Princess vs. Prince Consort

Gu Wanning said expressionlessly, "I get tired of seeing the same person every day. Besides, how can a living person compete with a dead person?"

Tsk tsk, thankfully she's already divorced Xu Weibei.

Otherwise, she would have to get involved in this mess, whether she wanted to or not.

"The Marquis is a real scoundrel," Er Ya spat. "I thought he was sincere towards you before, but it turns out he's just a fickle and easily bored person."

"Men are all the same," Gu Wanning said. "Let's not talk about that. Have you prepared the gift for my second sister-in-law tomorrow?"

She received a reply from the Princess's Residence, inviting her to visit the next day.

"It's ready," Er Ya said. "Just don't get carried away and bring snail rice noodles again. You've already made a mess of this place, so don't go and ruin the Princess's Residence."

Gu Wanning was overjoyed.

The first month of the lunar calendar is truly wonderful.

No need to work, just visit neighbors every day, eat, drink, and have fun.

Because she was going to take her Third Concubine to check her second sister-in-law's pulse tomorrow, Gu Wanning simply asked all the concubines in the mansion to go together, and also asked her First Concubine to bring Jiaoniang along, while she herself prepared to bring Zhi Nu.

The second brother thought the Princess's Residence was too quiet, so they went to bring warmth and liven things up, even tearing the roof off.

Xu Weibei soon learned that Linglong had gone to Gu Wanning's house to ask for help, and his brows furrowed so deeply that it looked like he was about to trap a fly.

--This Linglong is becoming increasingly nonsensical!

If it weren't for the fact that she was a former servant of Xue Fengxian and had preserved some of the Xue family's bloodline, Xu Weibei would have definitely punished her severely.

Gao Lan sensed Xu Weibei's anger, so he lowered his head and stood aside, not daring to breathe, for fear of being blamed.

He cursed Linglong in his heart for being so foolish.

How could a man as loyal and righteous as the Marquis possibly abandon A Yi in the future?

The Marquis may not have many other talents, but he certainly doesn't lack good young men, does he?

How could I possibly wrong A Yi in the matter of marriage?

Besides, even if others don't know whose flesh and blood A Yi is, doesn't Linglong herself know?

How could she possibly bring that up?

The Marquis initially intended to gradually bring them all into the manor, but things changed just as he was halfway through, after he had just brought Jiaoniang in.

--The Marquis now wants to marry a proper wife, have children, and live a proper life, and he wants to send everyone else away.

The Marquis can't sacrifice his own happiness and remain a bachelor for life just so that you and your daughter can enter his household.

The Marquis said he didn't dare tell his wife about this and could only bear it silently.

Isn't that pitiful?

Linglong only knows her own suffering and feels sorry for her daughter, but why doesn't she feel sorry for the Marquis?

The Marquis has already divorced!

She didn't care at all about such a big thing.

Linglong has changed; she is no longer the Linglong she once was.

"Gao Lan, send men to protect them, mother and daughter. From now on, she is not allowed to leave the house without my permission!" Xu Weibei said coldly.

This was a house arrest order for Linglong, which was actually a very light punishment, Gao Lan thought.

After all, Linglong had first informed the Grand Princess's Residence, and then secretly requested an audience with the Madam.

Each and every one of them touched the Marquis's sore spot.

Gao Lan quickly cupped his hands in acknowledgment and said, "Your subordinate will take care of it immediately."

Xu Weibei sat on the couch, pinched the space between his eyebrows, and a self-deprecating bitter smile appeared on his face.

He's really trying hard to make himself noticed and liked.

But before they could build any goodwill, something came along that was holding them back.

Gu Wanning hates trouble the most, and now she probably doesn't want to get involved in the affairs of her own Marquis's Residence even more.

Fine, he'll handle it himself, slowly clearing away the obstacles, and bring her back to the manor in style.

Gu Wanning was unaware of Xu Weibei's plans, and Linglong's appearance did not significantly affect her emotions.

She has a kind of shielding effect on unimportant people, preventing them from affecting her for long.

The next day, she took Er Ya and Zhi Nu in a rented carriage to the Princess's Residence.

Little did she know, the moment she stepped out, someone went back to report her whereabouts to --

The Grand Princess.

Chapter 166 Princess vs. Prince Consort

Gu Wanning led a large group of people to the Princess's Residence.

Princess Qingyi was visibly taken aback when she saw it, and then said somewhat awkwardly to the people who were bowing to her, "No need for formalities, no need for formalities."

Gu Wanning stood up and smiled, "I should have come to wish my second sister-in-law a Happy New Year long ago, but I was afraid of disturbing my second brother and sister-in-law's sweet time, so I waited until after my second brother went to court before coming."

Princess Qingyi blushed, "You little rascal, it's windy outside, let's go inside and talk, don't let the child get cold."

Her gaze fell on First Concubine Jiaoniang, and then on Zhi Nu, who was following closely behind Gu Wanning. Her eyes were filled with undisguised envy.

Once inside the house, everyone took their seats. Princess Qingyi specially instructed her maid to bring fruit for Jiaoniang and Zhi Nu, and also gave each of them a small gift.

Although she didn't understand why Gu Wanning was still so close to the women of the Marquis's Residence's mansion after the divorce, the Princess's Residence hadn't been this lively in a long time.

For Princess Qingyi, life was divided into two parts.

For the first fifteen years of her life, she was born in the palace. Her mother was of low rank, so she was not favored and was often bullied by palace maids and eunuchs.

When she was fifteen, her father asked the empress to choose husbands for her and two other princesses of marriageable age.

There were many candidates, but the quality of the men varied considerably.

Gu Anwei is clearly the best among them.

The older and younger sisters used every trick in the book, openly and secretly, to win over Gu Anwei; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they were willing to fight tooth and nail.

Princess Qingyi dared not argue.

Because she knew she couldn't win the argument, and she didn't have the confidence to offend anyone.

She could only pray silently that her future husband would not be a tyrannical and tyrannical person.

For example, people like Xu Weibei.

Later, through a series of unexpected events, for reasons unknown, it was she who ended up marrying Gu Anwei.