Following Zhao Yan was the emperor's personal palace attendant Feng Liang, and a familiar young man, the junior palace attendant Xiaohe.
Why did Xiaohe also come?
Xiaohe received the warm and bright gaze, raised his head slightly to glance at her, smiled at her and then lowered his head cautiously.
The palace attendant shouted: "His Royal Highness is here!"
Suddenly he was kneeling on the ground inside and out.
When Wen Tingshan heard that the prince was coming, he was shocked. How could the prince come? The news that Xiao Yurong wanted to reconcile with him had spread to the palace so quickly? What was he here to do?
Xiao Yurong knew that Wen Jiaojiao had sent someone to deliver the news to the palace. Because she knew, she calmly settled the accounts with Wen Tingshan. She knew that they could reconcile today.
But I didn’t know that the prince would actually come.
The prince's status was very important, so Xiao Yurong and Wen Tingshan gave up their seats.
"Everyone, get up."
Zhao Yan raised his hands to the people kneeling in the main hall and pulled Wen Jiaojiao to sit aside.
"Grandma, this position is yours."
Zhao Yan asked Xiao Yurong to sit back in his original position. Zhao Yan wanted to sit next to him, but Wen Jiaojiao held him down and sat next to Mei Shiniang.
Seeing that there was no room for him, Wen Tingshan had to find a seat in the guest seat next to him.
Zhao Yan said to Feng Liang: "Feng Palace Attendant, please read out the imperial edict."
Hearing that it was an imperial edict, people in the main hall knelt down again.
Wen Jiaojiao was also about to kneel down. Zhao Yan looked at her and said, "Don't kneel down."
After listening, Wen Jiaojiao sat back again.
Feng Liang glanced at everyone, opened the imperial edict and read it out.
This was an imperial edict written by the emperor himself for the reconciliation of the Xiao and Wen families. After hearing this, Wen Tingshan's face turned pale.
"Accept the order, Mr. Wen."
Wen Tingshan wanted to say something else, but Zhao Yan said coldly: "Take it."
Wen Tingshan's scalp tightened at the sight of the prince, so he could only accept the imperial edict with trembling hands.
Xiao Yurong slapped He Lishu in front of Wen Tingshan, bit off his fingers and pressed his own fingerprints.
Wen Tingshan still wanted to make a final struggle, "Madam, didn't we already agree..."
"What did you say?"
Xiao Yurong patted the corner of her skirt, sat back on her chair and looked down at Wen Tingshan, "I said, that's not a request, that's what you should do. I didn't say that I won't get along if you do it."
Wen Tingshan now understood that Xiao Yurong had framed him just now!
Under the gaze of the prince, Wen Tingshan had no choice but to break his teeth and swallow blood, and put his fingerprints on the He Li book.
Xiao Yurong took the letter of separation and handed it to Mr. Zhang, Yin of Jingzhao Prefecture, "Master Zhang has testified that Wen Tingshan and I reconciled today and returned to Houqiao Road. We have nothing to do with him anymore and my dowry is still due."
There are some properties that the Wen family took from the Xiao family, such as property and shops, and I also asked Sir Zhang to help me check them to avoid any mistakes, even if there is an extra needle, it cannot be missed."
Mr. Zhang hurriedly said: "It takes a little effort, a little effort, I will ask some accountants in the mansion to help Madam do the counting."
At this time, Aunt Yao came over with the deeds of those concubines and handed them over to Xiao Yurong.
Xiao Yurong took the body deed and said to the concubines: "Raise your heads and straighten your waist for me!"
The concubines immediately looked up at Xiao Yurong.
Xiao Yurong said to them: "I give you a chance to start a new life, not to drive you away, but to give you a choice."
"You can choose to stay in the Wen family and be Wen Tingshan's concubine for life, or..."
Xiao Yurong took Aunt Meng's body contract out of it and tore it up in front of everyone, "Maybe I will let you go free. From now on, you will no longer be a lowly family, but a good family. You can remarry. If you are not worried, I, Xiao
The family is looking for a good man for you. You are in your prime and can still get married and have children. Marry with good intentions and become a proper wife instead of a concubine."
As soon as Xiao Yurong's words came out, the eyes of several concubines lit up, although they were still a little hesitant on their faces.
Xiao Yurong continued: "I think you know how I, Xiao Yurong, usually treat you. I always do what I say. I, the Xiao family, will find a place for you. I'm afraid no one can do a better job.
Maybe I can't find you a rich and wealthy family, but at least the man's character is absolutely fine. If you don't want to get married, I can also give you some money, and you can leave on your own. If you want to find a way to make a living, just give it a try.
You can come to me anytime."
As soon as Xiao Yurong said this, Aunt Zhu murmured: "If you can be a royal wife, who would want to be a concubine?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Xiao Yurong took out her body contract and said, "Have you thought about it?"
Wen Yanxi, who had been watching from behind, quickly stepped forward, took her mother's body deed from Xiao Yurong's hands, knelt down and kowtowed to her, "Thank you, Mrs. Xiao."
Aunt Zhu watched her daughter take her body deed and felt a little worried, "Yan'er, if I leave the Wen Mansion, then you..."
Wen Yanxi helped Aunt Zhu up and tore the body contract to pieces in front of her, "I'll go with Auntie."
"No!" Aunt Zhu said with tears in her eyes: "You are the third young lady of the Wen family. If you leave me, how will you discuss marriage in the future?"
Wen Yanxi smiled and said: "Aniang, for an outstanding woman like me, whoever marries me will be lucky to him. I have read a lot of poems and books, and you taught me all the poems and songs. If it doesn't work, I will become one."
What's so scary about a female gentleman going to teach? Are you still afraid that your daughter won't be able to get married or starve to death?"
Aunt Zhu wiped her tears and said, "I am useless, so I can only commit myself to being a concubine."
Xiao Yurong said: "Yanxi is a good child. If she has such ambitions, I will not fail her. When she gets married in the future, she will be remembered as a member of my Xiao family. You can rest assured that she will marry from my Xiao family."
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Hearing Xiao Yurong's words, Aunt Zhu knelt down directly to her and said gratefully: "Thank you, Madam. Madam, it's such a kindness. Yun Qian will never forget it in her life!"
The other concubines saw that even Aunt Zhu, who had a pretty good life in the Wen Mansion, was ready to leave. What else could they keep?
They completely believed in Xiao Yurong's promise. Although she was usually fierce and domineering, she had never failed them in terms of material life. Now that they were free, got rid of their lowly status, and could remarry, the Xiao family would find it for them. How could they?
Would you be unwilling?
This is simply a piece of cake in the sky.
Xiao Yurong watched the concubines kowtow to her and thank her, and she tore up all the deeds in her hands. Wen Tingshan looked on with tears in his eyes, but with the prince sitting in charge, he dared to be angry but dare not speak.
In order to be able to take in concubines, he handed over all the deeds of these concubines to Xiao Yurong, but now he shot himself in the foot!