“If you don’t leave, I will send men to drive you out of the capital. From now on, you can forget about getting a single tael of silver from me,” Jiang Mingtao said with a gloomy face.
Upon seeing this, Liu immediately sat down on the ground, pounding her chest and wailing, "Jiang Mingtao, you ungrateful brat! Your father and I raised you with our bare hands, and now that you're an official, you despise us for being too poor and want to drive us away! What sins have I committed to give birth to such an unfilial wretch? Heaven, open your eyes! Strike him with lightning!"
Liu was adept at throwing tantrums, threatening suicide, and other such dramatic acts.
She insisted on moving into her son's house no matter what, and her son would treat them to a meal of delicacies whenever he wanted, which showed how well they were living.
Why give up a comfortable life with a large number of servants and let her go back to Qingya Village to be a peasant woman?
No way!
She's not stupid.
Even if we go back to the county and live in a big house, it still can't compare to the capital!
That brat has been faking his death for years and refused to contact his family, which shows he doesn't care about his parents and relatives at all.
If they obediently return to Weiyang County, they'll be at the mercy of this brat.
If he didn't send money and her salary over, they could only watch helplessly.
Staying in the capital is different. There are so many high-ranking officials in the capital, and there is also the emperor. There are many people who are in charge of their son. If their son dares to be unfilial or ignore them, they have a place to complain.
Unlike in Weiyang County, where there is no way to seek redress and one can only swallow one's tears even if one suffers a loss.
She's determined to stay in the capital!
"Eldest brother, if you are truly so heartless, then we will have no choice but to go to the authorities. You faked your death and stayed in the capital, refusing to contact your parents, and even abandoned your wife to remarry, intending to kill them. Such inhumanity and filial impiety mean you probably don't want your official hat anymore," Liu threatened loudly.
These were things the innkeeper told her during a casual chat.
She already knew quite a bit about the rules of the capital, so she wouldn't be fooled by this brat.
Jiang Mingtao was so angry after hearing her words that the veins on his forehead bulged, and he couldn't utter a single word for a long time.
He never dreamed that his parents would threaten him with his future in order to stay in the capital.
“If you treat us well and your second brother’s family well, we will naturally not tell anyone these secrets. We are all family, and we are all of the same blood. You can’t be unaware of this, can you?” Jiang Fuyi tapped his pipe and looked at his son with some confidence.
The old woman is right, they must stay in the capital.
“Son, we also hope you are doing well, so that everyone can have a good life. As long as you don’t force us to go back, we certainly won’t tell anyone about those things,” Liu said quickly.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Mingtao's face turned somewhat pale. After a moment, he called in the attendants who were waiting outside: "Send them back to the mansion and tell the county princess that the south courtyard is still empty and can be used by the old master, the old lady, and the second master's family."
"Yes!" the attendant replied, and quickly said respectfully, "Master and Madam, please..."
"Son, aren't you coming back to the manor with us?" Madam Liu turned to look at Jiang Mingtao and asked with a smile.
They will still need their eldest son to live a good life in the future, so Liu will certainly not treat Jiang Mingtao the way she did before.
This family, from the oldest to the youngest, are all very pragmatic, as if they were cut from the same mold.
Jiang Mingtao felt an unbearable headache. He shook his head and said, "I still have things to do at the yamen. I'll go back later. Father, Mother, and Second Brother, you should go back to the mansion first."
"Then we'll go." Madam Liu seemed impatient, eager to go to her son's house and live a life of luxury with servants at her beck and call.
After they left, Jiang Mingtao sat dejectedly in a chair, filled with regret.
If he had known it would turn out this way, he should have listened to his wife and hired assassins to kill Ye Miaoyun and her daughter in Qingya Village, thus ending the trouble and preventing all these complications.
But he did the very thing he shouldn't have done.
He sent five hundred taels of silver to his second brother, asking them to help him kill Ye Miaoyun and her daughter, which resulted in all this trouble.
Fortunately, he leaves early and returns late every day, so he doesn't have to deal with these people.
Hopefully, the lady can be more capable and manage them well, so they don't cause trouble for her.
In the private room next door, Ye Xianya looked at her mother and whispered, "Mother, what do you think? Are you satisfied?"
"Of course I'm satisfied!" Ye Miaoyun nodded with a smile. "Such a good show, I'm so glad I didn't miss it. Watching them fight like dogs, I couldn't be more pleased."
The private rooms in this restaurant weren't very soundproof to begin with. In order to make Ye Miaoyun hear more clearly, Ye Xianya specially crafted a special talisman before coming and pasted it on the wall, activating the talisman with the power of heaven and earth.
Ye Xianya and the others heard clearly what Jiang Mingtao and the others had said earlier.
"Mother, it's getting late, we should go back now," Ye Xianya said, taking Ye Miaoyun's hand.
"I'll go pay the bill first, you guys take your time," Qi Jiu said with a smile as he stood up.
He volunteered to come out with Ye Xianya and her daughter, saying he wanted to help them drive the carriage.
Ye Miaoyun did not refuse; riding in her own carriage was more convenient and cleaner than renting someone else's.
After Qi Jiu left, Ye Xianya and the others slowly came out of the door. Unexpectedly, Jiang Mingtao from next door also pushed open the door and came out.
Jiang Mingtao was slightly taken aback.
This... isn't this Ye Miaoyun?
Although they hadn't seen each other for fourteen years, he recognized her at a glance.
Today, Ye Miaoyun wore a light blue dress, dressed in a way that was not as extravagant as that of wealthy ladies, but rather looked dignified and elegant.
Ye Xianya had specially treated Ye Miaoyun's health beforehand, and now she looks young and beautiful, much more confident and composed than before. She is no longer the peasant woman from Qingya Village.
Jiang Mingtao was even more surprised by Ye Xianya, who was standing next to her.
This little girl is not only beautiful, but also has a unique temperament, and she gives him a very powerful feeling.
Moreover, looking at her appearance, she resembles Ye Miaoyun, and also him!
This...this is his wife and daughter!
But aren't they all dead?
The lady had previously spent ten thousand taels of silver to hire many assassins to kill them in Liuhe Town.
The assassins returned and said they had killed the entire Ye family and burned them and their house to ashes.
Who are they?
Just as Jiang Mingtao was in a daze, Qi Jiu's voice came from the stairwell.
"My lady, I've already paid the bill. Let's go home."
"Okay," Ye Miaoyun replied, and pulled Ye Xianya away.
Jiang Mingtao was stunned for a moment before he came to his senses and rushed over, only to find that the stairwell was empty.
Am I seeing things?
Or perhaps... they aren't human at all?
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