After returning to his residence, the Fourth Prince thought of Lady Wuya and decided not to see her again.
Upon meeting, it was nothing more than the same old talk, but how could Lady Nian possibly face it? What she did inside was no less than what Lady Wuya did.
However, as Nian Gengyao's relationship with her grew closer, and she had actually treated Nian Gengyao better than ever, she was still so ungrateful!
"Su Peisheng, go to Wuya's place first thing tomorrow morning and tell her to have Cuiyun go to Zhanghuatai to be imprisoned. She must have enough food and clothing! Everything else in her room should be handled by the head nanny." Fourth Master sighed.
"Yes! This servant will take care of it first thing tomorrow morning! Master, this servant will fetch your meal!" Su Peisheng said.
"Yes, go ahead!" Fourth Master nodded.
That evening, the two brothers, Cui Da and Cui Er, returned. They went to the Li residence together, eager to tell Cui Niang the news they had gathered in Luzhou.
"Big brother, second brother, you're finally back! We've been gone for several days and have been missing you!" Cui Niang welcomed Cui Da and Cui Er into the house.
He instructed Ping'er to cook some noodle soup for the two of them, then pulled Cui Da and Cui Er aside to talk.
"Well, have you found Zhao Mingcai yet?" Cui Niang asked hurriedly. Actually, she hadn't entered the manor these past few days and didn't know that the Fourth Master already knew the truth. She only remembered Lan Qin's instructions: find a way to find out about Zhao Mingcai's family situation!
"Girl, don't worry, we went there a few extra days specifically to find out. Our efforts paid off, and we finally caught Zhao Mingcai's brother! A gambling addict!" Cui said.
"What's going on? Explain quickly!" Cui Niang hurriedly asked. She hadn't had a peaceful time at home these past few days. On one hand, she was worried about Lanqin's situation in the palace; on the other hand, she was exhausted from dealing with Li's mother's repeated pleas about Li Wei's younger brother. Cui Niang didn't want to bring it up with Lanqin about Li Chuang's matter. Lanqin hadn't even spoken to the Fourth Prince about her own brothers, especially not at this time.
"According to this gambler, he was heavily in debt to the gambling den, but one day a man suddenly appeared and paid off all his gambling debts. He even lent him a large sum of money as gambling funds. Afterwards, the man only asked him to write an IOU. He neither forced him to repay the debt nor came to collect it. Now, he hasn't come looking for him again!" Cui Dadao said.
“How could he possibly tell you two all this?” said Cui Niang.
"It's all because money is so powerful!" Cui Er said, making an excuse. "That guy is a real gambling addict; he's already gambled away all his money. We only gave him a hundred taels, and he told us everything!"
Cui Niang frowned and asked, "Does he know who the person who gave him the money is?"
Cui Da shook his head, and Cui Er also shook his head.
"What can we do? He doesn't know who gave him the money, and it's hard to find out the truth!" said Cui Niang.
Cui Da chuckled and pulled a piece of paper from his pocket, waving it in front of Cui Niang.
"What is this?" asked Cui Niang.
"Take a look for yourself!" Cui laughed.
Cui Niang took the paper from his hand, spread it on the table, and saw that it was a fifty-tael silver note.
"These are silver notes! What use can they be?" Cui Niang asked, puzzled.
“Take a closer look at where this banknote came from. We managed to get it from that guy; it’s the last one he has left!” Cui Da said with a hint of pride.
Cui Niang examined the banknote more closely and exclaimed in surprise, "This banknote doesn't seem to be from here! It's from Sichuan!"
At this moment, Ping'er brought over the noodles she had prepared for Cui Da and Cui Er, with an egg and several pieces of meat on top of each of them!
"I'm really hungry!" Cui Er said.
"You're not allowed to eat! You have to explain what's going on before you can eat!" Cui Niang said, protecting the noodles.
Cui Da chuckled and said, "Sister, the origin of this silver note is quite intriguing. As long as we get it to our master, he can find out where it came from. Wouldn't that prove who's controlling Zhao Mingcai?"
Upon hearing this, Cui Niang immediately understood and clapped her hands at Cui Dayi, saying, "As expected of my two good brothers, you handle the tasks I assign you very efficiently!"
"Hey girl, can I eat my noodles now?" Cui Er asked.
“Of course! Eat up! You should give me the silver note. I need to talk to the concubine first about whether or not to give it to the master!” said Cui Niang.
"Aren't the master and the concubine of the same mind?" Cui Da asked in confusion.
"It's hard to say right now! Don't ask anymore, just eat your noodles! Go back quickly after you finish eating, Nianxue is worried about you!" said Cui Niang.
After Cui Da and Cui Er finished eating their noodles and handed the silver note to Cui Niang, they left together.
After thinking it over for a long time, Cui Niang decided to see Lan Qin first.
After washing herself, Cui Niang returned to her room. She found Li Wei already back, sitting behind a desk in front of the bed, reading.
"Master, you should rest early!" said Cui Niang.
"Your brother left? Why didn't you let them stay overnight? It's so late." Li Wei asked.
"Anyway, they are two grown men, what are they afraid of! Besides, their sister-in-law is worried, let them go back!" Cui Niang asked Ping'er to bring the hot water for Li Wei to wash his feet, and personally washed Li Wei's feet.
"Is there any progress on the matter that the concubine entrusted to us?" Li Wei asked.
"Well, at least we didn't have to go through all that trouble! The concubine was framed!" said Cui Niang.
Because Li Wei was the Fourth Prince's personal assistant, he was unaware of the affairs within the Fourth Prince's residence, and therefore he was also unaware of the Fourth Prince's handling of Lady Wuya's matter.
“Yes, the concubine has done us a great favor! We can’t let anyone harm her!” Li Wei said.
Cui Niang nodded and continued washing Li Wei's feet.
"Ying, did Mother talk to you about your younger brother again?" Li Wei asked.
“Master, Mother has told me this several times, but you know, it’s not a good time to say it!” When Li Wei brought it up, Cui Niang simply said it.
“You’re right! Mother is a bit unreasonable. Don’t worry, I’ll talk to her!” Li Wei said.
Seeing how considerate Li Wei was, not only did he not blame her, but he also went to explain to her mother-in-law on her behalf, Cui Niang was even happier!
After the couple finished washing up, they rolled into bed together!
These days, Cui Niang has been staying in the mansion and has been having many sexual relations with Li Wei, all in an effort to conceive a child as soon as possible.
Although Aunt Li didn't say it explicitly, her eyes and expressions clearly conveyed the message that Cui Niang needed to quickly give Li Wei a son. Therefore, Cui Niang also felt pressured in this regard! Everyone says that the relationship between a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is the most difficult, and Cui Niang certainly understood that. Aunt Li was a very practical and kind peasant woman, but she still held some feudal and superstitious beliefs.
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