Xia Yu ran up the steps and banged on the door a few times. The sound could probably be heard a mile away.
But the door didn't open the first time. He had to knock on it again before a servant opened the side door.
"Oh, nice to meet you, little aunt. I had to pee urgently just now, so I opened my mouth for a while. Big aunt came back early in the morning, and everyone thought you wouldn't come back, so..."
I won’t say anything else and everyone will understand.
She thought she had married a dead man and was too sad to return home.
Yu Yuanzheng was too lazy to argue with a servant and led his men inside.
On the way, I met the old butler, Uncle He.
Uncle He is the old steward of the Uncle's Mansion. He is fair in his conduct and work and will not target anyone in particular.
Live like a smart person.
"My aunt is back." Uncle He smiled happily.
"Well, Uncle He, where are my parents?"
"In the old lady's Yongkang Courtyard, we will receive my eldest aunt and her husband together."
"Well, please, Uncle He, please arrange for someone to settle the carriage. And help me move the things in the carriage to the new room."
Yu Yuanzheng had the original owner's memories so she was familiar with the place. She brought two maids and a few simple gifts to the old lady and the first wife to the old lady's yard.
"Oh, the young lady is back." A maid in the old lady's courtyard screamed in surprise when she saw the three people outside the door.
"Well, please ask Madam Wu to go in and tell her that I'm here to see the old lady."
As soon as she finished speaking, a maid came out of the hall.
"Aunt, the old lady invites you in."
Yu Yuanzheng glanced at Mrs. Wu.
So loud, is this a reminder?
Walk into the hall and take a quick look.
Oh, they are all here.
But no one spoke.
"Zheng'er has met the old lady, uncle, aunt, father and mother."
Yu Yuanzheng politely bowed to every elder she thought necessary.
But he just bent over.
The old lady sitting on the upper seat frowned as she watched, because Yang'er had just performed a kneeling ceremony to her.
"Sister, why did you come back? I thought you were going to take care of the prince and not come back. I have already told uncle that you were not coming back. I didn't expect you to leave the prince behind and come back."
"It's etiquette for a girl to return home three days after getting married. And I'm the prince's consort, so I should come back and tell my parents instead of being the young lady." Yu Yuanzheng replied in a calm voice.
"Zheng'er, we were talking about this before you came back, this is an accident.
The incident has already happened, and Yang'er and his wife have already consummated their marriage. This cannot be changed.
Later, your aunt will give you some good things to make up for it."
Madam Wang smiled and walked forward to hold Yu Yuanzheng's hand to show her intimacy.
Yu Yuanzheng was well aware of the fact that this aunt was sweet-mouthed but treacherous.
Often kill people invisibly.
"Okay, aunt, you have to keep your word.
I want the jade Guanyin in your room.
I heard that the jade Guanyin was blessed by a high monk from the Huguo Temple, so I brought it back to the palace and burned three incense sticks to worship it every day.
Maybe one day the prince will wake up with the blessing of Goddess Guanyin."
Yu Yuanzheng climbed up the pole and opened his mouth as wide as a lion.
Wang Shi was so reluctant to give that jade Guanyin statue as a dowry to her own daughter that it was worth at least eight thousand taels of silver.
Wang gritted her teeth when she heard this and wanted to slap herself in the face.
But she had already said it, and she had to swallow the bitter pill.
"Okay, here you go. I hope the prince will wake up soon." She emphasized the word "wake up".
"Thank you, auntie."
Yu Yuanzheng took the gifts prepared by the princess from the maid and gave them to each person one by one.
"Okay, after the greetings, go back to your room." The old lady sent the man away impatiently.
She was very excited after having just accepted the kneeling worship from her granddaughter and her grandson-in-law, and listening to her granddaughter talk about what happened in the past three days.
Just treat the couple in the same room as air.
Now when he saw Yu Yuanzheng, his previous happiness disappeared instantly.
"Father, Mother." These were the words Yu Yuanzheng wanted to hear. She helped her mother Zhao Yuejiao up with her hand, and with her other hand, she pulled her father Yu Yunzhi out of the hall.
Along the way, the family of three didn't speak.
Return to the old room Minghe Courtyard.
After closing the gate, the family sat down and had a good talk.
Yu Yuanzheng is the eldest in the room, sixteen years old.
He also has a younger brother, Yu Qingsheng, fourteen years old, and a younger sister, Yu Yueyin, ten years old.
They were all born to Zhao.
"My daughter, how are you going to live in the future?" Zhao hugged her daughter in her arms.
The news was passed back to the Bo Mansion the next day. She really wanted to visit the Prince's Mansion, but the old lady would not let her go out.
Just now she saw how affectionate Ma Chaoyang and Ma Xiaozi were, and her heart felt like it was being torn.
She kept wondering if the eldest wife did this on purpose.
"Mother, don't be sad. Zheng'er is doing well.
The prince and princess value Zheng'er very much.
The Crown Prince was born to the Princess, so even if he is unconscious, he is still the legitimate son of the palace.
I am still the Crown Prince's Consort, so even if my uncle sees me, I have to bow."
The honor of Prince Rong's Mansion is higher than that of the emperor's brothers. He is a first-rank prince and an iron-hat prince.
"real?"
"real."
Only then did Zhao wipe away her tears.
"Big sister." The two younger brothers and sisters then stepped forward and called out.
Neither of them was allowed into the old lady's yard.
"We are just a family now, so I won't hide some things from you."
Then, Yu Yuanzheng directly talked about the first wife's replacement marriage.
"Damn it, damn it. Her daughter is a daughter, but mine is not?" Zhao started crying again.
"Madam, now that things have come to this, we can only accept it. It's all my fault for being a bastard." Yu Yunzhi also cried sadly.
The two children were not much behind.
"Okay. The reason I told you this is because I have something I want to discuss with you."
Yu Yuanzheng thought that this family were all soft-hearted, they were used to being bullied.
"What's the matter?" Yu Yunzhi controlled his emotions.
"Father, you are only 35 years old this year, still very young. Do you want to continue to take part in the imperial examinations?" Yu Yuanzheng asked her father's sore spot.
"Alas, as long as I stay in this mansion, I won't have any chance to make a reference. Unless the old lady dies now and she returns home."
"Father, I have a way to rebuild the family. Are you willing?"
"Oh? What can you do?"
"Just tell me if you're willing or not."
"Zheng'er, the old lady is not dead. We took the initiative to propose to take over the family. Your uncle will not take away half of our property. Without the family property, how can our family live?"
"Don't worry, I won't give up on the family property I should fight for.
My father doesn't have a title anyway, so if I leave this earl's house, the worst that can happen is that I will just pretend that I was born in a poor family and rely on myself.
Now that I'm married into the prince's palace, the prince will definitely take care of our family for my sake.
Life will always be okay as long as my father is willing to work hard and continue his imperial examinations.
If you pass the imperial examination, you will have a position, even if you are sent to be a county magistrate."
"Master, haven't you had enough of the oppression of the eldest wife? It would be fine if you could study, but you are not allowed to study.
Now that my father has passed away, I don’t even have that little bit of protection anymore. I’ve had enough of the past few years.
Even with my dowry, I can support my family. At worst, we don’t need servants. We can just rent a small courtyard for our family of four to live in.”
Zhao had to face the old lady and the eldest sister-in-law every day, and suffered the most bullying from them. However, since her husband went out every day, the feeling was not so profound.
"Let me think about it." Yu Yunzhi was conflicted.
He is a man, and he must think carefully about such a big decision, as the life of the whole family depends on him.
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