Chapter 140: Beating People with a Righteous Reason
Deep winter.
It's very cold.
But Qi Caiwei's heart was even colder.
She, Lu Qingyao, is not dead!
The assassins of Tianxiang Tower were no match for the bandits of the past, and they were unable to kill her.
She felt like she was being driven crazy by this woman.
Lu Qingyao sat upright on the armchair, looking coldly at this woman who tried to kill her time and time again.
"What's going on? Did Miss Qi see a ghost?"
Qi Caiwei's face was gloomy and she tried hard to calm herself down.
As long as she doesn't reveal any clues and denies it, Lu Qingyao can't do anything to her.
Those people had nothing to do with her, and even if they were caught, they would not betray her.
Seeing that the two were full of hostility, Princess Liang coughed twice.
Because of Lu Qingyao, she disliked Qi very much, so she did not give her a seat.
Qi Caiwei, her mother and her two sons just stood there. Although they were unhappy, they didn't dare to act rashly.
Just as he was about to explain his purpose, he heard Princess Liang say, "No wonder the whole capital is saying that Lord Jiang favors his concubine over his wife, and that Minister Qi is incompetent in educating his daughter. Today, it seems that what they said is true..."
When Qi Caiwei and her son heard this, their faces turned darker than the bottom of a pot.
I began to regret that I shouldn't have come here.
I originally thought that Princess Liang would follow her husband's lead and would not fall in love with Lu Qingyao, the daughter of a traitor.
They are birds of a feather.
However, she came here today to give gifts and to inquire about King Liang's news, and she did not want to make enemies.
Since King Liang entered Jiangzhou and was assassinated, he has not been seen since then, and no one knows whether he is dead or alive.
The Princess of Liang never left her house and refused to go to anyone's house unless they sent her a letter. She kept everyone at a distance.
It's a rare sight today, but it's a waste of those two pots of Yaohuang peonies.
Qi Caiwei tightened her hands in her sleeves, forced a smile on her face, and explained, "Princess, please don't believe those rumors. They are all false information. Don't be misled by those with ulterior motives."
Princess Liang smiled faintly, "Is that so? They say that families of scholars value rules above all else. Why do I see you and these two children showing no manners when meeting your mistress?"
Qi Caiwei's smile froze on her face.
Ever since she and Lu Qingyao fell out, she was no longer afraid of being laughed at by others, nor did she need to maintain superficial peace.
Today she is asked to kowtow to that woman!
This Princess Liang was deliberately trying to make fun of her...
hateful!
Princess Liang raised an eyebrow, "Why? Shouldn't a concubine bow to the mistress?"
Qi Caiwei bit her back teeth so hard that they broke, and uttered a word with difficulty.
"Should!"
The mother and her two children reluctantly saluted Lu Qingyao.
Lu Qingyao didn't look at them, but nodded slightly to Princess Liang who was sitting at the top.
Princess Liang smiled slightly, then said to the three people seriously, "Tell me, why do you come to see me every day?"
Qi Caiwei couldn't wait to have the Yaohuang peony brought in. "Princess, I heard you were looking for these Yaohuang peonies. I happened to have two pots on hand, so I thought of giving them to you as a tribute..."
“That’s thoughtful.”
Princess Liang said calmly, "I'll accept the peonies, but it's not right for me to take something from you for free. I'll give it to you at the market price. I heard that a grafted Yaohuang peony is worth five strings of cash. These two pots, I think, are worth at least thirty strings of cash."
As he spoke, the servant came out with a box of large coins.
Qi Caiwei's face turned pale and blue.
Thirty strings of cash, to give to a beggar!
Lu Qingyao picked up the teacup and hid the smile in the corners of her eyes and eyebrows.
The Yaohuang peony is extremely valuable. One grafted branch costs five strings of cash, and one must sign a contract to buy it in the autumn, so the branches can only be obtained in the spring of the following year.
These two lush green pots must have been carefully nurtured, and they will be full of flowers next year.
It must be worth at least fifty or sixty strings of cash, or even more.
I don’t know if Princess Liang did it on purpose?
Qi Caiwei's mouth twitched, and she took a deep breath before continuing, "Princess, my father and husband learned that Prince Liang had been assassinated and injured, so they asked me to come and visit him on their behalf. I have invited several famous doctors from Jiangzhou. I wonder if they could examine the prince?"
"No need for that. The prince has an imperial physician to see him. Take those quack doctors of yours back." Princess Liang was very impatient.
Over the past half month, the Cui Mansion's door has been almost broken down by people, but she is too lazy to deal with them.
Start serving tea to the guests.
Seeing this, Qi Caiwei and her daughter didn't want to put their efforts into something cold.
Just as he was about to leave, Lu Qingyao stopped him again, "Wait, since you're here, shouldn't we settle our accounts?"
Lu Qingyao stood up and walked over to her, "Qi Caiwei, you must be disappointed that I'm not dead, right?"
Qi Caiwei paused for a moment, but quickly regained her composure.
She raised her eyebrows and chuckled, the smile not reaching her eyes. "What are you talking about, sister? It's so unlucky. The New Year is coming soon. Saying such things is so unlucky."
Lu Qingyao was half a head taller than her, staring at her like she was in the abyss.
"On my way back from Qingshi Town yesterday, I ran into a group of bad guys. They all said you were the one who ordered them to do it. Don't tell me you had nothing to do with this..."
Qi Caiwei remained fearless and looked very proud.
"What villain? Do you have any evidence? You can't just accuse a good person..."
“Bang!”
Lu Qingyao slapped Qi Caiwei in the face.
The sound is crisp.
Princess Liang widened her eyes and covered her mouth...
Qi Caiwei staggered and almost fell to the ground, but was caught by Mei Gu.
She was beaten so hard that she saw stars and felt her ears buzzing. For a moment, she felt that everything around her was strangely quiet.
"Bitch, how could you hit my mother..." Jiang Zipei stepped forward to protect his mother.
“Bang!”
The young man was also slapped hard on the face, and his delicate face suddenly became red and swollen.
Jiang Zijin wanted to say something, but seeing Lu Qingyao's attitude, he swallowed it back and shrank behind her mother.
"Boy, how can you talk to your stepmother like that? You have no manners. Looks like I have to teach you a lesson on behalf of your father..."
Lu Qingyao said this and slapped Jiang Zipei again.
It was her first time to be a vicious stepmother, and it was more enjoyable than she had imagined, but she still held back.
Qi Caiwei's eyes turned red with anger, and she protected her son behind her, "Lu Qingyao, how dare you..."
"As the mistress of the Jiang family, am I not allowed to teach my concubine and illegitimate son a lesson?"
Lu Qingyao interrupted her, stepped forward, grabbed her hand, and sneered: "Don't think I dare not do anything to you. Do you have a rich peony screen in your room, or a jade ruyi under your pillow..."
Looking at the cold and sharp gaze of the woman in front of her, Qi Caiwei felt an inexplicable fear.
"What do you want to do?" He began to stutter.
"How did you know that?"
Only her personal maid and Mei Gu were allowed to enter her room.
The jade ruyi under the pillow was placed there just yesterday, and even Mei Gu didn't know about it.
Lu Qingyao let her go. "Today is just a warning. If I want to take your life, it's easy. Put away those dirty tricks and dirty thoughts of yours, otherwise..."
No one knows how he died.
Qi Caiwei stiffened, feeling a chill to the bone, and took a deep breath.
Jiang Zijin held her mother's hand tightly.
She heard every word Lu Qingyao said to her mother.
Because there were mostly women and children in the house, and there was a lot of money hidden, my mother hired a lot of thugs and guards.
No ordinary person can enter her house.
This woman was able to enter her mother's bedroom without anyone noticing.
So scary!
"Mom, let's go back!"
Jiang Zijin pulled her mother and brother and fled away.
She originally wanted to come and visit King Liang.
In her memory of her previous life, the crown prince was poisoned to death first, and then one after another, several princes also exposed each other.
Convicted, poisoned, demoted...
The fifth prince, King Jing, was able to survive thanks to the protection and support of King Liang.
Also because King Liang was on good terms with my grandfather, he was recommended by King Liang.
Only then did she have the opportunity to enter the Eastern Palace and become the Prince's Consort, living on equal terms with the Prince.
After the Crown Princess died in childbirth, she successfully became the Crown Princess and everything went smoothly for her.
From this perspective, King Liang can be considered her benefactor.
Coming to Jiangzhou this time should be such a great opportunity, but I can't even see him.
Princess Liang was bewildered.
"Qingyao, what did you say to that woman? Why did she get so scared?"
Lu Qingyao patted her hand lightly and said with a smile, "Just to scare her so that she won't dare to act rashly in front of the mistress."
She has long disdained the title of Madam Jiang!
However, there is one benefit to having this false reputation.
Beating people is justified...
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