Have You Written Your Will Today?
Chapter 152 Driven Insane~

Chapter 152: Chapter 152 Driven Insane~

The wheels rolled along, speeding down the bustling street. The morning market was abuzz, vendors’ cries ebbing and flowing.

Shen Hua occasionally poked her head out to look at the street. It wasn’t until she saw the Jing Mansion not far ahead, adorned with mourning banners.

"Inside and out were government soldiers, even Princess Consort Jing received Imperial grace to return and offer condolences. The display was grand; had she not been dressed in plain clothes, one might’ve thought she returned to celebrate her parents’ eightieth birthdays."

Wei Yingying lowered her voice, "I heard the death was both strange and tragic. It was quite unsettling."

"I’ve seen Old Master Jing several times; he was quite stern but really cared for Dowager Jing. Even when walking outside, he was always protective of her."

Yan Mi sighed, "Dowager Jing accompanied Old Master Jing as he rose from an inconspicuous minor official, their decades of companionship show deep marital love."

"Nonsense!"

Wei Yingying was invigorated.

"Jing Mansion’s bastard son is five years older than the legitimate eldest son."

"The concubine who died with them was actually the wife Old Master Jing married in the countryside by going through the formal wedding rituals."

"This man is something – ditching her for wealth and rank. In the end, the concubine still followed him to Shengjing, probably abandoned in the countryside for life."

Upon hearing this, Shen Hua showed no overly intense emotion.

"Faithless men are probably plenty."

She was terrifyingly calm: "On one hand, power and privilege are within easy reach; on the other, a wife who has shared one’s meager meals. The choice is not difficult."

Wei Yingying was displeased at her words, "What are you saying? That concubine attended to the in-laws and mourned their passing, being the epitome of virtue. Why should she become a concubine at the blink of an eye?"

Shen Hua furrowed her brows.

"Our dynasty’s laws state three instances where a wife cannot be dismissed: without a home to return to, if she has mourned with her husband for over three years, or if she was with him from poverty to wealth. She falls under two of these conditions."

"By your logic, consider the ’Seven Reasons’ for divorce. Disobedience to parents, childlessness, infidelity, jealousy, contracting a vile disease, being loquacious, or thievery – she has not committed any of these."

She said, "Yet he was able to turn a legitimate wife into a concubine, which shows the flavor of power."

Shen Hua looked at her, "Compose yourself, as you’re to be the Third Prince Consort in the future."

"One cannot even manage their own affairs, yet finds the leisure to worry about others."

The affairs of the Jing Mansion, there are plenty to handle them.

They shouldn’t even intervene, let alone speak out of turn.

Yan Mi was aware of this, and though she was initially shocked by what she had heard, she quickly regained composure and admonished Wei Yingying in a low voice, "You really should learn to keep quiet."

Her voice was very low, "Princess Consort Jing herself despises that concubine, having been born to Dowager Jing."

At the residence, since the Old Master did not take any more concubines, even the concubine’s chambers weren’t visited; the bastard son’s future looks bleak."

"Once you’re married off, there’ll be plenty to find fault with in your every word and deed. Then who will protect you?"

Wei Yingying was unable to utter the name Ji Teng.

She thought, when the time comes, perhaps she would have to protect Ji Teng.

What a sin.

As they drove further away, with nowhere to vent her frustration, she had no choice but to scold the servant driving the carriage.

"Don’t you know to avoid certain places? Is this the only road in Shengjing? If you truly cannot fulfill your duties, just roll back to where you came from. It’s still my Mama who’s in charge of the household affairs! A concubine has no right to act as the Madam."

As she spoke, she couldn’t help but snort coldly.

She muttered the following words, unclear to whom they were meant for.

"That wretched girl tried to frame me yesterday, only to be locked up in the ancestral hall by my father under the charge of being arrogant due to favoritism and disturbing the peace of the household. What good is it to be a legitimate child?"

To her, Minister of Ministry of Industry merely issued a nonchalant verbal warning.

Shen Hua disdainfully leaned closer to Yan Mi, "She truly isn’t very smart."

"I! HEARD! THAT!"

Shen Hua felt no remorse whatsoever, "Oh."

"I never gossip behind people’s backs, I consider myself to have high moral standards."

The journey was extremely long.

The cries of the street vendors outside the carriage faded away like illusions, the road became narrow and began to jolt.

Without a thick cushion underneath, sitting was quite uncomfortable for Shen Hua, and her stomach was churning, but fortunately, the carriage slowed to a stop at this moment.

Shen Hua couldn’t wait to get out of the carriage.

She lifted her eyes to the wilted Third Prince Mansion.

Shen Hua: ...

She truly had never seen a residence so run-down. Even the gilded plaque was on the verge of falling, covered in dust.

Not to mention the wall, visibly dusty with several cracks, the red gate was also turning white, showing the mottled marks of the years.

Shen Hua even noticed the spider webs in the corner.

It’s genuinely both broken and huge.

Huge, perhaps that’s the only saving grace for Ji Teng.

Wei Yingying kept silent.

"I’ll come again next time."

She threw down these words and turned to leave, but was yanked back by Shen Hua.

"Don’t you want to take a look inside?"

"I’m afraid I can’t face it."

Shen Hua: "But I can."

"It’s not very honorable, yet so exhilarating."

Shen Hua didn’t even feel like throwing up.

She forcibly dragged Wei Yingying inside.

The servants in the residence all come from the Imperial Household Department, naturally following the status of a prince, but there were no lads guarding the exterior gate.

Stepping over the threshold, Shen Hua sensed the desolate aura.

She grasped Wei Yingying’s right arm, while Yan Mi grabbed her left.

The cold wind swept through, bringing along withered leaves that bombarded them like a storm.

The two girls at the side subconsciously turned away in time.

Wei Yingying also wanted to turn around.

But she found that her arms were still being held, one on each side; she couldn’t turn.

Wei Yingying exclaimed in shock: "Help!"

Shen Hua patted her soothingly: "What are you shouting for, don’t be afraid. I’m here."

It’s precisely because you are here that it’s terrifying.

’Snap’

’Snap snap snap snap’

My face hurts so much.

In just the blink of an eye, she had donned a mask of pain.

Finally, when the wind ceased, Wei Yingying’s hair was a complete mess.

"What did I do wrong for you to treat me like this?"

"Don’t you feel any remorse?"

Her words were filled with utter despair.

Yan Mi quickly let go, hurriedly fixing the hairpin that was about to fall out: "It was a moment of urgency."

Shen Hua turned around, her gaze sharp. In contrast to Yan Mi’s apologetic guilt, she lifted her chin with a "Ha!"

Wei Yingying, grinding her teeth in anger: "Are you even human, to be able to laugh at this?"

Shen Hua: "How can you say that about me?"

Shen Hua told her earnestly: "I just like seeing you look so pitiful. It’s quite pleasing to my eyes."

This residence had been uninhabited for a hundred years, originally owned by a merchant from Shengjing, who later ran into trouble and had his property confiscated by the government.

Now it has been granted to Ji Teng by Emperor He.

The layout is indeed splendid, just in need of some repairs in the future.

A few people walked inward. Finally, they saw someone.

Ji Teng came striding over.

"Miss Wei?"

Wei Yingying: "What are you doing with a broom?"

"The mansion is too dirty and messy."

Wei Yingying, expressionless: "So..."

"You cleaned up the leaves but didn’t have time to deal with them, and the wind blew me a welcoming gift?"

Seeing Ji Teng again was full of nervousness.

She took a deep breath, fiercely: "I didn’t scold you, what’s the panic for?"

She couldn’t help but feel sympathy for Ji Teng, and even more for her own life to come.

Wei Yingying twistedly: "I really like it."

Shen Hua: She’s driven one mad~