Chapter 495 Anyone who dares to speak nonsense will be sold
"What? Leaving Shengjing? Master, are you crazy?" Madam Cui had just thought of a good idea. Not only could she kill the disobedient girl Cui Yao, but she could also restore Cui Yu's reputation. What's more, if she did a good job, she could even get married into the Xiao family.
Just when Mrs. Cui was about to carry out the plan, she received the news that Mr. Cui was leaving Shengjing. Her heart sank.
"Madam, I have been promoted and transferred to Lingnan as Tongzhi, a fifth-rank official!" Mr. Cui's face was full of joy.
Mrs. Cui's face turned dark.
Mr. Cui, who was beaming with joy, looked at her with a sullen expression and said, "Why, I got a promotion, and you're not happy?"
"Master." Mrs. Cui just wanted to curse in her heart. How could she be happy at all?
Mrs. Cui hesitated and said, "Lingnan, that's a place of exile." Who would be willing to go to Lingnan?
Wasn’t the Xiao family exiled to Lingnan back then?
"What happened to the exile area? Didn't the Xiao family return from there?" Master Cui had a pot of wine warmed up and some side dishes prepared. As he drank, he said, "They say Lingnan is a smoky place, where one is almost certain to die. But over the past three years or so, I've seen that everyone in the Xiao family is more energetic than before."
Master Cui smacked his lips. "Even Lord Xiao, no, now he's Marquis Cheng'en, Marquis Xiao, isn't he the same as before?"
"Lingnan isn't that scary. If I'm transferred to Lingnan as a Tongzhi, I'll be a fifth-rank official in the future. If I stay in Lingnan and make some achievements, why should I worry about not getting promoted?"
Mr. Cui is now obsessed with promotion. Every member of the Xiao family has returned alive, which makes Mr. Cui feel that Lingnan is not so scary.
"Master, Lingnan is a bitterly cold place. Yu'er and I are women, and I'm afraid we can't stand the climate there." Madam Cui poured him some wine while saying, "Besides, Lingnan is nowhere near as good as Shengjing. Although Shengjing is a sixth-grade city, it's more peaceful. Master, you..."
"Madam, I'm not old. I'm even younger than Marquis Xiao. If I achieve great things in Lingnan, who knows, I won't be able to come back when the time comes?" Master Cui glanced at her and said, "I've asked the Xiao family. Lingnan is also growing rice. Although the yield is not as high as the 600 or 700 kilograms in Shengjing, it's still around 500 kilograms!"
"When I get to Lingnan, I just need to lead the people to grow rice well. After two or three years, I will return to Shengjing. When I come back, I will be a small official of the sixth rank."
There was a glint of excitement in Mr. Cui's eyes. He seemed to have returned to the time when he had just passed the imperial examination. At that time, he was full of energy and enthusiasm!
"Master, why don't you ask the Xiao family? They definitely have bad intentions." Madam Cui heard this and said anxiously, "The Xiao family almost hates us to death. They broke off the engagement just to make things worse. They must be trying to harm us!"
"That's just a woman's opinion." Master Cui glanced at her and said, "The Xiao family is still going to marry Yao'er, why would they harm us?"
Mrs. Cui's breath was almost stuck in her throat. She glared at Mr. Cui and said, "Yao'er has suffered a lot in Qingfeng Temple..."
"It's because of the hardships you've suffered that the Xiao family is willing to marry again." Master Cui said as a matter of course. He glanced at her and said, "The Xiao family is generous. As long as you take Yu'er to personally apologize to Yao'er, this matter will be forgotten and the marriage can continue."
Apologize?
Madam Cui swallowed and said, "You know what people outside said about Yu'er after she came back from Qingfeng Temple last time? And I don't know what unclean thing Yu'er got in contact with, but her whole body is itchy. I've consulted many doctors, but none of them can cure her."
"Then she should apologize even more. Yao'er will be the mistress of the Marquis' Mansion in the future. Even if Yu'er itch all over her body or even breaks her leg, she should apologize." Master Cui put the wine glass heavily on the table and said with a stern face, "Qin, if you still want to be Madam Cui, then go. Otherwise..."
Before Mr. Cui finished speaking, Mrs. Cui was so angry that she almost overturned the table. She slammed the table and stood up.
Master Cui said with a sullen face, "Qin, what do you want to do?"
"What do I want to do? I..." Mrs. Cui wanted to curse, thinking about when Mr. Cui was still a poor scholar. The Qin family did not despise him and helped Mr. Cui to concentrate on becoming a scholar.
The exam took several years. When my sister married Mr. Cui, they were really poor. Later, my sister died of complications during childbirth, and Mr. Cui passed the exam.
In order to prevent Mr. Cui, the good son-in-law, from running away, she made it a fait accompli and married him. To save face, Mrs. Cui always claimed that she was her own daughter. As time went by, she almost forgot that Cui Yao was her sister's daughter.
Why was Cui Yao able to marry so well? Why was her Yu'er's reputation now completely ruined...
"If you don't want to go to Lingnan, then divorce." Master Cui slowly took out a written divorce letter from his pocket and wiped his mouth as he said, "If my wife doesn't want to go to Lingnan with me and suffer, you can..."
Before Mr. Cui could finish his words, Mrs. Cui rushed forward like a madman and tore the divorce agreement into pieces. Finally, she threw the broken pieces upwards, and they fell like snowflakes. Through the cracks, Mrs. Cui's ferocious face could be vaguely seen: "I will not divorce you. Go to Lingnan if you want."
Mrs. Cui straightened her back, turned around and walked out of the yard. She raised her head and forced back her tears. Back then, she was able to hold on to Mr. Cui, and now, she would never let go.
Isn't it just going to Lingnan? If the Xiao family is fine, she will be fine too.
A fifth-rank official might become a fourth-rank official once he returns to Shengjing.
Mrs. Cui felt better as she thought about this. She walked towards Cui Yu's yard. After taking a few steps, she heard the sound of Cui Yu beating and scolding the maid in the house. She stopped again. Cui Yu must not know about this, otherwise, he would come to her and cry.
"You guys should watch over the young lady. Anyone who dares to say something that shouldn't be said will be sold out." Mrs. Cui said in a warning tone, then turned and left.
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Imperial Palace.
The Sixth Princess came back and cleaned up, then asked the imperial physician to check her foot. After confirming that there was nothing wrong, the Sixth Princess felt relieved. She said, "Imperial Physician Wang, please help me take a look at this prescription."
The Sixth Princess winked at Chunmei, and Chunmei immediately took out the prescription written by Xiao Jiuyue.
"Yes." Doctor Wang stroked his beard, holding the prescription and looking at it, saying, "This is for treating your Highness's uterine cold..." As he looked at it, Doctor Wang became serious. His hand holding the prescription trembled involuntarily, and he said excitedly, "Excellent, absolutely wonderful!"
"Your Highness, where did you get this recipe? If you combine these herbs with a medicinal bath, your uterine coldness will be completely cured within a few months."
Doctor Wang said with shame, "This prescription is truly a good one. The dosage is just right. Although some of the herbs are a bit precious, the efficacy is good!"
"That's great! This prescription was given to me by a sister I met today." The Sixth Princess originally wanted to boil the medicine and let the imperial physician take a look. Unexpectedly, the imperial physician Wang praised it so much.
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