Chapter 487 The Yang Family Comes to Apologize
To verify her thoughts, Qiao Qinghe invited Madam Zheng to the Huajiaolou Opera House early the next morning.
However, before she even left the house, the Yang family arrived at her door en masse.
"Grandma, would you like to see her?" A-Shuang's feelings were complicated.
After Wei Jia returned, she told Wei Jia about the Yang family's affairs.
Wei Jia said that the old lady's feelings for Granny Fang were extraordinary, and she was afraid that the old lady would soften her heart.
After thinking about it, Ah Shuang realized that there was a 90% chance the old lady was soft-hearted.
However, when Ah Shuang thought about how the Yang family had stolen first and then concealed it, betraying the old lady's trust and hurting her heart, she felt that the Yang family was extremely despicable.
Qiao Qinghe's mood visibly dropped. "I won't see them. Tell them to go back."
Just then, Amo strode in, carrying a wooden box and a letter.
"Grandma, this is what Scholar Yang asked me to give you."
Amo handed the letter to Qiao Qinghe, and then handed the wooden box to Ashuang.
"The wooden box contains silver notes. As for the letters..."
He paused for a moment before saying, "Scholar Yang said that after you read the letter, you might be willing to see him."
Ah Shuang opened the wooden box, and sure enough, there was a stack of silver notes inside. Ten of them, each worth one hundred taels, totaling one thousand taels.
Qiao Qinghe glanced at the silver notes in the wooden box before looking away.
Looking at the letter in her hand, she frowned, hesitated for a moment, and then opened it.
However, after taking them out, I discovered that there were actually two letters.
The letter above was only seven or eight pages long, with childish handwriting that lacked any artistic flair; it was clearly written by a young child.
This is an apology letter written by Hongbao, the youngest grandson of the Yang family.
In his letter, Xiao Hongbao said that he didn't know what had happened at home at first, only that his family members had been looking worried every day. His grandmother, in particular, spent all her time in tears.
He asked, but the adults wouldn't tell him.
Later, he secretly went to ask his older brother, who then told him that his mother had done something wrong, and his grandparents had helped cover it up, which had hurt the old lady's feelings.
Now the old lady wants to cut ties with their family, and everyone is very regretful.
In the letter, Xiao Hongbao asked the old lady if she could forgive them, especially his grandmother, because he didn't want to see her cry.
He also said that he would grow up quickly and then do many, many things for the old lady to repay her.
Qiao Qinghe felt a pang of pain in her heart when she thought of Xiao Hongbao, who secretly bought books for his older brother when they went to Jiangnan and asked her if she could help his older brother take the imperial examination.
After putting down the letter written by Xiao Hongbao, the second letter was much thinner, only two pages long.
This letter was clearly written by Yang Hongyuan, Xiao Hongbao's older brother.
However, this was no ordinary letter. After reading it carefully, Qiao Qinghe realized that it was more like a letter of commitment, or a letter of surrender, or even... a disguised contract of servitude.
It is said that those who master both literary and martial arts skills can serve the emperor. But Yang Hongyuan is prepared to sell his entire life to Qiao Qinghe.
The letter not only detailed Liao's crime of theft, but also stated his own decision.
With this letter, she had leverage to destroy Yang Hongyuan. No matter how far Yang Hongyuan went in his career in the future, he would still have to obey her orders.
Qiao Qinghe couldn't help but smile. Yang Hongyuan was indeed a promising talent. He was smart, decisive, and knew how to face reality.
The Yang family's hair is still not fully grown, and without her, they can hardly move an inch.
Yang Hongyuan is not old, but he sees things clearly.
Well, their methods and scheming are quite good too.
First, he repaid the money to cover the deficit, then he used Xiao Hongbao's letter to appeal to her emotions, and finally he entered the game himself, securing victory with a "contract of servitude".
Yang Hongyuan is taking a gamble. Even if she doesn't soften her heart, she will probably accept the Yang family again after seeing his value.
Qiao Qinghe smiled. Yang An and Fang Xing did indeed have a good grandson. Yes, two good grandsons.
Seeing Qiao Qinghe smile after reading the letter, A Shuang couldn't help but smile bitterly to herself. Sure enough, Sister Wei Jia was right.
Amo, who was waiting for Qiao Qinghe to make a decision, also watched this scene in surprise.
He couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "Hey, this Scholar Yang is really something!"
Qiao Qinghe put away the letter and said to Amo, "Let them all go back."
Amo was taken aback. "Is the old lady still not going to see the Yang family?"
Did he misunderstand? He thought the old lady smiled, meaning she was preparing to meet the Yang family.
Qiao Qinghe put the letter into the wooden box, told A Shuang to keep it safe, and then said, "Go tell the Yang family that I have made an appointment with Madam Zheng from the Duke of Jin's mansion to go out to see a play. I will not see them."
"yes."
"By the way, tell Granny Fang to bring Xiao Hongbao to visit me at the manor more often when she has free time."
"yes."
Amo accepted the order and left.
Ah Shuang asked cautiously, "Grandma, does this mean you've forgiven the Yang family?"
Qiao Qinghe smiled but didn't say anything.
Ah Shuang then asked, "So, does the old lady still want the Yang family to continue working for you?"
This time, Qiao Qinghe readily gave a negative answer, "No. I've already found someone to take over the things that Yang Zhong and Liao Shi are handling."
"Yang An has too many things under his jurisdiction, and it's not easy to find suitable people for him in a short time. We need to take it slowly."
Ah Shuang hesitated for a moment before saying, "The eldest madam said that if the old lady can't find a suitable person to take over, she can help."
Qiao Qinghe shook her head. "She's pregnant now, and she hasn't been feeling well lately, so let's not trouble her with this."
"Then, what about Steward Yang's duties?" A-Shuang asked with some concern.
It wasn't that she was being petty, but the Yang family had already done such a thing, and now the old lady had decided not to continue employing the Yang family.
If the power in Yang An's hands cannot be taken back as soon as possible, there is no guarantee that the Yang family will not do something else.
Qiao Qinghe knew that A Shuang was worried, so she didn't hide it from her and patiently explained, "I plan to break it down into smaller parts and divide Yang An's affairs into several parts. I will assign them to several people to manage separately, and then report them to me for a summary."
"He Rui has already taken over some of the duties. The handover should be completed in less than a month."
Ah Shuang laughed and blindly praised, "The old lady is really amazing!"
As for how impressive it is, Ah Shuang doesn't have a business mind, so naturally he doesn't understand.
"Grandma, it's getting late, shouldn't we be heading out?"
Qiao Qinghe quickly agreed, "Yes, yes, let's go quickly. If we delay this long, Madam Zheng must be getting anxious."
Soon, Qiao Qinghe tidied herself up and went out, taking a carriage straight to the Painted Corner Tower.
Just after the carriage left, a woman peeked out from around the corner, muttering to herself with a hint of uncertainty in her eyes, "They really went out?"
The woman was none other than Liao, the daughter-in-law of the Yang family.
The Yang family had mixed feelings of joy and worry after hearing what Amo had said.
The good news is that Qiao Qinghe sent Granny Fang to bring Xiao Hongbao to her door, which means that Qiao Qinghe has allowed the two families to continue their relationship.
What's worrying is that Qiao Qinghe ultimately didn't meet with them, nor did she personally say whether she forgave them or not. It's truly nerve-wracking.
But Qiao Qinghe had already said that she had an appointment with the Grand Madam of the Duke of Jin's Mansion and would not see them, so they couldn't just stay and refuse to leave.
So the family left the Qiao residence.
However, halfway there, Liao made an excuse to go buy something, separated from the rest of the Yang family, and then turned back.
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