As Meng s.h.i.+ had walked away firmly, Zhenbei w.a.n.gfu had to welcome someone from the Inner Palace with a decree. (這邊孟氏前腳剛走，後腳，鎮北王府就迎來了宮中的旨意)

This decree was sent by the Empress Dowager. Its contents was nothing more than Zhenbei w.a.n.gfu's family management was not strict enough with internal disorder, etc.

The Inner Palace attendant read out loud the voluminous decree and finally pointed a finger at the two mamas1, who appeared stiff and serious, behind him: “These two are palace mamas and are specially bestowed by the Empress Dowager to w.a.n.gfei to give you a.s.sistance.” (那內侍洋洋灑灑唸了一大堆，最後指了指身後兩個面容嚴肅刻板的嬤嬤："這兩位，都是宮中的老嬤嬤，是太后娘娘她老人家特意賜下來，給王妃您幫襯的)

By the time Lao w.a.n.gfei received the news, the Inner Palace attendant had already left after completing his task.

After listening to her daughter-in-law talk about what had happened, how could she obviously not understand the ins and outs of the matter? She's afraid that people of Liangfu already knew about Zhang Mingshu and intentionally came over to give their daughter face!

She asked w.a.n.gfei: “What do you plan to do about this matter?”

w.a.n.gfei hesitated for a moment: “Raise the status of those two mamas…” (王妃躊躇了一下："將那兩位嬤嬤榮養起來…)

Lao w.a.n.gfei interrupted her words: “I am asking you, what do you intend to do with Zhang Mingshu?”

w.a.n.gfei expressed an appeal on her face: “Mother, Mingshu is still young…”

“You are truly muddled!” Lao w.a.n.gfei furiously knocked her crutch in her hand on the ground. “A decree came from the Palace; do not tell me that you can not see that it is the person on top opening our eyes on behalf of Liang w.a.n.gfu? At this time, Zhang Mingshu has to be cut off and must leave this fu. Tomorrow, no, today arrange for her to be sent off. Tomorrow, follow me to visit Taifu fu to apologize!” (你真是糊塗！"老王妃手中的柺杖狠狠的跺在地上："宮中都來旨意了，你難道沒看出來這是上面那位在爲樑府張目？這個時候，張明姝斷不能再留在府中。你明日，不，今日就安排將她送走，明日隨我一起登門，去太傅府謝罪！)

w.a.n.gfei showed an expression of disbelief: “Mother, in any case, we are the grand Zhenbei w.a.n.gfu. Is there a need to wrong ourselves like this?”

Lao w.a.n.gfei looked at this elm tree of a daughter-in-law(?) and realized that she was truly blind: “Zhenbei w.a.n.gfu, you think our fu is still as glorious as the former w.a.n.g? Nowadays, Liang jia is the Emperor's close minister. Otherwise, why would I give up my old face at that time?” (老王妃看着這榆木兒媳一眼，深覺自己當年真的是瞎了眼："鎮北王府，你以爲咱們府裡還像先王再世時一般榮.寵.？如今，樑家纔是聖上跟前的重臣，不然的話，我當初何必舍下這張老臉，也要替遠崢求娶梁氏女？)

“Princess, I received news that Zhang Mingshu had quietly been sent away by Zhenbei w.a.n.gfu.”

Princess Ronghua nodded in satisfaction: “Just, Zhenbei w.a.n.gfu is still not regarded as too muddled; otherwise, even if I put my reputation on the line, my Yu'er must never marry into that kind of place.” (榮華大長公主滿意點頭："索性鎮北王府還不算糊塗得過分。不然的話，哪怕拼了名聲不要，我的玉兒也斷不能嫁去那種地方)

The next day, Lao Zhenbei w.a.n.gfei personally brought her daughter-in-law to visit. The two families were harmonious and joyful, and people couldn't see the swords darn and bows bent2 from the previous day.

Gu Shengyin gasped in amazement as she watched.

In regards to this time's outcome, she was quite satisfied.

Gu Shengyin originally did not think she could drop this marriage between the two families in one go. (顧盛因原本就沒想着，能就這麼一次性的將兩家的婚事作罷)

Not to mention that the marriage between the two families were bestowed by the Emperor. The matter of Qin Yuanzheng and Zhang Mingshu was not considered a large matter to this person. (先不提兩家婚事乃是聖上賜婚，就秦遠崢和張明姝的事情，在這個的人看來，並不是什麼太大的事情)

Men, which of them did not like a young and delicate body? (男人嘛，誰不會喜歡年輕嬌嫩的身體呢)

Zhang Mingshu did not have a status and was not pregnant, equivalent to a plaything. Unless there was no other choice, the two families would unlikely go as far as to tearing faces with each other. (張明姝一沒名分二無身孕，就相當於一個玩物，不到萬不得已的程度，兩家不至於撕破臉皮)

However, Gu Shengyin did not want to enter Zhenbei w.a.n.gfu again: There is still one year left. My two ‘guests'3, there will be ample time later.

She did not know that Qin Yuanzheng actually hated Liang w.a.n.gfu because of this. He felt that if it wasn't for Liang w.a.n.gfu bullying intolerably, how could he be separated from his biao mei?

Gu Shengyin had always despised people like him. In the end, where did they place Zhang Mingshu?

According to the previous life, if Liang Chenyu did not die, Zhang Mingshu would merely be at most a concubine. (就上輩子來說，若是樑宸玉不死，張明姝至多也只是個姨娘)

Was letting his beloved woman be a lowly qie s.h.i.+4 this man's so-called love? He was truly great.

Perhaps, Zhang Mingshu's love towards this man was also “great”.

But, even if it was this kind of love, she did not want those two to have it.

JMin's Corner:

Hmm? What's this, our MC is blackening? o.O

Ari's Corner:

1. older female servants (i believe they are middle-aged and older)↩

2. a state of mutual hostility↩

3. wèi was used here, which is honorific for ‘people' > used guests cuz i thought it would flow↩

4. a concubine↩

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