It didn't take long for the whole city to know about the Xu family's affairs.

The Xu family became a talking point, and the Rong Palace became a joke.

The final result was that Princess Rong and her daughter identified Li Maoan's body and gave him a very simple funeral.

It was so simple that he was obviously a prince, but he didn't even have a mourning hall, let alone inform his relatives and friends of his death.

After the mother and daughter brought his body back, they asked their servants to make a coffin for it. They then had the servants carry it to the Li family's ancestral tomb and buried it.

Even his only son, Li Heng, was not allowed to come back to carry his coffin and see him off.

The white banner in the palace was only hung symbolically for a moment and then quickly taken down.

After all, the dirty deeds between him and Gigi Nguyen are now known to the whole city.

Among his relatives and friends, every one of them sighed and mocked him!

He really doesn't know how lucky he is. He has such a good wife like Mu Zhen, but he still goes out to fool around.

It would be fine if he was just fooling around, but the target was Mu Zhen’s good friend, the wife of his colleague.

This is simply a disgrace to the men.

Therefore, when Prince Rong's palace did not announce his death to the public and simply buried him, no one objected.

After all, he did it himself.

Fortunately, he is a man. If he were a woman like Gigi Ruan, he would not even be able to enter the Li family’s ancestral tomb.

Look, Xu Chongshan just divorced her. She died, died, and ended up with such a tragic end.

So, these are all the sins you committed in your life! You have to pay for them, even after you die.

As for Gigi Nguyen.

Xu Chongshan kept his word. Although he divorced her, he still took care of her funeral.

A piece of land was found for her and she was buried there.

The cemetery is not far from the tombs of the two elders of the Ruan family, but it is still some distance away.

This was what Old Madam Xu meant. She was also a person with one foot in the soil. In her opinion, the two elders of the Ruan family would definitely be angry because Ruan Lizi had done such a shameful thing.

Then let her stay neither too far nor too close, and regret with her father.

As for Xu Chongshan's resignation, the emperor also agreed.

Xu Mansion

"Mother, do you blame your son for this decision?" Xu Chongshan looked at the old lady and asked seriously.

The old lady took a deep breath and said calmly, "Son! Your decision is right. We were too greedy before, so this is God's punishment for us!"

"People, you really can't have wishful thinking. Otherwise, you will have to pay it back sooner or later."

"That's good too. I'll be free from my duties as an official. Tomorrow, mother and I will go back to our hometown! Let's dismiss all the servants in the mansion!"

"As for this house..." The old lady looked around and said slowly, "Leave it to Zhimiao! This is what we owe her."

Xu Chongshan nodded, "Mother is right, that's it."

"Master, Madam, I won't leave." Madam Li came in and knelt down in front of the two of them. "Please let me follow you. I want to serve you for the rest of my life."

"Shuanglan, why are you doing this?" The old lady looked at her helplessly, "You..."

"I just want to follow the old lady." For the first time, Madam Li interrupted the old lady's words regardless of her status, her eyes were a little wet, "I have no children, and my husband died early."

"The Xu Mansion is my home! The old lady is my family! If the old lady doesn't want me anymore, where would you let me go?"

"I have no home to go to! If this continues, I will die!"

"Okay, okay!" The old lady comforted her, "Don't keep saying such unlucky things! Just come back to the countryside with us! It just so happens that I can't leave you."

Mother Li burst into laughter and said, "Thank you, Madam. Thank you, Madam!"

……

Imperial Palace Pepper Room

Naturally, the Queen also learned about the affairs of the Xu family and Prince Rong's Mansion.

He was so angry that his face was distorted.

"Waste! All of them are waste! What use do I have for all the waste in this county!" He picked up a teacup and smashed it to the ground.

Originally, he wanted to drag Xu Zhimiao into the water. But he didn't expect that Xu Chongshan would escape.

Well, Ruan Lizi died, and neither of her sons were Xu Chongshan's. Xu Chongshan took the opportunity to resign from his post.

Just like that, she lost control of Xu Chongshan.

The father and son, Mu Erjin and Mu Yiwen, were no match for the father and son, Mu Changlin and Mu Shaochen.

The current situation is becoming increasingly unfavorable for the Queen.

The situation was getting further and further out of her control.

It is impossible to say that there is no rush.

But there was no point in being anxious! She was just losing.

"Your Majesty, please calm down." Madam Hu advised carefully, "Drink some tea and calm down."

The Queen glared at her fiercely, "How can you expect me to calm down at this time? Ah!"

"I originally wanted to use Ruan Lizi's death to get the emperor to lift my house arrest. Now, I have accomplished nothing."

The more she spoke, the angrier she became, and a sinister, cold light flashed in the queen's eyes.

Everything and everyone was out of her control.

Even the emperor was becoming increasingly unpredictable to her.

This has never happened in the past 22 years.

Not only did he scold her, he even grounded her.

An inexplicable feeling of panic rose in her heart, making her feel more and more powerless.

"Your Highness, it's time to be calm." Madam Hu consoled her. "If your Highness is in a mess, what will His Highness do?"

"Don't mention him to me!" the Queen said coldly, with a bad look on her face, "If I had known he was so useless, I would never have chosen him!"

"I would rather raise this evil child Helian Chen under my knees than raise him!"

"Your Majesty, are you really willing to raise the Second Prince under your wing?" Madam Hu asked softly.

Hearing this, the queen was stunned for a moment, and her expression was dazed for a moment.

Then I saw her cheeks twitching violently.

Of course he doesn't want to.

Whenever she saw Helian Chen, she would think of that person.

The person who made her hate him so much!

If she really kept Helian Chen as her own, she would have been exposed long ago.

"Your Highness, I understand you." Madam Hu walked up to her and advised her kindly, "Your Highness, if you had really raised the Second Prince under your wing, I'm afraid you would have collapsed long ago."

"Although the Third Prince is a little mediocre, fortunately he listens to the Empress. Isn't this a good thing for the Empress?"

"My Lady, even though things are a little beyond our plan now, it's better than before, isn't it?"

The queen took a deep breath and tried hard to adjust her emotions. "You are right! I have endured for so many years, there is no way I will give up."

"As long as I am here, Helian Chen will never succeed! I will never let that woman's son succeed!"

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