Marrying a wife and a concubine together? Wouldn't it be better to divorce and become the queen

Sixty-four loads of dowry was a very generous dowry for a noble lady. When they came out of the Prince of Chu's Palace, people from the Marquis's Palace drove a horse-drawn carriage, and the people behind carried loads, all tied with bright red wedding silks. A group of people walked in the street in a mighty manner. The people didn't know what was going on and stopped to watch.

Someone asked in confusion: "Eh? Aren't these the dowries that Miss Feng brought into the Prince of Chu's Palace when she married the Prince of Chu? Why are they being carried out of the Prince of Chu's Palace again?"

Another person said, "I heard a little rumor. A few days ago, His Majesty took the concubines and officials to the West Hill to hold a Hundred Flowers Banquet. I don't know what happened, but His Majesty issued an order to allow the King of Chu and Miss Feng to divorce. Now Miss Feng left the King of Chu's mansion with her dowry, so the divorce must be true."

"Divorce? The Princess of Chu and the King of Chu divorced? This is a strange story. I have never heard of a princess daring to divorce the royal family. This is the first time."

"That's not right. Don't you see what the King of Chu did before? He favored his concubine over his wife to the point that the whole capital knew about it. The concubine even bullied the mistress. Who could stand it?"

"That's true. The King of Chu is truly the first prince in the world to be divorced. It's too shameful."

The people were talking at once.

Feng Qingluan was sitting in the carriage and didn't care about the discussions outside.

Qingxue returned to the Marquis' Mansion early and told the old lady the news that the eldest lady had obtained the imperial decree of divorce and brought her dowry back to the Mansion today.

Old Madam Hou was extremely excited, she had expected this day to come, but she did not expect Qingluan to do it so quickly. She brought everyone in the Marquis's residence to the door to greet them grandly.

Feng Qingluan got off the carriage and saw her grandmother, leaning on a cane, supported by Nanny Qin, and the people from the Marquis' Mansion, waiting for her with a smile on their faces. Moists welled up in her eyes and she walked quickly up to hold the old lady's hand.

"Grandma, your granddaughter is back."

Madam Hou's eyes sparkled with tears. She raised her hand and rubbed Feng Qingluan's soft hair:

"It's good that you're back. You've suffered a lot in the Prince of Chu's mansion. Go back to your room quickly. Grandmother will ask someone to prepare a banquet tonight to welcome you. From now on, you can live a good life in the mansion."

Old Madam Hou felt heartbroken. Her granddaughter had loved the King of Chu for more than ten years and had longed to marry him into his palace. But she was divorced just a few days later. One could imagine how much injustice and pain she had suffered in the palace.

Feng Qingluan couldn't help but let the tears flow down her cheeks. She quickly wiped them away with her hands and said with a smile:

"Okay, granddaughter listens to grandma."

Xue Zimo had the dowry carried into the Marquis's mansion.

The onlookers started to talk again, and only dispersed after the gate of the mansion was closed.

In order to welcome Feng Qingluan back home, the old lady of the marquis was so happy that she rewarded each servant with an extra month's salary. The whole mansion was bustling and joyful the whole afternoon. It didn't seem like the eldest daughter leaving her ex-husband to return to her parents' home, but rather like a grand wedding was being held.

Feng Qingluan wanted to set off firecrackers to celebrate, but Madam Hou stopped her and said:

"Qingluan, Grandmother wants to celebrate, but we should keep a low profile at this critical moment. I'm afraid everyone in the capital knows about your divorce from the King of Chu. After all, your ex-husband is also a prince, the son of His Majesty. We have to save some face for His Majesty."

Feng Qingluan felt that what her grandmother said made sense, so she said, "Listen to grandma, don't set off firecrackers, everyone will eat meat and drink wine tonight, and we will have fun behind closed doors."

As the grandfather and grandson were talking, Butler Fu came in and said:

"Miss, Guard Jiang from Prince Rong's Mansion is here. He said he has a thank-you gift for you."

Feng Qingluan raised her eyebrows. Here it comes. The precious thank-you gift that Prince Rong sent her has arrived.

Feng Qingluan walked out, and Jiang Qu was waiting for her in the front hall. Seeing Feng Qingluan's smiling face, Jiang Qu also smiled and said:

"Miss Feng, the prince has asked me to pass on a message, congratulations on becoming a free person from now on."

Feng Qingluan said: "Thank your prince for me."

Jiang Qu held a brocade box in his hand. "This thank-you gift was carefully selected by my prince for Miss Feng. It is to thank you for saving my life in the palace mountain. Please open it and take a look."

Feng Qingluan took the brocade box, opened the lid, and inside lay a small piece of jade made of the same material as last time.

Feng Qingluan picked it up. The jade piece was half the size of a palm. She stared at it for a while and asked in confusion:

"Guard Jiang, is this piece of jade the gift your prince gave me?"

She thought it was some incredible treasure. Xie Jin had given her a preview in advance, which made her have such high expectations, but it turned out to be such a piece of stuff.

Although this piece of jade looks valuable, compared with the last one, this one has no sense of design at all. There is a cut on the top, a cut on the left, and an arc on the bottom. Is it used for scraping bones?

Jiang Qu smiled and said, "Miss Feng, you read it right. It's the Jade Mask again. I saw that you liked the Jade Mask that the prince gave you last time. I think you should be quite satisfied with it."

Feng Qingluan complained in her heart, since mutton-fat white jade is so expensive, of course she would be satisfied.

But she is a little tired of being given something a second time, no matter how satisfying it is.

Feng Qingluan did not show it, and asked doubtfully:

"Giving away half a piece of jade twice in a row, Guard Jiang, can you tell me what this means?"

Jiang Qu smiled meaningfully, "It's up to Miss Feng to observe for yourself. You may find something unexpected if you put the two jade faces together."

Put the two pieces together?

Feng Qingluan's mouth twitched, but she had pawned the previous piece at a pawn shop.

She didn't know whether the pawnshop had sold the jade, so she would find time to go to the pawnshop and ask.

Feng Qingluan said: "Okay, thank you, Guard Jiang."

Jiang Qu left.

Not long after, someone came to the palace.

This time she carried two large boxes, which were a reward from Emperor Xia Ming for her great contribution during her trip to the palace.

Feng Qingluan looked at those things. They were all head ornaments, jewelry, brocade, silk, etc. used by young ladies. She asked Qingxue to send them to her own courtyard.

After dealing with this matter, Feng Qingluan prepared to change clothes.

At this time, Song Ding came in from outside carrying someone.

Song Ding was the second in command of the guards that Uncle Liu found for her.

The man was still shouting as he was dragged in by Song Ding by the collar:

"Let me go, I'm just passing by, why are you arresting me?"

Song Ding dragged the man to Feng Qingluan and said, "Miss, this man is suspicious. He has been hiding in the alley opposite the Marquis' Mansion and spying on the Mansion for two or three days. This time, I waited there and caught him."

The girl was wearing an old coarse cloth dress and had a simple hairstyle. She looked like a poor person. She turned her head and Feng Qingluan saw her face. It was Feng Chun's second daughter, Feng Ruian.

Feng Ruian broke free from Song Ding's restraints, tidied her hair and clothes, and when she saw Feng Qingluan, she raised her neck and said angrily:

"Miss Feng, I didn't do anything. Why did you let people arrest me?"

Seeing her, Feng Qingluan remembered Feng Chun's death.

Feng Qingluan didn't hate this cousin as much as Feng Shuyao did. She spoke in a gentle tone:

"What are you doing sneaking around in front of the mansion?"

Feng Ruian stiffened his neck and said, "My father said a few days ago that he would come to the Marquis' Mansion to look for my grandmother. After he left, he never came back. I came to see if you have arrested my father. Hand my father over quickly, or I will report him to the police!"

I'm here to see Feng Chun.

Feng Qingluan touched his chin. Feng Chun died in the palace, and the murderer had not been caught yet. His body should have been transported back to the capital. Perhaps it could really be found in the government office.