Chapter 124: Bribery

The prefectural government office.

The concubine repaid kindness with enmity and falsely accused the wife.

I originally thought I would see a battle between wives and concubines, but in the end it was just a matter of paying money.

Rich people don’t have much, but they have a lot of money.

The onlookers gradually dispersed, and some of them couldn't help but feel sorry for the legal wife.

If it were any other family, such a concubine would either be beaten to death or sold, and there would be no way she would be able to bring the case to court.

Lu Qingyao looked at Prefect Qin.

A cunning fox.

She picked up the little girl beside her and said with a smile: "Miaomiao is the victim. Miaomiao chooses, okay? Two thousand taels, six thousand taels, ten thousand taels, twenty thousand taels..."

"Which one will Miaomiao choose?"

Prefect Qin's brows twitched and he swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth.

He wanted to say it was too frivolous.

But the other party has already taken a step back, so he can't say anything more.

"Miaomiao, six thousand taels." Jiang Ziyan looked at his sister.

"Sister, listen to your brother, ten thousand taels." Jiang Zifeng covered his brother's mouth.

I almost killed my sister. Six thousand taels is not enough!

As a result, someone with a kinder heart, Cui Xingzhou, came close to Xiao Miaomiao.

"Miaomiao, listen to me, fifty thousand taels..."

Jiang Zijin could no longer stand and collapsed into Mei Gu's arms, feeling bitter and astringent in his heart.

I am even more convinced that this kid is the lucky star of that family.

But it is her nemesis.

Everyone looked at the little girl with burning eyes.

Little Miaomiao is under so much pressure!

Look at the three brothers, their faces all say... choose me...

Looking at this third sister who is somewhat similar to the girl in the dream, that should be what she will look like when she grows up.

It turns out that some people don’t become bad when they grow up, but bad people grow up...

Finally, his gaze fell on the second brother's face.

Among the three brothers in front of him, the second brother seems to be the smarter.

"I choose Er Guo Guo's... 6,000 taels."

"Very good... very good!" Prefect Qin said with a smile, a heavy stone in his heart settled.

Six thousand taels is not a lot.

It would be best if it could be solved with money, since her Qi family is not short of money anyway.

Jiang Zijin's face did not show any joy, but he was relieved after all.

With the announcement of dismissal, everyone returned home.

On the way back.

Jiang Miaomiao looked up at her mother with a smile, "Mom, Miaomiao is rich now, I want to eat candied haws..."

Lu Qingyao smiled and pinched her daughter's little face. "Miaomiao is amazing. She's so rich at such a young age. Why does she only eat candied haws? Let's go to Yipinju to eat meat, okay?"

It’s better to let her eat meat than to eat candy and damage her teeth.

Jiang Miaomiao thought for a moment, then looked at her mother with sparkling eyes, "Eat rice cloth..."

Mibri also contains malt sugar.

"Okay, okay, let your Aunt Xiuxiu make rice cloth."

Speaking of this thing, Lu Qingyao underestimated the little girl's intelligence.

One day, the little girl didn't want to drink goat's milk and wanted to drink cow's milk. So she poured milk into rice noodles, threw a piece of malt sugar in it, stirred it, and asked Xiuxiu to put it on the charcoal fire to cook.

Xiuxiu understood what he meant and made a milk porridge that combined the aroma of rice and milk. After improvements, the taste became more silky and sweet.

Then, Yipinju added another delicious dish suitable for all ages.

Very popular.

Xiuxiu got angry when she thought about it. A dead person was actually alive again.

It’s so weird!

If she hadn't been afraid that Jiang Yunze and the Qi family would vent their anger on her sister and the children, she would have sneaked in in the middle of the night and killed them, putting an end to it once and for all.

"Sister, I'll go to your house tomorrow to ask for money. If you don't give me money, I'll go every day. If I don't get the money, I'll move my things..."

Finally, I can come to their house and cause trouble openly.

"Okay, whatever you want!"

Xiuxiu looked at Jiang Ziyan, "Yan'er, why did you only let Miaomiao ask for six thousand taels?"

Should have asked for more.

The little girl probably didn't even know how much six thousand taels was, so she just did whatever her brother said.

Jiang Ziyan raised her little face and said, "Aunt, the master said that we should always leave a way out for everything. If you drive a dog into a dead end, it may backfire."

Xiuxiu pondered his words carefully and nodded approvingly, "Well, Brother Yan, reading this book was not in vain!"

Jiang Zifeng, who had originally felt jealous that his sister was not close to him, was now happy.

Why didn't he think of this?

Jiang Miaomiao's family arrived home first, and Jiang Zijin and her daughter arrived on the other side right after them.

Jiang Zijin gripped the handkerchief so tightly that his palms bled.

Where can I get six thousand taels?

The mansion now only has three hundred taels of silver left.

She was so angry! Her heart was bleeding...

When I got home, I saw my mother waking up slowly. I don't know where she got the strength from, but she grabbed my hand and started cursing. When she was tired of cursing, she covered her face and cried.

Jiang Zijin was so annoyed, "Mom, you should think about how to raise money!"

Qi Caiwei hugged her daughter and comforted her, "Don't worry, everything is up to you and Pei'er's birthday soon. Let's have a big banquet, and people will definitely give gifts..."

Those wealthy families who had no one in the court and had scholars at home were all trying their best to get close to her.

And those wealthy businessmen have many ways to make money.

"Mother, Aunt Mei said there are only three hundred taels left in the treasury. What are we going to use to hold the banquet?"

"Pawn some more jewelry, you'll make some money back..."

Xiuxiu went to ask for money for five days in a row, but she didn't see the mother and daughter of the Qi family.

On the sixth day he returned with a bag of silver.

Jiang Miaomiao was snoring in her mother's arms.

Ever since she went missing that day, her mother looked at her as if she were the apple of her eye.

The little guy, half asleep and half awake, started eavesdropping again.

Aunt Xiuxiu came in quietly and said, "Sister, I happened to meet Aunt Mei in the jewelry store today. She was pawning her jewelry and she only got fifty taels."

Lu Qingyao felt that Xiuxiu was addicted to asking for money.

If the mother and daughter saw her now, they would probably hide away as easily as a mouse seeing a cat.

"You don't have to go every day, just go every few days."

"Sister, I've been following them for a few days and found out that the Qi family mother and daughter are holding plum blossom viewing banquets in the suburbs every day, and they are planning to open a pawnshop in the east of the city."

"Pawnshop! Did they raise the money?"

"The owner of Tianxianglou also gifted her a house in the suburbs. Many wealthy businessmen and the families of minor officials gave her gold, silver, and money. Especially those whose sons or nephews were about to take the imperial examinations, they would carry boxes of jewelry, calligraphy, and paintings to the house..."

"But some cautious officials and their wives are reluctant to associate with her."

Lu Qingyao took a breath of cold air.

"Keep watching, don't alarm them."

Jiang Miaomiao was shocked. What a big news she heard...

That woman is actually making money!

Is this what is called taking bribes and forming a clique for personal gain?

What a bold guy!

"Sister, should we tell Jiang Yunze about this...and Qi Caiwei should also know about Tao Tao's matter." Xiuxiu asked.

Lu Qingyao shook her head.

"Not yet, let's wait a little longer. I received a letter from the capital a few days ago. Jiang Yunze bought a house outside the mansion and raised Tao Tao, her mother, and her brother there..."

"Tao Tao is pregnant."

"Sister, don't be sad!" Xiuxiu held her hand with eyes full of heartache.

Lu Qingyao smiled, "I'm not sad. Other husbands would cry if they had a mistress, but when my husband does, I laugh. I wish he would have as many mistresses as possible!"

Xiuxiu was a little confused. Was her elder sister angry and stupid?

"Sister, let's get a divorce. What if that idiot Qi Caiwei gets involved?"

“No rush!”