Several powerful mothers-in-law suddenly stepped forward and grabbed Qi Xiuwei's arms left and right.

Yu was so frightened that she couldn't stop crying: "Mother, don't beat Wei'er, my daughter-in-law kowtows to her mother for her and admits her mistakes!" ”

She protected her daughter, and Qi Xiuwei hugged her mother.

The mother and daughter hugged each other and cried loudly.

"Stop!" At this time, Lord Qi came back, he suddenly pushed open the door, saw this chaotic scene, and wrinkled his eyebrows and scolded.

When the mother-in-law saw him, they retreated with some restraint.

Lord Qi didn't need to ask, seeing this situation, he also knew what was going on.

"Mother, Wei'er is about to go to Pingyuan Village, why are you being rude at this time, what is wrong with her, I will discipline her mother when I come back."

"Look at your good wife, your good daughter! I'm not dead yet, I dare to scold me, if I die, the foundation of Qi Mansion will be ruined just by relying on you! ”

Old Madam Qi angrily slammed the ground twice with her cane.

Then, she stood up and let her mother-in-law help her out.

Master Qi bent down, lowered his voice, and quickly said to Qi Xiuwei: "This time, you listen to your father's words first, go to Pingyuan Village, your grandmother is here, it will take several days to dissipate your anger, you should hide and clean up when you go out." ”

With that, Lord Qi hurried out and followed in the footsteps of Old Madam Qi.

"My Wei'er......" They were all gone, and the Yu family dared to cry out loud, hugging Qi Xiuwei's thin shoulders tightly.

Yu blamed herself countless times, but she was useless.

She was born in a small family and was the daughter-in-law personally selected by Mrs. Qi.

At the beginning, I took a fancy to her beautiful, healthy, and must be good at giving birth, plus her background is not high, so she is very easy to control.

Mrs. Qi allowed her to enter the door.

Unexpectedly, she only had one daughter left over the years, and she couldn't protect the child because of her weak temperament.

Qi Xiuwei raised her hand and wiped the tears from her mother's cheeks.

"Mother, you believe me, sooner or later, one day, I will take you out of this abyss, when the time comes, we will have a small family of our own, I will have a husband who loves me, we will take care of you together, life is peaceful, happy and contented."

She hugged her mother and fantasized about the days after she married Pei Yin in the future, using this to increase hope for herself.

However, thinking of Pei Yin's family background, can she really marry him as she wishes?

Even if Pei Yin is willing, she is willing, but is it really so easy to break away from the Qi family?

On the other side, Lord Qi had already sent Old Madam Qi back to the house.

"Your daughter is completely useless, it is better for you to have a few more concubines and have more children, and it is more reliable than your current wife and daughter!" Old Madam Qi was still angry, and her face was pale.

A dullness crossed Lord Qi's eyes.

He slapped Mrs. Qi on the shoulder: "Mother is angry, I already have two concubines in my yard, but Mrs. is considerate, Wei'er is also quite sensible, and now is a critical period for my career." ”

"My Shangfeng Shangshu Ling, I am dedicated to my wife, as his subordinate, naturally I can't spread the reputation of Huaxin, don't be angry, Wei'er will teach her well, she will definitely be more sensible."

Old Madam Qi snorted coldly, obviously disagreeing with his words.

She asked, "Last time you tried to write a letter to your sister Jingchun, there were eight or nine letters, and she didn't reply to any of them?" ”

Master Qi lowered his head and sighed.

Old Madam Qi's eyes were cold, full of ruthlessness.

"She's so ruthless, her own mother's family, don't want it if she says don't want it? I don't believe that she can live better in the palace and on her own. ”

"We are still pinching one of her handles left and right, the king of Shu is back in Beijing, she should be excited, right? You find an opportunity to coerce and lure her to let her know that we are grasshoppers tied to a rope, and if Qi Mansion is not good, she will not be better! ”

Master Qi pursed his lips and arched his hand: "I know, everything is up to my mother." ”

*

Shen Ningning and Mo Lingwei, with a large number of guards, came to Pingyuan Village.

As soon as she arrived, the little girl was carried away by the wealth that came to her face.

The village is built like a small town!

As soon as you enter the village, you can see all the village houses, which are much better than the big houses in and out of Beijing.

Black tiles and white walls, small bridges and flowing water, and some families have also placed gatekeepers and housekeepers to hide behind the door to probe their brains.

Not far away is the rice field, the water wheel is splashing crystal water droplets, and a little shepherd boy is driving a buffalo, making a "ho" sound in his mouth.

Mo Lingwei saw the end from the beginning, and his face became darker and darker.

Wang Youfu, the village chief of Pingyuan Village, ran to greet him with a big belly.

He was followed by the rich peasants of the village, who were of considerable status.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, His Royal Highness the Princess, looking forward to the stars and the moon, I finally looked forward to you!" Village Chief Wang was about to cry.

Mo Lingwei ignored him, just took out the emperor's recitals and studied them with Shen Ningning.

"On the note, local officials said that after Pingyuan Village was infested by locusts, the land was barren, not only did it not harvest the grains, but also turned the crops and fruit trees into a bare patch, and the people here were struggling to make a living, and the villagers even wanted to commit suicide by jumping into the river."

After Mo Lingwei finished speaking, he raised his head and looked around, and his dark eyebrows were suppressed.

"Fruit trees everywhere, where did the ruined scene come from? The officials on patrol actually lied about government affairs! ”

Shen Ningning nodded: "It does look rich." ”

It didn't even look like it was affected by locusts.

Village Chief Wang's face turned pale with fright, and he knelt on the ground and waved his hand repeatedly.

"Your Royal Highness the Prince, Your Royal Highness the Princess is angry, the officials who inspect are not nonsense, this is the west of the village, and the locusts flew in from the east at that time, and most of the crops were planted there, and they have all been eaten up."

"And the reason why this place is well preserved is because we later followed the princess's example of how to repel locusts, burning and barbecuing."

After Village Chief Wang said that, Mo Lingwei said coldly: "Lead the way." ”

The two followed Village Chief Wang through the village to the east of the village.

I went up a slope, and when I looked at it, sure enough, it was a mess!

What was supposed to be an unripe wheat field turned out to be bare, like weeds, and the ground was full of gray dead branches.

When Village Chief Wang saw this scene, he couldn't help wiping away his tears.

"Your Royal Highness the Prince, Your Royal Highness the Princess, you see, the grass people don't dare to lie, this locust has killed people, and it comes from the east, we all suspect that it is the monster in the mountains in the east that is causing trouble."

Shen Ningning blinked his eyes wide: "Are there monsters in this world?" ”

"Yes! Of course! Village Chief Wang nodded again and again: "Every three to four days, there will be a cry from the mountain that looks like a beast and not like a beast, the sound is dull, occasionally like a cow, but like a dragon." ”

Mo Lingwei narrowed his eyes: "Don't you know what it is when you go in and take a look?" ”

Village Chief Wang's face changed, and he hurriedly waved his hand: "Hey, hey! Don't you dare, we also have brave villagers who want to see what it is, but after they went, they fainted in the mountains, and when they were carried out, there was still a smell of burning! ”

Since then, there have been more and more rumors of monsters in Dongshan, and the villagers of Pingyuan Village are afraid to enter it.

Even the nearby Orion woodcutter would rather go around the mountain than from the east mountain.

Shen Ningning was a little excited when he heard it.

Like the cry of an ox and a dragon, is it a tiger or a lion? Or something more adorable!

She whispered to Mo Lingwei: "Brother, take some time tomorrow, let's go in and have a look." ”

Mo Lingwei nodded, his thin eyes filled with the arrogance of a teenager.

Even if Shen Ningning didn't say it, he would have to go and see what was going on.

"Stay here first, my father thought that throwing me here would allow me to endure hardships and exercise." Speaking of this, Mo Lingwei's thin lips showed a mocking and arrogant arc.

The emperor must not have imagined that the living conditions in Pingyuan Village were far better than they expected.

Shen Ningning suddenly remembered and asked Village Chief Wang.

"Village chief, I heard that someone in your village couldn't stand the blow and jumped into the river, did he save it?"

When it came to this, Village Chief Wang was a little embarrassed.

"That person is the grass people, I'm really embarrassed Her Royal Highness the princess, the grass people have to clarify this matter, it is indeed the inspection official who misunderstood, at that time, the grass people accidentally slipped their feet and fell into the river, not trying to kill themselves......"

Shen Ningning was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then covered his mouth with his little hand, and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Village Chief Wang smiled embarrassedly.

Mo Lingwei saw Shen Ningning smiling, so he also gave a good face.

At noon, Village Chief Wang entertained them to dine at his own home, and the village women, who were good at cooking, were in charge.

The first thing that came up was a bowl of boiled eggs with the shell peeled.

Mo Lingwei stared at the egg for a while, he looked at Shen Ningning and smiled: "I remember when we first met, some little fools even eat eggshells. ”

Shen Ningning naturally picked up an egg.

She blinked her beautiful eyes and said seriously: "You didn't mention that I almost forgot, some big bad guys, as soon as they saw me, said they wanted to kill me." ”

Mo Lingwei's expression froze suddenly. (End of chapter)