When the news of Song Yirou waking up came out, Ningxia Wang Taifei was very regretful, "Why didn't she die?"
It would be great if she died. There would be another beauty pageant next year, and then I could choose a good successor for my son. But Song Yirou is not dead, and the divorce has not been successful. It's really frustrating.
Fang Youting breathed a sigh of relief, "Fortunately, he is not dead."
Song Yirou and the King of Ningxia have had such a quarrel that there is no possibility of reconciliation.
With Song Yirou occupying the position of princess consort, she is not afraid of having a successor princess occupying her position.
Now, as long as she takes good care of her health and gives birth to a son for the King of Ningxia, she can successfully be appointed as a concubine.
Song Yirou's injury reduced the fun of the audience by half. Just when everyone was bored, the battle between the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law broke out in the Wende Marquis's mansion.
Ever since Zhuang Juyue married into the Wende Marquis's Mansion, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have been fighting openly and secretly. But this time, Zhuang Juyue could no longer bear it, so she took her husband and her dowry and moved out of the Wende Marquis's Mansion.
"Such a big fuss!" Jiang Changning was surprised. "What did Mrs. Wendeber do?"
"Give Master Tan a drug that will make him infertile." Shu Fei replied.
Jiang Changning was dumbfounded, "How vicious!"
There are three types of unfilial behavior, and the worst is to have no descendants, especially since the Tan family still has a title to inherit.
Of course, if she didn't have this title, Lady Wendeber wouldn't have done such a crazy thing.
"Prince Tan has filed a lawsuit to sue Lady Wende." Shu Fei continued.
"Although Mrs. Wendeber is only a stepmother, a stepmother is still a mother. It's a son suing his mother, and this lawsuit will be difficult for Master Tan to win." Jiang Changning picked a grape and put it in his mouth.
"Even if it's not easy to fight, we have to fight. Madam Wende has done something too extreme. Unless Master Tan is a stubborn person, he will not be able to tolerate it." Yan Yinyao said.
Jiang Changning spat out the grape seeds and said, "It seems that Wendeber's health is really not good, otherwise Mrs. Wendeber would not have resorted to such a desperate measure."
Yan Yinyao curled her lips and said, "What's there to fight for a low-ranking earl title?"
"In the eyes of some people, if you have a title, you are noble, and if you don't have a title, you are just an ordinary official, inferior to others." Jiang Changning said with a smile.
"I see. So those who have titles try every possible means to keep them, and those who don't have titles try their best to obtain them."
"That's right."
The next day, Jiang Changning received a visiting card from Zhuang Juyue.
Jiang Changning looked at the visiting card and hesitated for a moment, "I'm free tomorrow."
This meant that she was willing to meet Zhuang Juyue, so Xiulan went out and wrote a reply.
Jiang Changning knew why Zhuang Juyue came. Prince Jin was not at home, and she was undecided whether to get involved in this matter.
"Shu Fei, please ask the Chief Secretary to go to Zhengzeyuan. I have something to ask him." Jiang Changning said.
When Jiang Changning arrived at Zhengze Courtyard, the chief secretary was already waiting there. Upon seeing her come in, he bowed and said, "Your humble servant greets the princess. I wonder what instructions the princess has for you?"
"Lord Mu, there's no need to be so polite. Just sit down and talk." Jiang Changning said with a smile.
The maid brought tea and Mu Changshi sat down on the chair.
Jiang Changning didn't beat around the bush and asked directly, "Have you heard about the case of Prince Tan from the Wende Marquis's residence suing your stepmother, Lord Mu?"
"I heard that this matter caused quite a stir." Mu Changshi said.
"The Crown Prince's wife, Mrs. Zhuang, sent me a visiting card. You know that Old Madam Zhuang is my great-aunt, and Madam Zhuang and I also have some relationship."
“If Master Tan has enough evidence, even if he sues his mother, it will be criticized, but he will not lose the lawsuit,” Mu Changshi analyzed.
"If there was no evidence, it wouldn't have made such a big fuss, and they wouldn't have directly filed a lawsuit," Jiang Changning said.
"If Princess is worried, I will go and observe the trial on the first day of the court session." Mu Changshi took the initiative to say.
"Is it appropriate?" Jiang Changning asked.
Jiang Changning smiled, "Then it's up to you, Master Mu."
"Your Highness is too polite. This is my humble duty." Mu Changshi said with a smile.
The next day, Zhuang Juyue came to the door with a gift, "Sister Ning, long time no see."
"It wasn't long ago. We met in the palace during the Mid-Autumn Festival." Jiang Changning said with a smile.
Zhuang Juyue sighed, "That's right, we did meet, but we didn't have a chance to talk."
"Yes, after you get married, you are no longer a little girl. You can't be willful and have to follow your mother-in-law." Jiang Changning said with a smile.
Zhuang Juyue pursed her lips and said, "Sister Ning, I won't beat around the bush. You should know why I came here today."
"I do know that, but you also saw that I am pregnant and it is not convenient for me to go to court. I have already told Mu Changshi yesterday that he will go." Jiang Changning was equally direct.
Zhuang Juyue smiled, "Sister Ning, thank you."
"You're welcome. Lord Mu said that as long as Prince Tan has enough evidence, he won't lose the case. His presence would only be icing on the cake."
“Although there is evidence, Yijie is a junior after all. If you favor the Liu family, we still have no chance of winning.” Zhuang Juyue hated Lady Wende to the extreme and addressed her by her last name.
"Don't worry, you won't lose." Jiang Changning believed that the adults would not favor the Liu family. It was too cruel to kill someone's offspring.
They are not biological mother and son. If the stepmother is unkind, how can the stepson be filial to her
"I appreciate your good words." Zhuang Juyue's heavy mood relaxed a little. The fact that the Chief Secretary of Prince Jin's Mansion could go was a deterrent even if he didn't say anything.
Jiang Changning kept Juyue at Zhuang for lunch before letting Xiulan see her out.
When Zhuang Juyue returned to her parents' home, Tan Yijie was anxious but did not rush to ask about her. He waited for her to sit down and poured her a cup of tea. "My dear, you have worked hard."
"It's not hard. Sister Ning is a very nice person. She instructed the chief secretary of the palace yesterday to go to the court on the day of the trial." Zhuang Juyue knew what Tan Yiji cared about.
Tan Yijie breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank you, ma'am."
"What are you talking about? We are husband and wife." Zhuang Juyue said angrily.
Tan Yijie held her hand and said, "With a wife like this, what else could a husband ask for?"
Zhuang Juyue smiled sweetly and moved closer to his arms.
The young couple was enjoying a warm and sweet time here, while Lady Wendeber knew that Zhuang Juyue had gone to Prince Jin's Mansion.
"He came out after lunch!" Mrs. Wendeber frowned when she heard the news.
"Mother, if Prince Jin's Mansion intervenes, we will have no chance of winning this case." Tan Chengjie, the second son of the Wende Marquis' Mansion, frowned.
"Don't make a fuss, let me think about it." Mrs. Wendebur rubbed her forehead.
Tan Chengjie circled around her twice and said, "The only ones that can compete with the Jin Palace are the Qing Palace, the Yu Palace, and the De Palace."
"Yes, we can ask Prince Qing's Mansion and Prince Yu's Mansion for help." Lady Wende said happily.
"Our family has no relationship with the Prince Qing's Mansion and the Prince Yu's Mansion, so they may not be willing to help."
Mrs. Wendebo smiled, "They will help. Princess Qing and Princess Jin almost had a falling out at last year's auction, and Princess Yu and Princess Jin don't have a good relationship either."
Although she didn't understand what it meant that the enemy of my enemy was my friend, it didn't stop her from doing so.
Tan Chengjie's eyes lit up, "Then mother, please send someone to deliver the visiting card."
Mrs. Wendebo wrote visiting cards personally and had them delivered to Prince Qing's mansion and Prince Yu's mansion respectively, one saying she would visit the next day, and the other saying she would visit the day after tomorrow.
(End of this chapter)