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The fact that Pei Yourui was taken to the imperial capital and resided in Jinguo Grand Princess’s mansion made Jian Yiyou and Princess Changxing lose face, but for Jian Xubai and Song Yixiao, it was not as worrying as Shen Qimo’s stubbornness.
Therefore, when the couple returned to Duke of Yan’s mansion, Song Yixiao pondered for a while and felt that it was not a good idea to continue hiding it from Elder Lady Duanmu, “How about asking Uncle Limiao to tell it to Grandaunt in a roundabout way?”
She explained, “If we can share the burden with Grandaunt, we don’t need to let her know. However, now that Qimo doesn’t listen to us, we can’t do anything about it. This kind of thing cannot be delayed! The longer it is delayed, the more troublesome it will get!”
Particularly, when Pei Yourui just arrived, Jinguo Grand Princess gave a warning to Jian Yiyou and Princess Changxing. No matter how angry and resentful Princess Changxing was about Shen Qimo at the moment, the former wouldn’t make a fuss openly. Otherwise, she would make a fool of herself before Pei Yourui.
Nevertheless, not making a fuss openly didn’t mean that she would let go of Shen Qimo!
On the contrary, Song Yixiao was sure that Princess Changxing would only resent Shen Qimo even more.
After all, as a princess, she finally exerted her power to take away Jian Yiyou from Pei Yourui regardless of reputation. However, it was less than half a year since she got married, and Jian Yiyou had an affair now!
It happened that this scandal was found when Pei Yourui was back to the imperial capital!
If Princess Changxing had only wanted to set against Shen Qimo before, probably she wouldn’t let go of even Elder Lady Duanmu, Lu He’ai and Lu Heyu now!
Jian Xubai noticed his wife’s scruples, thought for a moment and heaved a sigh, “I’ll talk to Uncle Limiao tomorrow!”
He had just said that when a maid came inside to report that Ji Mingfei had arrived.
“Cousin Mingfei?” Upon hearing that Ji Mingfei was here for a visit, Jian Xubai slightly frowned. Obviously, he was not happy about Ji Mingfei’s visit, “What is he doing here?”
While speaking, he stood up, “This cousin is always loafing around but anyway, he is a nephew of Aunt Daiguo’s husband. I shall go and receive him!”
Song Yixiao told him alertly, “If he invites you to a place like the Hongxiu Alley, you mustn’t go!”
“Of course I won’t!” Jian Xubai took all the opportunities to blacken Ji Mingfei’s name before just in case that his wife would be seduced by this shameless cousin. Now that his wife was worried that he might be misled by Ji Mingfei, he didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. Meanwhile, he was secretly pleased and turned around to pinch her cheek, saying with a grin, “Your husband is a decent man. How can I follow his example?”
Song Yixiao finally saw him off with satisfaction.
She disliked Ji Mingfei, so upon hearing that he came to the mansion, she thought he must come with an indecent intent. Maybe he would even mislead her husband. Unexpectedly, after a while, Jian Xubai saw Ji Mingfei off, returned to the backyard and told her with a gloomy face, “The girl of the Liu Family has been bought by the Song Family. Now she stays with your grandmother nominally as a maid but actually, she is received with great courtesy.”
“The girl of the Liu Family?” Song Yixiao was taken aback and failed to understand who he meant for the moment!
“Some time ago, the Liu Family was confiscated on the charge of corruption and accepting bribes except Liu Zhiyin, who was adopted by Qiu Shuxia,” Jian Xubai reminded her, “All the males above 16 years old were sentenced to death and those below 16 years old were expelled 3,000 li away. All the females were sold!”
Since Liu Zhenxi gave himself up at the first court meeting this year, the whole Liu Family was doomed then.
However, as a result of the clash of wills, to cover the truth of the Liu Family’s downfall, they were still disposed of on the charge of corruption and accepting bribes.
Of course, for the Liu Family, on whatever charge, they were doomed.
After learning about the result, Song Yixiao didn’t care about what happened next. Unexpectedly, apart from Qiu Zhiyin, whose family name was changed to Qiu, another person of the Liu Family also got away!
And the helper was Madam Pang!
“The girl of the Liu Family is the niece of Madam Liu?” Song Yixiao sneered out of extreme anger, “Who is she? Liu Zhilin? Liu Zhizhen? Liu Zhijin?”
“Cousin Mingfei didn’t tell me. He only said that she was the most beautiful one among the girls of the Liu Family. She has some talents so her price was extremely high. He squandered quite some money in the Hongxiu Alley before so it took him a few days to raise enough money. However, when he got the money ready, she has been bought by the Song Family.” Jian Xubai held her hands soothingly, “Therefore, in disappointment, he came to pour out his trouble to me.”
Puckering her lips, Song Yixiao snorted a moment later, “I’m disgruntled about this indeed! But if he wants to use me as a cannon fodder in this way, he must have underestimated me!”
Did Ji Mingfei come here really to confide his grievance to Jian Xubai?
He was here to tip off information on purpose!
Song Yixiao also knew why he tipped off the information, “Is Lord Gu arriving at the imperial capital soon? It is said that due to my grandfather, he has done a lot of favors for my father these two years. At this crucial moment, if I come into conflict with my maiden family and leave myself open to the accusation of disobedience and being unfilial, how can I leave a good impression on him?”
Although Song Yixiao was the eldest legitimate granddaughter of Song Ying, how could she be compared with Song Yuan, the only son of Song Ying?
Gu Shao cared about the friendship with Song Ying. Surely, he attached more importance to Song Yuan than Song Yixiao!
If he disliked Song Yixiao because she didn’t get along with her father, then how could he like Jian Xubai, the young man who adored his wife?
He was invited here to be the teacher of Commandery Prince Zhongling, but Emperor Xianjia only approved of Commandery Prince Zhongling’s request without the consensus of Gu Shao! Given his identity, he didn’t have to abide by the emperor’s order against his will!
“You don’t need to worry so much about it,” Jian Xubai made a pot of tea for his wife and said gently, “That girl of the Liu Family is of noble birth and grows up from a well-off family. Now her family has collapsed. If she spends a few years in the brothel and becomes tolerant before serving your grandmother at the Song Family’s mansion, maybe she can have more self-knowledge. However, now that she hasn’t suffered any hardship before being bought by your grandmother, even though your grandmother treats her well, I’m afraid that she may not appreciate the kindness!”
He shook his head and said, “Just wait and see. Your grandmother saves this girl even if it may arouse your resentment. Maybe it will bring trouble for the Song Family later! Unless your stepmother can restrain her!”
Song Yixiao thought that her current stepmother was not a shrewd woman. How could she restrain Liu Zhijin easily?
Jian Xubai claimed that he didn’t know who the girl of the Liu Family bought by Madam Pang was. Yet, Song Yixiao had suffered a lot from those people in the previous life, so she kept it in mind that the most beautiful girl among the young generation of the Liu Family was surely Liu Zhijin.
This was Liu Zhiyin’s younger sister, who was one year younger than Song Yixiao. She was a beauty with glossy eyebrows and bright eyes.
The moment she thought of Liu Zhijin, Song Yixiao’s eyes became gloomier. Liu Zhijin was not only the most beautiful one among the girls of the Liu Family but also the most scheming one, who was not easy to get along with!
“But now I seldom make contact with the Song Family. Even my stepmother cuts off contact with me due to the death of Madam Huang,” She thought to herself, “Liu Zhijin is only a woman who was sold. What else can she do except inciting Madam Pang to make trouble for me?”
However, it really annoyed Song Yixiao that Madam Pang bought Liu Zhijin. She knew that Liu Zhenxi and Song Yuan were on good terms. Otherwise, Liu Zhenxi wouldn’t let his younger sister marry Song Yuan as the second wife after Wei Mengying remarried.
After all, Song Yuan’s official ranking was not as high as that of Liu Zhenxi. Madam Liu would have lowered herself even if she married him as the first wife.
Moreover, the second wife was somewhat inferior to the first wife.
Nevertheless, no matter how good the Song Family and the Liu Family were on good terms, Song Yixiao was the daughter of the Song Family!
Madam Pang was mean and unkind to her legitimate granddaughter but she treated Liu Zhijin so kindly. Although Song Yixiao was aware that Madam Pang did so probably as a counter-blow because she suspected the rumor in the earlier days was started by Song Yixiao, she felt so depressed and discontented beyond words!
As a result, Qiaoqin reminded her, “The beginning of the next month will be the first full month of the Third Lady and the Fourth Young Master of the Song Family. As their eldest sister, should Your Highness send some gifts over?”
Upon hearing that, Song Yixiao immediately pulled a long face and after a while, she finally said impatiently, “Handle it as you see fit! Don’t bother me with this kind of trifle anymore!”
After saying that, she saw the horrified look of Qiaoqin and then felt that she was too mean. She heaved a sigh and said, “Forget it. Deal with it as usual. Make a list and hand it in to me first!”
She was aware that in Madam Pang’s heart, she was nothing. Why did she get angry about Liu Zhijin?
Song Yixiao knew that but she was still nursing a grievance.
Fortunately, the next day, the news brought by Jian Xubai distracted her, “Uncle Limiao is going to visit Grandaunt tomorrow and see if there is any chance to tell her about Cousin Qimo’s matter. I think it is better that you go too. If Grandaunt gets too angry, even with Uncle Limiao as the buffer, he will mainly attend to Grandaunt. After this matter is disclosed, someone had better keep an eye on Cousin Qimo in case of anything unforeseen!”
After all, it was shameless of Shen Qimo to hit on a married man, but who could guarantee that she wouldn’t commit suicide after being scolded by Elder Lady Duanmu?
Song Yixiao agreed on his request. The next afternoon, she estimated the time when Jian Limiao went out of door and got to Elder Lady Duanmu’s residence almost simultaneously with him.
Unexpectedly, they exchanged pleasantries outside the gate for a bit. Then they ordered a servant to knock on the door when the servant inside the residence told them, “The Elder Lady has gone into the imperial palace with the young masters and the lady!”
Jian Limiao and Song Yixiao were surprised to hear the reply, “Are they summoned by Her Majesty the Empress Dowager?”
The servant shook his head, “The messenger claimed herself as the servant of the Palace of Weiyang.”
Palace of Weiyang was the residence of the Empress. In this case, it was Empress Su who beckoned Elder Lady Duanmu and her grandchildren?
Jian Limiao and Song Yixiao looked at each other, whose eyes just showed their worry!
Due to the wandering arthritis, Elder Lady Duanmu had difficulty in walking. Since she arrived in the imperial capital, she never went out of the residence except the next day when she went to express her gratitude to the Empress Dowager. Under the circumstance, how could Empress Su summon her easily?
Probably, it was because Shen Qimo’s matter had been reported to the Empress!
“Yixiao, can you go to the palace and see if you can get to meet Her Majesty the Empress Dowager?” Jian Limiao pondered for a while and gestured at Song Yixiao to walk aside with him, saying in a low voice, “After all, it is the Empress Dowager who allowed Aunt to come to the imperial capital. As such a thing happened, she should admit her mistake and apologize anyway. I am an outer man, so I can’t go into the imperial palace without being summoned. I have no other choice but to ask you to do it!”
Song Yixiao understood his intent. Currently, it was a foregone conclusion that Elder Lady Duanmu was implicated by Shen Qimo. The only solution for now was to ease the Empress Dowager’s anger by all means before Empress Su told her so that Elder Lady Duanmu’s liability for her failure to discipline her granddaughter could be minimized!
This was not an easy task. The Empress Dowager had allowed Elder Lady Duanmu to come to the imperial capital for treatment, but she didn’t give any reward to Prince of Chengyang and his clansmen, which showed that the Empress Dowager hadn’t dismissed the past from her mind. In this case, Shen Qimo even admitted that she had seduced Jian Yiyou proactively. If she went to intercede for Elder Lady Duanmu, it would be very likely that the Empress Dowager would transfer the anger on her.
However, Song Yixiao couldn’t reject his request. Jian Xubai owed Elder Lady Duanmu a life. As his wife, she was responsible for returning the favor on behalf of him!
Therefore, after a while, she knelt on the bricks in the Qingxi Hall, “Your Majesty, please look into the case carefully!”
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The fact that Pei Yourui was taken to the imperial capital and resided in Jinguo Grand Princess’s mansion made Jian Yiyou and Princess Changxing lose face, but for Jian Xubai and Song Yixiao, it was not as worrying as Shen Qimo’s stubbornness.
Therefore, when the couple returned to Duke of Yan’s mansion, Song Yixiao pondered for a while and felt that it was not a good idea to continue hiding it from Elder Lady Duanmu, “How about asking Uncle Limiao to tell it to Grandaunt in a roundabout way?”
She explained, “If we can share the burden with Grandaunt, we don’t need to let her know. However, now that Qimo doesn’t listen to us, we can’t do anything about it. This kind of thing cannot be delayed! The longer it is delayed, the more troublesome it will get!”
Particularly, when Pei Yourui just arrived, Jinguo Grand Princess gave a warning to Jian Yiyou and Princess Changxing. No matter how angry and resentful Princess Changxing was about Shen Qimo at the moment, the former wouldn’t make a fuss openly. Otherwise, she would make a fool of herself before Pei Yourui.
Nevertheless, not making a fuss openly didn’t mean that she would let go of Shen Qimo!
On the contrary, Song Yixiao was sure that Princess Changxing would only resent Shen Qimo even more.
After all, as a princess, she finally exerted her power to take away Jian Yiyou from Pei Yourui regardless of reputation. However, it was less than half a year since she got married, and Jian Yiyou had an affair now!
It happened that this scandal was found when Pei Yourui was back to the imperial capital!
If Princess Changxing had only wanted to set against Shen Qimo before, probably she wouldn’t let go of even Elder Lady Duanmu, Lu He’ai and Lu Heyu now!
Jian Xubai noticed his wife’s scruples, thought for a moment and heaved a sigh, “I’ll talk to Uncle Limiao tomorrow!”
He had just said that when a maid came inside to report that Ji Mingfei had arrived.
“Cousin Mingfei?” Upon hearing that Ji Mingfei was here for a visit, Jian Xubai slightly frowned. Obviously, he was not happy about Ji Mingfei’s visit, “What is he doing here?”
While speaking, he stood up, “This cousin is always loafing around but anyway, he is a nephew of Aunt Daiguo’s husband. I shall go and receive him!”
Song Yixiao told him alertly, “If he invites you to a place like the Hongxiu Alley, you mustn’t go!”
“Of course I won’t!” Jian Xubai took all the opportunities to blacken Ji Mingfei’s name before just in case that his wife would be seduced by this shameless cousin. Now that his wife was worried that he might be misled by Ji Mingfei, he didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. Meanwhile, he was secretly pleased and turned around to pinch her cheek, saying with a grin, “Your husband is a decent man. How can I follow his example?”
Song Yixiao finally saw him off with satisfaction.
She disliked Ji Mingfei, so upon hearing that he came to the mansion, she thought he must come with an indecent intent. Maybe he would even mislead her husband. Unexpectedly, after a while, Jian Xubai saw Ji Mingfei off, returned to the backyard and told her with a gloomy face, “The girl of the Liu Family has been bought by the Song Family. Now she stays with your grandmother nominally as a maid but actually, she is received with great courtesy.”
“The girl of the Liu Family?” Song Yixiao was taken aback and failed to understand who he meant for the moment!
“Some time ago, the Liu Family was confiscated on the charge of corruption and accepting bribes except Liu Zhiyin, who was adopted by Qiu Shuxia,” Jian Xubai reminded her, “All the males above 16 years old were sentenced to death and those below 16 years old were expelled 3,000 li away. All the females were sold!”
Since Liu Zhenxi gave himself up at the first court meeting this year, the whole Liu Family was doomed then.
However, as a result of the clash of wills, to cover the truth of the Liu Family’s downfall, they were still disposed of on the charge of corruption and accepting bribes.
Of course, for the Liu Family, on whatever charge, they were doomed.
After learning about the result, Song Yixiao didn’t care about what happened next. Unexpectedly, apart from Qiu Zhiyin, whose family name was changed to Qiu, another person of the Liu Family also got away!
And the helper was Madam Pang!
“The girl of the Liu Family is the niece of Madam Liu?” Song Yixiao sneered out of extreme anger, “Who is she? Liu Zhilin? Liu Zhizhen? Liu Zhijin?”
“Cousin Mingfei didn’t tell me. He only said that she was the most beautiful one among the girls of the Liu Family. She has some talents so her price was extremely high. He squandered quite some money in the Hongxiu Alley before so it took him a few days to raise enough money. However, when he got the money ready, she has been bought by the Song Family.” Jian Xubai held her hands soothingly, “Therefore, in disappointment, he came to pour out his trouble to me.”
Puckering her lips, Song Yixiao snorted a moment later, “I’m disgruntled about this indeed! But if he wants to use me as a cannon fodder in this way, he must have underestimated me!”
Did Ji Mingfei come here really to confide his grievance to Jian Xubai?
He was here to tip off information on purpose!
Song Yixiao also knew why he tipped off the information, “Is Lord Gu arriving at the imperial capital soon? It is said that due to my grandfather, he has done a lot of favors for my father these two years. At this crucial moment, if I come into conflict with my maiden family and leave myself open to the accusation of disobedience and being unfilial, how can I leave a good impression on him?”
Although Song Yixiao was the eldest legitimate granddaughter of Song Ying, how could she be compared with Song Yuan, the only son of Song Ying?
Gu Shao cared about the friendship with Song Ying. Surely, he attached more importance to Song Yuan than Song Yixiao!
If he disliked Song Yixiao because she didn’t get along with her father, then how could he like Jian Xubai, the young man who adored his wife?
He was invited here to be the teacher of Commandery Prince Zhongling, but Emperor Xianjia only approved of Commandery Prince Zhongling’s request without the consensus of Gu Shao! Given his identity, he didn’t have to abide by the emperor’s order against his will!
“You don’t need to worry so much about it,” Jian Xubai made a pot of tea for his wife and said gently, “That girl of the Liu Family is of noble birth and grows up from a well-off family. Now her family has collapsed. If she spends a few years in the brothel and becomes tolerant before serving your grandmother at the Song Family’s mansion, maybe she can have more self-knowledge. However, now that she hasn’t suffered any hardship before being bought by your grandmother, even though your grandmother treats her well, I’m afraid that she may not appreciate the kindness!”
He shook his head and said, “Just wait and see. Your grandmother saves this girl even if it may arouse your resentment. Maybe it will bring trouble for the Song Family later! Unless your stepmother can restrain her!”
Song Yixiao thought that her current stepmother was not a shrewd woman. How could she restrain Liu Zhijin easily?
Jian Xubai claimed that he didn’t know who the girl of the Liu Family bought by Madam Pang was. Yet, Song Yixiao had suffered a lot from those people in the previous life, so she kept it in mind that the most beautiful girl among the young generation of the Liu Family was surely Liu Zhijin.
This was Liu Zhiyin’s younger sister, who was one year younger than Song Yixiao. She was a beauty with glossy eyebrows and bright eyes.
The moment she thought of Liu Zhijin, Song Yixiao’s eyes became gloomier. Liu Zhijin was not only the most beautiful one among the girls of the Liu Family but also the most scheming one, who was not easy to get along with!
“But now I seldom make contact with the Song Family. Even my stepmother cuts off contact with me due to the death of Madam Huang,” She thought to herself, “Liu Zhijin is only a woman who was sold. What else can she do except inciting Madam Pang to make trouble for me?”
However, it really annoyed Song Yixiao that Madam Pang bought Liu Zhijin. She knew that Liu Zhenxi and Song Yuan were on good terms. Otherwise, Liu Zhenxi wouldn’t let his younger sister marry Song Yuan as the second wife after Wei Mengying remarried.
After all, Song Yuan’s official ranking was not as high as that of Liu Zhenxi. Madam Liu would have lowered herself even if she married him as the first wife.
Moreover, the second wife was somewhat inferior to the first wife.
Nevertheless, no matter how good the Song Family and the Liu Family were on good terms, Song Yixiao was the daughter of the Song Family!
Madam Pang was mean and unkind to her legitimate granddaughter but she treated Liu Zhijin so kindly. Although Song Yixiao was aware that Madam Pang did so probably as a counter-blow because she suspected the rumor in the earlier days was started by Song Yixiao, she felt so depressed and discontented beyond words!
As a result, Qiaoqin reminded her, “The beginning of the next month will be the first full month of the Third Lady and the Fourth Young Master of the Song Family. As their eldest sister, should Your Highness send some gifts over?”
Upon hearing that, Song Yixiao immediately pulled a long face and after a while, she finally said impatiently, “Handle it as you see fit! Don’t bother me with this kind of trifle anymore!”
After saying that, she saw the horrified look of Qiaoqin and then felt that she was too mean. She heaved a sigh and said, “Forget it. Deal with it as usual. Make a list and hand it in to me first!”
She was aware that in Madam Pang’s heart, she was nothing. Why did she get angry about Liu Zhijin?
Song Yixiao knew that but she was still nursing a grievance.
Fortunately, the next day, the news brought by Jian Xubai distracted her, “Uncle Limiao is going to visit Grandaunt tomorrow and see if there is any chance to tell her about Cousin Qimo’s matter. I think it is better that you go too. If Grandaunt gets too angry, even with Uncle Limiao as the buffer, he will mainly attend to Grandaunt. After this matter is disclosed, someone had better keep an eye on Cousin Qimo in case of anything unforeseen!”
After all, it was shameless of Shen Qimo to hit on a married man, but who could guarantee that she wouldn’t commit suicide after being scolded by Elder Lady Duanmu?
Song Yixiao agreed on his request. The next afternoon, she estimated the time when Jian Limiao went out of door and got to Elder Lady Duanmu’s residence almost simultaneously with him.
Unexpectedly, they exchanged pleasantries outside the gate for a bit. Then they ordered a servant to knock on the door when the servant inside the residence told them, “The Elder Lady has gone into the imperial palace with the young masters and the lady!”
Jian Limiao and Song Yixiao were surprised to hear the reply, “Are they summoned by Her Majesty the Empress Dowager?”
The servant shook his head, “The messenger claimed herself as the servant of the Palace of Weiyang.”
Palace of Weiyang was the residence of the Empress. In this case, it was Empress Su who beckoned Elder Lady Duanmu and her grandchildren?
Jian Limiao and Song Yixiao looked at each other, whose eyes just showed their worry!
Due to the wandering arthritis, Elder Lady Duanmu had difficulty in walking. Since she arrived in the imperial capital, she never went out of the residence except the next day when she went to express her gratitude to the Empress Dowager. Under the circumstance, how could Empress Su summon her easily?
Probably, it was because Shen Qimo’s matter had been reported to the Empress!
“Yixiao, can you go to the palace and see if you can get to meet Her Majesty the Empress Dowager?” Jian Limiao pondered for a while and gestured at Song Yixiao to walk aside with him, saying in a low voice, “After all, it is the Empress Dowager who allowed Aunt to come to the imperial capital. As such a thing happened, she should admit her mistake and apologize anyway. I am an outer man, so I can’t go into the imperial palace without being summoned. I have no other choice but to ask you to do it!”
Song Yixiao understood his intent. Currently, it was a foregone conclusion that Elder Lady Duanmu was implicated by Shen Qimo. The only solution for now was to ease the Empress Dowager’s anger by all means before Empress Su told her so that Elder Lady Duanmu’s liability for her failure to discipline her granddaughter could be minimized!
This was not an easy task. The Empress Dowager had allowed Elder Lady Duanmu to come to the imperial capital for treatment, but she didn’t give any reward to Prince of Chengyang and his clansmen, which showed that the Empress Dowager hadn’t dismissed the past from her mind. In this case, Shen Qimo even admitted that she had seduced Jian Yiyou proactively. If she went to intercede for Elder Lady Duanmu, it would be very likely that the Empress Dowager would transfer the anger on her.
However, Song Yixiao couldn’t reject his request. Jian Xubai owed Elder Lady Duanmu a life. As his wife, she was responsible for returning the favor on behalf of him!
Therefore, after a while, she knelt on the bricks in the Qingxi Hall, “Your Majesty, please look into the case carefully!”
The fact that Pei Yourui was taken to the imperial capital and resided in Jinguo Grand Princess's mansion made Jian Yiyou and Princess Changxing lose face, but for Jian Xubai and Song Yixiao, it was not as worrying as Shen Qimo's stubbornness.Therefore, when the couple returned to Duke of Yan's mansion, Song Yixiao pondered for a while and felt that it was not a good idea to continue hiding it from Elder Lady Duanmu, How about asking Uncle Limiao to tell it to Grandaunt in a roundabout way?She explained, If we can share the burden with Grandaunt, we don't need to let her know. However, now that Qimo doesn't listen to us, we can't do anything about it. This kind of thing cannot be delayed! The longer it is delayed, the more troublesome it will get!Particularly, when Pei Yourui just arrived, Jinguo Grand Princess gave a warning to Jian Yiyou and Princess Changxing. No matter how angry and resentful Princess Changxing was about Shen Qimo at the moment, the former wouldn't make a fuss openly. Otherwise, she would make a fool of herself before Pei Yourui.Nevertheless, not making a fuss openly didn't mean that she would let go of Shen Qimo!On the contrary, Song Yixiao was sure that Princess Changxing would only resent Shen Qimo even more.After all, as a princess, she finally exerted her power to take away Jian Yiyou from Pei Yourui regardless of reputation. However, it was less than half a year since she got married, and Jian Yiyou had an affair now!It happened that this scandal was found when Pei Yourui was back to the imperial capital!If Princess Changxing had only wanted to set against Shen Qimo before, probably she wouldn't let go of even Elder Lady Duanmu, Lu He'ai and Lu Heyu now!Jian Xubai noticed his wife's scruples, thought for a moment and heaved a sigh, I'll talk to Uncle Limiao tomorrow!He had just said that when a maid came inside to report that Ji Mingfei had arrived.Cousin Mingfei? Upon hearing that Ji Mingfei was here for a visit, Jian Xubai slightly frowned. Obviously, he was not happy about Ji Mingfei's visit, What is he doing here?While speaking, he stood up, This cousin is always loafing around but anyway, he is a nephew of Aunt Daiguo's husband. I shall go and receive him!Song Yixiao told him alertly, If he invites you to a place like the Hongxiu Alley, you mustn't go!Of course I won't! Jian Xubai took all the opportunities to blacken Ji Mingfei's name before just in case that his wife would be seduced by this shameless cousin. Now that his wife was worried that he might be misled by Ji Mingfei, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Meanwhile, he was secretly pleased and turned around to pinch her cheek, saying with a grin, Your husband is a decent man. How can I follow his example?Song Yixiao finally saw him off with satisfaction.She disliked Ji Mingfei, so upon hearing that he came to the mansion, she thought he must come with an indecent intent. Maybe he would even mislead her husband. Unexpectedly, after a while, Jian Xubai saw Ji Mingfei off, returned to the backyard and told her with a gloomy face, The girl of the Liu Family has been bought by the Song Family. Now she stays with your grandmother nominally as a maid but actually, she is received with great courtesy.The girl of the Liu Family? Song Yixiao was taken aback and failed to understand who he meant for the moment!Some time ago, the Liu Family was confiscated on the charge of corruption and accepting bribes except Liu Zhiyin, who was adopted by Qiu Shuxia, Jian Xubai reminded her, All the males above 16 years old were sentenced to death and those below 16 years old were expelled 3,000 li away. All the females were sold!Since Liu Zhenxi gave himself up at the first court meeting this year, the whole Liu Family was doomed then.However, as a result of the clash of wills, to cover the truth of the Liu Family's downfall, they were still disposed of on the charge of corruption and accepting bribes.Of course, for the Liu Family, on whatever charge, they were doomed.After learning about the result, Song Yixiao didn't care about what happened next. Unexpectedly, apart from Qiu Zhiyin, whose family name was changed to Qiu, another person of the Liu Family also got away!And the helper was Madam Pang!The girl of the Liu Family is the niece of Madam Liu? Song Yixiao sneered out of extreme anger, Who is she? Liu Zhilin? Liu Zhizhen? Liu Zhijin?Cousin Mingfei didn't tell me. He only said that she was the most beautiful one among the girls of the Liu Family. She has some talents so her price was extremely high. He squandered quite some money in the Hongxiu Alley before so it took him a few days to raise enough money. However, when he got the money ready, she has been bought by the Song Family. Jian Xubai held her hands soothingly, Therefore, in disappointment, he came to pour out his trouble to me.Puckering her lips, Song Yixiao snorted a moment later, I'm disgruntled about this indeed! But if he wants to use me as a cannon fodder in this way, he must have underestimated me!Did Ji Mingfei come here really to confide his grievance to Jian Xubai?He was here to tip off information on purpose!Song Yixiao also knew why he tipped off the information, Is Lord Gu arriving at the imperial capital soon? It is said that due to my grandfather, he has done a lot of favors for my father these two years. At this crucial moment, if I come into conflict with my maiden family and leave myself open to the accusation of disobedience and being unfilial, how can I leave a good impression on him?Although Song Yixiao was the eldest legitimate granddaughter of Song Ying, how could she be compared with Song Yuan, the only son of Song Ying?Gu Shao cared about the friendship with Song Ying. Surely, he attached more importance to Song Yuan than Song Yixiao!If he disliked Song Yixiao because she didn't get along with her father, then how could he like Jian Xubai, the young man who adored his wife?He was invited here to be the teacher of Commandery Prince Zhongling, but Emperor Xianjia only approved of Commandery Prince Zhongling's request without the consensus of Gu Shao! Given his identity, he didn't have to abide by the emperor's order against his will!You don't need to worry so much about it, Jian Xubai made a pot of tea for his wife and said gently, That girl of the Liu Family is of noble birth and grows up from a well-off family. Now her family has collapsed. If she spends a few years in the brothel and becomes tolerant before serving your grandmother at the Song Family's mansion, maybe she can have more self-knowledge. However, now that she hasn't suffered any hardship before being bought by your grandmother, even though your grandmother treats her well, I'm afraid that she may not appreciate the kindness!He shook his head and said, Just wait and see. Your grandmother saves this girl even if it may arouse your resentment. Maybe it will bring trouble for the Song Family later! Unless your stepmother can restrain her!Song Yixiao thought that her current stepmother was not a shrewd woman. How could she restrain Liu Zhijin easily?Jian Xubai claimed that he didn't know who the girl of the Liu Family bought by Madam Pang was. Yet, Song Yixiao had suffered a lot from those people in the previous life, so she kept it in mind that the most beautiful girl among the young generation of the Liu Family was surely Liu Zhijin.This was Liu Zhiyin's younger sister, who was one year younger than Song Yixiao. She was a beauty with glossy eyebrows and bright eyes.The moment she thought of Liu Zhijin, Song Yixiao's eyes became gloomier. Liu Zhijin was not only the most beautiful one among the girls of the Liu Family but also the most scheming one, who was not easy to get along with!But now I seldom make contact with the Song Family. Even my stepmother cuts off contact with me due to the death of Madam Huang, She thought to herself, Liu Zhijin is only a woman who was sold. What else can she do except inciting Madam Pang to make trouble for me?However, it really annoyed Song Yixiao that Madam Pang bought Liu Zhijin. She knew that Liu Zhenxi and Song Yuan were on good terms. Otherwise, Liu Zhenxi wouldn't let his younger sister marry Song Yuan as the second wife after Wei Mengying remarried.After all, Song Yuan's official ranking was not as high as that of Liu Zhenxi. Madam Liu would have lowered herself even if she married him as the first wife.Moreover, the second wife was somewhat inferior to the first wife.Nevertheless, no matter how good the Song Family and the Liu Family were on good terms, Song Yixiao was the daughter of the Song Family!Madam Pang was mean and unkind to her legitimate granddaughter but she treated Liu Zhijin so kindly. Although Song Yixiao was aware that Madam Pang did so probably as a counter-blow because she suspected the rumor in the earlier days was started by Song Yixiao, she felt so depressed and discontented beyond words!As a result, Qiaoqin reminded her, The beginning of the next month will be the first full month of the Third Lady and the Fourth Young Master of the Song Family. As their eldest sister, should Your Highness send some gifts over?Upon hearing that, Song Yixiao immediately pulled a long face and after a while, she finally said impatiently, Handle it as you see fit! Don't bother me with this kind of trifle anymore!After saying that, she saw the horrified look of Qiaoqin and then felt that she was too mean. She heaved a sigh and said, Forget it. Deal with it as usual. Make a list and hand it in to me first!She was aware that in Madam Pang's heart, she was nothing. Why did she get angry about Liu Zhijin?Song Yixiao knew that but she was still nursing a grievance.Fortunately, the next day, the news brought by Jian Xubai distracted her, Uncle Limiao is going to visit Grandaunt tomorrow and see if there is any chance to tell her about Cousin Qimo's matter. I think it is better that you go too. If Grandaunt gets too angry, even with Uncle Limiao as the buffer, he will mainly attend to Grandaunt. After this matter is disclosed, someone had better keep an eye on Cousin Qimo in case of anything unforeseen!After all, it was shameless of Shen Qimo to hit on a married man, but who could guarantee that she wouldn't commit suicide after being scolded by Elder Lady Duanmu?Song Yixiao agreed on his request. The next afternoon, she estimated the time when Jian Limiao went out of door and got to Elder Lady Duanmu's residence almost simultaneously with him.Unexpectedly, they exchanged pleasantries outside the gate for a bit. Then they ordered a servant to knock on the door when the servant inside the residence told them, The Elder Lady has gone into the imperial palace with the young masters and the lady!Jian Limiao and Song Yixiao were surprised to hear the reply, Are they summoned by Her Majesty the Empress Dowager?The servant shook his head, The messenger claimed herself as the servant of the Palace of Weiyang.Palace of Weiyang was the residence of the Empress. In this case, it was Empress Su who beckoned Elder Lady Duanmu and her grandchildren?Jian Limiao and Song Yixiao looked at each other, whose eyes just showed their worry!Due to the wandering arthritis, Elder Lady Duanmu had difficulty in walking. Since she arrived in the imperial capital, she never went out of the residence except the next day when she went to express her gratitude to the Empress Dowager. Under the circumstance, how could Empress Su summon her easily?Probably, it was because Shen Qimo's matter had been reported to the Empress!Yixiao, can you go to the palace and see if you can get to meet Her Majesty the Empress Dowager? Jian Limiao pondered for a while and gestured at Song Yixiao to walk aside with him, saying in a low voice, After all, it is the Empress Dowager who allowed Aunt to come to the imperial capital. As such a thing happened, she should admit her mistake and apologize anyway. I am an outer man, so I can't go into the imperial palace without being summoned. I have no other choice but to ask you to do it!Song Yixiao understood his intent. Currently, it was a foregone conclusion that Elder Lady Duanmu was implicated by Shen Qimo. The only solution for now was to ease the Empress Dowager's anger by all means before Empress Su told her so that Elder Lady Duanmu's liability for her failure to discipline her granddaughter could be minimized!This was not an easy task. The Empress Dowager had allowed Elder Lady Duanmu to come to the imperial capital for treatment, but she didn't give any reward to Prince of Chengyang and his clansmen, which showed that the Empress Dowager hadn't dismissed the past from her mind. In this case, Shen Qimo even admitted that she had seduced Jian Yiyou proactively. If she went to intercede for Elder Lady Duanmu, it would be very likely that the Empress Dowager would transfer the anger on her.However, Song Yixiao couldn't reject his request. Jian Xubai owed Elder Lady Duanmu a life. As his wife, she was responsible for returning the favor on behalf of him!Therefore, after a while, she knelt on the bricks in the Qingxi Hall, Your Majesty, please look into the case carefully!
