Exile

64

Yue Wang Residence.

"Why hasn't Jiang Mao come back yet?" As he spoke, Su Qingbai looked at the time and frowned. Then he put on a cotton-padded garment and went out. "Forget it, I won't wait for him."

Today, before going to court, Jiang Mao said to wait for him to come back at noon and eat hot pot together. After the court session ended, Jiang Mao sent someone back to inform that he went to Consort Lou's place. As a result, lunch was over and Su Qingbai was not waiting anymore.

"Liu Wei, clean up. I want to go to the farm in the north."

After Liu Wei gave a short answer, he withdrew. Not long after, a few carriages arrived. Su Qingbai got on one of them.

The farm in the north of the city was close to Yue Wang Residence. Jiang Mao had people planted a lot of vegetables. In this ancient winter, the cost of growing vegetables was higher. It needed a lot of coal and manpower. Jiang Mao did not grow too much, just enough for their whole family to eat.

In winter, there must be nothing to eat in the border town. Su Qingbai then picked a cart of vegetables from the farm to be delivered to them. Fortunately, it was winter now, so the vegetables would be less likely to spoil. If they hurried, it could arrive after a month or so to the border town.

"What are they doing?" Though not welcome, Jiang Jun was thick-skinned. After the court session, he went home and changed clothes before he came to Yue Wang Residence. When he arrived, he found several carriages outside the residence, hurrying, which was unknown what for. He took hold of the old steward and asked.

"This... It's the kitchen going out to shop." The old steward smiled as he answered.

Jiang Jun nodded and turned into the residence.

"Your Highness Seven..." The old housekeeper hurriedly followed in.

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Jiang Mao came out of Consort Lou's place with a cold face. When Hu Hong saw him come out, he hurriedly lowered the sedan chair.

After asking the eunuch next to him for the reason, Hu Hong could not help sighing and be indignant for his Lord Wang.

Hu Hong felt that Consort Lou, the woman who entered the Inner Palace by herself, was becoming more and more troublesome. The Empress of the old Emperor had died early, therefore no one to handle her. Otherwise, could she be making trouble?

Currently, they all waiting for the emperor to die soon and most of the imperial wives and concubines were living in seclusion, tried their best to rope in promising prince to compete for the imperial throne. Consort Lou was the only one who was making trouble to rise in power.

Neither did Consort Lou think about it. She was driven to Cangzhou by the emperor in the early years, why did no one object when she moved to the palace after she returned to the capital city?

――Was it not Third Prince who wanted to use her to create difficulties for Lord Wang?

Forget that she didn't think about her own son, but she even dragged Lord Wang's hind leg everywhere. Third Prince held up her stinky feet, and she got close to Third Prince. But she never thought that for her to live as she currently had depended on whom? Was it not Lord Wang, her son?

Now the dark tide was raging in the capital city. Yet, Consort Lou was looking at a hot spring villa and wanted Lord Wang to buy it for her, which she said she's going to use it to invite the wives of cabinet ministers for Winter Solstice's dinner.

The price of land in the capital was expensive, not to mention the hot spring villa near the capital; that's a lot of money ah! Even though their Lord Wang could afford the price, but they also couldn't afford to let her do damage.