Do You Think She Has a Good Head on Her Shoulders?

The female official breathed a sigh of relief. Just how good was this book? The Princess was completely bewitched.

The princess fell asleep quickly, but there was a huge commotion outside.

At the General Dingbei's Residence, Old Madam Song looked at Song Qingfeng and said:

"You've divorced the Princess? And you didn't get anything in return, not even the Princess's residence?"

So that means you'll still have to live in the Marquis Dingbei's Residence from now on?

Song Qingfeng nodded helplessly and said, "Mother, there's nothing I can do about it. I'm penniless right now."

Old Madam Song laughed heartily and said, "You've already been separated from the family, yet you plan to live in the Marquis Dingbei's Residence? Isn't that inappropriate?"

Song Qingfeng gave a wry smile and said, "Mother, we're only staying here temporarily. We'll move out when things get better."

Old Madam Song snorted coldly and said:

"Then let's move to a side courtyard! Things aren't easy for the family right now."

We used to rely entirely on the eldest princess for our livelihood. Now that you've divorced her, how will the Song Family survive?

Song Qingfeng was silent for a moment before saying, "She's penniless now, staying with Zhou Wanwan, and she's not having an easy time either."

Old Madam Song looked at Song Qingfeng and said:

"Do you even have a brain? Mingzhao's most useful asset isn't these properties under her name, but her brain."

She's incredibly talented at business; otherwise, how could she own over a dozen estates and so many shops?

Song Qingfeng said helplessly, "Those estates and shops were all given to Princess Jing'an and Princess Ningyuan, and Mingzhao has nothing left."

Old Madam Song looked at him and said:

"You really are stupid, but since she's so ungrateful..."

Let her suffer first. Once she's had enough, you can bring her back and put her in charge of the household.

When she took over our family's shops, all six of them were operating at a loss.

Later, she took over our family's shops, and all six shops turned from loss to profit.

Now that she's abandoned it, the shop isn't doing so well anymore.

Do you think she's smart or not?

Song Qingfeng sighed and said, "But Mingzhao doesn't want to come back!"

Qingqing, standing nearby, couldn't help but say, "I'm pregnant with Qingfeng's child now, Qingfeng says he wants to marry me."

Old Madam Song laughed heartily:

"A mere foot-washing maid dares to dream of entering the gates of my Spring and Autumn Annals General Dingbei's Residence? Keep dreaming."

Song Qingfeng, you'd better clear your head. Mingzhao is just throwing a tantrum. As long as you coax her properly, she'll come back.

But if you really take this lowly maid as your concubine, Mingzhao will never come back."

Song Qingfeng thought for a moment and said, "Mother, I understand. I will send her away."

"Okay, go down!"

When they returned to the side courtyard, Qingqing cried and sobbed, "Qingfeng, what do we do now? I don't want to leave you at all."

Song Qingfeng, impatient and agitated, said, "Alright, stop crying and whining. It's so annoying! We have nothing left, what can I do?"

He originally intended to return and seize the Princess's property. He had a very good plan: as long as he brought Qingqing back to the Princess's residence, he would have plenty of opportunities to make his move.

Once he kills the princess, he can be with Qingqing.

The main reason is that the eldest princess not only had a generous dowry, but also owned dozens of shops and countless estates.

Even Song Qingfeng didn't know how many businesses she owned.

That's a good idea, but now the eldest princess has nothing left.

He would then have nothing left, so what would be the point of him coming back?

He mistook all his soldiers for bandits and killed them all.

He only had a few dozen capable assistants left.

Now he can only live in the General Dingbei's Residence, barely clinging to life.

Zhou Fuyu, sitting next door, frowned and said:

"They made me recognize the princess as my mother, but it turned out that the princess lost everything, and all my efforts were in vain."

And then there's Song Qingfeng, a good-for-nothing who's practically invisible in the General Dingbei's Residence.

This life is even less comfortable than when I'm at home!

Qian Huihui was also so angry that she cursed and said:

"I thought we were about to take off, but now look what's happened."

This side hall was incredibly poor; it had absolutely nothing.

Zhou Qingzhou said:

"I don't think it's as bad as you think. At least now it's associated with the General Dingbei's Residence."

We also have the Empress Dowager. Our grandmother is very capable. As long as we keep the Empress Dowager happy, we can have more than we can eat as gifts.

Zhou Fuyu said with a smile, "The Empress Dowager has bestowed so many gifts this time, all of them are real gold and silver. We must keep them safe."

Zhou Qingzhou nodded and said:

"Actually, I think it's irrelevant; what matters most is our current status."

The most crucial thing is the status the Empress Dowager bestows upon us.

Even if the eldest princess disagreed, it was useless; her word didn't count. In the end, Zhou Fusheng didn't even have a decent status.

Zhou Fuyu scoffed coldly:

"He's just a country bumpkin. Even in imperial robes, he doesn't look like a prince. Does he even deserve to be the son of the eldest princess? Dream on!"

Even if the eldest princess doesn't want to acknowledge me, so what? Look at how she ended up—did she have a good ending?

Now she can only live with Zhou Fusheng, Zhou Fusheng is barely making ends meet.

Zhou Qingzhou nodded and said:

"That's right. Let's just watch them make a fool of themselves. Then they'll become the laughing stock of the capital."

We're staying at the General Dingbei's Residence. As long as we please the old lady, everything will be fine.

Zhou Fuyu nodded.

The next day, a banquet was held in the palace to celebrate the Empress Dowager's birthday.

Princess Jing'an sneered, "I wonder how Mingzhao will embarrass himself this year. I'm really looking forward to it!"

Princess Ningyuan smiled and said, "What does this have to do with us? Let's think about what to give Mother for her birthday."

"This time, Mother gave us everything Mingzhao had, so naturally we should give her more in return."

Princess Ningyuan thought for a moment and said:

"I plan to send her a longevity robe woven from flowing cloud brocade; I've already prepared it for her."

"Bring this up for Princess Jing'an to see."

Princess Ningyuan looked at the brocade robe and said, "Not bad, not bad, I prepared well this time too. Someone, bring it up."

Suzhou Embroidery Screen with Immortals Celebrating Longevity.

Princess Ningyuan covered her mouth and chuckled, "I had my embroiderers work on this for a long time! What do you think?"

Princess Jing'an nodded and said, "It is indeed quite good."

The noble ladies said, "Actually, the Empress Dowager will be very happy to see your feelings for each other. As for Grand Princess Mingzhao Dowager, so it's probably going to be difficult for her."

Everyone now knows that Grand Princess Mingzhao is out of favor and that she has fallen on hard Grand Princess Mingzhao.

Some noble ladies said:

"Why did she have to hang out with Zhou Wanwan's family?"

I heard that Zhou Wanwan is a jinx; anyone who gets close to her will be unlucky.

"Is that reliable? Isn't she said to be good at fortune telling?"

"Pah! If you think she could read faces, why didn't she see that she would end up in the cold palace?"

I heard it's really bad now, they're in the Laundry Bureau!

They wash clothes non-stop every day and don't even have time to eat.

Let's go to the palace for a look this time.