At this time, Qinglian came back with her guards. She did not go to see the Marquis first, but went directly to Bai Zhiyue and brought several large boxes.
"Madam, I have fulfilled your mission. Here are 40,000 taels of silver and 20,000 taels of silver notes. Please take a look."
Qinglian first handed the silver bills in her hand to her, and then opened the boxes one by one, revealing that they were full of shiny silver ingots.
"The Rong family didn't make things difficult for you, did they?"
"It was everyone's help. When I was escorting them back home, many of the guests sent their servants to follow them, hoping to get firsthand information.
When Master Rong returned to the Rong Mansion, he originally wanted to delay the visit by using the excuse that his elder family member was unconscious and unable to make decisions, and that a doctor was needed. However, those who followed him kept talking and making him feel embarrassed, so he had to ask the accountant to take out the cash and banknotes from the warehouse.
I was so angry that my face almost turned blue. Lord Rong should have woken up a long time ago, but he kept his eyes closed and pretended to be unconscious in order to avoid his promise. I even saw his eyes moving around.
Madam Huang hid in the inner courtyard as soon as she entered the door and dared not show herself."
"Okay, I'll give you a reward if you do this well."
Qinglian did not hand the silver to the Marquis, but gave it directly to her. Although it was the compensation she asked for, if she only regarded the Marquis as her master, she would definitely go back to the Marquis as soon as possible, and the silver would not be handed to her.
She had discovered before that Qinglian was different from Qingyu. She knew what to do and when. From her current perception, she felt that this person was useful.
Bai Zhiyue took out five ten-liang silver ingots from the silver box.
"A reward for you"
Qinglian took the heavy silver with a genuine smile on her face.
"Thank you, Madam, for your reward"
"Do your best and you'll be rewarded in the future. I'm shorthanded right now, so if you think anyone could be useful, please let me know."
Qinglian thought about it
"I think Hongying is the only maid that can be used. Her indenture is in Madam's hands. The others are all people in the mansion."
Those people are probably either the old lady's or Rong's men, and cannot be trusted.
Bai Zhiyue doesn't need to bribe anyone. Once the Marquis' Mansion is completely in her hands, everyone will have to listen to her. For the time being, having two people to use will be enough.
"Go call Hongying over."
"yes"
"Your servant Hongying greets Madam."
"Get up. From now on, you will be my first-class maid just like Qinglian. Take good care of the young master. I will give the wet nurse Qu more money when she gets better.
Qinglian, please hurry up and find the cow as soon as possible. I will milk it and boil fresh milk for you every day."
"Yes, I've been asking the front every day these days, and they say they're coming from the south by boat and will arrive in a day or two."
"Okay, let's make some rice oil for now. If he doesn't like using a wet nurse, we won't have to find another one. When the cow arrives, we must have it checked out by a veterinarian. Only use it after it's clear of any problems."
"Don't worry, Madam. We have brought special caregivers along the way. We are also very concerned about the young master and the marquis."
"Well, that's good! What is he doing now?"
"I heard they're still trying the people in the kitchen!"
"Hongying, I have something I need you to do."
"Madam, please give your instructions."
Bai Zhiyue also wanted to try whether Hongying could be used, so she whispered what she was going to do.
Although Hongying was a little surprised after hearing this, she still nodded and left.
She went directly to Rongyuan to find Liu, also known as Xi Que.
Liu was surprised. Since the lady lifted the ban, she never let them come to pay their respects and never paid any attention to them. Why would she send someone over today?
"I wonder what the Madam wants to tell you?"
"I'm sure Aunt Liu has already heard about the trouble in the Rong family today."
Of course, almost the whole city knew about this incident, so how could the people in the mansion not know about it?
"I heard that the imperial physician has found that the old lady has been poisoned, and now the poison has spread to the kitchen."
"This has nothing to do with me!"
"Madam doesn't doubt your intentions, but I heard that your indenture is still in the hands of Concubine Rong. She has never handed it over to the mansion and has the power to deal with or sell you at any time."
Liu's eyes narrowed. This matter had been weighing on her mind for a long time. Now that the old lady was in trouble, who would be able to put pressure on her in the future?
Once the old lady leaves, I'm afraid she will find any excuse to sell me out. Rong hates herself to death.
Hongying saw that she had heard it and became anxious, so she said,
"The old lady's poison is strange. At first, it looked like a cold, and even the imperial physician didn't notice it. Who would attack the old lady when she was fine? I wonder if the kitchen can find the culprit who poisoned her."
First, she understood the situation of the Rong family and her own situation, then reminded people who would do it, and then pointed out the big kitchen.
As the former Rong family's head maid, how could she not know that Xiang Cui had poison in her hands? Even if she had acted for several maids in the past, she knew very little, but how could she not know that Xiang Cui was Rong's?
It depends on whether Liu can think it through and whether he dares to take this step.
After Hongying left, Liu immediately asked Huan'er to find out who had recently visited the Rong family's courtyard or sent anyone out. With money in hand and her past prestige, it was easy for her to find someone to do her job.
It won't take long for Huan'er to report.
"Auntie, the gatekeeper was not very careful with her words. She sold all the two pieces of silver jewelry."
“Who have you contacted?”
"Xiang Cui came once before, when you first mentioned me as your aunt, and Duo Er from Jiao Men came twice."
"Okay, I understand."
She knew that Xiang Cui was Rong's former head maid, who was later assigned to be the steward of the mansion. Now she was promoted to the second steward and had always been valued by Rong.
She thought over and over in her mind, the Marquis has obviously not taken Rong's attitude seriously recently, and the Rong family has lost face so much, and the Marquis must be very angry when he plotted against his wife. If she can take the opportunity to get rid of Rong and make it impossible for her to turn over, she will definitely be able to get her indenture back, and she will no longer have to worry about being sold.
Regardless of whether the poison was given by Rong's men or not, she must be blamed.
Liu knew that the lady was using her, but so what? If a person does not care about himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth.
Having made up her mind, she took Huan'er to the big kitchen.
Bird No. 3 hurried to the main courtyard to report.
"Liu went to the main kitchen!"
"Good! I knew she wouldn't let go of such a good opportunity. It's obvious from the fact that she betrayed Rong and got into bed with him."
"Congcong, let's go to the kitchen to watch a show."
"There are a few mice in the kitchen. Do you want to talk to them later?"
"There are rats in the mansion? I never noticed it. I thought they used rat poison and it was all gone."
"Yes, not many. I only found five because I heard a mouse mumbling something."
"Yes, we need to talk about it. Is the food we eat safe in the big kitchen? No, we need to move them."
Although the mice could also get information, when they thought about crawling, gnawing and defecating everywhere, they suddenly felt that everything they had eaten was problematic.
"Hey~ Stop thinking about it!"
Bai Zhiyue shook her body to get rid of the goose bumps, then took Doudou, who had just woken up, to the big kitchen to watch the fun.
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