Chapter 2738: Xiao Jiu

Xiao Jiu looked down and saw it was Zi Xia, then fluttered down and said, "The master has left."

Zi Xia: "Where did they go?"

Xiao Jiu: "Seems like to the General’s Mansion."

Zi Xia looked perplexed and asked, "What on earth happened?"

She had only been away for an hour, and the Legitimate Daughter had left the War Prince’s Mansion in a huff. Who could tell her what exactly had happened?

Xiao Jiu flapped its wings, perched on Zi Xia’s shoulder, and shrieked, "Go ask the scoundrel, how would I know?"

Throughout the War Prince’s Mansion, Xiao Jiu dared to stand on anyone’s shoulder, except on Long Rui’s, whose presence made its claws go weak.

That scoundrel always had his mind on making soup with its claws. Xiao Jiu swore, the next time, even if it meant standing on The Emperor’s shoulder, it would never choose Long Rui’s.

That scoundrel is the Bloodshedding King, so ruthless. For the sake of a bird’s life, it’s better to be cautious.

Zi Xia was taken aback: "Is it the Prince?"

Xiao Jiu: "Who else dares to upset the master but him."

Zi Xia worriedly said, "Could it be the Legitimate Daughter sold all the women in the mansion, and the Prince, holding a grudge, kicked her out in a fit of anger?"

Xiao Jiu thought for a moment and said, "Hmm, it’s possible."

The more Zi Xia thought about it, the more scared she got, murmuring to herself, "No, I need to hurry and find the Legitimate Daughter to discuss a strategy, otherwise we’ll really end up having her divorced by the Prince, and the General’s reputation will fall to ruins."

Xiao Jiu: "Zi Xia, are you crazy, not considering the master’s reputation over the General’s face? How important is the General’s reputation? How much is it worth?"

Zi Xia: "...!"

Xiao Jiu: "Why are you looking at me? Haven’t you seen such a beautiful bird?"

Zi Xia: "You’re right, the Legitimate Daughter’s reputation is more important."

A person and a bird, talking while heading towards the main street.

When the Legitimate Daughter was present, Zi Xia could ride a carriage, but now with her gone, as a servant, she could only walk to the General’s Mansion.

Imperial Palace, Taihe Hall.

The Emperor sat with a sullen face on the Dragon Throne, his face drawn and long.

The Little Eunuch beside him didn’t dare to breathe, for fear of attracting the Emperor’s attention and then being scolded.

"Bang!"

Suddenly, the Emperor slammed his hand heavily on the desk.

The Little Eunuch jumped with fright, nearly fainting, thinking, Emperor, you can’t just slam the table like that, it scares people to death.

The Emperor’s face turned liver-red with fury, slamming the table while cursing, "Damned Situtu Xueer, the informants I painstakingly planted in the War Prince’s Mansion were all uprooted by her in just one day, infuriating me to no end, and she... ended up selling them to such a filthy place too."

Just recently, several officials jointly accused Situtu Xueer, claiming she brazenly sold their daughters to the Yihong Brothel.

Some women, not willing to face humiliation, had already hanged themselves in the Yihong Brothel.

Upon hearing this, they were instantly in an uproar.

At first, they agreed with The Emperor to have their daughters enter the War Prince’s Mansion, with at least the status of the War Prince’s concubine in the future. The Emperor also verbally assured them that as long as their daughters served him well, they would be rewarded with wealth and the status of the War Prince’s concubine was easily within reach.

Of course, these officials’ daughters were of concubine birth and not Legitimate Daughters, and due to their low status, staying in the mansion was no different than being a servant. Even if they were to marry, it would only be as a concubine, and they could forget about being a Main Wife.

With the War Prince holding immense power, even being his concubine promised a boundless future and could also bolster their family’s strength, without offending The Emperor; it’s a win-win situation, so they agreed to The Emperor’s request.

Who would have known that they would now be sold to the Yihong Brothel by the Princess Consort of War Prince without reason?

Though concubine-born daughters held low status, they were still daughters of Imperial Appointed Officials, and having them end up in the land of fireworks was an utter disgrace.

Hence, the crowd was indignant and insisted on jointly accusing the Princess Consort of War Prince, claiming she violated the seven grounds for divorce, and shouldn’t have been jealous of the War Prince having other women.