Chapter 178 The Wedding Date is Approaching
Knowing that Jing Chao wanted to use Jing Lei's death to keep her under house arrest in order to make way for that woman's son, Liao snorted coldly.
She disdained Jing Chao's orders. She had been in charge of the general's mansion for so many years, and everyone in the mansion was her confidant. No matter what, she would not listen to Jing Chao's orders to put her under house arrest.
Moreover, although her family is still not a big deal now, there are people sitting in the position of censor of the Great Jin Dynasty. As long as she sends a message, she can also make Jing Chao look bad.
Seeing Jing Chao about to leave, and thinking that her parents were still waiting for her reply, Liao Shi didn't care about pretending to be weak. She chased after him and tried to pull Jing Chao's sleeve, "You can't leave. You must give me an explanation today."
But before she took two steps, she was tightly grabbed by the arms by two big maids beside her. They stood on her left and right, seemingly supporting her but actually holding her hostage, making her unable to move.
Liao's eyes widened in shock for a moment, and she turned to look at the maid she had always valued. "Asshole, let me go. Don't you know who your master is?"
Shaoyao looked at his wife in embarrassment, hurriedly saying words of advice, but the strength under his hands did not loosen at all:
"Madam, please listen to the general and rest well in the yard. The Second Young Master has been gone for a short time. If anything happens to you, how will we, the servants, survive?"
Mudan on the other side also echoed, "Yes, Madam, at this point, please don't be so petty and pick on the General. Let's stay in the yard and copy scriptures and pray for the Second Young Master, and don't worry about what's going on outside."
As she spoke, Shaoyao scolded the gatekeeper again and again: "You tactless thing, can't you see that the lady is sick and needs to rest in the yard? Hurry up and close the gate to prevent irrelevant people from disturbing the lady's recovery."
The gatekeeper stared at everything that happened in the yard in amazement, totally unable to understand how things had developed to this point. How could the lady, who was so full of life, suddenly become sick?
But Shaoyao and Mudan are the Madam's right-hand men and the people she trusts the most. In this courtyard, apart from the Madam, the only people who have the final say are these two.
Seeing the old woman about to close the door, Shaoyao suddenly turned around and looked at Liao Yuan, who was still standing in the front hall, with a forced smile:
"Master Liao, our wife is ill. Why don't you go back first and come visit her when she's better?"
Looking at his aunt who was surrounded by several maids but actually held hostage, Liao Yuan realized belatedly who the irrelevant people Shaoyao had just mentioned were.
He was a little flustered, not knowing whether he should rush forward bravely to rescue his aunt, or just pretend he saw nothing and leave.
Jing Chao's sudden change today really scared him.
As if she knew what he was thinking, she saw that Liao had been escorted back to the inner room by Mudan and the others. Shaoyao then calmly patted the non-existent dust in front of her and said coldly:
"Master Liao, the reason why Madam wants to adopt you is clear to us servants, and it is also clear to you and the Liao family.
I'm here to give you a few words of advice. It's best not to reach out for things that you shouldn't be thinking about. Otherwise, it won't matter if you end up with broken limbs, but it will also make our wife's life difficult in the future."
Shaoyao didn't finish her words. Liao's life was not easy, and those who served her would not have a good life either.
Liao Yuan originally came here with the purpose of becoming the heir to the Jing Mansion, but everything he experienced in the General's Mansion today made Liao Yuan feel incredible.
He knew that the two older maids, Shaoyao and Mudan, were bought from outside after Liao drove away Jingchao's predecessor. Over the years, both of them had been loyal to their aunt and put her first in everything, but now this person betrayed her so easily.
What methods did Jing Chao use on the people in the General's Mansion?
Liao Yuan had no idea what means Jing Chao had used. He went home in horror to discuss with his elders, and then they hurried to the house of Liao's uncle who was a censor in the court.
But when he arrived at the place, he was told that his cousin had been sent out to inspect officials, and the old man who was guarding the gate had no idea when he would be back.
After several days, people in the capital suddenly realized that there had been no new gossip in General Weiyuan's Mansion, which had always been the topic of conversation in the capital. Upon inquiry, they learned that the general's wife was heartbroken because of her son's death and had fallen ill. When everyone heard the news, they sighed and said it was no wonder, and let it go.
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The North is remote and has a changeable climate, but one advantage is that there are many small countries around it and many caravans coming and going.
The people sent by Jing Chao rode at full speed and finally found the place where Jing Wei was staying. However, no matter how long they waited, Jing Wei and the people from the Fengxing caravan did not come back.
If they asked, the people in the trading company would look at them as if they were stupid, and say, "Our Great Jin is a vast territory, and the two leaders of our Fengxing Caravan are very ambitious. This time they are leading the caravan to the south, so it is not easy to go from north to south or from south to north.
I will definitely come back, but how can we say for sure when?"
After a few rounds, Jingchao's people were delayed here and unable to move.
Little did they know that Jing Wei had already taken his men on horseback and headed for the capital.
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Time flies. Although it sounds a bit cliché, Cui Qingyi felt the reality of this idiom for the first time.
She looked at the exquisitely crafted veil in her hand, her heart filled with reluctance.
Thinking back to when she brought Konjac all the way from Linhe to Dongping, she was thinking about whether to send Konjac away, but when the day finally came, she felt extremely reluctant to let him go.
Konjac came in with tea and saw that Cui Qingyi looked unhappy. She had thought before that the Qiao family and the Cui family were so close that she could come back at any time even after getting married. But when the day of her marriage really came, she felt that things were different.
Even though she could come back to the girl at any time, some things had changed.
"Actually, I've thought about finding you a suitable in-law family before, but after searching around the Cui and Chen families, I couldn't find a suitable one.
The Qiao family is good, Aunt Qiao is kind and easy to get along with, and Qiao Yishi really likes you.
Konjac, how you live your life is determined by fate on one hand, and how you manage it yourself is another. You should try your best to make your life better, but if it's really not going well, it's okay. Girl, I'm here and you can go back anytime you want.
Konjac burst into tears and suddenly threw herself on Cui Qingyi's legs, "Wow, girl, I can't bear to leave you."
Cui Qingyi reached out and hugged the person and started crying. Outside the door, Wangcai and Heiya silently pricked up their ears and listened for a while before slipping away quietly.
It’s not that Gou Zi is heartless, it’s just that this scene has been happening frequently these days, and the two women in the family have to hug each other and cry from time to time.
Wangcai felt like his ears were getting calluses.
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