Xiao Min suddenly became alert and was about to step forward, but Zhao Yunzhu glanced at her and shook her head slightly, signaling her not to go forward.
Zhao Yunzhu and Mrs. Du appeared to be in a friendly mood, but they each had their own plans in mind.
The servants placed a footstool beside the carriage. Zhao Yunzhu kept her eyes fixed on Old Madam Du as she stepped steadily on the stirrups. Xiao Min, with two maids, protected her on the other side.
Madam Du got on the carriage steadily, and Zhao Yunzhu felt inexplicably disappointed.
I thought Mrs. Du was going to make a fuss about this, but unexpectedly, she didn't take any action.
Zhao Yunzhu tried to withdraw her hand, her brows furrowed.
But Madam Du smiled evilly and showed no intention of letting go.
Just as Zhao Yunzhu was waiting to see Mrs. Du's next performance.
Mrs. Du suddenly said something to her silently, and Zhao Yunzhu understood Mrs. Du's words through her lip reading.
She said, "Zhao Yunzhu, you are destined for ruin."
The next second, Madam Du looked up suddenly, and out of the corner of her eye she saw the people gradually gathering around the carriage.
Madam Du raised the corners of her lips, her eyes filled with sinister calculations.
"Yunzhu, after all, Ming'an died in battle for the country and the people. You're trying to find support for yourself and then change the stick. I, the Yong'an Marquisate, can't say anything to you."
"Comparatively, we, Hou Fuhong, cannot make you a widow. My grandson Ming'an, in the underworld, naturally understands your difficulties and will not blame you."
"But Jiaojiao was once your legitimate sister-in-law. Now you are about to become sisters. What happened in the past is all in the past. Don't blame the Marquis' Mansion for not helping the Zhao family and instead make things difficult for Jiaojiao."
"She is a young lady raised in the backyard, how could she have experienced such things?"
"She has a simple and kind heart. Please take better care of her in the future."
Mrs. Du was crying and her voice was loud.
The people watching the show gradually started pointing and talking.
Everyone looked at Zhao Yunzhu with disdain in their eyes, and whispered accusations and insults.
The groundless rumors seemed to be able to drown Zhao Yunzhu in the next second.
Zhao Yunzhu didn't expect that Mrs. Du was waiting for her here.
Seeing that her goal had been achieved, Mrs. Du was satisfied and was about to let go of her hand and return to the carriage.
She just didn't believe that after today's discussion in Chang'an City, Zhao Yunzhu could still have an easy life. Because of this public opinion, the Ninth Prince would definitely not neglect her Jiaojiao.
Madam Du loosened her grip and was about to let go, but the next second, Zhao Yunzhu grabbed her tightly with her backhand.
She sneered, "Madam Du, why are you in such a hurry to leave? Since you've brought up this matter outside today, let's talk it over."
Madam Du's heart sank, and she felt vaguely uneasy. She glared at her and scolded her, "Let go! You really have no manners!"
The old woman at the side stepped forward to stop them and tried to rescue her master, Madam Du.
But the next second, Zhao Yunzhu's eyes glared at her fiercely, and the old woman was frightened and at a loss.
"Madam Du, you are my elder. Since you said that I was the one who insisted on leaving the Yong'an Marquisate, then may I ask, given the Zhao family's predicament, why did I choose to leave the Marquisate alone?"
"Could it be that, Old Madam, you think that being an unofficial concubine in the Ninth Prince's residence is better than being the Crown Prince's Consort in the dignified Yong'an Marquis's residence?"
"Madam, your way of thinking is truly different from that of ordinary people."
"You're talking nonsense!"
Madam Du's eyes were red as she scolded angrily.
Zhao Yunzhu finally released the hand that had been restraining Madam Du, clapping her hands with a mocking smile. "That day, I left the Yong'an Marquisate alone, and everyone in Chang'an knew about it."
"It was you, old lady, who forced me to take the divorce letter and get out of Yong'an Marquis Mansion when Ming'an's body was still warm after he died in battle. Even though I knelt in the snow for a long time, you remained heartless and showed me no mercy!"
"If it weren't for the Ninth Prince's care, I would have been penniless and frozen to death on the streets!"
"Madam Du, you should speak with evidence and act in accordance with your conscience. You can't just spread rumors."
"In the past, I cared about my elders' reputation and didn't want others to laugh at me. But today, old lady, you're determined to remove the last fig leaf I left for the Yong'an Marquisate. So, let's just lay everything out in the open!"
After saying this, Zhao Yunzhu released her hand and said, "Old Madam, why don't you explain it clearly?"
The discussions of the onlookers were all over the place and then blew to the other side. Mrs. Du saw that the situation was not in her favor.
The carriage could be disembarked there.
Today she shot herself in the foot.
"Walk!"
"Go back home!"
Madam Du turned around angrily and got into the carriage.
Zhao Yunzhu did not stop them. The purpose had been achieved, and she had no intention of going back to watch the fun.
He turned around, raised the corners of his lips, and with the gesture of a winner, he waved and smiled as he said goodbye to the carriage leading to the Yong'an Marquis's Mansion.
Zhao Yunzhu calmly turned around and left this place of trouble. Seeing that the crowd at the door showed no sign of leaving, the steward stepped forward and waved his hand to drive them away.
Qin Zongzhi heard about the Hongmen Banquet that Mrs. Du had set up at the door.
There was already a surge of anger in my heart.
That evening, Marquis Yong'an came in person with generous gifts.
Qin Zongzhi refused to see him, but Yong'an Hou did not give up. He stood at the door of the Ninth Prince's mansion, blowing the cold wind for half an hour, but saw that the main door showed no sign of opening.
He left in disappointment.
On the day Du Jiaojiao came in, everything in the Ninth Prince's mansion was no different from usual.
Qin Zongzhi accompanied Zhao Yunzhu in the yard, making tea and reciting poems.
The wedding sedan of the Yong'an Marquis's Mansion stopped at the main gate of the Ninth Prince's residence. Seeing that the main gate had not been opened for a long time, the old woman walked forward with a unhappy look on her face and was about to knock on the door.
The corner door on the side was pushed open, and the servant poked his head out from inside. Seeing the scene at the door, he sighed.
Before the maid could ask, the servant spoke first, "His Highness has ordered Concubine Du to enter the palace through the side door."
The old woman suppressed her anger, because today was a happy day after all.
He then ordered people to carry the wedding sedan chair into the house.
The servant reached out to stop him, "Has the Yong'an Marquis's Mansion really fallen to such a lack of rules? How can a concubine's sedan chair enter the gate? Please, Madam Concubine, get off the sedan chair and walk into the mansion!"
"Where is the Ninth Prince? How can our Concubine get out of the sedan chair without the Ninth Prince here?"
The old woman stepped forward to argue, but the servant, having received secret instructions from the Ninth Prince, did not take the old woman seriously at all.
"This is our Ninth Prince's residence, not your Yong'an Marquis's residence. Madam, stop showing off your power and go back to your Marquis's residence!"
The nanny's face flushed. After all, she was a housekeeper in the Yong'an Marquis's Mansion with a lot of seniority. The master treated her very kindly. With the master's permission, she became the housekeeper of Concubine Du's dowry.
I didn't expect to receive such a warning on the first day of arriving at the Ninth Prince's residence.
Seeing the wedding sedan behind her, the nanny gritted her teeth and swallowed her anger.
Du Jiaojiao was supported by the nanny and entered the Ninth Prince's mansion.
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