The husband I snatched halfway through his life is strange.

Chapter 497 She spoke softly and argued illogically.
The news quickly reached the palace.

Emperor Yingqian leaned back on the dragon throne, like an empty shell of a faded imperial robe.

The memorials on the desk were piled up like a dilapidated building, and the imperial brush hung above the inscriptions of peace and prosperity, the ink congealed into a dying fly.

"idiot!"

Emperor Yingqian put down his pen, his disdain barely concealed in his eyes.

"How could a perfectly good fundraising event be ruined?"

He had people keep an eye on everything that was happening down there.

It's a win-win situation. I thought the fifth son's wife was a shrewd person, but she turned out to be incapable of handling important tasks.

She sent out invitations early, revealing her own ulterior motives; she wanted everyone to know how busy she was. It wouldn't normally be a problem.

Anyone with eyes can see the Fifth Princess's intentions.

"Every man for himself" is a proverb, and how many people truly don't seek anything in return?
However, she was outmaneuvered by Yao Ru, who pointed it out to her face, which became a point of criticism.

"She still has the nerve to faint?"

The young eunuch who came to deliver the message knelt on the ground.

"Your Majesty is unaware that after the Fifth Imperial Consort fainted, there was no one to preside over the banquet. All those who came were female relatives. Even though the Fifth Prince rushed back to his residence after receiving the news, it was not easy to entertain them."

"The general's wife also wanted to step in, saying she could help preside over the meeting."

"She's quite adept at taking credit and is exceptionally eager. She can't wait for everyone to know how capable she is. She says she wants to gain experience so that she can host banquets in the future, and that they will be more sophisticated than those hosted by the Fifth Prince's Consort. She even says that even if she messes it up, it's someone else's business anyway. She's doing a good deed, so the people in the Fifth Prince's residence probably won't blame her. She's acting like a petty person."

"Even though the general's wife tried her best to turn the tide, the banquet still ended in the end."

"Before she left, she noticed that she hadn't touched much of the food at the table, afraid of wasting it. She said that she had experienced the hardship of hunger and was used to being frugal, so she packed up quite a lot of it."

"Only the expensive items are packed up."

Emperor Yingqian: ...

"After leaving the mansion, I gave it to the beggars who were kneeling on the street with missing arms and legs, and let them share it."

Emperor Yingqian was not surprised after hearing this.

As he had expected, the Yu family was indeed quite clever.

But... not many.

The second son's wife praised her and belittled the fifth son's wife.

And wasn't he just using her as a tool?

But she couldn't see it and was still laughing happily.

The eunuch boldly said, "Isn't His Majesty afraid that the Duke of Shun's mansion and the Second Prince have colluded?"

Emperor Yingqian: "Wei Zhao is a smart man. He doesn't even like the fifth prince, so why would he choose the second prince?"

During this period, the Shunguo Duke's mansion remained peaceful, but he couldn't help but worry that Wei Zhao might have ulterior motives.

And the whereabouts of Prince Liang Yue are still unknown.

Ying Zhi... is more capable than he thought.

Have to guard against it.

The emperor showed no anger.

He even laughed out loud.

The laughter was chilling.

"What good will come of offending the Yu family?"

“The Yu family members come from the countryside and have never seen the world. They don’t know much, but their status has risen so high that they’re all a bit arrogant. How could such a person understand the rules of hierarchy? She can’t stand being slighted and thinks that with Wei Zhao and Gu Fuju backing her up, she can do whatever she wants in the capital.”

"I'm afraid no one will teach her that the surname of this Great Jin is Ying."

“I am angry with the princes below me, but they are my bloodline after all. The Fifth Prince’s wife is my daughter-in-law, and Yu Shi wants to climb over her.”

"This shows they don't respect me!"

He sneered.

The father-in-law knelt on the ground, then, as if remembering something, cautiously said, "After the banquet, Grand Tutor Gu went to pick her up. She was still throwing a tantrum, yelling at the door that she meant well, but the people from the Fifth Prince's residence were ungrateful and had no manners towards guests."

"The Grand Tutor cherishes his precious child whom he just found, and he tries to coax him, but the child is extremely spoiled and stubborn."

Emperor Yingqian: ...

Very good. The Yu family didn't even respect their own biological father.

Father-in-law: "I don't know what the general's wife is thinking. With such good parents, she doesn't try to please them, but instead throws a tantrum."

Emperor Yingqian's eyes were deep.

"What else could it be?"

"It's nothing more than putting on airs, complaining that Gu Fuju didn't give them enough."

"People are all selfish. Just watch, do you think she'll really stay away from the Gu family?" "The Gu couple can still indulge her for now, but in time, I'm afraid they'll get annoyed."

Emperor Yingqian had a very bad impression of Yu Tingwan.

Little did he know that Yu Tingwan's tantrum in front of the Fifth Prince's residence pleased Gu Fuju greatly.

The young woman stood there gracefully, while Shunzi and Tanjiang supervised the procession of the ladies' boxes to the pawnshop to exchange them for money to buy rice.

She kept talking.

"I'm not exactly free either. My mother-in-law gave me a few more shops, so I have to manage six at the same time."

Which noble lady doesn't own at least a dozen shops for practice?
But Gu Fuju was worried that Yu Tingwan would have a hard time.

Yu Tingwan continued talking to herself.

"I am willing to help the Fifth Princess today because I find her approachable, like a sister to me."

Who would dare say they're sisters with the Fifth Princess Consort?

However, Gu Fuju felt that the Fifth Princess Consort was not worthy.

"But she kept making things difficult for me."

You have to win me over!

She improved it again.

"They're going to send me to jail."

Gu Fuju: ...

He almost believed it.

"The Second Prince's wife is the best; she believes I am no ordinary person and is willing to entrust me with the money."

There were some ladies from prominent families who hadn't left yet, and there were also onlookers on the street.

Yu Tingwan let those people look at her.

She pretended to be very unconvinced.

"Can I refuse?"

Gu Fuju told her, "You can."

"Can I refuse?"

"You...can't?"

Yu Tingwan clapped her hands: "That's right."

"The Second Prince isn't a very good person, but his wife is quite nice. So I agreed."

"Other ladies turned around and begged me for help, can they blame me? But she just closed her eyes and fainted. Anyone who didn't know better would think that I was being inhuman and knocked her unconscious."

Yu Tingwan snorted, put her hands behind her back, and paced back and forth in front of the Fifth Prince's residence. Jade and agate beads hung on her body, jingling as she walked.

Gu Fuju suppressed a laugh.

"Yaoyao, your father will take you back."

"I'm not leaving. I want to see when the Fifth Princess Consort wakes up."

"What will you do when you wake up?"

Yu Tingwan's reasons were sufficient.

"My Holy Mother is compassionate and must go in again to check on my illness to show her concern. Although she is not being fair, playing tricks on me and even trying to have her servants shove me, I am not injured, so I can only suffer in silence and not hold a grudge."

"This matter...I'm afraid it will damage my reputation."

Yu Tingwan seemed to care a lot.

"I actually feel quite helpless."

She took a step forward.

I think the knotted ornament under the jade pendant on the Grand Tutor's body is very well made.

She's had it too.

But they are all the most common styles.

Yu Tingwan did not take it without asking.

Gu Fuju picked it off and handed it to her.

Yu Tingwan examined it carefully before handing it back to Fu Ju, tilting her head back and looking at him with her watery eyes.

"Do you know why I haven't collapsed yet?"

—Why?

She spoke softly and argued illogically.