Chapter 222
Based on the information they found and their understanding, they believed that Rong Rong would definitely hate the Marquis of Anding's mansion, and would certainly seek revenge for being driven out of the mansion after gaining power.
It wasn't just these people; almost everyone looked at the Marquis of Anding's residence with a subtle gaze and tacitly kept their distance, even laughing at them behind their backs.
The adopted daughter who was once treated like trash and driven away has now become the Emperor's most favored person. I wonder if the people of the Marquis of Anding's mansion regret it? Are they afraid?
Everyone watched the spectacle in private, and a few people who wanted to curry favor with Rong Rong began to make things difficult for the Marquis of Anding's family, especially after the Marquis of Anding was suddenly arrested and imprisoned, the number of people targeting the Marquis of Anding's family increased sharply.
Anyone could see that the Marquis of Anding's mansion was finished.
"Is this what you call kindness and beauty?" Chen Mohan approached Chen Liehu, his face full of sarcasm.
Since the day he went mad, Chen Liehu has been locked in the courtyard and can no longer go out. He has become much quieter, as if he has lost his soul. He sits there blankly all day, holding the little trinkets that Rong Rong once gave him, staring at them for hours on end.
Chen Mohan's words didn't elicit a strong reaction from Chen Liehu. After a long while, he finally replied calmly, "Serves you right!"
Chen Mohan choked for a moment, his anger burning inside him, almost making him vomit blood.
His father was arrested for a crime, which could be serious or minor, depending entirely on whether His Majesty wanted to pursue the matter. Chen Mohan had sought help from many people, hoping that someone could plead for his father before His Majesty.
Unfortunately, no one was willing to help them.
Before everyone understood how much the Empress valued Rong Rong, and whether Rong Rong harbored any hatred towards the Marquis of Anding's mansion, no one dared to act rashly.
Chen Mohan was anxious and frustrated but helpless. He thought of Chen Liehu and came over to ridicule him, but in the end, he was the one who got angry.
Just as Chen Mohan was about to leave with a self-deprecating laugh, Madam Hou suddenly rushed over in a panic.
"Oh no! The house has been emptied, all the money in the public space is gone! Everything is gone!"
Lady An Ding was panicked and pale. Chen Mohan had never seen his mother like this before. In his memory, his mother was always virtuous and dignified, maintaining the image of an elegant noblewoman.
"What's going on?" Chen Mohan asked anxiously, feeling that ever since he heard Rong Rong's name again, one disaster after another had befallen his family.
"The family storeroom has been emptied! Not only is all the cash gone, but all the antique paintings, calligraphy, jewelry, and even my mother's dowry are gone!"
Lady Hou wept bitterly, speaking in a trembling voice, her body shaking uncontrollably from fear and anger.
Today, Chen Mohan told her that he needed to withdraw silver to make arrangements for the Marquis. She was about to send someone to collect it when she remembered that the palace keys had long been given to her daughter, Qinxue.
So Lady Hou sent someone to find Chen Qinxue, but when they arrived, they were told that Chen Qinxue was not in the mansion, the door was wide open, and the house was in a mess as if it had been ransacked.
When Lady Hou rushed over, she found that all the valuables in the house were gone, and Chen Qinxue's personal maid, Hongying, had her head broken and was lying unconscious on the ground.
Lady Hou hurriedly woke her up. She was worried that something had happened to her daughter, but when she asked Hongying, she learned that Chen Qinxue had run away with all the valuables.
Lady Hou, disregarding her grief, quickly ordered her men to smash open the storeroom door. To her surprise, the entire storeroom had been emptied out long ago!
Lady Hou screamed and fainted. When she woke up, she rushed to find Chen Mohan.
"She said she wanted to learn how to be a housekeeper, and she took the housekeeping authority and the key to the public hall. I saw that she was doing a good job managing things, and since I was in poor health, I entrusted the house to her without worry."
"Who knew? Who knew? She would do such a thing? How are we supposed to live now?"
Lady Hou cried so hard she couldn't straighten up, and only her maids supported her so she wouldn't collapse.
The century-old savings of the Marquis of Anding were thus emptied out, while the Marquis was still imprisoned and in dire need of bribes. The Marquis's wife felt as if the sky had fallen.
"Hehe, hehe." Beside him, Chen Liehu laughed in a sarcastic tone, accompanied by occasional coughs.
That day, Chen Mohan didn't hold back when he slapped him, and Chen Liehu stubbornly refused to cooperate with the treatment, hoping to numb the pain in his heart with the physical pain, which caused his health to deteriorate.
His laughter was infuriating, but Chen Mohan couldn't care less about him at the moment. Chen Mohan decided to go check the storeroom. He had only taken a few steps when he ran into the anxious butler.
"Madam! Young Master! Something has happened at the shops in the manor!"
"Today someone came to the shop with land deeds to evict people. The shop has already been transferred, dozens of shops of all sizes! And the farmland! It's all been sold!"
"What?" Madam Hou's eyes rolled back and she fainted completely. Chen Mohan's face turned pale instantly, and Chen Liehu's laughter suddenly rose.
"Haha! Haha! Karma! It's all karma! Chen Qinxue is truly a good daughter of the Marquis's mansion, our good little sister!"
What's there to say now? Chen Qinxue ran away with all the valuables; her character is truly questionable.
Going back further, how did Chen Qinxue find out about the baby swap incident? She happened to come to Rongrong's door at the same time that the maid, Lüliu, told her the truth.
Did Rong Rong really send people to hunt down Chen Qinxue?
Looking back now, these were just Chen Qinxue's side of the story, and even the witnesses she brought were from Baijia Village.
It's hard to guarantee that Chen Qinxue didn't conspire with someone beforehand to completely drive Rong Rong away.
Soon, Chen Qinxue's personal maid, Hongying, bribed mountain bandits to try to kidnap Rong Rong to the mountain.
She also told the Crown Princess about how Rong Rong was being raised by the Crown Prince at the villa.
Now, Chen Mohan, Chen Liehu, and Madam Hou finally understood just how vicious Chen Qinxue was.
Lady Hou wept bitterly, regretting her actions and lamenting her misfortune.
Chen Mohan's face was also like a palette of colors, and his fists were unconsciously clenched tightly.
Chen Liehu immediately stumbled to his feet, shouting that he was going to kill Chen Qinxue.
However, there's no need for the Marquis of Anding's mansion to kill Chen Qinxue.
Chen Mohan and the others all thought that Chen Qinxue had run away and was living a happy and wealthy life with a huge fortune.
But that's not actually the case.
At this moment, Chen Qinxue was by the Crown Prince's side, imprisoned with him in a dilapidated palace.
Inside the palace, there was no one else but Chen Qinxue.
"You leaked Rong Rong's information and ruined my plans!" The Crown Prince said with a gloomy face, grabbing Chen Qinxue's head and slamming it against the stone table.
Chen Qinxue's face was already stained red with blood. Although her body was in excruciating pain, she had no strength to groan.
Who would have thought that just as Chen Qinxue was leaving the Marquis of Anding's residence and was about to escape the capital, she was captured by the Crown Prince.
The Crown Prince tormented Chen Qinxue relentlessly.
When the Crown Prince was imprisoned, Chen Qinxue cried uncontrollably, thinking she could finally be free. But instead, she was imprisoned along with him.
From then on, Chen Qinxue not only had to take care of the Crown Prince's daily life, but also had to be his punching bag.
The prince was like a devil, torturing her in every way imaginable. Now, there's almost no intact skin left on her body.
Chen Qinxue was in unbearable pain; her life now was a hundred times more painful than in her previous life!
So this is the real hell? And after being reborn, despite all her scheming and plotting, she ended up with an even more miserable fate than in her previous life!
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