Exile after Divorce? Empty the Scumbag Husband First!-Chapter 258 - 251: Princess Jiaceng Under the Bamboo Hat—Her Expression Hidden Yet Known
Meanwhile, the birds and beasts dispatched to keep an eye on the Governor Mansion flew back, circling in front of her, trying to lead her elsewhere.
Ruan Mian saw this scene and guessed that Ruan Jiao probably had new developments.
After informing her aunt, she followed the birds and beasts back to Wuheng City.
However, this time at the entrance of the Governor Mansion, unexpectedly, a crowd had gathered to watch the commotion.
She hid among the crowd and soon saw Ruan Jiao kneeling at the entrance, crying softly.
"Commandery Princess, I am already pregnant with the Governor’s child. I beg you to show extra mercy and not drive me away! Regardless of any mistake I made, the child is innocent."
Jiaceng Commandery Princess, wearing a straw hat, her expression hidden from others, but her anger was evident.
At that moment, Chen Bozong also rushed over upon hearing the news, his face changing drastically as he quickly walked up to the Commandery Princess and murmured some words.
The commoners around Ruan Mian whispered among themselves.
"Men having multiple wives and concubines is such a normal thing; moreover, this woman is carrying a child, why should she be driven out of the mansion?"
"As soon as the Commandery Princess arrived at the Governor Mansion, she drove away all the women in the mansion, her jealousy so strong that it might be hard to accommodate this poor mother and child." 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮
"The Governor is a good official; how could he let his only heir wander outside, without any status? No matter how humble the mother is, the child should be born before being expelled. In this life, heirs are above everything."
In the original story, this Jiaceng Commandery Princess was late in conceiving and believed in the theories of ghosts and gods, similar to the late Emperor. Later, when assisting the Fifth Princess, she often utilized the saying of ghosts and gods.
Adding to that her extreme concern for her reputation, now with Ruan Jiao pregnant and begging at the mansion entrance, if anything happens to Ruan Jiao, the Commandery Princess’s reputation for persecuting the heir would soon spread.
If the news travels back to the fief, it would be an enormous embarrassment for her father.
Normally, being unable to tolerate other women could be dismissed, but now she can’t even tolerate the heir...
Ruan Mian saw Ruan Jiao kneeling on the ground, getting into character and constantly kowtowing, oblivious to the bleeding wound on her forehead.
This made others feel endless pity, and Chen Bozong was also unwilling to watch it.
As the surrounding discussions grew louder, Jiaceng Commandery Princess angrily flicked her sleeve and stormed off the scene.
Only to see Chen Bozong hurriedly ordering people to help Ruan Jiao up and bring her into the mansion.
Ruan Mian saw this scene and guessed that Ruan Jiao must know Chen Bozong’s weaknesses, using the heir to force exposure at the risk of damaging her reputation.
Now, being able to escape back from Lanqiang alive is already a feat.
So, what is there to care about the so-called reputation?
She just wasn’t sure if the child in her belly was real or fake.
But it doesn’t matter much to Ruan Mian; instead, she had an idea.
Since she went to great lengths to find backing, she would "beautify the situation."
Inside the Governor Mansion.
Jiaceng Commandery Princess sat, holding a cup of hot tea, gently blowing at it. With her straw hat off, she showed no expression, making it impossible for others to gauge her emotions, even Chen Bozong couldn’t grasp her thoughts.
But he knew that as long as he spoke softly and showed affection, the Commandery Princess wouldn’t make a fuss.
Since they married, hasn’t it always been so?
Considering she’s been childless for years, and he’s never formally taken a concubine, the Commandery Princess must feel guilty and wouldn’t make too much trouble.
Ruan Jiao, on the other hand, plays her role well; she doesn’t sell misery in front of Chen Bozong but instead kneels before the Commandery Princess, speaking sincerely.
"Commandery Princess, the matter of the child is not my wish. I am merely a military prostitute from the camp, unable to control my fate. But my life is cheap; the child...the child is innocent."
"I do not intend to stay in the Governor Mansion; if the mistress could offer a way out, my gratitude would be boundless."
"I only wish to safely give birth to the child; once born, I will leave this place immediately. The child...will be handed to the Commandery Princess and the Governor."
Upon hearing this, Jiaceng Commandery Princess halted her tea drinking, raised her eyes, and stared at her for a few moments.
Then, without changing expression, she suddenly splashed the cup of hot tea onto Ruan Jiao’s face!
Startled, Ruan Jiao trembled, prostrate and not daring to move.
Chen Bozong, pitying for the child, wanted to step forward to help Ruan Jiao up, but under Jiaceng Commandery Princess’s gaze, he could only relent.
He sighed softly and slowly said, "Cheng’er, why bother with a lowly dancing girl? Once the child is born, she can be sent away at any time."
Jiaceng Commandery Princess snorted but reconsidered; she’d remained childless for years, becoming the subject of ridicule back in the fief.
