Chapter 18 Qin Xiu
"Cousin, Mo Li was born after Miss Jiang carried her for ten months. How could she be so cruel? Even an outsider like me can't stand it."
Bai Qingyi wiped away her tears in pain, as if she wished she had suffered in Xun Moli's place.
Xun Chen stood in front of Jiang Qingning, with his son, mother, and cousin crying behind him, and the people watching him from all sides.
He raised his hand high and looked at Jiang Qingning coldly: "Xun Jiang, you've gone too far. It's a lifelong shame for Mo Li to have a mother like you."
“Bang!”
It was incomparable to the previous slap. This slap was extremely powerful, causing countless men present to raise their hands to cover their faces.
Jiang Qingning's palms felt numb, and he hit Xun Chen so hard that he turned his face to the side.
There were gasps of shock from the people around.
Xun Chen's face was extremely ugly, and he couldn't believe it: "Jiang Qingning, you dare to hit me!"
"I'm hitting you."
Jiang Qingning sneered, "I am not allowed to visit my son, but you see Mo Li every day.
Could it be that you didn't realize from the beginning that he had grown into such a bad character?"
"Xun Chen, I am very disappointed in you."
Jiang Qingning sneered, his tone full of sarcasm.
Xun Chen suddenly felt a panic in his heart and subconsciously wanted to explain to Jiang Qingning, but his dignity as a man told him that he absolutely could not let her get away with it at this time.
"Jiang Qingning, you!"
Xun Chen chose to glare angrily, his chest heaving with anger.
"What do you mean by 'I'? Come here! Capture this treacherous slave who betrayed his master!"
Her indenture is still with me. Sell her back to the human trafficker!"
Jiang Qingning shouted loudly, and someone came forward and held Zi Fu down instantly.
"No, I don't want to be sold! Madam, please save me, please save me, Madam! Young Master! Zi Fu loves to play with you, doesn't she? Please save Zi Fu!"
Zi Fu panicked and shook her head repeatedly, unwilling to accept her unwilling fate.
Xun Moli broke free from the old lady's arms, ran to Jiang Qingning, and beat her desperately.
"You bad woman, let go of Sister Zi Fu! She is my maid, you are not allowed to sell her out!"
Jiang Qingning held Xun Moli's chin and said contemptuously: "When did she become your maid? I brought her from my mother's home.
I sent her to your place to take care of you because I felt sorry for you. Now that Zi Fu has betrayed me, and you've broken my heart, why should I leave her with you?"
There was stubbornness in Xun Moli's eyes, and sad tears flowed down his face.
Jiang Qingning felt extremely painful, as if a big hand was tightly grasping her heart, making it difficult for her to breathe.
"I think Jiang Qingning did the right thing, didn't she?"
"Yeah, if my son dared to say that, he would have been hanged on a tree and beaten to death."
"She's so vicious at such a young age. How did Jiang Qingning's mother-in-law raise her child? She doesn't even allow her daughter-in-law to see her own child."
"No wonder it's growing crooked. If the top beam is crooked, the bottom beam will be crooked. Isn't that what they're talking about, Madam Anping and Xun Moli? Tsk tsk tsk."
Xun Chen listened to every word of the people's discussions.
He glared at Jiang Qingning and said, "Now that things have become what they are now, are you finally satisfied?"
"Come on, let's go!"
Jiang Qingning turned around and said, "People who misunderstand you will always be suspicious of you."
So from the beginning, don't expect him to have a brain.
"Sister, didn't you say that the Jingzhao government officials and the Tongzhi would help you move? Why haven't they come yet?"
Bai Qingyi stepped forward anxiously and blocked Jiang Qingning's way.
She explained softly and aggrievedly: "Sister, please don't misunderstand me. I don't mean anything else.
But since you said this last night, I have prepared a reward, hoping to leave a last bit of dignity for you."
Jiang Qingning glanced at her sideways, a hint of a smile in his eyes: "Then let's wait here."
"Qingyi, you are the most considerate. Unlike some people, you are always playing tricks and telling lies. And she can't even afford a bodyguard for the Jingzhao government office!"
Xun Chen spoke in a vicious tone, thinking of Jiang Qingning's nanny who sent someone to the warehouse to exchange several thousand taels of silver yesterday, saying that most of the dowry was damaged.
He felt something was wrong, but he couldn't say anything. Now that he thought about it, Jiang Qingning must have used some despicable means!
If the emperor had not given her a lot of rewards this time, she would probably have taken out all the money from the Anping Marquis's Mansion.
The old lady was reminded and instantly became alert.
"How could she possibly be so bold? What a foolish dream! Well, let's see here and see if she can really..."
"Prince Qin is here!" A shout came from not far away, followed by the sound of hurried horse hooves.
Several people looked in the direction of the sound and saw a large group of people turning into the alley. The man in the lead was riding a tall horse and came into people's sight.
The man in the lead, known as the Prince, had an upright figure, picturesque features, and a cold temperament. He exuded an aloof aura that kept strangers away.
"It's Prince Qin! It's really Prince Qin!"
Jiang Qingning had heard of Prince Qin's reputation.
I only vaguely remember that according to the legend, he was a master of military strategy, proficient in both civil and military affairs, and when he was young, he went to the battlefield and took the head of the enemy general alone.
After returning to Beijing, because his parents did not want him to go to the battlefield again, the emperor, as his brother-in-law, chose to follow the words of his father-in-law and mother-in-law and let him enter the Dali Temple. However, he did not expect that he would be more efficient in solving cases.
Although the people praised him as a rare honest official and a world-renowned man, Jiang Qingning had never actually seen what he looked like.
Jiang Qingning looked carefully, and after seeing the figure of the person coming, he felt as if he had seen this person somewhere.
Yes, it was the man in the red official robe that I saw at Duke Qin’s Mansion yesterday.
It’s actually Qin Xiu?
Qin Xiu rode his horse all the way to the gate of Anping Marquis's mansion.
The common people had already quietly divided into two sides, waiting curiously on both sides of the road. When the dignitaries appeared, everyone quieted down, waiting to see what would happen next.
"Xun Chen greets the Prince of Qin. I didn't know you were coming. Please forgive me for any negligence." Xun Chen clasped his fists and bowed slightly.
Qin Xiu glanced at him indifferently and walked in front of Jiang Qingning.
"Miss Jiang, Chengyan is very busy with government affairs today. I'm asking you to take the yamen runners with you to bring the transfer documents and help Miss Jiang renovate her new house."
Jiang Qingning was stunned, as if he had not expected that today would end in such a situation.
At this time, Qin Xiu was wearing a purple brocade robe, his eyebrows and eyes were bright and picturesque, he was a gentleman, polite and restrained, his words and actions were dignified and measured, and he did not overstep the mark.
Jiang Qingning's initial liking for him increased.
She nodded and saluted. "We met for the first time today and I should have treated you well. I didn't expect His Royal Highness to bother you personally. Qingning has packed everything and we can leave now."
The moment Qin Xiu turned around, yamen runners immediately took over pulling the cart from the servants.
He turned to look at Jiang Qingning, leaned over and said, "Well, let's go that way."
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