In less than two quarter-hours, all the rooms upstairs and downstairs were full, and the kitchen at the inn was bustling; clearly, someone had paid for separate meals.
However, those who could afford to pay for separate rooms and meals were basically direct descendants of each family. Concubines and illegitimate sons and daughters would not have this kind of treatment; they could only sleep in the courtyard or in the woodshed, gnawing on steamed bread harder than rocks.
When Shen Xiangwan went downstairs, she immediately attracted the attention of many people. It seemed that both the Shen Family and the Wei Family wanted to take advantage of her.
"Older Sister..."
"Sister-in-law..."
The illegitimate sons and daughters of various families swarmed forward. Shen Xiangwan paused, "If you don't want to die, stay away from me, otherwise..."
"Hmph..."
She didn't finish her sentence, but seeing her icy eyes and killing intent, everyone couldn't help but gasp, freezing in place, unable to take another step.
"Sister."
Shen Xiangyue, who had just come out of the room, reflexively froze for a moment, then immediately put on a gentle and friendly expression.
"..."
Before she approached, Shen Xiangwan smiled wryly, walked towards the nearby Inn Official, spent ten taels of silver to get some ingredients from them, and went into the kitchen to personally prepare their dinner.
She actually dared to ignore her existence!
Shen Xiangyue's beautiful smile froze on her face, unable to control her expression any longer. Her eyes were filled with intense resentment and killing intent. Shen Xiangwan, you should die!
"Hmm?"
When Shen Xiangwan returned with a large wooden tray, she saw that Wei Chengyi's brothers' room was crowded with people: Old Madam and her two sons, and a dozen men of various ages—presumably members of the branch family.
Zhao Yuping, her son, and the young child were all squeezed into a corner, their eyes red, filled with both anger and worry as they watched them.
"Wei Chengyi, you must agree to the Third Prince's request. This is what you owe us."
Without even glancing at Shen Xiangwan, Old Madam yelled at Wei Chengyi. Although it was only a short day, she had suffered enough from exile. Now that she had an opportunity to avoid further exile, she was unwilling to let it go no matter what.
"Bang!"
Throwing the tray onto the table, Shen Xiangwan turned around and angrily said, "Bullshit! When has my husband ever owed you anything? If it weren't for my husband fighting on the battlefield all those years, how could you have stayed comfortably in the Imperial City enjoying yourselves? Also, let me remind you, Sun, and the rest of you, Wei Jingluan, Wei Jinghong, you have all been expelled from the family."
It was obvious why they had come here: they didn't want to be exiled again.
Shen Xiangwan sneered. Why should Wei Chengyi pay the price just because they didn't want to be exiled?
Besides, they were framed and exiled by the Dog Emperor himself. Even if they didn't have to be exiled again, they couldn't return to the Prince's Mansion and continue their life of debauchery and luxury.
Most importantly, the Third Prince didn't seem much better than his father. If he were to ascend the throne, the first person he would probably kill would be them. Couldn't they even see something so simple? Was their brains filled with feces?
"You...you...you... Wei Chengyi, are you just letting this shrew insult your grandmother without any consequences?"
Old Madam was furious, her finger trembling as she pointed at her, stammering for a long time without saying anything coherent. Finally, she shouted angrily at Wei Chengyi, who seemed easier to manipulate.
I was so focused on writing that I almost forgot to update. Hehe...Those who like it, please collect it. After reading, remember to vote to encourage this silly author! Mwah!!!
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