Chapter 470 I will never recognize her as my daughter-in-law!
Madam Zhou felt quite aggrieved. She sobbed, "I gave birth to him, he crawled out of my belly, so he should listen to me. Filial piety is the most important virtue in our Da'an Kingdom. If he doesn't listen to me, it's disrespectful. How can you blame me for being wrong? Dad, tell me, is he better off with the princess or that damned country woman?"
Duke Zhou slammed the table and shouted, "You're the daughter of a wealthy family, but where did you learn all this vulgar language? You have no clue what it is! What? You're already old. Do you want me to find you a ritual nanny to go to your Qingning Marquis's residence and teach you all the etiquette again, just like I would teach a little girl?"
Mrs. Zhou was so upset that she lowered her head and wiped her tears.
I dare not complain anymore.
Prime Minister Zhou hurried to smooth things over, "Father, what my sister said does make some sense. Wuyang was obedient when he was young, but now that he's grown up, he's become more and more rebellious. That Jiang Lianzhu, a divorced mother of three from the countryside... I don't know how to describe her. The rumors outside are so bad. She's half half half half of a princess from a golden branch and jade leaf... but she's still not as good as him. Who would reject a princess if he was a good man in the capital?
Even if we take a step back and say that he was really bewitched by a village woman, a man should still have some sense! Marrying the princess and then taking Madam Jiang as a concubine, he would have both a noble wife and a delicate concubine, wouldn't that be good? He would save face in all aspects and have his beloved, which man wouldn't do that? I suspect that Liao Jiu might have lost his mind and was determined to risk his life by disobeying the order, alas..."
This touched Mrs. Zhou's heart.
Cried even more sadly.
"I've told him the same thing. It's not that I don't allow him to take a concubine. Also, I've already inquired with the eldest princess, and she also allows it."
When everyone talked about this, they all thought of the same point.
"That's that Jiang. She's so ambitious and shamelessly wants to be the principal wife. She fooled us, but she doesn't deserve it! Bah! I will never let her enter our Qingning Marquis Mansion! I will never recognize her as my daughter-in-law! Forget it in this life!"
Mrs. Zhou started swearing again.
She stopped talking after being glared at by Zhou Gong.
"Now that things have come to this, let's not talk about this for now. Let's wait and see when the emperor calms down and whether Wuyang can survive this disaster safely." Prime Minister Zhou said.
Mrs. Zhou became nervous again. "Dad, brother, how did you guys run away? How are we doing now? Were we not beaten to death?"
Duke Zhou was a little tired. "He was beaten to death, and we still summoned you to have a proper talk? He's fine, just a minor injury. I've already sent someone to check on him, and he's in good condition. He's in the Heavenly Prison, and we've arranged all the connections. We've even inquired about everything at the Grand Princess's residence. The Grand Princess said she was going back to hang herself, but she was just pretending and was stopped. We sent a letter yesterday and brought gifts, intending to apologize to the Grand Princess, but she wouldn't see us."
"Don't worry. The Emperor hasn't made any movement today, so Wuyang's life should be saved. Wuyang is the Emperor's trusted and important minister. The Six Gates are under the Emperor's direct management. The Emperor can't do without Wuyang for the time being. He relies on Wuyang even more than we do on the Prime Minister's Office. The Emperor was furious yesterday and couldn't calm down. If we don't make a big announcement, everyone will disobey his orders in the future. In a few days, when the Emperor's anger has subsided, we old ministers will go and plead again, and Wuyang will definitely be released."
Having said that.
Mrs. Zhou finally relaxed a little.
"Dad, brother, thank you so much. Without you, Ser would have been worried sick."
"Alright, alright, all of you are worrying. The one who used to be the most worry-free was safe and sound, but now it's amazing. I'm about to have a heart attack. Go down, don't cause any trouble, and wait for good news."
Mrs. Zhou agreed verbally and left.
***
The Grand Princess's Mansion.
After returning home yesterday, Xuanxiu took a silk ribbon and hung it on the beam of the house, pretending to hang himself, but was stopped by dozens of slaves and guards.
Not even the silk ribbon was thrown up.
Later, Xuanxiu was about to jump into the lake in the backyard. The servants were so scared that they filled the lake overnight.
She kept making a fuss until Emperor Xuan came out of Prince Xiang's mansion and went straight to her princess's mansion to comfort her. Only then did she stop.
Emperor Xuan comforted her, and the Empress also came to comfort her.
In addition, many of her good friends also sent invitations, hoping to visit her.
She rejected them all.
The Zhou family sent letters several times, hoping to apologize on behalf of Liao Jiu, but the eldest princess did not meet them.
Xuanxiu felt that her life was bleak. The feeling of shame and anger had passed, and she had calmed down. She sat in her room quietly all night.
I sewed a cloth doll by hand with needle and thread.
After the doll was sewn together, the eldest princess kept holding the embroidery needle and poking it hard.
With each poke, the eldest princess smiled grimly.
"Jiang Lianzhu, you dare to steal my husband? I want you dead! I want you dead!!"
This scene made the servants serving nearby feel inexplicably frightened.
Dare not make a sound.
Xueliu and Xuemei were two first-class maids beside Princess Xuanxiu. They grew up with the princess and were old servants from the palace. After the princess came of age, Emperor Xuan gave her the Grand Princess's Mansion, and Xuanxiu moved out of the palace. They were the first of a group of old servants who followed her out, and they were the first to receive such honor.
They knew the princess' temper very well, and any words of advice they could give her would be useless.
I can only wait here quietly and watch over her.
If Emperor Xuan were here, he would definitely be nervous about such a long embroidery needle and would not let Princess Xuanxiu play with it.
But they knew the princess' temper, and she would not commit suicide again after such a period of time.
Xuanxiu, holding a cloth doll, asked in confusion, "You have also seen that Jiang. Is she prettier than this princess? Or is she younger than this princess?"
Xueliu quickly replied, "Not even one ten-thousandth of the Princess's."
"Then why does Brother Wuyang want her and not me?" Xuanxiu's face was confused for a moment, and at this moment, it became full of resentment and hatred.
Xuemei thought for a moment and replied, "Princess, it's naturally Governor Liao who's blind. Furthermore, human emotions are incredibly unpredictable. Perhaps that Jiang has some extraordinary qualities that just happened to catch Governor Liao's eye. Honestly, Governor Liao is very busy with official duties, and his work is risky, often putting his life in danger. Besides his good looks, there's nothing good about him. Princess, you don't have to worry about him anymore. Governor Liao won't have a good ending."
What can we do now?
The only thing they could do was to suppress Governor Liao's image and persuade the princess to be more open-minded.
Xuanxiu stabbed Xuemei with a needle.
She angrily said, "You didn't say that before. You said Liao Jiu was the best in the entire capital of Da'an Kingdom. Only a good man like Liao Jiu was worthy of this princess. He was even more handsome than the princes from foreign countries. He was the best man in the world. And you scolded him again today! How dare you scold him! No one can scold this princess's brother Wuyang!"
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