Chapter 41 A Beating

In the inner room, Ye Yizhen was lying on the bed with her eyes closed, feeling very upset. This was different from what she had imagined.

How did it come to this? Ever since Yun Zheng married into the Marquis's mansion, everything had gotten out of control.

Yes, it's all Yun Zheng's fault! She shouldn't have been allowed in!

A familiar sound of footsteps was heard. She opened her eyes slightly and looked over. It was Jiang Wenzhou who walked in and rummaged through the drawers, not knowing what he was looking for.

She watched Jiang Wenzhou take out the glittering pearl phoenix crown and couldn't help but get anxious.

She propped herself up, sat up, and spoke softly.

"Husband, where are you taking the pearl phoenix crown? Didn't you say it was to add to my makeup? I really like this pearl phoenix crown."

More than one hundred South China Sea pearls are crystal clear and radiant, while night-shining pearls are even rarer and extremely precious.

It also fits her aesthetic very well. The low-key luxury, coupled with her ethereal temperament like orchid, makes her look like a fairy.

She fell madly in love with the phoenix crown at first sight and deliberately instigated Jiang Wenzhou to snatch it away.

Jiang Wenzhou glanced at her and sighed softly, "This is something the Yun family presented to the Queen Mother."

Ye Yizhen felt as if her heart had been ripped out. "What? Is she crazy? How could she bear to give away such a valuable item?"

It's hers! Hers!

Jiang Wenzhou was in a difficult situation right now, so he couldn't bother to comfort her. "Also, where are the soft smoke gauze and cicada wing gauze?"

He was a man and didn't care about these silks and satins. After he got them, he handed them all over to Ye Yichen.

Soft smoke gauze is light and soft, as beautiful as smoke, and worth a million gold coins.

Chiffon quilt is extremely light and thin, most suitable for wearing in summer, and most of it was sent to the palace as tribute.

Before, Ye Yizhen had only seen but never had the chance to wear such fine clothes. The Marquis's Mansion was poor and only provided her with food and clothing, but not with luxury and enjoyment.

So, as soon as she got these precious fabrics, she couldn't wait to have them tailored for herself, hoping to steal the show and win the first prize at the banquet.

"They've all been cut, cut to fit my body. Could it be..." Her heart trembled, "I have to get in too?"

Jiang Wenzhou nodded slightly, "Yes, the palace sent someone to get it."

Ye Yizhen felt terrible. "But, what if it's fired? Otherwise, just say... Yun Zheng lost it. She's a girl from the Yun family. Even if something goes wrong, the palace won't blame her."

She was extremely panicked and tried her best to put the blame on Yun Zheng.

"Alas, she is too selfish. How can she only care about flattering her superiors and not consider the interests of her husband's family? These things can help the Marquisate to move to a higher level and help her husband get his official position back."

Jiang Wenzhou vented his anger fiercely, "She is the daughter of a merchant. She has no foresight or overall perspective. She is far inferior to you."

At Chunxiao Courtyard, Master Guyu cursed Jiang Wenzhou inwardly after hearing his words. He then turned to look at Yun Zheng, "Did you lose it?"

Pingxi Hou winked at Yun Zheng and said, "Daughter-in-law, it's lost. It's a small matter. Just replace it."

This meant that Yun Zheng had to admit her mistake and come up with something to fill the hole.

Yun Zheng chuckled, "A piece of soft smoke silk is worth ten thousand gold pieces, and only ten are produced each year. If they are divided among the nobles, they are gone. My family has put a lot of effort into collecting two pieces, but I dare not use them. I presented them all to the palace."

Nanny Li said coldly, "I saw with my own eyes that the prince took away two rolls of soft smoke silk and two rolls of cicada wing gauze. I wonder where a grown man would get these."

Aunt Ji stepped on it and said, "Of course it's for my sweetheart, to please her."

Both of them were severely offended by the prince and Ye, and they hit one of them right.

Jiang Wenzhou was also shameless, "Madame Li, you remembered it wrongly, I didn't take it."

The situation came to a standstill. Just when Jiang Wenzhou thought he could get away with it, Lord Guyu spoke up, "Since you refuse to admit it, then search and confiscate the Marquis's mansion."

Pingxi Hou's face changed drastically. "No, no, I won't allow it. If this gets out, we won't know what crime our mansion has committed."

Guyu looked at him coldly, "Are you sure?"

"Yes, unless I die."

Lord Guyu turned and left, "I will go to the palace to report and ask for an imperial decree."

Pingxi Hou was shocked and quickly stepped forward to block his way, begging in a humble voice.

Lord Guyu remained unmoved. "My Lord, you are a smart man, but I am not stupid either. If you try to fool me and make me lose my job, I will make him lose face in the world for the rest of his life."

Pingxi Hou knew he couldn't fool people, so he couldn't help but get anxious. "Wen Zhou, do you want to take it yourself? Or do you want me to check it myself?"

Jiang Wenzhou closed his eyes, knowing he couldn't escape, "I'll do it."

After a while, he came back with a lot of things in his hands.

When everyone saw the cut fabrics, they were stunned and said "tsk tsk tsk".

"Haha." Lord Guyu sneered, "Where's the thousand-year-old blood ginseng?"

Jiang Wenzhou silently took out the brocade box and said, "Here."

When Lord Guyu opened it, his pupils shrank drastically. He couldn't help but panic, "What's going on? Why is it incomplete?"

He knew that the emperor valued this thousand-year-old blood ginseng the most.

Jiang Wenzhou said confidently, "It's like this in my hands. Yun Zheng, you did it, right? How's the effect?"

Yun Zheng laughed angrily and put the blame on her. She was relying on the fact that words were not enough and there were no witnesses, right?

She only said, "My lord, I haven't touched it. It was intact when I brought it in. It became damaged when it came into the hands of the prince. Please investigate it carefully."

Jiang Wenzhou suppressed his anger and smiled gently, "Yun Zheng, this was originally your dowry. No one would blame you if you used it."

This is to make Yun Zheng admit her mistake.

Yun Zheng didn't even look at him and helped count the dowry. She was experienced and familiar with these items, so the process was quick.

The Jiang family father and son looked at each other, feeling extremely anxious.

After counting the dowry, Lord Guyu left with his men, and Yun Zheng followed him out.

As soon as the others left, Pingxi Hou slapped his son in the face.

"Father."

Pingxi Hou was so angry that his face turned red. "As soon as you got the things, you couldn't wait to enjoy them. You look like poor people who have never seen good things. You are going to destroy the Marquis' Mansion."

Jiang Wenzhou felt uneasy, but he said firmly, "Father, the Pingxi Marquisate is hereditary and will prosper along with the country. Nothing will happen to it."

Pingxi Hou was so angry that he beat him up again.

"What did you say? Say it again." The emperor's shocked voice rang out in the palace.

In the palace, Lord Guyu presented the treasures he had presented as tribute and truthfully recounted what had happened in the Marquis of Pingxi's mansion.

"The dowry was snatched away by the prince and given to Ye Shi to play with and please her. As soon as the four pieces of silk came into Ye Shi's hands, they were cut according to her figure. She even lied and said that the eldest daughter of the Yun family lost it. She forced her to acknowledge it in front of me. How arrogant."

The emperor didn't care about the silks, but he considered this behavior disrespectful to the royal family.

"Haha, Ye, it's Ye again. She looks like a poor family. No wonder the Pingxi Marquisate refused to marry her alone."

When the emperor saw the blood ginseng with a missing corner, he flew into a rage, "What's going on?"

Lord Guyu didn't dare to look up. "The thousand-year-old blood ginseng... according to my investigation, it was consumed by Prince Jiang."

He added cautiously, "The prince seems to have regarded these things as his own and is quite resentful."

"Haha." A hint of anger flashed in the emperor's eyes. "It seems he is fearless and is certain that I cannot go against the words of our ancestors and strip Pingxi Marquis of his title."

You can’t strip your title, but there are some disgusting ways!

"Convey my will..."

Listening to the emperor's words, Guyu was slightly surprised. How cruel! Once these three decrees were issued, the Pingxi Marquisate was finished!

Remember, no matter who you offend, you must not offend the emperor, especially a narrow-minded emperor.

The emperor was still furious, "Guyu, you must go to the Pingxi Marquis's mansion tonight to announce the decree. You cannot delay for a moment."

"Yes." As Guyu left, the corners of his mouth rose slightly. Tonight was destined to be a bloody night!