
Madam Rong pulled Su Wanyan towards the backyard and said, "Princess, your status is different now. Besides, we just arrived at the palace today. You must not be too indulgent."
Rong Mama knew that their young lady was actually a brave woman when the lady was still alive. However, she lost the lady's protection and had no one in the mansion to support her, so her temperament became more and more cowardly.
I just didn't expect that the young lady would feel so comfortable after just a few hours in Prince Xiao's Mansion.
Although Prince Xiao was still unconscious, there were many servants in the mansion, and if they were seen, it would damage the young lady's reputation.
"I know, I know. I'll go back to the bridal chamber now. You guys should go down quickly too. You have to get up early tomorrow morning!" Her marriage with Ji Xiaohan was granted by the emperor himself. Logically, she should go to the palace with Ji Xiaohan to express her gratitude tomorrow.
However, Ji Xiaohan is now unconscious, and she is the only one who entered the palace.
This time when she entered the palace, she would definitely be taken to the harem. She would just take the opportunity to scout the area so that she could empty the imperial city of that damn emperor before Prince Xiao's mansion was confiscated and he was exiled in a few days.
Rong Mama and Shaoyao were relieved to see that Su Wanyan really returned to the bridal chamber. As for the single man and woman, was it okay for them to leave the young lady in the bridal chamber?
King Xiao is unconscious, so the young lady won’t feel uncomfortable.
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