You Mean the Grand Princess's Residence Has Disappeared?

Zhou Wanwan quickly found a tree and asked it about the matter.

She always felt that the Empress Dowager's attitude towards the eldest princess was inappropriate.

After a long time, the tree returned to report:

"This eldest princess is not the Empress Dowager's biological daughter."

She was the daughter of the former Consort De. After Consort De died, she was brought back to Palace of Compassion and Tranquility.

So he wasn't their biological child after all!

That explains it.

Zhou Wanwan told the Princess the whole story, and the Princess was stunned for a while before saying:

"So that's how it is. No wonder I felt unloved."

Besides me, there were also Princess Jing'an and Princess Ningyuan.

The two of them were greatly favored by the Empress Dowager; it's such a pity about all the things from my Princess's residence.

Zhou Wanwan blinked and said, "Huh? What's a pity?"

The eldest princess sighed, patted her head, and said:

"My private vault is full of treasures, and many of them are my dowry."

Now that the Princess's residence has been bestowed upon Zhou Fuyu, I'm afraid those things are all gone."

"Oh! Then you don't need to worry, the Princess's residence should already be emptied out."

The eldest princess looked at Zhou Wanwan and said, "Huh? What did you say?"

Zhou Wanwan chuckled and said, "When the Empress Dowager issued the imperial decree, I had my people empty our Princess's residence. We can't let those people benefit from it no matter what."

Zhou Wanwan never expected that the Empress Dowager and Consort De were lifelong enemies, so the Empress Dowager vented all her anger on the Eldest Princess.

She looked at the eldest princess and said, "Now I realize it's quite remarkable that you survived."

The eldest princess sighed and said:

"It was really tough being in the palace before. If it weren't for my wet nurse, I probably would have died long ago."

After I got married, my life became much better.

pity..."

She had barely finished speaking when Eunuch Hai rushed in, saying, "Princess, the Prince Consort... the Prince Consort has returned, and he brought a woman from the Western Regions with him. Would you like to go and see her?"

The princess was stunned, her face changed drastically, and she stumbled and ran out.

Soon she saw the prince consort in the Palace of Compassion and Tranquility. He was holding a woman from the Western Regions in his arms, and she was indeed beautiful.

The eldest princess looked at him and said, "What do you mean by this?"

The prince consort looked at the eldest princess and said:

"Zhaozhao, I never thought I would see you again. I had lost all my memories and forgotten you."

I only just remembered, but I've already married a woman from the Western Regions, and we have a child together. I hope you can grant my request.

Besides, we've never had children; perhaps this is fate.

The eldest princess hadn't expected things to turn out this way; she stared blankly at her husband.

Then Zhou Fuyu walked in in a panic, saying, "Grandmother, my... my house was robbed! When we went back today, we found that the Princess's residence was gone."

The Empress Dowager asked incredulously, "You mean the Princess's residence is gone?"

Princess Jing'an and Princess Ningyuan, who were standing nearby, burst out laughing.

Princess Jing'an looked at the eldest princess and said, "I didn't expect that the eldest princess's mansion is gone. Then when the consort comes back, won't he not even have a place to live?"

Princess Ningyuan laughed and said, "My elder sister is really unlucky; she doesn't even have a home anymore."

The Queen Mother looked at the consort and said, "This Zhou Fuyu is your biological son."

The prince consort stared at Zhou Fuyu, momentarily stunned. Zhou Fuyu quickly stepped forward and hugged the prince consort, saying, "Father, I've missed you so much!"

Zhou Wanwan felt so embarrassed that she wanted to pick at her toes; it was disgusting.

The prince consort pushed him away, saying, "You... you're my son? How come I don't know you exist? Don't go around claiming someone as your father."

The Empress Dowager looked at him and said, "Zhou Fuyu is indeed your son. He was sent to the countryside back then, and this matter has already been investigated and confirmed."

The prince consort frowned and looked at Zhou Fuyu, saying, "What did you just say? The Princess's residence is gone? What exactly happened?"

Zhou Fuyu shook his head and said:

"As soon as the Empress Dowager issued the imperial decree, the Princess's residence vanished on the spot, as if it had been haunted."

I still don't understand what happened.

The Empress Dowager sent someone to investigate, and after a while, a eunuch rushed in, saying in a panic, "The Princess's residence is indeed gone; nothing was left behind, as if it vanished into thin air."

The Empress Dowager looked at the Eldest Princess and said, "Mingzhao, what exactly happened? Did you do this?"

The eldest princess sighed and said:

"Mother, I stayed in the inner palace all day and didn't go anywhere else."

Besides, do you really think the few people behind me could move that much stuff?

The Empress Dowager remained silent; Princess Ningzhao was attended to by only two people.

Mingzhao looked at the prince consort and said, "Since the Princess's residence is gone, I'll continue living in the Cold Palace from now on!"

The prince consort looked at the princess and said, "Zhaozhao, what will I do if you live in the Cold Palace?"

Mingzhao scoffed, "You can live wherever you want with your concubine. What does it have to do with me?"

The prince consort frowned and said:

"You've always lived in the Princess's residence, what a coincidence!"

"Just as I was about to return, the princess's residence was gone."

The woman beside her said softly, "Could it be that the Princess doesn't welcome us? Sister, it's all my fault."

The prince consort frowned and said, "Qingqing, what does this have to do with you? Mingzhao, I know you have a lot of money, why don't you buy a mansion?"

The eldest princess rolled her eyes and said, "No need. I find living in the palace quite comfortable. Why don't you all live in the Cold Palace too?"

The prince consort roared:

"Mingzhao! Why are you saying such things? Do you mean we should live in the Cold Palace? What are the conditions like in the Cold Palace?"

How could Qingqing possibly get used to it? She's been sickly since childhood, and besides, she's a princess from the Western Regions, spoiled and pampered."

The eldest princess said calmly, "What does this have to do with me? You have to support the concubines you've taken yourself. Do you expect to rely on me?"

The prince consort looked at her and said:

Even if the Princess's residence falls, don't you still have many shops?

"What's the point of keeping all those estates?"

Zhou Fuyu looked at the Princess and said, "Mother, I am your son too! I will take good care of you."

Zhou Qingzhou chimed in from the side, "Grandma, I will be filial to you."

The eldest princess looked at them coldly and said, "I don't need so many of your relatives. All my assets will go to Zhou Wanwan."

The Empress Dowager looked coldly at the Eldest Princess and said, "Nonsense."

The eldest princess looked at the Empress Dowager and said:

"This is money I earned myself. When I got married, I had nothing except what the palace gave me."

Later, through my own hard work, I acquired 36 restaurants, 2,000 acres of fertile land, and 22 other shops.

Why should I give these to others?

The more the princess spoke, the more agitated those people became.

The Empress Dowager looked at the Eldest Princess and said:

"Now that you're already in the Cold Palace, I'm afraid you won't be able to manage these shops properly."

How about this? We'll give everything to Zhou Fuyu.