Chapter 87 Seeking Profits and Avoiding Harms
Qingshi Town.
Behind the county government office, there is a Jiang Mansion.
It was bought a month ago, and someone just moved in.
It is said that the person who moved in was the concubine of a high-ranking official in the capital.
There was no housewarming celebration and no one came to congratulate me.
I moved in dejectedly.
Moving day was spectacular.
From the master to the servants, everyone was soaked...
One by one, they looked like they had crawled out of a cesspool.
Qi Caiwei curled up on the bed and trembled.
Gnashing teeth in hatred.
She had bathed countless times, and her snow-white skin had turned red.
But I could still smell a faint stench.
"Madam, I'll go get a doctor to see you!" Mei Gu couldn't bear to see her trembling.
Her master was obviously not cold, but frightened.
"Don't go!" Qi Caiwei's voice trembled slightly.
It was a hot summer day, but she was shivering with cold!
Only after drinking a large bowl of ginger soup did she recover. She was still clutching the quilt tightly, her fingers turning white.
She was unwilling and couldn't understand...
Lu Qingyao has become an abandoned woman and a criminal, so how can she still be so arrogant?
How can you enter the Cui family’s gate?
She is unwilling to accept it!
"Auntie Mei, can you find someone to ask who those two dogs are today and why they are so arrogant?"
Could it be that the pair of slaves were bribed by Lu Qingyao?
Or maybe it was that the servant was bullying her master, and the old tutor and his wife had no idea that she had been to Cui's house, and the servants didn't inform them at all?
But after hearing Mei Gu's answer, she gave up.
"Madam, I've asked the neighbors. The man is Grand Tutor Cui's personal bodyguard, and the woman is from Old Madam Cui's household. They usually accompany the couple whenever they go out..."
Qi Caiwei's heart sank.
Without even putting on shoes, she got out of bed and started packing. "Auntie Mei, pack your bags quickly. We're leaving Qingshi Town early tomorrow morning... We'll leave before daybreak..."
She had embarrassed herself greatly in Qingshi Town this time, and it was impossible for her to see Master Cui again.
Go, she has to leave here quickly...
"Madam, what should we do with this house? Should we sell it?" Aunt Mei hurriedly chased after her, picking up her shoes.
She rarely saw her young lady so panicked.
This humiliation was a great blow to her.
Although the young lady was born out of wedlock, she was raised in the palm of the hand of the head of the family and had never encountered such a thing.
Qi Caiwei paused, "Why sell the house? This is my husband's house, the Jiang family's house... I want the entire Qingshi Town to know that anyone can live in the Jiang family's house, except Lu Qingyao, the legal wife."
This house was originally bought for my son.
I originally thought that if Master Cui accepted Pei'er and stayed in Qingshi Town, she would have a place to stay and servants to serve her.
After this incident, there is absolutely no need to stay.
As for the house, in this remote place like Qingshi Town, it would only cost a few hundred taels, but if she could embarrass Lu Qingyao, she would think it was worth the money.
A hundred or so taels was the money she needed to buy a set of headgear.
For Lu Qingyao now, it would probably take several years to earn that much...
When I thought about how poor she looked today, I felt much better instantly!
So he changed his mind again.
"Let's not leave tomorrow and go to Taoxi Village."
Aunt Mei shuddered.
Just send someone to deliver the money, why bother going there in person!
Jiang Zijin was unhappy.
She had never unpacked her bag and had no intention of staying here any longer.
"Mom, let's not go to Taoxi Village. Let's go back to the capital... If we don't go back to the capital, we can go to Jiangzhou. Why do we have to suffer here?"
Jiang Zipei also echoed: "Yes, mother! I don't want to become a disciple, nor do I want to study here. Let's go back. This place is dirty and smelly..."
Qi Caiwei glared at the siblings and asked, "What do you know?"
"Do you know why your father was impeached and reprimanded by His Majesty?"
"Because he allowed me to kill my son...that means he allowed you to kill my eldest and second brothers..." Jiang Zipei blurted out in a daze.
Then soon after, she was hit on the forehead by her mother.
Jiang Zijin sighed lightly. Isn't this obvious?
It's clearly written in the Imperial Censor's memorial. Her mother is trying to deceive the child again!
But I can only lie to my brother.
"Pei'er, what nonsense are you talking about? Who told you that?" Qi Caiwei looked at her silly son speechlessly.
Jiang Zipei said awkwardly, "Grandma said..."
Qi Caiwei cursed in her heart...
The old hag has corrupted her children.
"Your grandmother is talking nonsense. It was she who embezzled the money your father gave to your uncle and had him beaten. That's why your father was impeached. It's all her fault..."
She also found out by eavesdropping on the conversation between Jiang Yunze and his mother.
After all, my mother-in-law is a country woman with limited knowledge.
He caused his son to be impeached and demoted, and was branded as ungrateful, but he was completely unaware of it.
Stupid country woman!
Jiang Zipei was stunned. Wasn't Daddy Grandmother's biological son? How could she harm him?
He scratched his head, unable to figure it out.
The corners of Jiang Zijin's mouth twitched.
She was also disgusted by her grandmother's expression.
But in my previous life, my father never got impeached.
After Lu Qingyao and her elder and second brothers died, my mother was promoted to the position of legal wife, becoming the true mistress of the Jiang family...
After my grandfather retired and returned home, my father was recommended by my grandfather to become the Minister of Rites.
She herself became the eldest daughter of the Shangshu Mansion.
He then became the princess's study companion.
Then he entered the East Palace.
She met the prince and became the princess.
It was natural that she became the queen...
All the best.
But in this life.
Unexpectedly, everything has changed, and nothing is going according to the original track!
This is not possible, she wants to go back to the capital.
Must go back!
"Mom, please don't get involved in what Grandma does. You can't take care of yourself, why would you bother with such trivial matters?"
Qi Caiwei didn't like to hear this.
"What trivial matters! Your father has instructed me to go to your uncle and ask for a handwritten letter to prove that what the censor said is false, so that your father can be reinstated..."
Jiang Zijin felt that her mother was too naive.
It was obvious that those imperial censors did it on purpose, under instructions from others, and they could turn anything that was white into something that was black.
It's not easy for Dad to get his job back...
But her mother's personality is a bit stubborn and single-minded...
I won't turn back until I hit the wall.
"Mom, what do you want to do?"
When Qi Caiwei saw that her daughter supported her, she instantly gained confidence.
"I'm going to give this house to your uncle in your father's name. He might be so happy that he'll write the letter!"
The key is that this can also alienate the cousin's family from Lu Qingyao.
After all, there are not many people who would rather live in a small, shabby house than a big one.
"Alright! Mother, if you really want to go, then you have to do your best to show your respect. Not only do you have to give me the house, but you also have to pay back the one hundred taels of silver I owe my uncle's family. Only then will your good deed be complete!"
Jiang Zijin raised his little face, looking like he was planning a strategy.
Not only do you have to pretend, you have to do it thoroughly.
"We also need to send some cloth, rice and grain..."
Although Qi Caiwei had a lot of money, she was reluctant to waste it like this.
"What? Giving me a house isn't enough, I still have to pay back a hundred taels! And I also want cloth, rice and grain!"
I just thought it was my daughter's innocent words.
"Jin'er, you don't think that my money came from the wind, do you?"
Jiang Zijin's face was sullen. "Mom, I'm not kidding. Since we want to redeem Dad's reputation, we must be sincere and let everyone know that everything that happened before was done by Grandmother behind your and Dad's backs, and you were completely unaware..."
"And you came to visit Uncle in person on behalf of Daddy to apologize to them..."
Qi Caiwei nodded unconsciously, "What you said does make some sense!"
Jiang Zijin continued, "It would also let everyone know that you are the head mistress of the Jiang family, and that woman is nothing..."
In this case, the woman and her family will probably have a hard time living in the village in the future.
After all, people tend to seek benefits and avoid harm.
She was very sure of this.
Qi Caiwei looked at her daughter in surprise.
These words actually came from her eight-year-old daughter!
She felt that her daughter had become a different person after the Chinese New Year. Although she was still young, she looked mature and steady.
She has completely lost the innocence of a little girl...
This made her feel a little strange and uneasy.
But she also felt that her daughter's words made sense, and many of them were even beyond her expectations.
She nodded.
"Jin'er, let's do as you say!"
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