Xu Yuehuai raised an eyebrow at him.
Now that he has come to this end, it can be considered that he has received his just deserts.
Xu Mingzhi had just been beaten up and kept his head down the whole time.
Xu Jingui was also feeling uneasy. He had completely lost his initial arrogance. He stamped his foot, as anxious as an ant on a hot pan: "What exactly happened? Tell me!"
"Father, Marquis Ningyuan doesn't care about our lives at all, and even had me beaten up." Xu Mingzhi was on the verge of tears.
Upon hearing this, Xu Jingui slumped heavily to the ground, muttering, "It's over, it's all over."
He still owes the gambling den so much money, they'll definitely beat him to death.
After much deliberation, he decided to target Xu Yuehuai, but before he could even speak, he heard Xu Yuehuai's cold laugh.
"Since you've lost your backer, you'd better leave quickly, otherwise I might change my mind and make you continue to pay me back money." Xu Yuehuai saw through his thoughts and decided to strike first.
Just then, Xu Jingui's eyes were filled with murderous intent, but he could only slink away.
Seeing that Xu Jingui had left, Xu Mingzhi followed him and left as well.
The two of them left like stray dogs, completely disregarding Cui Rou's situation.
...
They hadn't been gone long when Zhou Wan saw that Cui Rou had woken up, so she immediately ran over to find Xu Yuehuai.
“Ah Yue, she’s awake.” After Zhou Wan finished speaking, Xu Yuehuai was stunned.
Oh no!
She was so busy getting rid of the other two that she completely forgot about Cui Rou. She was sure that the two of them would use this excuse to cause some trouble in the future.
Qi Guze sensed what she was thinking and quickly said, "A-Yue, go check on her condition. I'll take care of the rest."
Xu Yuehua nodded and quickly came over to check on the situation.
After all, Cui Rou had given birth to the original owner of the body, and when the Xu family father and son came to visit, she never took advantage of their misfortune. In fact, she even said a few words in their defense occasionally. This shows that Cui Rou still cared about the original owner to some extent.
If she is truly willing to sever ties with the Xu family, Xu Yuehuai might be able to support her in her old age.
Cui Rou lay on the bed, looking weak and in pain, her eyes vacant.
"They've both left," Xu Yuehuai said calmly as she approached.
Cui Rou was stunned for a moment, then realized that she had been abandoned by the father and son.
She should have expected this.
"Waaah." Cui Rou felt very sad and couldn't help but sob.
Seeing her like this, Xu Yuehua frowned: "Why are you crying? You should be happy that you've been able to sever ties with that father and son."
“Ah Yue, you make it sound so easy, but do you think they would ever let me go?” Cui Rou said, tears streaming down her face. “They’re father and son, they can’t even cook, and now they’re out of money. They’ll definitely try everything to get me to give them money.”
“I…I’m not even human in front of them, father and son. Not to mention Xu Jingui, even Xu Mingzhi beats and kicks me when he’s unhappy.”
“Ah Yue, I know I’m sorry, but I have no choice. If I don’t listen to them and find you a husband and sell you off, they will beat me to death.”
Although this statement seemed to shirk responsibility, based on Xu Yuehuai's understanding of them, the father and son were very likely to do such a thing.
Zhou Wan felt bad after hearing this. Although she hated them, Cui Rou was indeed a pitiful person.
"Then what do you want me to do for you?" Xu Yuehuai didn't believe she would say such a thing for no reason.
Cui Rou had originally thought that she wouldn't need to say much for Xu Yuehuai to stay on his own initiative, but now it seemed that was no longer the case.
Since that's the case, she decided to be frank: "Ah Yue, I'm still your mother, so please let me stay. Don't worry, I can do laundry and cook. As long as I have food to eat, that's enough for me."
“Ah Yue…” Zhou Wan was filled with sympathy and hoped that Xu Yuehuai would agree to this.
After a brief moment of thought, Xu Yuehuai blurted out, "Since you're currently ill, you should stay at Tianxiang Tower for the time being."
Cui Rou was stunned for a moment, then burst into tears and thanked them profusely: "Thank you, thank you. Don't worry, I will definitely not cause you any trouble."
...
In the blink of an eye, three days had passed, and it was time for Xu Yuehuai to go to the East Palace.
"Zhang Ting, are you ready?" Xu Yuehuai had already prepared the carriage for entering the palace, but Zhang Ting was still dawdling.
As Zhang Ting answered, she took out a bundle from inside and got into the carriage: "Alright, alright."
Xu Yuehuai watched her get into the carriage before turning to Zhou Wan to continue his instructions: "While I'm away, you must be careful, especially with anyone who might be associated with Marquis Ningyuan. Also, Cui Rou's presence here will definitely tempt the Xu family father and son to do something wicked. You and Third Sister are women, so they won't be afraid. If it comes to a critical moment, you must find the Prince and Tie Xiong."
"Ah Yue, don't worry." Zhou Wan nodded quickly in agreement.
Seeing this, the palace maid Bai Zhi hurriedly came up to urge, "Princess Heyue, it's getting late. Let's hurry into the palace. We still need to pay our respects to the Empress and the Imperial Concubine."
"Why do you need to pay your respects to the Imperial Concubine?" Xu Yuehuai frowned immediately upon hearing this.
Although Consort Min's family was of higher status than the Empress's, she was not Aqi's biological mother. Going to Consort Min's palace was clearly a deliberate attempt to embarrass the Empress.
Upon hearing this, Bai Zhi lowered her voice and said, "Princess, the Imperial Concubine has asked His Majesty to allow Miss Zhao Min to go to the East Palace with him."
"Princess, I am the Prince's servant and will be accompanying you in the Eastern Palace from now on. You must be careful with your words and actions and absolutely must not act rashly like you did today," she quickly reminded him.
Xu Yuehuai felt relieved upon hearing that this person was one of Qi Guze's men.
The two arrived at the palace gate in a carriage. According to the rules, they had to get off and go inside, and their luggage also had to be inspected.
The guards carefully checked them before letting them in.
Zhang Ting was a little nervous on the way. It was her first time entering the palace, and she hadn't expected it to be so strict. Even her luggage was checked, and all the people coming and going had to be registered. If she really did something to Xu Yuehuai in the palace, she was afraid she would never be able to leave the palace in the future.
“This is completely different from the Kingdom of the Dark Moon.”
Zhang Ting couldn't help but mutter to herself, thankful that she hadn't brought a weapon, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to get into the palace.
Xu Yuehuai had been keeping a close eye on her movements. Since both Aqi and Zhang Ting were connected with Ningyuan Hou, they would probably join forces to deal with him in the future.
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