Chapter 147 Dali Temple is indeed safe

"Then I'll study hard and play a whole song for you in the future." He lowered his eyes and rubbed her cheek, his heart softening. "You're so happy."

Love her smile so much.

"Um."

After learning for half an hour, Mingzhao carried her to the bed and said, "Yaoyao, you must be tired after helping with my second brother's wedding today. Go to sleep. I will continue teaching you tomorrow."

After covering her belly a little, he gently held her fingers and patted her back.

To him, she was soft and cool, and Mingzhao wanted to hold her tightly. But she was afraid of heat, and she was uncomfortable when he held her in his arms in the summer. She would push him away at night if she felt too hot while sleeping.

It wasn't the sweltering summer heat yet, and there was an ice basin nearby, so it was cool, not too hot. Shi Jianli looked at him, rolled into his arms, hugged his waist, nuzzled his neck, and closed her eyes.

Mingzhao curled his lips and gently stroked her hair.

Maybe she was really tired yesterday, because when she got up the next day it was already the end of the Si hour, and she didn't even notice that Mingzhao had gotten up to go to court.

After washing up and having breakfast, she started to draw the draft of this year's autumn clothes.

Because today is Ming Zhaoqing's first day of marriage, Zheng Leyun has to serve tea and meet his family, so Ming Zhao came back a little early and arrived at the mansion at 3:00 p.m.

He leaned his hands on the table and watched her draw details on the paper. When she stopped writing, he kissed her cheek, "Yaoyao, I'm back."

"Yeah." Shi Jianli pulled out a piece of paper from the bottom and handed it to him, "I drew this for you."

"Thank you, ma'am." Mingzhao put a bracelet on her hand and said, "Do you like it? I bought it when I came back."

"I like it." Shi Jianli looked up at his gentle eyes, paused slightly, and then said, "I like my husband too."

He gently lifted her chin with his fingers and placed a kiss on her lips, "Let's go boating on the lake during the big break?"

"But my aunt, mother, and I have agreed to go boating in the lake in a couple of days."

"Then let's go to the villa. It's cool in the mountains and there are hot springs. Let's stay there for two days."

"good."

"Let's go to grandma's place. My second brother and the others should have gone there too. I'll ask Xianyue and the others to come in and dress you up."

Shi Jianli nodded.

Xianyue heard Mingzhao calling her and came in with a small basket of plums, "Miss, son-in-law, these are plums sent from Minghuayuan."

"Tie up the lady's hair." Mingzhao nodded slightly, picked up a plum and handed it to her lips. "Would you like some?"

Shi Jianli took a bite.

He ate the remaining half and said, "It's a bit sour."

Shi Jianli looked at him in the mirror and said, "It's not sour."

Mingzhao picked up another one and asked, "Madam, do you like sour food now?"

He found that her favorite tastes were slightly different in each season.

"good."

"How about having fish cooked with pickled bamboo shoots tonight?" But he still had a special liking for fish.

"Um."

After her hair was tied up, Shi Jianli and Mingzhao went to Fushoutang. When they arrived, Ming Zhouqing and Zheng Leyun had not arrived yet, so she chatted with Yuan Yuhe and the others.

Not long after, Ming Zhouqing and Zheng Lejun came over hand in hand, with Zheng Lejun still having a slightly shy look on her face.

Ming Zhouqing took her to offer tea to the elders one by one and accepted the lipstick envelopes.

When he arrived, he saw Li and Mingzhao still in front of him. Zheng Leyun bowed and said, "Brother, sister-in-law."

Shi Jianli gave her a small purse and said with a smile, "Wedding."

"Thank you, sister-in-law." After taking the purse, Zheng Lejun gave the prepared gifts to his younger brothers and sisters.

After the tea ceremony, the elders were all very friendly and the brothers and sisters were easy to get along with, and Zheng Lejun felt less nervous.

After sitting in Fushou Hall for a while, Shi Jianli and Mingzhao went back.

A few days later, Shi Jianli took a long nap. When she woke up, she felt very weak. She sat there in a daze for a while, then went to the low window in the outer room wearing her slippers.

Seeing some cold tea on the table, she poured herself a cup and drank it slowly.

Lan Xing came in and saw that she was awake. He simply half-tied her hair and said, "Miss, the second lady is here. She saw that you were still asleep and was enjoying the cool air under the tree outside the courtyard."

The second girl had no one to accompany her, so she could have a good time by drinking tea, eating iced bowls, and reading a book.

"Let her come in, she doesn't want to move." Summer afternoons always make people feel listless.

The weather is a bit stuffy. It should rain in two days, and it will be cooler.

"Okay." Lan Xing stepped back.

After a while, Ming Yuelin came in and sat beside her. "Sister-in-law, there is something about Ming Yueshu. Do you want to hear it?"

"Tell me." Just listen to it for entertainment.

"Qiao Jingchuan knew that our family had truly given up on Ming Yueshu, and he gradually became less concerned about her. After Ming Yueshu got married, her dowry was held by the Qiao family. She had such a huge dowry when she got married, but now she can't even have a hot meal."

"Her dowry was used by the Qiao family as a resource for upward mobility, and it was almost completely drained. The Qiao family spent a lot of money and nothing came back. When Qiao Jingchuan returned home and saw Ming Yueshu, he became even more upset and treated her even worse."

"Perhaps the current situation is different from the love she imagined, with red sleeves and fragrant flowers, gambling books and pouring tea. The two of them often quarreled, and Qiao Jingchuan took in several concubines after she became pregnant."

"Ming Yueshu gave birth to a son when she was a little over four months old. She filed for divorce from Qiao Jingchuan two days ago and wanted to take her son away with her. It seems that after more than a year, she has seen Qiao Jingchuan's true colors and doesn't intend to be stupid forever."

"Qiao Jingchuan disagreed with the divorce, and the two remained deadlocked for several days. Ming Yueshu took their son, Shuxi and Shule, and ran away."

Shi Jianli poured her a cup of cold tea and asked, "How do you know so much?"

Last time it was Xia Cishu, this time it was Mingyueshu. Sister Lin knows a lot of gossip.

"That's what Xing Zhao, who works for Ji Guban, said." Ming Yuelin took a sip of tea. "There was nothing going on at the Dali Temple this morning. After Ji Guban left court, he asked me to go out for half a day."

"Yesterday, when Ji Gudong left court, Ming Yueshu stopped his carriage and said she wanted to sue Qiao Jingchuan and his father for bribery. Fearing Qiao Jingchuan would threaten her, she insisted on being imprisoned in the Dali Temple, holding her one-month-old son."

"Since the official bribery case has been reported to him, Ji Gudong naturally has to take it seriously and has someone investigate. Ming Yueshu also stayed in the cell for the night."

"She's not completely stupid yet. The prison cell in Dali Temple is indeed safe." Ming Yuelin snorted.

"At noon, the officials from the Dali Temple said they had almost figured it out. Ji Gudong and I had a meal together and then he sent me back. He went to deal with the Qiao family's affairs."

"My guess is that the Qiao family will be ruined, and Mingyueshu will get divorced as she wished. Her dowry is stolen property and may not be returned. It will probably be confiscated."

Shi Jianli nodded and said, "I saw her on the street in March. She certainly didn't seem to be doing well."

The haggardness on her face could be seen at a glance. She had lost a lot of weight, and her pregnant belly looked particularly big.

"Let's not talk about her anymore. Just treat it as a story. Whether she lives a good life or not is her own choice." Ming Yuelin approached her. "In two days, we will go boating on the lake and pick lotus pods. We can make lotus seed soup when we come back."