Chapter 404 Moving
Xie Yan felt like the sky had fallen on her. She had never thought that she might not be the child of her mother and father. She couldn't accept it.
Concubine Jiang really wanted to tell Xie Yan the truth, but it was better that she had never given birth to Xie Yan than having an affair with the Second Master and giving birth to Xie Yan.
Xie Guimo used this excuse to protect the prince's reputation. If she dared to expose him, Xie Guimo would never let her off easily. If her hair was cut off, she would never be able to leave the ancestral temple again. Xie Guimo would kill her, and the prince would no longer protect her.
Concubine Jiang was filled with regret. She didn't know whether she was drugged by the Second Master or whether she was taking revenge on the Prince. The Prince sided with the Concubine, and she felt wronged but couldn't vent her anger, so she cheated on the Prince to get revenge on him.
But she never thought that the prince would find out and her two children would be implicated.
Concubine Jiang burst into tears. Xie Yan waited for her to deny it, but Concubine Jiang didn't say a word. Xie Yan said, "I don't believe it! I don't believe it!"
Her mother has always loved her, how could she not be her mother's daughter?
Xie Yan grabbed Concubine Jiang and shook her, "Mother, tell me, what's going on? Even if I'm not my father's biological child, he doesn't have to be so cruel to you, right?!"
Concubine Jiang grabbed Xie Yan's hand and said, "Don't ask anymore. Just believe whatever the prince says. Stay in Prince Qi's Mansion and don't go back to Prince Jingyang's Mansion..."
Concubine Jiang regretted marrying Xie Yan to Prince Qi. Without the prince as a backer, Prince Qi and Concubine Ye would not treat Xie Yan well.
But it's too late to say anything now.
When the Prince of Qi found out that Xie Yan was not his biological daughter, but the second master's daughter, and an illegitimate daughter, he was furious. When Xie Yan's "life experience" was spread into the palace and reached the ears of Concubine Ye, Concubine Ye was so angry that she almost died on the spot.
There are so many ladies from noble families in Kyoto. She chose Xie Yan after careful selection because she was the daughter of Prince Jingyang. Even if she does not help Prince Qi win the throne in the future, after he loses, she will protect Prince Qi from death for the sake of her daughter.
Xie Guimo saved Prince Yu several times, so Prince Jingyang had this face in front of Prince Yu. But the result was that Xie Yan was the daughter of the second master, and an illegitimate daughter who could not be shown in public!
The two Princesses of Qi were each worse than the last.
No matter what, Chen Xian is the biological daughter of Master Shen Er, unlike Xie Yan, who doesn't even know who her biological mother is.
Concubine Ye didn't know that Concubine Jiang and the Second Master were secretly having an affair and cheating on the prince, and she didn't think about it that way. After all, there was a huge difference between the Second Master and the prince.
Concubine Ye had been doing well for almost twenty years since she entered the palace, but this year, everything has gone wrong for her. She also knew where all the bad luck came from, which was that she had targeted the Crown Prince's wife of Prince Jingyang, so she particularly wanted to kill Chen Tang.
However, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't do anything to Chen Tang. Instead, the retribution came upon himself, just like seeing a ghost.
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The second room moved until dark.
After all, the prince only gave one day, and it was not easy to move such a big house in the Second House. Besides, apart from the people in the Second House and the old lady, even the people in the Third House did not dare to help.
The third master and the third mistress all felt that the story behind this matter was definitely not as simple as it was being spread now. There must be some unknown secrets behind it. They didn't see the old lady so they kept quiet and didn't dare to make a fuss.
The South Courtyard was in chaos. Jiang Huier went to beg the prince for help, but she didn't even see him. Jiang Huier knelt outside the courtyard where the study was. The prince let her kneel there, and no one tried to persuade her to get up.
All the prince's gratitude towards the Jiang family disappeared when he saw Concubine Jiang and the Second Master hugging each other.
Glancing at the identity of Jiang family's cousin, Jiang Huier almost caused Chen Tang to lose the baby in her belly. She wanted to kneel down and no one stopped her.
Jiang Huier asked for trouble and finally fainted from kneeling and was carried back to the South Courtyard.
A good night's sleep.
When he woke up the next day, Chen Tang felt refreshed, but even better things were yet to come.
Si Er came in and said, "Princess, the Second Master has been dismissed from office, and the old lady has moved to the Fourth Room!"
Chen Tang's eyes widened, it was normal for the Second Master to be dismissed from office, the Second Master would have to use a wheelchair in the future and would no longer be able to serve the court, he would be a disaster to the court, but the Old Madam also moved out, could such a good thing still happen?
Chen Tang couldn't believe it, "Are you sure? Who said that?"
If this is not certain, who would dare to spread it?
Si Er grinned and said, "In order to win favor, Concubine Jiang conspired with the Second House to use the Second Master's illegitimate son and daughter to impersonate the Prince's offspring. The news spread. Today, a bunch of ministers submitted memorials to impeach the Second Master. The Emperor dismissed the Second Master at the morning court session. The Prince took the opportunity to report to the Emperor..."
The family should not be divided as long as the parents are alive. The old prince and the old lady are still alive, so it is not right to divide the family.
But because of Madam Ke, the fourth wife had to move out of the mansion early. The second wife harbored evil intentions, and the prince could not live under the same roof with her, so he expelled her from the mansion according to family rules.
But he was not the old lady's biological son, but the second wife given to the old prince by the late emperor. The old lady would rather have him live with her two biological sons, so he asked the emperor for permission.
Originally, this was just a family affair of the Jingyang Palace, because the old lady was the second wife given to the old prince by the late emperor. The prince reported it to the emperor first out of respect for the late emperor in heaven.
The Second Master placed his illegitimate son in the Prince's arms, clearly aiming for the title and military power. How could it be possible that the Old Lady was unaware of these things? It might have been the Old Lady who was behind all this.
The emperor agreed.
The old lady did not sleep well the night before. When she woke up in the morning, she had a splitting headache. Then she learned that the prince asked her to move to the fourth room. The old lady's face turned blue, as if she had been slapped a hundred or eighty times.
The old lady didn't want to move.
But the Second House had done such a thing, how could the old lady not move out just because she didn't want to? Besides, the emperor had agreed.
The old lady is not the prince's biological mother. Her two biological sons no longer live in the prince's mansion. What's the point of her staying here? Wouldn't it be better for her to move out and enjoy family happiness?
The old lady would rather die than move, she wanted to stay in Wutong Courtyard and wait for the old prince to come back.
The old lady tried to commit suicide, but the prince and princess refused to show up. The prince directly sent steward Zhou to watch people move things. In the end, except for the inner room where the old lady lived, all the other things in Wutong Courtyard were moved to the fourth room.
The reason why the old lady followed the fourth room was because the second room was driven out. If the old lady followed along, it would seem that she was also driven out.
The fourth master and the fourth mistress are willing to serve the old lady. Firstly, they have servants so they don't have to serve the old lady themselves. Secondly, the old lady has a lot of good things and since she lives in the fourth room, she will always favor the fourth room more.
The Fourth Master and the Fourth Mistress were glad that they had separated from the mansion earlier, otherwise they would have been implicated by the Second House and would have certainly gotten less.
After most of the things in Wutong Courtyard were moved, Manager Zhou went to ask the old lady to go to the fourth room. The old lady was so angry that she put a golden hairpin against her neck and said, "Let's see who dares to force me!"
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