The daily struggles of divorced women in ancient times

The lady shrank back her neck when Mrs. Zhao stared at her, and dared not speak again. The other Hanlin lady standing next to Mrs. Zhao rolled her eyes and had already made up her mind.

"Mrs. Pei, you don't have to argue with us. Only you know whether your life is good or not, and you know your future prospects. It's useless to argue with us. When you go to a place like that, only you know the good and bad in your heart."

Xia Mianwan raised her eyes slightly and looked at Madam Hanlin who was speaking, and said with a smile: "Yes, that's right. Only one person knows whether his life is good or bad, cold or warm."

Madam Zhao said calmly, "Look at Madam Pei, you seem to be ignorant of the sufferings of the world. I'm afraid you don't know what kind of place Xiyang is. Do you want me to tell you about it? Madam Chen next to me is from Xiyang."

Xia Mianwan glanced at the Hanlin Madam Chen who had just spoken and said with a smile: "Even if there are more sufferings in the world, they are not as evil as the human heart."

This means that Madam Zhao is like a wolf or a tiger. Madam Zhao was so angry that she wanted to scold again, but Xia Mianwan didn't have time to argue with them. "Madam Zhao, my husband is indeed going to Xiyang, but he is still a second-rank official. What's more, in terms of rank, I am higher than you. Are you qualified to speak nonsense in front of me?"

Mrs. Zhao was choked by the following words. She looked at Xia Mianwan gloomily and said nothing.

Xia Mianwan smiled and said, "Madam Zhao, I know what you are thinking, but you can't do anything to me now. It doesn't matter what you think. Just let it go in your heart. Maybe one day there will be another chance."

After Xia Mianwan finished speaking, she took Pei Yanyue away, leaving behind Mrs. Zhao who was so angry that she was about to jump up.

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There were quite a few servants in Pei's house, but Xia Mianwan was not going to take all of them away. In addition to the maids and servants in Shaoguang Courtyard, she only took a few of Pei Yanxu's followers. The secret guards around Pei Yanxu would leave with Pei Yanxu, but they were secret guards and would not leave in the open.

Pei Yanxu and Xia Mianwan's luggage filled several carriages, and the journey would take several days. Xia Mianwan had made all the necessary preparations.

On the day of departure, Pei Yanxu and Xia Mianwan did not notify anyone else, but Xiaowu and Zhou Chengze came together.

Xia Mianwan got off the carriage and said to Xiaowu with a smile: "Didn't I tell you not to come? Why did you come anyway?"

Xiao Wu and Zhou Chengze smiled at each other and said, "Sister Xia, I'm still worried, so let Hongyun and Hongxia go with you. Hongyun and Hongxia have been practicing martial arts with me, so ordinary people can't get close to them."

Xia Mianwan nodded and said, "Okay!"

This was Xiaowu's intention, and Xia Mianwan didn't want to refuse his kindness.

Seeing that Xia Mianwan did not refuse, Xiaowu said, "I did business in Yanzhou before, and made friends with some merchants from Xiyang. Here is their information. If you need anything, Sister Xia can go find them."

Xiao Wu said as he handed an envelope in his hand to Xia Mian Wan. Xia Mian Wan took the envelope and said with a smile: "Thank you, Xiao Wu."

Although Xiaowu didn't know much about court affairs, after listening to Zhou Chengze's analysis, he knew that it would be difficult for Xia Mianwan to go there. Although he was not very reassured, he had done everything he could.

Seeing Xiaowu was sad, Zhou Chengze turned around and said, "Don't worry, Xiaowu. If anything happens in the future, we can go to Xiyang together."

Xiao Wu nodded and said, "Sister Xia, if you have anything to say, you must talk to us."

"it is good!"

Pei Yanxu also made arrangements for Zhou Chengze's future. Pei Yanxu then said, "I'll trouble you with the matters in the capital. You can go to Mingzhang to discuss anything."

"Yes, Lord Pei, take care." Zhou Chengze bowed.

"Take care of yourself."

Just as Xia Mianwan and Pei Yanxu were about to leave, a carriage stopped quietly.

Pei Yanxu glanced at him calmly, his expression changed slightly, "Prince..."

It turned out that the person sitting in the carriage was the prince. The prince got off the carriage and bowed to Pei Yanxu, saying, "Sir, I have suffered a lot."

Neither Pei Yanxu nor the emperor told the prince about their plans, so the prince didn't know about it.

"Didn't I tell you that you didn't have to come and see me off?" Pei Yanxu was afraid that the prince would have a hard time in the capital, so he specifically told the prince to cut ties with him. Who knew... the prince still came.

The prince said sadly: "Master, you are in this situation because of me. I can't do it..."

Pei Yanxu felt a little distressed when he saw the prince's tender face. The prince was still young. He sighed and said, "Forget it. Now that we have seen it, let's go back early."

The prince gritted his teeth and said, "Sir, why don't you leave Chen Ge'er and Yu Jie'er here? I... I will protect them." Xiyang's situation was not good, and he was worried about Chen Ge'er and Yu Jie'er.

Pei Yanxu said with a straight face: "Prince, don't mess around. You can't protect them at this time."

"I am the prince, I can protect them!" said the prince stubbornly.

Pei Yanxu shook his head and said, "If this is the case, they will never come back..."

The prince is still just the prince, he must not show favoritism. If he is restrained and shows favoritism, he can be easily controlled by others.

The prince lowered his head in disappointment. Seeing how depressed he was, Yu Jie'er walked to him gently. She took out her handkerchief and wiped the sweat off his forehead. "Brother Prince, you have to believe in my father and mother, and also believe in me and Brother Chen. We will come back. You have to take good care of yourself in the capital, okay?"

"Sister Yu, I..." The prince wanted to say something anxiously, but didn't know what to say. He lowered his hands in frustration.

Yu Jie'er's beautiful eyes curved into the shape of the moon, "Brother Crown Prince, Brother Chen and I are not in the capital, you must be well and don't think too much. Just remember that you are the crown prince."

"Okay!" replied the prince.

Xia Mianwan watched the interaction between the prince and Yu Jie'er coldly, feeling a little worried. These two children... have developed feelings for each other, but... there is no way that Yu Jie'er and the prince can be together.

At this time, Chen Ge'er also patted the prince and said, "Prince, wait for me to come back. By then, I will definitely be very powerful. Let's compete together."

"You don't blame me?" the prince asked in surprise.

"Why should I blame you? Prince, don't take on responsibilities that are not yours. It's not your fault that villains are in power. We just need to work together to drive these villains away!" Chen Ge'er didn't expect that the prince actually thought that it was because of him that the Pei family needed to leave the capital.

Upon hearing this, the prince nodded heavily, patted Chen Ge'er on the shoulder, and told Chen Ge'er to take good care of his family.

Under the watchful eyes of Xiaowu, Zhou Chengze and the prince, Xia Mianwan and Pei Yanxu got on the carriage, and the group headed towards Xiyang in a mighty procession.

It was the time when spring and summer met, and the weather was good. Although the journey was hard, it was not too unbearable. It was just that Shi Ge'er and Yuan Jie'er were not used to the environment on the road and they cried incessantly. Fortunately, the maids that Xia Mianwan found were experienced and took good care of them.