Leng Ming didn't dare to look at these girls directly, so he asked anxiously,
"What kind of beautiful girl? I don't need her. Tell me quickly, what's going on with that one thousand taels of silver? If you don't explain clearly, your son will be dead today."
"What a loser."
Chang looked at Leng Xi coldly.
"Your Majesty, a high-ranking official in the imperial court, is being chased around the courtyard by a woman all day. Wouldn't it be embarrassing to tell others about this? How outrageous!"
Luo Xue saw that her words were pointed, so she came to stand in front of her with the stick in hand, and then pointed the stick at the girls opposite.
"If you guys want to stay in the Xiwang Mansion as maids, I can keep you. If you want to be Leng Ming's concubine or something, I advise you to give up this idea. As long as I, Liu Luoxue, am here in this Xiwang Mansion, no other woman will be allowed to exist."
Hearing this, Chang stared at her with a sullen face.
"Are you trying to disobey the emperor by saying this? Since ancient times, men have had three wives and four concubines. Why is it not allowed in your case? You've been married to Ming'er for five years, and you only gave birth to a girl. And you still have the nerve to show off here?"
Seeing that Chang was targeting her directly, Luo Xue glared back at her without any hesitation.
"These things have nothing to do with you. Today, in front of Leng Ming, you must first explain to me the matter of the 1,000 taels of silver. How did you get something for nothing? Why did you use Leng Duoming's name to withdraw the 1,000 taels of silver from the account office?"
Chang snorted indifferently.
"I want to buy something and take out some money to spend, what's wrong with that? Look at you making such a fuss. The Xiwang Mansion is a wealthy family, so what do you think of a small amount of silver from an old woman like me?"
"Change?"
Luo Xue suddenly felt like she didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"Our Xiwang Mansion is not as wealthy as you say. Can one thousand taels of silver be considered small change? Then please return this small change to me."
"Return? I can't. The flowers are gone."
Hearing this, Leng Ming opened his mouth in astonishment and looked at Chang.
"Mom, you spent one thousand taels in one day? What did you buy?"
"I bought too many things to list, but don't worry, I didn't spend them recklessly. I bought things I could use."
Seeing that she spoke so confidently, Luo Xue suddenly felt like her lungs were about to explode.
She pointed at Leng Ming and said with gritted teeth:
"From today on, the palace will tighten its belt until we have saved up this one thousand taels of silver."
After saying this, she shouted,
"housekeeper."
"princess……"
"Tell the kitchen that from today on, the entire Prince Ming's Mansion will be under the care of the old lady. From top to bottom, one of the three meals a day will be reduced, and one meat dish will be eliminated. White flour buns will be replaced with coarse flour buns. If anyone is hungry, go to the east wing to find the old lady. The old lady has a lot of small change, and there are also a lot of food in the east wing. Feel free to take what you want when you go there."
"You dare?"
Chang stared at her.
"Liu Luoxue, what do you mean by this? I only spent a thousand taels of silver from you, why are you so angry?"
"I'm angry? How long did it take me to save up this thousand taels of silver? And you spend it all with just one word? Let me tell you, this silver has nothing to do with your son. I earned it. From now on, don't even think about withdrawing a single cent from the account office. Spend this thousand taels of silver sparingly, or go earn it yourself, don't come to me with such humility."
"you……"
Chang was so angry that she gasped for breath.
"Ming'er, you should divorce a wife like this right away, or she'll piss you off to death sooner or later."
Her words completely angered Liu Luoxue. She immediately came to Leng Ming, pulled his collar, and came to Chang, looking at her with gritted teeth.
"Okay, you can ask your son to divorce you now. If I, Liu Luoxue, stay here for a while longer, it will be considered as my incompetence."
Leng Ming suddenly clenched his fists and stared at Chang with angry eyes.
"Mom, even if I die, I will never divorce Luo Xue. I said to her the day we got together that we would share the same bed in life and the same grave in death. She is the only one who can divorce me, and I will definitely not divorce her."
Chang pointed at Leng Ming, cursing with a sullen face.
"You are truly unworthy of being a man. You really disappoint me."
Leng Ming looked at Chang and replied word by word:
"You've also disappointed me so much. If I had known that bringing you out would have resulted in this, I would have let you spend the rest of your life in the cold palace. Now you've caused unrest in Prince Xi's Mansion and caused discord between us. Now that you've come, all the good things have changed. I finally understand why the current emperor hates you so much? Why the current empress hates you? Why my father sent you to the cold palace. It turns out that all of this is your own fault..."
“Bang!”
Chang's slap landed on Leng Ming's face without any defense, but Leng Ming sneered sharply.
"You are my mother. You can hit me as much as you want, but I won't dare do anything to you. I can't drive you out either. You stay here, and we'll go."
As he spoke, he turned around and looked at Luo Xue with an apologetic look in his eyes.
"Xue, I, Leng Ming, know that I have wronged you, but I cannot bear the accusation of being unfilial. If you still have me in your heart, then listen to me. We don't want this Xiwang Mansion anymore. Let's take Duoduo and leave here. Let's buy a house and land somewhere else and live a good life somewhere else, okay?"
Looking at Leng Ming's red eyes and his desperate look, Luo Xue was reluctant to leave this home. Although she felt that if she left like this, the Chang family would enjoy the benefits, but when she thought about living under the same roof with this woman in the future, she felt crazy.
She pondered for a moment, hardened her heart, gritted her teeth and nodded.
"Okay, I'll go wherever you go."
After saying that, she looked at the housekeeper.
"Tell everyone that those who are willing to go with me and Prince Ming should pack their things tonight. Tomorrow morning, the prince and I will go buy a house. Once we buy it, we will move."
Hearing this, everyone responded in unison:
"We all follow the prince and princess, we will follow you."
After hearing this, the four bewildered ladies had already seen clearly the current situation in Prince Ming's Mansion. It turned out that the old lady was not the one in charge, and even her own son did not trust her. If they followed her, they would definitely not have a good life.
Thinking of this, they suddenly stepped forward and knelt in front of Leng Ming and Luo Xue.
"Prince Ming, Princess Ming, we will follow you two. We have already discussed it. Please let us stay and be maids in the mansion. We don't want to stay with the old lady."
This scene made Chang panic a little, but she still gritted her teeth and nodded.
"Okay, you guys go ahead and don't come back. This Xiwang Mansion is so big, it's better for me to live alone, humph!"
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