After being expelled from the palace, she returned with her cub and amazed the whole city

In less than half a day, the news that the Minister of Revenue had been demoted spread throughout the streets and alleys as if it had wings.

Everyone in the restaurant and teahouse was talking and counting how many officials had been demoted.

At the same time, Jiang Jiaojiao's reputation as a bad actor also spread.

In Taiwei Wu's house, the servant girl who went out to do shopping came back and went to Huo's courtyard.

"Madam, Shangshu Jiang has been demoted. The plaque on the Shangshu Mansion has been taken down. There are rumors outside that Miss Jiang is the broom star."

"We have nothing to do with Jiang Shangshu's family, so there is no need to make a fuss." Huo disagreed.

"Madam, you have forgotten that Miss Jiang almost entered our Taiwei's Mansion. If Nazhuang's marriage takes place, our Taiwei's Mansion will be the unlucky one." The maid reminded kindly.

Life has been so good recently that Huo almost forgot about this incident.

"That's all old history, don't mention it again after it's over."

Huo was so frightened after hearing the rumors that she didn't even dare to go to the old lady's courtyard to pay her respects.

An uninvited guest came to Mrs. Wu's courtyard.

In the flower hall, the eldest princess was dressed in plain clothes, and her face looked much more haggard than before. She picked up the tea lid and gently scratched it on the surface of the tea cup. The room was so quiet that only the sound of the tea lid colliding with the tea cup could be heard.

Mrs. Wu finally lost her temper and coughed softly and said: "The deceased has passed away and the overall situation has been decided. Princess, please bear with me and take care of yourself. If my aunt is alive in heaven, she will not see you degrading her body like this." ”

Mrs. Wu also looked at the Queen Mother's face when she was young. Not long after she got married to Taiwei Wu's father, the Queen Mother was still the Queen at that time.

When Mrs. Wu was pregnant with her first child, the palace put people in her backyard, saying it was to expand the Wu family's reach. She has always been worried about this.

The Queen Mother had a domineering and strong personality. When she was alive, whenever they met her, they would call her Queen Mother, or follow the younger generation and call her Auntie.

Her attitude towards the Queen Mother was respectful but distant, and of course she was not close to the eldest princess.

"Auntie, don't call me princess anymore. The Song family's empire no longer exists. Where can there be a princess?"

Mrs. Wu nodded slightly to agree with what she said.

Song Yunzhi did not look at Mrs. Wu's expression. She took a sip of tea and said: "Xiao Jingzhao's methods are ruthless. Everyone in the previous dynasty was purged by him. My cousin's position as Taiwei is relatively stable. It shows that he has won the The Sacred Heart.”

Mrs. Wu's face was slightly stiff.

There was something in Song Yunzhi's words. Was she blaming her that the Wu family had taken advantage of the situation and flattered the new emperor?

"Back then, the princess led the ministers to welcome the new emperor and opened the palace gate in person. Our Wu family just followed the trend." Old Madam Wu's tone was lukewarm, and she still called her princess. The rhyme in her voice was too intimate. , she couldn’t shout.

Song Yunzhi was so shrewd that she quickly explained: "Yunzhi didn't mean to blame my aunt. She went to shout for the palace door to be opened. I followed the trend, but..."

Song Yunzhi paused and looked at Mrs. Wu.

Seeing that the old lady had no intention of asking further questions, he continued: "The emperor's younger brother is so angry, no one else can blame him, but his concubine in the harem has a pair of young children who are missing. They are neither alive nor dead."

Mrs. Wu frowned slightly. Of course she knew that Song Rui had two children in the harem. She even entered the palace during the full moon banquet.

"When dynasties change, it will be a disaster if the prince stays behind. If he dies without a body, maybe the two children have been adopted. If they can live in peace and live the lives of ordinary people, it may not be a bad thing."

"No! I want to find them and raise them personally, as an explanation to the ancestors of the Song family." Song Yunzhi said sincerely.

Mrs. Wu was not a fool. Song Yunzhi regretted it. What she had in mind was Sima Zhao's wishful thinking, and everyone on the street knew it.

Mrs. Wu sneered in her heart and picked up the tea cup in front of her expressionlessly.

The host served tea with the intention of seeing off the guests. Song Yunzhi seemed not to have seen her. She looked sideways at the door and asked, "How come my cousin is nowhere to be seen today?"

"Princess, just say it if you have anything to say. There have been a lot of things happening in the court recently, so I have spared them the trouble of worrying about morning and evening."

Mrs. Wu had already spent a cup of tea with her. They all said that she would not come to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing. It would definitely not be a good thing if Song Yunzhi came to the house for no reason.

Song Yunzhi thought for a moment and said, "With my eldest cousin's connections in the court, it shouldn't be difficult to find those two children."

"Impossible, come and see the guests off!"

"Auntie, you..."

Song Yunzhi didn't expect that Mrs. Wu would refuse. She choked in her throat and stared at Mrs. Wu for a long time without saying a word.

"Princess, please forgive me. The new emperor is the chosen one. The Wu family does not want to follow in the footsteps of the Wei family. Please be kind to the princess and let the Wu family go."

A maid came in outside and walked to the door.

Mrs. Wu stood up and prepared to see off the guests with a serious face.

She was once a noble princess, but she never looked at other people's faces except when she made them look bad.

She quickly stood up from the nanmu carved chair, looked at Mrs. Wu with cold eyes, and said with suppressed anger: "Excuse me."

Before the maid who saw off the guests could bow, she walked out like a whirlwind.

After leaving the flower hall, Song Yunzhi waved to the maid waiting outside: "Go back to the house."

In the flower hall, the maid next to Madam Wu snorted coldly when she saw someone walking away: "A fallen phoenix is ​​not as good as a chicken. She is just a princess from the previous dynasty. How can she show off her prestige in front of our ancestors?"

She was calling her aunt just before, and she didn't even pretend to have basic etiquette when she left.

Mrs. Wu looked relaxed and smiled and said: "I didn't save her face today, so why should she be polite to me? I wanted to break up this relationship a long time ago."

If she hadn't refused decisively, Song Yunzhi would have dragged the Wu family into an abyss of no return.

"Go and call the old lady over." Old Madam Wu said to the maid beside her.

The maid took the order and left.

After a while, Mrs. Huo came to the East Courtyard with a food box in her hand, feeling uneasy.

After paying respects, Mrs. Huo stepped forward and opened the food box, "Today, my daughter-in-law asked the people in the courtyard to go out of the house to buy a thousand-layer tuckahoe cake, which is easy to digest. Mother, please try it."

Old Madam Wu took the handkerchief handed over by the maid and wiped her hands, then picked up a piece of cake and put it in her mouth.

After eating a piece of cake, she nodded and said, "Not bad, soft, glutinous and sweet."

"While the cakes are fresh, mother can eat a few more pieces, otherwise they will become hard tomorrow." Mrs. Huo quietly raised her eyes to observe the old lady's expression. Seeing that the old lady had no strange expression, she put her heart back in her stomach.

Old Madam Wu signaled the maid to cover the food box, and she put her fingers on the handkerchief and twisted it.

"Old lady, you are a filial and soft-hearted person, so it is inevitable that you will make mistakes. I asked you to come here because I have something to tell you."

"Mother, are you talking about the female doctor of Jishitang? I understand. Our family will not take that risk. There are so many noble ladies in the capital. Tomorrow, I will send someone to ask the matchmaker to find a good match for the second and third sons."

Old Lady Wu shook her head, "I heard about the Jiang family. There are so many families with the surname Jiang in the world. I think Jiang Shuyue is a blessed person. I will ask the official matchmaker to propose marriage for this marriage."

"Mother, you are not talking about this?"

Seeing that the eldest daughter-in-law looked at her with clear eyes, Old Lady Wu said directly: "Song Yunzhi has evil intentions. You are simple-minded. In the future, you will avoid her when you see her. Don't fall into her trap."