Chapter 163 Someone Died
Bai Qinghuan was extremely surprised: "You said Yun Yuyan's carriage broke down on the road and she was thrown out of the palace?"
This is what Chi Ming meant by revenge for her.
As expected, grudges never stay overnight. Well done!
These noble ladies all have to save face, how can Yun Yuyan still have face now, hahahaha...
Zhenzhu was also trying to hold back her laughter. She was so happy when she heard the news yesterday. The prince really cared about the girl.
"Girl, not only that, the Queen Mother has also been confined."
Bai Qinghuan almost choked on her saliva. Chi Ming chose her between his mother and her.
That’s not just any mother, she’s the empress dowager!
In this ancient time when filial piety is the most important thing, it is not easy to find a man like Chi Ming who knows right from wrong.
If he is so lovable, what should I reward him with?
Frowning and thinking.
The carriage quickly arrived at the Bai Mansion. As soon as we got off the carriage, Zi Yan was waiting at the door.
"Girl, you're finally back."
Seeing her serious expression, Bai Qinghuan asked, "What happened?"
My heart skipped a beat. Could something have happened to my mother?
She took a few steps forward anxiously: "What happened to my mother?"
Zi Yan knew that she had misunderstood, and quickly said, "Miss, it's not Madam, it's from the Rose Courtyard."
Bai Qinghuan breathed a sigh of relief and went to Hehuan Courtyard.
"Did father find out about Aunt Zheng's stay at Songheyuan?"
"No, it's killing people."
"Oh? What's going on?"
"When the young lady went to the farm, the second young lady came back twice. Each time, she could hear the quarrel in the Rose Courtyard. It turned out that the second young lady came to ask for money."
"Bai Qingyou wants money?"
"It is said that the Third Prince asked You Ran to pay for the money she paid herself."
Bai Qinghuan looked down on Chi Zhuoxu even more. If she made money, she would be his concubine, and if she lost money, Bai Qingyou would have to pay for it herself.
Fortunately, she broke off the engagement with such a lowly man, otherwise she would have been cheated to death.
"The second young lady has no property under her name, and she has no money, so she came to ask Aunt Zheng for it. I don't know if Aunt Zheng still has servants, but she has been collecting the money she secretly lent out in the past few days."
"But the New Year was coming soon, and many people borrowed money for the New Year and couldn't pay it back, so she hired thugs to collect the money, but they accidentally killed someone, and the thugs directly confessed her."
Aunt Zheng and Bai Qingyou have been dominating the prime minister's residence for many years, and even forced people to death for money.
I have to say that money can really move people’s hearts!
The interest on loan sharking is quite considerable.
"Without their mother's dowry for them to squander, they would have gone down this path anyway."
When she found out that Madam Liu deliberately pretended to lend money at high interest to lure Madam Zheng into the trap, she knew that this day would come.
She didn't expect that someone would die, but if it happened again, she would ask Madam Liu to do the same.
People are selfish, she has to consider herself, her mother and Xiaoxuan.
If a man does not work for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth!
"What did father say?"
"The Prime Minister has confined Concubine Zheng to her house. She just left for Jingzhao Yin. I guess he wants to suppress this matter."
Bai Qinghuan knew the seriousness of the matter. Lending money at high interest is itself illegal.
In the past, some people lent money at high interest rates, but because the interest was compounded, ordinary people could not afford to pay it back, which forced many people to death. The emperor also issued a clear ban on this.
When some high-ranking officials and nobles were short of money, they would secretly give it out through their women.
Although it is something that everyone knows, once it is spread out, the impact will be huge.
This is definitely a challenge to the royal authority and the laws of Dongxi.
His Majesty cannot ignore it.
Since Gao Zhao was killed, the Jingzhao Yin has been replaced by the emperor's own people. Whether he can suppress the situation depends on the position of Bai Changhao in the emperor's heart.
In her opinion, Bai Changhao had no chance of winning.
"Suppress it? That's difficult!"
Bai Changhao's position as prime minister will not be preserved this time~
It is really cause for celebration!
"What the young lady said is true. It has spread all over the capital now. Rumors are as fierce as tigers."
Biyun recalled what she had just heard in the carriage: "Just now, groups of people on the street were talking about this very thing."
On the way back from Marquis An Ning's Mansion, she heard about a death, but she didn't take it to heart.
If she knew that this was what happened in her own house, she would definitely listen carefully.
I regret it so much!
I must go out and ask around later.
Bai Qinghuan was thinking in her heart that her mother's divorce was imminent.
"Zi Yan, take your people to the County Lord's Mansion to pack up tomorrow. We will be moving there in a few days."
Zi Yan was shocked: "Miss? Madam wants to..."
"Well, these few days during the New Year will be very lively."
Biyun was looking forward to it. Thinking that she was about to leave this blood-sucking mansion, she was happy for her lady.
"But young lady, the court has been on recess for the past few days, and the emperor's imperial seal has been sealed. The court will not open until the eighth day of the first lunar month. This matter will probably be shelved."
"It's only a few days away. We are not the ones who are anxious."
Putting things on hold means fermentation. Once something causes a public outcry, it will not disappear with the passage of time, but will instead intensify.
Biyun giggled and said, "The girl is right."
Bai Qinghuan went back to rest for a while, then went to Mingyue Courtyard and told her mother about Lu Qian's situation.
Lu Wanning was almost scared to death: "Is uncle sick? Or seriously ill?"
Or was it Qinghuan who cured it?
Why does she feel so mysterious?
"How is he now?"
"The condition has stabilized, but he is really old and recovering slowly. He needs to rest."
"It's good that there's no danger anymore."
Lu Wanning was so anxious that she couldn't stop crying.
"My uncle is seriously ill, but my mother, brother and sister-in-law didn't even tell me. I'm going to go back and check on him."
To be honest, she was quite sad.
This is treating her as if she is not a family member.
If anything happens to her uncle, by the time she is informed, it would be the news of her uncle's death.
She was a little scared and held Bai Qinghuan's hand tightly.
"Luckily you're here."
As for when her daughter learned medicine, she did not ask much.
Generally speaking, few women in the boudoir would learn medicine. Once this were known to others, it would affect their reputation.
The prevailing belief in Dongxi is that women’s virtue lies in their lack of talent!
As for those talented ladies, just listen to them. No mistress of a house wants her daughter-in-law to be a talented lady.
So Qinghuan must have learned it secretly.
She was very glad that Qinghuan had learned it, otherwise her uncle would have passed away yesterday.
Qinghuan is also happy that she has one more skill, as it is always good to have many skills.
You will be able to live better in the future.
Bai Qinghuan felt a little worried when she saw her mother was sad:
"Don't think too much, mother. Grandmother and the others probably thought that something happened in the Bai Mansion these days, and they didn't tell you because they were afraid that you would be worried."
"Mom can't let this cause any rift between her and my grandmother and the others."
"No, your grandmother is thinking about me. I'd better go and take a look. I won't feel at ease if I don't."
"Um."
She would never feel at ease if she didn't go. Now that she can see it with her own eyes, she can come back and spend the New Year with peace of mind.
Now, no one cares about the rule that a married woman cannot return to her parents' home on New Year's Eve.
He hurriedly hitched up a carriage, took some supplements and went to the An Ning Marquis' Mansion.
Zi Yan saw that the time was almost up: "Miss, you should start putting on your makeup and going to the palace."
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