Chapter 10 Targeting
Jiang Qingning asked, "I wonder what price this mansion, the distant relative of the Tongzhi, is currently being listed for?"
"Three thousand taels." Wang, the yamen runner, said.
"Ah, three thousand taels?" Zi Su was shocked.
"No, it was three thousand taels eight years ago, but it's not that now. I couldn't sell it year after year, so the price has long been reduced!"
"The Duke of Qin's mansion later expanded the garden and bought one of the courtyards. Now there are only four courtyards.
The layout of this entire mansion has become smaller, and now it is greatly discounted!"
Yayi Zhang bumped into Yayi Wang and hurriedly squeezed in front of Jiang Qingning to explain frantically.
Jiang Qingning frowned slightly, as if puzzled: "Now, how much silver does this house cost to sell?"
Yamen runner Zhang extended his hand and gestured, "That's a bargain! It only costs four hundred and fifty taels of silver."
Jiang Qingning pursed her lips and said nothing. Yayi Zhang and Yayi Wang looked at each other nervously for a moment. Just when they thought the price was too high.
She suddenly looked up and said with a smile, "Then let's go with this one. If you like it, we should decide on it immediately. Tomorrow we will take the banknote to the government office and deal with the Tongzhi in person."
Outside the Anping Marquis’ Mansion.
Jiang Qingning and Zi Su got off the carriage and walked towards the gate of the Bo Mansion.
The doorman stepped forward to stop them: "Stop, outsiders are not allowed in or out of the Anping Marquis's Mansion."
Zi Su stepped forward angrily and said, "What are you doing? You're eating your own food and betraying your parents!"
"Although my young lady is no longer the eldest lady of the Anping Marquis's mansion, there was a time in the summer when the mansion's accountant refused to pay you. It was my young lady who took out two months' worth of money from her dowry and made you mung bean soup to cool you down!"
The two doormen looked at each other with conflicted expressions, but finally stepped forward to salute.
"Miss Jiang, it's not that we don't want to let you in. It's really because the old lady has said so, and you are really in a difficult situation."
"The old lady said that if you come back, you will be an outsider. We absolutely cannot let outsiders enter through the main gate of the Anping Marquis's Mansion. If you want to enter, you can only go through the side door."
"Hey, you guys!" Zi Su was angry.
"Okay, Zisu, it's a side door, let's go in first."
Jiang Qingning stretched out his hand to stop him and walked towards the side door.
Zi Su glared at the two of them angrily, turned around and ran down the stairs to catch up with Jiang Qingning.
"Miss, they are really going too far. Not only do they not let you go out through the main gate, they also don't let you go out through the side gate. They only let you go through the side door that servants use for shopping. This is really too much!" Zi Su's eyes were red with grievance.
Jiang Qingning sighed: "Since she wants to make my life difficult, then I will just go along with her. It's only one day and one night left. We will pack up and leave tomorrow morning."
Zi Su replied obediently, "Yes, when we get to our new home tomorrow, I will boil a large pot of mugwort water to get rid of bad luck for everyone."
Jiang Qingning smiled back and took off her veil when she walked to the backyard.
What is different from before is that the news of her divorce from Xun Chen has spread.
Now whoever sees her pretends not to see her.
But it’s better this way, it saves a lot of trouble.
Outside Qingyi Courtyard.
Jiang Qingning and Zi Su were chatting and laughing. Just as they were about to push open the gate, they heard the voice of their father-in-law scolding them from inside.
"Hit her hard! Hit her hard! How dare you prevent Miss Qingyi from entering Qingyi Courtyard? Don't you even recognize the plaque that says Qingyi Courtyard?"
A cunning and vicious voice was heard, accompanied by bursts of wailing from the slaves.
"Miss?!" Zi Su looked up in shock.
"Bang!" A violent kick on the door was heard.
The gates on both sides slammed, making a rebounding noise.
Jiang Qingning kicked the gate open and scolded coldly, "I don't understand. The plaque of Qingyi Courtyard was originally brought with it when the emperor bestowed the house. How did it become the courtyard named after Bai Qingyi now?"
The sound in Qingyi Courtyard disappeared, and everyone turned around to look and met Jiang Qingning's gaze.
Madam Liu grinned grimly, "So it's the former Lady of Anping who has returned. Don't thank me too much. I was just trying to discipline a bunch of unruly slaves on your behalf."
Jiang Qingning handed the veil hat to Zisu and walked towards the "battlefield" in front of him.
She stood in front of Madam Liu, the corners of her lips curled up. "Oh? Then I wonder why, Madam Liu, you are helping me to discipline my Jiang family's servants?"
Matron Liu raised her head proudly, "Of course, Miss Qingyi wanted to come to the courtyard to get some clothes for Master Bo, but these servants dared to speak so impertinently and refused to allow Miss Qingyi to enter. Therefore, this old servant took over the task of disciplining the servants on your behalf."
Nanny Zhang struggled and rolled off the stool.
She tumbled forward and knelt before Jiang Qingning, "Please understand, young lady. I have absolutely not shown any disrespect to Madam Bai in the slightest, as Madam Liu said!"
A sinister look flashed across Bai Qingyi's eyes as she stood up from the armchair beside her.
She is petite and lovely, with a pure and harmless look on her face, and doesn't seem to have any aggressive intent.
Jiang Qingning glanced sideways and saw that, as her name suggested, Bai Qingyi was wearing a white dress, with her hair in a bun and a head full of silver, gemstone and red hairpins, showing the favor she had won from the wife of the Anping Earl.
"Cousin-in-law, ah no, Miss Jiang." Bai Qingyi spoke softly.
“Bang!”
Jiang Qingning ignored her, raised his hand, and slapped her hard.
"ah!"
Nanny Liu stepped forward and was about to speak when Jiang Qingning slapped her to the ground. She covered her face and wailed in pain.
"What are you doing? You are no longer the wife of the Marquis of Anping, so you don't have the responsibility to manage the servants on behalf of the wife!"
Jiang Qingning walked up to her, stepped on her hand with his foot, and applied force secretly.
"You also know that I am no longer the wife of the Anping Marquis, so who gave you the authority to discipline Jiang Qingning, the Jiang family's slave who has a contract to sell himself?
Their indentures have been in my hands from the beginning to the end, and the monthly wages they have received over the past eight years have all come from my dowry. Don't tell me you don't know that Xun Chen has given me Qingyi Courtyard to live in today."
Jiang Qingning shifted his gaze to Bai Qingyi, and his terrifying gaze made Bai Qingyi subconsciously step back.
"what are you up to?"
"Get clothes for Xun Chen? Do you believe this? My cousin is considerate of Xun Chen in every way, from entertaining guests at home to providing him with food, clothing, housing and transportation.
How could I not know that he only left two sets of pajamas here, and the only outer robe he had was from three years ago, so it must have been a lot smaller, right?
Bai Qingyi retreated repeatedly. She didn't expect that Jiang Qingning, who used to be tolerant and didn't dare to refute a word, would become so confrontational now.
"Could it be that my cousin, a married woman, came to get pajamas for her cousin?"
"Oh, I'm being kindhearted. Could it be that they've already secretly arranged it, and are just waiting for me to divorce her so that she can divorce and remarry?"
Jiang Qingning was sarcastic and targeted Bai Qingyi everywhere.
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