Tang Yang felt worried. If Yu Wenhao divorce Yuan Qingling, Emperor Mingyuan and Retired Emperor would be angry.
However, anger was temporary. After divorce, Prince Yu’s residence would be peaceful from now on, and they were no need to endure Lord Yuan any more. There would be more benefits than disadvantages.
“What do you think of marrying Miss Chu Mingyue?” Tang Yang asked.
Although Yu Wenhao was tired of this topic, his father and mother had always mentioned, so he couldn’t avoid this problem and asked, “What do you think?”
Tang Yang analyzed, “It is indeed beneficial for you. Although Chu Mingcui marries Prince Wenqing, Master Chu doesn’t support him in public. Because of Queen Mother, Master Chu has some concerns. In addition, Retired Emperor appreciates you, so the Chu family has no choice but to act cautiously. This is the current situation. But if you marry Chu Mingyue, the Chu family will take care of you. If Prince Wenqing is useless, Master Chu will change to support you.”
Yu Wenhao said, “It seems that you agree with my mother.”
Tang Yang shook his head. “No, I just analyze the current situation. I know you doesn’t want to fight for anything. However, I still hope that you marry Chu Mingyue, if she is willing to be your second wife.”
“Why are your words contradictory?” Yu Wenhao frowned.
“It’s not contradictory. Queen Xian asked you to marry the second daughter of the Chu family to fight. But I hope that you will be protected by the Chu family.”
“Do I need Chu family’s protection?” Yu Wenhao said.
“Prince Wenhao, there are some things that you can’t do, but Chu family can.” Tang Yang explained clearly, “If the Chu family stand on your side, they would teach Prince Wenjun a lesson for asking people to kill you. Prince Wenjun is very arrogant.”
The arrogant soldiers would be defeated, but before they were defeated, they were still very valuable.
Yu Wenhao said, “I understand what you mean.”
“Then…” Tang Yang probed, “Prince Wenhao, what do you think?”
“There’s no need!” Yu Wenhao said.
Tang Yang didn’t say anything else.
Yu Wenhao asked, “What do you think I divorce Yuan Qingling?”
Tang Yang hesitated for a moment, “I agree.”
Yu Wenhao fell silent.
Early the next morning, Yuan Qingling asked Nurse Qi to have breakfast and went to Lord Yuan’s Mansion.
Yuan Qingling only brought Lu Ya.
When the carriage arrived at Lord Yuan’s Mansion, the gatekeeper welcomed them in.
Lord Yuan already told Ms. Zhou that Yuan Qingling would be back today, so Ms. Zhou led family wait in the hall in advance. When Ms. Zhou saw Yuan Qingling come in, she stood up with a smile, “Qingling, come and sit down please.”
According to the rules, Ms. Zhou had to respectfully greet Yuan Qingling as Princess Chu. However, Ms. Zhou called her Qingling first base on her seniority in the family.
Yuan Qingling was not stupid and knew Ms. Zhou’s meaning. She looked at person sitting in the hall, they followed Ms. Zhou to stand up. They did not pay much attention to Yuan Qingling and lazily called her sister, not Princess Chu.
Yuan Qingling did not respond and went straight over to sit down.
She recognized all people in the hall. Madame Lian standing beside Ms. Zhou was her first son’s wife. Madame Lian wore a cyan silk embroidered dress, with light eyebrows, phoenix eyes, and a flat nose. There were wrinkles on her eyes’ corner, but they were not obvious, which showed that she was well maintained.
Madam Cui, Yuan Qingling’s brother, Yuan Lunwen’s wife, was next to Madame Lian. She was wearing a yellow floral silk skirt with a jade bracelet on her wrist. The pearl jade on her head was also very precious. Madam Cui came from a rich family and was proud. Now she looked at Yuan Qingling with a little pride in her eyes.
Yuan Qingping, Yuan Qingling’s younger sister, stood next to Madam Cui. She was fifteen years old and made up. Yuan Qingping looked at Yuan Qingling with her two big eyes. She had a little triangular eyes and her lips was a little thin, making people feel she was a mean person. But she still looked beautiful at first glance.
In addition, the other two girls, the daughters of Lord Yuan and his second wife, stood aside obediently and lowered their heads. Because they were the daughters of the concubine, they were not well-dressed.
There were many girls and women in the mansion, but they did not come out. Maybe Ms. Zhou saw too few people, so she called them out.
Yuan Qingling looked at Ms. Zhou. She was fat and her wrinkles were very few. Her hair was dyed without white hair. Ms. Zhou was well-dressed. Her dress was made of silk and she had a high bun with an expensive hairpin. Ms. Zhou looked noble, and could not be thought as Ms. Lu’s maidservant.
Everyone’s smile was somewhat mocking, which could be found that people in Lord Yuan’s Mansion looked down on Yuan Qingling.
Yuan Qingling asked, “You said that grandmother’s condition gets worse. How is she now?”
Ms. Zhou looked outside and saw she only brought a young maid. She said arrogantly, “Your grandmother has always been like that. This time, it is your father that asks you to come back. You go to his study room to find him.”
Yuan Qingling knew what Ms. Zhou was thinking. She did not bring anyone with her, so Ms. Zhou did not give her face and entertain her, instead of asking her to go to Lord Yuan’s study room directly.
Yuan Qingling frowned. If Lord Yuan wanted to see her, he could go to the Prince Yu’s residence to find her. Why did he lie to her that her grandmother was ill?
Since her grandmother was not ill, Yuan Qingling was not worried. She said, “I haven’t had breakfast yet.”
Yuan Qingling rushed to Lord Yuan’s Mansion early and she did hadn’t had breakfast yet. She was so hungry that her hands and feet were a little weak.
Ms. Zhou looked at her and said, “You go to find your father first. I’ll ask someone to prepare porridge for you.”
“Now!” Yuan Qingling looked straight at Ms. Zhou.
Ms. Zhou looked at Yuan Qingling for a while, then turned around and ordered, “Come on, serve the porridge.”
Madame Lian sat down and said, “You are so imposing! You have to eat porridge when you go back to Lord Yuan’s Mansion. Don’t you eat such good stuff in the Prince Yu’s residence?”
Hearing what Madame Lian said, others burst into laughter.
Madame Lian was the daughter of a county magistrate. For the Lord Yuan’s Mansion, she just came from a small family. When Madame Lian’s father was not an official, she had been selling embroidery with her mother to support her family since she was a child. Madame Lian was used to living in a commercial family, so when she saw Yuan Qingling was so arrogant, she couldn’t help mocking her.
Yuan Qingling did not look up and said, “Do you mean that Prince Wenhao is so poor that he can’t eat porridge?”
Madame Lian was shocked to say, “I don’t say Prince Wenhao is poor.”
“Well, I know. You mean I live a bad life in the Prince Yu’s residence, and have not enough to eat. I have to go back to Lord Yuan’s Mansion to ask for porridge.”
Yuan Qingling stared at Madame Lian sharply.
Madame Lian felt so wronged. What happened to Yuan QingLing? In the past, when Yuan Qingling came to Lord Yuan’s Mansion, she always pleased them. How could she be so powerful today?
Ms. Zhou said with smile, “Well, don’t argue. Why breakfast hasn’t come yet? Ask someone to hurry it up. Nurse Zhang make some osmanthus cakes today, and take some for Princess Chu.”
Ms. Zhou was so snobbish. If Yuan Qingling was not angry with them, she could only eat porridge today.
After a wrangling, she had osmanthus cakes to eat.