Chapter 15 Block
"I was worried that the Anping Marquis' Mansion might think we had taken something from you, so I carefully counted everything before leaving.
To avoid being stopped at the gate, and since the Earl of Anping is right here, I beg you to be a witness in private!"
Zi Su closed the booklet and bowed respectfully.
Jiang Qingning interrupted Xun Chen's reprimand.
Her voice came from far away, with a hint of laziness, as if she had just woken up.
"Zi Su, stop talking nonsense and move all the stuff out within half an hour."
"Yes, Miss!" Zi Su pushed Xun Chen away, and finally found a place to use her brute force.
Xun Chen looked in the direction of the voice and was stunned by the sight of Jiang Qingning.
Jiang Qingning was wearing a light pink brocade long dress with fluttering hems and a light pink cape. She looked like a peach blossom blooming in spring, delicate and beautiful.
As if realizing it for the first time, Xun Chen felt for the first time that Jiang Qingning had a beautiful face, picturesque eyebrows and eyes, and the corners of her mouth were slightly raised, with a bit of cuteness?
But the moment his eyes met his, all of Jiang Qingning's good attitude disappeared and his eyes darkened slightly.
The innocence that was revealed subconsciously turned into sharpness, shocking him.
Could it be that Jiang Qingning has always been good at hiding his edge and pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger?
"I wonder what brings Lord Anping here?" Jiang Qingning stepped forward.
She combed her hair back into the style she had worn in her boudoir days, and her bun was adorned with fine pink pearls that gave off a faint luster.
Jiang Qingning said in a deep voice, "I understand. Lord Anping has good intentions. He knows we're short-handed and came to help, right?"
Xun Chen opened his mouth and was stunned to find that he didn't know what to say at the moment.
"Madam Zhang, quickly take Earl Anping to help move the boxes and crates. We're shorthanded."
Jiang Qingning covered her lips with her hands, smiling, which made Xun Chen subconsciously leave with Nanny Zhang.
When he lifted the heavy box and almost sprained his waist, Xun Chen realized that something was wrong.
He clearly came to question Xun Jiang about what happened last night, so why was he carrying the box here?
"Ah, Lord Anping has practiced martial arts for many years, is it possible that he can't even move a small box?"
Jiang Qingning was surprised and let out a loud cry of surprise.
Xun Chen's manly pride emerged and he immediately started working.
Outside the Anping Marquis’ Mansion.
Jiang Qingning looked at the line of dowries that were all packed and extended all the way to the street, and couldn't help but smile.
"We finally escaped from this den of tigers and wolves." Aunt Zhang sighed.
"Mammy, we have a bright future, don't worry too much." Jiang Qingning comforted her.
Looking at the nearly finished truck, she nodded and said, "Let's go to our new home first."
Yesterday she paid a deposit of 150 taels, and the yamen runner Zhang gave her the key first. The house had been abandoned for a long time and needed to be cleaned up first.
"You're right, the future will be good." Aunt Zhang helped her down the stairs.
"Stop!" A majestic and rapid rebuke was heard, accompanied by anxious footsteps.
Jiang Qingning paused and sighed, "What's coming can't be avoided."
She turned around gracefully and looked at the old lady who was hurrying over.
Bai Qingyi supported her by her side, looking like a well-behaved and docile daughter-in-law.
"Could it be that the old lady is here to see Qingning off? This really embarrasses me." Jiang Qingning bowed her head slightly as a gesture of greeting.
When the old lady saw him like this, she was so angry that she almost fell down.
"Is this how you treat your mother-in-law?! Jiang Qingning, where is your upbringing?"
Bai Qingyi reminded her softly, "Aunt, Miss Jiang went to the Jingzhao government office to register yesterday. She is no longer a member of the Anping Marquis's residence."
The old lady snorted angrily, "She should have the proper attitude towards her elders. How did the Jiang family teach her to behave? With such bad behavior, she will be despised by everyone outside the Anping Marquis's Mansion!"
Jiang Qingning rolled her eyes slightly, took a step forward, and said with a curled lip, "Since the old lady is not here to see Qingning off, could it be that she still wants my dowry?"
"What do you mean by your dowry? That's the property of my Anping Marquis' Mansion! Who knows if you took the opportunity to swallow up the treasures of my Anping Marquis' Mansion? I'm going to open the box and check it today!"
The old lady was very determined and slammed the cane in her hand down on the ground.
Bah, what a shameless old thief!
"So the old lady is really thinking about my dowry. I wonder if your actions will get out.
Will it make everyone in the capital laugh at me? Will it affect the old lady's chances of finding another simple and kind daughter-in-law?"
Jiang Qingning sneered. This old woman really still had evil intentions.
"I told you! Here are the treasures of the Anping Marquis' Mansion. Who dares to laugh at our dignified Marquis' Mansion?"
The old lady was so angry that she waved Bai Qingyi's hand away and scolded Jiang Qingning.
Bai Qingyi was suddenly pushed away and took several steps back. With the help of the maid, she managed to stand firm.
She looked at the old lady, but the latter only had immediate calculations and interests in her eyes, and more importantly, she had a strong desire to possess Jiang Qingning's dowry.
She had served her aunt for so long, yet she could still hurt her so easily...
"The old lady really loves empty words."
Jiang Qingning sneered and glanced at the countless people surrounding them.
Her eyes reddened, and she spoke sadly, "The old lady once said that my elders were unlucky and that I had to pray for my husband. She then forced me to stay in a Taoist temple and not be allowed to return home for three years."
"I was imprisoned in the backyard of the Anping Marquis's mansion for five years. I was forbidden to enter or leave the mansion. The only opportunity to go out was to go to the Taoist temple and back."
"Now, the Earl of Anping in Yangdi has been so kind that he signed the divorce agreement and gave me a way out. But I didn't expect that I would be wronged by you again just before leaving the Earl's mansion."
Jiang Qingning smiled secretly in her heart, but in fact she was lying. She often sneaked out of the house to check the accounts of the shops under her name.
As early as a few years ago, she saw through the unreliable nature of her husband's family and began to try to do business. After all, the money in her own hands is the most reliable.
The old lady looked at Jiang Qingning with a sidelong glance, her heart filled with disgust.
"When your father and brother were exiled, I took you in and protected you in the Anping Marquis' Mansion. Now that you've stayed here for too long and I'm tired of you, how can I allow you to divorce me just like that?"
Jiang Qingning looked pale and shaky, with tears in her eyes that were about to fall, looking extremely pitiful.
"Can't a woman get a divorce after she gets married? But this was personally approved by the Vice Magistrate of Jingzhao Prefecture."
"That's right!" The old lady of Anping answered loudly.
Bai Qingyi noticed that the expressions of the people around her gradually became unhappy, and she felt proud inside.
Jiang Qingning should just do her best to ruin her own reputation. It would be best if she ruined it so badly that everyone would condemn her, so that her cousin wouldn't be soft-hearted and take her back.
"Then may I ask, Madam? My dowry was carefully counted and then personally packed by the servants. Where did the rumor come from that I stole treasures from the Anping Marquis's mansion?"
Jiang Qingning wiped away her tears and lowered her head with sobs.
Seeing her like this, the old lady felt even more proud: "Someone, come here! Bring a witness!"
Jiang Qingning looked in the direction of the voice, and a look of understanding flashed across his eyes.
Zi Su behind him looked surprised, but in just a moment that turned into anger.
"Zi Fu, you are the young lady's maidservant who came with her as a dowry. The young lady has treated you well for the past eight years. Is this how you betray your master and seek glory?!"
Zi Fu took two steps back and looked up at the old lady.
She remembered the old lady's promise that if she succeeded in seizing Jiang Qingning's dowry, she would become the uncle's concubine.
"Zi Fu has met the old lady, Madam Bai, and the young lady."
Zi Fu walked forward with her eyes lowered, looking so pitiful that it made people feel sorry for her.
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