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  Under the leadership of the maid, Princess Qiu and Li Ying, along with several other noblewomen, walked towards Zheng Yu's courtyard with a gentle swaying motion. They are no longer young now, after the New Year, they will start preparing their dowry, so they are particularly enthusiastic about playing this time.

  Looking ahead at Zheng You's courtyard, watching the occasional appearance of maidservants, Li Ying furrowed her brow and said in a low voice: "This Lanling Wangfu is becoming increasingly desolate. Ah Yu doesn't even tidy it up." The people in the mansion were originally few in number, and there was also a sense of oppression and gloominess. Now this New Year's atmosphere is completely out of place.

  "It's not." Autumn Princess didn't lower her voice like that, she said unhappily: "Looking at these people makes me feel unlucky."

  As they spoke, the group arrived at Zheng Yu's courtyard. The garden gate was not closed, and they walked in laughing and chatting. When they looked up, they saw Zheng Yu sitting upright in the main hall, his whole person as stiff as a wooden carving.

  She sat motionless on her knees, her beautiful face icy and expressionless. The hand hanging down to one side still clutched a piece of paper.

  Seeing her like this, even the usually careless Autumn Princess was stunned. She lowered her voice and called out tentatively: "A Yu?"

  After calling out to her twice, Zheng Yu remained seated and motionless. Autumn Princess couldn't help but feel a little frightened. She hastily approached her, just about to shake her, when she saw the small piece of paper clutched in her palm. She squatted down beside the table on the other side and reached out to take the paper from her hand.

  There are only two lines of words on the paper, with a strong and hard font in the middle, showing a kind of elegance and uprightness. "I have found Ah Kui for you, Elder Fang. She is reluctant to leave her hometown and does not want to come to Qi. I owe her a great deal and hope to spend my old age with her. If we have children, I wish to entrust them to you to raise and support until they are old."

  It is plain language, written in elegant and upright regular script.

  When Princess Qiu sat down, the other noblewomen also gathered around her. Seeing that Princess Qiu was holding a piece of paper and reading it, they all leaned their heads in close together.

  When she saw this line of words, Autumn Princess was stunned for a moment. The other noblewomen also paused for a moment before exchanging a glance with each other.

  After coughing, Autumn Princess carefully asked: "A Yu, is this written by Gao Changgong?"

  When Autumn Princess mentioned the three words "Gao Chang Gong", Zheng Yu was like a living person, slowly lifting his head. His empty eyes stared at Autumn Princess for a while, and suddenly, Zheng Yu rushed into her arms and burst into loud sobs.

  Although Zheng Yu looked gentle, she was actually very stubborn. She burst into tears. Autumn Princess was flustered and the other noble ladies gathered around to comfort her.

  Zheng You was obviously carrying too much grievance in her heart, she cried more and more uncontrollably, the more she cried the more painful it became, tears streaming down, sobbing uncontrollably.

  Autumn Princess hurriedly hugged her, patting her back and saying: "Ayu don't be sad, don't be sad." She was originally an impulsive person. Now seeing Zheng You cry so sadly, she couldn't help but hate Gao Changong's teeth. But when she opened her mouth, she saw the words on the paper strip and swallowed her words again.

  What can she say? After Taifei's death, her days were also difficult to pass, let alone that Langling Wang is now far away in Chen land, what can she say?

  Among the chaotic comfort of the women, Zheng Yu's mood had obviously improved somewhat. She began to bow her head on the table, sobbing lightly.

  Seeing her mood improved a bit, Li Ying was the first to speak up, "A Yu, where did this note come from? Could it be someone teasing you?"

  Li Ying's words came out, and all the girls turned their heads to look at her, even Zheng Yu stopped sniffling.

  Li Ying took the note and muttered, "He Gao Chang Gong has just won a great victory, making everyone look at him with new eyes. Now, even General Duan Shao and General Ji are inferior to him in fame and prestige. Some people even say that among the three kingdoms, Lanzhi is unmatched. In this situation, would he abandon his troops for a woman? Impossible!"

  Li Ying's words were very reasonable, and the noble ladies all echoed in agreement. However, Autumn Princess, who had always been straightforward, said from the side: "This is not necessarily true. After that woman left last time, wasn't he desperate to the point of having no desire to live?"

  As soon as this was said, Li Ying glared at her. And on one side, Zheng Yu, who had originally perked up his ears to listen and had gradually recovered a bit, started choking back sobs again.

  The autumn princess knew she was wrong, so she spat out her tongue and hurriedly remedied: "I was wrong, Ah Ying is right, a man should prioritize his career. What's the importance of that cheap woman?"

  "Is it? Is it? What's so important?"

  "In my opinion, this news is definitely fabricated by someone to deceive you!"

  "This kind of person should be killed directly!"

  "What's there to be afraid of? You're still her official wife. If he has the ability, let him stay outside for eight or ten years and never come back!"

  ……

  In the midst of repeated consolation, Zheng Yu slowly regained some composure. She straightened up, lowered her head and hoarsely ordered: "Bring hot water."

  "Yes."

  Before long, a basin of hot water was brought over and with the help of two maidservants, she washed her face, combed her hair and reapplied her makeup. Zheng Yu then took another small sip of wine and finally regained some of her composure.

  She raised her head just as she was about to speak, when outside there were bursts of drumming and laughter filling the sky, for people had begun to make a ruckus welcoming in the New Year.

  On this day, people all over the world are cheering and rejoicing, right? Even a poor and lowly person would grit their teeth to buy clothes for their children! And that couple in Chen Guo must be hand in hand, happily strolling together...

  The more he thought about it, the more Zheng Yu felt like he couldn't breathe.

  However, she also knew that she couldn't cry anymore. A wife who didn't have her husband's favor, a wife whose husband wanted to divorce at any moment, even with the title of princess, her influence had been gradually fading away. Those noble ladies who used to smile and surround her, were still smiling now, but whether those smiles were mocking or polite, she couldn't tell anymore.

  She no longer has the right to be willful now. If she continues to cry like this, I'm afraid that even her last few friends won't want to visit her and will gradually alienate her.

  Thinking of this, his chest hurts. Zheng Yu took a hot towel from one side and put it on his eyes to cushion them.

  After finally feeling a bit more at ease, she lifted her head and burst forth with a 56-book library of shame and humiliation! Just as the noble ladies were privately meeting to discuss and mock this matter, there were also some nobles who had good feelings towards Zheng Yuo, such as Yang Jing, the second son of the former old prime minister. They all came to visit her, or took advantage of the opportunity to chat with Zheng Yuo while on a tour. Wasn't it just to capture her heart?

  However, Zheng Yu had something on his mind and didn't pay much attention to them. He just knew that one person was locked in the house, sulking. Even when he went out for a stroll, he would often have a gloomy face due to his depressed mood, and even if he did smile, it was forced.

  Zheng Yu was originally only barely considered a beauty, and now her looks have declined by at least 50%. Moreover, she has a fiery personality, but her mind is elsewhere and she's just going through the motions. She's not a truly powerful woman or a great beauty, so gradually, there are fewer and fewer outstanding men willing to interact with her.

  As Langling Wang gained fame in the border war, as Zheng's clan became increasingly dim in Langling Wang's rise to power, and as Langling Wang openly broke with the Zhengs, somehow those outstanding individuals one by one gradually lost contact.

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