Can't a princess ascend the throne?

Chapter 432 The Layman of Non-Action
Not only did the Xie family head look rather grim, but even the two beautiful women who were clearly highly regarded beside him couldn't maintain their composed smiles. They glanced awkwardly at the onlookers outside and jogged ahead behind the Xie family head.

They even managed to exchange a glance. Although they had spent their entire lives fighting in the inner quarters, it's true that the person who understands you best in this world is often your enemy. Their thoughts were now aligned.

She had finally managed to convince the master that she disliked that Wang family woman, and she absolutely couldn't let him come to his senses! But what was wrong with this Prince Chen? Why was she meddling in other people's family affairs? Even if that Wang family woman really did die of illness in the small Buddhist hall, it had nothing to do with her, so why was she more heartbroken than the husband?
Could it be that Xie San deliberately lured the prince here to take the opportunity to suppress them?

That's utterly shameless.

Why do they have to involve others in their own family affairs? It's unacceptable if they're not their own children. But speaking of which, why did those people run away so quickly? Since entering the Xie family, they've lived a life of luxury, never needing to exercise like this before. It's all Xie San's fault! He said he didn't want to participate in the competition for family head, but what happened? He still secretly brought the prince home!

They're not even fighting for it! If they really wanted to be competitive, would these brothers even have a chance to live?
Ignoring what the people behind him were thinking, Jiu Que sped off under Xie Mingchen's guidance. Naturally, the group behind him didn't dare to block a prince's way, especially since they couldn't catch up with Jiu Que at all! Even if the Xie family closed their doors and thought highly of themselves, they wouldn't dare to easily offend a prince with real power, let alone one who was especially trusted by His Majesty.

Therefore, all they could do was repeatedly persuade them from behind.

"Your Highness, Your Highness! Please don't be anxious. I'm sure Madam is also eager to see Your Highness. Why don't we ask Madam to come out and meet you?"

So please stop causing trouble here. Why don't you just stay here quietly and ask Lady Wang to come out for a meeting? What if you happen to uncover the Xie family's secrets that they can't let outsiders know? Wouldn't they be at a huge loss? If we had known that His Highness's target was the matriarch, we definitely wouldn't have let him in so easily.

No, the most important thing now is to keep Prince Chen in check and not let those covetous people outside know that he came to the Xie family just to see the reclusive first wife.

No matter how well they planned, Jiu Que wouldn't listen; she simply followed the direction Xie Mingchen pointed. The servants busy along the way, encountering such a large, hurried group, dared not stop them. Especially the one at the very front, though a woman, dressed in princely robes, the bright yellow embroidery dazzling in the sunlight. There was only one person in the entire Grand Jing Dynasty dressed like that, so without a second thought, they promptly bowed.

The clamor of the journey eventually reached the quiet, undisturbed little Buddhist shrine. The shrine was serene and simple. Besides the woman dressed in plain white, there was only a table with a jade Guanyin statue on it, though it was clear that it wasn't of high quality. The presence of such inexpensive jade in the courtyard of the matriarch of the Xie family, one of the five surnames and seven clans, was itself suspicious.

The woman was kneeling on a worn-out prayer mat, softly chanting scriptures, when she heard the growing commotion outside. Her eyebrows twitched slightly, revealing an obvious weariness and boredom.

Bitao, the head maid who served her closely, was also dressed simply. Upon hearing the sound, she quietly went out to find out what was going on, but when she came back in, her expression was very strange.

“Madam, this time it’s not those concubines in the side courtyard fighting each other. A very important person has come to our Xie family, and judging from the direction, it seems to be looking for you.”

"An extraordinary esteemed person?" The beautiful woman finally opened her eyes slowly, revealing a pair of bright, clear eyes. Although she was dressed simply, without a single pattern on her body or any makeup on her face, her face was still stunningly beautiful, especially when she opened her eyes. They were like two of the most lustrous brown-yellow gemstones in the world, cleansed of all dust, captivating anyone who looked into them.

"What kind of important person would come to the courtyard of a down-on-his-luck person like me? It's probably just another trick played by those women. I don't need to pay attention to them. I'll just close the gate tightly. I'm too lazy to listen to their nagging."

Over the years, the women in the side courtyard have gone to great lengths to win Xie's favor. And it's one thing for them to cause trouble themselves, but they always seem to flaunt it to her. Do they really think that gaining the affections of a man like Xie Kun is something to be proud of?

They are truly ignorant and fail to recognize their own position.

As long as the Wang family doesn't fall, no matter how unconventional she acts, the Xie family won't dare to punish her. Isn't that laughable? Even though she utterly despises both the Wang and Xie families, in the end, it's still that family that supports her, even though that family has already sold her to the Xie family.

I thought that being turned away would make her behave herself for a while, but I didn't expect that Bitao would actually refute me now.

"Madam, it's His Highness Prince Chen, whom you once praised. She's coming this way with the Third Young Master!"

"Varied……"

"Excuse me. I have long heard of Layman Wuwei's profound Buddhist teachings. Recently, I have developed a great interest in Buddhism and Taoism and wanted to find someone to discuss it with. Unfortunately, I have searched the entire capital but have not found anyone with such profound cultivation as Layman Wuwei. So I have come uninvited today. I hope you will not mind?"

With that hearty voice, the tightly closed courtyard gate was easily pushed open, the bolt snapping in two. The Xie family's concubine, who had been following behind, gasped in shock, her eyes filled with undisguised disdain.

This prince is truly inconsiderate. Not only did he act recklessly and rudely in someone else's home, but he even broke down the gate of the Xie family's courtyard! However, after this contempt, the two concubines felt more excited. They had long disliked this woman who monopolized the largest courtyard in the Xie family's backyard. Unfortunately, even though they had forced Wang Shi to stay in the small Buddhist hall for so many years, her position as the main wife in the backyard had not been shaken at all.

They really wanted to see what kind of expression the usually calm and composed Wang would have when she discovered that her courtyard gate had been broken down; it must be very exciting.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Jiu Que led Xie Mingchen and Chunyu Shuang across the courtyard gate that had imprisoned Lady Wang for more than twenty years and swaggered to the front of the small Buddhist hall.

"May the layperson come out and meet us?"