Du Liu over there had received a letter from her daughter before. When she saw that her mother-in-law had received a letter for her husband, she was a little annoyed. She thought about writing a good letter, choosing a reliable maid to send to Beijing, and making plans for her daughter. Before she could finish it, she received another urgent letter from Madam Qi, which was really a surprise.

He didn't care about anything else and hurried to Beijing after simply packing up his things, saying that Qin Lianyue had an acute illness.

Why did she make such an excuse? Because she had no choice. The New Year was coming soon. If it wasn't something important, who would go out at this time? Along the way, her heart was like frying in oil.

She almost fell ill due to the hasty journey. When she arrived in the capital, she did not contact her relatives and friends, nor did she inform the Jiang family. Instead, she found an inn to stay in. She wanted to solve this matter quietly.

During this period, Qin Lianyue was as thin as paper and her face was pale.

Another concubine of her husband was also pregnant. Moreover, under her constant torment, her husband seemed to have lost his patience with her. When she made trouble again, Jiang Er just smiled, said "Don't be angry", and then went out.

She knew that Madam Qi had written to her mother and her mother was coming, so she calculated the accounts and money in her hand. Her dowry was added by the Qin family and her mother, but these were all documented. Qi Wu's gift could only be used to make the dowry look better. The rest was her private property. She could enter it in the name of rewards from elders, purchases by herself, gifts from friends, etc.

So, her fortune looks pretty good.

If she returns the money, the valuable and beautiful ornaments in the house will be gone. If she returns the money, she will have to worry about her daily expenses. People like the Jiang family have good food, clothing and shelter, but they also have to pay for their own expenses.

I gave them all back, it felt like I had my skin peeled off.

Mom... At this time, she was looking forward to her mother coming to help her out.

So when he saw the news that his mother had arrived, he was very happy. He found an excuse to leave and rushed to the inn.

"Mother!" Qin Lianyue burst into tears when she saw Du Liu.

When Du Liu saw his daughter, he was also very surprised. Why did she look like this? "Okay, stop crying. Mother is also very tired from the journey. Tell me what happened first?"

Qin Lianyue couldn't stop crying. The grievances, disappointments and regrets she had felt for so long made her feel like dying.

"Mother...I regret that I shouldn't have married into the Jiang family. I regret it!" She sobbed.

"Okay!" Du Liu got angry when he saw her like this, "What's the point of crying? You'll go home with swollen eyes and your mother-in-law will ask you about it?"

"I don't care about her! You don't know..." Qin Lianyue began to vent.

"Qin Lianyue! Speak to me nicely, or I will turn around and never care about you again!"

Qin Lianyue stopped wiping her tears and looked at her mother, "You... your daughter is looking forward to your coming, and you treat her like this?"

Du Liu ignored her and took a sip of water. "It's almost the New Year. I ran away from home like crazy, and I didn't even know what excuse to make. I came to the capital, and I didn't dare to tell my relatives and friends. I lived in an inn alone. And you're still crying here. What are you crying about? Do you regret it? Is regret useful?"

Qin Lianyue was speechless.

"I never thought you were so useless! Where did your former intelligence go? Did you eat my brain? How come you live like this?!"

"Can you blame me? My mother-in-law found two concubines for my husband out of the blue. I thought he wouldn't want them, but he did! She even said it was because I couldn't have children. We've been married for less than a year, so she did it on purpose!"

"Why would she deliberately embarrass you!? What did you do?"

"I didn't do anything! Normally I don't go out, and I don't mind serving her, but she doesn't need to! She said that the servants and sister-in-law are here!"

"Isn't there anything at home that you are not involved in?"

"No! My sister-in-law did everything inside and outside. My mother-in-law told me to stay at home and take good care of myself, and give birth to a baby as soon as possible, because she was anxious to have a grandson! But, there is no baby! I asked a doctor to see it, and he said that I had a cold uterus, but it was not a big problem. I was told to keep it warm..."

"Then how did you get into trouble with your aunt?" Du Liu asked.

"I didn't!" Qin Lianyue felt a little guilty, but she refused to admit it.

"No? No, she can't send me an urgent letter? Can she ask me for the things Qi Wu gave you before?"

"I really didn't say it! I just met Wen Yu and told her that the Qin family is your relative. Me. My cousin has been a relative since childhood..."

"Bah! You are so stupid!" Du Liu spat at her angrily, pointing at her and scolding, "You have nothing to do? Ah?! You can't avoid that matter, why are you trying to get involved? Cui Fengying is a proud person, she will definitely not take the initiative to mention that we broke the contract. Isn't this good? Just live your own life, focus on the position of Duke, and quickly give birth to a son to gain a foothold in the Jiang family! How can you have nothing to do and go to Wen Yu to talk about this? Are you crazy?"

"My daughter is just so angry!" Qin Lianyue cried again, "I was engaged, and my cousin also got engaged. He also got rid of the past. You don't know, he played polo at the emperor's birthday party in the capital, and he stole the limelight for a while! Even the emperor looked at him and loved him very much!

Du Liu was also very worried after hearing this, but she still said, "How can you say you are confused? There are only two brothers in the Jiang family. Her things will be divided between the two brothers sooner or later. Besides, how much private property does she have? The more important ones are the title and public property! Why are you so short-sighted? Didn't I teach you? Lianlian, you have disappointed your mother so much."

Du Liu was a little discouraged. Who hasn't regretted it? He should have let her marry Qi Wu. At least Cui Fengying would treat her with sincerity.

Qin Lianyue started crying again.

"Go down and wash up first, stop crying, it's annoying!" Du Liu rarely showed a look of disgust. "Aqin, you stay, I have something to ask you."

Seeing Qin Lianyue leave, Du Liu shook his head and asked, "What's going on?"

Ah Qin cursed in her heart that she deserved it, but she looked helpless, "Madam, I don't know where to start."

"Just tell me whatever you think of!" Du Liu looked at her viciously.

"It's all good for the girl to marry into the Jiang family. Madam Jiang never makes things difficult for her, and only sets some symbolic rules. In daily life, although she is not treated like a real mother and daughter, there is really nothing to complain about. She is taken with her when she goes out, and she is also called to entertain guests at home. The eldest sister-in-law manages the family, but she is considerate of everything. She has good food, clothing, housing and transportation, and the servants respect her.

The son-in-law treated her even better, and also paid his private bills. When they first got married, the son-in-law came home early every day, and accompanied her to go shopping, buy things, and go to the suburbs to see flowers. Everything was great!"

"You said so much, then why is she like this now!?"

"Actually..." Ah Qin hesitated for a moment, "It's the girl. She can't let go of Master Qi Wu."

"She..." Du Liu was so angry that he couldn't speak.

"Especially, Master Qi Wu became famous for his battle at the Emperor's birthday banquet, which caused a sensation in the capital. People mentioned him wherever he went, and many families regretted meeting him earlier, and that he got engaged too early. Every time the girl heard this, she was very sad. Several times, she almost cried in front of others!"

"This evil creature!"

"She also went out to look for Master Qi Wu several times..."

"What? You won't stop her?"

"Madam, how can we stop her? You know the girl's temper. Once she thinks of something, she will do it! If you push her too hard, she will even lock someone up! Miss Wen got the shop, and somehow, she invited Master Qing from Cailuan Pavilion to come over! The clothing shop, the snack shop, and the restaurant are all opened together. The business is so good, and she is well-known in the capital.

The girl knew about it and went there several times! She always wanted to meet Miss Wen there...but she never met her! Finally, she met her last time when she was a guest at her house. She put in some effort and went to talk to her. "

"What did you say?"

"There were only the two of them there, and I don't know what they talked about."

"But why did she say that Qi Wu gave her something?" Du Liu really couldn't figure it out.

"I don't know about that. But... Madam, I think these are easy to solve. At worst, I can just return the things. But..."

"What do you want to say?"

"I don't know if what I said is right..."

"If you have something to say, just say it!"

"I think Madam Jiang intends to let her eldest son inherit the title!"

"Nonsense! How is this possible? He is a sickly man, he doesn't even have a successor!"

"I can't say for sure. But I heard that the master's health became so bad because Madam Jiang didn't take good care of him. So Madam has always felt guilty about him. Also, that grandma... is Madam's niece. When she was young, she often lived in the mansion. She and the master are childhood sweethearts.

She knew that the master was not in good health, but she still married him resolutely. Moreover, the grandmother has been kind to the master since he was a child! Over the years, the grandmother has been personally responsible for decocting soup and boiling medicine. Madam is so worried about them!"

"But..." Du Liu murmured.

"Mrs. Jiang treats Grandma like her own daughter! When the weather is good, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law push Grandpa to the yard to bask in the sun, chatting and laughing. That's what a family is like!"

"Then he also...ah?" Du Liu suddenly shouted, she understood!