Chapter 20 Eloped
The old lady's room suddenly fell silent.
Many people raised their heads and looked at the new lady in shock.
Anyone who knows the old lady knows what she means.
Qin Mingzhu looked around in confusion.
"Why, the old lady wants to renovate the Marquis's Mansion and doesn't intend to spend money?"
This one sentence made Old Lady Yan's already pale face turn blue and red.
The color is very beautiful.
Qin Mingzhu seemed to have suddenly realized something. She looked at Old Madam Yan in shock and said, "Mother, you're not planning to let me use my dowry to subsidize the Marquis' Mansion, are you?"
After such a clear statement, Old Lady Yan gritted her teeth and said, "I didn't say that."
If the news of her spending her daughter-in-law's dowry gets out, she, the old lady of Dingyuan Marquis Mansion, will never be able to go out and see people in the future.
In the past, she had done so secretly. She had only given a few hints to Qin Mingzhu to take out her dowry to supplement the family income, but she had never done so openly.
In this way, even if others saw it, they would not be able to say anything. They could only say that her daughter-in-law was sensible and knew how to be filial, and no one would say a bad word about her.
But today, Qin Mingzhu made it clear in front of many servants in the yard that she wanted to spend her dowry, which made the old lady somewhat embarrassed.
Qin Mingzhu was puzzled: "When will the old lady give me the silver?"
Old Madam Yan felt a lump in her chest, unable to move it up or down.
"The key to the treasury has been stolen, and I can't get the silver from it to give you."
Qin Mingzhu: "Oh."
Seeing her calm attitude, the old lady frowned, "What are you talking about?"
Qin Mingzhu helplessly spread her hands and said, "Then we can only wait until you find the key."
"you……"
Old Lady Yan felt that Qin Mingzhu in front of her suddenly became quite annoying and naive!
Over the past six months, she really misjudged her daughter-in-law.
I used to think she was pretty good, but now it seems that she was blind to let her outstanding eldest son marry such a thing.
In her heart, Yan Fengxiao is not as good as a finger of her eldest son Yan Qinghao!
Although the old lady still showed great respect to Yan Fengxiao, she had already remembered this grievance in her heart and was just waiting for her son to return and avenge her.
You know, her son is now in the imperial city of Northern Frontier Kingdom, and is valued by a princess. Her son will become a princess consort in the future!
If I really can't stay in Southern Yan Kingdom anymore, I have the chance to be taken to the northern border by my son to enjoy a good life.
"Forget it. The things in your yard can still be used. Just give them to Jiao'er."
Qin Mingzhu curled her lips, "She needs ten thousand taels of silver."
Madam Yan frowned, "Didn't you want to change it for her?"
Qin Mingzhu said, "I want to change it for her, but I didn't say I will pay for it."
Madam Yan: “…”
If you don't clear out Jiao'er's yard, what will she use it for?
Only then did Old Lady Yan realize that things were not as she had thought.
A wave of anger surged up again, and I felt a little bit angry.
She pointed at Qin Mingzhu and said, "Then return all the things you moved away!"
Qin Mingzhu curled her lips and said, "Those are my dowry. Could it be that the old lady is still thinking about these few things that her daughter-in-law brought from her parents' home?"
Madam Yan opened her mouth but couldn't utter a word for a long time.
Qin Mingzhu felt it was a little ridiculous when she saw her like this.
For more than half a year, the other party has been pretending to be a good mother-in-law on the surface, and has received all the benefits.
He openly and secretly asked her to spend money to buy things for the Marquis' Mansion, and even built a memorial arch for her when she was a blood-sucking thief.
The old lady could only suffer in silence over this matter.
Old Lady Yan's eyes gradually turned cold as she looked at Qin Mingzhu.
"How are you handling the matter of Yunrui and Yunyue?"
Qin Mingzhu replied: "Of course no problem, but..."
Again!
The old lady's mind sank: "What happened?"
"When you're looking for a master, you can't go empty-handed. You have to prepare some good things for him, don't you think?"
Madam Yan's eyes flickered.
She has already suffered a loss once.
The main reason was that Qin Mingzhu had behaved too harmlessly and obediently in the past six months. Faced with her sudden change, the old lady had no way to deal with it.
If she had seen through Qin Mingzhu earlier, she wouldn't have been so passive.
"This is something you agreed to. All extra expenses should be borne by you. How can a stepmother not be able to handle such a small matter? If my mansion really had so much spare money to buy off connections, what use would you have to me?"
Having suffered a loss, Old Lady Yan was no longer polite and spoke with a bit of sternness.
Qin Mingzhu was not surprised that the old lady counterattacked so quickly.
She still had a smile on her face. "Mother, what you said makes sense, but entering the Imperial College is a big deal. If you don't want to bother with the money, you can leave it to someone else. Just treat Mingzhu as a useless stepmother."
Qin Mingzhu was not at all at a disadvantage in retreating to advance.
Since the old lady said that others can do it as long as you have the money, let them do it.
She doesn't care about the reputation of being a good stepmother.
Even if the whole world says she is a wicked stepmother, she doesn't care.
Reputation is something that is more important than life when you care about it. But now she really doesn't care. No matter how others see her, she knows who she is and that's how she should live in the future.
Old Madam Yan really didn't realize that Qin Mingzhu had the potential to be a tough guy.
Her punch really felt like hitting cotton.
There was absolutely nothing I could do about her.
"you……"
After talking for a long time, Madam Yan didn't say a word.
Qin Mingzhu made her attitude clear, she wanted her to do things and get paid!
Not to mention that Madam Yan didn't want to give it, even if she wanted to, she couldn't get it out now that the key to the treasure house was lost.
"Think of a way to retrieve the key to the treasury in the next few days. Wait a few days for the silver until the treasury is opened. If you have nothing else to do, leave now."
Old Madam Yan felt depressed and didn't want to see Qin Mingzhu again.
Anyway, the big deal is that the key to the treasure house is lost. Everything else can be put aside for now. There is no rush to get my grandson into the Imperial College.
Qin Mingzhu responded casually and left calmly.
As soon as I walked out of the room, I heard the sound of a medicine bowl being broken.
The sound of angry curses could be heard faintly, obviously meant for her to hear.
"She's just a down-and-out woman. She killed my son, and yet she still dares to act so arrogantly in front of me. If you piss me off, I'll divorce her. Who else would want her? If it weren't for the fact that she's pregnant with my son's child, I'd kick her out right now!"
Qin Mingzhu's eyes became even colder.
She didn't stop and said calmly, "We'll officially start tonight."
…
The night was silent and still.
Yan Qingjiao was wearing a black cloak and carefully helped Qing'an out of the room.
"Qing'an, I'll take you to the Marquis' Mansion. If you stay any longer, my mother will definitely beat you to death!"
Qing'an's face was a little pale.
His injuries were quite serious. Although someone kindly brought him medicine during the day, it was still difficult for him to walk.
When he heard Yan Qingjiao's words, his eyes flickered with some reluctance.
But for the sake of his own life, he nodded in a gentle voice.
"Thank you, Miss Third, for saving my life..."
Sure enough, there was a carriage parked at the small door in the backyard.
The coachman was an old man. When he saw the two people getting in, he immediately said, "Madam has put all the money and food in the carriage. Please get in quickly. I will take you away now."
Yan Qingjiao nodded, and then she struggled to help Qing'an into the carriage.
With Qin Mingzhu's help, the operation tonight went particularly smoothly.
However, Yan Qingjiao felt vaguely uneasy.
Just as she was leaving the dark long street with Qing'an and approaching the west city gate, she heard a sudden, earth-shattering explosion in the direction of Dingyuan Marquis Mansion in the middle of the night...
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