Wedding (I)
Seeing that she was still feigning innocence, Madam Qin's eyes showed even more disappointment. "You don't want to admit it? Then look at who this person is."
As Madam Qin finished speaking, Qingyu came out holding the account book that Madam Lin had asked Madam Zhang to take away.
Nanny Zhang, who was escorted by two servants behind her, was pushed to the ground and trembling all over.
"You, the wicked servant, Madam Zhang, have confessed everything. Disciplining your children for their mistakes is one thing, but you even went so far as to embezzle Yuyao's biological mother's shop and land. I gave you those things out of trust since she went to the manor when she was three years old, and now you've sold most of them! What else do you have to say?"
Every word that Old Lady Qin spoke was like a sharp blade stabbing at Lady Lin.
Nanny Zhang was trembling at this moment, and under Madam Lin's sinister gaze, she could no longer bear it and sobbed, "Madam, I didn't mean to do it. The old lady caught me in advance and repeatedly questioned me. I have family and children, so I really had no choice..."
Before Nanny Zhang could finish her words, Qingyu stuffed a piece of cloth into her mouth. Now that she had said everything she needed to say, it was of no use. She could only wait until the matter was resolved and then be driven out of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion.
Nanny Zhang's instructions became the last straw that broke the camel's back for Mrs. Lin. She collapsed to the ground in an instant. Qin Wenxin and Qin Wenbai behind her hurried forward to support her.
Mrs. Lin's face turned pale as she spoke, "Mother, I was wrong about this. But Xin'er and Wenbai are still young and still need their mother. I'll find a way to return the shop and the farm. Please forgive me this time."
Tears welled up in her eyes, and Qin Wenxin also burst into tears. Although Qin Wenbai's eyes were red, he looked at Qin Yuyao with murderous eyes. Today's incident was all caused by her.
Qin Yuyao simply smiled at this pointed look. "Grandmother, Madam Lin has admitted that there are problems with these things and the account books. Please send someone to recheck them all. Since there are problems with my mother's things, I guess the accounts of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion have not been correct for all these years."
After a pause, he continued, "Grandmother, please investigate the lost betrothal gifts that Aunt Liu mentioned just now. Now, let's not talk about Mother's things for now, but these belong to the Prince of Zhen'an's mansion. If I lose them before I even marry, it will be embarrassing for both families."
Upon hearing this, Madam Qin nodded slightly. A look of disappointment crossed her face, and she looked back at the three weeping people. "In the past, I would have forced Ziwen to divorce you. But now, considering you've given birth to a son and a daughter, I'll ask you to reflect on your mistakes in the Buddhist temple. I'll consider your punishment when Ziwen returns."
After hearing this, Madam Lin felt relieved. She looked at the two maids approaching with panic in her eyes, "Mother, didn't I just go to the Buddhist temple to reflect on my sins? Why did you send someone to tie me up?"
Seeing her resistance, Madam Qin angrily said, "What? You still want to enjoy a peaceful life in the Buddhist temple? I'll have them tie you up and throw you into the temple to starve for a few days before you can reflect on yourself."
Then, Madam Qin waved her hands, and the two strong women who were as strong as bulls quickly tied the man up.
"Master, Master, save me, Master! Xin'er, Wenbo, you must ask your father to save me." Madam Lin was carried away by two maids while wailing. Although her face was covered with tears, no one dared to plead for her in front of Madam Qin.
Seeing this farce over, Qin Yuyao curled her lips and said, "Grandmother, the aunts will definitely not spread what happened today, and I will not let the Prince Zhen'an Mansion know about it. You can rest assured."
Qin Yuyao understood her grandmother's assessment of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion and Qin Ziwen's reputation. Naturally, she would not embarrass her grandmother. Today's incident was just a result of the trouble caused by Madam Lin and her annoying children. Now it was just a tit-for-tat.
Madam Qin looked at Qin Yuyao with a look of relief, and then sighed heavily: "Alas, I knew she had a bad temper, but for Ziwen's sake I never said anything. Who knew she would do such a thing? You have suffered all these years."
Hearing this, Qin Yuyao took a step forward and stretched out her arms to hug Old Madam Qin: "Grandma, it's okay. I'm glad I have you. You've always been thinking of me all these years. I'm very grateful to you."
Qin Wenxin, who was standing on the ground in a daze, watching her mother being dragged away, felt extremely jealous at the loving scene before her.
She took two steps forward and hugged Old Lady Qin's legs. "Grandmother, you can't be partial. My mother just had a momentary mistake. She has been in poor health since she gave birth to me and my brother. Father knows all this. Even if you want to punish her, you can't treat her like this."
As she spoke, the tears on Qin Wenxin's face flowed faster, and without waiting for Madam Qin to say anything, she kowtowed repeatedly on the ground. Qin Wenbai, who was standing beside her, was already shocked by what had just happened.
Seeing her sister doing this, she immediately stepped forward and followed suit, kowtowed to Old Madam Qin in unison.
"You two silly children, your mother must have thought carefully before doing this, how can you say it is pitiful?" Old Lady Qin was about to call for someone to pull the two of them up from the floor.
An accident happened at this time. Qin Wenxin fainted after stumbling. Old Madam Qin was immediately shocked and quickly called for the doctor in the mansion.
Qin Yuyao watched this scene coldly, and felt that Qin Wenxin was really amazing. This self-torture trick was really good. Her grandmother was such a soft-hearted person...
Qin Yuyao closed her eyes but didn't care and just said, "Grandma, I'll go get the doctor."
After saying that, she led her people out of Madam Lin's yard. She didn't want to watch this farce anymore, but she wanted to leave, but someone was unwilling to give up.
When no one was paying attention, Qin Wenbai suddenly stood up, holding the teacup in his hand that he had been holding when no one was paying attention.
It hit Qin Yuyao on the back of the head. Old Madam Qin was sitting in her seat at the time, but she had no time to react.
"Yuyao!" As Old Lady Qin exclaimed, Qin Yuyao dodged by turning sideways as if she had eyes on the back of her head.
He was even able to pull out his hand and push Qin Wenbai to the ground. When the other party's struggle gradually subsided, he hit the other party on the back of the neck with a palm knife, knocking Qin Wenbai to the ground.
Old Madam Qin covered her chest with her hands and was unable to recover for a long time.
Seeing this, Qin Yuyao stepped forward and patted Old Madam Qin on the back. After a long while, she said, "Don't worry, Grandma. Wenbo was just knocked unconscious by me. I'll find someone to carry him back to his room and he'll be fine after a good sleep."
Hearing this, Madam Qin nodded and breathed a sigh of relief: "Yuyao, you can rest assured to stay in the yard for the next few days. I won't let these two children disturb you again."
She had never expected to have a granddaughter. She had to send away a daughter-in-law who was not up to the task, and her two children also showed bad habits. Old Madam Qin was in a terrible headache, thinking that her deceased husband's grave was not properly buried, which led to this kind of trouble.
Knowing that Old Madam Qin might not be able to accept it, Qin Yuyao stopped talking. After confirming that she was fine, she left with the group.
*
In the following days, Qin Yuyao learned from Jin Yu and Qing Yu's gossip that Qin Ziwen not only did not release Mrs. Lin after returning, but even scolded Qin Wenxin severely.
In addition, he never came to see Qin Yuyao again, and only asked his followers to bring a message to Qin Yuyao: Remember the conditions of the contract.
In response, Qin Yuyao just smiled and agreed, telling the follower to go back and report without worry.
The wedding day.
The streets where the Right Prime Minister lived were awash in red, with betrothal gifts and dowries filling up entire red-lacquered wooden boxes. It was said that many of the gifts were stolen from the Prime Minister's residence, and Prince Zhen'an had stuffed some of them in.
Qin Ziwen was happy to see this happen. After all, the more satisfied Prince Zhen'an was with Qin Yuyao, the more opportunities his adopted daughter would have to obtain valuable intelligence.
With the arrival of Prince Zhen'an's wedding procession, Qin Ziwen smiled so hard that his teeth were invisible as he sent Qin Yuyao into the eight-man sedan chair.
Then the poles and boxes led the way, with the sedan chair in the middle and the red lacquered wooden boxes of the dowry following closely behind, forming a wedding procession that stretched for ten miles.
Along the way, drums and music played, and firecrackers rang out incessantly. Onlookers gathered around to watch the excitement, looking at the long dowry with envy.
"Tsk tsk, this Prince Zhen'an has invested a lot of money. Isn't he said to be very fierce and difficult to approach? He treats this princess very well."
"You're talking nonsense! If you're not good to your own wife, who will you be good to? It seems those daughters of the imperial family will be disappointed. This wedding looks extremely lavish. I'm afraid Miss Qin will enjoy a life of luxury in the future."
Hearing this, someone on the side said sourly: "I've heard that Prince Zhen'an kills people like crazy and drinks human blood every day. Even if there is more money, what good will it do? You will end up being ignored if you go there!"
Someone immediately became unhappy: "Wang Mazi, what are you saying? Prince Zhen'an is a meritorious official who protected the country! You didn't get a good price for your daughter a while ago, and now you're taking it out on the Right Prime Minister's Mansion?"
The man wanted to curse again, but he could no longer see Wang Mazi. He had already disappeared into the crowd and dared not speak anymore.
Inside the bridal sedan, Qin Yuyao felt inexplicably panicked. When the man had just held her hand and led her into the sedan, she had felt that he looked particularly familiar.
Qin Yuyao shook her head vigorously, trying to clear her mind. However, she was so confused by the jewels and jade on her head that she could no longer think about what had just happened.
Outside the bridal sedan, Luan Zhengya was dressed in her wedding gown, her face as beautiful as jade and her eyes as bright as lacquer. Her eyes, which usually seemed cold, now held a rare hint of warmth.
Thinking that the person in the sedan chair was the girl he had been thinking about for a long time, Luan Zhengya couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth slightly, with a sense of pride.
Many young women who came to join in the fun saw this and couldn't help but sigh that Miss Qin had good vision and could see through Prince Zhen'an's superior appearance beneath his ruthless style.
Just looking at this face, if he got angry, I'm afraid I could bear it. Of course, I only dared to think about it at this moment. If they met Prince Zhen'an again in the future, they would still be afraid.
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