Three families hire each other, the mistress of the marquisate accidentally offends the treacherous

Qifeng Villa.

Jiang Qingyue sat in the yard, playing chess with himself.

Lu Huan came in from outside, looking serious:

"Miss, I have personally checked it out and it is indeed the eldest wife. I have already paid someone to send the eldest wife's body to the Sun family as you instructed."

Jiang Qingyue nodded and hummed.

When she was in the Marquis' Mansion, Sun looked down on her because of her family background and caused trouble for her from time to time. These troubles were not serious, but just some trivial matters in the backyard, just to show her authority as the mother-in-law.

She doesn't hate her.

Now that something like this has happened to the Sun family, she has asked someone to inform the Sun family. This is the most she can do and it preserves the friendship they have had together.

No matter how poor the Sun family was, they would not let Sun Shi be thrown into a mass grave with just a straw mat.

At least I can get a thin coffin and a grave.

Lu Huan said angrily: "This old lady is so mean. The prince didn't stop her and just let her mother be insulted like this. Their Xue family is really rotten to the core.

“Although they have moved to the old house, they are all in good health. They can earn money by working harder and doing laundry for others. If they cannot do those jobs, they can still make a living by doing accounting and writing for others.

"The eldest wife can read and write, so she can go to the common people's homes to work as a female teacher. She used to be the wife of a marquis, so she can always make some money. Even if she can't make much at the beginning, at least she can have something to eat.

"Whatever you do..."

Lu Huan couldn't continue speaking. She kept looking at her young lady and thinking about the past, and couldn't help but shed tears.

"Let others do whatever they want." Jiang Qingyue didn't care.

Thinking of what happened to the young lady in the past, Lu Huan couldn't help crying:

"After getting the money from selling someone else's house, she couldn't even bear to give away a thin coffin, but only a straw mat. This old lady is really not a human being."

“Selfish people are all like this.

"I should be thankful to have left that cage."

"Yes, yes, I will go to the herbal medicine shop to buy some moxa leaves for fumigation."

Jiang Qingyue smiled and replied, "Okay, okay."

Zi Su came outside to pass on the message: "Miss, General Dong Ling is here."

Jiang Qingyue looked at Lu Huan: "How many times has he come?"

Lu Huan wiped her tears and replied, "I have come here many times, and I send invitations every day, but I have avoided being seen by others."

"Well, is there any news from the palace?"

"Yes, yes, yes." Lu Huan had saved up a lot of information and waited for Jiang Qingyue to ask.

These days, things happened one after another in the Marquis' Mansion. Jiang Qingyue had been paying attention to that side and didn't pay attention to this side.

"After the incident with Concubine Li, Concubine Gui has lost her power. Although there is no solid evidence to prove that Concubine Gui was responsible, it was later revealed that Concubine Shu's child was in trouble and was also related to her.

"The Emperor is furious. He has been confined to his house and is waiting to find evidence to punish the Imperial Concubine."

Jiang Qingyue nodded: "That's about right, let's meet."

"Yes."

Zi Su went out to invite someone.

Lu Huan made new tea.

As soon as Dong Lingyan entered the yard, he saw Jiang Qingyue sitting in the yard.

There was an indescribable emotion in his eyes.

Jiang Qingyue also looked at him. This was the first time Jiang Qingyue met him since the last time they met, when the truth of what happened was revealed.

Dong Lingyan looked much calmer and more mature.

When he looked at her, there was surprise in his eyes, but more of it was a deep sense of guilt.

Dong Lingyan came over, and Jiang Qingyue made a gesture of invitation:

"General, please take a seat."

Dong Lingyan's thank you was stuck in his throat and he couldn't say it.

He looked up at the grape trellis above his head.

“Your grapes have all yielded fruit.”

The last time I came back, it wasn't there yet.

This yard is becoming more and more vibrant.

Just like her.

"Yeah, time flies by so fast."

"When I came in just now, I saw that your yard had changed its name."

"Ah."

"That's a good name."

"I was out shopping and saw it by chance. I thought it was good, so I bought it."

Jiang Qingyue's tone, like that of an old friend, made Dong Lingyan relax.

He spoke tentatively:

"Yesterday, the old lady of the Xue family sent me a letter."

Jiang Qingyue: "Well, I know, she originally wanted to give it to me, and I asked her to give it to you.

"She wanted to threaten me, but I didn't want to be threatened or controlled by anyone, so I gave her a trick."

She did not hide what she had done at all and told him clearly that it was me who did it.

These words not only did not make Dong Lingyan feel that she was vicious and scheming, but instead made him feel happy.

This is a manifestation of her trust and care for him. She would only say such words to someone she trusts.

"Don't worry, this kind of thing will never happen again."

"Yeah, best."

"I am sorry for you in this matter."

Jiang Qingyue lowered her eyes slightly, did not respond, and changed a cup of tea for him.

Dong Lingyan quickly picked it up and took a sip.

"And Nie Qianjin, I will never trouble you again."

"What does the General want to do with her?"

"Death would be too easy for her. Since she wants freedom, I will make sure she is never free and trapped in the Imperial City for the rest of her life.

“She used to be a royal concubine, and everything was the best except that she had no freedom.

"Soon she will no longer be a noble concubine. She will spend the rest of her life in the cold palace, in misery and hardship."

Jiang Qingyue responded: "I'm relieved that she won't cause me any more trouble."

"Yes, no."

Dong Lingyan was originally afraid that she would ignore him, but after saying these few words, Jiang Qingyue was very easy to talk to, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"I made a mistake back then. I'm sorry. I..."

Jiang Qingyue interrupted him: "General, there is no need to say more. Let the past be the past. We must always look forward."

"Yes." Dong Lingyan lowered his eyes slightly and looked at the teacup in front of him.

His hands were clasped together, twisted left and right, up and down, and it was obvious that he was very nervous at the moment.

"I came here today because I have something very important to tell you."

"General, please speak."

"I...I, I want to ask you if you are willing to marry me.

"Don't worry, I will treat you well after we get married. You have the final say on all matters in the mansion. Everyone in the mansion listens to you, and I listen to you too. I will give you all the money for safekeeping, and everything I have is yours..."

Jiang Qingyue smiled softly: "General, your method of compensation is quite special."

"I really want to be good to you, and I really want to make it up to you, but my feelings for you are also genuine. I have been thinking very clearly these days. Besides feeling guilty, I really like you as a person."

"Oh, because the general likes me, do I have to marry him?"

"No, no, no, it's not. So I asked if you were willing."

Jiang Qingyue refilled his tea: "When I was in the Marquis' Mansion, Xue Feimu had just returned. You went to the Marquis' Mansion once and asked me if I wanted to divorce. You said that if I wanted to divorce, you would find a yard to keep me like a bird in a golden cage, and told me not to go out and not let anyone see me.

"I think that the general is no different now than he was before. He said these words now only because he felt guilty for making a mistake. In fact, in your heart, you only regard me as the bird in the golden cage."

"No, no, I didn't understand emotions at that time, and I didn't see clearly what I was thinking."

"He doesn't understand emotions, but he knows how to be nice to the Imperial Concubine. It's obvious that what the general said was just an excuse."

"No, it's really not..." Dong Lingyan wanted to explain, but didn't know what to do.

"Forget it, General, there is no need to say more. Lu Huan, show the guest away."

Dong Lingyan wanted to say more, but seeing Jiang Qingyue's unwillingness to talk to him, he swallowed his words back:

“I’ll come back another day.

"I brought you some gifts, please accept them."

"Thank you, General." This thank you was said with a distant tone.

Dong Lingyan sighed and left.

Lu Huan came forward to add more tea.

"Will the young lady agree to General Dongling's request?"

"No." Jiang Qingyue said firmly.

Not a few days passed.

Jiang Qingyue heard the news from the palace.

There is solid evidence that the imperial concubine murdered the royal heir, so she is banished to the cold palace and is never allowed to leave.

After hearing the news, Lu Huan felt very happy.

Zi Su came in hurriedly from outside, and it was obvious that something happened.

"what happened?"

"Miss, there is news from the old mansion of the Marquis's Mansion. Aunt Bai has gone back. Originally, she left us that day and did not return to the old mansion.

"She can't be a servant in someone else's house in her current state, and no one wants to have anything to do with the Marquis's Mansion. So she found a sister she knew well and wanted to start a business together."

"Where did she get the money?"

"It's probably a private room that was hidden away in the past."

Jiang Qingyue nodded. Yes, Bai Wei was the most calculating.

Zi Su continued, "But she didn't expect that good sister would team up with others to cheat her. Not only did she lose all her money, but she also owed money.

"So he returned to the old house, hoping to seek protection, and..."

Zi Su hesitated and didn't know what to say next.

After a long pause, he said, "Aunt Bai is pregnant."

"I'm pregnant..."

Jiang Qingyue calculated the time and found that it was less than ten days before she returned to the old house from the Marquis' Mansion. If Bai Wei was pregnant, it must be Xue Feimu's.

It seems that this marquis's family is not destined to die.

"Did she go back because she knew she was pregnant?"

"No, no, no, that's not it. Aunt Bai didn't know at first. She was chased for debt and had nowhere to go, so she returned to the old house. But after returning to the old house, the old lady didn't accept her so easily, and she had bad intentions again.

"The old lady asked her to receive guests, but she refused. The old lady used threats and inducements, and Aunt Bai had to agree. After one night, she earned more than ten taels of silver. But Aunt Bai had heavy bleeding from her vagina, so she went to find a doctor, who found that she had miscarried.

"I just found out that she was pregnant before."

"Humph, evils sent by heaven can be forgiven, but evils brought upon oneself cannot be forgiven."

"What was the old lady's attitude when she heard the news?"

"The old lady has gone crazy. The doctor said the fetus was already fully formed and died alive."

"Where is the prince? What is his attitude?" Lu Huan asked.

"I don't know. I haven't heard the news."

"What about Bai Wei?"

"They say their lives were saved, but they won't be able to have children anymore."

Jiang Qingyue thought to herself: This is the beginning of her truly tragic fate.

"There is one more thing. Miss, Aunt Chu has been found."

"So quickly, where was it found?"

"It's in Hongshi Town, not far from the capital."

"It took you so long to get to Redstone Town. Where's the money?"

"She had been defrauded of all her money. She said she trusted the wrong person and was taken advantage of. The other party wanted to kill her, so she handed over all her money to save her life."

Jiang Qingyue understood clearly that a lone woman with no experience in long-distance travel and no one around her would be easily targeted.

If you explode again, everything will come out.

"Has the person returned now or has he only sent a message?"

"The person has returned, but he did not return to the old house, because when Master Xue hired someone to capture the person, he only paid half of the silver, and said that he would pay the other half after he returned.

"How can the Xue family have money now? Not only did Master Xue not give any money, he also directly asked those people for 100 taels of silver and sold Aunt Chu to them."

Jiang Qingyue sighed.

Xue Feimu would not make public what happened back then, and would not look for anyone in the open.

If Chu Wan'er falls into the hands of these people, she will not have a good ending.

Chu Wan'er was pretty and was the daughter of a respectable family. It was probably this status that those people valued.

Lu Huan: "For a hundred taels, they sold their concubine. The Xue family is really too heartless and ungrateful.

"From the looks of it, this Master Xue will definitely not let Aunt Sun go."

"He had no money before, and he was powerless, but Sun Xiaoxiao still had the Sun family and her maternal grandparents. They could save her life no matter what. He could quietly find a yard to raise her. As for marrying her in the future, changing her identity and marrying far away, there is still a future.

"But now that Xue Feimu has the 100 taels of silver, it's hard to say. Sun Xiaoxiao has both the will and the strength, and basically she can't escape, unless she hides for the rest of her life. If she doesn't want to hide and shows her face, she will be at risk of being exposed."

Jiang Qingyue thought for a moment and said, "If Chu Wan'er can survive five days, let Da Wu and Xiao Wu get her out."

The best ending for the lovers, her and Xue Feimu, is for them to meet each other in battle.

"Yes."

Lu Huan thought of something and said, "Miss, there was a message from the Prime Minister's Mansion just now, saying that if you are free these few days, you can go to the Jiang Mansion to take a look."

Jiang Qingyue paused: "Is Jiang Peilan back?"

Green raccoon: "I didn't say that."

"Ah."

Jiang Qingyue thought that the last time Ji Yunzhi came, he had mentioned that Jiang Peilan would be back soon. Now some days have passed, and now there is news again, so it should be that the matter has come to a conclusion.

Since the last banquet at Chen Wang Mansion, Jiang Shuo was impeached by the Censor. In addition, Chen Wang Mansion directly transported the body of Cao's wet nurse to Jiang Mansion. Jiang Shuo was furious and immediately demoted Cao to a concubine.

Cao had no words to express her grievances. She knew that once such matters involved the court, it would not be so easy to resolve. She could only endure it and deal with it slowly in the future.

In addition to her daughter Jiang Peilan, she also had a son. She became a concubine, and her son naturally became a bastard.

Although his son was not very outstanding, he was still much better than those illegitimate sons. After all, he was brought up as a legitimate son.

She now only hopes that Jiang Shuo will restore her position as the principal wife for the sake of their son.

The Cao family was completely neglected.

Jiang Qingyue had no intention of letting her go.

"Let's go to the Jiang family to get some information. Let's go to the Jiang Mansion."