Empty?

Song Qingfeng hugged the maid who was washing her feet tightly and said, "Qingqing, don't be afraid, I'm here for you!"

He looked down at the eldest princess and said, "Now the Empress Dowager is going to take away all your properties. Are you really willing to accept that?"

The eldest princess looked at Song Qingfeng and said, "Whether I'm willing or not, what does it have to do with you? Anyway, it's better than falling into your hands."

Song Qingfeng looked at her and gently advised:

"Mingzhao, let's just continue living our lives as before!"

To avoid becoming a laughing stock in front of outsiders, you're living here now, and this cold palace reeks of mildew.

How could you possibly stand it?

The eldest princess laughed loudly and said, "Isn't it you who made me a laughingstock? Why bother with these hypocritical words?"

Song Qingfeng was silent for a moment before saying:

"As long as we remain the same as before, outsiders won't see anything to laugh at. I'm just taking a concubine; it's not a big deal."

Besides, Qingqing is pregnant with my child; I can't just abandon her."

The eldest princess looked at Song Qingfeng and said:

"You've probably forgotten that divorce agreement. When my father was alive, he was afraid I would suffer if I married you."

So I wrote you a divorce agreement in advance, so that from now on, we can each live our own lives peacefully and not disturb each other."

Song Qingfeng flicked his sleeves and said:

"You're really giving yourself a hard time! You really think you're some kind of princess!"

Everything you had under your command is gone, even the Princess's residence is gone. I want to see where you'll live after you leave.

"You want to live in the cold palace for the rest of your life? Then go ahead and stay! I'll see how long you can endure it."

The eldest princess looked at Song Qingfeng and said, "You disgust me. Take your maid and get out of here."

"Fine, fine, since you don't know what's good for you, just you wait. I'm going to marry Qingqing and make you the biggest laughingstock in the entire capital." After saying that, Song Qingfeng turned and left.

They had just left when Princess Jing'an and Princess Ningyuan arrived.

Princess Jing'an looked around and said, "Tsk tsk tsk... This Cold Palace really isn't a good place, but if Princess Chang likes it here, she can stay here indefinitely."

Princess Ningyuan said with a grin, "By the way, all the properties under the eldest princess's name have gone to my sister and me. After all, the Empress Dowager is our biological mother!"

Princess Jing'an laughed happily, "This place suits you perfectly. You might as well spend the rest of your life living alone here! It stinks! Let's get out of here!"

As the princess watched their departing figures, tears welled up in her eyes. "I truly considered them sisters, so why did they have to treat me like this?"

Zhou Wanwan said calmly, "It's just a matter of praising the powerful and belittling the weak. It's human nature, Grandma. Take it easy. People like that aren't worth your sadness."

The eldest princess nodded and said, "But Grandma has nothing left now, sob sob... I originally wanted to give you all the properties under my name."

Zhou Wanwan chuckled and said, "It's mine, it can't escape, don't worry! Let's go back and continue playing cards. Relax, everything will be alright."

They had just left when the Prince Consort of Prince Consort Jing'an sneaked in and said, "Zhou Wanwan..."

Zhou Wanwan raised an eyebrow at him and asked, "What is the Prince Consort Jing'an doing here?"

The Prince Consort Jing'an coughed and said, "Thank you for speaking well of me to the princess today. This is just a small token of my appreciation; I hope you will accept it."

He directly took out 50,000 taels of silver notes, and Zhou Wanwan took the notes, saying, "You're a very honest person."

"Not at all, not at all. I'm leaving now. If you need anything in the Cold Palace, just tell me and I'll try my best to meet your needs." After saying that, the Prince Consort of Prince Consort Jing'an sneaked away.

Zhou Wanwan looked at the departing figure of the Prince Consort Jing'an and said, "He looks rather sleazy, but he does have some sense."

The eldest princess scoffed, "He's just a spoiled brat, good-for-nothing with no skills."

Zhou Wanwan shook her head and said, "I don't think so. This person is very smart. Alright, let's go back to the back first!"

The environment of the Cold Palace was indeed not good; it was overgrown with weeds.

They quickly returned to the rear hall and entered the rooms there. The rear hall had several warm rooms, and as soon as they stepped through the threshold, it was as warm as springtime, without a trace of chill.

The floor was covered with heated floorboards, and stepping on the Western Regions carpet warmed me from my feet to my heart, without feeling cold at all.

The walls were covered with nanmu wood paneling, and then covered with a layer of silver fox fur curtains, making it airtight and preventing the warmth from escaping.

The eldest princess sighed and said, "Wanwan, are all my businesses doomed?"

Zhou Wanwan shook her head and said, "It can be saved."

Princess Jing'an and Princess Ningyuan are currently enjoying a happy time.

They dined with the Empress Dowager, who looked at them with a smile and said:

"It's finally settled. Getting what she has is really not easy."

However, Mingzhao is quite intelligent.

Princess Jing'an chuckled and said:

"So what if she's powerful? The Empress Dowager has already figured her out."

Her business acumen is indeed impressive, but what good is it? She's just doing all the work for us!"

Princess Ningyuan snorted coldly, "She'll only be able to spend the rest of her life in the cold palace. Who told her to be as lowly as her mother?"

The Empress Dowager smiled and said, "Her mother is nothing special, just a defeated opponent."

Princess Ningyuan happily added, "This time, we owe it all to Mother Empress; otherwise, we wouldn't have been able to get her things so easily."

The Empress Dowager nodded slightly and said:

"Alright, you guys can go back now!"

As for the matter of the imperial son-in-law, I will handle it. They are merely playthings; there's no need to take them to heart.

Princess Jing'an and Princess Ningyuan were in high spirits, as their families lived not far apart.

The two returned to their respective princess residences, but as soon as they arrived home, they heard the steward rushing out.

"Princess, our storeroom has been robbed! Everything inside is gone!"

Another butler came running over, scrambling to his feet, and said, "It's all empty! Our storeroom is completely empty! We don't know who did it!"

Princess Ningyuan was taken aback and said, "Empty? How is that possible? The storeroom was Manman this morning."

The two princesses scrambled into their storeroom, which was completely emptied, leaving nothing behind.

Princess Ningyuan roared in anger, "Investigate! Investigate now! Who emptied the place? If I find out, I will not let them off easily!"

Princess Jing'an collapsed to the ground.

"It's over. All the wealth I've accumulated my whole life is gone just like that? Waaaaah..."

"Impossible, absolutely impossible! How could everything have disappeared in just a short time?"

The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review was about to go to sleep when he was woken up by his subordinates.

He rubbed his eyes and said, "What happened so late at night? Did you have to wake me up? For minor matters, just ask Chen Ankang."

The Court of Judicial Review Minister's subordinate said, "The two princesses' treasuries have been emptied. You should go and take a look."