It was already dark.
Qinglong Hall dared not light up the lamps, fearing that with too many people, a disturbance might break out and the lamps would be overturned.
If people stayed here, they could still see in the dim light. Two lamps were lit in the corner, making it feel even darker.
The Pei family has many daughters, including Pei Yuannu, so her in-laws are also in trouble.
Despite her tragic circumstances, the Pei family's daughter still possessed beauty when dressed up. At night, however, Pei Jinnu was a different story.
Pei Jinnu resembled her mother, possessing a certain flirtatiousness that neither Li Gongchen nor the Qian family found offensive.
Pei Jinnu felt a chill run down her spine from being stared at.
She really needs to get married soon. Families often sell their daughters; who knows where the Pei family will sell her to? Or perhaps someone takes a fancy to her, and the Pei family can't afford to refuse them?
Although Pei Jinnu is favored, Pei Bo is not very bright. Right now, the best choice is probably Chang Dalang.
Moreover, as a wife after marriage, she was able to make decisions and control the entire Chang family.
Pei Jinnu mustered her courage, thinking that as long as she was Chang Dalang's wife, others should be wary of her.
Qian also shouted, "You can't talk about it!"
The phoenix's destiny belongs to Pei Huanfeng, not that vile woman!
A large group of people, what are the Pei family still holding onto?
Those who were demoted were in dire straits, and they didn't care about their relatives at all!
"It has nothing to do with that daughter in Changhe County. Does everyone not know that?"
"The Pei family and the Chang family swapped daughters. It's either that Pei Huanyue has bad luck, or he has too good luck!"
Even if it's the best, isn't it still a phoenix's destiny?
Talking about Feng Ming now is upsetting. What's the point of offending Feng Ming?
Several ladies grabbed Qian Shi, saying, "You shameless woman! You dared to keep half of the royal betrothal gifts and give them to Pei Huanfeng in the future!"
"Did you think Pei Huanyue wouldn't be able to find out?"
"They even dare to hoard what's meant for official use!"
How could the Pei family not want to shed a single drop of blood?
Although they seem pitiful now, the Pei family has always been like this. However, from the time Pei Huanyue bestowed the marriage to the time the bride was brought to the wedding, only a month had passed, and the Pei family reaped many benefits. Everyone took advantage of this opportunity to plunder.
Qian panicked; those were all hers!
If she hadn't been kept a close watch, she wouldn't have been able to take anything away from that bitch!
These people had a good relationship with her, so they knew a lot about her. They pulled Qian away, saying, "Let's go take a look at your storeroom!"
"The world only knows that Pei Huanyue's dowry consisted of 128 loads, which is not much, but they don't know that much of it was just to make up the numbers; the dowry you've prepared for Pei Huanfeng is even more than Pei Huanyue's!"
"After the marriage was arranged, the Empress Dowager, to show her high regard for Pei Huanyue, bestowed many fine gifts upon him, all of which ended up in your hands!"
Unable to break free, Qian could only scream, "It's not with me, it's with our ancestors!"
The Li family was almost furious!
These robbers!
Li wished she could strangle them as a ghost; how dare they touch her things?
No one is going to touch her; we're going to move Qian's things today.
The Qian family has always been shrewd. The Di family gave them a lot of things to support the Crown Princess, but I'm afraid the Qian family kept it all for themselves.
Xia Shi and Pei Huanfeng were furious! Those were all theirs!
This is the Pei family home!
There were many people there, including a lot of members of the Pei family, and a fight broke out!
Pei Huanfeng was already injured, and when someone pinched her buttock hard, she screamed and fainted.
Several of them wouldn't let her go. Regardless of whether she was destined to be a phoenix, given her usual arrogant demeanor, it would be foolish of her not to take advantage of the situation. So Pei Huanfeng kept calling out to wake up and then fainting again, acting quite provocatively.
Pei Huanying hid to the side, letting a rogue hug and kiss her indiscriminately. The sky was dark, the world was too dark!
Some onlookers were dumbfounded; it was a real mess with all the clattering and clanging.
The news spread quickly throughout Sheng'an, and everyone stayed up all night to sleep.
**
Qing'e Palace, Cheng'en Hall.
Huan Yue yawned, wanting to go to sleep.
Xie Zhou held her in his arms. What was he doing?
Huan Yue's utter contempt for the gods—let him try if he's not afraid of his vehicle being destroyed and people dying.
The eunuch hid to one side, coughing.
Xie Zhou looked at him and asked, "Why are you coughing? What's wrong?"
The eunuch whispered, "I don't know who first came up with the idea that Consort Huan's fate was bad and only the Pei family could raise her well. Now Sheng'an is asking, who predicted it so accurately? It's clearly the Pei family who are shameless. Madam Qian withheld a lot of the Consort's things. Those people tried to take them, and they were beaten badly."
Huan Yue asked, "Did you kill any?"
The eunuch said, "The fight is still going on, and the outcome is still undecided."
"Understood," Huan Yue yawned and went to the back hall to sleep and rest.
The eunuch quickly slipped away. Your Highness couldn't keep the Empress, so don't take your anger out on this servant.
After watching his wife leave, Xie Zhou called to the eunuch, "Make a list of everything that Qian Shi has taken, and find an opportunity to ask them for it back."
The gifts that should have been given to the Pei family have already been given, and the gifts given to the Crown Princess should rightfully return to the Eastern Palace along with her dowry.
These things are easy to calculate. Everything that is sent out is registered. The Crown Princess's dowry also has a list, and no one dares to write it down casually.
The Pei family used to control those dowry girls, so they weren't worried.
Generally, people are too lazy to bother with such calculations. But the Pei family is disgusting.
The matter of "the Crown Princess having to be raised by the Pei family and therefore being ungrateful" must be suppressed.
Could it be that the Pei family's possession of the Crown Princess's things is also part of their destiny? Don't be so far-fetched.
Is he destined to ascend to heaven?
Xie Zhou even planned to exterminate their entire clan; the score had to be settled one by one.
The Pei family was already in dire straits, so by playing the victim, no one could afford to take further action.
But they're not in a bad situation, which is good.
In the rear hall, Huan Yue slept soundly.
Cat and Little Darling served the Empress together.
The cat said, "There are discrepancies between what the Empress has and what Qi has."
Huan Yue snapped out of his daze: "What is Qi Shi doing?"
The cat said, "The Qi family's husband lives in the Pei family mansion, and their son is eight years old, so the Qi family bought them a three-courtyard house."
Huan Yue snapped out of his daze.
Qi Shi has been managing the fake heiress for many years, and her status is quite extraordinary, surpassing that of many masters.
For example, a sixth-rank female official was not as powerful as a scholar's wife, and even a county magistrate's wife did not have as much power as a female official in the Eastern Palace.
Her son will become a young nobleman in the future.
Relying on the power of the Crown Prince, who knows what terrible things they have done.
The cat whispered, "I heard that house is quite something, worth at least five or six thousand taels of silver."
Huan Yue nodded, and with a few more servants, he would live a very comfortable life.
The Pei family has done plenty of things like this—faking a marriage to a fake heiress. They probably find it quite smug.
After all, if the Qi family controls the fake heiress, what's wrong with letting her buy a house?
Lady Ji came over and asked the Empress, "Should we investigate this thoroughly?"
Huan Yue said, "Let's figure it out first."
The things in Qing'e Palace are basically clear, but there are some things that are unclear about the outside world.
Huan Yue is very rich now, but he can't suffer in silence and be schemed against.
The palace maid was angry: "I heard that the Chang family is going to be made to acknowledge it."
Huan Yue laughed and said, "A bunch of idiots, they've confessed without being asked."
Huiqing smiled and nodded, "That's exactly right."
Don't they even know what a wretched family the Pei family is? Do they think they can raise a phoenix with such a life?
The Empress truly has this destiny; otherwise, she would have been ruined by the Pei family.
So, who said the Phoenix Fate?
Huan Yue didn't know, and didn't want to know. He'd be happy to cripple her and give her a small plot of land.
She's strong; she should be able to farm well.
With land, there's no need to panic.
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