Chapter 45 Aunt Zheng Gets Beaten
The questioning tone made Bai Changhao feel offended.
He was very displeased. It was outrageous that Zheng dared to speak to him like that.
There is also a mouth that is filled with yellow and white things, which is simply disgusting.
There was no trace of his former gentleness and tenderness, and the corners of his slightly upturned mouth drooped.
"If the clan leader needs it, I'll give it to them."
"Prime Minister!"
Bai Changhao's ears were almost pierced by Aunt Zheng's sharp voice.
"What are you yelling about? It's just a few taels of silver, is it worth making a fuss about?"
"You keep talking about money. How is he any different from a businessman who reeks of copper? How vulgar!"
He shook his sleeves and went to the study.
Only Aunt Zheng was left standing there, collapsing and screaming.
Not only has the Prime Minister spent less time in the mansion recently, he has even sometimes sent people back to tell him that he is busy with official duties and will not return home overnight.
She has no money and has to manage the household, she is so exhausted.
Not only was the Prime Minister not considerate, he also called her vulgar!
Why!
Outsiders are unaware of her inner collapse.
At this moment, the patriarch of the Bai family led his men into the door of the Bai Mansion.
"Zheng, where is the Prime Minister?"
As the saying goes, enemies become more jealous of each other when they meet. When Aunt Zheng saw Patriarch Bai, it was as if she had seen the enemy who murdered her father.
With red eyes, he stared at the clan leader: "How dare you come!"
Chief Bai originally came with a smile, but what was Zheng's attitude like?
"Zheng, please be aware of your status. I am the patriarch of the Bai family. Even Chang Hao has to show respect to me as a junior. How can you, a concubine, speak so arrogantly? How can you compare to the Lu family?"
Aunt Zheng didn't listen to anything else. She could not tolerate anyone saying that she was not as good as Lu.
"What did you say? Say it again!"
"Lu Wanning is a sickly girl, how can she compare with this lady!"
"You old fool, let me tell you, I am the head of the Prime Minister's Mansion now, who do you think you are!"
"You come here every day to ask for money, why don't you just rob people on the street?"
"Do you think the money in the Prime Minister's Mansion came from the wind?"
"Five thousand taels a few days ago, and you took another four hundred and eighty taels today. You are just a bunch of parasites sucking human blood."
"I would rather give the silver to the beggars on the street than to you."
"Today, don't even think about taking a penny from the Prime Minister's Mansion."
Chief Bai almost fainted from her scolding. He covered his chest and said, "You...you..."
The tribesmen behind him quickly supported him and helped him breathe smoothly on his chest, fearing that he would suffocate to death.
Then he angrily scolded Aunt Zheng:
"Zheng, we took five thousand taels of silver to build the school a few days ago, but today we didn't take even a tael of silver."
How could Aunt Zheng believe it? "It's impossible. The Prime Minister said it himself. Today, all the money in the account office is given to you."
"We didn't take it, that's it. If you don't believe me, call the Prime Minister over and we can confront him face to face."
Confrontation is the way to go. Aunt Zheng was certainly not afraid and ordered the servant: "Go and call the Prime Minister."
"When the Prime Minister comes, he will surely expose your lies and see if you still have the nerve to ask for money."
The Bai family is a bottomless pit that can never be filled with any amount of silver.
This is a good opportunity to drive these people away completely.
The Prime Minister's Mansion is no longer what it used to be. It is not something these poor relatives can reach.
Bai Changhao was in the study, and was called over before he had even finished his cup of tea.
"Uncle, why are you here?"
The clan leader also recovered a little, and pointed at Zheng tremblingly: "Changhao, tell me, did we take your silver today?"
Bai Changhao's face froze. He had just made up an excuse. He gave the money to...
But I can’t say it.
Aunt Zheng looked at him closely and when she saw the changes on his face, as someone who had been by her side for more than ten years, how could she not tell that Bai Changhao was lying.
He actually lied to her!
Her heart felt as if it was about to break. Not only was the Prime Minister impatient with her, he also learned how to lie to her.
Tears were falling down and people were shivering in the cold wind.
But there was no trace of heartache in Bai Changhao's eyes.
Instead, he showed concern for the patriarch.
Aunt Zheng felt a little desperate. This was the man she loved the most, a man who was so cruel.
She was crying out of breath, while Bai Changhao asked the patriarch the purpose of his trip.
"Changhao, I'm here to tell you the good news. Our school has already started construction."
But I was scolded like that and I almost died of anger.
"Changhao, are you unwilling to pay for the school? Do you think we are blood-sucking bugs, and that's why you let Zheng run rampant?"
"If we had known you would be like this now, we shouldn't have..."
I almost said Bai Changhao was an ungrateful person.
Seeing that he was about to bring up the past again, Bai Changhao quickly stopped him from talking.
"Why do you say that, Patriarch? Of course I am willing to do so."
"If you didn't want to, I wouldn't have given you the money a few days ago."
The clan leader then retracted his gaze that looked like an ungrateful wolf and said, "That's good. If you don't know, you would think that the Prime Minister wants to sever ties with the Bai family."
"Changhao, you must have a conscience and be grateful."
"Let's go!"
The tribesmen behind helped the chief to walk out. Bai Changhao was lectured by the chief and his face turned blue and purple.
He was the head of all officials, but he was taught a lesson by a commoner and how to behave. Where could he put his face?
He turned around and slapped Aunt Zheng hard.
"You did a great job!"
Aunt Zheng covered her face and looked at Bai Changhao in disbelief.
"You hit me? How dare you hit me!"
She screamed hysterically: "Bai Changhao, you lied to me first."
"You dare to call me by my real name?"
"What? Just because you're the prime minister, your name doesn't matter anymore? If it weren't for me, would you be where you are today?"
"Bai Changhao, it was me back then..."
Bai Changhao's pupils shrank slightly, and he remembered something. He looked at Aunt Zheng as if she were a dead person.
Then his expression softened: "Jiao'er, I took the money to make arrangements. You don't understand official affairs, and I didn't want to make you worry, so I didn't tell you."
Aunt Zheng shuddered when he looked at her, as if she was being stared at by a wolf.
I just felt that the person in front of me was extremely unfamiliar.
Then, I heard him call Jiao'er and thought I had seen it wrong.
Well, she must have seen it wrong.
"You are already the prime minister, what else do you need to do?"
"I was reprimanded by the Regent a few days ago. I have to find out why, right?"
"Were you reprimanded?"
Speaking of the Regent, she was also a little scared.
Even though the prime minister is the head of all officials, the regent is second only to him and can scold anyone he wants.
The key point is that when the regent is unhappy, he dares to confront even the emperor. What does a prime minister count for?
"Yes, I am in a high position now. If I am not careful, I will be doomed. Then we will have to go back to living in poverty. Are you willing?"
Aunt Zheng shook her head. She no longer wanted to live the life of having no food to eat.
"Why didn't the Prime Minister just say it directly?"
"You are already exhausted from managing the household affairs of this mansion, and I don't want to make you worry."
Listening to his soft words, Aunt Zheng felt aggrieved and her tears began to fall again.
"The Prime Minister knows how hard I work, and he still beats me."
"I was wrong. I was just provoked by the words of the clan leader. Jiao'er, can you forgive me?"
Bai Changhao could coax her with words readily and wiped her tears gently.
Soon Aunt Zheng burst into laughter.
Bai Changhao is very familiar with coaxing women, so it's no problem at all.
"I'll take Jiao'er back to the yard."
He stretched out his arm to hold her, and just as he took two steps, a carriage stopped at the door.
The concierge saw the sign on the carriage and ran over: "Prime Minister, Auntie, this is the carriage from the Third Prince's Mansion."
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