bayedsolid Chapter 142 Looking for trouble
Chapter 142 Looking for trouble
Fortunately, this woman only stayed in a side room, not his bedroom. Otherwise, he would never have forgiven her and would have punished her severely! He wouldn't even forgive his mother!
Consort Qin rushed over and was overjoyed to see her son. From afar, she called out, "My son, you've finally returned! Your mother has missed you so much!"
Prince Duan: "Mother, did you let this shameless hussy live in Rongrui Hall?" For some reason, whenever he saw Consort Song, he couldn't suppress his anger and wanted to curse.
Consort Qin: "Yes, she is your only woman, and the marriage was arranged by the Emperor. Letting her live in your courtyard will make it easier for you to cultivate your relationship!"
Prince Duan: "Tell her to get out of here, get out to Rongyuan!"
Consort Song hurriedly tugged at Consort Qin's sleeve: "Mother, I won't go to Rongyuan!"
Rongyuan was the westernmost courtyard of the Prince's Mansion, located to the east and west of Rongrui Hall, respectively. At Song Consort's pace, it would take her about half an hour to walk there. Women in the Western Liang Kingdom also bound their feet, although very few achieved the perfect three-inch golden lotuses and required assistance to walk. However, women who had bound their feet from childhood still needed to rely on carriages or sedan chairs when traveling and could not travel long distances.
Prince Duan: "If you don't go to Rongyuan, then get back to the Song family! Or, go live with Lu's son. You weren't married into this family, so I will never acknowledge you!"
Consort Song was terrified and nodded frantically, "I'll go, I'll go!"
Now, Consort Shu has been demoted to a low-ranking concubine, and the Song family has been severely suppressed by the Emperor, no longer as powerful and influential as before. Besides, she dares not offend Prince Duan, fearing that he will completely banish her to the Cold Palace.
"Send her to Rongyuan Garden, on foot!" Prince Duan coldly ordered, pointing at the two old women brought by Consort Qin.
Consort Qin said with displeasure, "Son, what are you doing? You only have one woman, and you've sent her so far away that it's not easy for her to even see you. Why don't you just settle her in Guiyuan?"
Guiyuan Garden was the fifth best garden in the Prince's residence, only a hundred or so steps away from Rongrui Hall. Consort Qin felt that this distance was just right, neither angering her son nor preventing him from seeing Consort Song all day long.
"No need, that woman doesn't deserve to live in Guiyuan!" Prince Duan waved his hand impatiently, his patience with his unreliable mother growing increasingly thin.
Consort Qin said, “Son, now that Consort Song has entered the family, you have no reason to ignore her. You are already twenty-one, almost twenty-two. You are not in a hurry to hold your son, but I am in a hurry to hold my grandson! How can you face the ancestors of the Xiao family like this?”
Prince Duan: "Mother, are you getting senile? Why was Consort Shu demoted to Noble Lady? Why was the Song family suppressed by the Emperor? Do you really not know the reason?"
Consort Qin: "Why? I really don't know! However, I heard that the Emperor still loves Consort Song very much, and I believe it won't be long before he restores her to the rank of Consort Shu!"
Prince Duan sighed, "Mother, who told you that? Was it someone from the Song family? Let me tell you, the reason the Emperor did this is because he regretted being persuaded by Consort Shu to bestow Song Wu upon me as a concubine. That's why he was so angry and embarrassed, demoting Consort Shu to a lower rank and teaching the Song family a lesson!"
Besides, His Majesty's health is much worse than before, and he hasn't visited the harem in a long time. The claim that Consort Song is still very popular is completely fabricated! Furthermore, the Song family, Consort Song, and even Song Wu have committed many underhanded acts, which I am about to expose to His Majesty! Now, you want me to be intimate with Song Wu and have a child with her? How is that possible?"
"What? You're going to expose the Song family?" Consort Qin was shocked. "You can't do that! Song Wu is already your concubine. If the Song family suffers, you won't be any better off!"
Prince Duan: "Mother, you're really getting senile. I'm the Emperor's favorite nephew. Besides, I exposed the Song family, so I'm a meritorious official. How could I be implicated? Furthermore, I never even touched Song Wu; that's common knowledge. If the Emperor finds out, he'll definitely give me an explanation! Remember this: Song Wu won't be in the Prince's residence for long. Don't be foolish and make any promises to her!"
Consort Qin opened her mouth wide in surprise, looking incredulous, and stammered, "Son, she, she is your woman, a rare beauty, and she is devoted to you. Aren't you even a little bit tempted? Besides, she was betrothed by the Emperor. You just say you don't want her? That doesn't seem right."
Prince Duan: "My concubine? Has she been added to the Imperial Jade Register?" To be added to the Imperial Jade Register, Prince Duan had to personally submit a memorial to the imperial clan.
"No, you're not even home, how could you access the Jade Tablet?" Consort Qin glared at him with displeasure.
Prince Duan: "That settles it. There was no marriage certificate, I didn't go to fetch her, there was no wedding ceremony, and she didn't even enter the bridal chamber. How could she be my woman?!"
Empress Dowager Qin was speechless with anger, and said in a huff, "If you don't acknowledge her and don't want to have children with her, then so be it, I won't force you! How about this, next month you will marry your cousin Juanzi and quickly give me a grandson!"
Prince Duan: "Mother, please forgive me for not being able to do it! Since you like Juanzi so much, then you can marry her yourself. I will not take her! If you bring those shady women into the house again without my consent, I will run away from home again and never come back!"
Empress Dowager Qin slammed her cane down in anger: "Oh dear, what a terrible thing! You unfilial brat, you're deliberately trying to kill your old mother! You unfilial brat, why is my life so miserable? If I had known you would be so disobedient, I would have drowned you as soon as you were born! No, you must marry Juan'er. I've already promised your uncle and aunt! If you don't marry her, where will I put my old face!"
No, I'm determined to make him marry Juan'er. If open methods don't work, I'll resort to underhanded ones. At worst, I'll drug him and make him and Juan'er consummate their relationship. Then, he won't be able to deny it!
Prince Duan: "I will not marry you. You didn't even consult me before you agreed to my uncle and aunt's proposal. No matter what, I will not marry you. I mean what I say! If you take it upon yourself to force me, or drug me and try to force me into marriage, I will definitely run away from home and never come back!"
What? This guy's serious?! He's said that more than once!
Upon hearing this, Consort Qin was greatly alarmed.
This won't do, this can't be! We finally got our son back, we absolutely can't let him go again. Perhaps we should compromise?
After thinking for a moment, Consort Qin said, "How about we make Juan'er a concubine? You can decide for yourself who the principal wife is!"
Prince Duan: "Mother, I've said it before, I won't take a concubine! In the future, I only need one principal wife, I don't need any concubines! If you continue like this, I will never get married in this lifetime! Even if the Emperor bestows a marriage upon me, I will not agree. At worst, I will go far away to the ends of the earth and never come back in this lifetime!"
"You unfilial son!" Consort Qin was immediately filled with shock and anger, and couldn't help but burst into tears. "That Lady Lu has children and grandchildren all around her, but I haven't even seen a granddaughter. You are so heartbreaking to your mother. You are truly unfilial!"
"I'm going to the palace to see the Emperor!" Prince Duan said, then turned and left! How did Mother become like this? All she thinks about are her nieces from her maternal family, as if she wants to marry all of them into the Prince's mansion.
Unbeknownst to Prince Duan, the moment he arrived at the palace, Consort Song left the Prince's residence and headed straight for Wuliping. She believed that Prince Duan's treatment of her was entirely Zisu's fault. She wanted to see Zisu, slap her in the face, and ideally, drive Zisu to suicide out of shame.
Otherwise, it would be difficult to quell her anger.
The hatred of having her husband stolen is irreconcilable! She's been banished to Rongyuan, and there's probably no hope for her in this lifetime. Since that's the case, if she can't have a good time, she absolutely won't let Zisu have a good time either!
Zisu was practicing calligraphy in her study when Xiangli came to report: "Miss, Consort Song has arrived. She's standing at the village entrance, specifically asking to see you! Right now, quite a few people have gathered under the big banyan tree at the village entrance, listening to Consort Song speak ill of you!"
Upon hearing this, Zisu immediately became furious: "Go and find Brother Shen, let's go to the village entrance together and take a look!"
Xiangli: "Miss, why don't you not go? I heard that Consort Song said some very hurtful things."
Zisu: "Go, you absolutely have to go! How can we not go? Are we just going to let her spout nonsense?"
Xiangli: "Let Brother Shen slap her a few times and kick her out!"
Zisu: "Let's go see them first!"
The three of them arrived at the village entrance, where the old clan chief was already leading the village guards to drive away Consort Song.
Zisu stepped forward and looked coldly at Consort Song: "What do you want with me?"
Upon seeing her, Consort Song immediately pounced on her, cursing, "You shameless woman, stay away from my man and stop seducing him!"
Zisu dodged swiftly, and Consort Song, having used too much force, couldn't stop in time and fell face-first into the mud. She hurriedly got up and was about to pounce on Zisu again.
"Slap him!" Zisu said calmly, looking at Shen Laihui.
"Yes, miss!" Shen Laihui strode forward and slapped her twice hard, turning her face into a pig's head.
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