Chapter 193: Sent to Hainan Island to Pick Coconuts, Maidong's Life Story
After hearing Yun Qiao say this, Zhou could no longer pretend.
"Yun Qiao, what do you mean by that? Don't you think of our past friendship and help your uncle? Your uncle has been honest and law-abiding all these years. He hasn't done anything wrong, so why is he being demoted to Hainan Island?"
"Yun Qiao, you can't be so heartless. When you first came to the Chen family, if it weren't for us, I'm afraid you wouldn't have survived."
Having said that, Yun Qiao was too lazy to pretend anymore.
"How dare you say that? Back then, when the Yun family's shops were sold out, if you hadn't hired someone to secretly lower the price, would they have been able to sell them so cheaply?"
"You schemed against the Yun family, and against me. You've lived the life of a wealthy wife by relying on the money you earned from messing with the Yun family's shops. Don't you feel insecure? Didn't you ever think that one day the truth would be revealed?"
Zhou knew that Yun Qiao would definitely not help them.
She was just struggling to survive.
Zhou couldn't persuade Yun Qiao, so she turned around and beat Chen Ruhai.
"Why are you still standing here like a log? Say something! Go and beg Yun Qiao."
"I'm telling you, I'm definitely not going to Hainan Island with you. I won't go to a place full of monkeys..."
When Chen Ruhai said he was demoted, Zhou thought that the worst case scenario was that he would be demoted back to his hometown.
Unexpectedly, Chen Ruhai would be demoted and sent to Hainan Island. She was panicked because this was the place where criminals were exiled. She asked people and they all said that there were more monkeys than people on Hainan Island.
Only then did Zhou come to find Yun Qiao.
She put aside all her dignity and pride and came to Yun Qiao for help.
But now Yun Qiao doesn't care about them at all.
Zhou gave up.
But she was unwilling to give up.
"Xiao Tao, after all, we are acquaintances. Please be polite when seeing us off."
Xiao Tao responded in a low voice, "Don't worry, Princess. I will."
Xiao Tao was very "polite". She brought two maids and carried Zhou out.
Chen Ruhai knew that if they continued to make trouble, the people in the Marquis' Mansion would not be able to accommodate them, so Chen Ruhai had no choice but to let the coachman drive and take Zhou away.
Zhou, who had gotten on the carriage, was still making a fuss.
"I'm telling you, Chen Ruhai, I won't go to Hainan Island with you. You go on your own."
Chen Ruhai was also annoyed. He felt that Yun Qiao was ignoring them now because Zhou had gone too far before.
"If you want to go, go. If you don't want to go, go back to Zhou's house."
Anyway, since he went to Hainan Island, his monthly salary would definitely be less, and he naturally couldn't support Zhou, who spent money like water.
***
After sending Zhou away, Yun Qiao told the people outside the door that from now on, she would not see anyone related to the Chen or Zhou family who came to see her.
If anyone breaks into the Marquis's Mansion, report to the police immediately.
After saying that, she turned and went back to the backyard.
The guests from Chen Jingyan's side left from the front door and came to ask him if he was sure he wanted to go to Mobei to meet his colleagues.
In fact, to put it bluntly, they are afraid that the emperor will take action against Chen Jingyan first, and they will be the next.
So I went to the Marquis of Zhenbei's Mansion to ask what the emperor Zhaohe meant by sending Chen Jingyan to Mobei.
What does it mean? Chen Jingyan couldn't figure it out either.
But since the emperor has issued an edict, he, as a subject, must obey and act accordingly.
After seeing off the guests, we learned that Yunqiao went to the back door. It seemed that Yunqiao's uncle Chen Ruhai had come.
Chen Jingyan had no good impression of Chen Ruhai's family. When he investigated Yunqiao's cold, he found out what Chen Ruhai's wife, Zhou, had done to Yunqiao. He questioned Yunqiao, but she asked him to deal with her...
Yun Qiao didn't agree.
She said that was her business and she would retaliate herself without using Chen Jingyan's power.
Worried that Yun Qiao would suffer, Chen Jingyan was about to go to the back door when he saw Yun Qiao walking towards him with a smile on his face.
"Nothing wronged you?"
Yun Qiao asked him, "Look at me now, do I look like I've suffered a loss?"
"It's really funny. Chen Ruhai is going to be sent to Hainan Island to pick coconuts."
Look how happy she is.
Chen Jingyan said, "Who told you that he went to Hainan Island to pick coconuts? They were sent to govern Hainan Island. After they have governed it well, they can return to Beijing to report."
"Really? I thought he had made some mistake and was going to be released."
Chen Jingyan said, "There are five of us going to Hainan Island this time. I know the order from the Emperor. However, we should also be able to pick coconuts. I heard that they train monkeys there to pick coconuts from the trees."
Chen Jingyan has never been to Hainan Island.
Like Yun Qiao, he heard many things from hearsay.
"You want him to pick coconuts? Then I'll take care of it and give him a hard time."
Yun Qiao thought about it and decided to give up. Chen Ruhai watched coldly when she suffered, but he was indeed an official who was conscientious and had done things for the people. He couldn't be called a good official, but at least he didn't do anything harmful.
Now that he has come to her for help, she will not help him, but she will not deliberately make things difficult for him either.
"Forget it, I have nothing to do with them."
"But Lord Marquis, who else is going to Mobei this time besides you?"
Chen Jingyan said: "It's not confirmed yet. I think it's basically not someone I'm familiar with."
Yes, the emperor originally wanted to weaken his power, so how could he allow someone he knew to go to Mobei with him?
At this moment, Yun Qiao felt that Chen Jingyan was quite pitiful.
He worked hard to help others build the country, but in the end he ended up being sent to Mobei.
As they talked, they walked towards the east courtyard.
Chen Jingyan asked Yun Qiao when she would go to Jiangcheng, and he took the opportunity to accompany Yun Qiao there before going to Mobei.
Yun Qiao said, just these two days.
She wanted to send Chen Yuan to the manor first. After this matter was arranged, she would have someone take Chen Yuan there first, and then she would take care of the matters in the marquis' mansion.
She couldn't hand over all the matters to Li Yuan again. Her main focus now was taking care of the fetus, but seeing that she was in much better health, the internal affairs of the Marquis' Mansion were handed over to her.
After the Lantern Festival, Chen Yuan was immediately arranged to go to the farm.
Two days later, Yun Qiao and Chen Jingyan went to Jiangcheng, because Maidong also wanted to go.
Worried that it would be dangerous for her to go alone, Yun Qiao and Chen Jingyan brought Ophiopogon japonicus with them.
Maidong wants to go to his adoptive mother's house by himself.
She meant that she didn't want Yun Qiao and Chen Jingyan to go with her, but Chen Jingyan was worried about Mai Dong's safety and wanted to send someone to go.
He was stopped by Yun Qiao.
"Listen to Mai Dong, let's not interfere too much."
After Yun Qiao finished speaking, she looked at Mai Dong and said to her, "We won't go with you, but you have to bring two people with you, just in case."
Mai Dong said, "I grew up in Jiangcheng. Could anyone here be worse than me? Don't worry, I'll be fine."
She didn't want anyone in the Chen family to know who she was going to meet.
"If you don't agree, then we'll have to follow you..."
Maidong nodded reluctantly.
"Okay, I'll listen to you and bring someone with me."
"You're such a bother."
Chen Jingyan glared at him, "Who is she? She's your sister-in-law. She cares about you and worries about you, and you still think she's troublesome?"
Yun Qiao pressed Chen Jingyan's arm.
"Okay, just keep quiet."
Maidong is not a bad person, otherwise, she would have been angry if she dared to say such things.
How can I talk to her properly now?
"Be careful and shout for help if you get into trouble. I don't know what happened in your past, but you have family now. You have an older brother. He looks fierce, but he still cares about you."
Maidong turned his face away.
But she admitted in her heart that her brother was a good person, but when it came to caring about her, it was her sister-in-law who had just married into the Marquis's Mansion who cared about her more.
"I see."
Looking at her stubborn face, Chen Jingyan was furious.
Other people's sisters are gentle, well-behaved and obedient, but he is very lucky that his sister doesn't go out to the streets to cause trouble for him.
"Let's go, let's ignore her and let her do whatever she wants."
Maidong: "It's like who cares about you."
Of course, she said this in a low voice and didn't dare to speak loudly.
Yun Qiao was dragged away by Chen Jingyan, but he privately instructed Wuying to keep an eye on her secretly to prevent any accidents from happening.
The Chen family has property in Jiangcheng, but they had not cleaned up the house before. Before coming this time, Chen Jingyan talked to his second brother Gu Heng about it, and Gu Heng found someone to clean up the Chen family's villa in Jiangcheng.
The two of them didn't stay here for long, but at least they were comfortable living in their own home.
The house is not small, with three entrances and two exits.
The Marquis of Zhenbei, who had a large mansion in Kyoto, had no intention of buying property in Jiangbei. This place was neither the Chen family's hometown nor a well-developed city, so there was no need to buy property there.
There is a Zhuangzi in Jiangcheng, and Chen Jingyan’s mother Du Yunyun is from Jiangcheng.
The dowry farm is here, but it is in a remote location and the annual dividends are very small and basically negligible.
There are also some businesses here.
Later, under the management of the Marquis' Mansion, several more shops were opened here.
Everything was handed over to Gu Heng. Gu Heng was a business talent and he made the business in Jiangcheng bigger and bigger.
Before they knew it, the Chen family's business had become the best in Jiangcheng.
There were not many servants in the villa. There was an old maid who was looking after the house and sent her daughter to serve.
Yun Qiao didn't bring many people with her this time, only two second-class maids.
One is called Lily and the other is called Jasmine.
The personal maids all stayed in the Marquis's mansion to take charge of the affairs there.
Although these two maids were second-class maids, they were familiar with her daily needs and took good care of Yun Qiao. As for Chen Jingyan, the elder sister who taught them the rules did not say anything, so these two maids did not care about the Marquis.
When the Marquis called them, they moved; when he didn't call them, they served Yun Qiao specifically.
I took a short rest and waited for dinner to be delivered.
Yun Qiao wasn't too hungry yet. Today she saw some delicious snacks on the street and bought and ate quite a few of them.
The snacks filled our stomachs.
Chen Jingyan sat on the chair with a serious expression.
Yun Qiao glanced at him.
[I wonder how Maidong is doing now? Although the incident she went through has been resolved, she must be hurt.]
[Forget it, worrying is pointless. She has to grow up on her own.]
Yun Qiao looked at Chen Jingyan and asked him, "My Lord, if you care about Mai Dong, you should say it. If you say nothing and do nothing, she won't even know you care about her."
"I'm a grown man, and what I said wasn't sentimental enough."
Yun Qiao smiled lightly, "What's wrong with men? Can't men speak gently?"
"Maidong, what happened to her before?"
***
Maidong was riding in the original carriage, accompanied by an old lady and the maid Sui'er arranged for her by the Chen family.
She first went to the homes of a few people she knew, left her old mother with Sui'er, and then turned around and left.
"Big sister, are we really going to kill him?"
Mai Dong glared at his former good brother and said, "Why not? I went to so much trouble to come back this time. Did I want to see how well he's doing?"
"But, what happened back then really had nothing to do with him. He just didn't help. But, luckily, Big Sister, you are blessed with a long life. Big Sister, if you are worried about not being able to get married, don't worry, marry me..."
"Fuck your mother's legs."
Maidong kicked the man in black.
"Hurry up and tie him up if you see him. Oh, and what happened to my mother?"
"She's alive and well. We give her medicine on time. What's wrong with her? She's been taking medicine for so many years, but it's still not working. Big sister, you're so kind to her. If it were me, I would have run out of money to buy her medicine and see a doctor."
Maidong sneered.
"She is my mother after all, I have to take good care of her."
"You guys go keep an eye on that man. I'll go home and take a look."
The so-called home is just a shabby house in a dilapidated alley. Maidong stands outside the door and can still hear the sound of a woman laughing and making a fuss coming from the house next door.
That’s right, this is not a respectable family, but a brothel.
Maidong's adoptive mother was a secret prostitute when she was young. Later, as there were too many men, her body was damaged and she could no longer do this job. So she wanted to train Maidong, whom she picked up, to seduce men.
Maidong knew from a young age that what her adoptive mother did was not a good thing.
But she will brainwash Maidong.
She said that the money she earned from selling her body was all for supporting Maidong, which made Maidong suspect that she was unfilial and that her adoptive mother was so pitiful because of her.
She was almost persuaded by her adoptive mother to take on clients.'
When she was thirteen years old.
Her adoptive mother brought a man from outside, a man who was her adoptive mother's former client. He was old, fat and extremely ugly.
Maidong overheard their conversation.
"We have a deal. I'll let that damn girl accompany you, and you'll take me home."
"As long as I'm around, she has to listen to me. She just had her first period, and she's as fresh as can be, but you're such a lucky bastard."
On that day, several robbers broke into the house. Taking advantage of the chaos, she ran away. Her hateful adoptive mother drugged her to prevent her from resisting.
When the robbers broke in that day, someone clearly saw her.
She reached out to him for help, but he chose to stand by and watch.
She still remembers that look.
She will do whatever it takes to avenge what she deserves.
After standing in the yard for a long time, Maidong finally came into the house.
Looking at the messy room, a haggard and pitiful woman was lying on the bed.
Maidong stepped forward and asked her, "You're not dead yet? It seems the poison I gave you wasn't very strong."
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