"You want to take my concubine away? No, why should you take my concubine away?"
"I can buy them with money! You have no money now, and it would be a waste to keep them in the mansion. Why not sell them to me?"
Li Qingshan was somewhat tempted. He really did not have extra money to support a concubine. Since his parents' place was a separate courtyard, there was only a small amount of property stored there. The entire mansion plus the servants in the separate courtyard meant a lot of people were waiting for money.
After being demoted, he no longer had any extra income and it was extremely difficult to support his family. Although his children could rely on Liu, it was unacceptable for him to be so stingy when it came to getting married and he couldn't even afford the betrothal gift.
Besides, he has no use for the woman now, so it would be more profitable to sell her for some silver.
I thought so, but I didn't say it, with a scoundrel look on my face.
"I can't do without concubines. I can't let them go."
"Are you sure you still need it?"
Liu didn't want to say that, but she couldn't help it when she saw his rogue look. Besides, they had already signed the documents for dividing the family property, and her father and brother held higher positions than him, so there was no need to be afraid of him.
Li Qingshan's face changed immediately, and he looked at Liu fiercely. If it were any other day, she might have been frightened and would have only begged weakly, but now she immediately glared back.
"If you want money, just give me the letter of release!"
When she glared at him, Li Qingshan lost his ruthlessness.
How can you say this kind of person is owed
"Okay, 500 taels each, a total of 1,500 taels, give me the money!"
"Write the paperwork!"
In fact, of these three concubines, one was given by Li's mother, and one was chosen by her herself. They were both maids and concubines, and all they needed was a bond. The other one was a concubine. Her father was a juren and was sent to be a seventh-rank official. She had no family in the capital, so she had to make the decision.
1,500 taels is a bit high considering their net worth, but it doesn't matter. She just wants peace of mind. They are all poor people. Her shop and farm are making good profits, so she doesn't need this little money.
He took the silver quickly and asked him to give it to the clerk.
Li Qingshan achieved his goal and no longer cared about his concubines. As long as they were not a nuisance in the mansion, he could bring the two male slaves back and make whatever trouble he wanted.
Living in the mansion is better than the other courtyard, and it's more convenient to go back and forth to work. My parents don't have to hide in the other courtyard anymore, which is great.
Bai Zhiyue didn't care about the follow-up of Li Qingshan and Liu's affairs, and forgot about him after returning home that day.
The next day, the second steward was ordered to bring the palace soldiers to the outside of the city gate to take the winter clothes, quilts, etc. that Yan Dong had collected earlier, and give priority to distributing them to those who were having a hard time, especially women and children.
For example, some families with five or six people only have two thin quilts, with three or four people sharing one quilt, which is too narrow to cover them. The cold days feel like years to them.
Give them priority by giving them extra quilts and cotton coats.
Most importantly, they set up a medicine stove to boil some flu-prevention medicine every day. If someone had a cough or fever, they would prepare some special medicine for boiling, free of charge, to prevent people from saving money and disregarding the lives of their families.
She was always worried that too many people would cause the flu, so she started taking precautions from now on so that everyone in the imperial city, including her own family, would be safe next spring.
The grain was not distributed anymore. There was food distributed by the emperor, and there was also food from the porridge stalls in various prefectures, so there was still food to eat.
She herself went to the Princess's Mansion and the Prince of Qi's Mansion respectively to visit the Princess and to inform each other about the disaster relief efforts.
When I saw Pingyang again this time, her belly was obviously very big and her face exuded a maternal glow.
"Princess An, how are you? Is the child bothering you?"
"Finally you're here. I'm fine, but I've been a little swollen lately. It's really ugly and I can't see anyone. It's only because you brought Doudou with you. If it were someone else, I would have disappeared."
"Haha, the princess is still beautiful now."
"Aunt Princess is the prettiest!"
"Oh, our little marquis has honey on his lips, you're the only one talking nonsense, and you still think he's beautiful. He's so ugly that I don't even dare to look in the mirror!"
Although the princess said this, she still had a smile on her face. When the child praised her, her mood instantly soared. Besides, being a mother always has to go through this.
“It will be fine once the baby is born.”
"You are so cruel. You brought Doudou here in such weather to let Auntie see if he is frozen?"
"Not bad! Not bad!"
Doudou competently performed what a child should be like
"Of course you're not bad. I heard that this time, thanks to Little Bean, you've done a great job! Come here, auntie, I have something good to reward you. See if you like it!"
Doudou nodded quickly when he heard it.
"like"
"Haha, I like it even without seeing it!"
"I like everything my aunt gives me!"
The princess was so happy that she bled profusely.
"The baby should be born in late spring or early summer, which is a good time. Have you been feeling unwell recently?"
"Fortunately, I can hold on!"
She is always happy about the child she has been waiting for so long, so she doesn't find it hard to bear. In fact, she does feel a little uncomfortable, but she is willing to overcome it.
"That's good. Let Mammy help you walk around. You don't have to go out on a day like this. Just walk around the house a little bit."
"Just like Aunt Tian, every day she's either telling me to eat or urging me to move. I'm sure you've been very busy these past two days since I came back!"
The princess knew what had been done in the past two days.
"I was worried about you, but those people didn't say that the shop raised the price in a crisis and took advantage of the people's hard-earned money. They only said that you beat people and robbed rice, causing the people to follow suit and grab food, causing losses to the grain merchants.
If you avoid the main issue and focus on the trivial, it will cause misunderstanding and lead people who don't know the truth to impeach you.
As a result, the next day after returning, Minister Zhao was the first to withdraw the memorial and even sent someone to your house to apologize."
"Well, I gave him a hundred thousand taels as an apology!"
"How did you convince him to give you money and apologize, you mean-spirited fellow? Minister Zhao is not someone you can mess with. He has so many officials, both big and small, under his command!"
"You'll know in a few days. He won't dare to mess with me again."
"That's good. Before you return, I will send a message to my brother and explain everything clearly, so that he won't be deceived by those ministers. These people are always doing this kind of thing."
"The Emperor is very clever, otherwise how could he control the court?"
"Is Li Qingshan really that kind of person? He usually looks gentle and refined, and every time he attends a banquet, he acts like he can't leave his wife. As long as there are no separate tables for men and women, he will always sit next to his wife.
He always helped Liu pick up her favorite dishes, and looked at her with eyes full of affection. No one would have thought he was that kind of person.
"The more they love to show off, the harder it is to tell what their true nature is."
This made the princess think of her ex-husband who also pretended in front of others in the same way.
"yes"
"You didn't see the injuries on his wife Liu and his concubines. They were covered in bruises and bloody bite marks. The concubines were so frightened when they saw him that they trembled. He probably didn't dare to use too much force on Liu, and he knew how to coax her, so she didn't react too much.
But when I went there, he was covering his mouth and nose while being beaten. If he wasn’t careful, he could have suffocated to death.”
"Oh my god, it's so cruel!"
The better they appear on the outside, the more ruthless they are behind the scenes.
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