Chapter 163 She and Xie Guanlan both disliked the presence of outsiders in the palace
Wen Yueyin watched him disappear in the wind and snow, rolling her eyes unwillingly.
She doesn't want to wash clothes for Wen Rulei!
I would rather die!
The three siblings picked up their luggage and were about to find a nearby inn when the door of the mansion suddenly opened.
Xu Miaomiao came out with a bag on her back, her eyes red and swollen, and she said sadly, "Husband, I have written a letter to my parents to sever our ties. I want to go with you!"
Wen Rufeng was immediately deeply moved, "Miao Miao!"
Xu Miaomiao threw herself into his arms, "They don't know your ability, but I know it very well! My husband must pass the imperial examination, impress my parents, and prove that I made the right choice!"
Wen Rufeng hugged her affectionately, "Miao Miao, you treat me so well, I have no way to repay you..."
He decided that as a reward for Xu Miaomiao's unwavering loyalty to him, even if he passed the imperial examination in the future and demoted his wife to a concubine and married another noblewoman, he would still give Xu Miaomiao a child!
This is his most sincere gratitude!
The next day.
Wen Rulei was lingering at the side door of the Zhenbei Palace.
When daybreak finally dawned, he saw a servant coming out. He hurried forward and said, "I am Wen Rulei, the third son of the Wen family, the son of your princess, and the biological brother of Wen Xingluo. Please tell her that I would like to see Wen Xingluo."
The servant looked him up and down and said with a smile, "I know you. You're the groom who pretended to be our guardsman! And you even held a promotion banquet at the Xu family, right?"
Wen Rulei's face suddenly turned pale and his knuckles cracked.
Seeing that he was about to get angry, the servant said with a smile, "Don't worry, I'll go in and help you pass the message."
He turned back to the palace, but did not go to look for Wen Xingluo at all. He just went into the gatehouse to drink.
Another servant asked, "Are you really not going to pass on the message?"
"What are you spreading? The young lady has already ordered that no Wen brothers or sisters are allowed to enter the mansion. Now, apart from the prince, the young lady is the only one in our mansion..." The servant raised his thumb, "I dare not offend the young lady! Don't worry about him, let's have a drink!"
At this time, Wen Xingluo had already arrived at Wansong Courtyard.
She helped the old concubine to get up and dress in the morning. When the grandmother and granddaughter came to the flower hall, they saw Xie Shian and Chen Lezhi dozing off in the armchairs with their faces propped up. Both of them had big dark circles under their eyes.
The old concubine couldn't help laughing, "Look at the two of them."
Wen Xingluo smiled and said, "Fourth brother and Lezhi's dark circles are almost catching up with those of an iron-eating beast."
The maids brought breakfast, and Xie Shian and Chen Lezhi sat down at the dining table in a daze. It was not until Xie Guanlan came in that they woke up a little. Afraid of being punished to copy the rules again, they quickly put away their lazy and spineless looks and sat up straight with a stern face.
Xie Guanlan didn't even look at them, he just lifted his robe and sat down indifferently.
Finally, a large bowl of wontons was served.
Yu Pingping appeared in the flower hall and bowed shyly. "These are wontons Pingping made herself. When my parents were alive, they always praised my wontons for being delicious. Please have some, Madam Concubine and the Crown Prince, taste them."
The old concubine was puzzled, "You are..."
Nanny Chen quickly leaned over to her ear and explained Yu Pingping's background, adding, "The young lady came to pay her respects to you before dawn, saying she wanted to make some breakfast to repay the prince's kindness in taking her in. Seeing that she was a guest brought by the young princess herself, I let her in."
The old concubine nodded and said to Chen Lezhi, "Although Lezhi is a girl from the boudoir, she has a chivalrous heart. Your father and mother should be proud of you."
"Of course!" Chen Lezhi shook her head like a cat with its tail raised high. "Your Highness, you may not know that I am a famous female warrior in Guanzhong!"
"You?" Xie Shian mocked her, "You call her a female knight? You're more like a blind woman!"
Otherwise, why would he save Yu Pingping, such an ungrateful and ungrateful person?
Chen Lezhi was annoyed, "Thank you, Si!"
"Master is here!"
"you--"
"What?!"
Seeing that the two were about to fight again, Wen Xingluo and Xie Guanlan looked at each other and saw helplessness in each other's eyes.
The old concubine shook her head in amusement.
Yu Pingping tightened her handkerchief and immediately served Chen Lezhi a bowl of wontons. "Thank you so much for saving me last night. If you hadn't come out of the brothel in the middle of the night and happened to run into me, I'm afraid I would have been bullied by those hooligans and my innocence would have been ruined!"
The old concubine was puzzled, "Brothel?"
"It's like this," Yu Pingping explained quickly, "Last night the princess went to a brothel. I was really worried about her, so I quietly followed her. Unexpectedly, I ran into some hooligans along the way."
The old concubine was puzzled, "Lezhi, why are you going to the brothel?"
Chen Lezhi rolled his eyes at Yu Pingping and explained, "I didn't go there alone. Xie Shian took me there. We just had a drink and didn't do anything out of the ordinary."
The old concubine looked at Xie Shian in shock, "Old Four, you went to a brothel?!"
A layer of cold sweat instantly broke out on Xie Shian's back.
He quickly stuck his chin out at Wen Xingluo and bluntly betrayed her, "Grandma, Ningning went too! The three of us went together. We really didn't do anything bad!"
He understood very well that under normal circumstances, as long as Ningning was there when he got into trouble, his grandmother would basically not punish him.
The old concubine was incredulous, "Ningning?!"
"I--"
Wen Xingluo opened his mouth, but was speechless.
Just when things were awkward, Xie Guanlan suddenly said, "Grandma, I'm going too."
You can hear a pin drop in the hanging flower hall.
Wen Xingluo was stunned, Chen Lezhi was shocked, and Xie Shian was gloating.
Facing the old concubine's incredulous gaze, Xie Guanlan calmly said, "Brothels are places where we can conceal our presence, so my grandson and several colleagues chose to go there to discuss matters. I didn't expect to run into my fourth brother and his men indulging in such extravagant behavior. I have already made them copy the family rules as a punishment."
The old concubine's expression softened, and she nodded, saying, "Brothels and gambling houses are places of extravagance and debauchery, filled with cosmetics, alcohol, cigarettes, and the like, which can lead to loss of ambition. No descendant of the Xie family should be involved in such things. You know what's important, and Grandmother knows you won't do anything reckless."
Xie Shian supported his cheek and sighed quietly.
I wish he had the same status as my eldest brother in the hearts of my grandmother and father!
When will he stop getting beaten and have plenty of money to spend?
So sad...
Yu Pingping glanced at the distracted crowd and said with a smile, "Everyone, come and try the wontons I made. They'll get cold if you don't eat them now."
The old concubine looked at her deeply and said slowly, "Although wontons are known for their thin skin and generous fillings, you've used too much meat in this filling. It seems cumbersome and greedy. It's not good to eat something greasy so early in the morning. Please leave."
Nanny Chen smiled and said yes.
Yu Pingping's face turned pale, "Mrs. Dowager..."
Wen Xingluo looked at her.
This person is really an eyesore.
She exchanged glances with Xie Guanlan.
Both of them disliked the presence of outsiders in the Zhenbei Palace.
Xie Guanlan twirled his black jade ring, his thin lips curved into a smile. "Last night, as I was passing through Main Street, I happened to see Fourth Brother and Princess Chen rescuing Miss Yu. Fortunately, our men were able to capture those thugs overnight. According to their account, Miss Yu bribed them to humiliate you in public. What was Miss Yu's intention in doing this?"
Yu Pingping's heart suddenly started beating unsteadily, and she looked at Xie Guanlan in disbelief.
What's wrong with this prince?
She was just playing some tricks, even if they weren't presentable, they were still considered girly boudoir tricks. How could he treat her like a criminal and expose and interrogate her?!
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