Chapter 52 Cousin
On the divorce letter, there was a fresh handprint stamped with bright red ink.
This was tantamount to telling Bai Qingyi bluntly that she had been divorced by her husband's family.
"My dear husband, if you divorce me, I will die. How can a divorced woman survive?"
Bai Qingyi looked sad, and every word she said was heartbreaking.
"Bai Qingyi, all of this is your own fault."
Zhang Li said this in a cold voice, raised his hand to greet the people present, turned around and left without hesitation.
"No!" Bai Qingyi struggled excitedly, tears in her eyes.
Cheng Yan glanced at her coldly and issued an order: "The vicious woman Bai, with her evil intentions and vicious mind, has damaged the reputation of others and deliberately plotted to kill them. She will be thrown into prison immediately, punished with 100 strokes of the cane, expelled from the family and demoted to a commoner, and her family will be fined 5,000 silver coins!"
"No, no, cousin, save me! I'll die if you give me a hundred strokes, cousin!"
Xun Chen's back stiffened, and he wanted to go forward to save people, but was held tightly by the old lady of the Earl of Anping.
"What are you doing! This is the punishment she deserves!" The old lady of the Earl of Anping said in panic.
After this incident, she had transferred half of her resentment towards Jiang Qingning to Bai Qingyi, and her tone was not good at all.
Qin Xiu withdrew his gaze from Jiang Qingning and looked meaningfully at his mother who was trying to cover her face.
"...Why are you here?"
Qin Xiu stopped calling for help when he heard the frantic coughing of Lady Qin.
"On the way home, I saw people arguing, so I followed to watch the fun." Lady Qin explained awkwardly.
Cheng Yan was helpless about this scene. He covered his lips and chuckled softly, then walked in front of Jiang Qingning.
"Don't worry, Miss Jiang. I will send someone to post a notice to clarify what happened today. All your suffering over the past eight years will be made public, and you will not be wronged."
Jiang Qingning looked grateful: "Thank you very much, Mr. Tongzhi. If it weren't for your help, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to live the happy life I have now. I have some important matters to deal with in the mansion today, so I won't stay any longer."
Cheng Yan nodded: "Of course, Miss Jiang, please do as you wish."
Jiang Qingning bowed and walked towards Qin Xiu and the Duke Qin's wife. "Thank you, Prince Qin, for coming to testify today. I will repay you for your kind words and help someday."
Qin Xiu's eyes lit up, and he pursed his lips and said, "No need, it was just a casual remark."
Jiang Qingning nodded and took his words to heart. Since he said it was not necessary, she was naturally happy and at ease.
"I would also like to thank you for your righteous words today. I wonder where your mansion is, and I would like to prepare a small gift to express my gratitude." Jiang Qingning looked at the wife of Duke Qin and raised his eyes to look at her.
The Duke of Qin's wife smiled and said, "No need. If we are destined to meet, we will naturally want to meet again."
Jiang Qingning was surprised. He never expected that all the people he met today were good people.
The master and servant left the Kyoto government office and got on the carriage back home. Zi Su finally untied the rack on his body and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Today we have finally achieved our revenge. Bai Qingyi had been giving us trouble all day long, and even tried to kill you yesterday. Such a vicious woman deserves to be beaten to death!"
"But I was really scared to death just now. If you are successfully framed, Zi Su will definitely hit her head against that pillar to prove her innocence!"
Jiang Qingning shook his head, raised his hand to cover Zisu's mouth, his face full of disapproval.
"Don't say such nonsense. The magistrate is an upright and kind person, and he cares about the people and is upright and honest. Such a good person would never abuse his power for personal gain."
She pondered for a moment, her eyes and brows firm.
"But Bai Qingyi won't die this time. Xun Chen will definitely save her. After all, they've been calling each other cousins for decades."
"I'm sure Xun Chen must have remembered Bai Qingyi's recent sobbing and thought she was the most innocent and simple person in the world."
"They are so shameless!" Zi Su gritted her teeth in hatred.
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Ning Pavilion.
At noon, Zi Su ran quickly into Jiang Qingning's room, looked at her in shock, her face full of amazement.
"The eldest lady is truly as foresighted as a god. It is exactly as you said!"
"What do you mean by identical? What did Sister and Zi Su say? Why are they so mysterious?"
Jiang Qingxi loved to join in the fun, so he ran into the room and asked while eating fruit, his face full of curiosity.
Jiang Qingning chuckled, "It's nothing, it's just that Zi Su said Bai Qingyi deserved it this time, and I said Xun Chen would definitely save her."
Zi Su nodded in agreement, "Young Miss is truly remarkable. Just now, out of curiosity, I went to ask someone about this. The yamen runner, Zhang, said that after Bai Qingyi's execution, the Earl of Anping paid a fine and took her away. He even sent a nanny to carefully carry her back to the Earl of Anping's residence."
"After hearing about this, the Ming Mansion clearly stated that Bai Qingyi's reputation had been completely ruined and that he would no longer acknowledge her as his daughter. He chose to expel Bai Qingyi from the family."
"But it happened that the Earl of Anping was waiting outside the Jingdu government office, paying money to the officers inside to show mercy, and he was busy having his servants prepare the ransom. This is how Bai Qingyi finally had a chance to be taken away by the Earl of Anping."
"Now, everyone in the capital is sighing over the deep love of the Earl of Anping. They say that it was the eldest daughter who blocked their marriage. Otherwise, the cousins would have been made for each other."
Jiang Qingning curled his lips: "She suffered all this because of me, and I will never let it go so easily in the future."
Jiang Qingxi's eyes were fierce, "If Bai Qingyi doesn't die this time, he will definitely be a disaster in the future. Sister, don't worry, I will go to the Anping Marquis's Mansion tonight to get rid of this troublemaker!"
Jiang Qingning quickly hugged her, his eyes full of disapproval.
"Sister, how many times have I told you to not be impulsive? Think twice before you act. When an enemy comes, we must fight him with our troops and when a flood comes, we must block it with earth."
"No matter how Bai Qingyi seeks revenge in the future, she must first recover her health."
Zi Su quickly nodded in agreement: "What the eldest lady said is true. Bai Qingyi was seriously injured this time. She won't be able to get out of bed for at least a hundred days. Second Miss, please don't go to the Anping Marquis' Mansion to fight again, otherwise the eldest lady will be really angry."
"Don't mention this matter again. Even if something happens between her and me in the future, you are not allowed to interfere. Sister has her own plans. Do you hear me?"
Jiang Qingning frowned and warned the person who looked angry.
Jiang Qingxi endured the pressure of Jiang Qingning's gaze and nodded helplessly, "Okay, okay, I'll listen to you, sister."
The pitiful and innocent look made Jiang Qingning and Zi Su smile at each other.
Anping Marquis' Mansion.
Bai Qingyi lay on the bed with a pale face, her beautiful brows slightly furrowed. Even in her sleep, she could not help but feel the pain.
"My dear, even if you are soft-hearted, you can just find a random yard to settle her down, but why do you want to bring Bai Qingyi back?
Now, everyone in the capital is saying that you still have feelings for Bai Qingyi. How can you expect your mother to help you find another virtuous wife?"
"You just agreed to let your mother get married, why did you do something like this?"
The old lady of Anping sighed and seemed to be able to see the people inside through the house.
"Mother, Qingyi is my cousin. Now she has been forced into such a situation. How can I just ignore her?"
Xun Chen's eyes were filled with displeasure, and he strongly disagreed with the words of the old lady of the Marquis of Anping.
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