vstars Chapter 111 He Didn't Divorce Me, I Divorced Him
Chapter 111 He Didn't Divorce Me, I Divorced Him
In the next few days, Xia Taoyuan went to the Xiangfu to ask the grandmothers there to buy four maids for her. These grandmothers had seen countless people, so they naturally knew what to choose. And since they were choosing for their own daughter, they were even more selective.
Xia Taoyuan also told Madam Wei that she recognized the Princess of Xiang as her sister. Madam Wei said, "What a pitiful child. Since you recognize her as your sister, bring her to the mansion someday, and I will also recognize her as my daughter."
Xia Taoyuan happily hugged Madam Wei and acted coquettishly to her. Madam Wei smiled from ear to ear and said, "There is another good news. Your father has talked to General Lu about it, and General Lu readily agreed to recognize Qing'er as his adopted daughter. We are just waiting to pick a good day to hold a recognition ceremony."
This solved two problems, and Xia Taoyuan was so happy.
A few days later, Xia Taoyuan decided to go and see how the Xiang Wangfei was doing. She took Yingge with her and asked Qingyun to take her to the Xiang Wangfu.
The doorman informed them, and a maid led the two to find Ye Yiyi. Xia Taoyuan looked around and walked to a corridor, where she heard the little maid in front of her respectfully call out "Your Highness".
Xia Taoyuan turned around and found Chu Xinghai in front of him. Chu Xinghai saw that Xia Taoyuan had a playful look in his eyes.
If they were outside, Xia Taoyuan would never pay attention to him, but now they are on someone else's territory, and for Ye Yiyi's sake, he has to say hello.
Xia Taoyuan smiled, but said in a cold voice: "His Royal Highness Prince Xiang, I heard that the Princess Xiang was not feeling well, so I came to see her."
Chu Xinghai kept his eyes on Xia Taoyuan, and said after hearing this: "Princess Jing is thoughtful, Yiyi is in the room."
Xia Taoyuan didn't say much and asked the little maid to continue leading the way. After they walked over, Chu Xinghai still stood there, looking at Xia Taoyuan's back thoughtfully.
After a while, they arrived at Ye Yiyi's room. Ye Yiyi was surprised and happy to see Xia Taoyuan. She took her hand and said, "Zhiying."
Xia Taoyuan looked Ye Yiyi up and down and saw that she looked much better than the previous two days. Her face had gained some flesh and her complexion was rosy.
Ye Yiyi asked the maid to prepare tea and snacks.
Xia Taoyuan was very happy and said, "I was worried about you, so I came to see you. It seems that you listened to me."
Ye Yiyi said, "I stopped taking medicine and supplements just as you said. I practiced Ba Duan Jin in the morning and forced myself to eat at least two boiled eggs even if I couldn't eat much. I also did what you said at noon and in the evening."
"They didn't make things difficult for you, did they?" Xia Taoyuan asked, referring to the maids in the Prince of Xiang's mansion.
"When I came back that day, I told the two maids I brought from my mother's home that if you don't want to serve me well, I will let you go out of the house and give you freedom. They were also afraid that they would be driven out and unable to find a family, so they begged me to give them a chance, saying that they would do their best for me in the future." Ye Yiyi said, she stroked her hair, and then said: "Before I find a new maid, I will trust them first. When I find a new maid, I will not keep them."
When she said this, Xia Taoyuan saw the determination in her eyes. Xia Taoyuan was happy for her, not fussy, and decisive.
"I'm worried about Chu Xinghai's wet nurse and her daughter now." Ye Yiyi said.
At this time, two maids brought tea and snacks, respectfully poured a cup of tea for Ye Yiyi, and then left.
Seeing them leave, Xia Taoyuan motioned for her to continue.
"They were not in the palace originally. At the beginning of last year, the husband of our wet nurse died. They had no one to rely on, so they came to Chu Xinghai for help. My father had just passed away at that time. Although Chu Xinghai was angry about losing the support of my father, the Minister of War, he did not do anything to me, and the servants were quite respectful to me. But since they came, Chu Xinghai came to my room less and less, and the maids were not as respectful to me as before." Ye Yiyi sighed.
Unexpectedly there were so many twists and turns, Xia Taoyuan listened silently.
"I was stupid before. I always thought that I was too weak to have children, and that Chu Xinghai was disappointed, so he ignored me. I never thought about anything else." Ye Yiyi looked a little sad and angry.
"Later, I tried my best to please him, but he couldn't even look at me more. These few days, I made up my mind to live for myself, and then I came to my senses. Since the wet nurse and her daughter came, he seldom came to my room, and the maids' attitude was not the same as before." Ye Yiyi said with some anger.
From Ye Yiyi's words, it is not difficult to guess that Chu Xinghai must have had an affair with the wet nurse's daughter.
"I talked to those two maids that day. They were afraid that I would drive them away, so they said that the wet nurse and her daughter were very arrogant in the palace because they had Chu Xinghai's support. Moreover, the maids over there said that Chu Xinghai often stayed overnight there." Ye Yiyi's voice was already cold when she finished speaking.
Xia Taoyuan asked: "Are you heartbroken?"
"I've been numb from so many disappointments, but I'm still angry," said Ye Yiyi.
"She's angry for sure. It's best if you don't feel heartbroken and don't have any attachment to him anymore." Xia Taoyuan knew that the sooner Ye Yiyi saw the reality, the better.
"I now suspect that my long-term poor health may have been tampered with. Before they came, although I was weak, I could often go for a walk in the garden, and although I was tired, I didn't have to stay in bed every day. Not long after they came, I haven't been to the garden for more than a year. My health has been getting worse and worse, and I often have to stay in bed to rest. I am worried that I can't hold on when I occasionally go out of the house twice." Ye Yiyi expressed her doubts.
"How do you feel about your health compared to before?" Xia Taoyuan asked.
"Much better, I have more strength. I used to lie in bed most of the time, and I was becoming less and less strong. Now I always want to stroll and run in the garden. These days I asked the two maids to watch the chef cook in the kitchen." Ye Yiyi said excitedly.
"You are right to doubt, there must be something wrong with them. But don't worry, all problems can be solved. Also, wait until you are completely well before taking supplements. You can't take them every day like before, once every seven days is enough. You were too weak before and couldn't be supplemented. The more you took supplements, the less effective they were." Xia Taoyuan said with a smile.
Ye Yiyi wrote it all down, and her gratitude to Xia Taoyuan was beyond words, but she remembered that Xia Taoyuan didn't let her say thank you because they were sisters.
Xia Taoyuan told her that she had bought four maids and would have them trained by a wet nurse in Prince Jing's mansion for half a month before being sent over.
Xia Taoyuan also told Ye Yiyi that Mrs. Wei was very happy to know that they had become sisters, and that Mrs. Wei was willing to adopt her as her daughter.
Ye Yiyi couldn't bear it any longer and sobbed on Xia Taoyuan's shoulder.
Xia Taoyuan patted her shoulder and comforted her: "Okay, didn't I tell you that everything will get better and better."
After a while, Ye Yiyi calmed down and pulled Xia Taoyuan to her ear and whispered, "I want to wait a few more months until I am fully recovered. Please help me find a yard."
Xia Taoyuan asked: "Have you thought it through?"
Ye Yiyi nodded and said, "Not only have I thought it through, I am also sober now. My heart was on him before, but so what? He married me just for his own interests and ambitions. After my father died, I was no longer useful to him, and he was too lazy to pretend. I think I will divorce him when I get better. It's not him who divorces me, but me who wants to divorce him!"
Ye Yiyi finished speaking while gritting her teeth, and Xia Taoyuan wanted to applaud her. This is not an ancient person, but a woman of the new era!
"Okay, I'll have someone keep an eye on it." Xia Taoyuan said with a smile, "Sister, you really deserve my admiration. You woke up in time and withdrew in time."
Ye Yiyi smiled embarrassedly: "If you hadn't said that day, I wouldn't have been so determined. I think you are absolutely right. The person who is most trustworthy and worthy of reliance is oneself. If you don't rely on others and don't count on others, you won't be disappointed. I will live for myself in the future!"
"That's right." Xia Taoyuan was very pleased that Ye Yiyi figured it out so quickly.
"Also, there is my dowry. Although it is not much, there are more than twenty boxes. I don't want Chu Xinghai to get it cheaply, so I want to find a chance to slowly transport it out of the palace." Ye Yiyi whispered.
"More than 20 boxes, it's definitely not possible to show off, it will attract too much attention. We can only take them out bit by bit." Xia Taoyuan pondered for a while, and then said, "Why don't I come more often and take some out each time? Anyway, the weather will gradually get colder, and people will wear thicker clothes, so if I stuff some things in, others won't be able to see."
"Well, I don't know how much is left now, and whether it has been swallowed up by the mother and daughter." Ye Yiyi was a little worried.
"Who usually keeps the key to the warehouse?" Xia Taoyuan asked.
"Chu Xinghai used to manage it himself, but later he found it too troublesome and handed it over to the housekeeper." Ye Yiyi replied.
"How is the housekeeper?"
"In the eyes of the servants, he is quite dignified, and I also think he is quite strict. After meeting him a few times, I feel that he is quite upright and extremely loyal to Chu Xinghai."
"It seems that this is not an easy task." Xia Taoyuan frowned.
After hearing what Xia Taoyuan said, Ye Yiyi lowered her head.
"When does Chu Xinghai usually leave the house and come back?" Xia Taoyuan asked again.
Ye Yiyi raised her head and said, "He has to go to various departments to take up duties. He always leaves at noon and returns home in the evening. Sometimes he goes out at night, and the maid said he doesn't come back all night."
"How many guards does he have? How skilled are the servants in the mansion?"
"There are two people following him every day. There should be others, but the others are not in the mansion."
Ye Yiyi's words made Xia Taoyuan suspect that Chu Xinghai had a group of people outside, which was normal. He wanted to be the emperor in the future and he must have some people who could fight for him at any time. Chu Xingluo should also have some, although she had no evidence.