Chapter 19 Greedy

Yan Qingjiao kept her composure and waited for the other party to speak.

"Send him away from the Marquis' Mansion."

Yan Qingjiao's eyes flickered, and she was obviously moved.

"But Brother Qing'an was seriously injured. If he leaves alone without anyone to take care of him, he will probably have a hard time surviving!"

"Miss San can arrange for someone to take care of her."

"My mother is keeping a close eye on my people, and I'm worried about others taking care of Brother Qing'an..."

Yan Qingjiao's face was full of hesitation.

Qin Mingzhu chuckled, she knew what Yan Qingjiao was thinking.

She thought for a moment and said, "The old lady is furious now and will definitely not let that boy go. But once she comes to her senses, she will naturally accept all this. After all, you are her only biological daughter. Even if she is cruel, can she really watch you suffer?"

These words seemed to make Yan Qingjiao more confident.

A bright light flashed in her eyes, and she suddenly looked at Qin Mingzhu, sneered and said, "I know you definitely don't have any good intentions. You are deliberately instigating me to elope. If I tell this to my mother, she will definitely divorce you!"

I have to say that Qin Mingzhu's words make some sense.

This made her very excited.

However, without help from others, she couldn't leave the Marquis' Mansion. She could use Qin Mingzhu as leverage to get her to help her!

Qin Mingzhu raised her eyebrows slightly when she heard Yan Qingjiao threatening her.

She seemed threatened by her. "I've prepared all the food and money, including the carriage, for Miss Third. The money is already included in the IOU. In a month, if Miss Third can find a way to send five thousand taels of silver to me, the debt between you and me will be written off. How do you do that?"

Yan Qingjiao didn't take the so-called debt Qin Mingzhu mentioned to heart at all.

If she really eloped, would she care whether she owed debts or not?

As long as I take Qing'an out to recuperate for a while and stay out of the spotlight, she will naturally come back after a while.

Although her mother has a tough attitude, she still loves her after all. Can she really kick her out of the house as compensation?

After thinking it over for a long time, Yan Qingjiao nodded.

"Sure, when can I take Qing'an away?"

Qin Mingzhu smiled.

That smile is like a lotus in spring after rain, so bright and beautiful.

"Miss San, please pack up and you can leave tonight."

…

In the mistress's courtyard, Chunhua was busy, carefully counting again the various items that she had brought back from Yan Qingjiao.

"Go, take all these things to Laibao Pawnshop in the west of the city."

"yes."

The servants in the mansion started to move the things again, and they were busy as hell.

Chunhua wiped the sweat off her face, put away the account book she had written, and walked into the room with a radiant face.

It was past noon. Qin Mingzhu had some snacks and was reading a book in her hand, but her eyes were a little vague, as if she was thinking about something.

"Ma'am, everything is almost packed."

Hearing the voice, Qin Mingzhu came back to her senses and nodded: "Okay."

"So Qing'an, are you really planning to let him go?"

Qin Mingzhu smiled, and her smile was meaningful.

"nature."

The little maidservant did not ask any more questions. In her heart, she would just do whatever the lady asked her to do.

At this moment, someone suddenly delivered a message outside the door.

"Madam, the old lady has woken up and wants you to come over to discuss something."

Chunhua looked a little nervous and whispered, "Madam, could it be that what happened with the Third Miss has reached the old lady's ears?"

After all, they made quite a noise when they emptied the Third Young Lady's yard. Unless the old lady was blind and deaf, it would be impossible to hide it from the other party.

Qin Mingzhu nodded, "Definitely."

"Then what should we do? If the old lady knew you did this, she would definitely blame you!"

The little maid's cheeks turned red with anxiety.

Someone as biased as Madam Yan would definitely try to take advantage of her own wife.

Qin Mingzhu was not too worried.

She put down the book in her hand.

"I'll be right there."

backyard.

The old lady's coughing continued.

Lin Hongrong personally waited on the old lady after she finished drinking the medicine, then took out a handkerchief to wipe the corners of her mouth.

Then he said softly, "Mother, I've heard about this as well. The Third Miss returned it on her own initiative, and the eldest sister-in-law doesn't need this little thing either. There must be some misunderstanding here."

"Misunderstand?"

Madam Yan looked unhappy and snorted coldly.

"Who knows what means she used to force Jiao'er to return the things? This is obviously bullying Jiao'er!"

Lin Hongrong thought of what Qin Mingzhu said last night and her eyes rolled. If you want to take advantage of others, you have to pay some price.

Therefore, she began to speak up for Qin Mingzhu. "Mother, our Jiao'er is not someone who can be easily bullied. If Qin Mingzhu really did something too much, she would definitely complain to you. Even if she is locked up in the yard now, you can arrange for a servant to come over. It's been a long time and no one has come. It must be the Third Miss's own will. Maybe the eldest sister-in-law thinks the things in her yard are worn out and wants to replace them with new ones."

When Old Lady Yan heard her second daughter-in-law say this, her eyes lit up instantly.

This is also possible.

Otherwise nothing can be justified.

"Are you serious?"

Lin Hongrong smiled and said, "It's not impossible. When my sister-in-law comes over, you can ask her yourself and find out."

Madam Yan was no longer angry, and even her face turned a little redder.

Someone outside the door announced: "Madam, the lady is here."

"Let her in quickly!"

Madam Yan's complexion returned to normal.

Lin Hongrong stood aside obediently.

She was also a little puzzled about what happened in Yan Qingjiao's yard that morning.

Qin Mingzhu moved a lot of things out of the third young lady's yard with great fanfare, which really caused quite a stir in the mansion.

Qin Mingzhu stepped into the room and asked calmly, "Why did mother call me here?"

Chunhua lowered her head and stood behind the lady nervously.

I thought the old lady would blame her own wife, but the next moment, Chunhua raised her eyebrows and was stunned for a moment.

Madam Yan's voice became kind and gentle. "I heard that you went to Jiao'er's this morning and moved all the things in her yard. Are you going to buy her new ones?"

Qin Mingzhu glanced at Lin Hongrong who was standing next to her.

Even though she didn't know what she had said to the old lady, she could guess something from her attitude.

The next moment, Qin Mingzhu smiled and nodded, "Mother is right."

As soon as these words were spoken, Madam Yan's expression showed satisfaction.

"You are so thoughtful, girl. It just so happens that the things in my house and yard haven't been changed for many years. Look..."

Qin Mingzhu sneered in her heart, but appeared calm on the surface.

"Chunhua, send someone over later to move out all the old lady's things and replace them with new ones."

"yes!"

Chunhua was startled and responded quickly.

But she frowned slightly, not understanding why her wife did this.

What Old Lady Yan said was really greedy, and she obviously wanted to make Qin Mingzhu bleed more.

But the next moment, Qin Mingzhu looked up, looked at Old Lady Yan and said, "Mother, since you've mentioned it this way, why don't we replace all the old things in the mansion with new ones? I calculated that it would cost about 50,000 taels of silver. Should I go to the treasury now or go later?"