The Emperor was quite calculating, using this evidence to evince his crimes to take back his military power. As the Empress had said, the last thing the Emperor wanted to see was a powerful relative like him.
It was all that woman's fault, but what could he do to her now? He wasn't even given a day to recover her. He was sent straight to the palace. There was no chance to retrieve her. He was forced to offer his condolences.
Just to vent my anger, I got myself involved.
"I heard you still owe Madam Bai 100,000 taels in compensation. Don't forget to pay it!"
Marquis Pingnan's heart was not only cold but also frozen. Bai was so cruel. Not only did she cause him to lose power, wealth and people's hearts, but she also wanted to completely empty him out.
He thought that if he presented it on his own initiative, the handle he had on Bai Zhiyue would be meaningless, so why would he give it to her? He didn't expect that he had to ask the emperor for money and ask the emperor to ask for it for her personally.
He also said that the two of them had no relationship, and asked, when had the emperor ever cared so much about any woman?
He began to seriously doubt the emperor's attitude towards her.
When he returned to the house, someone whispered something in his ear.
"Are you serious? Lord Wu really gave it to him?"
"Well, not only did he give it, he also gave an extra 10,000 yuan, begging the Bai family to let him go and stop spreading rumors about his family."
"Wu Huacheng is such a loser, he can't accomplish anything."
Sending it so proactively, isn't this just adding pressure to yourself?
"Go to the storehouse and get 100,000 taels and send it to the Marquis of Anding's Mansion. Hurry!"
After giving the order, Guo Feng immediately turned around and went back to the study, fearing that he would regret it if he was a step too late. He really couldn't bear to let go of such a huge amount of money, and let that vicious woman get away with it.
Tomorrow I have to take the emperor's people to get back all the hidden silver and return it to the national treasury. The most annoying thing is that I have to make up for what I have used up. The bill is all with the emperor, so I can't give less even if I want to.
He was calculating how much would be left in the warehouse, how much he could make up from the private property he had purchased in the past few years, and where he would make up the difference. The more he calculated, the more he wanted to die. He was afraid that there would be nothing left in the entire mansion.
Bai Zhiyue was happily having her silver inspected at this moment.
"Madam Rongfu, these are all genuine government silver, how could they be fake?"
"Well, I just like counting silver. I want to count them one by one."
The Guo family has a silver mine, so it’s not difficult to mix some fake silver in. We have to take a good look.
The manager who came to deliver the silver was furious and could not stand Bai's behavior. He thought she was looking for trouble, but he did not dare to get angry and give up. He just shook his sleeves and walked aside.
"Yan Dong carefully inspected it before putting it into storage."
"Yes, ma'am."
Yan Dong received his wife's words and specially found two people to pick up the items one by one to check the official seal and weigh them, and then put them in another box. The anxious man was like an ant on a hot pot, but he couldn't leave because he was also responsible for supervision.
One hundred thousand taels is not a small amount. It took two hours to count it. Tea was served in the middle, but the person in charge didn't dare to drink a sip, for fear that something might go wrong while he was in the toilet.
He finally understood that it was best to keep quiet and do his work in front of Madam Rongfu, and never talk too much, otherwise he would be the one who suffered.
It was not until dark that he returned to the Marquis' Mansion, dragging his thirsty, hungry and tired body.
The next day, just after breakfast, the doorman came to report.
"Madam, someone from Prince Qi's residence reported that the Princess and Madam Qi are here to visit and will be here shortly."
"The princess is here too?"
"yes"
"Qinglian Hongying, let's go and welcome them!"
Bai Zhiyue picked up Doudou and went to the door together
"I wonder how Madam Qi's matter was resolved. Has she been bullied by Marquis Zhengbei and that concubine?"
"As long as the King of Qi is still here, there won't be any major problems. It should have been resolved by now. Haven't you noticed that before, the concubine only dared to use that kind of shady method and didn't dare to do anything openly?
Even when the Marquis of Zhengbei wanted Madam Qi to raise a concubine's son, she had to agree, and even if she disagreed several times, she couldn't force the child to be registered under her name. Having a strong family background is very important for a woman.
Even if the Prince of Qi's palace has no successor, as long as the Prince of Qi is still around, no one dares to do anything to her."
A carriage with the palace mark stopped in front of the door. The servant put the horse stool in place. The maid helped Madam Qi down from the front carriage, and Madam Qi took over the Princess of Qi.
"Greetings, Princess Qi, Madam Qi. It is truly an honor for us to have you here at the Marquis of Anding's residence. Please come in!"
The Princess of Qi is only in her forties and is well maintained. She looks like she is in her thirties. Standing with Madam Qi, they look like sisters.
Bring people into the front lobby and seat them according to the host and guest.
The princess spoke first
"This must be the youngest Marquis of Anding, let me see him!"
Then he took out a piece of white jade and put it into Doudou's hand.
The nobles here value mutton-fat white jade. This piece of jade is translucent and pure like solidified fat. It is obviously the best quality at first glance. It also looks like it has been often played with in people's hands and is shiny. It must be the prince's favorite.
"Princess, this is unacceptable. A child cannot accept such valuable things."
"It's just a nice-looking stone. Let the young marquis play with it. There's nothing wrong with it."
Very good, just a nicer looking stone.
"Mom told her to get a few more stones like this. I like them very much!"
"This handle will cost tens of thousands of taels of silver. Do you like it?"
"I've heard you're a remarkable woman, and today I finally get to meet you. Thank you so much for telling the truth to my brainless daughter."
"I don't deserve your thanks, Princess. It's because I fell in love with Madam Qi's hot spring villa."
"You're absolutely sincere. If it were someone else, they'd have tried to use force to repay a favor, but you've directly used the manor as a bargaining chip."
"It's only a matter of a few words. I've already made a profit by being able to change the farm. Seeing Madam Qi's happy face, it must be going smoothly."
"That's right. I followed your advice and went straight to the Prince's Mansion after I came back. Lingxiu tried to get some information out of me, asking me why I went back to the Prince's Mansion instead of the Marquis' Mansion. I guess she sensed that my attitude had changed.
However, as soon as she entered the palace, I had her locked up and left the matter to my father to investigate.
Although the incident happened ten years ago, the people around the concubine were still there, so it was not difficult to investigate. They were taken back to the palace and confessed everything without much torture.
It took a lot of trouble to find the midwife at that time. The concubine probably guessed that something had changed and wanted to silence all those who knew about it, but she was caught by the people sent by my father.
After obtaining the relevant witnesses and testimonies, my father and mother accompanied me back to the Marquis' Mansion and gave the concubine the truth pill in front of everyone. She answered all the questions asked and revealed all her sinister intentions.
The son she exchanged for was Hongyi, and he finally understood that I was his real mother. The teachings and words of his former concubines were all meant to use and control him. He has finally come around in the past few days."
"Congratulations, everything is going well now!"
Madam Qi stood up and bowed deeply to her.
"No matter what, I'm very grateful to you. Without you, the consequences would be disastrous. If I wasn't tortured to death by them, I would have died of depression one day."
“It doesn’t have to be that way.”
The princess also stood up and said to Bai Zhiyue
"Mrs. Bai can afford it"
Okay, just a greeting.
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