In the study, Yin listened to the commotion outside, a slight smile playing on his lips. Little Darling had a way of dealing with the worst of the bunch.
Both Saito and Eshuo were too weak. Under Feiyanggu's tutelage, respect for women was placed first, and those awful relatives would come knocking on their door. With the Jueluo clan's indulgence, the Jueluo clan basically became dependent on the Ulanara clan.
"Madam, this time I was wrong. Could you please make me another set of similar headdresses, just make sure to remove the inappropriate materials?" Songgriya smiled awkwardly; she couldn't bear the embarrassment.
Qingyan coldly stared at Songgeliya. This person was truly shameless. Even at this point, she still managed to extort money from her.
"No!" Jue Luo stood at the door, looking at Songgeliya with a pale face.
Upon hearing Jue Luo's voice, Songgeliya stood angrily at the door. They had really gone too far this time. They took the things, and when they discovered something was amiss outside, they were now trying to deceive Qingyan.
"Grandma, you've finally arrived. This headdress has caused me a lot of trouble. Why don't you have the Fujin make it up to me?" As Jue Luo appeared, Songgeliya's arrogance instantly rose.
She directly confronted the Jue Luo clan, and Songgeliya's arrogance became even more overbearing, leaving Qingyan somewhat stunned.
"Shut up!" Lady Jueluo's face darkened. Songgeliya's arrogance had made her lose face in front of her daughter. "How dare you be so insolent in front of the Fourth Princess Consort? Are you planning to defy the Imperial Family?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Qingyan felt relieved. It seemed that Jueluo Shi had been driven to a dead end by her maternal family, and this was clearly a provocation against Qingyan.
No matter how badly Jue Luo Shi behaves, Qing Yan will never let her mother suffer.
"Second Madam, I respect you only because of Mother, otherwise..." Qingyan didn't need to be too clear, but what she left unsaid became the biggest threat.
Songgeliya was stunned. The Fourth Princess Consort should have listened to Jue Luo's advice. At the very least, she would have received the jewelry. Now, Jue Luo had been instigated to stop supporting her maternal family, which was what made her most upset.
“You’re asking for headwear, and Linglong Pavilion can prepare it, but…” Qingyan paused for a moment, and Songgeliya relaxed a little. As long as it could be made, that was fine. “Headwear is very expensive, and you will definitely have to pay for it.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Songgeliya's face darkened instantly. The Jueluo clan had long since become an empty shell. They cared about appearances, but they could no longer afford to spend much money.
“Grandma, look…shouldn’t you send this to your parents’ home?” Songgeliya wanted to save face and make Jue Luo Shi take responsibility again.
In the past, Lady Jue Luo would definitely prepare silver and have Qingyan prepare the food to send to her sisters-in-law.
"Sister-in-law, Linglong Pavilion is part of Qingyan's dowry, so I can't interfere too much!" Jue Luo lowered her head, knowing she would compromise when she saw the pleading looks in her family's eyes.
In recent years, Qingyan has also had a tough time, giving the Jueluo family too many preferential treatments, especially the Jueluo family's maternal family. Whenever they go to Linglong Pavilion to buy things, they definitely won't pay the bill.
"Grandma, please help us one more time. This time, the jewelry is too expensive. You should know our family's situation." Jue Luo had no choice but to plead poverty.
Fortunately, Qingyan did not want her family scandal to be exposed, so she had already driven the servants out.
The three men in the room chuckled. The Jueluo clan had long seen the profits of Linglong Pavilion and were now greedy, hoping to get a share of the pie.
The Jueluo clan reaped considerable benefits from this, and as Linglong Pavilion's business grew, their lives improved. She didn't pay much attention to those small expenses.
"I can't help it. If you want something, you have to pay for it yourself. I don't have that much savings to pay off your debts." Jue Luo Shi completely ignored her. Song Ge Li Ya had complained about being poor many times, and she kept sending money back to her family.
Qingyan watched Jueluo's actions with a cold eye, feeling somewhat relieved. After today, Songgeliya would definitely not come to Jueluo to ask for anything again. After buying the jewelry worth tens of thousands of taels, would the heads of the Jueluo clan let her off?
Songgriya wanted to kill two birds with one stone: to save face without spending his own money.
"Grandma, this concerns the family's reputation, you can't do this!" Songgeliya looked at Jue Luo Shi De with pleading eyes.
The Jueluo clan was still troubled, but they could no longer allow the Jueluo clan to continue.
"No, Sulan, see the guests out. From now on, if any more members of the Jueluo clan come to visit, there's no need to entertain them anymore." Jueluo felt very tired, and Xiaoguai's situation must be quite difficult as well.
Qingyan's tense face relaxed as she listened to the Jueluo clan's women rebuking her. She was determined not to speak again unless absolutely necessary.
"Fourth Princess Consort, please help me again. After my aunt got married, the family helped her a lot. You can't just watch the family decline and then stop caring about it." Songgeliya looked at the guard and pitifully begged the Fourth Princess Consort.
In fact, Songgeliya was more worried that after returning, she would not be able to get free headwear and would be bullied by the officials' wives when she went out to socialize.
These women are usually fine, but when they see someone with good looks, they become envious, jealous, and hateful.
Because of her good relationship with her maternal family, these jewelry items were delivered to her residence every day. When she went out, she often wore various exquisite jewelry items to social occasions. Over the years, she had accumulated quite a lot of jewelry, some of which she even gave to her concubines, making her look very prestigious.
"Send them away!" Songgriya wanted to say more, but Qingyan simply served tea and saw the guest off.
After seeing Songgeliya off, Qingyan turned to look at her mother.
"Mother, you should go back and rest first." Qingyan could see that Jueluo was very tired, and she also hoped that her mother could rest more at Yuanmingyuan and get better. That was more important than anything else.
Jue Luo sighed, helped the nanny out, and Qingyan sat in her seat, feeling that her mother's back looked somewhat lonely.
Every time something happened to the Jueluo clan, Jueluo would be depressed for a few days. She wanted Jueluo to stop taking the crown from her maternal family. Her aunt, who had been married for decades, still had to keep going into the sinkhole. Even the best dowry could pay off the debt.
"Little darling, let's go see Mother." Saito and his brother Eshuo quickly came out of the study.
As Qingyan watched Ah Hun and the others' retreating figures, her mood gradually became depressed.
"Fourth Brother, what a commotion this is! It's not too late that they took away our set of jewelry; those people still dare to ask for more behind our backs." Qingyan said coldly, brandishing his sword.
These people are just greedy. They've been indulging themselves for too long. Now, if they're gradually restrained, it should be possible to make amends.
"Do as you wish. I will always stand by your side," Yin reassured Qingyan, offering her a strong backer. (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote for it on Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)
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