Chapter 3: Clear Out
Qi Lin was stunned after being slapped. She had never seen Ruan Mian so sharp-tongued and inconsiderate of her feelings. She burst into tears immediately.
Ruan Mian glanced at Cuizhu, and Cuizhu immediately understood and put Qilin's jewelry box into the box, leaving nothing behind including the jewelry of the master and servant!
Lian Qiao couldn't resist and could only shout at the top of her lungs, "Someone come! The young lady is trying to kill the eldest lady!"
Ruan Mian slapped Lian Qiao, and she immediately fell silent. But even so, Qi Liu had heard the noise and rushed over in a hurry.
"Stop! What are you going to do to Lin'er?!" She stood in front of Qi Lin and pretended to be kind. "Mianmian, I know you feel wronged. I'm your mother-in-law. You've been married to the Qi family for three years. Even if you haven't made any contributions, you've worked hard. If I send you back to your parents' home for no reason, it will only make you a laughing stock."
"Being laughed at is my business, Madam Qi. The divorce papers clearly state that I am only taking back what belongs to me. What? Do you still want to take it away?"
Qi Liushi didn't expect Ruan Mian to deliberately stab her, and her smile froze for a moment.
"You're right, these things are all yours, it's okay for you to take them."
"Mother is only thinking about you. Nanfeng brought back the current Fifth Princess. If we, the Qi family, take the Fifth Princess as a concubine, wouldn't that be going against the royal family? Then we'd be accused of disrespecting the royal family. Who could bear the consequences?"
Qi Liu took Ruan Mian's hand and said softly, "Mian Mian, you know how much your mother loves you. Just do this for your mother's sake. But don't worry, even if you become a concubine, your food, clothing, and other expenses will be the same as usual."
"Besides, Nanfeng's achievements will definitely not stop here. You will also be part of the future prosperity and wealth!"
Hearing this, Ruan Mian didn't even spare her a glance, and continued to reach out to Qi Lin, his eyes full of disgust.
"Hurry up and return my things. I don't have time to waste with you."
Qi Liu was annoyed by her repeated refusal to listen to advice.
"Ruan Mian, do you really want to make things so ugly? You can't have children anymore. Even if Nanfeng keeps a dozen concubines, others will just laugh at you for being useless. But you are so jealous. After the divorce, don't even think about marrying into a good family again!"
She changed her usual kind expression and said sullenly, "You gave Linlin's fabrics and jewelry away voluntarily. Why would you ask for them back? You..."
Before she finished speaking, Ruan Mian pulled off the jewel ring on her hand and the gold hairpin on her head.
"Mrs. Qi, you also have some of my things. I hope you can return them according to the dowry list."
Cuizhu, who was standing by, saw that her young lady finally showed some courage and emptied Qilin's bedroom in no time, as if she had been injected with chicken blood.
Qi Liushi watched this scene and was so angry that she couldn't speak: "You...you vicious woman!"
Ruan Mian ignored her and turned away with Cuizhu. Before leaving, Cuizhu spat in disgust.
Qi Liu was so angry that she started cursing.
"You short-sighted bitch, you even have to take back the jewelry I gave you. I want to see who will want you, a divorced whore, once you leave the Qi Mansion! Even if you kneel at the door and beg me, I won't take you in!"
Ruan Mian took the things back to the yard. She took a silver note from under the bed and handed it to Cuizhu.
"Go hire a larger carriage. We'll leave at four quarters past midnight tonight."
Cuizhu nodded repeatedly. As an outsider, she naturally knew how much grievance her young lady had suffered in the past few years. Seeing that her young lady was about to get her reward after all the suffering, she was very happy in her heart. She wanted to pray to the Bodhisattva again and ask the Bodhisattva to bless her young lady so that she would not be harassed by the Qi family again.
Ruan Mian leaned on the couch, knowing that she had to act as soon as possible.
Within three days, the eldest brother will be taken to the Sky Prison, and the entire Ruan family will be investigated and exiled.
Now the emperor's secret decree has been issued, and he is just waiting for a suitable time to attack the Ruan family, so she must be fully prepared for exile!
There were still three hours before leaving Qi Mansion, and Ruan Mian walked towards the warehouse without hesitation.
After the original owner married into the Qi family, Qi Liu gave her the key to the warehouse, under the pretext of trusting her, but in fact she wanted Ruan Mian to use her dowry to fill the hole in the Qi family.
She thought of the original plot, stood three steps away from the warehouse and felt around carefully. She felt that the soil under her was looser than the surrounding soil, so she immediately started digging. Soon, an iron box was revealed.
She opened the warehouse, walked to a portrait of a beauty, lit a tinderbox and found a lock, and inserted the key from the iron box into it.
I saw the beauty painting slowly move upwards, revealing a very narrow secret passage.
Ruan Mian walked in on foot and passed through a dark and narrow tunnel, revealing an empty secret room. The floor was filled with white jade, coral, jewelry, porcelain, and boxes of gold ingots.
There is even a mahogany coffin placed in the center of the room, and the things inside are extremely precious and rare, and priceless.
Ruan Mian couldn't understand why the Qi family, being so wealthy, would marry the original owner to make up for the shortfall?!
If you can't figure it out, just stop thinking about it. Anyway, from now on, these things are hers!
The Fifth Princess caused her Ruan family to be exiled. She couldn't touch the emperor, so how could she not touch the Qi family? When the Fifth Princess marries in, she will suffer!
So Ruan Mian started to move all the things here into the space, not leaving even a piece of wood chip for them.
After leaving the secret room, Ruan Mian took away all the land deeds in the warehouse. The Qi family didn't have any shops at all, so what she took was all her dowry.
Fortunately, the original owner was not so stupid as to transfer these things to the Qi Mansion. Now, if he resells these fields and houses, he can get a lot of money.
After returning to the yard, Cuizhu came running towards me, "Miss, where did you go just now? I looked everywhere but couldn't find you. I was so scared!"
"I'm going to get some things. Have you found the carriage?"
"Yeah, I've been waiting at the back door since early."
Ruan Mian nodded slightly, and the master and servant left overnight.
Watching the plaque of the Qi Mansion gradually fade away, Cuizhu breathed a sigh of relief, "Miss, no matter what, you have finally left the Qi family, and your life will definitely get better and better!
Suddenly, a burst of hurried horse hooves sounds was heard. Cuizhu thought it was the Qi family and hurriedly urged the coachman to hurry up.
"Young Madam! It's me, Liu Changqing!"
A hint of surprise flashed in Ruan Mian's eyes. He lifted the car curtain and looked over: "Changqing? What are you doing here?"
Liu Changqing was the Qi family's groom, but one time a dozen of the Qi family's horses rioted and almost trampled him to death. It was the original owner who rescued him.
"Young Madam, you have been very kind to me. After you leave, I will not stay in the Qi family any longer. I came here to say goodbye to you."
Hearing this, Ruan Mian raised his eyebrows and had an idea in mind.
So she took out a silver dollar from her bag and handed it over, "Changqing, please help me with something."
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The carriage bumped along the way and finally stopped at the side door of Ruan's mansion.
It was already early in the morning, and Ruan Mian had thought that her family was still resting, but unexpectedly, her mother's yard was brightly lit, and Ruan Mian couldn't help but see it.
Seeing her suddenly return home with Cuizhu, Ruan's mother was shocked: "Mianmian! Why are you back?"
Mr. Ruan, who originally had a worried look on his face, also came over in surprise.
Ruan Mian suddenly felt a dull pain in her heart and tears instantly fell.
"Mom and Dad, Qi Nanfeng and I have divorced."
"What?!!"
The two were stunned again. After coming to their senses, Ruan's mother covered her handkerchief and cried: "Mianmian, why are you so stupid! Do you know that your eldest brother was taken away by the government... Wuwuwu"
Ruan Mian took a deep breath. The original owner's elder brother should have been taken away two days later, but it seemed that because she angered the fifth princess, the plot was brought forward.
"Mom and Dad, big brother will be fine. Relax and don't let this get to you. Sister-in-law and Rui'er still need you!
"It's already Chou Hour, you should get some rest. I'll figure out how to manage the relationship tomorrow morning."
Ruan Mian helped Ruan's mother sit on a chair and continued, "Mother, I heard earlier that a miracle doctor suddenly appeared in Ji County. He is best at treating heart diseases. I sent someone to visit him early this morning and will send Rui Ge'er to be treated tomorrow."
The original owner's nephew Ruan Rui suffered from a heart disease that he had had since his mother's womb and was very difficult to cure.
Now she was trying to find a way to get her sister-in-law and Rui Ge'er away, so that those people wouldn't hold them hostage and threaten her eldest brother.
Mother Ruan frowned. She hadn't expected the situation to be far more serious than she imagined: "Mianmian, Rui Ge'er...he..."
"Mom, listen to me, I won't let anything happen to my sister-in-law and the others!"
Hearing this, Ruan's mother no longer worried. If something unexpected happened to the family, at least she could still have a single child.
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