Chapter 31 Emptying the Prime Minister Qin's Residence

After the second and third wives left.

Xiao Xiuning accused Yun Zhaoxue, "Yun Zhaoxue, don't you think you've gone too far? You hurt people, emptied their pockets, and even made them write IOUs. We're all family, so let's be forgiving."

Yun Zhaoxue was most annoyed by these kinds of saintly people who advised others to be magnanimous. “They stole my silver, so it’s only right that I make them pay for it. If you can’t stand it, then help them pay it. They owe 50,000, and I was just worried that I would lose money if they couldn’t pay it back.”

"Where would I get so much silver? I'll find a way to find the thief and get the silver back to you." Xiao Xiuning was worried about Ye Hongying's injuries, and after saying that, she chased after her.

Mrs. Yang was quite helpless about her daughter's behavior. She wouldn't listen to reason, and she was so old that she couldn't be hit or scolded. There was really nothing she could do with her.

"Xue'er, Ning'er might have some misunderstandings about you because of what happened before. Don't take it to heart. I'll talk to her properly later. We're family after all."

Yun Zhaoxue smiled nonchalantly, "Mother, don't worry, I know who is good to me."

In the original book, Xiao Xiuning, because of her good relationship with Ye Hongying, sided with the second branch of the family on the way to exile. However, the second branch had already sided with a certain power and used her to almost kill the people of the first branch of the family. Xiao Xuance resolved the situation, and Xiao Xiuning was filled with remorse.

She couldn't listen to anything her mother, Madam Yang, said, and it was even less effective for others to say anything. Yun Zhaoxue was too lazy to say anything anymore; she would regret it one day.

Madam Yang kept her fifth son and three daughters-in-law behind for a few words.

She took out three divorce papers and gave them to her three daughters-in-law.

"A divorce agreement?"

Upon seeing the three large characters on the letter, Xie Wanyun looked up at Madam Yang and asked in surprise, "Mother, do you want us to leave the Prince's Mansion?"

Madam Yang said tactfully, "Tomorrow is the joint trial by the three judicial authorities. The future of the Prince's Mansion is uncertain. You should go back to your parents' home to avoid trouble. If the Prince's Mansion is fine, you can come back. If your property is confiscated or you are exiled, you should stay at your parents' home."

Xie Wanyun shook her head and said, "Mother, we're not leaving."

"I'm not leaving either."

Yun Zhaoxue also said, "I won't leave either, Mother. There's no place for me in the Marquis's mansion, and I'll have nowhere to go even if we divorce."

Madam Yang had already considered this. She opened the bundle prepared for her, took out a small box containing the land deed and house deed.

"So your mother has prepared a house for you."

Xie Wanyun couldn't bear to part with her children and shook her head, saying, "Mother, we won't leave. If I leave the palace, what will happen to Jun'er and Xian'er? I don't want to be separated from my children. I want to stay with them no matter what."

Song Mingyan also said, "Mother, Ming'er is still young, only eight years old this year. I can't bear to see him suffer alone. With me taking care of him, he can suffer less."

Yun Zhaoxue admired their maternal love for their children.

The Prince of Zhenbei's family had achieved great merit, which overshadowed the emperor. In order to reduce the emperor's suspicion, the two sons married wives of humble origins who were not cunning but gentle on the outside and strong on the inside. They were good mothers who risked their lives to protect their children on the road to exile.

Yun Zhaoxue said, "Mother, the child in my belly cannot be without a father. I also want to stay. No matter what difficulties we face, as a family, we will get through them together."

With enemy forces expected to breach the capital in a few months, she didn't want to be captured and enslaved.

No matter how much Yang tried to persuade them, the three daughters-in-law refused to leave.

Moved to tears, Madam Yang grasped the hands of her three daughters-in-law and said, "It is the blessing of our Xiao family that our eldest son, second son, and third son were able to marry you. I will risk my life to protect you."

"Mother..."

The two daughters-in-law were also moved to tears, and quickly turned around to wipe their tears with handkerchiefs.

Yun Zhaoxue, "..."

She couldn't cry; the suffering of exile was far better than being a slave in an enemy country.

After the daughters-in-law left.

Zhuiying stayed behind to discuss important matters with Madam Yang.

She asked, "Has that letter been dealt with?"

"Your Highness, the letter was soaked and ruined, the handwriting was illegible, and it cannot be used as evidence, so I did not take any action against it."

Madam Yang sighed, "So Xue'er did it on purpose. She's changed, really changed. She's become smarter. She's not as straightforward as before. This time, she did a very good job scheming against the second and third wives."

Zhuiying still found it hard to believe. How did she manage to move dozens of large boxes all by herself? Was someone secretly helping her?

Is he working for the Crown Prince or the Third Prince?

She just met the Third Prince yesterday, so he is the most likely candidate.

However, Yun Zhaoxue's unusual behavior posed no threat to them. The most important thing right now was the joint trial tomorrow, and they couldn't afford to make any mistakes.

night.

Yun Zhaoxue ate too much at night and couldn't sleep, so she put on her night clothes and went to get supplies for her space.

Which one should we start with?

Who is the most annoying?

That guy Shen Yan swindled a lot of silver and valuable treasures from the original owner of this body.

They sneaked into the mansion and headed straight for the storeroom.

They picked the lock and went inside, using a flashlight for illumination.

Inside were dozens of large boxes filled with gold and silver ingots, copper coins and jewelry, jade, goldware, silverware...

Collect, collect, collect!!!

Antiques, calligraphy and paintings, silks and satins, spices and teas...

Collect, collect, collect!!!

Property deed? Land deed? Useless, don't want them.

They emptied the storeroom, ran a flashlight around it, and tried to see if there were any stragglers. The Shen family were no good; they wouldn't leave them a single copper coin.

Suddenly, they discovered something suspicious on one of the walls: a tiny crack.

He walked over and touched a protruding stone, twisted it hard, and the stone door spun with a 'boom!'

There were dozens of large boxes inside; I opened two at random.

Goodness.

Surprisingly, they contained swords, bows and arrows, armor, shields, and the like.

There are fifty or sixty boxes of them, is this some kind of rebellion?

The Yong'an Marquis's mansion isn't even considered a prominent family in the capital. They have no money and no soldiers, so what's the point of rebelling?

Was this preparation by the Third Prince for his future rebellion?

It's much safer to hide in the Shen residence than in the Third Prince's residence.

Save the space first; it will be very useful tomorrow.

After taking from the Shen family, they went to the Qin family. The Qin Prime Minister's residence must have many good things.

The Qin family mansion was more heavily guarded than the Shen family mansion, with two teams of guards taking turns patrolling the backyard.

There was a courtyard with four teams of guards.

That must be the warehouse.

Taking advantage of the gap in the guards' positions in the front yard, approach from behind.

There's only one door to enter, so you still have to go around to the front yard.

Yun Zhaoxue saw several cats on the artificial hill not far away.

I picked up a rock and threw it at them, and the cat screamed and ran away.

The guards heard the commotion and ran over, "Bang! Bang!!"

Yun Zhaoxue quickly went around to the front to unlock the door and went inside to empty the warehouse.

The outer warehouse contains daily necessities such as fruits and vegetables, rice, oil, salt, medicinal herbs, tonics, spices, and tea.

The inner treasury was overflowing with gold, silver, jewels, silks, and satins... truly befitting a prime minister second only to the emperor.

Forget it, don't even leave the boxes behind, pack everything up!

After taking over the Qin residence, she went to search the mansion of Liu, the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review. Fearing that others might suspect her, she also took over the mansions of several other notorious traitors. She took over a dozen mansions before returning to the Prince of Zhenbei's residence.

Just as he climbed up the wall, a dark figure grabbed him and pulled him down.

The opponent is very fast and knows light footwork.

Before Yun Zhaoxue could even see who the other person was, and before she even landed, she pulled a dagger from her sleeve and slashed at his neck.

The other person was forced to release her arm.