Chapter 347 Qi Shuyan and Xia Shu’s wedding,

After hearing Ye Chutang's conditions, Qiuhua looked at her in horror.

She couldn't say that she was unwilling to die for her ancestors, but she didn't want to die either.

The ancestor made a decision very quickly.

"Qiuhua, I have treated you well. After you die, I will light a perpetual lamp for you and pay tribute to you every year."

"Grandfather, this servant..."

"Why, you don't want to die for me?!"

The threatening words fell into Qiuhua's ears, making her shudder.

"Grandfather, I...I don't want to die!"

After Qiuhua finished speaking, he turned around and kowtowed three times to his ancestor.

"I will repay your kindness in my next life by tying a knot with a grass and holding a ring in my hand!"

"You...you slut!"

After the old ancestor finished cursing, he felt even more pain in his heart, his eyes rolled back, and he fainted.

Ye Chutang ignored her and looked at Qiuhua.

"Tell me, what is your purpose in living in the big house? If you don't tell the truth, the next person who will have heart pain after taking poison will be you!"

Qiuhua lowered her eyes, her eyeballs rolling around, wondering whether she should tell the truth.

Ye Chutang lifted Qiuhua's chin, took out a pill of poison from the space, and stuffed it into her mouth.

Qiu Hua was so frightened that she quickly begged for mercy, "Madam, I'll tell you!"

Ye Chutang withdrew his hand and said, "Go ahead."

"The second branch's business is not going well, and several shops are losing money. If things continue like this, the family wealth will surely be lost. The old ancestor feels that there is no future in following the second branch, so she wants to return to the first branch to retire. Maybe she can become the Grand Empress Dowager in the future."

This is true, but only partly.

Qiuhua didn't dare to tell Ye Chutang all the ancestor's plans, otherwise they might come in vertically and go out horizontally.

Ye Chutang's eyes suddenly became sharp.

"I'm giving you one last chance. If you don't tell the truth, you can lose your tongue."

Qiuhua is worried about Qi Yanzhou, she still remembers it!

"Ma'am, I have said everything I need to say. I have not concealed anything."

Qiuhua was sure that the old lady would not dare to tell Ye Chutang the truth.

So even if she lies, she won't be caught.

Ye Chutang raised the corners of his lips in mockery and pressed Qiu Hua's immobilization and mute skills.

"Since you want your tongue cut off, I'll grant your wish."

After saying that, she called all the direct descendants of the Qi family's main branch to the guest house.

Then he used a silver needle to wake the ancestor up.

Ye Chutang successfully hypnotized the ancestor in front of everyone.

The old ancestor knew all her problems and told them to Qiuhua, which made her heart beat like a drum and she was in a panic.

In addition to Qi Shuyan, the Qi family had already witnessed Ye Chutang's ability to manipulate people's hearts.

So he was the only one who was amazed.

Ye Chutang noticed Qiuhua's guilty expression and asked the ancestor the most crucial question.

"Tell me, what is your purpose in using the self-torture trick to return to the big room?"

The ancestor was terminally ill and had been severely poisoned, so his willpower had long been destroyed.

Even though Ye Chutang asked about a secret that could not be revealed, she told the truth without any hesitation.

"Repair the relationship with the first wife and make the second wife's business more successful. If the first wife seizes the throne, I will be the Grand Empress Dowager. See if there are any loopholes in Shuyan's wedding. If there is a chance, let Qiuhua be his concubine."

When Qiuhua heard these words, she looked as pale as death.

Our ancestors caught a cold on purpose.

She originally wanted to use the opportunity of sending gifts to An An and Le Le to perform a self-torture trick in public and move into the big house.

As a result, he failed to control his condition and fainted and was sent to the hospital.

Fortunately, the eldest son was soft-hearted and took her back to the Qi family.

But unlike what she thought, although she moved into the big house, she was just a guest.

After being thrown into the guest house, no one cared about her except for three meals a day and medicine.

As for letting Qi Shuyan take Qiuhua as his concubine.

The old ancestor was thinking that Qi Shuyan would definitely drink too much on the wedding day.

If there is a chance to give him some medicine, he will become Qiuhua's slave.

Even if there is no chance and even if I cannot accomplish this thing, it doesn't matter. I won't lose anything anyway.

After listening to the ancestor's plan for the first wife, Ye Chutang snapped his fingers.

The ancestor's distracted eyes regained focus.

She looked at the eldest branch's direct descendant with a grim expression and had no idea what was going on.

So she immediately looked at Qiuhua and asked.

As a result, Qiuhua lowered his head, his face was pale, as if all his energy had been drained away.

She had no choice but to shift her gaze to her eldest son Qi Wenyue and gave a weak smile.

"Wen Yue, you all came to see me?"

Qi Wenyue was too lazy to pretend and told everyone clearly about his ancestors' plan for the first wife.

The more the old man listened, the uglier his expression became, and his heart attack came again.

She covered her aching heart and glared at Qiu Hua.

"How dare you slander me, bitch!"

She couldn't admit it, otherwise her relationship with the first wife would never be repaired.

Qiuhua wanted to shake her head, but she was immobilized by the spell and couldn't move.

She wanted to explain, but she couldn't speak because she was dumb.

He could only move his eyes left and right to indicate that he had said nothing.

The old ancestor noticed that something was wrong with Qiu Hua, "Speak, are you mute?!"

Ye Chutang was happy to watch the dogs fight each other, and he relieved Qiuhua's muteness.

"The ancestor asked you to speak, so go ahead."

Qiuhua looked at the furious ancestor and told him the truth.

"Grandfather, what the master said just now was all said by you personally. I didn't say anything."

The old man almost laughed out of anger.

"I said that? When did I say that? Are you crazy?"

She's not crazy, so why would she say something that betrays herself?

"I didn't lie. I don't know what Madam did to you, but you told me everything. The master's family heard it."

Although Qiuhua saw the hypnosis process, he did not understand the principle and thought it was witchcraft.

But she didn't dare say this in front of Ye Chutang.

Mr. Qi was extremely disappointed with his ancestor and was too lazy to waste time on her.

"Grandfather, you have plotted against the first house time and time again. I don't mind it. I will just consider it as repaying your kindness. You and the people of the second house should leave Tianshan County."

This was the last face he gave to his biological mother.

After saying this, he called the servants.

"Send the old ancestor back and tell the people in the second branch to sell the land and shops as soon as possible, and leave Tianshan County when the weather warms up and the roads are open!"

"Yes, sir."

The old ancestor knew that he was powerless to save the situation and immediately looked at Ye Chutang.

“Antidote!”

Ye Chutang played with her nails absentmindedly.

"Don't worry, old ancestor. The poison you were poisoned with won't kill you, but it will make you feel uncomfortable. When the second branch leaves Tianshan County, come to me for the antidote."

To deal with such shameless villains, you must fight evil with evil!

"you……"

"Old Ancestor, be careful with your words, or there will be no antidote."

These words successfully frightened the old ancestor into shutting up.

The servant moved quickly.

Dress the old ancestor, pack her luggage, and send her away.

Qiuhua was so anxious when she saw that the old man didn't say he would take her away.

"Ancestor."

As soon as she opened her mouth, Ye Chutang said to the servants, "Cut off her tongue and throw her out."

Qiuhua was so scared that she immediately kowtowed to Ye Chutang.

"Madam, I know I was wrong. Please be magnanimous and don't hold it against me."

Ye Chutang sneered.

"I am a petty person and I keep my word."

After saying that, she released Qiu Hua's immobilization skill and pressed the mute skill again.

This is to prevent her from disturbing others when her tongue is cut.

She looked at the servants and warned them, "Take her to the second room before you do anything. Don't dirty our land."

The servant quickly responded, "Yes, ma'am."

After the ancestor and Qiuhua were taken away, the Qi family dispersed.

Qi Shuyan didn't want any accidents to happen on tomorrow's wedding day, so he sent people to check the Qi Mansion carefully.

After making sure there was no problem, he went back to the yard to rest.

Ye Chutang and Qi Yanzhou returned to Tangzhou Courtyard.

After soaking in the hot spring, the two of them lay on the bed and chatted.

Ye Chutang hugged Qi Yanzhou's slender waist and said happily: "This time, not only can we completely solve the problem of the second house, but we can also buy shops and good farmland at a low price, killing two birds with one stone."

Spring is coming and the snow will melt soon, so the second wife will have to deal with the shop and land as soon as possible, and they will inevitably sell them at a price lower than the market price.

With a little more skill, you can get it at almost half the price.

As for those with evil hearts and evil lungs, she has plenty of conspiracies and tricks to punish them.

Qi Yanzhou kissed Ye Chutang on the forehead.

"Breaking off with the Second House is indeed a good thing. Even if the emperor arrests them, we don't need to care."

Although the second branch caused a lot of trouble, it was a good decision to bring them to Tianshan County.

When the family affection is exhausted, we will just be strangers in the future.

"That's right. Is there any news from the capital recently?"

"No, many roads were blocked by heavy snow, so the news couldn't get through, but it should be soon."

Nowadays, the daytime temperature in Tianshan County is above zero degrees.

The further south you go, the higher the temperature. It should be spring south of Tacheng.

Ye Chutang yawned sleepily.

“I wonder what the dog emperor will do after receiving the news that 400,000 troops from Xiyi, Nanling, and Dongsang were annihilated?”

Qi Yanzhou said affirmatively: "No!"

Even if Beichen Kingdom had the ability to annex its four neighboring countries, the emperor would not send troops.

Because the treasury was empty, he would rather spend the money on himself than on food and fodder.

Moreover, the emperor was also afraid that the four countries would launch a joint counterattack, resulting in a situation where one thousand casualties would be inflicted on the enemy and eight hundred casualties on their own side.

This resulted in insufficient troops to maintain the stability of Beichen State.

At that time, ambitious people will definitely take the opportunity to rebel!

Ye Chutang also felt that the dog emperor did not have the courage to unify the world.

She snuggled into Qi Yanzhou's arms.

"Go to sleep, tomorrow will be busy."

***

The next day.

Before daybreak, the Qi family's house was brightly lit and bustling with activity.

Although the house had been swept and cleaned many times, the maids and servants cleaned it again.

The kitchen was bustling with activity as people began preparing food for the wedding banquet.

The chef is from Tianxialou, and Aunt Xu is also helping.

Ye Chutang got up and opened the door, and smelled the fragrance of food.

The fragrance of the plum blossoms in the courtyard was almost covered up.

She looked at Qi Yanzhou who had packed up and said, "There should be quite a few guests today."

Now that the roads in Tianshan County are open, officials from various counties and towns will definitely come to congratulate.

"Well, we have prepared thirty tables, which should be enough."

After all, not everyone is qualified to enter the Qi family and attend the wedding banquet.

"When there are too many people, things can get bad easily. We must keep a close eye on them, and don't let the second room out to bite anyone."

Qi Yanzhou was amused by Ye Chutang's words.

"Don't worry, the second room is under strict guard. You can't get out even if you crawl through the dog hole."

Ye Chutang felt relieved and asked about Guo Tingting.

"Did Guo Tingting send someone to watch over you? Don't let your evil intentions towards your brother get in the way and do something bad."

After Yun Feiluan was beheaded, Guo Tingting was married to the owner of a jewelry shop as his second wife.

Although the shopkeeper is a little old, he has a lot of wealth.

He had several concubines, and the inner house was quite lively.

Qi Yanzhou didn't pay attention to Guo Tingting's affairs, but he heard some things.

"Guo Tingting is busy fighting concubines every day. She wants to have a child. She should accept her fate."

"Send someone to keep an eye on her, so she doesn't become a laughing stock on such a happy occasion."

"Okay, I'll talk to Nan Xiao later."

As the couple talked, they went to the big kitchen.

Breakfast is ready. Whoever gets up first can eat first.

The Qi family members got up early and were already having their meals in the dining room.

After dinner, there was nothing to do, so we sat together and chatted.

After noon, people who had a good relationship with the Qi family came one after another.

Qi Shuyan seldom wears brightly colored clothes, but today he stunned everyone with his red dress.

With more guests, there was more discussion.

"Everyone says that the second son of Qi is extremely handsome, and the eldest son of Qi is no less handsome."

"The groom looks even better today in his wedding suit."

"That Miss Xia is so lucky. A commoner like her can marry into the Qi family!"

"She is not an ordinary civilian. When the earth dragon of Qinghe County turned over, she saved the life of the eldest son."

"But she was married..."

"Hush! Don't say that, or you won't have a place in Tianshan County!"

Today, the guards of Qi Mansion are the National Protection Army.

Strong martial arts skills and excellent hearing

They take unfriendly voices to heart and remember the person's appearance so that they can settle the score later.

It’s 3:00 pm.

Joy arose, and gongs and drums sounded loudly.

Qi Shuyan rode a tall horse to meet the bride.

The Xia family’s house was not far from the Qi family’s, and the wedding procession arrived in about a quarter of an hour.

Although the Xia family only has Xia Chuanbai and Xia Shu.

But in order to make it more lively, Qi Shuyan asked everyone who was familiar with the Xia family to come as guests.

Some people blocked the door, some people made things difficult for the groom, and some people asked for a red envelope.

The small house was filled with laughter.

Amid everyone's blessings, Xia Shu and Qi Shuyan offered tea to their tearful father.

"Dad, I won't be able to be with you anymore. You must take good care of yourself."

"Don't worry, Dad can take care of himself. When you marry into the Qi family, you must respect your parents-in-law, be kind to others, and have unconditional love for your husband."

"My daughter follows my father's teachings."

After Xia Shu finished speaking, she kowtowed to her father and said goodbye.

Qi Shuyan waited for Xia Chuanbai to finish his tea and immediately offered him his cup.

"Father-in-law, the Qi and Xia families live close to each other, and I will bring Shu'er back to see you often."

"Okay, okay, Shu'er has a straightforward personality, and sometimes her words and actions are not very pleasing to the eye. Please bear with me."

"I have more shortcomings, so Shu'er should bear more of them."

Xia Chuanbai knew that Qi Shuyan was truly kind to his daughter, so he drank the son-in-law tea with a smile.

"Get up quickly and go out quickly, don't miss the auspicious time."

Qi Shuyan had to take the bridal sedan for a parade, so he didn't stay at the Xia family for long.

On the way back to Qi's house, he chose to take a detour.

They threw wedding money and gave wedding cakes along the way, and received blessings from people all over the city.

Guo Tingting stood on the second floor of the jewelry shop, looking at the wedding procession with music and drums, the handkerchief in her hand was almost torn.

Suddenly, a fat body pressed against her back with an unpleasant tone.

"What are you looking at, ma'am?"