The official seal of Dahong was stamped on the letter of He Li, Wu Xichun officially left Yong'an Bo's mansion, and returned to her mother's house with a dowry. The servants carried red lacquered wooden boxes and went out. An Zhiyuan's stepmother, Mrs. Zhang, stood on the porch Looking at it, I couldn't help but sneer again and again, "...This is really a joy, Xiang Shi forced my uncle to remove my son, does his Wu Family think of such a day?"

"It's your turn to gossip!" An Zhiyuan came out of the courtyard, was listening to these words, and said with a dark face: "Go back and serve the old man, don't poke here and obstruct my eyes!"

"Young master is really different. You saw me when you were a child, but you were so scared that you didn't dare to show your breath. Now you scold me like you are training a cat or a dog...how dare I say anything?" Madam Zhang caressed me. She stroked her temples, "I was not good to you since I was a child, and when you gained power, I naturally wanted to be a man with my tail between my legs. It's just that those who were kind to you didn't necessarily end up in a good way——Brother Uncle Fu, how could you be so kind?" Lost to that lowly maidservant Li Qingluo! I was expecting the two of them to fight for [-] rounds, but I didn't expect him to lose now, which made me miss a lot of excitement."

An Zhiyuan said coldly: "Are you saying that I am ungrateful? Qingluo gave me a plate of cold food when I was a child, and I have not forgotten it until now. How can I, An Zhiyuan, be a ruthless person! I am sincere to Taoyuan , but he was annoyed that I refused to stay, did I force him to leave?"

Mrs. Zhang looked at An Zhiyuan up and down, and suddenly gave a "puchi" smile, "What the young master said is that Li Qingluo's kindness when she was young is naturally more important than Wu Xichun's marriage promise, the young master must be forever." Yuandi remember... In order to quickly consider the status of the heir, it is better to set her up right now!"

"What does it have to do with you!"

"Why don't you want to do it? I'm your stepmother anyway. Watching you and Li Qingluo grow up, this girl really reminds me of Sister Zhao from the Violent Corpse Market... She was your father's roommate, and your mother was killed by her when she came in. The calculation was terrible, I fought with her for most of my life, and I always lost half of her, because I was not as cruel as her, in my opinion, Li Qingluo is more powerful than Mrs. Zhao back then..."

An Zhiyuan was too lazy to listen to her provocations, so he turned around and walked away. Mrs. Zhang was still talking to herself: "Fortunately, Wu Xichun left quickly, and he was able to carry his dowry back to her mother's house. Your mother's dowry is here again. Where is it? You don’t think it’s wrong to dote on your concubine and kill your wife. From this point of view, you and your father are [-]% alike, but you don’t know how similar the child in Li Qingluo’s belly is to you?”

She laughed strangely again, and the dowry bearers gradually disappeared. After a while, Li Qingluo held her stomach and directed the servants of the uncle's mansion to move all her things into the main room.Mrs. Zhang laughed so hard that she shook her head and clapped her hands against the lacquered pillar, "Hey Yoyo, I can't wait for another moment to appear on stage after you sing... Isn't this much better than a big show?

When Wu Xichun got married, he was gossiped about because of an accident at the flower appreciation banquet, and this time he risked the world's displeasure and made peace with An Zhiyuan. When the news spread, he was almost drowned by the spit of the aristocratic family in Beijing. People in the back house said that he was not virtuous and jealous, that he had nothing to do and that he would not allow his husband to take concubines. An Zhiyuan had endured him for five or six years and it was the end of his benevolence. Leaving, such a little brother deserves to die in his mother's house.Uncle Wu Yang's hair became grayer because of this, and Wu Xichun's mother and sister-in-law went out to meet friends and socialize, and they were questioned and even ridiculed about it, making it very unpleasant.

Fortunately, the situation in the capital is getting tighter day by day, the battle for the heir apparent is in full swing, the major events in the court have attracted a lot of attention, and the affairs of the back house are gradually not worth mentioning.The eldest son Jin Wang and the three princes born to the imperial concubine are all chosen by the heirs, but Jin Wang's mother has been dead for many years even though she is a queen, and most of the power of the mother's family has withered. Although King Jin is in charge of the throne, the voice of the third prince in the court is even louder.

Duke Zhen came back from the peace talks, entered the palace without stopping, and then went straight to Prince Jin's mansion.Jiang Mengyou pondered for a long time after hearing this, and secretly told Taoyao to tidy up the dowry, and bring Yuge, Erzhen and sisters to her room to sleep.The next day, she deliberately changed into a long-sleeved fairy dress with wide sleeves that she often wore when she was newlyweds, and painted her two slightly lighter eyebrows like distant mountains. Sighing deeply, he got up and went to see King Jin.

Jiang Mengzhen leaned against the window to see the budding peach blossoms on the branches. He has been feeling unwell recently, and his mind is tired.

"The princess is here to see the son!"

Biyan led Jiang Mengyou into the house, Jiang Mengzhen turned his head when he heard the sound, and asked in surprise, "Why is sister free?"

"You forgot what day it is today," Jiang Mengyou said with a smile, "Today is the Flower Festival, and it's your birthday."

"I'm so confused, it's my sister who treats me better."

"You have a sweet mouth, but your heart is too big..." Jiang Mengyou raised her hand to the attendants, and a little girl outside the room came into the room with a pot of white crabapple flowers inlaid with gemstones.

"Sister is too polite." Jiang Mengzhen looked intently at the ornaments on the table, and suddenly her heart skipped a beat. "Why does this thing look familiar? Did my sister give me a pot that is exactly the same?"

Jiang Mengyou shook his head helplessly, "You, you, what do you want me to say about you? Isn't this the pot I gave you, and there is a mark made in the palace at the bottom! Let someone go and order your dowry , don’t let people resell it, you are still kept in the dark!”

Jiang Mengzhen was taken aback, and hurriedly asked Bi Yan to ask. Jiang Mengyou took a sip of tea, and said to Bi Yan, "I thought you were a shrewd and capable girl, and you could help him guard some property at least. Servants are all the same thing, so confused!"

Cold sweat broke out on the butt of the cigarette, and she held the key to Jiang Mengzhen's small warehouse. Although Jiang Mengzhen's siblings never suspected her, she would be to blame if something was missing, so she hurriedly took the dowry booklet to check it out Yes, I turned a few pages and couldn't help shouting: "I'll just say it! I've been guarding like a hen all these years, and I've been on guard, why did something go wrong—this thing was originally placed in Shuiyue Pavilion Already!"

"Who lives in Shuiyue Pavilion, why use our things? Don't you have anything to put in the Qi family's treasury?"

Jiang Mengzhen hurriedly winked at Biyan, Jiang Mengyou saw it, and said slowly: "You still have something to hide from me...Mengzhen, you have never been a decisive person , This kind of theft is by no means a trivial matter in a house. Hiding traitors and thieves will cause endless troubles. How can you begrudge those thousand taels of silver or some other rare things? While I am still in Beijing, I can still use my status as a princess to make decisions for you. You have told the truth, and I am relieved."

"What do you mean... Is my sister going to leave Beijing?" Jiang Mengzhen was completely stunned. She didn't expect one incident after another, and each one was more frightening than the other.

"I've been dreaming about my parents for days, and I'm planning to take Brother Yuerzhen back to Jiangling."

"At this time?" Jiang Mengzhen felt that something was wrong, he thought for a moment, and said in a trembling voice: "Is it the King of Jin... Is it the side concubine!"

Jiang Mengyou smiled faintly, "Duke Zhen married his concubine daughter to King Jin, even if he was betting on a treasure, I can't be too ignorant, now it's not a matter of husband and wife love, I have been poisoned once, and I don't want to die in the palace I can only find a place for myself and make room for others... Now I am still the princess. When the name of the crown prince of Jin Dynasty is determined, the crown prince may not be who it is. It is unknown at that time It’s not in vain, people just say I’m not blessed.”

Jiang Mengzhen felt chills in his heart. He looked at the white crabapple inlaid with gold carvings and jade on the table, and vaguely remembered that when Jiang Mengyou just got married, he smiled and told him under a crabapple tree that Prince Jin had thrush her eyebrows himself. , Time has taken away too many things in a hurry.

"Sister..." Jiang Mengzhen held her hand tightly, "What can I do? It's such a time, and you still take care of me!"

"You only take care of yourself. The current situation is unclear, and we don't know who will have the last laugh. It's just a matter of taking one step at a time. There are rumors that the fifth prince borrowed soldiers from his mother's tribe. If we send troops, the world will be in chaos."

Jiang Mengzhen frowned and thought deeply, "If that's the case, it wouldn't be a bad thing for you to take Brother Yu and Sister Zhen out of Beijing..."

"Indeed, so don't worry too much, I know it well." Jiang Mengyou paused, and then said: "Okay, now tell me about the Shuiyue Pavilion, the pawnshop on Zhuque Street , I bought a stock in my free time, the shopkeeper of his house is a man, and often sends me some crazy novelties. A few days ago, he sent me this ornament as if offering a treasure. When I saw it, I was very angry. What is it like, isn't this bullying you?"

"Sister, don't worry about me. The people living in Shuiyue Pavilion saved the second young master's life. I think he had to make such a plan because he was short of money. I think it's better not to make a big fuss. Let someone beat you later After a while, redeem what you can find, that’s all.”

Seeing his gloomy expression, Jiang Mengyou guessed that he was hiding something, and said directly: "Bi Yan, tell me."

"What kind of lifesaver, Second Young Master's little concubine!" Bi Yan couldn't help it, "Let's just sue the officials. If he dares to steal, he should go to jail. Could it be that if he saved Second Young Master's life, he would have a gold medal for avoiding death? No matter what What evil did he do, just say that he saved the second young master, so we all have to bear it?"

"No wonder you didn't talk about it, you are so jittery, you actually got a concubine from outside to enter the house! He dares to steal and sell your things now, and I don't know what he dares to do when he has a reputation!" Jiang Mengyou had lingering fears about this. , Said hastily: "Immediately report to the official, there is definitely more than one thing missing in the house, just take this opportunity to get rid of him."

Jiang Mengzhen still stopped him: "This matter is inappropriate. The relationship between me and the second young master has become tense. At this time, his savior is going to be sent to prison. He wants to blame me even more. The family ugliness cannot be publicized. It is better to temporarily Be patient and be careful in the future."

Jiang Mengyou made up his mind to stand up for his younger brother and get rid of a hidden danger before he left, so he got up and said, "I'm going to meet this young master Xiao, Biyan will take the dowry list, let's count how much he stole !"

A group of people went to Shuiyue Pavilion in a mighty way, Jiang Mengzhen had to follow, Qi Queqiao got the letter quickly, she had a plan in her heart, and at the same time she called the servant who was stealing and selling things, and at the same time asked someone to invite Qi Queqiao. When He Zhe went home, he only said that the Second Young Madam suddenly launched an attack and wanted to send Young Master Xiao to see the official.

Xiao Hua was pouring honey into the red bean stuffing. During the Lantern Festival, he heard Qi Hezi mention the red bean glutinous rice balls, so he naturally wouldn't miss this opportunity to please him. Unexpectedly, a group of people rushed in, and one of the stunning beauties was cold Looking at him, the person next to him pointed at him and yelled, "How bold! Princess Jin is here, why don't you kneel down and salute?"

Xiao Hua only felt that this woman was majestic and bright, not to be stared at, her legs softened and she knelt down on the ground, tremblingly said: "See... I've seen the princess."

"You are Xiao Hua? Look up," Jiang Mengyou looked down at him for a while, and then did not comment on his appearance, but asked, "Do you know who I am?"

"You...you are Princess Jin."

"anything else?"

Xiao Hua caught a glimpse of Jiang Mengzhen standing behind Jiang Mengyou, and then thought of the appearance of the two of them, which made him enlightened. Although he knew that Jiang Mengzhen had a sister who was a princess, but when he faced the majesty of the princess, his brain was already frightened. He couldn't turn the corner, and he felt even more guilty at this moment, and said in a low voice, "You...you are the elder sister of the second young lady."

"So you know, since you know, how dare you do such a thing?!"

Xiao Hua trembled, lowered his head and said: "I don't know what the concubine said... I and the second young master are innocent, he only brought me into the mansion to repay me for saving him."

"It's true that you don't have 300 taels here, who told you this? I don't want to know about your shit, I'm afraid it will pollute my ears." Jiang Mengyou sat on the head, slightly raised his chin, "Bi Yan points out No, what's missing in the house?"

Xiao Hua's heart "thumped", the secret thought was not good, and the clothes on his back were soaked in cold sweat in an instant. He thought that Jiang Mengyou was here to make a breakthrough for Jiang Mengzhen. There is no evidence for the relationship, even if it is the princess. I can't do anything to him, just deny him, but Jiang Mengyou actually caught his stolen braid!

"Three gold and jade ornaments, a pair of beauty vases, and two ancient paintings are worth at least seven or eight thousand silver!" Bi Yan was so angry that he never expected him to be so greedy and bold, "It's all the young master's dowry, and there is evidence on the list Check!"

Xiao Hua blurted out: "It's worth so much money!" Then he changed his words hastily: "You're talking nonsense, I don't know where those things went... Anyway, I've never seen them!"

"Okay, if you don't admit it, then let's go to see the official!" Jiang Mengyou would not spare him, "The amount of stolen goods and money is so large, it's enough to get tattooed and exiled."

"Why is the big cousin so angry?" Qi Que walked in skillfully, "I'm afraid there is some misunderstanding here? Young Master Xiao grew up in the mountains and fields, but he is only a fourteen or fifteen-year-old child who doesn't understand anything. Why bother to scare him?" ?”

As soon as Xiao Hua saw her, he felt that he had a backbone, "Miss, save me, I don't know anything... The princess wants my life for the second young lady!"

"Don't be afraid," Qi Que skillfully helped Xiao Hua up from the ground, and said coolly, "You are poor, but you are born a little better to be lovable. What did you do wrong?"

Jiang Mengyou's anger rose from his heart, and his face became colder and colder, "Miss Qi, I can't afford to call you a cousin. From now on, I will only be called Wangfei."

Qi Queqiao was not afraid, and said with a hidden knife in her smile: "Yes...but I don't know how long it can last?"

"That has nothing to do with you, you just need to know that I am still the princess today," Jiang Mengyou said flatly, "You have no orders, just kneel down and salute."

Although Qi Queqiao was not convinced, she could only grit her teeth and knelt down, Jiang Mengyou said to Xiao Hua again: "Did I let you get up?"

Xiao Hua could only kneel down again, he was startled and frightened, his teeth were chattering and he would only cry bitterly, Qi Queqiao was still confident and confident, "Princess, everything can't escape a word of reason, you deliberately brought someone to trouble Mr. Xiao, I can't see it, even if I offend you, I have to say - even though you are a princess, you can't control the affairs of your brother's husband's house!"

"What happened in the house? I'm only talking about the theft!" Jiang Mengyou patted the table, "You Qi's family is not strict, and you sold my brother's dowry. I hold it in my hand, what else can I quibble about?"

Qi Queqiao snorted coldly, "I let you sister and brother talk about it, what's on the dowry list, but you know it, and what's in this room, you were the ones who messed with it, the princess just admitted that even the pawn shop Everyone has something to do with you—I think this matter is a designed trap from the beginning to the end! We must remove the thorn in the side and the thorn in the flesh of Young Master Xiao!"

"How can Missy turn right and wrong like this!" Bi Yan was almost fuming with anger, "I asked someone to put the things on, and I kept everything as a bottom. The red fruit and ebony plums are waiting for you every day. Don't you know what's in the house? Ask someone Come and ask, it will be clear!"

Hongguo Wumei was afraid of getting into trouble, so she said: "It seems to be there, but I can't remember it."

The women who cleaned the house were all clever people, and they all denied it, "I haven't seen it before, where have these precious things been placed!"

The little maids of Biyan and Jiang Mengzhen jumped up and confronted them. When they were arguing so loudly, Qi Heju walked in from the outside and saw Jiang Mengyou sitting proudly, Jiang Mengzhen standing behind her with his head bowed. Seeing this, Qi Queqiao knelt upright on the side, and Xiao Hua was already lying on the ground crying and almost passed away. He didn't know the root cause, and said in surprise: "...What's wrong?"

"You come back to the mansion, don't go to your own yard, but come here first!" Jiang Mengyou has long been upset by Xiao Hua and Qi Que's hints, and he has already decided that Qi He is nervous The personal relationship with Xiao Hua naturally has no good words to say, "Is this how you behave as a husband?"

"Sister, don't be upset," Qi Heju saluted, and explained, "It's because someone told me that there are some things here, so I came to take a look."

"It turns out that someone asked you to support me." Jiang Mengyou's patience was almost exhausted, pointing to Xiao Hua and said: "This person stole and sold my brother's dowry, I want to arrest him to see the official, the second young master will not stop him Bar?"

Qi He was stunned for a moment, "Is...is there any misunderstanding here? Xiao Hua is young and just came to Beijing from the countryside, how can he understand this?"

Jiang Mengzhen looked up at his husband, but Qi Heju was looking at Xiao Hua who was crying. Jiang Mengzhen pursed his lips, and said the first sentence after entering Shuiyue Pavilion, "The second young master is a frequent visitor. Here, have you seen the ancient paintings on the wall, and the jade begonias on the table?"

Qi He looked at him anxiously, and felt that Jiang Mengzhen's words were really difficult to answer. If he said yes, he would naturally admit Chang Lai. If he said no or couldn't remember, it seemed to avoid suspicion on purpose. The correct answer that can make Jiang Mengzhen happy, because the question has already convicted him, Qi Heju can only say truthfully: "...I remember it."

Jiang Mengyou hummed, looked at Qi Queqiao and said, "What else do you have to say? Report it to the authorities."

"Even if there are these things in the house, how can it be proved that Young Master Xiao stole them to sell them? Unless the pawnbroker identifies the person who pawned the things as Young Master Xiao."

"Okay, the pawnshop guy is right outside," Jiang Mengyou clapped his hands, and the little Yao'er who was carrying the begonia ornaments just now walked in respectfully, "Come and see, is there anyone who pawns here?"

Xiao Yaoer looked around carefully, "That man is not in the room... I still remember that the pawn was a woman with a mole on her chin."

Qi Que poised his neck and said: "If the princess wants to investigate, then find all the wives with moles in the mansion and let him identify them one by one! My family is from a scholarly family. How can people say that my housekeeping is not strict and the family style is not strict?" Not right?"

Without saying a word, she asked people to summon all the women to Shuiyue Pavilion, Xiao Yaoer looked around, pointed to a woman and said: "It's her! She is the begonia ornament!"

Bi Yan looked at the old lady and was shocked. At the same time, she heard Jiang Mengyou ask: "You are so bold! Which courtyard are you from? Who did you instigate?"

"I'm wronged, Second Young Madam, save me!" The old woman threw herself at the foot of Jiang Mengzhen and shouted, "It was the Second Young Madam who asked me to pawn it. Something happened at this time, so I can't put everything to rest. Push it on the old lady!"

"Hey, isn't this Mrs. Zhao who is serving in Wan Yunxuan? Why did the princess catch her own head when she caught rape and robbers!" Qi Queqiao laughed sharply, and she helped Xiao Hua who was crying so hard that he couldn't bear it anymore , helped him wipe the tears on his face with a handkerchief, "You say that you are hated like this, people will go out of their way to harm you, and they will send you to the official with a tattoo, and you will be exiled with a tattoo." It turns out that you are only relying on your power to bully you and have no one to rely on!"

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