After being reborn, I was won over by the heartfelt words of my loyal bodyguard.

Chapter 8: Who Will Be the Next Darling?

"Zhao Wuji, what makes you think that after you have humiliated me time and time again, I will still tolerate you? When I liked you, you could act like a tyrant, but now that I don't like you anymore, you are just a handkerchief that I have used."

"Yuan Zheng, tie him up and send him back to the Grand Tutor's residence. I will now give you your freedom."

After Gan Luo finished speaking, he lifted the blue hem of his skirt and walked out of Songfeng Courtyard. He exhaled a breath of stale air. Fortunately, the emperor had not yet issued an edict to make him the imperial son-in-law. It was not that he could not be dismissed, but it would be much more troublesome than it is now.

Having received the order, Yuan Zheng showed no more courtesy to Zhao Wuji, binding him even more tightly than when he was forced to kneel yesterday. The two men lifted him onto the carriage from one end to the other, just like a butcher at the morning market carrying a freshly slaughtered white pig.

Xu Jinxin wasn't tied up, but Granny Duan personally escorted her away. This woman had served the late Empress, and her aura was unmatched by ordinary palace maids.

Xu Jinxin chased after him all the way to the Grand Tutor's residence. Many people had received the news and were already waiting in front of the Grand Tutor's residence because the way Zhao Wuji was sent out was too humiliating, which was a blatant slap in the face to the Grand Tutor.

The Grand Tutor had this one legitimate son late in life, and he doted on him like the apple of his eye. When the Eldest Princess took a liking to him, Zhao Wuji was unhappy, so he went to the Emperor for help. However, although the Emperor did not issue an imperial decree to grant the marriage, he allowed Zhao Wuji to cultivate a relationship with the Eldest Princess.

Now that he's been brought back tied up like this, not only are the people curious, but he's also curious about what happened.

"Commander Yuan, may I ask what the Princess means by this?"

Zhao Wuji had already been taken away by the servants of the Grand Tutor's mansion and his restraints were removed. He rushed forward in a rage, ready to strike Yuan Zheng.

Yuan Zheng was the commander of the Princess's mansion, and there were few people in the army who could beat him. Even a hundred Zhao Wujis wouldn't be enough for him. He gently moved aside, grabbed Zhao Wuji's hand, and pulled him down instantly.

Zhao Wuji opened his eyes wide in disbelief, forgetting even to cry out in pain.

The princess used to dote on him, so he never fought back when Zhao Wuji attacked him. But now... what is Zhao Wuji anyway?

Yuan Zheng respectfully clasped his hands and bowed to the Grand Tutor Zhao: "Grand Tutor Zhao, I was ordered by Her Highness the Princess to escort Young Master Zhao back. Now that he has been delivered, I will return first."

"Wait, why did the Princess suddenly send my son back? There must be a reason, right?" As a member of the Grand Tutor's mansion, is he someone the Princess can summon and dismiss at will?

Although it was humiliating to be forcibly taken away by the eldest princess, it was even more humiliating to be thrown out like this.

Yuan Zheng glanced lazily at Zhao Wuji and said, "Grand Tutor, you should ask Young Master Zhao. I have important matters to attend to and will take my leave."

The onlookers made way for Yuan Zheng, since Yuan Zheng and his entourage exuded a murderous aura and were the Princess's people; they wouldn't dare to offend them even if they had ten lives.

"It seems that Young Master Zhao has fallen out of favor. I originally thought that Young Master Zhao's marriage to the prince consort was a sure thing, but I didn't expect it to only last three months."

"I heard that Young Master Zhao is acting arrogantly in the Princess's residence, even insulting the Princess at will. It's only a matter of time before he's kicked out."

"Let's talk about who will be the next person to be favored by the Princess."

The onlookers dispersed.

Zhao Wuji could no longer hold back and spat out a mouthful of blood.

What angered him more than being kicked out by that woman Gan Luo was the gossip of these foolish and unruly people, as if he were just a courtesan in a brothel, and how dare they do such a thing!