Qingming Festival
Since the incident with the Ye family, Qin Yousi has been ill for many days.
This body is useless. When I get emotional or exert some strength, my eyes go dark and my head feels dizzy.
She felt a little regretful in her heart. She shouldn't have gotten angry and talked nonsense with Minister Ye, nor should she have quarreled with Baili Hongyuan, wasting her energy in vain.
This also made her desire for revenge more urgent. She had been too optimistic about Sang Youzhi's health and too confident in her medical skills.
But no matter how anxious she is right now, she has to take care of her health first.
After resting for several days, when Minister Ye passed the seventh day after his death, Madam Gu came to visit him with some tonics.
I really don't dare to delay for even a day.
Qin Yousi leaned steadily against the head of the bed, neither paying homage to Madam Gu as a junior nor asking Yu Huan to pour her tea.
Although Madam Gu blamed her for being rude, she smiled and said, "I heard you were ill, but you also know about the Ye family's affairs. I finally had some free time today, so I came to see you immediately. Are the servants of the Yu family taking good care of you?"
Qin Yousi didn't have the energy to be polite with her and said straight to the point: "Mrs. Gu, you are here for an engagement, right? If you have something to say, just say it."
Madam Gu's face was sullen, but she quickly put away her hypocritical expression and said, "Miss Sang is a smart person, so we won't waste our words. Qilang is the eldest son of our Ye family. The master and I do not agree with your marriage. The situation of our two families is now worse than before. Rather than fall into the abyss together, it is better to part ways amicably and pursue our own futures. The Ye family knows that breaking the contract is wrong and will not treat you unfairly. As long as you agree to cancel the engagement, we will compensate you to the best of our ability."
"How do I compensate?"
Qin Yousi asked so directly that Mrs. Gu was a little confused. She thought that she would have to spend a lot of time talking to her today and persuade her to agree to this matter first, and then discuss other things another day.
Qin Yousi smiled and said, "It seems that Madam Gu's compensation is just empty talk and she has no sincerity. Is she trying to deceive a weak and helpless woman like me?"
"No!" Mrs. Gu was a little anxious. The hope of the Ye family now rested only on the marriage between Ye Jiashu and the Pingtung Prince's Mansion. She didn't dare to mess things up.
"Because I am sincere, I want to ask the girl what she thinks first."
Qin Yousi opened his mouth and said, "One thousand taels of silver, and two shops on Zhuque Street."
After hearing this, Mrs. Gu immediately stood up in front of her bed.
The veins on her forehead were throbbing slightly, and she almost wanted to curse.
Cash is fine, but the two shops on Zhuque Street are for her dowry!
After enduring it again and again, Madam Gu sneered and mocked, "You really are here for the Ye family's money. It's a pity that Qilang still feels sorry for you and speaks well of you!"
Qin Yousi didn't get angry, but asked, "Didn't Madam ask me to bring this up myself? Is this your sincerity? It's okay if you disagree. The sores on the princess's face are almost healed. When she finds a better family, she will definitely thank me generously for my kindness."
Mrs. Gu held the handkerchief tightly in her hand, and finally understood why Sang Liuniang had such a close relationship with Princess Pingtung. There was actually such a relationship between them.
He not only took control of the Ye family, but also flattered the Prince's Mansion.
What a good plan!
Mrs. Gu was not stupid, she knew that the Ye family had no bargaining chips.
The more calculating Sang Liuniang is, the more the Ye family cannot fight with her, because the reputation of the Ye family is still in her hands!
Swallowing her heart's blood, Madam Gu agreed, "Okay, I'll take charge of the compensation and promise you. I'll have the cash and contract delivered to you within the month. Please also prepare the letter of annulment. It's you who took the initiative to break off the engagement with the Ye family."
After thinking for a moment, he added, "It's inappropriate for no elder from the Sang family to come forward in this matter. What if your father and mother come to you and deny it in the future? You need to find a witness."
This request was reasonable. Qin Yousi thought about it and said, "Master Baili, is this okay?"
Madam Gu gasped, "The Governor of Bailutai? Of course, you can. Are you also familiar with Lord Baili?"
Qin Yousi didn't answer her, but promised: "I will ask Lord Baili to sign and seal the letter of annulment. If the Sang family returns in the future, he will come forward to testify. Are you relieved now?"
"I feel relieved that the governor is willing to step forward." Mrs. Gu felt fortunate that she did not have time to attack Sang Liuniang at the Flower Festival Banquet.
The letter of broken engagement was quickly delivered to Qingshan Lane. Baili Hongyuan glanced at it and said to Yu Huan, who had delivered the letter, "Have her come and tell me in person."
He was afraid that she was bullied or cheated by the Ye family, so he had to find out the inside story.
Yu Huan said, "Miss Sang has been ill for some time and is not in good condition. She is still unable to get out of bed. But please rest assured, my lord, this is all her own will, and the Ye family has given her a generous compensation."
Baili Hongyuan didn't know that she was ill. Thinking back to the last time they met, she looked pale and was indeed not in good condition. He thought she was frightened because she had killed her enemy with her own hands.
Looking at the letter of divorce, thinking of how Sang Youzhi kept saying that she would "share the joys and sorrows" with Ye Jiashu, it was only a month ago, it was really like a child's play.
Baili Hongyuan didn't ask any more questions and took out his personal seal to help Sang Youzhi guarantee.
After more than ten days of good medical treatment and medication, Qin Yousi's health finally improved.
On the day agreed with Mrs. Gu to submit the letter of withdrawal of engagement, Mrs. Gu came with Ye Jiashu and compensation.
The two sides exchanged content smoothly, and Qin Yousi said to Madam Gu: "I have something I want to say to Qilang alone."
After receiving the letter of broken engagement, Mrs. Gu went to the Prince's Mansion to arrange marriage, and did not want to get involved in the emotional affairs of her young children.
After she left, Qin Yousi gave Ye Jiashu one thousand silver coins.
"This is yours."
Ye Jiashu's face flushed, and he refused to accept it: "This is what you deserve, why are you giving it to me?"
Qin Yousi said: "It's Xie Zi who lives in Yu's house."
The Yu family provided her with good food and drink, and also spent a lot of money on her medical treatment.
Although Ye Jiashu didn't mention it, Qin Yousi is not someone who takes advantage of others.
"No need! I said before that I would help you and I won't charge you any money."
Qin Yousi didn't want to be unnecessarily polite with him, so he said, "I don't like owing favors to others. Besides, since you have decided to discuss marriage with Liu Ying, you should be clear with me to avoid gossip. Or do you want me to move out now?"
Ye Jiashu had no choice but to accept it.
Qin Yousi asked about the whereabouts of his third aunt again: "Is there any news about my mother?"
Qin Sang was a good friend of Ye Jiashu's mother, and also had good relationships with many of the Yu family's relatives and friends. He had asked these people to gather information.
"The latest news is that Aunt Qin went to Cangzhou last autumn. Cangzhou is your wet nurse's hometown. Aunt Qin must have thought that your wet nurse had taken you back, so she often went there to look for you."
Although they hadn't found him, they finally had some clues. Qin Yousi pleaded, "Communications are poor right now, so this isn't a good idea. I also ask you to help spread the news about me in the capital. If my mother contacts her old friends, she'll definitely hear something."
Ye Jiashu agreed, but then worriedly reminded: "The Sang family will also know."
Qin Yousi sneered: "So what if I know? They abandoned me, and I'm not afraid of them."
It would be fine if she didn't have the time to go to Yangcheng to cause trouble for the Sang family, but it would be better if the Sang family didn't take the initiative to provoke her.
After breaking off the engagement, Qin Yousi went to Qingshan Lane in person to thank Baili Hongyuan for being her guarantor and asked him to help bring the Yuan couple to the capital.
"Gu's company compensated me with two prosperous shops. I want to use one of them to open a clinic for my adoptive parents, bring them to the capital, and repay them for their kindness in raising me."
This is a small matter for Baili Hongyuan, and Uncle Zhou can take care of it.
After explaining, he mentioned another matter: "The Qingming Festival is coming soon, you can go to Niu Shou Mountain with me then."
Qin Yousi's eyes instantly turned red.
Niu Shou Mountain is where the Qin family’s ancestral tomb is located.
Although the Qin family was exterminated, the emperor did not move the Qin family's ancestral tomb, and tacitly allowed those Qin family members who were executed to be buried there, but he did not allow the erection of a monument.
It will definitely rain during the Qingming Festival.
Qin Yousi walked into the cemetery with Baili Hongyuan holding an umbrella. It could be seen that although no one worshipped in the cemetery, it was often taken care of, and there were no weeds on the graves or on the roadside.
The ancestors of the Qin family's Jiguo Mansion are buried on the front half of the hillside. The stone tablets stand tall, and one can vaguely see the glory of that day.
The back half of the hillside is densely packed with hundreds of tombs without tombstones.
In this situation, Qin Yousi burst into tears.
Baili Hongyuan would not persuade the woman, nor did he have the intention to persuade her.
This is the day to cry, so cry if you want to.
He ignored Qin Yousi and walked to the graves that he knew by heart.
There are three tombs connected together, which are the tombs of Qin Yousi’s three brothers, who are also Baili Hongyuan’s brothers.
Ignoring the rain and mud on the ground, Baili Hongyuan poured them wine and placed offerings.
"You'an, Xiaofeng, Xiaochuan, I'm here to see you."
In previous years, he would quietly talk with his brothers for a while, but this year he brought someone with him, so some things could not be said in detail.
He drank half a pot of wine in silence, then walked towards a grave near a shallow abyss not far away.
There is a kapok tree planted next to this lonely grave. The huge crown is full of fiery red kapok flowers. In this rainy weather, it is like a handful of fire, dispelling the haze in people's hearts.
Qin Yousi walked along the hillside to pay his respects. He saw Baili Hongyuan standing under the kapok tree for a long time. He approached him and asked, "Whose relative's grave is this?"
The reason why Baili Hongyuan treated him like this was probably because he was the Qin family teacher whom he respected very much, or he might be his best friend.
Baili Hongyuan spoke with difficulty, saying, "This is your second sister. She gave you your life. Please kowtow to her."
The hoarse voice plucked Qin Yousi's heartstrings.
It turns out that this is her final resting place.
She died on an extremely cold glacier in the northern border thousands of miles away. Before she died, she saw Baili Hongyuan rushing to find her. She thought it was him who brought her back and buried her with her family.
"Thank you." Qin Yousi said sincerely.
The two were immersed in boundless grief when a sharp voice from behind broke their mood.
"You're here indeed."
Baili Hongyuan turned slightly, glanced at the person behind him, and said sarcastically, "How dare you come here? Aren't you afraid that the Qin family's wronged spirits will take your life?"
The man chuckled coldly and said, "Master, be careful with your words. As a close minister to His Majesty, how dare you use the word 'wronged souls' to describe the Qin family's sinners? Are you trying to disobey His Majesty's order, or are you attempting to commit treason?"
Qin Yousi was annoyed by these words. He stood up from the grave, turned around and asked the visitor: "Duan Zheng, this is the Qin family's ancestral tomb. God is watching us. How dare you be so presumptuous!"
This resounding sentence made Duan Zheng and Baili Hongyuan turn their heads to look at her at the same time, their eyes burning, unable to look back.
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