The nanny was stunned when she heard Miao Wan's words, then her face turned red and she became angry.
She is just an unfavored daughter of the original wife who was expelled from the clan. Even if she can come back from the northwest now, she is not dressed very well. It can be seen that what others say about the Qiao family's money-making depends on the daughter-in-law is just a fabrication.
No matter how incompetent she was, she was still the most respected nanny beside the lady of the earl's family. How could she allow herself to be humiliated by an unfavored married-out daughter? This young lady probably didn't want to be recognized back in the family tree and was waiting to be abandoned by her natal family.
Just as she was about to open her mouth to mock, A-Dun grabbed her arm and blocked her mouth.
Miao Wan was serious about causing trouble. Since she wanted to be high-profile, of course she would do it in an exaggerated way, just to leave others stunned.
Therefore, while speaking, she winked at A-dun.
This time, she brought back not only A-Dun, but also the entire Kunlun slave guard team, whom she specially asked to rush back from Lin'an County.
With Aya and Ruan Jialin keeping an eye on Xiping County, she even brought Yunxi with her.
Sing the folk songs that suit the mountain you are on. Doesn’t the capital city regard Kunlun slaves and Bodhisattva barbarians as respectable?
Then she must be the most respectable one, and she is rich.
When it comes to handling things, no one can compare to Adun, and he certainly didn't disappoint Miao Wan.
When Adun stepped forward to cover the nanny's mouth, he waved his hand and his two Kunlun slaves immediately subdued the maid behind the nanny.
A Dun said with a smile, "Madam, please go in first. I will take the others and throw them away."
As soon as he finished speaking, the eight empty-handed Kunlun slaves behind him immediately rushed forward, bowed, and said in unison as they had been trained in advance.
"Your servants respectfully invite the master and his wife into the mansion!"
Yunxi and Achun also stepped forward to support Miao Wan so that she could walk forward with her chin held high to greet Ruan Qin and his wife.
In fact, Adun had already signed the bond. Even if they hadn't signed the bond, they would not call themselves slaves in front of Miao Wan.
After they went through all this, Ruan Qin, Ruan Jiasheng and others were stunned. Only Miao Wan gave A Dun a thumbs up in her heart!
She will find a good wife for Adun in the future, which will make her proud.
She rolled her eyes at Qiao Ruichen. Qiao Bailao was no match for Adun in terms of usefulness now.
Qiao Ruichen understood what his wife's eyes meant: He was just a step slower.
But it was not too late. Qiao Ruichen suppressed his humiliation and took advantage of the fact that the maids had not thrown it far away and there were people watching nearby to go forward and smooth things over.
"My dear, please don't worry about these unimportant things. Just catch up with your uncle and aunt, and leave the rest to your husband."
Miao Wan smiled slightly, thanked Qiao Ruichen softly, then left him alone and went to talk to Li.
"Second uncle, second aunt, you look much thinner. I brought back a lot of blood swallows to nourish your bodies. Let's go into the mansion first. The carriages will take too long to enter."
Ruan Qin and Li looked at each other, held back their laughter, and followed Miao Wan into the house.
When the nanny at the Marquis of Jingyang's mansion was really thrown out two blocks away and could not be seen anymore, many families around also learned from the doorman or the servants that Miao Wan, the daughter-in-law of the Qiao family, was indeed rich, and even the eldest son of the Qiao family had to look at her mood.
Miao Wan didn't care what people outside were saying. As soon as she entered the room, she couldn't help but ask, "Second Uncle, why are you allowing the servants from the Jingyang Marquis's Mansion to be so disgusting here? Mother told me that you were going to get rid of them soon. Isn't that the wrong thing?"
Ruan Qin didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and knocked Miao Wan's head. "Nonsense! Even if there are many conflicts between us in private, your last name is Miao after all. If I chase them away when they come over, people will inevitably accuse you of being ungrateful to your ancestors."
Miao Wan didn't think so. She had been expelled from the Miao family, but she still told the people in Jingyang Marquis's mansion that she was poor. It would be better to just do it directly.
She has her mother-in-law in front of her and her second uncle behind her. Why are they both so worried about her reputation?
Those who have to save face are still not strong enough. As long as she is confident enough, she has nothing to worry about if she has a bad reputation.
"No wonder Wang family bullied our Ruan family to the point where we had no chance to survive. I'm not complaining about my uncle, but he should know that they are shameless people." Miao Wan simply made things clear to Ruan Qin.
"I've been expelled from the Miao family. From now on, I'll just be the Ruan family's daughter-in-law and the Qiao family's mistress. I won't recognize the Jingyang Marquis's Mansion. Even if they want to exterminate my entire clan, they can't bring themselves to punish me."
Ruan Qin: “…”
Li explained with a wry smile, "You may not know yet, but at the beginning of the twelfth lunar month, the Prince Regent spoke to Marquis Jingyang. Marquis Jingyang's mansion reopened the ancestral hall, and your name was added back in."
Otherwise, they wouldn't have let the nanny stay.
Miao Wan's eyes widened, "Is this possible?" He went back on his word and could sell it just because he wanted to buy it?
Qiao Ruichen frowned, held Miao Wan's hand, and said in a deep voice: "As long as you don't want to recognize them, don't pay attention to them."
For a woman, having a natal family or not simply means that she needs support from her natal family when she is not living well in her husband's family, or she is afraid of being divorced and having no place to be buried after a hundred years.
But now that the entire Qiao family is gone, no one can drive Miao Wan out. Qiao Ruichen wants Miao Wan to do what she wants and not to put herself in a difficult position.
Miao Wan shook his hand and laughed angrily, "Of course I have to pay attention to them, otherwise how can I let them know that they ignored me at first, but now they can't afford me."
After all, they had been traveling for almost a month, so they didn't chat for too long and let Qiao Ruichen and Miao Wan rest first.
Early the next morning, news came from the imperial city that they should enter the palace after lunch and attend the New Year's Eve dinner in the evening.
It was Sun Cheng who came again, and he also brought rewards from the saint and Concubine Jin.
Sun Cheng smiled as he spoke, "His Majesty and His Majesty specifically instructed that this is only for Lord Qiao and Madam Qiao to enjoy. If it can be used, that would be great. If not, it can be used as a reward, which is also great. It does not need to be regarded as an imperial gift."
Upon hearing this, Ruan Qin and others couldn't help but look at Miao Wan and Qiao Ruichen.
The Saint and the Imperial Concubine were afraid that the young couple would feel burdened, so they gave them such special instructions, which was truly a great honor.
Think about it, what other people gave out were ordinary things, but what Miao Wan and Qiao Ruichen gave out were gifts from the emperor. This was a right only saints and imperial concubines had, and ordinary people did not have such an honor.
However, the couple was not sure whether this honor was for Qiao Ruichen or their niece.
Regardless of who she was targeting, Miao Wan really looked down on those gold nuggets and jades. In terms of craftsmanship, they were no match for the craftsmen she had specially hired. In terms of quality, she had no shortage of gold and silver, and jade was most abundant in the northwest, so of course she had no shortage of it either.
So Miao Wan waved at Yun Xi and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward. To repay the Saint for the money he left me to rebuild Xining Town, I also have something to offer to the Saint. Please, Eunuch Sun, take it back."
Yunxi clapped his hands, and four Kunlun slaves came over with two boxes, put them down, and opened them.
Huh! Sun Cheng's eyes flashed, and then his heart twitched.
The round, white, flawless mutton-fat jade, the large tourmaline with a hint of purple in gold, and the three-color jadeite of fortune, wealth, longevity and happiness were all carved into auspicious shapes of dragons and phoenixes and placed in the box.
In the other box were fine nine-eyed Dzi beads and uncarved jade and gemstones. The gemstones should have been compensation from the Western Regions and Dayuan, and their quality was even better than those sent by the envoys.
If you think about it, these things he brought are... so many times more expensive.
Sun Cheng knew that this Mrs. Qiao probably knew that the saint had withheld hundreds of thousands of taels of silver from her.
This is a slap in the face of the Saint, but the Saint is not very rich now. This thing... the Saint will probably accept it with pain and joy, and at most he will cover his face and pretend to be pitiful in front of Concubine Jin for a while.
No matter how embarrassed he felt, Sun Cheng smiled warmly. "I will report to His Majesty the filial piety of Mr. and Mrs. Qiao. I will send someone to greet you at the outer city gate this afternoon. With that, I will take my leave."
Miao Wan did not stop him. Her action was not only to avenge the saint for taking her money, but also to bring him here in the middle of December just for a decree from him.
Couldn't they have issued an imperial decree earlier? Couldn't they have been allowed to return during the Lantern Festival?
If they don't slap such an unreasonable saint in the face, he will definitely take advantage of it and use the couple to deal with the regent.
If you have watched "Spring in the Mood", you will know how cruel this royal couple is. They are cruel enough to themselves, not to mention their relatives.
Now the saint would show mercy to Qi Wangshu. Miao Wan wanted him to know that their Qiao family was not a pawn to be used casually. When it came to building a logistics center in the inland, the Qiao family had to take the initiative.
Qiao Ruichen squeezed her hand and said, "I'll take you to the Imperial Concubine's Palace this afternoon, and then go to see His Majesty. I will definitely help you achieve your wish."
God was very kind to us and it was a sunny day on New Year's Eve.
In the afternoon, the sun, with a slightly tilted mouth, generously shed its rays. The capital was much warmer than the northwest. The journey to the imperial city in a carriage was so comfortable that it made people want to sleep.
Miao Wan dozed off leaning against the carriage with her eyes squinted. She had eaten a lot at noon and didn't take a nap, so she felt a little sleepy.
Why do I eat so much? Of course, I’m afraid I won’t have enough energy when I need to fight.
When they arrived at the gate of the imperial city, Sun Cheng did not show up. He only asked his two apprentices to wait at the gate with others.
As the carriage approached, the two men bowed and whispered, "We greet Master Qiao and Madam Qiao. Once we enter the inner gate of the Imperial City, we will have to change into a carriage with a green tent and blue silk."
Qiao Ruichen nodded lightly, and after entering the imperial city, they walked along a winding corridor until they reached the inner palace, where they got off the carriage.
It was fine when Qiao Ruichen came down. He was just wearing a brick-red tight-fitting robe, which made his handsome face, as gentle as jade, look even more handsome and also had a bit of indescribable majesty.
Later, when Yun Xi helped Miao Wan get out of the car, the two little disciples couldn't help but open their mouths slightly and were stunned.
The first thing that stretched out was a jade-white hand. Not only was it beautiful, but it also had three golden armor sleeves on it. They were hollowed out, engraved, and inlaid with reddish-brown jadeite. It was extremely gorgeous.
Eunuchs would occasionally see armor sets worn by concubines, and even some adults who took good care of their nails would wear them, but most of them were very short, like rings.
The two had never seen such a long, beautiful, and sharp armor set before.
They don't understand that this was specially made by Miao Wan, who had watched countless Qing Dynasty palace dramas and took advantage of the fact that armor sets were not popular at the time.
To prevent someone from being blind and trying to cause trouble, or provoking, or trying to intimidate, or even doing something like forcing someone to kneel, framing them into falling into the water, or grabbing their hair and slapping them...
Any move Miao Wan could think of, the armor set was the best weapon to defend against and counterattack.
This is why the situation arose where one hand alone was not to be underestimated.
What surprised the two eunuchs even more was Miao Wan's dress. She was now a third-rank lady, but she was not wearing the palace robe awarded by the court.
The dress turned out to be a glittering cloud brocade, the main color of which was agate, a standard palace gown for ladies. As soon as she got off the carriage, dark golden peacock patterns fluttered out.
As for the head, Miao Wan also specially used her most expensive set of jewelry - a complete set of peacock feathers carved from gold and green tourmaline.
It is no exaggeration to say that even Concubine Jin did not have such beautiful clothes and jewelry. She has become Xian'er's peacock!
Miao Wan glanced at the two of them lightly. The main reason was that her imperial edict was only of the third rank, so there were restrictions on the patterns. If the imperial edict was any higher, she would not be willing to use peacock patterns, at least she would prefer a golden pheasant.
Yunxi could not follow him into the palace, so Qiao Ruichen escorted her to Ganlu Palace where Concubine Jin was.
When the two eunuchs helped Miao Wan onto the blue silk carriage, their outstretched arms trembled a little, for fear that Miao Wan's armor would prick them.
Miao Wan was not idle, so after getting off the car in front of Ganlu Palace, she gave each of them a small goldfish with very clear scales.
The palace maids who came out from Ganlu Palace saw this and welcomed Miao Wan and Qiao Ruichen in with a much warmer attitude.
Qiao Ruichen is Qi Wangshu's cousin, so it is understandable that he follows his wife into Ganlu Palace to pay homage to the imperial concubine. The main reason is that Qiao Ruichen is not very confident about his wife going in alone.
No matter how well Miao Wan armed herself, he would not underestimate the shady tactics in the capital and the palace, and he was always worried that his wife would be bullied.
After entering the palace, Qiao Ruichen saw the ladies and concubines in the palace with their rings and bracelets jingling. He clenched his teeth, as expected.
Miao Wan also said in her heart, "As expected," and her preparations that started early in the morning were not wasted.
The couple looked at each other, and Miao Wan smiled at Qiao Ruichen. The fighting spirit in her eyes made Qiao Ruichen stunned for a moment, and then he also smiled.
He suddenly remembered Su Rina who had been looked down upon and scolded in the face, and he felt inexplicably calmer. He had never lost in the battle for his wife.
Qiao Ruichen relaxed, greeted Qi Wangshu calmly and gently, and then went to the Tai Chi Hall.
After he left, Miao Wan had just been asked by Qi Wangshu to sit down with a smile when someone couldn't wait to jump out.
"I heard that yesterday, Madam Qiao ordered her servants to violently drive out the maid from her own family who came to pay her respects, leaving her covered in wounds. Could it be that Madam Qiao has been in the Northwest for so long that she no longer cares about her own family?"
Miao Wan didn't know who the lady who spoke was, but she had already seen Wang lowering her head to wipe the corners of her eyes, with a sarcastic smile on her lips.
The same thing goes, no matter who it is, just do it.
So she nodded and said, "I'm very good at making money. The Qiao family treats me as a treasure, so they naturally don't need my family who treats me like grass."
The lady: "..."
Someone sneered, "A woman from the inner chamber, yet she keeps talking about yellow and white things, and she doesn't think it's vulgar. No wonder she has even forgotten filial piety. She is not afraid of being disliked by her husband's family."
Miao Wan thought that maybe she had been preparing for too long, and always felt that these people were a little childish.
This level is far inferior to the debates of later generations.
She just smiled calmly, "My husband's family is not crazy. I gave birth to three children in four years, which is longer than many women who can give birth in ten or twenty years."
The women who did not have many children all looked very happy for a while, but jealousy made them look unrecognizable.
The lady who spoke at the beginning was not convinced and sneered: "What's the use of being able to give birth? With a disrespectful and unfilial mother like you, no matter how many children she has, they will all be corrupted by you."
Miao Wan said innocently, "I'm very good at making money. I can afford any teacher. I don't need to teach myself."
Everyone: “…” Damn, it’s gone back again.
The author has something to say:
Let's start with the little things, mainly at the palace banquet and afterward. I always feel that when a woman is successful in her career and family life, facing that kind of trivial struggle that can last a long time, the level is already different, and it's not very challenging for Miao Shiren~
Miao Shiren: This is a fight. You talk to me about reason, I talk to you about strength. You talk to me about feelings, I talk to you about strength. You talk to me about shamelessness, I talk to you about strength. Don't accept it? Welcome to fight.
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