Chapter 87 [VIP]

"Is Yu Yiqing in contact with Yue Jin?"

Mi Yao thought Yu Yiqing wouldn't behave, but she never expected her to be so shameless.

A young lady who had never been married, knowing that the man had a wife, arranged a chance encounter. When the chance encounter failed, she then tried to please the man's mother.

I wonder what the people from the Yu family's main residence said to her when she arrived, that made her debase herself like that.

"Madam Yan probably doesn't know about this yet, but it seems that the mother of Envoy Yue has already accepted Lady Yu. The neighbors say that Lady Yu is her daughter-in-law, and she hasn't denied it."

Pu Qing told him what he had found out. He really didn't understand what Yu Yiqing was thinking. She was a noble lady from a prestigious family, yet she was doing such a eager thing. "Madam, Miss Yu doesn't seem to want to be a concubine of Envoy Yue."

Upon hearing Pu Qing's reminder, Mi Yao chuckled softly.

She could tell from Yu Jiayin that these two girls from the Yu family were doing things that demeaned them, but they had ambitions that were higher than the sky.

Yu Jiayin lives in the house that Gu Yunxiao bought for her. To everyone else, she is Gu Yunxiao's mistress, but Yu Jiayin herself is thinking about killing Ji Wanyun as soon as possible so that she can become the proper Mrs. Gu.

Yu Yiqing's thoughts were probably similar; it was a chance encounter and an attempt to please, but what she really wanted was to become the town magistrate's wife.

"Why would she want to be a concubine? She approached Yue Jin because of his position. She wanted to be the wife of a town magistrate, just like me, so I could see how capable she was and dream of me bowing down to her."

"this……"

If Yu Yiqing really thought that way, then she would be incredibly stupid.

There are differences between town envoys. Even if Yu Yiqing successfully marries Yue Jin, her status and position will never be comparable to that of the madam. However, since Madam Yan and the madam are good friends, Yu Yiqing's actions will only disgust the madam.

However, Governor Yue and Lady Yan had a very close relationship, so it was impossible for her to succeed.

"Did she approach Yue Jin directly, or what?"

Mi Yao thought about it and felt that Yu Yiqing shouldn't be that stupid. Then she heard Pu Qing say that Yu Yiqing had been loitering in front of the governor's mansion for a few days.

I was speechless.

It seems that Yu Yiqing's initial ambitions were very high. Only when she couldn't meet Zhao Tianhe did she lower her target and change her mind to Yue Jin, who held the same official position as Xiao Chuan.

"I thought she went to the military governor's residence to complain to him, but I didn't expect..."

Pu Qing was at a loss for words when it came to Yu Yiqing. "Madam, should I go and stop Lady Yu the Fourteenth?"

"How will you stop her? Break her legs, or scold her to make her realize her shame?"

Pu Qing scratched his head when Mi Yao asked him a question. As a servant, how could he possibly scold the lady of the Yu family? His idea was naturally to secretly break her leg so that Yu Yiqing would stop causing trouble.

"Don't worry about her, she won't get any good luck with Old Lady Yue."

Yue Jin was raised by his widowed mother. Yan Yun had mentioned to her that Yue's mother did not live in the city, but in the old Yue family house. Her hobbies were farming and chatting with friends.

Old Lady Yue had a good relationship with Yan Yun. Although she was a widow, she did not have a possessive desire for her son. Otherwise, she would not have chosen to live alone instead of living with her son and daughter-in-law.

However, she planned to bring this up with Yan Yun. Yan Yun and the others had noticed that she didn't get along well with the Yu sisters, but Yu Yiqing was still her sister no matter what, so she had to make her stance clear to avoid affecting her friendship with Yan Yun.

"How are the arrangements for the 'robbers' I asked you to make going?"

Speaking of this, Pu Qing grinned, revealing his teeth.

“My men have already robbed four people once, but it seems they still have money on them. Once they leave, I will send men to collect the money again, until we have plundered everyone.”

Robbery is a despicable act, but if it's ordered by one's master, it can be quite exhilarating.

He and his other retainers, masked, watched the four arrogant men tremble in fear, then pulled out silver to offer them money, feeling incredibly satisfied.

Furthermore, the lady is generous, and she will use most of the stolen money as rewards. Now, the second round of robbery and looting in the mansion is a coveted opportunity that everyone wants to participate in.

"Without money, they will naturally behave themselves."

Having affirmed Pu Qing's efficiency, Mi Yao sent Yan Yun an invitation and then changed her clothes and went out.

Looking at Mi Yao's hurried figure, Pu Qing felt that everything in the manor seemed to have turned upside down.

With the lady busy going out every day, the master had more free time. He would have three meals a day with his husbands and wives, and he would also lead the two husbands in morning training.

Just two days ago, he saw Erlangjun holding his master's hand as they walked, something that would never have happened before.

Everyone in the manor who has eyes can see that the master's change is because of the madam, but the madam seems to be doing nothing. The only thing is that after the master kicked Gu Yunxiao and was attacked by civil officials at the court meeting, she put a chicken leg in the master's bowl during the meal.

He only found out about this because Erlangjun and Xiaoniangzi kept complaining about it.

"Father's arms are so long, and Mother still has to pick up food for him. His shoulders must be tired."

Xiao Shan chimed in: "You naughty father!"

"Father isn't bad."

"You're so immature!"

He overheard his own father's conversation. He followed the two men and discovered that their lesson was to glare at their master with their bright, clean eyes before looking for the mistress.

He was unmarried and didn't know how things should be between husband and wife, but thinking about how his master and his wife were, he thought things should get better and better.

Compared to when the lady first arrived, she used to smile sweetly at her master, but now she seems more like family to him.

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“Huhu…”

Mi Yao went to Yan Yun to talk about Yu Yiqing, but to her surprise, Yan Yun's first reaction was not to worry about her own status, nor to feel disgusted by Yu Yiqing, but to hug Mi Yao with tears in her eyes.

It's a good thing to have a beautiful woman throw herself at you, but there always has to be a reason.

Mi Yao stroked Yan Yun's back: "What's wrong? Don't tell me you're afraid of Yu Yiqing because your mother-in-law tacitly accepts her as her daughter-in-law and feels wronged."

“My mother-in-law is not that kind of person. She doesn’t treat me like her own daughter, but she also hopes that Yue Jin and I can get along. She might as well use my inability to get pregnant to send someone into the household earlier.”

Yan Yun sat up straight and looked at Mi Yao's chin, which was a bit sharper than before. "I think you're working too hard, Hu Hu. You have the Tzu Chi Hospital and Xiangxue Tower to keep you busy, and you're still doing this even though you're blood relatives."

Everyone in Yizhou knew that the Yu family had sent people, and they were all watching to see how Mi Yao and Xiao Chuan would react.

The couple prevented the Yu family from entering the Xiao residence, thus eliminating a group of families who might associate with the Yu family.

Then Xiao Chuan flew into a rage and mercilessly sent Yu Jiayin to the authorities for investigation, and then screened out another batch of people.

Nowadays, the five members of the Yu family can only come into contact with people of average means, and almost none of them can directly meet Mi Yao and Xiao Chuan in person. That's why they want to try their luck with the Yu family.

Mi Yao had no intention of introducing Yu Yiqing to the Lady of Yizhou. The sisters in the mutual aid society knew there was something wrong, and tacitly refrained from asking any questions.

I wanted to wait for Mi Yao to speak for herself.

Who knew that her words would make people feel so sorry for her? With Yu Jiayin's cousin and Yu Yiqing's younger sister, Yan Yun could hardly imagine how much grievance Mi Yao had suffered in the Yu family.

"They've not only lost face for themselves, but also for you. Wanyun has discussed it with her parents and they're considering a divorce. Wanyun wants to take the child with her. If she wants to take the child, she'll definitely expose Gu Yunxiao and Yu Erniangzi's affair, and whether they conspired to poison each other..."

Yan Yun's brows furrowed more and more as she spoke. She didn't think there was anything wrong with what Ji Wanyun was doing; on the contrary, she supported her just like Mi Yao.

The problem is that Yu Jiayin has become a wicked woman, while Yu Yiqing is willingly degrading herself.

Their ruined reputations will all affect Mi Yao.

"This can't be!"

Yan Yun couldn't stand it any longer, so she simply pulled Mi Yao to her feet and said, "We need to go see my mother-in-law and stop Yu Shisi Niangzi from doing anything foolish."

Mi Yao didn't care about reputation. Reputation was linked to power. With the highest authority protecting her, even if she slapped Yu Yiqing and the others, it would be a matter of upholding justice and showing impartiality.

But she was indeed curious about how Yu Yiqing was trying to please her mother-in-law.

If Old Lady Yue is as reasonable as Yan Yun said, that would be good. But if she was really fooled by Yu Yiqing's few words, it would be good to make plans early.

The two boarded a carriage leaving the city and spent almost two hours finally arriving at the Yue family's old residence, where they saw Yu Yiqing standing in the dung.

Seeing the foul-smelling, muddy marks on Yu Yiqing's cheeks, Mi Yao pinched her nose, pulled Yan Yun back seven or eight steps, wishing she could get on the carriage and return to the city right now.