Chapter 102 No One Can Be Left Behind
The prince nodded.
You won’t know the situation of the Duke of Song’s Mansion until you check it out. Once you do, you’ll be shocked. The accounts have been empty for a long time and they can’t even pay the servants’ wages.
These few months.
The Duke's Mansion pawned some items, withheld the servants' monthly wages, and used this as an excuse to dispose of a group of old and useless servants, only then was they able to make ends meet.
Because Song Jinhuai secretly gave birth to a child, unless he killed An Yinyin and her child, the young lady from the noble family would never marry into his family. However, he was in love with An Yinyin and would not do that.
so.
Their only way out is to trick a woman like Chu Jiuning into marrying him, who has a lot of money but no power.
"Mingtang."
Chu Jiuning turned around and Mingtang stepped forward.
"Send someone to the bank below to check where the Song Mansion's money went and see if you can find any clues."
but.
There shouldn't be too many clues. They will definitely take out all the money and then circulate it personally, not through the money houses.
As long as it was done through a money house, whether openly or covertly, she could find out, but if it was done in person, she would be powerless.
"Yes, I will give the order immediately."
Mingtang turned around and left, and Chu Jiuning took out paper and pen and drew a portrait of the young man next to Duke Song.
Lifelike.
The prince took a look at the portrait, then frowned slightly. He handed the portrait to Shen Liuguang.
"Go check it out."
Seeing that everything was almost discussed and they still had to go to the Qi Mansion, Chu Jiuning stood up and spoke to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
"I need to go to the Qi Mansion to discuss Princess Yun's flower viewing banquet. Your Highness, I'm leaving first."
The prince looked at her steadily, clenched his fists tightly, his dark eyes dimmed slightly but he didn't say anything, just nodded.
"good."
Looking at her beautiful figure walking away leisurely, the prince's face darkened.
Chen Liuguang sighed secretly in his heart. His Highness came out in a hurry after attending court. He originally wanted to take Miss Chu to go boating in the river. In order to prevent Amber, who was as strong as an ox, from causing trouble, he asked Hongye to send her away. However, Miss Chu left after saying a few words.
"Your Highness, what shall we do next?"
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince stood up with a cold face, looked at Shen Liuguang with a cold face, and spilled out three creepy words.
"To kill someone."
Shen Liuguang immediately shut up and strode away with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
Got on the carriage.
But he found that he was taking the same road as Chu Jiuning, so he followed slowly.
When Chu Jiuning arrived at the Qi Mansion, Qi Zhiyu just came back from outside. They both got off the carriage at the same time and saw each other when they looked up.
"Jiu Ning."
"Sister Qi."
The two of them were filled with joy at seeing each other. They ran towards each other and hugged each other tightly, making the scenery in front of the Qi Mansion come alive.
"Why are you here? Mother said you might take a couple of days off, so I thought I'd visit you tomorrow."
The matter of burning incense had already spread throughout the capital. Now Chu Jiuning's value had skyrocketed. She was no longer comparable to the first noble lady or the first talented woman. She was now known as the first goddess.
"Sister Qi, I have something important to tell you."
Seeing Chu Jiuning's serious expression, Qi Zhiyu hurriedly took her and walked towards the mansion.
far away.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince lifted the curtain and looked at them quietly, his expression becoming increasingly uglier.
When she met her little sisters, she smiled like a flower, but when she met him, she was not so happy and carefree, but behaved properly.
Entered the mansion.
When Madam Qi heard that Chu Jiuning had just finished offering the first incense and was the first to come to her door, she beamed with joy and hurriedly asked the servants to bring over some freshly made pastries.
After sitting down.
Mrs. Qi asked her with a smile.
"I thought you would be very busy, so Zhiyu said she would visit you tomorrow and also made an appointment with you to go to Prince Yun's Mansion together. Xiaojiu, is there anything you need to come here for?"
Chu Jiuning nodded.
"I'm here because of the Yun Palace matter."
Said.
She then told them Princess Yun's helplessness and Marquis Yun's wife's plan.
Pop.
Mrs. Qi was so angry that she slapped the table and scolded.
"Shameless! What the hell is her Yunhou Mansion? They gave birth to a bunch of playboys, all good for nothing, and they even want to plot against my daughter."
Qi Zhiyu was also shocked when she heard this. She didn't do anything and the pot fell on her while she was sitting at home.
She never thought that such a thing would happen to her.
If Chu Jiuning and Princess Yun hadn't had a good relationship, wouldn't she have been caught?
Yun Zhaoming may not be good at other things, but he is very good at flirting with women. He hangs around the building every few days. It is said that he even had a fight over a beauty.
"If I marry someone like that, I would rather die."
Qi Zhiyu's eyes were filled with tears as she held Chu Jiuning's hand tightly.
"So, should I go to this flower viewing banquet?"
Madam Qi said coldly.
"We have to go. After all, it's the princess's invitation, and since we accepted the invitation, it's hard to explain why. But we have to be careful and not fall into their trap."
Said.
Mrs. Qi stepped forward again and held Chu Jiuning's hand tightly.
"Jiuning, what are your plans regarding the Duke of Song's Mansion?"
At that time, everyone thought it was a good marriage. Chu was able to marry into the Song family, which meant she had jumped several levels in one go. It was a qualitative leap, and everyone envied her. But no one expected it to be this kind of thing.
Qi Zhiyu hurriedly pushed Madam Qi away, fearing that this would make Chu Jiuning sad. Seeing this, Chu Jiuning pursed her lips slightly, pulled them to sit down together and whispered softly.
"I'm afraid no one in this Song Mansion can stay."
Mrs. Qi and Qi Zhiyu's faces changed drastically when they heard this. They stared at Chu Jiuning in a daze, and couldn't help but feel a little admiration in their hearts. Mrs. Qi asked her again.
"Are you really cooperating with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? I see that Prince An seems to be very fond of you. Speaking of which, when you invited me to go with you to burn the first incense, the master said that we'd better be cautious and not let anyone see anything, so I didn't go."
If Madam Yang and she followed them up at the same time and were discovered by someone with ulterior motives, they would be accused of colluding with Chunshan Academy and Hanshan Academy, and it would be difficult to explain.
"kindness."
Chu Jiuning nodded, and Qi Zhiyu felt much more relieved after hearing this.
"Sister Qi, that person won't succeed. Just be at ease at the banquet and listen to my arrangements. If she wants a daughter-in-law, just give her one."
After chatting for a while, Chu Jiuning left Qi's house and went to inspect two shops. When she came out again, it was already dusk.
Suddenly remembering the encounter with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and several adults on the mountain of Dajue Temple, Chu Jiuning couldn't help but laugh. If it weren't for her alertness, those adults would have been murderous.
It was now approaching dusk, and the sky was filled with red clouds. Chu Jiuning lifted the curtain and spoke to Mingtang.
"Boating on the lake is really fun at this time, why not go?"
Mingtang said that rafting was a lot of fun. She was very good at swimming and could stay in the water for a long time. Since they still had some time, they might as well go to the river and play.
"Miss, I want to go."
Mingtang responded enthusiastically, so Chu Jiuning smiled and asked the coachman to pull the carriage to the river. In about a quarter of an hour, they arrived at the Liu River.
The small boat in the river was paddling lazily, a fisherwoman was standing on the bow singing softly, and some people were standing on the bow enjoying the scenery, which was very pleasant.
Chu Jiuning rented the best boat and took Mingtang on board.
The furnishings in the boat are also nice, with snacks, tea, and some small specialties prepared by the boatman.
He lifted the boat and slowly rowed it towards the center of the lake.
Chu Jiuning sat outside, enjoying the evening breeze and watching the hustle and bustle on the lake, with a faint smile in her eyes.
"The autumn wind is still cooler after all."
Mingtang was eating fruit while talking. Chu Jiuning nodded, leaned back lazily, and stretched out her hand to gently stroke the water surface.
As other boats passed by, the wind blew up the curtains.
A familiar voice came over.
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