Chapter 216: Gifted
In Chang Yuncheng's house, Qiu Xiang was packing up with the girl.
"The young lady didn't take anything with her." Magpie said as she wiped her tears and wrapped her clothes.
Qiu Xiang glared at her, and Quezhi hurriedly lowered her head and stopped talking.
Chang Yuncheng didn't seem to hear them on the side, he was holding a box with three gourds in it.
Chang Yuncheng has been holding it in his hand for a long time, only to see that his eyes are astringent and sore, and then he snapped shut.
"Lord Shizi, it's all packed." Qiu Xiang came over and whispered, her eyes swept over the box that Chang Yuncheng was holding in her hand.
Chang Yuncheng didn't speak, and the girls didn't dare to speak.
The silence in the room was oppressive.
"Then send it." Chang Yuncheng opened his mouth to speak, his voice dull.
The box in his hand was not handed over.
Qiu Xiang lowered her head and responded.
The people in the room retreated, and it became even more empty.
Chang Yuncheng glanced at the room, and slowly walked from this side to this side, holding the box tightly in his hand.
As far as the eye could see, the figure of the woman could be seen.
The bedding on Luohan's bed has been removed, and it has been restored to the furnishings of the previous time when he lived alone.
Chang Yuncheng sat down, and there was a faint fragrance between his noses.
He sat like this, motionless, in the silence.
The prefect does not have the habit of getting up early, especially the rare days of staying in the concubine's house every month.
With the concubine under you, you are so powerful, the prefect doesn't know why.
The clouds dispersed and the rain hugged each other and said some love words, and there were footsteps outside the door.
Everyone in the family knows his habits, who doesn't have long eyes?
The prefect pulled down his face.
"Master, Mrs. Qi asks to see you." Someone outside the door said.
What Qi Niangzi?
The prefect scolded and rolled out, and the concubine here pulled his beard. asked what kind of lady it was, was someone from outside who came to the door, and the prefect was busy and cautiously appeased.
The person outside the door did not leave, coughing.
"It's the young lady of Dingxi Hou Mansion." He said.
Only then did the prefect react.
"What is the young lady of Dingxi Houfu, the young lady of Dingxi Houfu has already left, where is the young lady, let her go." He exclaimed.
The people outside the door just went.
"The lord heard that the young lady of the Xihou Mansion is a miracle doctor, how can he reconcile?" The concubine asked, while waiting for the prefect to dress.
"What a miracle doctor. It's not that everyone is given the face of Xihou Mansion, where is the miracle doctor. The prefect smiled, "If it's a true god, let the emperor give her face..."
As soon as the words fell, I heard footsteps outside the door.
"Daddy!" Huang Ziqiao's voice came from outside.
The voice came. The disheveled concubine didn't care about the prefect at all, and hurriedly ran into the inner room by herself.
Sure enough, before the voice fell, Huang Ziqiao rushed in.
This only son is pampered, and he really doesn't take Lao Tzu seriously.
Looking at the son who broke in, the prefect lowered his face.
"Nonsense, you..." He opened his mouth to reprimand, but Huang Ziqiao pulled his sleeve.
"Daddy. Qi Niangzi has something to do with you, come out quickly. He said.
This bastard boy....
The prefect was dragged and staggered out.
Qi Yue waited a little uneasily in the living room, watching the prefect walk in and give a salute.
The prefect angrily shook off his son. He straightened his clothes and looked majestic.
"I don't know who to ask, but I think adults know best." Qi Yue hesitated and said, "Actually, I didn't want to ask, but..."
The prefect listened impatiently.
"What the hell is going on?" He said.
"Since the peace is gone. What do you say about the dowry? Qi Yue asked.
This has gone through the courts. Isn't the dowry negotiated between the two parties? This has to be in the hands of you, the prefect, right?
The prefect's eyes widened.
"What?" He glanced at this woman from bottom to top, this woman is no longer dressed in jewels like in Dingxi Houfu, although the clothes are still the regulations of Houfu, but there is no jewelry or anything, she looks a little shabby, poor and crazy?
"What is Heli, Qi Niangzi, this Heli is Heli, and it is not the Hou Mansion for your decency."
He said without being salty, in fact, Hugh! Divorce your wife! Pay the dowry, and besides, what dowry do you have, who doesn't know in the entire Yongqing Mansion, you are a beggar, if the Hou Mansion didn't give you a bowl of rice to eat, you would have starved to death, what do you have.
Qi Yue naturally understood what the prefect meant, she looked at the prefect, her expression became indifferent, and there was no smile on her face.
That's right, she Qi Yue is a person who respects me and I respect others, and vice versa.
Originally, she really didn't want to do it when she came to ask about the dowry, she always felt that she was not Qi Yueniang, and now she has given up this identity, from now on she is Qi Yue, since she is Qi Yue, then the previous things have nothing to do with her, not to mention the matter of asking for money, for a modern person who is used to self-reliance and self-improvement, she is really embarrassed to speak.
But now if Liu Pucheng and others are embarrassed, she would rather not be so cheeky.
Besides, it's something she's embarrassed to say, and it's not like you're embarrassed to take it for granted.
What is the prefect's attitude towards her?
She doesn't force it anymore thanks to Dade, but at least it's polite, right? It's me who is kind to you, not me who owes you money, my lord!
"Your Excellency." Qi Yue looked at him and said, "It's really not." ”
The prefect was stunned by what she said.
"What isn't?" He asked, raising his eyelids.
"It's really not the Hou Mansion for my decency." Qi Yue smiled slightly.
The prefect sneered.
This woman is really... It's time for an early break...
Before he could open his mouth, the woman in front of him took something out of her sleeve and shook it in front of his eyes.
"Get on your knees." Qi Yue said.
The prefect was furious.
"You dare." He shouted.
"You dare!" Qi Yue raised his voice and shouted, overshadowing his voice, and shook the bright yellow juan paper in his hand.
The prefect's eyes widened suddenly.
This is.. This is...
With a pop, the prefect knelt down.
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live." He prostrated and shouted.
With the prefect's kneeling, the servants in the room also knelt down in a hurry.
What the? Emperor? They didn't hear it either.
"Get up." Qi Yue said, slightly short. He handed the silk paper to the prefect, "Take a look, understand?" ”
The prefect glared, his forehead was covered with sweat, he raised his hand to wipe it off, and nodded vigorously.
"Got it, got it." He said, standing up shakily.
"So I don't really understand it, and this dowry and by the way, ask the person who asked me if he can also come out. Of course, let them choose voluntarily, they all have their fathers and mothers in the house, if they don't want to, forget it..."Qi Yue put away the holy decree, frowning a little embarrassed. Said while thinking about it.
"No problem, no problem, no problem, whatever the lady says, the next official will do it." The prefect immediately said, smiling respectfully.
"This little thing is annoying to adults..."Qi Yue said with a smile.
"No matter what a small thing, Qi Niangzi's affairs are big things." The prefect immediately said, "This is what the lower officials should do, and it is delayed." I also hope that there are a lot of lady-samas. ”
Qi Yue smiled, it would be better to have the prefect come forward, and she was entangled with the people of the Hou Mansion, she really didn't have the strength to watch them make trouble. I don't even have the strength to speak, but no matter who goes, I start to divide the property, and everyone's face is even more ugly.
But. It's already ugly, and I don't have to look at it again in this life anyway. Feel free to do so.
The prefect was resolute, and while personally sending Qi Yue out, he drove people out.
"If you carry it, you will send it to the lady home." The prefect said.
"This is not in a hurry, the prefect doesn't need to move the people like this. You must ask about people's affairs, don't be scared, if you don't leave... But don't be reluctant..."Qi Yue looked at the assembled team of errands, a little embarrassed.
In fact, she wanted the prefect to come to the door alone to talk to Dingxi, but seeing the prefect like this, it was clear that he was going to enter the door and grab it...
Sure enough, comprehending the spirit of the superiors, implementing the ideas of the superiors, and showing loyalty and singing a high tone are what Chinese and foreign officials in ancient and modern times are good at.
The prefect and others came to the Dingxi Hou Mansion with a hula la, and the Dingxi Hou has not been in the mood to meet guests recently, let alone this prefect who makes him extremely annoying.
"Let him go." Ding Xihou said angrily.
But it's a pity that the prefect didn't roll obediently, but came in arrogantly.
"Master Hou, on the orders of the emperor, this official has come to take the dowry of Qi Niangzi." He said righteously.
Dingxi's eyes widened.
By the Emperor's orders? On what imperial orders?
"Qi Niangzi was ordered to leave, so the official was naturally ordered to handle Qi Niangzi's dowry, at the beginning, the old lady gave Qi Niangzi a lot of dowry, right?" The prefect said solemnly, while arching his hand in the direction of the imperial city.
Decree and departure.
Ding Xihou only felt a bang in his head.
It's over, do you know it...
"Get out." Ding Xihou shouted angrily and smashed the teacup on the table.
All of them are villains! Bully villain!
"Master Hou." The prefect was not so casually frightened by Dingxi Hou as before, at this time, his waist did not bend his legs and did not tremble, his demeanor was extremely solemn, and he had a mighty demeanor that could not bend to wealth and nobility, "You don't want to give, right?" This is against the emperor's orders, not a joke. ”
Ding Xihou smashed the teacup over again.
"Why should I give her my stuff! I won't give it! He shouted with a blushing face, while pointing at the prefect and scolding, "You soft-footed shrimp don't come here to fight for the tiger!" ”
The prefect was also scolded in a hurry, if he had been scolded before, it would have been forgotten, but now he has the emperor's decree behind him, who is afraid of whom!
"Dingxi Hou Changrong, are you going to disobey the holy decree?" He also pointed to Dingxi Hou and shouted.
was making a fuss, and Xie Shi walked in outside the door.
"My lord, my lord, don't shout, it's already been given." Xie said.
Everyone in the room was stunned.
Give?
At this time, Qi Yue, who returned home, was also stunned
The yard was filled with no less than ten large boxes.
"Oh my God." Her eyes widened, "What is this?" ”
"These are the dowries that Mrs. Hou gave you back then." An old woman's voice came.
Qi Yue looked at the old woman who came out of the house, and was even more surprised.
"Old lady, why are you here?" She asked.
"Young lady."
Old Mrs. Xie stood up behind Ah Ru and Ah Hao, looking at Qi Yue and crying.
It seemed that she hadn't seen these two girls for a long time, and Qi Yue suddenly smiled.
"You're here too?" She walked around.
Ah Ru and Ah Hao ran over left and right, grabbed her arm and cried.
"These things are too ostentatious to keep at home, I have already found a shop, and they will come to collect some later, you can store them, and use them to get them again." Mrs. Xie said, while motioning to the two girls behind her to bring over the two boxes, "This is the title deed of the house." ”
She said and opened.
Qi Yue looked over and saw that the two boxes were full of papers.
My God, these are all given to her by Mrs. Hou? She had only heard Aru say that Mrs. Lao Hou had given her a very rich dowry, and she was really frightened when she saw how rich this wealth was.
Is this enough to take away half of Dingxihou's family property?
"This is the dowry list of the year." Old Madam Xie continued, handing over a thick stack of papers, "You check it." ”
Qi Yue took it in a daze.
"When I came, I asked, and there was a woman who was in charge of the treasury, two handymen and a couple, and the girls Ah Ru and Ah Hao took the initiative to come out, this is their deed." Old Madam Xie continued.
Qi Yue interrupted her.
"Old lady, what are you doing this for?" She asked, "Is it the kindness of your great-grandson?" ”
Old Madam Xie smiled faintly.
"Isn't it what you should do as a doctor to save my great-grandson? Besides, I also gave you a lot of consultation fees, do you mean that it hasn't been cleared yet? She said.
Qi Yue smiled.
"The old lady is..." She asked.
"This is not me, this is what Yuncheng meant." Old Madam Xie said lightly.
(To be continued)