“They are just the outermost minions, a bunch of rabble,” Qi Yong said with some disdain. “If that were all, His Majesty wouldn’t have gone to such lengths.”
"If that's the case, why do you attach so much importance to Qingfeng Temple? Could it be that some important person is hiding there?"
“A stinking rat in the gutter,” Qi Yong’s voice was slightly cold. “After escaping last time, he became a frightened bird, and we could never catch him. Now that we’ve finally got a chance, we can’t afford to make any mistakes.”
"What does this have to do with Meiyu and the Qin family?"
“Meiyu is from the Qian family. Back then, the Qian family was implicated by the remnants of the former crown prince and the entire family was executed, leaving only her as a weak woman.”
"And then," Jiang Nuan continued, "you just happened to get dragged into it again?"
"There are other hidden reasons behind what happened to the Qian family back then. Master feels guilty towards Meiyu and has no choice but to protect her."
"Where is Qin Shi? And what happened to her?"
"That woman has a close relationship with Wu Yuan and has revealed a lot of information. We still need her for the time being."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Nuan frowned. "Where are those guards? Who are they monitoring? Qin Shi? Mei Yu? Or our family?"
"Well," Qi Yong coughed twice, "we'll definitely protect you all anyway, why bother with all this?"
“Fine,” Jiang Nuan said, thinking that someone was always watching her family, and decided to compromise. “As long as it doesn’t interfere with my family’s daily life.”
“I’m afraid that won’t work,” Qi Yong said with difficulty. “Things have been really unsettled lately, and for your safety, we can’t let you go out.”
Upon hearing this, Jiang Nuan's face immediately darkened. "You're not joking?"
"Just a few days, only a few days," Qi Yong smiled ingratiatingly. "If Madam Jiang needs anything, I'll take care of it for you."
As he spoke, he suddenly remembered something, patted his head, and took out a stack of papers from his pocket. "These are the land deeds for the mountains surrounding the manor. They're all here."
"Give me?"
Jiang Nuan did intend to buy the mountain, but she was short of money and decided to postpone it for a few years.
Anyway, according to the rules, as long as no one deliberately causes trouble, the mountains around the estate can still be used even if they are not purchased.
“Yes,” Qi Yong explained with a smile, “His Majesty knows you bought the estate, so he specially sent me to deliver these land deeds.”
Even at this point, he didn't forget to curry favor with Ji Xuan.
"Not hush money?"
Upon hearing this, Qi Yong's expression froze. "Of course not. A woman as righteous as Madam Jiang is certainly different from those gossipy women."
“I’ll shamelessly accept the land deed,” Jiang Nuan said without feigning politeness, since she genuinely needed it. “I’ll thank you after this whole mess is over.”
"It was nothing, Madam Jiang, please don't worry about it. The matter has been arranged, so I'll take my leave now."
"Wait a minute," Jiang Nuan asked hurriedly, "What should we do with these two who came in?"
"Please do as you please, Madam Jiang. I trust you."
After saying that, he left without looking back.
Every time he saw Jiang Nuan, he felt a tightness in his chest, as if he were being led by the nose.
Unfortunately, this person was a powerful figure whom he couldn't afford to offend, so no matter how much dissatisfaction he felt, he could only keep it to himself.
This is why he especially doesn't want to face Jiang Nuan.
“Whatever,” Jiang Nuan pondered the word carefully before letting out a soft snort. “If it were really that simple, would it still be so blatantly implying the gap between the two?”
As for Meiyu, it was because the Emperor felt guilty, and she became someone the Qin family could temporarily rely on.
Thinking about how to arrange things for the two of them, Jiang Nuan walked into the hall.
At this moment, the atmosphere was extremely tense. Qin Shi knelt in front of the old lady with a pale face, her head almost buried in the ground.
The old lady's face was ashen, and her eyes were filled with rage as she looked at Qin Shi, as if she had an irreconcilable hatred for the person in front of her.
"Since you've already left, why come back? To show off or to annoy people?"
Qin: Can I save my life?
If she had known things would turn out this way, she would never have agreed to be sent here.
My ex-wife's grandmother, second aunt, cousin, and cousins...
Just thinking about it sends chills down my spine!
“Mother, if you don’t want to see her, just send her away,” Jiang Nuan quickly comforted her. “There’s no need to get angry with her.”
Not only was Qin Shi embarrassed to be here, but her family was as well.
Although the family has now separated and has little to do with the old house, there is still some affection between them. Seeing Qin Shi causing chaos in the family and giving her nephew a cuckold's horns, she couldn't help but feel somewhat uncomfortable.
Grandma, I...
"Who's your grandma? Don't call me that."
"Grandma, I didn't know we were coming here, otherwise I would have turned it down."
"You still dare to complain?"
"No," Qin panicked, "I didn't."
"At least you still have some conscience," the old lady sneered. "Since you're living here, you should hide yourself well and not hang around in front of this old woman. Just looking at you annoys me."
"Sun, I understand."
Qin felt very bitter.
Although the old lady had never liked him, she had never been so disrespectful.
Is this a sign of utter self-loathing?
Although I had expected this to happen, I still felt terrible when it actually happened.
After saying that, he silently left the hall.
"Mother," Huang Laoda couldn't help but ask, "Tang, why is Qin Shi here at our house?"
"Don't ask so many questions. You won't be staying for more than a few days. If you're impatient, just stay away."
"Can't we kick them out?"
“No,” Jiang Nuan said softly, “It’s all in the past, and we’ve already separated into different clans. Don’t keep bringing up the past.”
Although she didn't like the Qin family either, she never intended to make things difficult for them.
Wu Yuan's men were sent over by Qi Yong, which suggests something is amiss. Regardless of the outcome, the Qin family's fate will not be good, so why should they bother?
“That’s true,” Huang Lao Er muttered to himself, “but I’m not reconciled.”
Right now, only my cousin is suffering; once word gets out, they will all be implicated.
"Don't look like a resentful woman. If you're not happy, your cousin should be the one to complain," Jiang Nuan scolded. "The Qin family's debts will be collected by someone. You don't need to worry about it."
"Why do you insist on staying at our house?" Xie asked, puzzled. "It makes everyone uncomfortable. Why bother?"
Once again, he cursed the dog eunuch Qi Yong in his heart.
They were living a perfectly good life, but they insisted on sending Qin here to annoy people.
Xie strongly suspected that Qi Yong was deliberately trying to cause them trouble.
“I’ll explain to you when I have the chance. Now, let me tell you something: don’t go out recently. Food and firewood will be delivered, so don’t worry about food.” After thinking for a moment, he added, “It’s no use going out. The people Qi Yong brought are guarding the area tightly. Even jumping over the wall won’t help.”
"We can't even leave the house?" Huang Lao Er was very dissatisfied. "How much work is going to be delayed like this?"
“Yes,” Old Huang asked worriedly, “We agreed to sign the contracts with those tenants yesterday, but they didn’t show up today. Won’t they think we’ve gone back on our word?”
“My family doesn’t know about the branching of the family line yet,” Jiang Chao said with a look of regret. “What if they go looking for someone… I should have gone back sooner if I had known this would happen.”
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