Too high to reach

Chapter 324 I said it before
"Your Highness," Feng Liniang said, calming down.

“I will not admit to doing something I did not do. Sooner or later, Your Highness will understand. In order not to put Your Highness in a difficult position, I will choose to go to the mountain villa.”

She wiped away her tears, "I endured humiliation and lived on, just so that Shao-ge'er could have a mother! So that the Prince wouldn't have a day when he regrets it..."

Li Jing admired her tenacity. "Remember, once a move is made, there's no going back. Leave first thing tomorrow morning. Aside from some everyday clothes and personal items, you can't take anything else from here."

After saying that, Li Jing stood up.

"Your Highness!" Feng Liniang straightened up from her knees. "Regardless of your opinion, Shao'er should not be implicated. You must guarantee that he will be treated like your eldest son; he must not be treated unfairly!"

"This is my business, you don't need to worry about it!"

Feng Liniang chuckled coldly, "Even if you are a martial arts master, matters of the inner quarters are not your forte. Shao Ge'er has fallen into the hands of that woman Mo Yi..." She shook her head.

"Li Niang doesn't care, she's only speaking to you. If anyone makes Shao Ge suffer, ruins him, or even kills him, I'll haunt you even as a ghost!" she roared madly.

Li Jing didn't say anything and went out.

Watching his departing figure, Feng Liniang composed herself, and that was the end of this part.

Next step... she suddenly stood up.

But he had been kneeling for quite a while, and when he couldn't get up, he bumped into something again, wincing in pain, but he couldn't care less.

He hurriedly went to rummage through his things.

She had all her banknotes taken to the storeroom by Song Mama.
"Damn it! That bitch Zhao Hui, one day when I get my revenge, I'll tear you to pieces..."

However... while silver notes are convenient to carry, they're inconvenient to use. No matter where you go, you can't do without silver!

She needs to tidy up... Oh, right! Zhou Dong, she needs to write him a letter.

He rushed to the table, ground the ink, and laid out the paper… He had only written a few lines when he thought again, “No, this won’t do…”

Who can help deliver messages these days?

If this relationship is discovered again, there will be no way out in the future!

He quickly tore the paper he had written on to shreds.

Then I went to the storeroom in the yard and looked at sets of jewelry, sets of clothes, and rows of shoes.

She's not even allowed to take away the life she's become accustomed to?
After searching high and low, he finally found some small gold and silver ingots, wrapped them in cloth, took off his outer clothes, and tied the gold and silver ingots around his waist.

Looking at the jewelry, some were given by the mansion according to regulations, some were gifts from the palace and princes, and some were received during social occasions... These were all registered, and he probably couldn't take them with him.

But she also bought some herself, with her own money, so you can't just not let her bring them, right?
She's quick-witted and took matters into her own hands, gathering a whole bunch of things.

A short while later, several old women from the mansion entered.

"This servant is here on the orders of the Prince to pack things up."

Pointing to the jewelry they had found, Feng Liniang said arrogantly, "Go ask the Prince. Of all the jewelry here, I don't want the ones from the manor or the ones he gave me. But these... I bought them with my own monthly allowance. Are you going to confiscate them too?"

The old women looked at each other, and one of them went out to ask.

Then, she directed everyone to take out all her bedding, home clothes, undergarments...

The mountain villa...it must be very cold. She also told me to bring all her various mink coats.

As soon as the old woman said these things couldn't be brought, she started crying, making a scene, and shouting, and even asked someone to ask the prince again.

Everyone was a little helpless. Was this still the elegant and dignified concubine who managed the household?

How can she be so restless?

Anyway, she made a scene, taking and complaining. By the time the trucks were loaded in the morning, several trucks were already full of the things she was taking.

Before leaving, he was unable to see Shao Ge'er again.

She thought for a moment: If I don't want to see him, then I won't. Anyway, there's nothing I can do but cry.

What's the use of crying?

He looked around his room and then walked outside.

She didn't encounter many people along the way. In her heart, she cursed these snobs. They treated them so well in ordinary times, but when it came down to it, she couldn't count on any of them.

He pulled the hood of his large cloak up and walked away silently.

Finally, a few people who had received great favors from her stood by the roadside. As she passed by, they whispered, "Your Majesty, please take care!"

Feng Liniang looked up at them, her eyes resolute. "Alright. If you're willing, help me take care of Shao-ge'er. Then... wait for me to come back!"

The group of people looked at each other and nodded in agreement.

She smiled softly and left.

Just as I was about to board the bus outside the second gate...

Zhao Mama's carriage arrived. Feng Liniang stopped and silently looked at Zhao Mama.

Granny Zhao stepped off the carriage with a light step, ignoring Feng Liniang and the other carriages, and walked calmly into the gate.

She even smiled at the doorman's flattery.

Pooh!
Feng Liniang glared fiercely at Zhao Mama's retreating figure. "I will remember this humiliation and take revenge on her one by one in the future."

……

Zhou Dong held a separate official position and was not an official under the Prince's Palace.

So aside from Feng Liniang actively seeking him out and asking him to do things, he knew very little about the affairs of the Prince's mansion.

Today, as soon as Feng Liniang left the mansion, her childhood friends immediately came to find her.

The guy was nervous, excited, and a little regretful, with an air of "I knew it all along."

"I heard it was over 100,000 taels of silver! And that's just what was transferred out. Add in the others, who knows how much it could be?"

Zhou Dong's face changed... He still had more than ten thousand taels of silver that Feng Liniang had given him.

"How could this happen?" he asked with difficulty.

"Who knew! It was so sudden. By the time everyone found out, she had already left the manor."

"Where did you go?" Zhou Dong asked anxiously.

"I heard it's in a village, but I don't know exactly which one."

Zhou Dong was drenched in sweat as he pondered, "Over 100,000 is an astronomical sum for us, but for the Prince's Mansion, it's not that much, is it? Why was the fine so severe?"

In his heart, he thought that Li Niang had done a lot, even if she hadn't done anything particularly meritorious, and besides, she had given birth to the prince's eldest son!

Did the prince listen to the princess? Or did she foolishly try to harm the princess and get discovered?
"Fool! The real reason can't be told out. That's just a pretense! I think there's definitely more to it than that!"

The companion thought for a moment, then clicked his tongue in agreement: "I've said it before, among all of us, Feng Liniang has the highest aspirations. Ha, back then, Granny Zhao even wanted to match you two up... I told Fifth Brother long ago it was impossible. How could she possibly be interested in you..."

Zhou Dong frowned. "Alright, it's all baseless. Why bring it up now?"

"Why are you in such a hurry? I'm just saying she's arrogant and likes to use tricks. Think about it, back then, the prince supported dozens of us, both men and women. Didn't we all follow the rules and do our jobs properly? Apart from a few who were his personal guards, who could get close to the prince? But she just managed to get close to him."

"How do you know she wasn't chosen by the prince?" Zhou Dong asked righteously.

"Tsk, what a joke! What's so outstanding about her?"

"Stop talking about that, what do we do now?" Zhou Dong asked, his heart pounding. Did the Prince know about his affair with Li Niang?
He believed his companion's words. It must have been something Liniang did that made the prince discover it.

I felt regretful and anxious. I had told her long ago: she was doing well and shouldn't do these things... but she wouldn't listen.

"What can we do? I heard her cousin and her husband are in jail! We can't even hide from them, let alone go to them!"

Zhou Dong tensed up again, "What about Granny Zhao?"

"Granny Zhao is helping the Princess manage the household! Sigh, it's not easy for Granny Zhao either, Yongle is gone."

Zhou Dong was in a state of utter confusion. Now, he was probably worried about whether he would be in any danger.

If there's nothing else, I'll quietly inquire later about where she's being held...

As soon as Feng Liniang left, her cousin and her husband were thrown into prison... on charges of swindling the Wangfu's property. In court, the couple confessed to everything. In the end, they returned all the property they had been holding on behalf of the Wangfu.

The couple were also sentenced to prison.

Actually, he deserved it. But if we're talking about being wronged, there's still some truth to it.

Because the mastermind was Feng Liniang.

However, this is the fate of ordinary people.

The Qi Prince's Mansion publicly stated that Consort Feng, due to her poor judgment of character, caused huge losses to the manor's property and was therefore sent to the estate.

Mo Yi and Granny Zhao got busy, first packing up and storing the valuables in Consort Feng's courtyard. Her courtyard was emptied and tidied up, leaving no trace of her personal presence.

The ledgers of Changlan Pavilion were organized and stored away, in preparation for repainting.

The garden that was supposed to be cleaned up was handed over to the people of Huaxiang.

This series of events was quite significant; it easily broke up the original small groups and swapped them.

Those who performed well were promoted. Those who failed to keep up were dismissed.

It may seem very chaotic, but in fact, every step was designed by Mo Yi and Granny Zhao.

The plan is to take advantage of the turmoil and unease caused by Consort Feng's relinquishment of power and departure from her residence, and to act decisively.

There will definitely be some people who are unhappy, but seeing what happened to Consort Feng, they all behaved themselves...